We have Boat Fire Safety packs to give away!
It’s summer – time to think about making sure your boat is fire safe for next winter! We have 10 Fire Safety packs for boaters who need them, from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. Call or...
View ArticleCRT makes another vulnerable person homeless
Yesterday (16th August 2017) CRT seized a boat that was a vulnerable person’s home using its powers under Sections 8 and 13 of the British Waterways Acts 1983 and 1971. The boat was craned out at...
View ArticleAutumn Actions! K&A Boaters’ Action Group meeting, 9th Oct, Devizes
The next meeting of the K&A Boaters’ Action Group will be on Monday 9th October 2017 at 7.30pm in the Function Room at the Bell By The Green, Estcourt Street, Devizes SN10 1LQ (next to Morrisons...
View ArticleBoat Fire Safety talk, 16th October, Bradford on Avon and more planned
Three Boat Fire Safety presentations are planned this winter so far. The first is this Monday 16th October 2017 at 7.30pm at the Canal Tavern, below the lock in Bradford on Avon. There will be another...
View ArticleBoat Fire Safety Talk, Devizes, 13th November
There will be a Boat Fire Safety presentation at the Black Horse, Bath Rd, Devizes SN10 2AU (between locks 47 and 48), on Monday 13th November 2017 at 7.30pm. There will also be one in the Bath area...
View ArticleBoat Fire Safety Talk, Devizes, 19th February
There will be a Boat Fire Safety Talk at the Black Horse, Bath Road, Devizes SN10 2AU (between locks 47 and 48) on Monday 19th February 2018 at 7.30pm. There will also be one at the George in...
View ArticleReview of visitor moorings east of Devizes
CRT is currently carrying out a review of the visitor moorings between Devizes and Reading in a consultation exercise in which most of the user groups of the K&A are represented. Five meetings were...
View ArticleK&A manager made redundant in CRT restructuring
Mark Evans, who has been the manager of the Kennet and Avon Canal since April 2015, will lose his job as a result of CRT restructuring. He will leave on 4th July 2018 when the new Regional Director for...
View ArticleK&A Boaters’ Action Group next meeting 13th August, Devizes
The next meeting of the K&A Boaters’ Action Group’s will be on Monday 13th August 2018 at 7.30pm, in the upstairs function room at The Lamb, 20 St John’s St, Devizes, SN10 1BT. The meeting will...
View ArticleReview of visitor moorings east of Devizes now on 12 month trial/...
CRT’s review of visitor moorings between Devizes and Reading has now finished and the proposals for change have been finalised. A 12-month trial/ consultation period has begun. If any changes have an...
View ArticleFirst floating market in Devizes, Sept 1st – 2nd
There will be a floating market at Devizes Wharf this weekend, Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd September 2018 to coincide with the Devizes Carnival. There will be a mix of boats selling traditional canal...
View ArticleBoat Fire Safety Talk, Devizes, this Tuesday 27th November
There will be a Boat Fire Safety presentation at the Black Horse, Bath Road, Devizes (between locks 47 and 48 on the Caen Hill flight) this Tuesday 27th November 2018 at 7pm. There will also be one on...
View ArticleEntire CRT Devizes office facing redundancy threat
Following CRT’s announcement on 6th November 2018 of up to 240 redundancies across its middle management roles, we can reveal that all the staff in the CRT Devizes office are facing possible...
View ArticleK&A Boaters’ Action Group, 8th April, Devizes
The next meeting of the K&A Boaters’ Action Group will be on Monday 8th April 2019 at 7.30pm at the Black Horse, Bath Rd, Devizes SN10 2AU, by lock 48. All are welcome. The meeting will focus on...
View ArticleBoat fire and stove safety talk, Devizes tomorrow 24th September
There will be a Boat Fire and Stove Safety talk tomorrow Tuesday 24th September 2019 at 6.30pm at the Black Horse, Bath Road, Devizes (between locks 47 and 48 on the Caen Hill flight). For the first...
View ArticleK&A Boaters’ Action Group, 9th December, Devizes
The next meeting of the K&A Boaters’ Action Group will be on Monday 9th December 2019 at 7.30pm at the Black Horse, Bath Rd, Devizes SN10 2AU, between locks 47 and 48. All are welcome. The meeting...
View ArticleReminder, K&A Boaters’ Action Group tomorrow 9th December, Devizes
Reminder, the next meeting of the K&A Boaters’ Action Group will be tomorrow, Monday 9th December 2019 at 7.30pm at the Black Horse, Bath Rd, Devizes SN10 2AU, between locks 47 and 48. All are...
View ArticleAppeal to find missing Devizes woman
The police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of a woman who is missing in Devizes. Victoria Clements, 53, has been missing since approximately 1pm on 22nd September 2021 and the...
View ArticleMillion Mile litterpick comes to the K&A in Devizes tomorrow
Tomorrow, Saturday 14th May 2022, Plastic Free Devizes will team up with the Clean Up Devizes Squad to take part in the national Million Mile Clean with a litter pick along the Kennet and Avon Canal....
View ArticleBoaters’ showers every Tuesday in Devizes
The St James Centre in Devizes is offering showers (suggested donation £3) and free tea and coffee on Tuesday mornings at 8am to 10am. The centre is in Estcourt Crescent, postcode SN10 1LR, close to...
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