Hobbs Boatyard Wargrave Road sold.

[ianc1200]

From the Henley Standard front page this week. Bought by ex commodore of the Thames Vintage Boat Club & current co chairman of the Traditional Boat Festival.

 

[Time Out]

He needs somewhere to store his collection

A good thing? thoughts form a local?

 

[ianc1200]

He has the (Bill?) Rose collection from Shiplake of skiffs & punts etc. Good news for the Trad Rally too I suspect, for years with Tony Hobbs we could direct boats coming by road to the Rally to the Wargrave Road site for free launching, but that wasn't possible I understand in recent years. But if you kept a GRP cruiser there, and have it craned out for the winter I hope you'd be able to continue to do so, which the full article implies you can.

 

[Chris_d]

He is only going to use the centre part of the shed, the existing business and Hobbs storage etc.. are leased back, so no change for boaters for now.

 

[rotrax]

I helped Mr Hobbs with some bits for his motorbike some years ago. Nice chap.

I hope he has a nice retirement. ?