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Organisation:Bruce Wake Charitable Trust 

Comment:

The 'Alice' and the 'Isabella' are sixty two foot narrowboats which have been designed to be fully wheelchair accessible. They each have two lifts, large shower and shower wheelchair, ceiling hoist and a fingertip control pad. There is accommodation for six / seven people and a fully equipped galley. The 'Charlotte II' is a fifty five foot widebeamed riverboat, to accommodate up to seven passengers. It is also fully equpped with a disabled steering system to enable the wheelchair user to take charge of the tiller.
The boats are based at Upton-on-Severn in Worcestershire for easy access to the Severn and the Avon as well as the Sharpness Canal and the Midlands inland canal network. The hire fee includes the services of a qualified skipper on the first day, and this can be extended at an extra cost. 

Phone:01572-822183 
Fax:01572-822183 
Contact name:
Penny Wake 
Address:

Ayston

Oakham
Rutland
LE15 9AE
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Internet:

Logo of Bruce Wake Charitable Trustwww.brucewaketrust.co.uk  

Email:
[email protected] 

Who is it for:

Wheelchair user and their families 

How to Contact:

Contact direct for further information  

Accessibility:

Specially adapted narrowboat and wide beamed riverboat 

Cost:

Hire fees - details on application 

Record updated:13 Jul 2007 


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Bruce Wake Charitable Trust phone: 01572-822183 or email: [email protected]