Posts Tagged ‘education’

Local MP’s fundraising canal walk

Monday, September 27th, 2021

Chippenham MP Michelle Donelan walked the 87-mile length of the K&A canal last weekend to help raise funds for a new building for Holt Pre-School. She completed the walk yesterday having raised around £6,400. The Chippenham constituency includes the K&A Canal from Dundas to Bowerhill. Michelle Donelan is the Minister of State for Higher and Further Education.

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Grants to help boater children with online education

Sunday, January 17th, 2021

Julian House Travelling Communities Support Service can help families apply for funding to buy tablets, smart phones and data if their children need these to access online education while schools are closed during the current Covid-19 lockdown.

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K&A boaters join national Boats Are Homes march

Sunday, April 23rd, 2017

A group of fourteen boaters from the K&A joined the national Boats Are Homes march on Saturday 8th April 2017. The demonstration was organised in protest against CRT’s unlawful enforcement policy against boaters without home moorings. Boat dwellers from all over the waterways took part. The march was organised by the National Bargee Travellers Association.

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Meeting for boaters on ‘restricted’ licences, 12th April, Avoncliff

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

There will be a meeting on Tuesday 12th April, 7pm to 9pm, at the Cross Guns, Avoncliff BA15 2HB for all boaters without home moorings who have been put onto 3 or 6 month ‘restricted’ licences by CRT and for those who have been threatened with restriction or non-renewal of their licence.

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Second meeting for boaters on ‘restricted’ licences, 29th March, Avoncliff

Friday, March 25th, 2016

On Tuesday 29th March at 7pm to 9pm at the Cross Guns, Avoncliff BA15 2HB, there will be a second meeting for any boaters who have been put onto ‘restricted’ 3 or 6 month licences by CRT, or whose licence renewal without a home mooring has been refused, or who are otherwise in the enforcement process.

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Has CRT restricted your boat licence to 3 or 6 months? Come to this meeting, 15th March, Avoncliff!

Sunday, March 6th, 2016

There will be a meeting for boaters on ‘restricted’ licences on Tuesday 15th March 2016 at 6pm to 9pm at the Cross Guns pub, Avoncliff BA15 2HB.

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BaNES Council publishes Phone Book for Gypsies and Travellers

Friday, August 8th, 2014

BaNES Council has recently published the Phone book for gypsy and travelling families living in Bath and North East Somerset. The handbook contains information about health, education and other services that liveaboard boaters may need to use. You can download the handbook here

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