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For the first time since 2019, a passenger trip has been carried out aboard the Kenavon Venture.

The Litania is provided and driven by staff from the Canal Ministries organisation Nearly 300 people from the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire boating community have been given their Covid jabs thanks to a floating vaccine centre. The unique project enables live-aboard boaters – who often face healthcare barriers – to get a Covid-19 vaccine and a drop-in clinic space. Fanny Gorman, a live-aboard boater, said; “As a key worker, I can’t say how much I appreciated...

The Litania is provided and driven by staff from the Canal Ministries organisation Nearly 300 people from the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire boating community have been given their Covid jabs thanks to a floating vaccine centre. The unique project enables live-aboard boaters – who often face healthcare barriers – to get a Covid-19 vaccine and a drop-in clinic space. Fanny Gorman, a live-aboard boater, said; “As a key worker, I can’t say how much I appreciated...

WILTSHIRE grandmother June May is taking on a hiking challenge to help raise awareness of a crippling condition that has affected one of her two daughters. She plans to walk 20 miles along the Kennet & Avon Canal towpath from Bath Deep Lock to Devizes Wharf on Saturday, March 27 to raise funds for the charity Endometriosis UK. Mrs May, 68, from Martinslade, wants to ensure that society wakes up to the reality that endometriosis can have a huge impact on people’s physical and mental heal...