Jay Lamb and Sam Baumber founded Re-Union in 2003 whilst living afloat on the Union Canal.

They experienced first hand the canal's regeneration as part of the Millenium Link Project.

They recognised that cruising powered craft on the canal was becoming an exclusive pursuit.

If this were to be addressed, one of two things needed to happen. Either a community worker needed to recognise the potential of the canal and get interested in boats, or the boating community needed to recognise this impending exclusivity and get interested in the local community.

With experience of boating and community education, Sam and Jay were uniquely placed to build a canal boat that would make cruising on the canal available to all, regardless of circumstance.

In spring 2004, with the support of three social investors and over 1,000 volunteer hours the Re-Union boat was launched. Check out the gallery to see how it was done...

In spring 2006, Barbara Lyon joined Re-Union as Development Manager. Her role is to develop Re-Union's activities to meet our social, economic and environmental goals as a social enterprise.

In spring 2007, Abby Boultbee came on board as our Crew Coordinator. She works with our volunteers across a range of activities.

Our Supporters!

A raft of volunteers have helped us over the years. So, for many different contributions and in no particular order, a big thank-you to:

~ Dave ~ Norman ~ Derek ~ Sarah ~ Irene ~ Liz ~ April ~ Tom ~ Fiona ~ Mary & Lucy ~ Liz & Erin ~ Eileen ~ Jim & Ruaridh ~ Ralph and Myrtle ~ Jim M

~ George ~ Lorna ~ Gail ~ Gemma ~ Fiona Scott ~ Alan ~ Ron & Juliet ~ Tug ~ Pete, Shona & Josh ~ David ~ Dave ~ Matea ~ Gill ~ Nadine ~ Roy

~ Greg ~ Gary ~ Kenny ~ Sonja ~ Tim ~ Jaquelyn ~ Tess ~ Daniel ~ Gavin & Catriona ~ Charlie ~ Katie ~ Jim W ~ Sarah ~ Eoghan ~ Sally ~ Stephan