The next meeting of the K&A Boaters’ Action Group will be on Monday 9th October 2017 at 7.30pm in the Function Room at the Bell By The Green, Estcourt Street, Devizes SN10 1LQ (next to Morrisons and opposite the Green). All are welcome.
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Posts Tagged ‘Fire safety’
Autumn Actions! K&A Boaters’ Action Group meeting, 9th Oct, Devizes
Sunday, September 24th, 2017K&A Boaters Action Group meeting, 14th August, Seend
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017The next meeting of the K&A Boaters’ Action Group will be on Monday August 14th 2017 at 7.30pm at the Brewery Inn, 69 Seend Cleeve, SN12 6PX – a short walk up the hill from locks 18 and 19. All are welcome. This meeting will focus on CRT’s consultation on changes to boat licensing. We also have 6 Boat Fire Safety Packs to give away (we can get more if people need them).
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We have Boat Fire Safety packs to give away!
Friday, July 7th, 2017It’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, 2017Dorset & 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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Boat Fire Safety Talk, Pewsey Wharf, 14th March
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017Boat fire safety talk, Seend, 6th February
Thursday, January 26th, 2017There will be a Boat Fire Safety talk by Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service at 7.30pm on Monday 6th February 2017 at the Brewery Inn, 69 Seend Cleeve, SN12 6PX.
A massive 28% of boat fires cause fatalities. Don’t let this happen to you!! Come and find out how to prevent fire hazards on your boat. There will be FREE smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, and firefighters will be giving advice on how to minimise fire and carbon monoxide risks from solid fuel stoves, generators, engines, fuel and electrics.
There will be a series of boat fire safety talks this winter in canalside pubs along the K&A, organised by Julian House Travelling Communities Support Service in conjunction with the fire service. If you can’t make it to Seend, the next one will be at the Waterfront in Pewsey on 14th March.
See also https://dwfire.org.uk/safety/boat-safety
https://www.facebook.com/GRTBSupport/
http://www.julianhouse.org.uk/projects-and-services/travelling-communities-support.htm
Fire safety talk and boaters action group, Devizes, 9th January
Monday, January 2nd, 2017Fire safety talk and boaters action group, Honey Street, 12th December
Tuesday, November 29th, 2016Boat Fire Safety talk, Avoncliff, 21st November and more to come
Tuesday, November 15th, 2016Boat Fire Safety Week 27th May – 6th June 2016
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016Boat Fire Safety Week between 27th May and 6th June will see firefighters from Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service out on the towpath giving out FREE smoke and CO alarms and doing boat fire safety checks, so keep an eye out for them. This follows the Service’s successful series of Boat Fire Safety Talks in canalside pubs over the winter. This is their schedule:
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