LNBP Community Boating are pleased to announce details of our CCBM Training Week for Spring 2026.

As an accredited Training Centre for the Certificate in Community Boat Management (CCBM), LNBP run a series of training courses at either end of the boating season.

What is the Certificate in Community Boat Management?

The CCBM course is designed to improve the knowledge and skills of people operating boats carrying groups of twelve passengers or less. It is administered by the National Community Boats Association (NCBA) of which LNBP Community Boating is a member.

The CCBM course is aimed at boat users in the voluntary or public sectors, but the scheme will be of interest to all group leaders using commercial hirecraft. Many organisations require the CCBM as a prerequisite for group leaders who are planning to self-steer.

All candidates for the CCBM must be over 18 years.

Our CCBM Training Weeks are residential-based on our boats for the full week and also include full catering for the duration.

The dates for our Spring CCBM training dates are Monday 20^th to Friday 24th April 2026.

Following that, LNBP will also be running a dedicated CCBM Re-Validation Day on Saturday 25th April 2026.

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As an accredited CCBM (Certificate in Community Boat Management) Training Centre, LNBP run a number of training weeks each year for prospective candidates with demand always high to join us and complete the course.

On our latest week it was once again another successful few days of training with all of the candidates again successfully passing the course after several days out on the Oxford and Grand Union canal network in and around Braunston.

The pictures below give you a flavour from last week.

In addition to another great successful few days, LNBP were pleased to receive a wonderful testimonial from one  of the candidates:-

“Absolutely loved the CCBM canal boat training course with Mike, Paul and Russ from LNBP! From start to finish, it was a fantastic experience – super informative but never boring. The balance between practical hands-on training and the more technical/theoretical side was spot on. You could tell they really know their stuff, but they kept it light and fun, with plenty of laughs along the way. The LNBP team got the perfect balance between a challenging and yet enjoyable course delivering a professionally run practical boating programme. All the participants from The Boathouse Youth left feeling more competent and confident to take young people away in this unique residential setting.

Mike, Paul and Russ were all brilliant – patient, encouraging, and great at explaining things in a way that made sense without overwhelming you. Whether it was manoeuvring the boat, understanding the engine, or learning about locks and safety, they made every bit of it interesting and engaging. Even the knots !!

If you’re thinking about doing your CCBM or just want to build confidence on the canals, I can’t recommend this course enough. You’ll come away with loads of skills, useful knowledge, and a big smile on your face. Thanks again to the LNBP crew – you were awesome!”

Our thanks as always to our Training Manager/Lead Mike, Paul and Russ – all three who are also Project Skippers with LNBP – for their kind time and assistance with running this course.

• Details of the next CCBM Training Weeks will be announced shortly.  If you are interested to join us, please register your interest by emailing us at training@lnbp.co.uk.

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The notable absentee will be one of our two full-size canal boats, Guinevere, which in previous years is normally moored on the quayside for Show visitors to view. However, she has been booked and will be busy in service this Whitsun weekend as part of a client group booking, but there is still so much LNBP has to offer over the three-days of Crick.

1. Book your ticket and join us on the Crick Boat Show trip boats

We will once again be operating the hugely-popular Trips Boats for visitors to the Show who can enjoy a short boat trip with us from the Marina and along the Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal aboard canal boats which are once again run by our volunteer team of skippers.

The half-hour trips are free, but we welcome donations in lieu, and will run every 10 minutes from 10.10am each day of the show.

As these trips always prove very popular, our advice is to book with us once you arrive at the Show. You will find us at Stand F0 by the quayside where you can up your tickets from our team who can tell you more about we can do and offer.

2. Donate to support us and benefit others

As mentioned, the boat trips we run on behalf of the Crick Boat Show are provided to Show visitors ree of charge, however we do accept donations in lieu.

This is enable us as a non-proft volunteer-led charity to continue our work in the community and provide opportunities for those less than fortunate to enjoy a trip on our boats on the canals of central England

You can make donations either by cash in the collection buckets that will be on the boats and by our Booking Tent, by card via our card payment terminal, or scan the QR code on the posters on the trip boats or at the Booking Tent to make a donation payment  via our website (which you can also do here)

3. Find out more about short break residential trips for your community group or organisation

Members of our team will be on hand throughout the weekend to tell you more about the opportunities we can provide to community groups and organisations on our boats. 

Whether it be short break residential of two or more nights at weekends or during the week, or a day trip as part of the limited number of inexpensive day trips we also provide from Braunston, talk to us about your group and how we can help create memories and an experience that will stay with your group members for years to come.

Why not even make an enquiry for 2026 or 2027?

4. Ask about volunteering with us

LNBP Community Boating is reliant on the efforts of volunteers who give their time to ensure the smooth running of the organisation and the canal boat experiences we provide.

And we are always keen to welcome new volunteers to our organisation, so if you are 16 years old and over, why not consider getting involved?

There are many ways you can get involved, and many benefits for individuals who volunteer with us, so talk to a member of our team (themselves, all volunteers) on how you can get involved; even if it is just for an hour or two here and there.

You can also find out more here

5. Find out and register for CCBM training

We are also also an accredited Training Centre for the Certificate in Community Boat Management (CCBM) and run several training weeks a year.

Administered by the National Community Boats Association (NCBA) of which LNBP Community Boating is a member, the CCBM course is designed to improve the knowledge and skills of people operating boats carrying groups of twelve passengers or less. It is

It is aimed at boat users in the voluntary or public sectors, but the scheme is also open to all group leaders using commercial hirecraft. Many organisations require the CCBM as a prerequisite for group leaders who are planning to self-steer.

