Liveaboards ousted?!!

[oldgit]

One cash strapped local authority (Kingston upon Thames) spent £100,000 on cycle training and a further £20,000 on residential cycle parking while the pontoons were crumbling away. Rather than repair them they removed them.
And local authorities along the river are now dipping into the 100 million pound 'mini Holland' cycling pot, so there's plenty of money.
Unless your talking 45 footers, is motor boating really viewed as a rich mans pastime? Static caravan owners pay more than I do for 31ft on the Thames. Think how much they could save if they switched to a static narrow boat

Suspect that money spent on training might get some people on a bike and fit,off the road reducing congestion and keeping down pollution plus help stop cyclists getting hit by motorists.
Sitting on the back of ones boat drinking Pino and snoozing has not yet been recognised as exercise,neither does reaching up at the lockie to hand him your ropes or waving to other passing boaters.

 

[Actionmat]

Hammering in mooring stakes is thirsty work and my morse controls are stiff enough for a moderate workout, which is handy as there's more chance of me painting flowers on a watering can than riding a bicycle

Seriously though, boating should be viewed as a healthy activity. It depends how you do it obviously, but for my family it involves spending a lot of time in the fresh air and walking for miles with the dog. Especially in the winter months (good old eberspacher).

Afterwards, I feel I've earned my wine induced fourty winks.