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nope, but you are welcome to borrow it. Game On! if the current centre piling is taken out, then the river will be open enough to get narrowbeam cruisers like yours up.

Plans are afoot for 2012. For reference the society has a new site at http://www.meltonwaterways.co.uk I've recruited a small band of Urbexers, and sourced a 2nd outboard so we can use 2 dinghies to leasten the individual workload. we're looking now at getting above the 2nd weir the place where my last trip ended. (well there was a pub nearby) another update, is that the new bridge is scheduled to be built later this year allowing for a 7 foot by about 7 foot navigable archway.

Funnily enough the CART "volunteer coordinator" for the central shires popped up on Facebook today. I asked him what he could do to assist he have me some waffle about putting together a team in Leicester and buggered off. I'll give him some stick and get him trained, and find out if he can help in any way.

I'm told they have 3 of 4 working, and the 4th will run again.

Nahhh, using the dinghy would mean we could do the section by boat. I could also take the opportunity to nip up the river to Abbey Park and get some photies.

I have a dinghy covered by craftinsure. they didn't ask for a make, or anything else, premiums are £40 a year for comprehensive insurance. It's also covered as a tender on my main craft policy, but as it gets used independantly, it's insured as such.

I'm game to give it a try.

For many years Leicester turned its back on the river and the canal. the whole city sprawled in the opposite direction in an attempt to get out of the disease filled areas that surrounded the river. then came the canal, and industry sprang up round it blocking its access behind the still magnificent midlands brick factories and warehouses, now mostly safely offshored. Now it's only practical use is for free out of cycle rubbish removal for the houses that back onto it and the storm drains that drain into it. Only recently has the local authority started to take notice to the river as a leisure resource, a couple of years ago there was a consultation about how to improve the area. I've never seen the results, or the resulting report, but it probably died along with the country's finances. With the removal of the industry, there is a massive opportunity to turn the whole thing into a linear park stretching from the south of Leicester through to loughborough and beyond, most of the surroundings are still flood plane, and unsuprisingly not built upon. As Leicester inevitably expands, green space will become more of a premium, and this bit of land could contribute massively to that space. Take Abbey Park, Abbey park is a big and beautiful park that sits between the river and canal for most of a mile north of the city, yet the canal is hidden away behind fences and hedges, it's a natural(ish), and interesting boundary for the park, yet both are seperated from each other, making the canal in this stretch seem more claustraphobic than it needs to. IMO both the canal, and the park would benefit from the removal of the boundary. and it wouldn't take more than a few people with gas axes and chainsaws more than a few days. It's a shame really Leicester city council started well with its river festival, and the castle park moorings, but Leicester could make so much more of the excellent resource that is the River soar. Here endeth the lesson.

They haven't yet written to me, but I pay by Direct debit. I'm wondering if a new organisation, can use a direct debit authorisation from an old one. But I'm too lazy to Google it.

Excellent, dinghy out tomorrow then.

One thing that will come out of this is, some boaters will have to up their game PR wise. Every time we look down on and belittle hirers, gongoozlers, press, etc for calling then barges etc we run the risk of alienating potential donors to CART. The canals and rivers would be easier to run, and sell to the public as linear nature reserves than the domain of the snotty git in a narrowboat.

Orson's standard book of British beards. Mobile internet device to check licences. Signed picture of Victor. Bottle of meths

So let me get this right. Someone moors their boat on their own land, and pays BW nothing...? Im outraged!!!!!! This loophole where people are free to do what they like with their own property must stop. Its a danger to the feudal system. Next thing we know, people who moor in the sea wont be paying BW.

Yeah you're right he's an idiot. I was trying to get in with her mum. Who was far cuter.

Dont blame you, he looks evil.

I might have seen it, is there a reward?

The finger of god?

Lightweight. I had my eyelids taped open. Honestly some people have no commitment.

yes she did appear on the beeb, I was playing nerdy boat spotter, and said "there's that lovely tug I wanted to buy, but some git beat me to it."

Never used em, but try http://www.ribs.co.uk/page/index they seem to do outboard repairs. they're in Welwyn