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I used to run a Parrot rescue and still have some rescued parrots, i would never rehome any large bird to a boat/ caravan,
too many risks to the bird, fumes, water, lack of space and the constant moving will cause sleep/rest problems
I don't agree with your comments. I have a friend who owns two greys living in a house. The Greys are in the same room as the open fire which may give off more fumes than a solid fuel stove, they actually live next to a canal and didn't you know birds live in a large cage and come out only if they want to. I think 70ft of space is plentyful. And as for moving constantly i have a mooring where we dont rock or move when boats go by.
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There is a parrot on a boat at the entrance to Braunston Marina. It's been there a few years.
Sue
Yes i've met the owners of that boat about 8yrs ago and they have a large macaw which is a lot bigger than a grey.
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I dont see how a bird can get seasick when its brain is obviously au fait with sitting on a swaying branch.
Thats what I said to them
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I'm trying to adopt a rescue African Grey bird from a bird rescue organisation, but i'm having problems with the rescue place due to living on a 70" narrowboat. They're coming to do a home check soon, but i'm trying get proof that other boat owners and liveaboards do own large birds. Please can anyone who own bird/s and lives on a boat or are a boat owner that take their birds on their boating holidays please email me some photo's, so I can prove that us boaters do have birds as pets.
They haven't given me any reasons why they have a problem, all they have told me is they're not sure that a boat is good for a bird because they can get sea sick. Silly I know.
So please if you can help me please email pictures to hornetbabe600@aol.com
Lisa
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[What engine do you have? if you have a Isuzu 55 then I'd say your head gasket has gone.
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I buy my gas off a local boater for £15 per 13kg bottle, not sure how much Sawley marina sell it for now, it used to be £14.99 3 years ago.
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I love the sign. I do vinyl graphics but it wasnt me, just wished i thought of it first. Credit to the person that did do it.
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Most definatley, we're up for anything to get back at BW.
Lisa
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I too don't have a problem with boaters in a marina. I have lots of friends in marinas but me personally i don't want to live in one. I also don't mind what boat you have, whether it be a ex hire, GRP, wood, etc. I love going past moored boats, because every boat is unique in its own way.
Lisa
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Yes I live on my boat and pay nearly £3000 in moorings, licence and insurance this does not inc fuel, diesel or the maintanence or upkeep of our boat.
Lisa
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And there perhaps you put your finger on the sore, jobs and schools are only relevant to those on residential moorings. Will someone clarify a point for me. Are these cruising moorings, residential moorings, or cruising moorings that are being illegaly used as residential? Certainly BW should be targeting unnoficial moorers who simply claim ownership of a space on their own authority, but it seems that their actions are designed to swell those numbers.
I'm one of the boaters being threatened with the eviction. Me, my husband and 2 daughters have lived on our boat at sawley cut for the last 20 mths. BW gave us this mooring knowing that we are livaboards. There have been livaboards moored at sawley cut for the last 25yrs +, and some of them boaters still live here and are not affected by the eviction. We have a total of 9 livaboards and 2 moorers. 5 livaboards and the 2 moorers are affected by the eviction.
I've spoken to the council planning office and they acknowledge that we live on our boats, it's BW that have the problem with us. We are fully legal moorers and we don't affect navigation and you don't really have to slow down to 1 mph, as sawley cut is over 100ft wide.
Lisa
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myself do not see you as boaters
So from that statement i gather that your only a boater if you keep your boat in a marina for 50 weeks of the year and only come out on the system when its nice and warm and you just want to stick the throtle on full and go as far as you can and god forbid anybody should be moored up in your path
or he could be one of these status symbol people who brag about having a boat but actually never moves off their mooring.
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I have lived on an online mooring for 21 years and in no way would I want to go into a sterile marina with no views except your neighbours boat, regarding were the canals built for people to live on, they were build for the transportation of goods and the people that worked them also lived on them, Jack and Rose Skinner, now in their 80' live by us, they were born on boats and so were their parents, so living onboard is not a new thing at all, where as holiday boating is comparitivly new
I agree we also don't want to live in a marina where everybody seems to know your business etc, but BW don't seem to acknowledge people like us do live on our boats. BW is becoming the boaters enemy.
Lisa
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I was, and still am, appalled at British Waterways treatment of the moorers at Sawley. Is there anything else that any of us can do help? My instinct says a blast of publicity in the mainstream media is needed but I personally have no idea how to set about this, but I'm sure that most people would agree that BW are being unfair, to say the least.
Hi i'm spokes person for the Sawley mooring problem, at the moment we have Towpath Talk who have ran a couple of stories on our mooring problems and a Beeston paper and Derby Evening Telegraph have ran stories to help our cause.
Lisa
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Hi Simon - just read through the entire thread again. First time I've had a little time on my hands for a few weeks.
A little while ago I was chatting to someone from your area, and just inquired if he knew anything about your problem. He said your side used to be visitor moorings, that have been taken over by permanent moorers, so there is no room for visitors. The permanent moorers are on the other side.
Now I am NOT trying to say you should not stay etc. I'm sure you know that, but can you clarify the situation. Trouble is he might have been talking years ago, and things change quickly of course.
I think??? the Chapel Hill moorings are safe, for now. No good to me, except my friend let me stay over for the winter. He paid £200 (I think) for the year. If you've a 30ft (or more) boat though, it's a big saving, as you don't require a licence as it's EA water.
