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Post by naughtyfox on Mar 21, 2018 16:08:13 GMT
£254 raised so far. Cost of a consultant's lunch. At least it happened close to Aqueduct Marina where the very wealthy park their shiny boats with polished mushroom vents.
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Post by kris on Mar 21, 2018 16:10:45 GMT
Oh look they've raised £297 already, that should pay for parrys hotel when he goes for a look.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2018 16:10:55 GMT
I drank all my beer last night and dont get paid till friday, can i set up a begging page!
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Post by kris on Mar 21, 2018 16:14:22 GMT
I drank all my beer last night and dont get paid till friday, can i set up a begging page! give it ago you never know, it seems to be all the rage nowdays.
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Post by naughtyfox on Mar 21, 2018 16:48:37 GMT
It's like chucking money into a hole - ha ha!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2018 17:15:17 GMT
Have you ever spent any time moored by Foxton locks?
Thousands of people flock there, at all times of the year. We were moored there by accident, one snowy Easter weekend, and still the crowds came.
The same at other bizarre hot spots like Braunston, Stratford, and even Stoke Breune, without carrying on to the more obvious tourist sites.
If even a small percentage of these visitors decide to 'sign up' to C&RT in the way huge numbers sign up to NT and English Heritage, it won't be a bad thing for the system we call home.
People do make donations towards works like repairing the breach.
Some years ago, Brodsworth Hall (English Heritage) near where I live, wished to purchase a painting which had been sold many years earlier, to pay off the occupants death duties. EH wished to buy it so they could return it to the hall, which they now own. Many thousands of pounds were raised and the painting successfully acquired.
It can be a funny old world.
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Post by kris on Mar 21, 2018 17:19:06 GMT
Have you ever spent any time moored by Foxton locks? Thousands of people flock there, at all times of the year. We were moored there by accident, one snowy Easter weekend, and still the crowds came. The same at other bizarre hot spots like Braunston, Stratford, and even Stoke Breune, without carrying on to the more obvious tourist sites. If even a small percentage of these visitors decide to 'sign up' to C&RT in the way huge numbers sign up to NT and English Heritage, it won't be a bad thing for the system we call home. People do make donations towards works like repairing the breach. Some years ago, Brodsworth Hall (English Heritage) near where I live, wished to purchase a painting which had been sold many years earlier, to pay off the occupants death duties. EH wished to buy it so they could return it to the hall, which they now own. Many thousands of pounds were raised and the painting successfully acquired. It can be a funny old world. Rog the only problem with this idea Rog is that the friends scheme hasn't made money yet, it has cost more to run than it has made.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2018 17:28:00 GMT
It was more a response to people above saying only boaters visit the canals.
If C&RT can get money out of visitors, that's a good thing isn't it?
They need to sign up more than the current 20,000, but that's not a bad number in 5 years.
I know of a jolly nice gentleman who recently died, a resident of Braunston, who has left £100,000 to C&RT to replace the ladder bridge there.
I'm certain other people will be leaving funds to C&RT too.
My 'beef' with C&RT is what they do with the money, and that's where the pressure needs putting on.
I hope within the next few years they can treble donations.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2018 17:38:26 GMT
Have you ever spent any time moored by Foxton locks? Thousands of people flock there, at all times of the year. We were moored there by accident, one snowy Easter weekend, and still the crowds came. The same at other bizarre hot spots like Braunston, Stratford, and even Stoke Breune, without carrying on to the more obvious tourist sites. If even a small percentage of these visitors decide to 'sign up' to C&RT in the way huge numbers sign up to NT and English Heritage, it won't be a bad thing for the system we call home. People do make donations towards works like repairing the breach. Some years ago, Brodsworth Hall (English Heritage) near where I live, wished to purchase a painting which had been sold many years earlier, to pay off the occupants death duties. EH wished to buy it so they could return it to the hall, which they now own. Many thousands of pounds were raised and the painting successfully acquired. It can be a funny old world. Rog the only problem with this idea Rog is that the friends scheme hasn't made money yet, it has cost more to run than it has made. Maybe that is part of what the rebrand is trying to sort - personally I don't think it will work.
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Post by lollygagger on Mar 21, 2018 18:03:56 GMT
The problem with "joining" CRT is that you get nothing for it that you don't already have.
Join NT and you get in free/cheaper to places, it makes financial sense to join.
Becoming a crt friend is the opposite.
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Post by kris on Mar 21, 2018 18:07:41 GMT
The problem with "joining" CRT is that you get nothing for it that you don't already have. Join NT and you get in free/cheaper to places, it makes financial sense to join. Becoming a crt friend is the opposite. exactly and they are crap with their merchandise, they are still offering the same tat they started with 5 years ago. Plus they pay inspired people an extooronate amount to run the contract for them.
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Post by Allan on Mar 21, 2018 18:25:36 GMT
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Post by naughtyfox on Mar 21, 2018 18:33:40 GMT
"The single reference to the appeal can only be found with persistence, and states that on the 17th December donations stood at £18,277, just over 1% of target. To put this figure in context, it is significantly less than the amount spent on 29,460 balloons and 48,750 metres of bunting for CaRT's launch—that were never used. It is less than 20% of the amount that CaRT is spending on 'potty poetry' and other art projects." Where are those balloons now? Straitened Circumstances!
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Post by tecka on Mar 21, 2018 18:37:27 GMT
The problem with "joining" CRT is that you get nothing for it that you don't already have. Join NT and you get in free/cheaper to places, it makes financial sense to join. Becoming a crt friend is the opposite. Its not just the cheaper / free entrances that you get with membership of the National Trust but as a member rather than a friend you also get the right to a vote at agm's etc... I've worked for many charities including the NT, RSPB, numerous wildlife trusts and with every single one of them your membership entitles you to a vote in the future of the charity. CaRT decided to make their scheme a "friend" rather than a "membership" to ensure that only the management get to make decisions on the future. Makes you wonder why...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2018 18:37:40 GMT
Where are those balloons now? Probably in the fish we eat.
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