Local NABO rep furious at BW’s decision to disband local mooring strategy group
The 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 “…. just as we were...
View ArticleBoater proposes code of conduct
Liveaboard boater Brian Greaves is proposing a code of conduct that boaters can sign up to. Brian writes: As liveaboard boaters the canal is our home, the way we lead our lives can make the canal a...
View ArticleLanguage matters
It has long been a concern to us that BW and latterly, CRT, use the terms ‘continuous cruising’ and ‘continuous mooring’ to attempt to subvert the intentions of Section 17 of the 1995 Waterways Act. We...
View ArticleLondon Calling
London has an entirely different canal community to ours but there is considerable crossover in pressure on the infrastructure and attitudes of CRT and a small minority of the local population. On the...
View ArticleNews from London
We received this news sheet from a boater in London recently and thought boaters on the K&A might like to read it.
View ArticleCRT Council member urges IWA to spy on law abiding boaters
Vaughan Welch, one of the four private boater representatives elected to the CRT Council, has recently written an article encouraging IWA members to spy on boaters who comply with Section 17 3 c ii...
View ArticleCRT chuggers at Bradford lock for Easter
CRT chuggers (“charity muggers”) are spending Easter week at Bradford lock. If you see them, you may wish to remind them how much money CRT is spending on unlawful enforcement against boat dwellers...
View ArticleCycling and safety on the towpath
We received this email recently I was wondering if there are any plans to control the increasing number of cyclists using the canal towpath. I’m not against cyclists, I have a bicycle myself which I...
View ArticleHow much has Sally Ash cost boaters?
Sally Ash, the unpopular Head of Boating, finally retires at the end of this month after 38 years working for BW and CRT. She joined BW as a researcher in 1976 following a Masters degree at Reading...
View ArticleLooking Glass Eyes and the Laws of Physics
Life along the Kennet and Avon canal has of late adopted a gently surreal Kafkaesque tone. The latest offering from the CART is a letter telling people they haven’t ‘moved through enough...
View ArticleBoat against homelessness
Following recent media coverage of CRT’s punitive policy towards boat dwellers without home moorings, especially the features about families on the K&A who are being threatened with the loss of...
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