Hi
Just to clarify our moorings. At Sawley there is over half a mile of mooring space and the visitor moorings take up more space than us long term moorers. From the visitor mooring post you can fit at least 15 70ft boats easy, but 140ft of that is taken up with 2 BW working boats which have been moored at sawley for over 2 years that I know of.
The visitor moorings at the Marina have been took up with long term moorers so I expect this is what the person was talking about. The Marina have decided to change their visitor moorings into long term moorings, which doesn't help visitors to the marina now , because they have to moor on the visitor mooring on the opposite side (same Side as us) and walk all they way round to enter the marina, not so good if you have anything heavy to carry.
Have a look at the mooring space all though this doesn't show all the moorings.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/norman18grp/
Lisa
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Bw claim to have a problem with boaters not licenceing their boats. But I don't think they realise there will be more unlicenced boats on the cut, if they evict us all from Sawley, Beeston and Thurmaston as we have not been offered any other suitable mooring. If you don't have a mooring you can't get a licence unless you are a continuous cruiser. I certainly won't be that as i need to stay within the Sawley area for educational purpose and work commitments. And i won't be forced into a marina.
So as you see unlicenced boats will be a bigger problem after April next year if BW get there way.
Lisa
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Still could do with a load more signatures. Don't for get this could effect you in the long run, coz marina prices will rocket coz of the demand.
Thanx
Lisa
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Thanx Denis for you support.
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still 250
Lisa
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Nobody has suggested that Neil ought to have applied for PP. BW simply say that he must comply with the PP that is in place on the site.
The site has appropriate PP for long term mooring of boats. It does not have PP for residential mooring of boats.
I've seen nothing to suggest that Neil was told that the mooring was residential.
As far as I can see, Neil signed up for a long term mooring and lived there without ever checking whether that was allowed. He just assumed that it was. His complaint is that nobody went out of their way to point out that long term moorings are not residential.
I have to say again that it was up to Neil to check, not up to BW to offer legal advice.
Where I live on my boat at Sawley Cut, there is planning permission for residential boaters, so why am i getting the same treament has Neil ??
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I just had to post this. My friend sent this to me and it made me think of BW. At the end it should say BW.
The end is nigh
Noah's Ark
In the year 2007 the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in England
and said, "Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated,
and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another Ark and save two
of every living thing along with a few good humans."
He gave Noah! the CAD drawings, saying, "You have 6 months to build the
Ark before I will start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights."
Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah weeping in his
garden - but no Ark. "Noah!" He roared, "I'm about to start the rain!
Where is the Ark ?"
"Forgive me, Lord," begged Noah, "but things have changed. I needed
Building Regulations Approval and I've been arguing with the Fire
Brigade about the need for a sprinkler system. My neighbours claim that
I should have obtained planning permission for building the Ark in my
garden because it is development of the site, even though in my view it
is a temporary structure. We had to then go to appeal to the Secretary
of State for a decision.
Then the Department of Transport demanded a bond be posted for the
future costs of moving power lines and other overhead obstructions to
clear the passage for the Ark 's move to the sea. I told them that the
sea would be coming to us, but they would hear nothing of it.
Getting the wood was another problem. All the decent trees have Tree
Preservation Orders on them and we live in a Site of Special Scientific
Interest set up in order to protect the spotted owl. I tried to convince
the environmentalists that I needed the wood to save the owls - but no
go!
When I started gathering the animals, the RSPCA sued me. They insisted
that I was confining wild animals against their will. They argued the
accommodation was too restrictive, and it was cruel and inhumane to put
so many animals in a confined space.
Then the County Council, the Environment Agency and the Rivers Authority
ruled that I couldn't build the Ark until they'd conducted an
environmental impact study on your proposed flood. I'm still trying to
resolve a complaint with the Equal Opportunities Commission on how many
disabled carpenter's I'm supposed to hire for my building team. The
trades unions say I can't use my sons. They insist I have to hire only
accredited workers with Ark-building experience.
To make matters worse, Revenue and Customs seized all my assets,
claiming I'm trying to leave the country illegally with endangered
species. So, forgive me, Lord, but it would take at least 10 years for
me to finish this Ark. "
Suddenly the skies cleared, the sun began to shine, and a rainbow
stretched across the sky.
Noah looked up in wonder and asked, "You mean you're not going to
destroy the world?"
"No," said the Lord. "The British Government beat me to it."
Lisa
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true residential moorings need planning permission, you pay council tax, etc.
beats me why people even ask. just do it. SHHHHH !!!
who is checking if you are a resident or just a regular occupant?
I know of moorings that do have planning permission and don't pay council tax. They did at the start but the council came to visit and gave them their money back because they don't get the services you get when you're living in a house.
Lisa
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:rolleyes:might be worth a plug at the trent fm tent as well
Simon said can you PM him and he'll e mail you one across. Lisa
Live a Boards boaters with large birds
in General Boating
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Thanks for your comments. This isn't a whim. I have over 30yrs experience with small parrots and i do own a cocketiel which i had from a breeder in 1989. He was 6 weeks old when i brought him he's 21 now and loves the boat. I have had other birds while having my cocketiel but he's outlived them all.