The Bonded Warehouse

Thank you to all our marvellous supporters - you have been kind enough to "Like" us 2000 times on Facebook - this is much appreciated by all of the volunteers and trustees who work tirelessly to maintain and manage this important community building and the conservation area it is sited in.

The Mayor of Dudley has officially unveiled a new potentially life-saving canal side Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) near Stourbridge’s historic Bonded Warehouse.
Stourbridge Navigation Trust has bought and installed the equipment, which can re-start a heart in the event of cardiac arrest.
The Trust noted the area along the canal being increasingly popular with walkers, runners, cyclists and visitors to the Bonded Warehouse itself so felt it was very much in the interests ...of everyone in the local community to invest in a defibrillator which could potentially save lives in the event of a medical emergency.
The Mayor said "It is a medical fact that having defibrillators in close proximity can literally be the difference between life and death for people who suffer a heart attack. This defibrillator will be available to anyone who needs it, and trustees and volunteers of the trust will be trained in how to use it should an emergency arise."
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Due to changes in boat ownership and re-siting of some existing boats a Leisure Mooring space (non-residential) has become available on the secure mooring area near the Bonded Warehouse.
If you are a boat owner (or know someone who may be interested) and want to secure a permanent mooring at the end of the Stourbridge Canal Arm then please contact the Trust Manager on 01384 395216 to further your enquiry.

Stourbridge Railway Society are once again holding their annual two day Model Railway Exhibition on 18th / 19th May at the Bonded Warehouse. There will be model railway layouts of various sizes and gauges to view plus modelling demonstrations, showing the many facets of the model railway hobby and methods of creating a lifelike railway in miniature form.
There will be model railway equipment for sale both new and second-hand by various traders.
The Bonded Warehouse building b...eing Grade II listed means there are no disabled facilities or lift for the upper floors. However, disabled access and a disabled toilet is provided in the Basement exhibition area only.
The Exhibition is open on Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 10am-4.30pm.
Adults: £3.50, Child/OAP: £2, Family (2+2): £10. Free parking is available in Canal Street.
The event is organised by the Stourbridge Railway Society.
Light refreshments are available in the Coffee Bar.
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We have an upright piano available - see pictures below.
As we are a Registered Charity all we require is an acceptable modest donation for the instrument. Collection required.
If you are interested in providing a new home for the piano please call the Trust Manager (Heide) on 01384 395216 on Monday to Friday (9.00am until 4.00pm).

***UPDATE 15:55, 29/01*** We're pleased to report that our e-mail account is working again. Please bear with our Office Manager as she tries to catch up with the backlog of messages caused by the fault.
Thank you for your patience.

We are pleased to advise all of you "Railway Enthusiasts" that the programme of meetings of the Stourbridge Railway Society and the Stourbridge Branch of the Severn Valley Railway Association has just been published on the Bonded Warehouse website under "Forthcoming Events" - get the dates in your diaries !

David Caunt, Chairman of Stourbridge Navigation Trust, and the volunteer team would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended our Santa Boat Trips and hope that you all felt it a good, value for money and memorable experience - we’d love to see you again next year !
A full photographic Gallery, together with a report of the 2018 Santa Boat Trip experience, is now available on The Bonded Warehouse website as a Latest News item.
In the meantime we’d like to wish you all a very Happy New Year and thank you once again for your support.

FINAL CALL FOR SANTA BOAT TRIPS ....spaces are now very limited with many boats declared "FULL".
Friday 21st December:
2.00 pm 4 tickets left ; 2.45pm 6 tickets left
... 3.30 pm 23 tickets left ; 4.15 pm 3 tickets left
Saturday 22nd December:
2.00 pm & 3.30 pm are both FULL boats
Some limited availability for other times
Sunday 23rd December:
11.30 am 5 tickets left
Other times on Sunday just 2 tickets left on each boat from 2.45 pm onwards.
Call the office on 01384 395216 to make your booking but time is running out.
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Santa's Boat Trips are filling up now - the latest situation with regard to availability for this weekend is:
Saturday 15th
2.00 pm - 3 left ; 2.45 pm - 2 left; 4.15 pm - 25 left and
... 5.00 pm- 8 left
Sunday 16th
2.45 pm -16 left; 3.30 pm - 10 left
Friday 21st - Tickets still available
22nd & 23rd - Tickets still available
Call 01384 395216 to make your booking.
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SANTA BOAT TRIPS: Please be advised that Santa Trip Boats are filling up fast.
On Saturday 15th we still have availability for the 12.15pm, 14.45pm, 3.30pm and 5.00pm departures.
On Sunday 16th we still have availability on the 14.45pm and 15.30pm departures.
... On Friday 21st there are spaces on the 15.30pm boat.
Call 01384 395216 to book your places to avoid disappointment.
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We were really pleased to see that The Blackcountry Man trip boat had been featured across 2 pages of the recent publication of "Towpath Talk", a popular canal boaters newspaper - an extract of the article can be seen on Stourbridge Navigation Trust's website:
http://www.thebondedwarehousestourbridge. co.uk/…/the-black…/#

Santa's helpers are working hard to build his Grotto down at the Bonded Warehouse !
See our website for the news update: http://www.thebondedwarehousestourbridge. co.uk/news/
Just to let you know too - the Santa Trip Boats are filling up nicely with a couple already almost full, so to ensure that you can board the boat of your preference please call 01384 395216 to make your booking as soon as you can to avoid any disappointment.

