CRT has suspended enforcement of the 14-day rule between 5th November and 2nd December 2020 due to the Government announcement of a Covid-19 lockdown from Thursday 5 November.
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CRT suspends 14-day rule in November Covid-19 lockdown
Monday, November 2nd, 2020Tags: 14 day rule, continuous cruising, Coronavirus, enforcement, leisure boating, liveaboards, lockdown, overnight stays, social distancing, Waterways Act 1995
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Leisure and hire boating in England to resume from 4th July as Coronavirus lockdown is eased further
Monday, June 29th, 2020Following the Government’s announcement of 23rd June that overnight stays away from home will be permitted in England from 4th July 2020, this means that leisure boaters will be able to stay overnight on their boats and hire and hotel boat companies may resume trading.
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Tags: 14 day rule, Coronavirus, enforcement, hire boats, hotel boats, leisure boating, lockdown, overnight stays, social distancing, Waterways Act 1995
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Caen Hill open for booked passage from today but K&A closed at Wootton Rivers until July
Saturday, May 23rd, 2020CRT 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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CRT plans phased return to navigation from 13th May
Thursday, May 14th, 2020CRT 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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101 Non-Emergency Police Calls Free as of 1st April
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020The Home Office announced recently that the charge for calling the police non-emergency number 101 would be scrapped from 1st April 2020. You should now be able to call 101 free of charge.
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Tags: 101, Coronavirus, crime, police, social distancing
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Coronavirus lockdown: boat movement suspension continues to 18th April
Monday, April 13th, 2020The Government today (13th April 2020) announced that the coronavirus lockdown would not be lifted when it is reviewed later this week. This will have implications for boat movements. Due to the earlier Government announcement that the lockdown will continue until at least 18th April 2020, CRT has extended its suspension of the 14-day rule until 18th April and has advised boaters to only move their boats if it is essential.
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Tags: 14 day rule, Boat Safety Scheme, Canal and River Trust, continuous cruising, Coronavirus, Covid-19, liveaboards, social distancing, towpath, Waterways Act 1995
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K&A’s French twin closes towpaths due to coronavirus
Tuesday, April 7th, 2020Unlike the K&A, the local authority in Nièvre, France, has closed the towpaths of the Canal du Nivernais, which is twinned with the Kennet and Avon Canal. River towpaths and cycle trails are also closed.
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Tags: Canal du Nivernais, canal twinning, Health, K&A Canal Trust, social distancing, towpath
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