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Post by Mr Stabby on Apr 21, 2023 11:21:01 GMT
Tonight, the Canal & River Trust rubbished claims by canal boating expert Tony Dunkley that it has exceeded its authority and powers. The Trust said: "The Trust has followed the correct process and has the legal right to take this action. "Unfortunately, following a long period of time liaising with the owner of two longstanding unlicenced boats on the Kennet & Avon Canal, the Trust yesterday (19 April) removed one of them. Unless the owner is able to secure a home mooring for the second boat, we will have no other option but to return and remove it. "Taking action to remove a boat from the water is upsetting and is always a last resort. It only happens when a boat owner refuses to follow the rules over a long period of time, during which we have repeatedly tried to resolve the issues and difficulties with them. "We make sure that in all cases any decision to remove a boat that is lived on has first been independently scrutinised by a Judge. We act within the law at all times, with the Judge considering each and every case and confirming that we are acting in accordance with our powers under s.8 of the British Waterways Act 1983." Shit-for-Brains Coventon "Would you like to see some cute puppies, little girl?"
Tony Dunkley/ A.K. Dunkley, convicted thief and paedophile, marine engineer (unqualified) Nottinghamshire.
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Post by on Apr 21, 2023 11:30:15 GMT
Because he was in his house when CRT turned up. I think George is more intelligent than Tony. Perhaps but Tony is the one with the house. If this George geyser has nowhere else to go and they take the boat he is fucked in a big way unlike Tony.
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Post by kris on Apr 21, 2023 11:31:30 GMT
I think George is more intelligent than Tony. Perhaps but Tony is the one with the house. If this George geyser has nowhere else to go and they take the boat he is fucked in a big way unlike Tony. It’s not Tony’s house, it’s some woman’s who takes in strays.
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Post by on Apr 21, 2023 11:59:26 GMT
Perhaps but Tony is the one with the house. If this George geyser has nowhere else to go and they take the boat he is fucked in a big way unlike Tony. It’s not Tony’s house, it’s some woman’s who takes in strays. Or a friend perhaps.
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Post by kris on Apr 21, 2023 12:01:51 GMT
It’s not Tony’s house, it’s some woman’s who takes in strays. Or a friend perhaps. No it’s a woman’s house. I think Tony is her sex Toy.
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Post by The Cat Man on Apr 21, 2023 12:57:25 GMT
For some people it seems to be a family outing. Why take the children here? Not appropriate. Is this particular geyser the thin end of the wedge by any chance? Are there a load more around the corner and some of them with children? (Assumption) I can't see positive outcomes for other boat owners in general from this apart from with any luck having the eyesore removed entirely. How can anyone in their right mind think this kind of thing might be acceptable? Even on privately owned land this kind of thing gets prevented from happening if there are neighbours. For it to happen on a public footpath is just pikeyesque really. Nobody likes this. (It's not a public footpath)Why take the kids? (Life experience?) JD says it's not a public footpath
I say - Oh yes it is... Idiot!
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Post by kris on Apr 21, 2023 13:10:00 GMT
JD says it's not a public footpath
I say - Oh yes it is... Idiot!
strictly speaking in law they are not public footpaths. But this could be argued in court if you like
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Post by The Cat Man on Apr 21, 2023 13:15:12 GMT
JD says it's not a public footpath
I say - Oh yes it is... Idiot!
strictly speaking in law they are not public footpaths. But this could be argued in court if you like The vast majority of the Kand A towpath is designated as a public footpath.
Towpaths dont have to be designated as public footpaths or public bridleways but a surprising amount are down south.
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Post by kris on Apr 21, 2023 13:17:11 GMT
You cares about what they do down south.
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Post by The Cat Man on Apr 21, 2023 13:21:41 GMT
Some block called George does.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2023 13:22:27 GMT
JD says it's not a public footpath
I say - Oh yes it is... Idiot!
strictly speaking in law they are not public footpaths. But this could be argued in court if you like He's just being stupid as usual. The towpath there is privately owned, and is not designated as a public right of way. I've had this discussion previously with defra when researching the ability for crt to charge at towpath events.
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Post by The Cat Man on Apr 21, 2023 13:25:41 GMT
strictly speaking in law they are not public footpaths. But this could be argued in court if you like He's just being stupid as usual. The towpath there is privately owned, and is not designated as a public right of way. I've had this discussion previously with defra when researching the ability for crt to charge at towpath events. Most public footpaths are privately owned, the public still have a right to use them (with some restrictions).
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Post by on Apr 21, 2023 13:26:00 GMT
To be technically accurate the towpath in the location in question is a footpath. However the location where all the random shite has been deposited as if it were a pikey site may be outside of the space allocated to the path.
It is quite interesting as in the photos it seems unusually wide in that particular spot.
I don't know how wide footpaths are. Is it something like 1.5 metres? Maybe wider.
One wonders what the elfin safety status would be if a small child became entangled in some of the rubbish and while trying to get out snapped their hand off and bled to death over a number of hours.
It could get messy.
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Post by kris on Apr 21, 2023 13:27:46 GMT
To be technically accurate the towpath in the location in question is a footpath. However the location where all the random shite has been deposited as if it were a pikey site may be outside of the space allocated to the path. It is quite interesting as in the photos it seems unusually wide in that particular spot. I don't know how wide footpaths are. Is it something like 1.5 metres? Maybe wider. One wonders what the elfin safety status would be if a small child became entangled in some of the rubbish and while trying to get out snapped their hand off and bled to death over a number of hours. It could get messy. what an imagination you have.
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Post by on Apr 21, 2023 13:29:04 GMT
I think David Schweizer might know about this. He posted this in reply to one of my posts on canal world where I suggested perhaps as the canal had been previously closed the ownership of the land may be a grey area.
"The Canal towpath where George Ward is moored remained in the ownership of BW for the period when the waterway was not operational, it was also a registered Public Footpath. When all Public Footpaths were closed during the Foot and Mouth epidemic Parish Councils were required to formally close them and post notices to that effect. I was Parish Clerk at the time and was responsible for organizing the closures. When I contacted BW to arrange this for the towpath, they advised me that they would be arranging the closure themselves under powers already issued by the Government to all public bodies with public footpaths on their land."
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I think it is a public footpath.
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