Take the Trust on board your boat
Damian Kemp, CRT's Boating Consultation & Communications Manager, has appealed for more boaters to get involved in their boating-buddy scheme:
Damian Kemp, CRT's Boating Consultation & Communications Manager, has appealed for more boaters to get involved in their boating-buddy scheme:
Most boaters have heard of Weil’s Disease – the common name for Leptospirosis. It’s a bacterial infection mainly transmitted through rats’ urine, which makes boaters, particularly on canals, especially vulnerable. Sufferers can make a complete recovery if treated quickly, but the disease can be fatal if left untreated.
The problem is that symptoms can easily be mistaken for those of flu and can be missed even by medical professionals if they’re not looking for them.
A fascinating gateway into the material held by archives and museums in the area is available online now. Visit http://blackcountryhistory.org and just try typing canals into the search box to see who's got what and where.
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