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Lock Maintenance Training
CRT - LOCK MAINTENANCE TRAINING
CRT now plan to hold the following sessions between 9.00 and 14.00:
Thurs 2 Sept Lock 69 Red Lion
Thurs 9 Sept Lock 66 Apsley
If you wish to attend please let roy.cook@wexp.org.uk know as soon as possible as places are limited. Confirmation and further details will then be sent to you as soon as they are available.
Many Thanks
Roy Cook.
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IT Team
Brian Larkin writes......
This information is for all Wexp account users when creating, sharing or accessing Drive files. As from 13th September 2021 Google Workspace is implementing new security measures which may affect users' access to some files. This will depend on the permissions given to the file(s) on creation, and how they have been shared.
We have checked initially to see how many files may be affected, but so far we have not seen any. But, as this new measure does not come into operation until 13th September, we will not know the full effect until then.
Anyone finding they cannot access a file after that date, provided they have permission to in the first place, should contact the IT Team at it-team@Wexp.org.uk , or the originator of the file..
We are currently in the process of having a look at the setup and working of Drive, there are many files that are duplicated and cause problems in identifying which is the most up to date, many files are old versions and should be archived. The file structure is in question and needs modifying to meet current standards. There is also the potential for Drive training sessions to be set up to help users gain the knowledge to be able to use the many facilities within Google Workspace to their advantage.
Watch this space.
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Bookings
We are delighted with the response to our recent re-opening and we are FULLY booked for September. To our amazing Volunteers keep you eyes open for the regular requests for crewing. We so value your time and commitment to ensuring that these trips can go ahead.
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Fundraising
What is the Big Give Christmas Challenge and why are we promoting this now?
The Big Give is a registered charity (1136547) and the UK's #1 match funding platform. It specialises in bringing charities, philanthropists and the public together to multiply their impact. The Big Give has raised over £156m for thousands of great causes through the power of match funding.
Your WExp Fundraising team (Lynn Margetts, Andrew Thomson and Sally Ash) has signed up to take part in the 2021 Big Give Christmas Challenge. This gives us a great opportunity to secure £5k still needed for phase 1 of the long-anticipated wharf improvement which we hope will take place in the early months of 2022. It’ll provide convenient marina posts adjacent to each of our existing three moorings meaning an end to trailing hoses and cables. We hope that phase 2 will follow in short order to extend the wharf to accommodate the fourth boat.
Any charity donor is obviously keen to make sure that every penny they give works really hard, and the clever (if a bit complicated) scheme leverages ‘match’ funding for small donations from larger donors, specifically ‘Pledgers’ and ‘Champions’.
We have to work for the matched funding in two stages.
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By the 27th August, we need to collect a total of £1,250 in individual pledges from our own networks. Each pledge must be at least £100 to our Big Give Wharf (1) campaign, the pledge to be donated to WExp in December 2021. Pledgers have the comfort of knowing that every £100 they pledge will be doubled by the campaign.
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From 30th November to 7th December, the Big Give runs a nationwide campaign to promote charity-giving by smaller donors using the promise that every pound donated will be doubled. We will have our own page on the Big Give Christmas Challenge website and donations made via this page during the first week of December will be doubled. Our target for the total of individual donations during this phase is £2,500. See how Big Give promoted this in last year’s campaign.
How can I help?
Before 27th August, drop an email to fundraising@wexp.org.uk or call Lynn on 07775568370 if you’d like to help by making a pledge of at least £100 to our Wharf (1) campaign (or with suggestions of anyone you know who you think might be able to help)
Then stand by to help us promote the wider public appeal between 30th November and 7th December - we’ll keep you updated via Crew News.
THANK YOU! Lynn, Sally & Andrew
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Marketing
Lin writes.....
 Kings Langley Yarn Bombing raises money for WExp!
Our friends at the Kings Langley Arts and Crafts Society (KLACS) have selected us as their charity for the summer yarn bombing which is currently on display in Kings Langley High Street. There is a mix of knitting, painting and creative writing all on the theme of the countryside with a focus on Kings Langley scenes. The yarn bombing is put up every year at Christmas and in the summer bringing cheer to locals and visitors alike. Many of this year's work has a canal theme showing just how important our favourite canal is to the village. KLACS have kindly agreed to donate the panel with the boat and farm yard on to us to hang in the Visitor Centre after the yarn bombing comes down at the end of August - go take a look for yourself, the details is amazing (and see if you can spot the interloper!). Donations are being made using a QR code which is hanging near the work and also available here and on both our and the KLACS Facebook pages.  Another great example of the great things that can happen when two local charities work together.
