CRT’s Relationship, Policy and Strategy Manager Matthew Symonds, whose job includes maintaining relationships with boaters, recently described liveaboard boaters as “gits”.
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Archive for April, 2016
CRT Relationship Manager: liveaboards are “gits”
Saturday, April 30th, 2016K&A boaters action group meeting, Horton, 9th May
Thursday, April 28th, 2016CRT and BaNES plan mooring strategy for entire River Avon and beyond
Sunday, April 24th, 2016Documents obtained by a Freedom of Information request to BaNES Council, and the response to a recent complaint about proposals to restrict mooring at Mead Lane, Saltford, show that BaNES and CRT are planning a mooring strategy for the River Avon and the K&A Canal between Hanham and Limpley Stoke.
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Spate of boat burglaries on K&A
Sunday, April 24th, 2016Battlelines drawn
Friday, April 22nd, 2016Nick Brown of NBTA met with CRT yesterday. This is his summary of that meeting.
“Meeting with CRT in MK: Head of Legal (Jackie Lewis), another of the Legal Team (Tom Deards), Head of Boating (Mike Grimes) and Matthew Symonds.
We are still mulling over the conclusions but suffice to say the meeting didn’t go well they conceded very little (if anything).
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Boat Fire Safety talk, Saltford, 25th April
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016Boaters march to protect their homes
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016Travelling Community Support Service job vacancy
Monday, April 18th, 2016Off the Cut
Tuesday, April 12th, 2016Off the Cut, Wendy Zakiewicz’s moving documentary about a Kennet and Avon boater’s struggle against being made homeless through the actions of CRT, provides a unique insight into a community of boaters living on the Kennet and Avon canal.
The film follows a family on their pedal powered boat as they embark on a journey in which their way of life, and that of the whole community, comes under threat.