Birkenhead YMCA has taken the unusual step of purchasing an £86,000 canal barge to give the young people it works with the chance to experience life on a boat. The aim is to teach them team-building skills and to take them into an environment they are not used to. It is believed to be the first project of its type run by a YMCA. The scheme is for 16- to 25-year-olds and takes them out into the waterways around Birkenhead. During the trips the young people...