May begins the summer cruising season and the countryside has changed from grey skeletons for trees and bushes to a soft cascade of greens.
During our last trip out in April it was amazing to see the wild flowers, blossom,butterflies and birds.
The early summertime can boast the most spectacular colours and is a lovely time to cruise before the business of the main holiday season.
Ownashare are planning on open day next month and hope to welcome many of you to Fradley Junction in Staffordshire.

Easter is fast approaching and with it the start of the main cruising season.
We have had the solar eclipse and the large moon in the last few weeks and now come the April showers.
Writing this on the last days of March I am looking out at a lovely sunny day which gives us the promise of spring.
Looking along the hedgerows the buds are bursting the black thorn and almond blossom are providing cascades of pink and white.
Primroses and daffodils provide the splash of lemons and bright yellows.

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Ownashare are pleased to be joining Carefree Cruising and Bcbm at Braunston Marina on the 24th & 25th April for the Spring Shared Boat Show 2015.

Please do come along and meet all the teams who can provide you with shared ownership at its best.

SHARE SHOP NOW OPEN AT FRADLEY JUNCTION STAFFORDSHIRE.

SHARE SHOP NOW OPEN AT NANTWICH CANAL CENTRE

Spring feels as if it has arrived and the number of boats cruising are slowing increasing.
It is lovely to see the signs of spring and with it the promise of new growth and renewed life.
Ownashare are at the beginning of some exciting changes.
Please watch our newsletters for further details throughout March and April.

As winter continues to hold us in its grip Ownashare are busy preparing for the cruising season ahead.
The spring edition of our newsletter will appear in March.

Winter continues to hold us in its grips but thoughts of spring are in our thoughts.
With this are the planning of our cruising dreams for this season.
Ownashare are busy with the final preparations for our open days this month when we look forward to welcoming new shared owners to our syndicate families.
This year we have planned to make all of our boats available on these two days.
Each marina will have boats with shares for sale available to view with an Ownashare team member available to discuss your requirements.

We would like to wish all of our customers a very Happy Christmas.
Our 2014 Customer Survey has now been completed. We are pleased to announce that, for the third year running, over 90% of our customers rate our services as “good” or “very good”. This figure is based on the total markings on fifteen aspects of our service delivery, and the actual figure was just over 92%. We thank all our respondents, and, whilst we are very encouraged by the result, we realise that as long as it sits below 100% there is always room for improvement!

Another year is drawing to a close with Christmas fast approaching.
The season of goodwill and people who you may not have contacted all year are brought to your mind again.
On the cut the feeling of goodwill and seeing friends occurs all of the year and life has a different order.
With time to chat and renew friendships is afforded to us fortunate boaters who have been blessed with life at a much slower pace.
I remember in my early days of boating arriving home from a trip and walking down my local street saying hello to anyone I saw!

The cooler days have arrived and sitting in front of a lovely warm fire is very appealing.
Do remember to keep a check on the plate in the top of your fire box.
Soot can build up here and cause a blockage of the flue leading to carbon monoxide entering the cabin.
Please refer to your stoves manual for advice or ask your engineer.

Enjoy those cosy evenings in front of a lovely warm stove and savour the colourful autumn cruising.

“Ownashare Cruising Ltd have recently invited their customers to elect a new Customer Representative who, as part of the role, will take a seat on the Company Board.

The process was necessary as the previous Representative, Tony Philpott, stepped down in August having served since 2011, and his replacement is named as David Chinn.