There will be a floating market in Bath, on 5th, 6th and 7th May 2018 from 11am to 4pm.
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Posts Tagged ‘Bath’
Floating market in Bath, May Bank holiday weekend
Thursday, May 3rd, 2018K&A Boaters’ Action Group next meeting 9th April, Bathampton
Tuesday, March 27th, 2018Licence review outcome threatens return of discredited local mooring strategies
Monday, March 19th, 2018CRT announced on 6th March 2018 that it would not increase licence fees for boats without a home mooring. However there will be fee increases for widebeams and significant reductions in the prompt payment discount, which together will result in more liveaboard boaters struggling to pay the licence fee, more boats becoming unlicensed and more people losing their homes.
CRT’s report on the year-long consultation also stated that “a further review will be undertaken to establish how the significant growth in demand from boats without a home mooring in key locations can be addressed, to fairly reflect the benefit experienced by those boaters without a home mooring in London and other highly popular locations”. CRT stated that these ‘highly popular’ locations include Bath.
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Darlington Wharf bin compound did not have planning consent says K&A manager – but CRT to install bins at Newbury Wharf
Thursday, February 15th, 2018The removal of the bins at Darlington Wharf in Bath a month ago has inconvenienced boaters to such an extent that Julian House Travelling Community Support service met with Bath Waterspace Project Co-ordinator Cleo Newcombe-Jones today (15th February 2018) to discuss rubbish bins and overall facilities provision on the K&A within the BaNES Council area.
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CRT Trustees’ invitation to reception, Bath, 22nd March
Sunday, March 19th, 2017
K&A boaters action group next meet Bath, 13th February
Monday, February 6th, 2017CRT makes changes to K&A visitor moorings without consultation
Tuesday, December 13th, 2016CRT’s Short Term Moorings Framework for Change published in March 2015 states that CRT will always consult users before making changes to visitor moorings, and also that any changes should be based on evidence of a need for the change that is being proposed. On the K&A, CRT has made changes to visitor moorings without any consultation at all and seemingly without any evidence that the changes are needed.
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Boater Eviction in Bath
Monday, September 26th, 2016On 14th September CRT seized a boat without a home mooring that was a vulnerable woman’s home while she was asleep inside it. The woman, who suffers from epilepsy, was later rushed to hospital in an ambulance as the stress of the eviction had caused her condition to become critical.
Our roving reporter, R Mutt has sent us this report of a disturbing incident that shows how easy it is for people to fall through the cracks in society if we don’t, as a community, pay careful attention to the needs of everyone.
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CRT 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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