Posts Tagged ‘Covid-19’
Monday, January 25th, 2021
The 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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Tags: continuous cruising, Covid-19, Covid-19 vaccination, Friends Families and Travellers, GP registration, Health, Julian House, liveaboards, Travelling Community Support Service
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Monday, November 2nd, 2020
On 8th October, BaNES Council Cabinet voted unanimously to close the moorings at Mead Lane, Saltford, by November 2022 and relocate the 14-day mooring space. It is not clear what will happen if the Council is unable to find suitable land to relocate the moorings.
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Tags: BANES Council, consultation, continuous cruising, Covid-19, CRT, enforcement, Housing and Planning Act 2016, liveaboards, Mead Lane, mooring policy, moorings, parking, River Avon, solicitor's letter
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Monday, October 5th, 2020
In 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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Tags: BANES Council, consultation, continuous cruising, Covid-19, CRT, enforcement, Housing and Planning Act 2016, liveaboards, Mead Lane, mooring policy, moorings, River Avon, solicitor's letter
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Thursday, May 14th, 2020
CRT 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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Tuesday, May 12th, 2020
Yesterday (11th May 2020) CRT announced that the suspension of all but essential boat movements would continue until 23rd May. Visitor moorings can continue to be used for 14 days where this applies.
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Tags: 14 day rule, angling, Canal and River Trust, canoeing, continuous cruising, Coronavirus, Covid-19, liveaboards, paddleboarding, visitor moorings
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
CRT 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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Tags: 14 day rule, Boat Safety Scheme, Canal and River Trust, complaints, complaints process, continuous cruising, Coronavirus, Covid-19, liveaboards, Waterways Act 1995
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Monday, April 13th, 2020
The 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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Wednesday, April 1st, 2020
CRT 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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Tags: 14 day rule, Boat Safety Scheme, Bradford on Avon Town Council, Bradford-on-Avon, community, community support, continuous cruising, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Health, health and safety, liveaboards, towpath, visitor moorings
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2020
Here is a message from Julian House Travelling Communities Support Service who are co-ordinating support to the liveaboard community between Hanham and Wootton Rivers during the coronavirus crisis. Alice Young says:
“Here is a map showing where your Community Coordinators will be coordinating practical support to boaters and their phone numbers. Check where you’re moored and note the relevant name and number.
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Tags: community, community support, continuous cruising, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Health, health and safety, Julian House, liveaboards, Travelling Community Support Service
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