Narrowboats at the jubilee celebration

THERE will be 40 narrowboats taking part in the Queen's Jubilee Celebration flotilla on the Thames, though these will be from various organisations.

These will include such as St John Ambulance boats, including such as Mountbatten Crusader (pictured) that is operated by St John Ambulance Northamptonshire, and is usually found moored at Blisworth Marina on the Grand Union Canal.

St Pancras Cruising Club

St. Pancras Cruising Club will have a number of narrowboats taking part, its members being of course familiar with the Thames.

The sea cadets will be represented with their own boats and many from the various charities with the Inland Waterways Association's Quercus, and even British Waterways Waterscape making a rare appearance.

1,000 boats

Canal boat projects and trusts will have narrowboats in the flotilla of 1,000 boats, and there will be a few Dutch barges.

As previously reported in narrowboatworld, the flotilla will take place on the Thames from Putney to Tower Bridge on Sunday 3rd June, with the flotilla expected to be seven miles long comprising of boats and ships of all forms and shapes.