Posts Tagged ‘liveaboards’

Please give generously to help Phil rebuild his life after boat fire

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

In the early morning of Sunday 4th December, Phil’s boat caught fire and was completely gutted. Luckily with help from a brave friend, Phil and his cat got out with minor injuries only. The Floaty Boat Fund has started an appeal to help Phil get back on his feet. His boat was not comprehensively insured, only third party, so it will not be replaced by insurance. It was Phil’s idea to set up the Floaty Boat Fund in the first place. The fire was put out by Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. Please give generously here:

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-phil-1

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CRT consultation on minimum standards for boater facilities, deadline 21st November

Sunday, October 16th, 2022

Canal & River Trust (CRT) has announced a consultation on minimum standards for boater facilities. This is the first stage of a longer review and consultation regarding boater facilities and aims to gather information in order to agree a minimum standard of boater facilities that CRT will provide. This initial consultation closes on 21st November 2022.

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BaNES Council Boater Accommodation Needs Assessment, closes 21st October

Sunday, October 2nd, 2022

Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES) Council’s Planning Department will be carrying out a Boat Dweller Accommodation Needs Assessment as it is required to do under Section 124 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 as part of the assessment of all housing need in the authority’s area.

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STOP PRESS: CRT census extended to 31st October

Sunday, October 2nd, 2022

CRT has announced that it is extending the deadline for its Boater Census until 31st October 2022. We encourage liveaboard boaters to complete it. The CRT census is both voluntary and anonymous and is not linked to your boat licence or customer number.

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CRT Annual Public Meeting online, 12th October

Wednesday, September 28th, 2022

CRT is holding its 2022 Annual Public meeting online at 12 noon to 1.30pm on Wednesday 12th October 2022. CRT is inviting people to submit questions to be answered in the meeting. See https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/annual-report-and-accounts/annual-public-meeting-2022

You can email questions to
annualpublicmeeting@canalrivertrust.org.uk
or send them via CRT’s social media channels
https://www.facebook.com/canalrivertrustboating/
https://www.facebook.com/canalrivertrust
https://www.instagram.com/canalrivertrust/
https://twitter.com/canalrivertrust

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Smoke Control Area planned for boats in Bath – please complete survey

Sunday, September 25th, 2022

STOP PRESS BaNES Council has clarified that it has not made any firm decisions about extending the city centre Smoke Control Area to boats moored in the city. If this does go ahead, the Council will carry out a public consultation as it is required to do by the Environment Act 2021.

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Please complete CRT census by end of September – here’s why, and here are the questions

Saturday, September 24th, 2022

Please complete the CRT census! Why? Because it is a chance to set out to CRT any issues you have faced due to being a liveaboard boater and – importantly – to highlight where CRT’s enforcement policy, especially the 20 mile range requirement, interferes with basic parts of life such as putting children through school, getting and keeping a job or caring for an elderly or disabled relative. If enough people use the census to tell CRT of their experiences then this will create a powerful platform to lobby CRT for change.

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Parking restrictions in Ferry Lane shelved following representations from liveaboard boaters

Wednesday, August 24th, 2022

Earlier this year, BaNES Council consulted on a number of parking restrictions in locations near the K&A Canal including Claverton, Bathampton and Bath. Most of the restrictions were agreed, despite representations from liveaboard boaters that these restrictions will make our lives more difficult.

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K&A Floating Fayre, Bath, 30th-31st July

Tuesday, July 26th, 2022

The K&A Floating Fayre is back for its summer outing, this time at Darlington Wharf in Bath on 30th and 31st July 2022. Come along for sustainable goods, handmade jewellery, artisan crafts, blacksmithing, vegan cakes, plants, poetry, live music, sea shanties and much more!

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Pewsey Vale bus service consultation, deadline this Friday 15th July

Monday, July 11th, 2022

Wiltshire Council has been awarded £1.2m of Department for Transport (DfT) funding to launch an improved flexible, on-demand bus service in the Pewsey Vale and Marlborough area. The Council is running a consultation on what the new service should look like. The closing date is this Friday 15th July. You can complete the consultation here
https://survey.wiltshire.gov.uk/snapwebhost/s.asp?k=165295186348

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