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
Category: Coming along side
Covid 19 Update
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.
A Carer for the Hidden
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
Waterways Chaplaincy (Not) In Lockdown
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
The Covid19 Threat
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).
When the going gets rough
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
Brew your way to new friends
Waterways Chaplains Fiona & Martin Buck, together with Vanessa Layfield have started up a ‘Babble & Brew’ 3 weeks ago in Nantwich Basin. It’s open
Chester Diocese finds out what it is being a volunteer Waterways Chaplain
Vanessa Layfield, Engagement and Inclusion Officer at the Diocoese of Chester, visits Nantwich Marina to find out what it means to be a Waterways Chaplain.
Up for a new Challenge? How about becoming a Waterways Chaplain?
Up for a new Challenge? How about becoming a Waterways Chaplain? Life after full-time work offers countless new opportunities. And if you enjoy the open
Timely article about inequality on the canals
Inequality on the canals Sam Worrell*, a friend from the waterways, has written an article for Friends, Families and Travellers about inequality on the cut