The Winter Street Food Affair and festive Twilight Market are back at the Bonded Warehouse on Canal Street, Stourbridge. Starts at 2.00pm and ends at 8.00pm. £1 entry per adult. Children free admission.
Expect a festive celebration with delicious street food and winter warmers including hot chocolate, warm cocktails and gin. Visit the Twilight Market to pick up unique and handmade Xmas gifts from talented local artists and makers.
This is an outdoor event so please do wrap u...p warm.
If you are a local musician who would like to perform please get in touch with Street Food Affair (not the Bonded Warehouse).
Contact info@streetfoodaffair.co.uk to enquire about an indoor or outdoor Twilight Market stall.
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Just a reminder that Santa Trip boats will be running on the following days and times:
◾Saturday / Sunday - 15th / 16th December ◾Friday 21st December (afternoon only) ◾Saturday / Sunday - 22nd / 23rd December
... On each of these full days we will be running boats departing promptly at 10.45am / 11.30am / 12.15pm / 2.00pm / 2.45pm / 3.30pm / 4.15pm and 5.00pm.
On the Friday afternoon trips the first Santa Boat will depart at 2.00pm and then at 2.45pm / 3.30pm and finally at 4.15pm .
Tickets are priced at £9 each (Child: Boat Trip, Santa Experience & Present . Adult: Boat Trip, Santa Experience, Mince Pie and Drink).
To book your places call the Trust Manager on 01384 395216.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Free parking available onsite.
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Read all the Latest News from the Bonded Warehouse on our website - a review of the recent Open Weekend, our association with Stourbridge Army Cadets Force and a broadcast on Black Country radio.
http://www.thebondedwarehousestourbridge. co.uk/news/

Stourbridge Navigation Trust would like to thank everyone involved with or attending the Open Weekend for making the event a great success - boaters, musicians, stallholders, vintage car owners, food retailers, bar staff, our volunteers, Stourbridge Army Cadets and of course the local community as a whole who turned up in fine weather in their thousands made the event memorable and Stourbridge proud.

took my daughter there yesterday to see santa. the staff and setting were superb and to say it is all volunteer work it was an ideal santa experiance for a child well recommended

What a lovely place to have a street food fair! Old red-brick buildings by the canal, housing vintage furniture shop and lots of outdoor space for well-selected food and drink providers. Venue had stalls in one building for the event; this building has toilets and is well-maintained. Well done Sarah New for finding a great space for bringing people together.

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We had our wedding here in June, it was a beautiful venue. Heide and all the other staff members were really helpful too. Definitely recommend as a venue for special occasions.

We attended the Santa boat trip on Saturday and what a fantastic experience it was. The boat trip was lovely and the grotto was brilliant! My 4 year old daughter had a fantastic time and loved every second. The staff were great and Santa was lovely, 1st time my daughter has interacted so well with him. Highly recommend and will definitely be going again 👍🏻🎅🏻

Some lovely history and most polite helpful and educating staff.. Plenty of time for the children too. Many thanks

Myself, my husband and our 5 year old daughter made it through the snow on Sunday to the most magical visit to Santa ever! Staff were fantastic and wow the grotto was amazing. We practically had the whole place to ourselves and the boat trip in the snow was such an experience to remember. Well done to everyone who made it there and they were all brilliant with our daughter too she really felt like a star! We'll be back in the summer for another boat trip!

Lovely trip to see santa yesterday. Booked in the morning for that afternoon. Santa was amazing, his little helpers lovely

and my daughter loved it. Thank you xx

I like seeing the Christmas lights with big bulbs around the Bonded Warehouse. =D I could come in there for a cup of coffee 1 day soon! Bet the lights are up now. My favourite colour is green, red & orange ones are Great! :)

Had my wedding reception here on the canal boat! 29 July 2016 It was fab, very helpful staff, everything catered for, and even decorated the boat the night before! Can highly recommend for something different (and better!) than the usual wedding reception in a hotel or pub! �

Great night. Lots of different food. Great music and prices were ok. Beer cheap but food could have bern better priced. Will defiantly be going sgain.

Attended the santa trip last night with our 3year old daughter. She absolutely loved it and santa was great too. Alot of hard work had definately gone into those decorations etc. Thank you!

Absolutely magical! Our grandkids loved every second. They really enjoyed searching for Santa 🎅

Staff at the warehouse were fantastic as was the coffee and mince pie. Definitely book up for next year!!

A wonderful venue for our wedding with brilliant customer service. Would definitely hire again, all staff were lovely.

Also had a boat trip from here which was amazing with very friendly staff x

A Wonderful place to visit, Arts, Crafts, Boat trips, Steam Engines, Beer Tent and the atmosphere is always warm & friendly no matter the weather

We attended the food fare on Friday night... great night lots of choice on different foods, music and a good atmosphere... loved it can't wait for the next one in December.. well done to the organisers...

Loved the food fare yesterday, as it's a great location and there was quite a lot of choice.

Only downside for me was I thought there would have been some food to buy and take home as well, e.g. a bit like a farmers market where you could get breads, cheese or wine etc as well.

Other than that, I would suggest more barrels/tables to rest drinks on as all seats were taken and it's hard to eat and hold a drink at the same time. Also, could they not offer some smaller or taster options? Average of £7 for one thing stopped me buying more, but tasters for £4 or £5 would have got me trying lots of different dishes. 🍱🍺

Great food great atmosphere but please put more beer tents on 25 mins in a queue is not good

Food fair had a really great atmosphere with lots of variety! Lighting could have been better on some of the food stalls as could not see their wares! Queues were long which was off putting but I would still go again!

Also enjoyed rummaging in Grandads Attic!!

Gem of a place! Could spend hours in there!!