A late addition to the programme saw Conservators, wives and friends join the annual Swan Upping on 23 July. The Caversham Princess was chartered by the Vintners’ Company as a base for the ‘upping’ and we joined them in Reading.
The Queen's Swan Marker and Swan Uppers, accompanied by the Swan Uppers of the Vinters' and Dyers' Livery Companies use six traditional Thames rowing skiffs in their five day journey upstream to Abingdon.
Well, during the six hours we were with them, a lot of effort led to the capture of about half a dozen cygnets. But, we were proud of our Bargemaster (above), single-handedly capturing at least one of the errant cygnets.
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