Fri 13th to Sunday 15th April 2012
On the Kennet & Avon canal, near Pewsey
Please register to let us know you're coming!
Skillshares - Workshops - Information - Party - Networking - Boaters' Swapshop - see Workshops page for more info.
Come together for a gathering of Liveaboard Boaters - we'll be chatting, plotting and sharing skills with each other. So if you're after information about the big changes happening to BW, or advice about installing a wind turbine come along to the Boaters' Gathering!
We're looking for people who can offer workshops or advice on anything that will be of interest to liveaboard boaters - so if you'd like to help out then let us know!
And if you have ideas about what workshops should be happening then let us know!
You can register on the Gathering Registration page.
Please register to let us know you're coming!
Venue and getting there
The gathering is being held at a campsite on the Kennet & Avon canal near Pewsey. The nearest railway station is Pewsey (buy your train tickets in good time to get cheap Advance Purchase offers!), after that it's a mile and a half walk or bus (not too many busses, we'll post more information here nearer the time).
The gathering is directly on the National Cycle Route 4, approximately 35 miles from Reading and 45 miles from Oxford or Bristol.
Have a look at our Travel Share page if you can offer lifts, or are looking for lifts to the gathering.
We'll email exact location details and directions to people who register.
Costs
The gathering is free to attend but we'd appreciate donations to cover the costs of organising the event. We suggest a donation of £5 to £40 per person according to income (just pay what you feel you can afford when you get there).
Camping and Accommodation
The gathering is being held at a campsite run by a pub, but you can also make your own accomodation arrangements if you wish.
Camping costs: £4 per person per night if staying in a tent, or £10 per night flat rate for caravans and live in vehicles. You can pay your camping fees directly to the campsite owner when you get to the gathering.
Mooring: is available on the Kennet & Avon canal very close to the venue, but obviously there may be a lot of boats coming so you may have to moor a bit further away.
B&B: the pub next to the gathering has B&B accomodation: £50 per night per double room - phone 01672 562289 to book.
Other B&Bs are a couple of miles away in Pewsey, see: www.pewsey-uk.co.uk/pewsey-accommodation.html
Workshops
Most workshops are free to attend and you can decide at the gathering which one you wish to go to. Worskhops will be posted on the Workshops Page as they are confirmed - you can also let us know if you want to offer or request workshops.
However the How To Build a Solar Panel (PV electric) from Scrap workshop is limited to six people. The first six people who register for this workshop will get places. A donation of between £5 and £20 is requested to help pay for materials
Free Shop
We'd like to hold a Free Shop: bring (useful!) things you no longer have room for, put them on the Free Shop Table for others to take away.
Kids
There's only a few of us organising the gathering and so far we haven't sorted anything out for kids since this would mean doing CRB checks and dealing with other bureaucracy. Sorry. BUT, if any parents/carers wish to make informal arrangements with other parents/carers then we would love to support them (eg try to find a marquee). If this is something that you'd be interested in helping out with then please drop us a line.
Accessibility
The gathering will be held at a campsite, with level access to all workshop spaces. The camping will be in a field, but it should be possible to pitch your tent or park your vehicle either on or very close to a tarmac surface - please contact us if you want to reserve this space.
Unfortunately there are no disabled toilets, but ground floor toilets are available.
Do contact us if you would like more information, or have any particular requirements.
Other Practicalities
We want the gathering to be open to all liveaboards so please let us know if you have any special needs or requests.
Keep in Touch
We'll post more information here as we get it, but please register so that we have an idea of how many people are coming. If you register we'll also be able to keep you up to date with information about the gathering and workshops.
Please register to let us know you're coming!
