The boat was made by the Grassmarket Community Project, which supports people who have experienced homelessness and poverty. ‘The Dochas’, an Irish word meaning hope, was made by hand by members of the Grassmarket Community Project, which supports people with experience of homelessness and poverty. The boat touched water for the first time following a whisky blessing and a guard of honour at the Newhaven Maritime Festival. Britain’s most decorated female Olympian, Dame Katherine Grainger, was there to welcome her onto the water. She told STV News: “What a privilege it was to be on that boat. The story of how it was made was incredible. “It’s such a part of the community spirit, which you can feel as you walk down the harbour. “What a joy to be invited to be on the official launch; it’s a very special day.” This skiff has been carefully handcrafted over the last 18 months by members of the Grassmarket Community Project. The charity supports people with experience of homelessness, poverty or abuse. Their mission, inclusion for all. Wood workshop assistant manager Campbell Deeming said: “A lot of people we deal with are incredibly vulnerable, so they have disabilities both physical and mental, or their lives have really run them down. It’s about building them back up. “We give them the training they need in practical crafts like cabinetry – and I’ve been teaching them boat building.” Developed in Scotland, this boat now joins a family of more than 350 skiffs built by communities worldwide to encourage a revival of coastal rowing. Grassmarket Community Project chief Helene van der Ploeg said: “We’ve been supported by Newhaven Coastal Rowing Club, and they will be working with us to take people out and really encourage everyone to get in the water. “It’s fantastic getting out, whether it’s rowing, kayaking, or canoeing – the sense of adventure is amazing. 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This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Following the successful completion of five sessions our Efficient Healthy Cooking Project is now launching sixth round starting on May 13th #cooking #eathealthy #flexibletime Wirral's independent local news website as inadequate and taken action to protect people following an inspection in December last year Newhaven is run by a company registered as Mr Danny So and provides personal care for up to 16 people with a learning disability A focused inspection was carried out due to concerns CQC received regarding the safety and quality of care in the home The home’s overall rating has dropped from good to inadequate Well-led has moved from requires improvement to inadequate caring and responsive were not looked at as part of this inspection and retain their previous ratings of good CQC found four breaches of regulations in relation to providing safe care and treatment CQC issued a warning notice following the inspection to focus their attention on making significant improvements around people’s care and treatment CQC deputy director of operations in the north it was disappointing to find a deterioration in the level of care being provided Poor leadership had led to shortfalls in the quality of care we found breaches of regulations in relation to providing safe care and treatment “Leaders didn’t always investigate or report incidents appropriately and hadn’t created a culture where staff could learn from incidents to try and prevent them from happening again “Leaders hadn’t always identified or addressed safety risks at the home Risk assessments weren’t in place across several areas of the home They also hadn’t addressed environmental risks equipment used to support people hadn’t been serviced legionella infection risks weren’t addressed and fire safety and carbon monoxide alarms tests hadn’t been recorded “Leaders also hadn’t ensured staff received the right supervision They weren’t regularly assessing staff competency or reviewing training compliance This included training to protect people from abuse and in the individual medical conditions of the people they cared for “We have told Newhaven where we expect to see rapid and widespread improvements and will continue to monitor the home closely to keep people safe during this time We will return to check on their progress and won’t hesitate to use our regulatory powers further if people aren’t receiving the care they have a right to expect.” The report will be published on CQC’s website  in the coming days Image: GOOGLE Email us at news@birkenhead.news Lifeboat crews in East Sussex have released footage of the moment they rescued someone who had been blown out to sea on an inflatable The person had been swept from Seaford beach and was found on their own in the water around one mile south east of Newhaven They were not injured and were given a waterproof blanket to keep then warm before crews helped returns them to their family who were on the beach The lifeboat returned to Newhaven Lifeboat Station to wash down and refuel The RNLI says when visiting the south coast - you should always have means of calling for help if you said: "Inflatables are great fun in a swimming pool but with an offshore breeze it’s easy to find yourself in trouble very quickly "When visiting the south coast over the coming months it is important to know the risks "Call 999 and ask for the Coastguard if you or someone around you gets into trouble in the water." According to the RNLI - anyone who finds themselves in the water unexpectedly should: Tilt your head back and submerge your ears Spread your arms and legs to improve stability In a separate incident Brighton RNLI volunteers were called out to rescue two paddleboarders who had been blown a mile out to sea by strong northerly winds The first-time paddleboarders from Hove had ventured out west of the West Pier without lifejackets The man and woman were rapidly drifting out to sea on a single paddleboard and were unable to return to shore Brighton’s inshore lifeboat brought them back to shore before they were transported to hospital due to concerns over shock Lifeboat Operations Manager Charlie Dannreuther said: ‘This was a very serious situation that could have ended very differently "With strong offshore winds and no lifejackets these paddleboarders were incredibly lucky.'We’re proud of our crew’s fast response and the care given to the casualties once safely ashore." 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