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Times can be tough on the canals, but help is at hand…

18th January 202118th January 2021 workplacematters Coming along side
Winter on the Stort

We all face problems and challenges in our daily lives, difficulties that we need to overcome, to deal with in our own way, particularly in

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Waterways “Good Samaritans” help couple on the Oxford canal

6th November 20206th November 2020 workplacematters Christian, Coming along side
Waterays Chaplains' jacket and windlass

“My wife and I were on a week’s holiday on the Oxford Canal earlier in August. On Tuesday 4th she slipped on the boat and

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God’s perfect timing puts WWC Rosie in a place to serve Him

6th November 20206th November 2020 workplacematters Christian, Coming along side
God’s perfect timing puts WWC Rosie in a place to serve Him

We set off from Peterborough on July 6th with the aim to be at Buckden Marina, near Huntingdon, for Saturday 18th where we were to

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A struggle to stay afloat amid the pandemic

7th September 20207th September 2020 workplacematters Coming along side, Covid19
A struggle to stay afloat amid the pandemic

Churches around the UK have been doing an amazing job helping the most vulnerable groups during the pandemic, but might one community they’d never thought

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Covid 19 Update

3rd July 20203rd July 2020 workplacematters Coming along side, Covid19 Covid 19, Lonliness, Waterways Chaplains

Waterways Chaplains do not see their activity as a social activity but an essential ministry established by God to show his love and care for others.

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A Carer for the Hidden

22nd June 202019th August 2020 workplacematters Christian, Coming along side, Probationary, West Midlands Area

A Waterways Chaplain, early in their introductory training, tells of the personal journey that has put them on the tow path just before COVID-19 started

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Waterways Chaplaincy (Not) In Lockdown

5th June 20205th June 2020 workplacematters Christian, Coming along side, Covid19, Media, Towpath canals, caring, Lockdown, prayer, Waterways Chaplains

Waterways Chaplaincy (Not) In Lockdown The Waterways Chaplaincy has not shut its doors! Indeed, many of our chaplains have been exercising on the towpaths near

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The Covid19 Threat

19th March 20203rd July 2020 workplacematters Coming along side, Covid19, Teams, Towpath, Uncategorised canal, care, Chaplain, isolation, self isolation, towpath, Waterways Chaplains

There is no doubt that we are living in turbulent and uncertain times. Few people are unaffected. In such times the psalmist found that ‘God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble’ (Psalm 46, verse 1).

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When the going gets rough

21st December 201921st December 2019 workplacematters Coming along side, Comments on news, Media, Towpath, Volunteer isolation, mental health, rough times, volunteer, Waterways Chaplains
Waterways Chaplaincy isolated boats

a Chaplain might just prove useful! Senior Waterways Chaplain, Mark Chester, told me this week that he is about to celebrate the 30th anniversary since

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Brew your way to new friends

21st November 201921st November 2019 workplacematters Coming along side, North West, Teams, Towpath, Volunteer
Waterways Chaplains start a Babble & Brew

Waterways Chaplains Fiona & Martin Buck, together with Vanessa Layfield have started up a ‘Babble & Brew’ 3 weeks ago in Nantwich Basin. It’s open

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  • Times can be tough on the canals, but help is at hand…
  • Waterways Chaplain Andrea Hopkins talks to the “Salvationist” about her work
  • Waterways “Good Samaritans” help couple on the Oxford canal
  • Boat sale comes just at the right time
  • God’s perfect timing puts WWC Rosie in a place to serve Him

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