June 1st, 2020
Here is a message from Alice Young of the Julian House Travelling Communities Support Service thanking the many volunteers and businesses who have supported liveaboard boaters during the Coronavirus lockdown:
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Tags: community, Coronavirus, volunteers
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June 1st, 2020
The next meeting of the K&A Boaters’ Action Group that was due to take place on the second Monday of June 2020 has been postponed to August due to the continuing Coronavirus lockdown as meetings are still restricted.
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Tags: continuous cruising, K&A boaters action group, liveaboards, meeting
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June 1st, 2020
The volunteer scheme supporting liveaboard boaters on the western K&A through the Coronavirus lockdown is ending when enforcement of boat movement every 14 days resumes this week, because the full volunteering scheme will be too challenging with boats coming and going daily. The red, amber and green signalling system will not be monitored from now on.
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Tags: coal and diesel boats, continuous cruising, Coronavirus, Julian House, liveaboards, Pay It Forward, Travelling Communities Support Scheme, volunteers
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May 23rd, 2020
The Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) has announced that boat safety examinations can now resume for most boat owners, but they will happen in a ‘new normal’ framework based on the latest Government guidance.
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Tags: Boat Safety examinations, Boat Safety Scheme, Coronavirus, insurance, licensing, safety, self-isolation, shielding
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May 23rd, 2020
CRT has opened the Caen Hill flight for booked passage only until 31st May. Contact 07467 330114 to make a booking. From 1st June passage of the flight will be possible without booking provided boaters follow specific arrangements that CRT intends to announce after the late May bank holiday.
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Tags: Caen Hill, canal maintenance, Coronavirus, social distancing, stoppages, Wootton Rivers
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May 14th, 2020
CRT has announced a phased return to navigation in England with short day trips permitted from 13th May 2020. From 23rd May, enforcement of the 14-day rule will resume and visitor moorings will revert to summer time limits.
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Tags: 14 day rule, angling, Canal and River Trust, canoeing, continuous cruising, Coronavirus, Covid-19, liveaboards, paddleboarding, rowing, social distancing, visitor moorings
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May 12th, 2020
Yesterday (11th May 2020) CRT announced that the suspension of all but essential boat movements would continue until 23rd May. Visitor moorings can continue to be used for 14 days where this applies.
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Tags: 14 day rule, angling, Canal and River Trust, canoeing, continuous cruising, Coronavirus, Covid-19, liveaboards, paddleboarding, visitor moorings
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May 10th, 2020
The Boat Safety Scheme has announced that all Boat Safety Certificates will be extended until 31st July 2020 due to the coronavirus lockdown.
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Tags: Boat Safety certificate, Boat Safety Scheme, safety
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May 9th, 2020
Whilst it has not yet been possible to set up dedicated support for liveaboard boaters on the eastern K&A during the coronavirus lockdown, there are some land based community support groups in that operate from Great Bedwyn eastwards.
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Tags: continuous cruising, Coronavirus, eastern K&A, Great Bedwyn, Hungerford, liveaboards, lockdown, support, West Berkshire Council
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May 9th, 2020
Many liveaboard boaters have been impacted financially by the current coronavirus crisis, and having to spend hours on hold to claim Universal Credit by phone or having online claim pages time out is causing extra stress. Waterways Chaplain Susan Stapleton is offering a Boater Benefits Telephone Surgery for liveaboards on the K&A who need support and advice with their claim.
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Tags: continuous cruising, liveaboards, Universal Credit, Waterways Chaplaincy, welfare benefits
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