Resources

a place where you might find, for instance, example responses to BW letters or a tip on how to test your batteries.

Outreach boat and Health Visitor at Bathampton Wharf, 3rd April

Monday, April 2nd, 2018

The Boaters’ Cafe Club outreach boat Litania will be at Bathampton Wharf on Tuesday 3rd April from 12 noon to 4pm. The Health Visitor for travelling communities will be on board.

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Outreach boat at Darlington Wharf, 6th March – come and fix your bike with help from Julian House bike workshop

Thursday, March 1st, 2018

The Boaters’ Cafe Club outreach boat will be at Darlington Wharf in Bath next Tuesday 6th March 2018 from 12 noon to 4pm (weather permitting). The main attraction is a bicycle repair workshop where Mark, the mechanic from Julian House Community Bicycle Workshop will help and provide tools for you to fix your bike and teach you some bike repair skills. Also Claire Brown will be aboard conducting a yarn-bombing session.

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Food banks, food parcels and free hot meals on the K&A

Sunday, December 31st, 2017

Liveaboard boaters and their friends on the K&A have been running a food bank to provide food for boaters and anyone in the waterway community who is in need.

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Outreach boat at Bathampton, 5th December

Sunday, December 3rd, 2017

The Boaters’ Cafe Club outreach boat Litania will be at Bathampton Wharf next Tuesday 5th December 2017 from 12 noon to 4pm.

Come and be crafty and make some colourful woolly things to yarnbomb along the canal at a later event in early spring! Clare Brown will be running the workshop, aimed at liveaboard boaters who would like support with wellbeing and mindfulness.

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Full example response to CRT Boat Licence Review consultation

Tuesday, November 21st, 2017

We publish here a full example response to Stage 3 of CRT’s Boat Licence Review consultation Example full response CRT licence consultation 2017.

Here also is a pdf copy of the blank questionnaire for anyone who prefers to print and complete the questionnaire on paper Print version CRT survey

Here is a Word version of the survey to complete electronically and send by email CRT Licence Consultation word version

If emailing, please send the completed survey to info@tonic.org.uk or you can print it and post it to “Freepost TONIC” (you do not need to use a stamp).

Paper questionnaires should be posted to “Freepost TONIC” (you do not need to use a stamp). The deadline for both paper and online responses is midnight on Monday 18th December 2017.

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Outreach boat at Dundas, 7th November: paper copies of CRT licence consultation and spoken word/ poetry workshop available!

Thursday, November 2nd, 2017

The Boaters’ Cafe Club outreach boat will be at Dundas basin next Tuesday 7th November 2017 from 12 noon to 4pm. The main attraction is a spoken word and poetry workshop with Dru Marland. The workshop is aimed at boaters who would like support with wellbeing and mindfulness. The loose theme of the workshop will be “outsiders”.

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Outreach boat at Bradford on Avon, Tuesday 5th September

Sunday, September 3rd, 2017

The Boaters’ Cafe Club outreach boat Litania will be at the lower wharf in Bradford on Avon on Tuesday 5th September 2017 from 12pm to 4pm. Paper copies of the Wiltshire liveaboard boaters’ survey will be available.

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Outreach boat at Bathampton tomorrow 1st August

Monday, July 31st, 2017

The Julian House Travelling Community Support Service outreach boat Litania will be at The George, Bathampton tomorrow, Tuesday 1st August 2017 from 12 noon until 4pm. There will be an Employment Support advisor on board.

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We have Boat Fire Safety packs to give away!

Friday, July 7th, 2017

It’s summer – time to think about making sure your boat is fire safe for next winter! We have 10 Fire Safety packs for boaters who need them, from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. Call or text 07928 078208 or email info@boatingcommunity.org.uk to arrange to collect one.

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This week is Boat Fire Safety Week

Tuesday, May 30th, 2017

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service will be doing some fire safety advice drop-in sessions during Boat Fire Safety Week between 29th May and 3rd June 2017. Firefighters will also be visiting boaters along the Kennet & Avon Canal to offer free safety advice. FREE smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors will be available to people who live or work on the water.

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