Posts Tagged ‘Avoncliff’
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
The second meeting of the new Kennet & Avon Boaters Association takes place tomorrow, Thursday 7th December 2023, at 6pm to 11pm. There will be a Community update on the activities of the association; family-friendly films between 6pm and 7pm, and more boater-orientated short films later. The meeting will take place at the Party Spot at Horsefield, below the towpath between Smelly Bridge and Avoncliff aqueduct.
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Tags: Avoncliff, children, cinema, community, continuous cruising, family, Kennet and Avon Boaters Association, liveaboards, meeting, Party Spot
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Sunday, August 30th, 2020
Boaters have launched an appeal to raise money to repair singer Angel Nash’s boat after it sank on 15th August after very heavy overnight rain, while she was asleep on board.
Angel managed to get off the boat with her dog and cat, but she has lost everything and the boat needs extensive repairs and refitting. Please give generously to the GoFundMe appeal which aims to raise £20,000. See https://www.gofundme.com/f/refloat-angel039s-boat?
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Tags: Avoncliff, community, continuous cruising, Floaty Boat Fund, liveaboards, sinking
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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017
As part of a joint community arts project focusing on mental health, well-being and mindfulness, Julian House Travelling Communities Support Service is holding a number of craft workshops for liveaboard boaters who need support with these issues.
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Tags: arts and culture, Avoncliff, canal ministries, Julian House, Litania, mental health, Sophie Shenstone, Travelling Community Support Service, wellbeing, willow sculpture
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
Boatie band Calico Jack will play at the re-opening of the Cross Guns in Avoncliff, a favourite boaters’ pub, from 4pm to 8pm on Wednesday 1st March.
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Tags: arts and culture, Avoncliff, boating community, Calico Jack, community, Cross Guns, sea shanties
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Thursday, October 9th, 2014
Residents, boaters and CRT agreed last week that there was a case for making parts of Wilcot on the Long Pound a Quiet Mooring Zone. The Pewsey Canal Action Group’s second meeting on 2nd October 2014 concluded that there was no need for any 48-hour moorings in the village as there is always space for boats to moor.
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Tags: Alton Parish Council, Avoncliff, Honey Street, liveaboards, Matthew Symonds, Pewsey Canal Action Group, quiet mooring zone, Stanton St Bernard, Wilcot, Wilcot Parish Council
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