Thank you KLACS, we appreciate your support!
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Training
Phil Moody writes....
We are, currently, running Basic Crew Training, Tasters for "newbies" and resuming Skipper Training from the start of August.
Congratulations to the following who have successfully completed their Basic Crew Training during July -
Mike Harding, Robin Douglas, Brian Chapman, Mick Coles, Elizzabeth Guzzardi, Maggi Hicks, Keith Pollard, Denise Willingham, Phil Ireland and Jacqueline Pitts.
We welcome them all to the crewing "family" and hope they will enjoy their time "on the water" with WExp.
Here is the WExp Crew Training Journey
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Shop AmazonSmile to support Waterways Experiences
 Shop AmazonSmile at smile.amazon.co.uk using our unique charity link: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/1156576-0 and Amazon donates to Waterways Experiences, at no cost to you.
AmazonSmile is also available in the Amazon Shopping App to all AmazonSmile customers using an iPhone or Android phone. When AmazonSmile is activated in the app, every eligible purchase will automatically generate a donation for Waterways Experiences. Go to "Programmes and Features" in your app's menu to activate AmazonSmile.
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Volunteer Spotlight - Graham Danbury 👍
 What prompted you to join Waterways Experiences?
We have been boating for over 35 years, and 15 years ago while returning from a cruise to London we met a Reachout boat at Kings Langley lock and talked to the crew. We wished we had known about Reachout earlier, and we signed up as volunteers.
What role(s) do you have in WExp?
I am a skipper, member of the Training and Maintenance teams, and occasional legal adviser.
What do you enjoy most about being with Waterways Experiences?
Sharing my enjoyment of canals with our clients, especially some of the priority groups.
What do you do outside of WExp?
Boating, playing recorders, crosswords, various jobs in the Methodist Church, seven grandsons and, very part-time, Deputy Coroner for Hertfordshire
Anything else you'd like to add?
No
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CAPTION CONTEST 👍
This Month's Photo 
 Last Month's Photo
Suspect escaped in a narrow boat, unable to pursue any further…..
Dave Hayward
I only said dip the headlights !
Robin Ladd
Keep your captions rolling in guys..Ping your suggestions for this and/or send any WExp images suitable for a caption to comms@wexp.org.uk. We know you all have a great sense of humour so please remember to share!
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CHUCKLE CORNER 👍
ONE TEQUILA, TWO TEQUILA, THREE TEQUILA...... FLOOR
ATHEISM IS A NON-PROPHET ORGANISATION
IF MAN EVOLVED FROM MONKEYS AND APES, WHY DO WE STILL HAVE MONKEYS AND APES?
 THE MAIN REASON THAT SANTA IS SO JOLLY IS BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHERE ALL THE BAD GIRLS LIVE.
I WENT TO A BOOKSTORE AND ASKED THE SALESWOMAN, "WHERE'S THE SELF- HELP SECTION?" SHE SAID IF SHE TOLD ME, IT WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE
WHAT IF THERE WERE NO HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS?
IF A DEAF CHILD SIGNS SWEAR WORDS, DOES HIS MOTHER WASH HIS HANDS WITH SOAP? 
IF SOMEONE WITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES THREATENS TO KILL HIMSELF, IS IT CONSIDERED A HOSTAGE SITUATION?
IS THERE ANOTHER WORD FOR SYNONYM?
WHERE DO FOREST RANGERS GO TO "GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU SEE AN ENDANGERED ANIMAL EATING AN ENDANGERED PLANT
IF A PARSLEY FARMER IS SUED, CAN THEY GARNISH HIS WAGES?
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Hurrah.. were finally out on the water again and some of us have enjoyed being out and about crewing with clients. September is fully booked and taking bookings for beyond.
WExp's annual summer BBQ is almost here. Preparations and arrangements are being made to be able to welcome and say a huge thank you to all our volunteers.
