Illegally moored boats moved from the Thames

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duesouth68;3165136 Some of what your saying i agree with the EA and BW started of on the wrong foot it is to big and remit is to wide..and if your not care full this new Charity idea by the Tories will be even worse..you need a small grass roots organisation with clout and funding to deal with the problem[/quote said:
That frightens me too.
I used to think that things happened better in the days of the Conservancy, when I assume it was a small organisation.

However, even though DEFRA and EA are huge lumbering organisations, they do have a multitude of resources that then can pull in.

The difficulty with the Thames is that
  • its water catchment area is large and complex (look at the EA Thames Basin charts),
  • the rights of way over locks and adjoining lands are complicated,
  • wayleaves are convoluted and
  • a whole host of issues that "we" are not privy to ,
make handing over the navigation to a charity much, much more involved than just BW who own their infrastructure and the track.

That's not so with the Thames.

...as for insulting lock keepers and there families i do not know we you get that from....
From the horse's mouth, dear boy, the horse's mouth.
 

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That frightens me too.
I used to think that things happened better in the days of the Conservancy, when I assume it was a small organisation.

However, even though DEFRA and EA are huge lumbering organisations, they do have a multitude of resources that then can pull in.
rastructure and the track.

That's not so with the Thames.


From the horse's mouth, dear boy, the horse's mouth.

The Conservancy had their problems,but it worked , i think splitting it up into sections along the river so nobody was totally over loaded might work with access to very good legal advice.The trouble with large organisations the grass roots " feel" ,gets misplaced...as for the insults,i thought had made amends .....please if i have missed something in that area ,give me all the details PMs i will address it
 
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