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Post by on Apr 27, 2023 10:34:45 GMT
Still. this part might be good news for itinerant boats after the summer: The Environment Agency’s contract for mooring management contractor, District Enforcement, will be brought to an end from 30 September 2021. This decision has been taken following a review that subsequently identified issues with the EA’s internal procurement processes, rather than as a result of any fault by District Enforcement. District Enforcement will cease operations under the contract on 31 August The EA expect to look into options to retender for this work in the future but in the meantime moorings will be managed by the Environment Agency’s Waterways staff. This does not affect Elmbridge’s agreement with District Enforcement who will continue to enforce unauthorised mooring on Elmbridge owned land at Cigarette Island, Albany Reach and Ditton Reach. Did you notice this was two yars ago? Elmbridge have been discussing a PSPO. That is Raab's patch but he seems to have had other issues so maybe it will go quiet. PSPO is a powerful tool.
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Post by Murgatroyd on Apr 27, 2023 10:52:28 GMT
Nope.
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Post by kris on Apr 27, 2023 11:20:42 GMT
Still. this part might be good news for itinerant boats after the summer: The Environment Agency’s contract for mooring management contractor, District Enforcement, will be brought to an end from 30 September 2021. This decision has been taken following a review that subsequently identified issues with the EA’s internal procurement processes, rather than as a result of any fault by District Enforcement. District Enforcement will cease operations under the contract on 31 August The EA expect to look into options to retender for this work in the future but in the meantime moorings will be managed by the Environment Agency’s Waterways staff. This does not affect Elmbridge’s agreement with District Enforcement who will continue to enforce unauthorised mooring on Elmbridge owned land at Cigarette Island, Albany Reach and Ditton Reach. Did you notice this was two yars ago? Elmbridge have been discussing a PSPO. That is Raab's patch but he seems to have had other issues so maybe it will go quiet. PSPO is a powerful tool. Yes you keep going on about PSPO.
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Post by naughtyfox on Apr 27, 2023 16:38:41 GMT
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Post by naughtyfox on Apr 27, 2023 16:42:42 GMT
I feel sorry for Mr Stabby having been frightened into selling his truck business just because some migrants frightened him by opening his cab door and saying "Boo!" He did say the business was limping along anyway and he got rid of it before he went bankrupt.
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Post by naughtyfox on Apr 27, 2023 16:46:49 GMT
Thunderboat Geriatric Society. I see they've been scuttling back from TheUnstableBar. You have to laugh.
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Post by faffer on Apr 27, 2023 17:02:17 GMT
why the big debate. you have two big feck off boats, pay your way. if you cnat afford it then get a smaller boat. If he was decent person there would be none of this so tuff luck to him. end of story.
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Post by Murgatroyd on Apr 27, 2023 17:50:56 GMT
Not so much unwilling to pay but unwilling to move. It's what all the cool kids on the K&A do.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Apr 27, 2023 17:53:17 GMT
Not so much unwilling to pay but unwilling to move. It's what all the cool kids on the K&A do. I believe George Ward had some dispensation from CRT re moving on account of his disability.
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Post by kris on Apr 27, 2023 18:11:16 GMT
Not so much unwilling to pay but unwilling to move. It's what all the cool kids on the K&A do. You’ve been on the K&A recently?
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Post by metanoia on Apr 27, 2023 19:19:52 GMT
Not so much unwilling to pay but unwilling to move. It's what all the cool kids on the K&A do. You’ve been on the K&A recently? I've not been there since 2017 - and probably, sadly, will never again.....
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Post by kris on Apr 27, 2023 19:34:09 GMT
You’ve been on the K&A recently? I've not been there since 2017 - and probably, sadly, will never again..... I don’t think your missing anything.
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Post by metanoia on Apr 27, 2023 19:42:46 GMT
I've not been there since 2017 - and probably, sadly, will never again..... I don’t think your missing anything. I know I'm not! Even then trying to moor up was a nightmare. Every mooring except Newbury was given over to "Winter Mooring Permit Holders" who also took that to mean water points. The friendliest one of them actually looked out of the curtains rather than peering at me from behind them like all the rest. Mooring was so bad that some days I just kept on until dark and one night stopped on the end of a lock landing. Just sat down to dinner and a boat arrived. Felt honour bound to help him down the lock in case I was "in the way". Crafty b let me leave my dinner to go cold, work him down the lock so he could moor up on the lock landing at the bottom ........
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Post by on Apr 28, 2023 5:27:35 GMT
We did a winter on the K&A back in 2001. I remember because of the planes being flown into the buildings was when we were at Reading just before going onto the K%A.
This was while cruising around the canals with my rather cool mother who had her own boat and we had lurchers running on the towpaths. Aloofness gone mad. Very funny thinking about it.
Pleasant memories of a good time.
Down the western end towards Bath it was quite busy even then. It must be mad shit these days.
I'd never hurry back there as it doesn't go anywhere and because it was a restored canal some of the bank protection work was done with the water voles in mind. Piling below waterline so they can get into the banks. Nice for them but a bugger for mooring.
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Post by Murgatroyd on Apr 28, 2023 6:56:59 GMT
I suppose heading out into Avonmouth might be a step too far for most in a narrowboat, although I hear it's been done. Not sure I'd fancy it to be fair.
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