For more information, talk to a member of our team and our Project Skippers who will be at the Show and running the trip boats. Why not even register your interest for our next CCBM Training event too.

As always,  we welcome any enquiries from all Show Visitors and are only too happy to answer any questions you may have. So please don’t be afraid to pop by our Stand or ask a member of our team on the trip boats. You won’t miss us – we will have our distinctive blue polo shirts and sweat shirts on (and hopefully won’t need raincoats and umbrellas).

We look forward to seeing and meeting you at Crick.

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With their two narrowboats based at Bottom Lock in Braunston, we are a non-proft charity who are reliant on the efforts of volunteers who give their time to ensure the smooth running of the organisation and the canal boat experiences we provide.

We are always keen to welcome new volunteers to our organisation with a variety of roles available including boat maintenance, skippers for the boats, fundraising, marketing, ‘meet and greet’ and administration.

Experience is not necessary (but always useful) as training can be given. So if you are 16 years old and over, why not consider getting involved?

We will be canalside at Bottom Lock with our distinctive green narrowboats Lancelot and Guinevere on Friday 7th, Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th February undertaking a variety of tasks to ensure  L & G are clean, fresh and ship-shape for the months to come.  So why not pop by and say hello, meet some of the team and come and see our boats, and find out more about us and how you can get involved. We would love to meet you.

For further enquiries, email us at marketing@lnbp.co.uk, or call us on 07783 002073

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With their two narrowboats based at Bottom Lock in Braunston, we are a non-proft charity who are reliant on the efforts of volunteers who give their time to ensure the smooth running of the organisation and the canal boat experiences we provide.

We are always keen to welcome new volunteers to our organisation with a variety of roles available including boat maintenance, skippers for the boats, fundraising, marketing, ‘meet and greet’ and administration.

Experience is not necessary (but always useful) as training can be given. So if you are 16 years old and over, why not consider getting involved?

For further enquiries, email us at marketing@lnbp.co.uk, or call us on 07783 002073

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LNBP Community Boating are pleased to announce details of our CCBM Training Week for Spring 2024.

As an accredited Training Centre for the Certificate in Community Boat Management (CCBM), LNBP run a series of training courses at either end of the boating season.

What is the Certificate in Community Boat Management?

The CCBM course is designed to improve the knowledge and skills of people operating boats carrying groups of twelve passengers or less. It is administered by the National Community Boats Association (NCBA) of which LNBP Community Boating is a member.

The CCBM course is aimed at boat users in the voluntary or public sectors, but the scheme will be of interest to all group leaders using commercial hirecraft. Many organisations require the CCBM as a prerequisite for group leaders who are planning to self-steer.

All candidates for the CCBM must be over 18 years.

Our CCBM Training Weeks are residential-based on our boats for the full week and also include full catering for the duration.

The dates for our Spring CCBM training dates are Monday 15^th to Friday 19th April 2024.

Following that, LNBP will also be running a dedicated CCBM Re-Validation Day either on Saturday 20th or Sunday 21st April 2024 (to be confirmed).

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LNBP Community Boating is an accredited Training Centre for the Certificate in Community Boat Management (CCBM) and in addition to another dedicated five day course, we took the opportunity to run a Re-accreditation Day to provide individuals whose CCBM’s had lapsed to renew them.

And the weather gods shined on the training team and course members as for the large part they were blessed with some fine spring sunshine and blue skies as the pictures below will testify.

What could be better than gaining a CCBM qualification in beautiful surroundings of the Oxford and Grand Union Canals here on the Warwickshire/Northamptonshire border?

See for yourself in the galleries below.

Thank you to all the attendees who successfully completed the Course.

A big thank you also to the LNBP team of Mike, Paul, Russell and Martin for running this latest CCBM Training Course.

• Our next CCBM Training dates are due to be announced shortly so look out for updates here on our website and across our social media channels of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

• To make enquiries in advance, contact Mike on email at training@lnbp.co.uk

• For further details about CCBM Training with LNBP, click here

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Remember you can also look back and read past issues which can be found here.

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We are a non-proft charity who are reliant on the efforts of volunteers who give their time to ensure the smooth running of the organisation and the canal boat experiences we provide.

With that in mind we are now keen to welcome new volunteers to our organisation, with a a number of roles currently available.

They are:-

• Project Boat Skippers – to run LNBP’s narrowboats for their weekend and midweek residential trip bookings, and also midweek day trips.
• ‘Meet and Greet’ – the public face of LNBP on arrival and before commencement of client group trips. Introducing client groups to the workings of the boats and the relevant health and safety procedures.
• Boat Maintenance – to assist with the periodic maintenance of LNBP’s two narrowboats.
• Project Fundraiser(s) – to assist LNBP’s marketing team with the implementation of marketing activities and campaigns, including potential attendance at our annual attendance at the Crick Boat Show.

These roles are volunteer roles with any expenses reimbursed. Experience is not necessary (but always useful) as training can be given.

More details on all these roles are available upon request and application.

So if you are 16 years old and over, why not consider getting involved and find out more about us and how you can get involved. We would love to hear from you, meet you and have you on board with us.

For further enquiries about all of the current volunteer opportunities with LNBP and how you can play a part, email us at marketing@lnbp.co.uk, or call us on 07783 002073.

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