Mooring

CRT chuggers at Bradford lock for Easter

Friday, March 29th, 2013

CRT chuggers (“charity muggers”) are spending Easter week at Bradford lock. If you see them, you may wish to remind them how much money CRT is spending on unlawful enforcement against boat dwellers without home moorings who do comply with the law.

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CRT spending £500k to reduce our numbers

Sunday, March 17th, 2013

CRT is currently recruiting seven new staff whose main purpose will be to persuade boat dwellers without home moorings to accept “new policies”; making sure that CRT’s “messages are accurately understood by social and print media as well as all those affected by changes ” and “helping to develop understanding of the legal framework within which we exercise our responsibilities as navigation authority”. Seven posts have been advertised; these are three Community Participation Managers and three Towpath Mooring Control Managers for London, the South and the North, plus an Administrator. The total cost is around £500,000.

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Bikes found in Kintbury

Saturday, March 16th, 2013

We received a message from the police in Hungerford that some bikes were found in Kintbury. They may have been stolen from boats. Here’s the message and details of who to contact if you think they are yours:

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Boat burglaries: police patrol the towpath

Thursday, March 14th, 2013

Following the spate of thefts from boats in the past two weeks, police are patrolling the towpath after dark. They are calling on occupied boats to warn boaters, and also stopping and searching people on the towpath.

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BaNES Council want to hear from liveaboard boaters

Monday, March 4th, 2013

Bath and NE Somerset Council want to hear from liveaboard boaters on the Kennet and Avon Canal and the River Avon. If you live on your boat without a home mooring, and spend some of your time between Dundas and Hanham, or if you live on a mooring in this area, the Council wants you to tell them about your needs and requirements. Please email scrutiny@bathnes.gov.uk by March 28th 2013.

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K&A boaters action group next meeting 11th March, Devizes

Monday, March 4th, 2013

The next meeting of the K&A boaters action group will be next Monday 11th March at 7.30pm in Devizes. Please contact info@boatingcommunity.org.uk or 07928 078208 if you want to come. Lifts may be available.

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SE Visitor Mooring Consultation example response

Monday, February 25th, 2013

The CRT South East visitor mooring consultation ends this Friday 1st March. Please respond if you can. Below we publish an example response to the consultation, apart from comments on individual locations.

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CRT lose Section 8 case after 6-year court battle

Thursday, February 14th, 2013

We have just received the following press release from Nigel Moore, who has won his case on appeal:

“They used to boast that they had never lost a Section 8 case, but the Canal & River Trust now have suffered a significant setback with regard to the extent of their claimed powers over boaters.

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Mooring Strategy draft is delivered to Local Waterway Partnership

Thursday, February 7th, 2013

The K&A Local Waterway Partnership Moorings Sub-Group delivered its proposals for the local mooring strategy to a meeting of the full Partnership on 31st January.

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K and A boaters’ action group meeting 11th February, Seend

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

The next meeting of the K and A boaters’ action group will be on Monday 11th February at 7.30pm in Seend. If you have some time to contribute over the next few months (or longer) defending our rights as liveaboards; doing constructive things like towpath tidies; engaging in dialogue – where possible – with CRT etc, then we would like you to be in the group.

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