A Core Group of K and A boaters held its first meeting on May 2nd in Bradford on Avon. The group’s aims are to keep informed of relevant information and developments that affect liveaboard boaters on the K and A;
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Continuous Cruisers
The original reason this website was set up, the campaign by British Waterways to remove all liveaboard boaters from the Kennet and Avon who have no permanent mooring. The so-called continuous cruisers.
K and A Boaters set up “Core Group”
Saturday, May 26th, 2012Next week is boat fire safety week in Wiltshire
Saturday, May 26th, 2012The boat fire safety advisor from Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service will be visiting boaters along the Kennet & Avon Canal as part of boat safety week next week. Rob Buckland, who used to live on a narrowboat, will be travelling along the Wiltshire stretch of the canal between May 31 and June 5 to offer free fire safety advice and free smoke detectors to boaters.
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BW to take enforcement action against all boats travelling less than 30km
Friday, May 25th, 2012BW’s internal Licensing and Enforcement management reports between June 2011 and March 2012 show that BW has set a target for “all boats not moving at least 30km during their contract period to be within enforcement process “. The reports were obtained by a Freedom of Information request.
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Local Mooring Strategy proposals to include roving mooring permit
Sunday, May 20th, 2012Wiltshire Council traveller strategy includes boaters
Sunday, May 20th, 2012Boater proposes code of conduct
Sunday, May 20th, 2012BW target to seize 100 boats a year
Monday, May 7th, 2012Documents provided in response to a Freedom of Information request show that in 2010-2011 BW had a target of seizing 100 “non compliant” boats per year. Monthly reports to management by the BW Enforcement Team in April, May, June, August and October 2010 also show that BW under-estimated the cost of seizing boats, which was around ￡3,700 per boat, mainly to pay lifting contractors, and as a result was likely to miss its target and only seize 75 in the year to March 2011, despite recouping some of the costs by selling seized boats.
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Vandalism at Hilperton
Saturday, May 5th, 2012Two boaters had their car tyres slashed on the B3105 near Hilperton Marsh Garage recently. There has been a history of vandalism to vehicles, especially damage to tyres, in this area. A few boaters wish to draw this to people’s attention, and also that vehicles have sometimes been damaged at Semington.
Canal and River Trust registered but still time to lobby MPs about BW Transfer Order
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012On 27th March, the House of Lords Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee decided to trigger the “super affirmative” procedure for the BW Transfer Order. This means that the time for consideration by Parliamentary Committees is 60 days (normally it is 40) and it must be approved by both Houses of Parliament following a debate in each. The 60 days ends on 24 May 2012 and the debates will take place sometime after 30 May. Seven days notice of the debates will be given and this will be posted on www.parliament.uk. This means that there is still some more time to lobby MPs and Lords about the Transfer Order, up to the start of June. Please write to your MP.
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