Here are the minutes of the boaters’ meeting on 14 June 2011, held at The Barge Inn, Honey Street, and an outline of some information posters at the end, which can be copied and enlarged.
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Honey Street boaters meeting minutes
Sunday, July 10th, 2011Important Boaters’ Meeting, Honey Street
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011Tuesday 14 June 7.30 in the Marquee, Barge Inn, Honey Street.
To update boaters about BW’s intentions towards liveaboards, BW’s move to charity status and other recent developments. Organised by boaters.
Contact 07928 078208 or email info@boatingcommunity.org.uk
Minutes of boaters meeting, 24 May, Bradford on Avon
Monday, June 6th, 2011User Group Meeting: “Not a good time to become a charity” says K and A Manager
Thursday, April 7th, 2011Several of us attended the User Group Meeting in Devizes on 4th April. The meeting covered local management issues and briefly touched on national BW matters. Functions such as enforcement are now done by a centralised team which is not managed from Devizes, so little information was provided on these matters. Waterway manager Mark Stephens gave a brief update on national developments and their impact on the K and A.
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K and A User Group meeting 4th April
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011The next Kennet and Avon User Group meeting will take place on Monday 4th April 2011, 7pm-9pm at the Kennet & Avon Trust Offices, The Wharf, Devizes. Boaters have attended the past few User Group Meetings and made it clear to BW what they think of their attempts at unlawful enforcement of the Mooring Guidance for Continuous Cruisers, the Local Mooring Strategy, and other issues. Lifts may be available, contact info@boatingcommunity.org.uk
If you have questions you want to ask, or if you want to tell BW what you think, come to the User Group meeting. To put something on the agenda, contact British Waterways, Bath Road, Devizes SN10 1QR or enquiries.kennetavon@britishwaterways.co.uk clearly marked “Agenda”.
Awkward questions at BW AGM
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010A boater attended the BW Annual General Meeting in Birmingham on 2 December and put the following question to the question and answer panel.
“When will BW stop acting beyond its powers in carrying out enforcement that makes liveaboard boaters homeless, given that Nigel Johnson’s evidence in Bristol County Court on 23 September shows that such enforcement is unlawful?”
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Notes from the K and A User Group meeting 29 September 2010
Friday, November 12th, 2010The last Kennet and Avon Canal User Group meeting took place on 29 September. A volunteer has kindly provided us with a transcript of the discussion, which you can read in full below if you want to know what took place. The volunteer says “Despite my best efforts, these notes are likely to be partial in both senses of the word. Occasionally I have added my own thoughts as footnotes where it seemed appropriate.” Here it is:
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K and A User Group meeting, 29 September, Devizes
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010The next Kennet and Avon Canal User Group meeting will take place next Wednesday 29 September 2010 at 7pm at the Kennet & Avon Trust Offices, The Wharf, Devizes – be there and put your views on the Local Mooring Strategy, dredging or the lack of it, maintenance, enforcement and anything else. Lifts may be available. If you can offer a lift or if you need one please email info@boatingcommunity.org.uk
If you have items you want to be considered for the agenda, send them to: British Waterways, Bath Road, Devizes SN10 1QR or email them to enquiries.kennetavon@britishwaterways.co.uk marked “Agenda”.
Important boaters’ meeting 21 September
Monday, September 13th, 2010Important boaters’ meeting!! Tuesday 21 September 8pm upstairs at the Georgian Lodge, Bradford on Avon (opposite the library) To keep you informed of developments in BW’s local mooring strategy, how it affects you, and what we want from it.