Richard Froud launches water taxi service, Champagne Jenny, on the Kennet & Avon Canal near Bath, offering trips from Bradford on Avon to Bath.

Richard Froud launches water taxi service, Champagne Jenny, on the Kennet & Avon Canal near Bath. After living on a canal boat for two years, Froud offers trips from Bradford on Avon to Bath (2.5 hours) and shorter one-hour trips. One-hour return journeys run from the top lock in Bath to the George Inn pub at Bathampton. The water taxi also connects with rail links at Avoncliff Halt station.