We are a colourful crew of professionals working hand in hand together. We offer the following services:
Social Support
Cleaning, shopping and general household tasks. We strongly believe that an environment that is clean, warm, welcoming and loving will have a beneficial impact on quality of life.
General home care for people living with/recovering from illnesses. This includes tailored care for people with both physical and mental health challenges.
Technical support to help people learn to use a smartphone, tablet, or laptop to keep in touch with family and friends.
Rebirthing therapy for any kind of trauma (this includes addiction-related trauma.)
Care for mothers and newborn babies. This includes holistic support, midwifery and breastfeeding support, keeping mother, child and the rest of the family healthy before and after the birth. We understand the need to support not only mother and child but father/co-parents and siblings.
Care for older and vulnerable people including people with mobility issues and Alzheimer’s Disease. Most care agencies refuse to work on boats due to insurance issues. Older people who have chosen to live their lives on boats are often forced to move into care homes. We want to enable people to continue living their lives as boaters.
Palliative/end of life care for boaters wanting to remain on their boats. We want to support boaters to maintain their chosen way of life until their last breath.
Interior maintenance for boats
Fitting windows, fitting wood burners including chimney installation and maintenance, interior welding and ship welding.
Replacement and fitting of insulation, fitting of bathrooms, showers, sinks, toilets, flooring, backburners and pipes (boat plumbing), fibreglass roofing, custom interior carpentry and made to measure furniture.
Professional indoor and outdoor painting.
Access to professional boat electrician working with up to date BSS requirements (Boat Safety Certificate Standards).
Support with understanding and choosing how to access the internet on your boat.
Day-to-day maintenance
Filling water tanks, fuel tanks, coal/wood/solid fuel delivery, emptying porta-potti and cassette toilets.
Boat sitting and pet visits
Live-in guardians for boats to protect against burglary and vandalism. Keeping the boats functional, dry and warm.
When boaters are away and need to leave their animal companions at home we can provide pet visits including feeding and watering, changing litter trays and toileting.
Moving boats
Moving boats both short and long distances to requested locations, mooring them, manoeuvring boats through locks.
Emergency care
We can provide care work in case of emergencies when a boater has no support. For example, a boater coming out of hospital without no carer to support them can contact us for help with cleaning, shopping, chopping wood for the burner etc.
Shopping and towpath shopping deliveries.
Heating, stove care, and solid fuel deliveries.
Administrative support.
Mediation between boaters and CRT to find solutions.
Charging flat batteries with a generator, or replacing with new batteries.
Covid support bubbles, including shopping/fuel/medication deliveries.
Creative support
Help with writing emails, letters, CVs and cover letters.
Proofreading, coursework advice, and study support for students, provided by a PhD student.
Graphic design, including logos, leaflets and posters. Help with designing artistic projects such as boat signs.
Help setting up social media accounts and starter websites.
Prices
Some of our prices are set and others can be negotiated depending on the needs of the service user.
Payments plans can be negotiated (for example, monthly payments). It is important to us that our services can be accessed by anybody who needs them.
- Domestic cleaning: £15 per hour
- Welding: £45 per hour
- Interior and exterior boat painting: £20 per hour
- Blacking: £25 per hour
- Moving boats within London:
- £25 per hour for one person moving a smaller boat
- £37 if an additional skipper when two people are required to move a larger boat
The prices for moving boats long distances will be negotiated based on the type of boat, the number of crew needed and the individual circumstances of our service user.
All other services will be priced on request.