Its easy to think that a boaters life is idylic, but, especially in times like these, people on the canals need help with various life
Category: Coming along side
Easter Blessings (and hot cross buns!) for boaters
Easter 2021 – A time for getting out and about – chatting in the open air, and looking forward to the promise of more “freedom”
Waterways chaplains CRT Article – help on the waterways for boaters in need
The media team at the Canal and River Trust had a chat with Rev. Pat Willis recently. Pat is the senior chaplain on the Kennet
A note from Steve Clarke about the new Lancashire Hub
With God’s providence and blessing the Waterways Chaplaincy has seen growth both in chaplaincy personnel and volume of caseloads spreading northwards from the Midlands. Reflecting
Professional skills and knowledge helps boater with toothache
Chaplain Mike Cadman writes :- “Being a new chaplain, only commissioned a few months ago and learning the job, one never knows quite what to
Probationary Chaplain asks Jesus to still the storm.
During November last year, one of our probationary chaplains helped a boater with clothes, toilet rolls as well as dog food and petrol. There was
That sinking feeling – How chaplains rescued a boater (and a cat!) in distress
Earlier this year, We were given a name of a boater by the Canal authorities who were worried not only about the condition of a
Waterways chaplain helps boaters with their lockdown shopping
As we all know, shopping during lockdown has become more of a challenge than normal. Wearing face coverings, negotiating one-way systems, all extra difficulties to
Times can be tough on the canals, but help is at hand…
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
Waterways “Good Samaritans” help couple on the Oxford canal
“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