Carl.m

I have read all the comments on here and on the cambridge evening news site, I would be interested in seeing what people would have said had this happened on a housing estate, evicting 80 people from there houses i feel would have had more news coverage. but because were mobile (technically) they seem to have dumbed it down. I accept that the land owner is perfectly within there rights, I would like to here what the surrounding marinas have to say about the sudden impact of this? and what the local council have said about it all? I personally feel that 80 boats suddenly released on to the system will cause massive issues for everyone except Davina, as for anyone wanting to return, who would if this is the way they deal with people?

The residents committee was introduced by the marina owners, was intended to inform and relay information from residents to owners and back again, only seemed to work for a very short time.

Hi guys, I am one of the unlucky residents at popes corner, we got our letter left in our letter box and didnt actually check until Friday so unlike some we were two days behind finding out the news, by the time we knew it was too late to make alternative arrangements and we are now rushing around trying to locate a mooring in the local area. my partner is a carer and is constantly back and forward to the boat during the day, being at popes corner this is ideal for the area she covers. having to move is going to require a huge change in how she operates on a day to day basis. we are extremely upset by the way in which this has happened and how little sympathy there has been from the marina owners, I spoke to James (Davinas husband) on the phone Friday and was basically told that hey had done more than they were legally required to do and that there would be no exceptions to the eviction date. being told that having live aboards would not compliment there future business plans. when asked about the future of the marina he wouldnt confirm what they had planned, only that out of 83 leisure boats 7 had confirmed that they would be returning in April. he also claimed that there were 50 live aboards that would not be allowed to return. I was on the residents committee and at no point was there any mention of the redevelopment involving this amount of work. the impovements that they have made so far seem to be being made redundent as they have redecked the central area, in my conversation with the owner he confirmed that this area was going to be removed completely to increase mooring spaces. I feel for those who have not recieved any notification, I know of at lease one person who is travelling and has left her boat unattended, if they have not been contacted I dread to think what they may return to? I wish that if this was the only way that they could have waited. let us move at a better time of year, avoiding lock closures, poor weather and allowed us more notice to locate moorings,as im sure we will all be fighting for the moorings that those that continously navigate would be looking for during the winter months and i just dont think there is enough to go around. this has really taken us both back, our confidence in living aboard has been knocked, we are even thinking of selling up as we are worried that this will only happen again. I appologise if i'm not making sence as im sure you can understand this is a stressful time for us Carl