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Welcome to TOP LOCK
TRAINING The home of friendly and professional inland water training in the North West. |
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Top Lock Training
is a family business run by Malcolm and Alison Allcard who are keen to
deliver training that caters for the needs of inland boaters from beginners
to professional skippers. The training centre is based at Marple, on the
edge of the Peak District adjacent to the Peak Forest and Macclesfield
Canals. Boat training is carried out on a dedicated 55ft narrowboat and the
shore-based elements in a fully equipped workshop and training room. Top
Lock Training is an RYA Recognised Training Centre.
Top Lock Training was established in 1998 by Malcolm and Alison Allcard as part of their canal-based marina operation at the junction of the Macclesfield and Peak Forest Canals at Marple, a business they started in 1976. Over the years they have been involved in boat maintenance, boat building, passenger boat operation and general marina services. |
Top
Lock Training is dedicated to friendly and professional inland
waters training; Malcolm is the Principal with Alison keeping the operation
on track with her administrative skills; their colleague, Ken Cook, assists
with the training.Malcolm and Ken, between them, have over 100 years of boating experience; they both come from an engineering background and hold MCA Boatmaster Licenses and are qualified RYA Inland Waters Helmsman Instructors. Malcolm is also qualified to deliver the RYA Diesel Engine course and the National Community Boat Association training. |
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| Our fees include lunches and all documentation, together with a course workbook. Call or email us now! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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