canal camps and Covid? With WRG’s particular mode of operation, getting back to work in the current situation is tricky. Alex Melson reports on discussions under way available doses and health implications for individuals suffering with specific health Volunteers are working hard behind the conditions. The WRG Board has put toscenes to adapt and assess how WRG can gether a Covid working group made of volget back out there and get boots on the unteers from several different backgrounds ground restoring our derelict canals. The to assess these issues and to present solutions ever-evolving situation with regards to Covid- and findings for implementation or even the 19 has made it difficult to safely support postponement of Canal Camps in 2021. volunteers in our existing format. Whereas Whilst this article does not announce how we at The Inland Waterways Association we will be moving forward, it aims to give an (WRG’s parent body) are confident in our insight into the discussions taking place. approach to create a Covid secure site, which can be found in our IWA Covid Guidance The issues Note for Restorations (provided for the benefit of restoration societies and trusts for their Working on site: this is the easy part, and own working parties), the issue surrounding it is agreed that WRG would be able to enaccommodation, catering and numbers for sure work is carried out in a secure way that WRG work is a more complex one. is adapted to ensure the upmost safety to At this point the nation is giving a volunteers. Depending on the restrictions in collective sigh of relief at the thought of the place locally and nationally, volunteer numvaccine roll out, but even here there are bers could be limited, work bubbles several complexities around priority roll out, formed, rigorous guidance implemented
Tim Lewis
WRG Covid Working Group
London WRG camping out on the Buckingham in September. An option for canal camps?
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