BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:128@littlehiccups.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230514T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230514T160000 DTSTAMP:20230515T082435Z URL:https://www.littlehiccups.co.uk/events/2023-05-canal-boating-with-the- safe-anchor-trust/ SUMMARY:2023 05 - Canal Boating with The Safe Anchor Trust DESCRIPTION:Bookings for families opens Thursday 6th April at 6pm\n\nWebsi te: https://safeanchor.org.uk/\n\nSafe Anchor Trust is a registered chari ty and was established in 1995.\n\nTheir aim is to provide enjoyable\, saf e and therapeutic boat trips for those in our community who are disadvanta ged through physical or mental disabilities\, social isolation\, age or so cial deprivation. They are fortunate to be able to cruise on one of the co untry’s most picturesque and interesting waterways\, while travelling in “canal time” provides a quiet and calming experience for our passenge rs. Supported by the Canal &\; River Trust\, we also help to maintain o ur local waterways and surrounding environment.\n\nTrips are tailored to m eet individual needs with the overall duration being determined by each gr oup.\n\nThey offer our service free of charge to community groups and are proud that all their operations are carried out by unpaid volunteers. They do survive on donations\, which are very gratefully received\, and are u sed entirely to cover the running costs and maintenance of the boats. All funds raised from Ticket Prices from Little Hiccups will go directly to th e Safe Anchor Trust as a donation.\n\nThere are 5 boats in our fleet inc luding 2 broad beam boats specially designed for wheelchair users or passe ngers with mobility difficulties. Each boat\, by law\, can carry a maximum of 12 passengers with larger groups being accommodated on additional boat s. All boats have toilets. Little Hiccups will be on the following boats:\ n\nE Austen  Johnson - Maximum number of passengers – 10\nA 46 foot br oad beam boat specially adapted for wheelchair users and individuals with mobility difficulties. The boat is equipped with an access ramp\, lift and disabled toilet with space for carers. The centrally heated open plan ca bin is designed to be sociable and provide views of the countryside. She c an carry up to 2 wheelchair users. The cabin also includes a kitchen compl ete with gas cooker\, oven\, grill\, fridge\, pans\, plates and cutlery.\n \nSafe Anchor Lady - Maximum number of passengers – 12\nA unique 54 foo t broad beam boat specifically designed for wheelchair users and individua ls with mobility difficulties. The boat is equipped with an access ramp\, lift\, disabled toilet with space for carers and shower facility. The lar ge\, centrally heated\, open plan\, main cabin has low level windows provi ding excellent views and the flexible seating means she can carry up to 6 wheelchair users. The cabin also includes a kitchen complete with gas cook er\, oven\, grill\, fridge\, pans\, plates and cutlery.\n\nAll our boats a re skippered by a qualified volunteer helmsman and trained crew. All volun teers have been cleared by the UK Disclosure and Barring Service.\n\nWe wi ll be running 2 trips at 10.00-12.30 and 13.30-16.00. Each trip can hold 2 2 people so we will be able to take 44 people in total. We can take 8 whee lchairs per slot.\n\nIf you have a time slot you prefer\, please let me kn ow in the comments and I will do my best to accommodate.\n\nParking\nLimit ed parking spaces available. Some in Marina and some in streets in surroun ding area.\n\nBookings for families opens Thursday 6th April at 6pm ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.littlehiccups.co.uk/wp-content/uploa ds/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-30-12.17.49.png LOCATION:Shepley Bridge Marina\, Huddersfield Road\, Mirfield\, WF14 9HR.\, United Kingdom GEO:53.67491;-1.676732 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Huddersfield Road\, Mirfiel d\, WF14 9HR.\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Shepley Bridge M arina:geo:53.67491,-1.676732 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230326T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR