byron
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So! There's a demo at Goring Lock moorings on the 25th of November. Who will be there?
Demo @ Goring.
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Captain Coochie
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The lock keeper /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
ianc1200
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A lot of live-aboard-nb's with various rubbish on their roofs?
If this is part of the Save Our Waterways campaign good luck to them, but I'll be on the sofa watching England lose another rugby match.
IanC
If this is part of the Save Our Waterways campaign good luck to them, but I'll be on the sofa watching England lose another rugby match.
IanC
byron
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A lot of live-aboard-nb's with various rubbish on their roofs?
If this is part of the Save Our Waterways campaign good luck to them, but I'll be on the sofa watching England lose another rugby match.
IanC
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I understand the demo is against licence increases. As a matter of interest when I looked today there was only one liveaboard NB there.
A lot of live-aboard-nb's with various rubbish on their roofs?
If this is part of the Save Our Waterways campaign good luck to them, but I'll be on the sofa watching England lose another rugby match.
IanC
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I understand the demo is against licence increases. As a matter of interest when I looked today there was only one liveaboard NB there.
pheran
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I understand the demo is against licence increases. As a matter of interest when I looked today there was only one liveaboard NB there
[/ QUOTE ] Blo*dy Hell, B. Is the nurse letting you out on your own again? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I understand the demo is against licence increases. As a matter of interest when I looked today there was only one liveaboard NB there
[/ QUOTE ] Blo*dy Hell, B. Is the nurse letting you out on your own again? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
miket
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Who is organising it?
Is it just licence fees?
Where is the publicity that would get the bodies there?
Not much point in turning up with half a dozen people. Only thing EA will assume is that no one is concerned.
Is it just licence fees?
Where is the publicity that would get the bodies there?
Not much point in turning up with half a dozen people. Only thing EA will assume is that no one is concerned.
byron
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Mike! It is being organised by that famous Coastguard Resource Waster Chris Coburn. I heard about it from the Margaret Rennie.
apollo
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One could say that about the ATYC protest at Kingston at the end of this month too.
Very little publicity, I only heard about it via uk.rec.waterways but its being organised by Mike Shefras and TMYC.
Can't envisage a big turnout for that either.
Very little publicity, I only heard about it via uk.rec.waterways but its being organised by Mike Shefras and TMYC.
Can't envisage a big turnout for that either.
boatone
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Any attempt to drum up a mass rally on the Thames during the winter months is doomed to failure and a straggly few is worse than no demo at all and will be used as evidence against us that no-one is really bothered.
Strikes me that demonstrating against the rises in licence fees now they are a done deal is pretty pointless.
What we do need to do is get ourselves a bloody sight better organised ready for the spring when we could mount a really visible offensive to see what can be done about getting better facilities and management on the river with a view to getting better value for money.
I am hopeful that MBM will swing behind us on this and make it a campaign issue - after all, there are probably at least as many cruisers on the Thames as there are in the Solent, if not more.
These coming 25/26 Nov. weekend demos are pretty much all concentrated on BW canals anyway, the Thames element is minimal tho pretty useless of the ATYC to be 'involved' and not even publicise properly amongst its own members !
Strikes me that demonstrating against the rises in licence fees now they are a done deal is pretty pointless.
What we do need to do is get ourselves a bloody sight better organised ready for the spring when we could mount a really visible offensive to see what can be done about getting better facilities and management on the river with a view to getting better value for money.
I am hopeful that MBM will swing behind us on this and make it a campaign issue - after all, there are probably at least as many cruisers on the Thames as there are in the Solent, if not more.
These coming 25/26 Nov. weekend demos are pretty much all concentrated on BW canals anyway, the Thames element is minimal tho pretty useless of the ATYC to be 'involved' and not even publicise properly amongst its own members !
Thamesbank
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Better management needed
We are campaigning for a unified body for the Thames. Only this will ensure proper management of the river.
See:
Thamesbank London PLan submission
We are campaigning for a unified body for the Thames. Only this will ensure proper management of the river.
See:
Thamesbank London PLan submission
miket
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Thanks, Byron.
Tend to agree with Boatone. So many boats laid up a this time of year, seems a bit of a waste of time.
'Fraid I am otherwise egaged anyway.
Tend to agree with Boatone. So many boats laid up a this time of year, seems a bit of a waste of time.
'Fraid I am otherwise egaged anyway.