From Tuesday 6th April 2021, the Julian House Travelling Communities Support Service will be running Covid-19 vaccination clinics by boat.
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Covid-19 vaccination clinics by boat from 6th April
Wednesday, March 24th, 2021Coronavirus vaccinations – make sure of your jab by registering with a GP
Monday, January 25th, 2021The invitations to attend Coronavirus vaccination appointments for priority groups, which will include everyone over the age of 50, are being generated from the patient records held by doctors’ surgeries. Liveaboard boaters who are not registered with a GP may find that they are not contacted by the NHS with an invitation to have the Covid-19 vaccination.
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Julian House to provide Covid-19 tests for people with no address and no transport
Tuesday, December 8th, 2020BaNES Council votes to close and relocate Mead Lane moorings by 2022
Monday, November 2nd, 2020BaNES to decide future of Mead Lane moorings on 8th October after survey finds no damage from boats
Monday, October 5th, 2020In January 2020 BaNES Council attempted to close the 14-day moorings at Mead Lane, Saltford following a long campaign by local residents hostile to liveaboard boaters. Allegations were made that the mooring of boats had damaged the river bank. A decision was made to carry out a structural survey, which took place on 3rd September 2020. The survey by Atkins Global engineering consultancy found that there was no damage to the bank from moored boats.
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CRT extends coronavirus boat movement suspension to 23rd May
Tuesday, May 12th, 2020Boat movement suspension extended to 9th May due to Coronavirus
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020CRT has extended its suspension of the 14-day rule until 9th May and has advised that only essential boat movements are permitted until at least this date. CRT’s winter visitor mooring time limits of 14 days unless signed otherwise are also extended until 9th May. No boat sightings will be taken during the period that boat movements are suspended. Boat Safety certificates that are about to expire or have recently expired are now extended until 11 May 2020.
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Visitor mooring and BSS limits extended but CRT refuses to close towpaths
Wednesday, April 1st, 2020CRT has extended the period that boaters can stay on some visitor moorings for 14 days due to the suspension of all but essential boat movements following the Government’s Covid-19 lock-down announcement. Where visitor moorings revert to 14 days in winter, this will now be extended up to 14th April, when CRT will review its suspension of the 14-day rule.
The Boat Safety Scheme is also allowing temporary extension to boat safety certificates for those boats that require an examination in the period up to 14th April. The notice from the Boat Safety Scheme is here NR20-001_COVID-19_BSS_Temporary_Suspension-FINAL
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