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BSS	Advertising		Local Marina
Boat Safety Scheme ensuring safety for all in and around the canals.			Lichfield just off the A515 to Ashbourne south of Kings Bromley town in the heart of the countryside. Good all-round facilities for boaters both Moored and passing.
			Marina Onsite Facilities
			The Marina caters for both the moored and transient boat traffic offering modern toiletry facilitates, Diesel, LPG, boat accessories and waste disposal.
Local Boat Examiners	Canal Bodies		Local Supporting Facilities
www.canalboatexaminer.co.uk			Kings Bromley Wharf Marina with boatyards Kings Bromley Wharf and Streethay Wharf offering a wide range support for the boaters. The canals now are dotted with a wide range of facilities and support.

Amenities in the area

On site local accessories shop, nearby garden centre, Kings Bromley town north on the main A515, supermarkets south on the A515. On the canal Hansacre turn point first stop on the way to Rugley moorings, good pubs, local store. Lichfield is a large town offering a wide diverse range of amenities and steeped in Heritage for the area.

Wild Life around the Canals	Where to go from Fradley Junction	More Wild Life around the Canals
	Three versions of “Where to go” in a weekend, a week or a fortnight from Fradley Junction. In a Weekend short break will take you northwards to Great Heywood, northeast to Derby or southwards to Tamworth. In a Week you will be able to go northbound to Middlewich, northwest to Market Drayton or southeast to Braunstone and back. In a Fortnight will take you northwest to Ellesmere Port, southeast to Foxton locks or the Leicester ring.
Midland touring Rings		What to see in and around the canals
There are many Rings accessible from the marina going far and wide around the Midlands. Leicester, Birmingham, Coventry ring. There are many online route planners covering the thousands of miles of British Waterways around the country, Canal Planner, Route Planner.		In and around the canals there is always plenty of Fauna and flora to see. Rare species are returning with the advent of the restoration of the canal system particularly of late. Pairs of Kingfishers have been seen from Bridge 76 down to Stafford. Kestrels, Sparrow hawks, Herons moorhens and lots more.
Web Sites	Boating History	Boating Tip’s

Canal Routes from the Marina
Turning left to the northwest through Rugley, Stafford to Great Haywood and up towards Runcorn or southwest to Wolverhampton down to Birmingham or westward to Worcester.	Turning right the northeast through Fradley junction, Derby, Nottingham to Leeds or eastwards to Leicester and southeast at Fradley down to Fazely, Coventry Rugby to Braunstone up to Foxton and back to Leicester.

Mooring up the Boat
Mooring up can be a chore so you need to be able to select a good place to more up either planned in advance or “on the fly” to secure the boat. BW designated or public moorings along side the canal are available make sure there are other boats around for safety. The boat is tied up at both the front and rear for stability.	Before you hop off the boat don’t step into anything nasty in the grass, look for hidden ants nests around the waters edge. Moored private boats may be an indication of a good location with nearby facilities pubs, shops and town access by bus, metro or trains.	Securing the boat, BW designated moorings usually have the mooring rings else it’s the “C” clip or mooring pegs. The crash barrier style use the “C” clips down between the bank and the barrier with the “D” loop part on top for threading the rope doubled through and back on to the boat.	Loop it around the cleat tie the rope to the offside away from the bank. Securing to the bank with the pegs, hammer the pegs into the ground at an angle, point towards the water and the top away from the water pass the doubled rope through the “D” shape for tying to the boat.

Boat Safety		Negating around the Canal	Canal History
Boat safety is always a contentious issue, the main aim of boat safety is to ensure “No loss of life or property” whilst ensuring boating for all to enjoy. Accidents can be avoided if due care and attention is observed at all times. So don’t put it off until tomorrow do it now to secure everyone’s safety in readiness for the Certificate on a daily basis and not in four years time		Traveling the canals there are some basic rules to be aware of, sailing on the right hand side of the canal. Keeping your traveling speed down to protect the wildlife in and around the banks and the banks themselves. Slowing down by moored boats has both a safety and courteous angle as the bow wave rocks the moored boats. Being courtesies to others, take your rubbish home making the canals a cleaner and safer place.	The Canals are steeped in history, which can be found plentiful in and around the canal and on the internet today.
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