Posts Tagged ‘K&A Interim 12-month Local Plan’

What to do if CRT tell you that you have incurred a £25 extended stay “charge”

Tuesday, August 19th, 2014

A number of boaters have received letters from CRT alleging that they have overstayed on Visitor Moorings and either demanding £25 per day “extended stay charge” or stating that CRT could have imposed a charge of £25 per day but it was waived it in this instance as the Local Plan has not been in place for very long. We recommend that anyone who receives one of these letters makes a formal complaint.

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K&A boaters action group next meeting 11th August, Semington

Monday, August 4th, 2014

The next meeting of the K&A boaters action group is next Monday 11th August at 7.30pm in Semington.

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Boater writes cruising log app

Thursday, July 24th, 2014

A boater has come up with an innovative solution to the problem of inaccurate boat sighting information by CRT leading to enforcement action. John Quinlan has written an app called CruisingLog that uses GPS to record your boat movements.

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Waterways Partnership wins argument on voluntary nature of K&A Local Plan

Monday, July 7th, 2014

It appears that the K&A Local Waterways Partnership has won the argument with CRT about the voluntary nature of the K&A Interim 12-month Local Plan.

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K&A boaters action group next meeting 14th July, Sells Green

Thursday, July 3rd, 2014

The next meeting of the K&A boaters action group next meeting is on Monday 14th July at 7.30pm in Sells Green.

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Information request shows CRT changed K&A mooring plan after last-minute legal advice

Tuesday, June 17th, 2014

A Freedom of Information request shows that CRT had received legal advice that meant it had to change the K&A local mooring plan substantially before implementation, contrary to the statement of CRT Chief Executive Richard Parry on 21st May.

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K&A boaters action group meets next Monday 9th June, Bath

Monday, June 2nd, 2014

The next meeting of the K&A boaters action group is next Monday 9th June at 7.30pm in Bath.

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CEO in knots over K&A mooring plan

Thursday, May 22nd, 2014

An open meeting last night with Richard Parry saw the CRT Chief Executive tying himself in knots trying to convince the audience that the K&A Interim 12.month Local Plan is not dead in the water.

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Last Request of retiring Head of Boating: our analysis of the K&A Interim 12-month Local Plan

Tuesday, May 20th, 2014

Here we bring you our analysis of the K&A Interim 12-month Local Plan. We start with the issue of what will happen when the 12-month trial period ends on 1st May 2015, because CRT’s statements about this indicate that something is amiss with the policy of Local Mooring Strategies.

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Richard Parry to hold open boater meeting in Devizes, 21st May

Friday, May 9th, 2014

There will be an open meeting between boaters and CRT Chief Executive Richard Parry on Wednesday 21st May 2014 from 6pm to 8pm at the Corn Exchange, Market Place, Devizes SN10 1HS. All boaters are welcome to attend the meeting. You need to book and print a (free) ticket online using this link

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