A new 30-foot narrowboat which pays tribute to a town’s history could take its first passengers for a trip next spring. The steel boat has been brought to life by HD Narrowboats near Foston and is set to carry 12 passengers at a time on a scenic route in Sleaford — between The Hub and Cogglesford Watermill. Named Benjamin Handley in honour of the historic transport pioneer and father of Henry Handley — president of The Royal Agricultural Society and MP for South Lincolnshire — the boat was lowered into the River Slea in Sleaford on August 13. The boat trip project was made possible due to a pa…