Boat dwellers in Oxford are under threat from a group called the Unlawfully Moored Boats Enforcement Group, made up of Oxford City Council, the Environment Agency, British Waterways and Thames Valley Police. Oxford City Council has just given this group £44,000.
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Continuous Cruisers
The original reason this website was set up, the campaign by British Waterways to remove all liveaboard boaters from the Kennet and Avon who have no permanent mooring. The so-called continuous cruisers.
Oxford boaters under threat
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012BaNES traveller policy may include boat dwellers
Thursday, March 1st, 2012Bath and NE Somerset Council is looking at whether to include boat dwellers in its provision for travellers.
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Liveaboard Boaters Gathering, Pewsey, April 13-15
Monday, February 27th, 2012Low Impact Life Onboard (LILO) is hosting a Spring Gathering of Boaters near Pewsey on the Kennet & Avon. All boaters are welcome . It’ll be an informal affair – a chance for boaters to share news and skills. There will be plenty of camping space available for those who decide not to bring their boats to the gathering. To book your place and find out the exact location and details about camping, contact gathering@lilo.org.uk or register at www.lilo.org.uk/gathering
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BW never intended K and A mooring strategy meetings to continue
Monday, February 27th, 2012 On 28 November 2011, BW’s Damian Kemp informed members of the Local Mooring Strategy Steering Group by email that there would be no more meetings and that BW would complete the Mooring Strategy in-house. Yet this message has turned out to be entirely dishonest – BW had already planned in September 2011 that the October 2011 meeting was to be the last.
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Partnership Board to form committee on mooring strategy
Friday, February 17th, 2012There have been further developments regarding the local mooring strategy at the Kennet and Avon Local Waterways Partnership Board.
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BW release draft mooring strategy proposals
Saturday, February 11th, 2012BW recently released a draft summary of the Local Mooring Strategy proposals to the Steering Group and the representatives of unaffiliated boaters on the Group responded to these draft proposals this week. BW has asked for responses from Steering Group members prior to putting the finalised proposals out to consultation. Watch out for boaters’ meetings soon to make sure you have your say about it. BW’s summary of the proposals and the unaffiliated boaters’ response is below.
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Voting starts tomorrow – check your post!
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012Voting for the Canal and River Trust Council starts tomorrow, 8th February. Liveaboard boater Frank Kelly, who helped to prevent BW from introducing its draconian and unlawful mooring strategy for the River Lea, is standing for election to one of the four private boater places on the Council.
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Local NABO rep furious at BW’s decision to disband local mooring strategy group
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012The NABO rep for the south of England, Andy Colyer, has publicly condemned BW’s unlilateral decision to disband the Local Mooring Strategy Steering Group. ”I told you so” he said
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Latest information on BW’s “CC Procedure”
Monday, January 30th, 2012After a delay of around 15 months BW has finally coughed up some information about changes to its “continuous cruising” enforcement procedure.
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