Archive for July, 2015

The rising conflict between cyclists and pedestrians

Monday, July 27th, 2015

Originally posted on the London Boaters’ Facebook Page by Mick Fitzgibbon

Original Article

The first reports of cycling accidents started to appear in newspapers about 10 years ago. The number of incidents and issues is growing.

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Update on stolen boat

Monday, July 20th, 2015

We have been informed that the police are treating the theft of the Dudley Castle as a civil matter.

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ASBO officer wants videos of stag party behaviour

Tuesday, July 14th, 2015

Following discussions with liveaboard boaters, Tim Harris, the Antisocial Behaviour Officer for BaNES has asked for video evidence of stag party hire boat crews causing damage to boats or behaving offensively or abusively.

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Winter moorings cut

Tuesday, July 14th, 2015

If you were looking forward to being able to moor for 14 days at Darlington Wharf, Devizes Wharf or Crofton basin this winter, tough.

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Mikron to bring Raising Agents to the K&A

Monday, July 13th, 2015

Mikron Theatre Company, who tour the waterways every summer in their historic narrowboat Tyseley, are coming to the K&A in July with a show to mark the centenary of the Women’s Institute.

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Boater starts petition for better K&A facilities

Thursday, July 9th, 2015

Boater Andrew Pinney has started a petition calling on CRT to carry out a comprehensive review of sanitary, water and rubbish facilities on the K&A, which he says are much worse than on most other CRT waterways. You can sign the petition here

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K&A boaters action group next meet Monday 13th July, Sells Green

Monday, July 6th, 2015

The next meeting of the K&A boaters action group will be next Monday July 13th at 7.30pm in Sells Green.

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Question mark over winter moorings

Friday, July 3rd, 2015

There has been speculation that the future of CRT’s winter moorings is in doubt. A meeting scheduled for 6th July between CRT and some of the boating user groups has only two items on its agenda; one is an enforcement update and the other is winter moorings.

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