jane1
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thamesS23
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Re: Help - we need your support
How about motor boat monthly starting up a campaign in support - similar to the save the red diesel (but hopefully more successful)
How about motor boat monthly starting up a campaign in support - similar to the save the red diesel (but hopefully more successful)
Chris_d
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Re: Help - we need your support
Get some leaflets down to the TVR rally on may bank holiday, you will get a lot of support there for sure. I'll certainly send a letter if it will help.
Also what a time to sell property, mortgage crisis and property prices falling this is a one-off windfall for the EA and they are selling at the bottom of the market. Ok riverside will always be desirable but many cannot move because of the mortgage market. Also how can you insure a property on a flood plain, when the guy who maintains the level is no longer resident.
Get some leaflets down to the TVR rally on may bank holiday, you will get a lot of support there for sure. I'll certainly send a letter if it will help.
Also what a time to sell property, mortgage crisis and property prices falling this is a one-off windfall for the EA and they are selling at the bottom of the market. Ok riverside will always be desirable but many cannot move because of the mortgage market. Also how can you insure a property on a flood plain, when the guy who maintains the level is no longer resident.
jecuk
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Re: Help - we need your support
Can you imagine how many knocks on the door you would get if you owned a lock keepers cottage from boaters with problems or questions? Would drive you mad.
Can you imagine how many knocks on the door you would get if you owned a lock keepers cottage from boaters with problems or questions? Would drive you mad.
MiskinDriver
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Re: Help - we need your support
You've got my support and letter and email to follow as suggested.
Keep us posted on what happens next?
Good luck
You've got my support and letter and email to follow as suggested.
Keep us posted on what happens next?
Good luck
chanelyacht
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Re: Help - we need your support
You've got some pretty influencial and vocal MPs along the Thames as well, especially Boris. Get them involved quickly!
You've got some pretty influencial and vocal MPs along the Thames as well, especially Boris. Get them involved quickly!
apollo
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Well I wouldnt buy one, if there was a flood could be cut off from the rest of the world.
As much as like the river, not somewhere I would want to live.
Well I wouldnt buy one, if there was a flood could be cut off from the rest of the world.
As much as like the river, not somewhere I would want to live.
Ramage
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Re: Help - we need your support
I think we should invite Eileen McKeever to the TVR and ask her to explain how selling off Lock Keepers Houses and making Lock Keepers redundant is good value for those who pay river licences.
How many managers are they going to make redundant?
None I bet!
I think we should invite Eileen McKeever to the TVR and ask her to explain how selling off Lock Keepers Houses and making Lock Keepers redundant is good value for those who pay river licences.
How many managers are they going to make redundant?
None I bet!
chanelyacht
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Re: Help - we need your support
They'll probably need to recruit managers to manage the sell off and redundancies!
They'll probably need to recruit managers to manage the sell off and redundancies!
Steve Clayton
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Re: Help - we need your support
AngelaQ said in January 2008
"Like every other public sector organisation, we continually review what assets are essential to deliver our work. We have recently sold a site in Sunbury, are planning redevelopment of Caversham Lock Island and have already sold or rented several relief lock houses away from the river. Our new navigation funding strategy recommends we review our assets to ensure we continue to save costs and, where possible, raise income. In light of this, we will be reviewing our land holdings, including lock houses, and presenting a robust business case for those which are essential to keep for operational reasons."
EA website also says that they will provide a bi-monthly update with regard to Navigation Funding Strategy.
2 updates so far and the last update was June 2007.
Come on EA -stop setting yourself low KPI's and consistently failing to achieve them!!
AngelaQ said in January 2008
"Like every other public sector organisation, we continually review what assets are essential to deliver our work. We have recently sold a site in Sunbury, are planning redevelopment of Caversham Lock Island and have already sold or rented several relief lock houses away from the river. Our new navigation funding strategy recommends we review our assets to ensure we continue to save costs and, where possible, raise income. In light of this, we will be reviewing our land holdings, including lock houses, and presenting a robust business case for those which are essential to keep for operational reasons."
EA website also says that they will provide a bi-monthly update with regard to Navigation Funding Strategy.
2 updates so far and the last update was June 2007.
Come on EA -stop setting yourself low KPI's and consistently failing to achieve them!!
No Regrets
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Re: Help - we need your support
How about flogging some of your other assets first then.
Why not build some mooring spaces in the downstream part of some of ther Weirs, and renting them for a few grand apiece?
How about flogging some of your other assets first then.
Why not build some mooring spaces in the downstream part of some of ther Weirs, and renting them for a few grand apiece?
Brayman
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Eileen McKeever attended the ATYC meeting in March and according to their published minutes stated:
ADDRESS BY EILEEN McKEEVER
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The aim is to have the right people in the right place at the right time. So we are reviewing how we provide the lock and weir keeping service.. Currently we have 76 lock staff. It is intended to build this using summer part time staff to at least 80, dropping to around 60 in the winter. This will be implemented gradually over the next few years as exisiting staff leave.
There has been “towpath” gossip about the lock houses. Currently we have 57 houses and 45 locks. It is government policy that all our assets have to be justified as essential for operationsal purposes. This includes lockhouses.. We have to make decisions on what is actually needed for the service and what is not. Obviously this is an anxious time for the staff and consultation continually takes place with them. . Some houses may not be necessary. Ideally it would be better if these could be rented with the income to navigation, but it is likely some will be need to be sold., as per government guidelines. ATYC should feel comfortable that she would be doing her utmost to do the best for the river as the negotiations continue.
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I will leave any further comment until I have read the Press Release promised for tomorrow, but I definitely got the feeling she was only talking of about three houses - and those basically the unused ones.
Eileen McKeever attended the ATYC meeting in March and according to their published minutes stated:
ADDRESS BY EILEEN McKEEVER
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The aim is to have the right people in the right place at the right time. So we are reviewing how we provide the lock and weir keeping service.. Currently we have 76 lock staff. It is intended to build this using summer part time staff to at least 80, dropping to around 60 in the winter. This will be implemented gradually over the next few years as exisiting staff leave.
There has been “towpath” gossip about the lock houses. Currently we have 57 houses and 45 locks. It is government policy that all our assets have to be justified as essential for operationsal purposes. This includes lockhouses.. We have to make decisions on what is actually needed for the service and what is not. Obviously this is an anxious time for the staff and consultation continually takes place with them. . Some houses may not be necessary. Ideally it would be better if these could be rented with the income to navigation, but it is likely some will be need to be sold., as per government guidelines. ATYC should feel comfortable that she would be doing her utmost to do the best for the river as the negotiations continue.
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I will leave any further comment until I have read the Press Release promised for tomorrow, but I definitely got the feeling she was only talking of about three houses - and those basically the unused ones.
Captain Coochie
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Re: Help - we need your support
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Also how can you insure a property on a flood plain, when the guy who maintains the level is no longer resident.
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Bet they didnt think of that one /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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Also how can you insure a property on a flood plain, when the guy who maintains the level is no longer resident.
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Bet they didnt think of that one /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif