The Continuous Cruising Myth
By Simon Robbins That Continuous Cruisers are the main culprits when it comes to overstaying on visitors moorings is a myth that BW continue to perpetuate in order to justify differential charges and...
View ArticleTrading boats under threat
Recently BW has proposed changes in rules and regulations that affect roving canal traders such as coal and diesel boats and travelling shops. The main change BW wants to make is to increase their...
View ArticleBW Charity gets C*R* name
The name of the new waterways charity has been announced. It will be called the Canal and River Trust. You can read one residential boater’s take on the new name on Simon Robbins’ Liveaboard Forum blog...
View ArticleLiveaboard boater to stand for election
Liveaboard boater Frank Kelly will be standing for election to one of the four boater representative places on the Canal and River Trust Council. Here is his statement which will be on the voting form:...
View ArticleThree new pages for our web site
Kennet and Avon Boating Community has added three new pages to the web site – Report BW Abuse, K&A Nature Watch and Useful Contacts. Report BW Abuse is a forum for you to publicise any unlawful...
View ArticleBoACAN Open Day invitation 14 July
Bradford on Avon Community Area Network (BoACAN) is co-hosting an open day and live music on 14th July in and around ‘The Hub’ in Lamb Yard, Kingston Mills, to co-incide with the launch of ”Made in...
View ArticleBoaters’ Voices film online now
The Boaters’ Voices film is online now. You can watch it via either of the links below. It is 30 minutes long. It is part of the Wiltshire Voices project by Wiltshire Council to raise awareness of...
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