At a service in Braunston Church yesterday Richard Parry, Chief Executive of the Canal and River Trust, spoke to praise the work of the Waterways Chaplains.
Mr Parry acknowledged the fact that there are some who live on the waterways and who are in difficult circumstances. The Waterways Chaplains, he said, do a great job in helping them.
The service was held at the end of a training day for the Waterways Chaplaincy.
Many waterways chaplains are also members of the Boaters' Christian Fellowship; Jan and I went to the service. Richard Parry may not be flavour of the month for many boaters perturbed by the rebranding of CRT, but he does seem to make a huge effort to get to as many boating-related events as possible.
Another Quick Visit
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It was time for another check on the boat - just in case and also we had a
very short list of tasks to do, including re-filling the fuel tank and
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1 comment:
Gosh that's a lot of chaplains all in one place! Great to hear they serve the community so well!
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