Please sign the petition to keep The Bike Boat trading on the Kennet & Avon Canal – see https://www.change.org/p/get-the-canal-river-trust-to-let-the-bike-boat-to-continue-trading-on-the-kennet-avon
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Please sign petition to keep the Bike Boat on the water
Sunday, March 10th, 2024New community coal boat Bath to Foxhangers
Tuesday, December 19th, 2023Due to a clear need in the community on the west end of the K&A, Bradford Wharf Services (BWS) and Floaty Boat are teaming up to run a coal boat between Bath and Foxhangers this winter. They will be using Ishtar, a boat built by BWS in 2007.
This is a not for profit service for the community and any profit made will be donated to Floaty Boat for other community projects. The plan is to deliver every Wednesday, one week from Bradford Wharf to Bath and the next week from Bradford Wharf to Foxhangers so deliveries will happen fortnightly.The next run will be to Bath on Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st December. The run to Foxhangers will be in the first week of January.
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Aquilon coal boat under new ownership: first delivery run to Bath this Thursday
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021Aquilon coal and diesel boat has been bought by Sarah and Lee who will be doing their first delivery run this Thursday 4th November between Hilperton and Bath. They will sell coal, diesel, gas, logs and the same stock as Spencer and Victoria used to carry. The new number to order from Aquilon is 07384 507192. Watch this space for details of the new Aquilon web site.
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Coal boat Aquilon for sale as going concern
Tuesday, July 6th, 2021Floating market in Newbury 26th-28th August
Monday, August 21st, 2017Floating market this weekend 29th-30th July, Bradford on Avon
Monday, July 24th, 2017
Bradford on Avon Arts Festival wants trading boats and boatie artists for fair in September
Wednesday, June 4th, 2014Trading boats under threat
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011Recently BW has proposed changes in rules and regulations that affect roving canal traders such as coal and diesel boats and travelling shops. The main change BW wants to make is to increase their licence fee.
The present situation is that most of these traders pay £30-£40 over and above a normal boat licence fee on the basis that their business is what BW call ‘low intensity’ – they only make a small amount of profit. The new fee will see their business licence replaced with a normal licence and a new permit, and lots of extra regulations. This will see the fee increase to £156 above the normal licence fee. Their ability to trade and make a living on the waterways will be affected.
A new web site has been set up with the aim of giving a voice to the small traders on the canals of the United Kingdom.
It’s at http://www.canaltraders.org.uk/
There are many traders on the canal selling a diverse range of products such as traditional canalware, ropes, fenders, cheese, groceries, jewellery, fudge , cratch covers, boat names and embroidery. The many trades afloat serve the boating community, bring diversity and enhance the public’s enjoyment of the waterways. We wish them the best of luck in challenging this licence fee increase.