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nikvah

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  1. Husbands Bosworth above the tunnel has a CoOp just 1/2 mile uphill on a good footpath but mooring isn't easy near bridge 46. Easier mooring at bridge 73 for Fleckney and an easy 1/2 mile yomp on the flat well trodden dog walking route to the ?Nissa store. Then Wigston Tesco is 10 mins on footpath alongside disused raiway north of bridge 52.
  2. The rumored low pounds are CRT waters, there is plenty of water in the river Avon so ANT may not be aware and not responsible either.
  3. Yes to all your queries except the next to last - the towpath maintenance teams are largely unskilled contractors if their progress is impeded they leave it and this means larger weed beds and bigger saplings which become wildlife habitat and lost moorings. I have always picked rubbish and weeded my wild moorings so they are still there next time I visit
  4. Cruising along the Middlewich Branch and T&M Northwards and I much prefer the unmown canalside we have due to this new situation. Just roll a barge pole over the long grass away from the boat for access and saw off saplings taken root in the banks.
  5. No one has mentioned the excessive weed on the Nene at this time of year so I will.
  6. You may get help from the ANT team at your 1st lock and at the deepest and diamond locks, see 11/5 update on their website: https://us18.campaign-archive.com/?u=dd70487f491f61a9edd4e5105&id=df0f2da722 "To try to control boat passages through locks in support of the government’s instructions, Tewkesbury, Strensham, Pershore, Wyre, Evesham and Trinity locks are closed to normal traffic, however they can be booked for essential passages. Boats should book a passage 24 hours in advance by ringing 0300 111 2010. A team will then be sent to the relevant site to open the lock at an agreed time (Monday to Friday between 9.00am and 4.00pm)."
  7. As your boat is your primary residence then restrictions are already lifted for you. The Avon is navigable for essential pre-booked journeys (24 hr notice Mon - Fri) and moving moorings for a key worker must qualify as essential, Ring 0300 111 2010 to speak to the friendly team at Avon Navigation Trust. CRT is fully open for your route and there are some very helpful people on this forum who might offer assistance at locks along your way if you ask.
  8. Hmmm, now you mention it, good point.
  9. The advice is clear but I cannot understand how it reduces transmission as I will be no more or less at risk than any other day boater and will not have to travel back 3 hours to another residence so less risk to fellow motorists and the emergency services. I feel we have just been lumped in with caravan parks where the residents are unwelcome in some parts of the country at present. As MPs now have to vote in person many will have to stay overnight in London after a division. I appreciate there is little chance of being caught unless there is an accident so I am concerned I may not be covered by insurance if I am out overnight as a leisure boater.
  10. Could being a liveaboard be a great excuse to travel during Covid? if I declare myself to be a CCer to CRT and change my insurance cover from leisure use to residential and move aboard from my previous residence would I be able to cruise under lockdown? What does the panel think? NB take it as a given that Mr Cummings has driven thro' Govt. advice - I only want to be covered by insurance and not fall foul of CRT or my home mooring.
  11. Avon Navigation Trust have been busy during lockdown building an all new singing and dancing website ready for the reopening of the CRT links from the River Severn and South Stratford canal tomorrow. https://www.avonnavigationtrust.org/?id=10
  12. I know that mold has a root system of mycelii/myceliums that grow throughout the cheese or jam but i still just shave the top layer off. I've not heard of harmful cheese mold (campylobacter being a bacteria) but the top could host a mixture of nasties. Meanwhile I fret for my boat at Venetian Marina where they've told me there are no staff patrolling the boats. Poor show I think.
  13. Many viruses (?viri), bacteria and animals do not survive drying out so only survive while moist in aerosoles, droplets or water. I assume CV is amongst them. Just like boaters
  14. Hi There, now you've decided to enjoy the G&S for a while flooding may not be an issue when you move on. If you do come up the Severn and onto the Avon their website is worth checking out again: http://www.avonnavigationtrust.org/ the info you want is at the top of the home page: Current and Previous Navigation and Flood Alerts Click: HERE ,right click the blue HERE and open, the latest Alert states, State of Readiness: FLOODCON 1 (see table below) Critical flooding most locks and mooring sites are only accessible by RIB. Previous stoppage alerts (7/2/20) name Bidford Grange and Evesham locks as closed and others with shallow approaches caused by silt until further notice. There are also links to EA sites for water levels and predictions https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/station/2050 for measuring stations along the way and links to Farsons Watercams. I hope this helps. Cheers, Nik?
  15. Fair enough, I was just suggesting the OP would find their interests down there.? "historic things and gardens the girls are into antiques and general thrift store shopping" I don't think the well behaved and often shared double locks would be a problem, infact isn't it quite an easy week for first time boaters??
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