Ethel Trust

Princess Anne: Takes the helm

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August 13, 2024

A charity providing boat trips and residentials for the community and charitable organisations has been given the royal seal of approval. Sally Clifford went aboard to find out more. THE innate stillness of the surroundings evokes an immediate sense of calm. Even the lone duck waddling beside the water at Staniland Marina in Thorne, Doncaster,…
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New community barge gets royal sail of approval

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November 3, 2023

WALKERS on the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal towpath were astonished recently to see HRH, The Princess Royal, steering a 57ft-long barge into Sheffield city centre. Princess Anne had flown in by helicopter to view the work of the Ethel Trust, an award-winning charity, providing day and residential waterways experiences for disadvantaged groups in South Yorkshire.…
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