Hockley Port on Lockdown

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 

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

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

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

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

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?

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?

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

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

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