Archive for December, 2015

Yet more delays at stalled Hungerford marina site

Tuesday, December 29th, 2015

The new owners of the Hungerford marina site, Lakeland Leisure Estates Limited, are still waiting for the final outcome of the planning application made earlier this year. 

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Hold Fast – it’s Christmas!

Thursday, December 24th, 2015

This year we bring you a Christmas treat by the K&A’s best known liveaboard boatie band Calico Jack.

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Itinerant liveaboard boater elected to CRT Council

Monday, December 21st, 2015

Stella Ridgway, a liveaboard boater without a home mooring, has been elected to one of four private boating seats on the CRT Council.

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CRT makes assurance that no enforcement action will be taken due to Seend stoppage

Monday, December 14th, 2015

The K&A boaters action group has obtained an assurance from CRT that it will not take enforcement action against boaters who are trapped between Lock 11 in Bath and Seend (Semington for 70′ boats) because of the stoppage at Seend Wharf Bridge. CRT has placed certain conditions on this assurance. The stoppage runs until 11th March. This is the letter from CRT Head of Boating Mike Grimes:

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CRT election extended to include restricted licence holders

Sunday, December 13th, 2015

Following a complaint by the National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA), CRT has extended its Council election for 6 days until 17th December.

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Caen Hill to re-open on 19th December

Sunday, December 13th, 2015

The Caen Hill flight will re-open on 19th December at 8am according to CRT. However the towpath between locks 47 and 50 will remain closed until 23rd December and the full repairs to the towpath will not be carried out until February or March.

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K&A boaters action group next meeting 14th December, Devizes

Friday, December 4th, 2015

The next meeting of the K&A boaters action group will be on Monday December 14th at 7.30pm in Devizes. The meeting will focus on what action boaters can take if CRT has refused to renew their boat licence for 12 months.

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