Hockley Port on Lockdown
Hockley Port on Lockdown
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Living with Lockdown on a canal boat. We are a small canal boat community in the heart of Birmingham UK - is our Coronavirus lockdown experience any different to anyone elses?
Coronavirus Lockdown on a canal boat.  Episode 14 - The water around us.
Like it or like it not, Life on the canals is inextricably connected to the towpaths and our Landlord, The Canal and River Trust.  This week we talk a little about our observations outside of our boats
Feb 5, 2021
17 min
Coronavirus Lockdown on a canal boat.  Episode 3. Series 2 - Vaccines.
January 2021, and Covid-19 vaccines are being rolled out across the globe at an incredible rate.  This certainly brings hope for the future, but it doesn't necessarily settle the worries. This week we talk about vaccines and what it might mean to our hopes and fears
Jan 28, 2021
15 min
Lockdown on a Canal Boat.  Series 2.  Episode 2.  Winter
Living on a boat is ‘different’ at the best of times, but winter brings extra challenges…. add Lockdown to that, and life is either very complicated, or incredibly simple, depending on which way you look at it
Jan 19, 2021
19 min
Lockdown on a canal boat.  S2. E1.  Catching up
We never thought we'd be doing a second series of this podcast..... but then no-one thought we'd still be in Covid-19 Lockdown 6 months after our first series. This week we catch up with some of the Hockley Port canal boat dwellers to see whats been happening since we last spoke in June 2020
Jan 12, 2021
19 min
Coronavirus Lockdown on a canal boat.  Episode 10.  Reflections
Now 10 weeks into lockdown, we spend a little time reflecting back on our experiences and maybe some lessons learned
Jun 7, 2020
18 min
Coronavirus Lockdown on a canal boat.  Episode 9 - Thoughts on the Canal and River Trust.
The Canal and River trust are omnipresent in the lives of canal boat dwellers, so how have we all felt about the way they have handled the management of boats and towpaths during the Covid-19 lockdown?
May 31, 2020
14 min
Coronavirus Lockdown on a canal boat.  Episode 8 - Change
Eight weeks into Lockdown and social isolation, we reflect a little on how this whole experience might have changed us as individuals, and as a community. It may well be telling that this week only 4 people chose to contribute their thoughts to this podcast.... are we getting weary?
May 21, 2020
12 min
Coronavirus Lockdown on a canal boat.  Episode 7 - Frustrations and Dreams.
We are nearly 7 weeks into lockdown and the novelty of isolation is starting to wear thin.  This week we allow ourselves to rant a little about our lockdown frustrations.  And we counter this with some happy memories of favourite boat trips
May 13, 2020
16 min
Coronavirus Lockdown on a canal boat.  Episode 6 - A tour of our boats
The Covid-19 lockdown continues in the UK, and the weather has turned for the worse, meaning that we are all spending more time indoors.  But what does "indoors" look and feel like when you live on a 6 foot wide boat?   This week some of our neighbours invite us inside to show us around their boats
May 4, 2020
38 min
Coronavirus Lockdown on a canal boat.  Episode 5 - Checking in on spirits.
In this episode, we check in with some of our boat-dwelling neighbours to see how spirits are now that we are one month into lockdown and isolation
Apr 26, 2020
17 min
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