Whilst it has not yet been possible to set up dedicated support for liveaboard boaters on the eastern K&A during the coronavirus lockdown, there are some land based community support groups in that operate from Great Bedwyn eastwards.
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Posts Tagged ‘West Berkshire Council’
Coronavirus Support on the eastern K&A
Saturday, May 9th, 2020K&A will not be split in CRT restructuring
Wednesday, April 11th, 2018Rubbish bins re-instated at Devizes Wharf
Tuesday, April 14th, 2015Payments from Local Councils to BW amount to £550,000
Thursday, July 15th, 2010At one of the meetings between boaters, BW and Wiltshire Council Ken Oliver, Wiltshire Council’s Canal Officer, made a comment about the amount of money that Councils pay each year to BW. Wanting to know the amounts and what this money was for I made FOI requests to BW, Wiltshire Council, B&NES and West Berkshire Council, asking for amounts that they had paid to or received from BW in the last five years.
As usual, the figures received from the Councils and from BW don’t match, but judging from the recent totally inaccurate FOI replies from BW I feel it is more likely the Council ones are accurate. The amounts in total come to a massive £552,955 paid to BW over a five-year period.
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