LisaG1

In answer to your post-- Where we moor our boat there is enough room to wind a 70ft boat with ease, the cut is over 100ft wide, with over 300 boats finger moored on the opposite side which belong to the Derby Motor Boat Club. We pose no obstuction to navigation or nor do boats have to slow down to tickover speed when passing us. We are a marina in our own right. We have 4 Livaboard boaters that have been moored here for over 25yrs so BW cannot move them on as they have residential status. We have 9 livaboard boaters in total and the eviction only effects four of us. If we live in an area whether it be in a house or boat how can this affect the allocation of other children at the local schools? Are you saying my children should not be allowed to go to school?

We wouldn't come under the criteria of a 'continuous cruiser' as i need to stay in the area for my daughters schools, work and other commitments me and my family have.

Well if the rule applies to the linear moored boats that are within a 30 mile radius of the new Willington Marina they better be on their guard as BW may be sending letters out to evict them. Due to Pillings lock marina being opening soon we at Sawley Cut, Beeston and Thurmaston have been given eviction letters to say we have to vacate our linear moorings by April 08, BW know that all the local marinas and moorings are full. So we have no where to go. BW say that for every marina that is built, they have to lose 10% linear moorings. Dont BW realise if we don't have a mooring, how can we licence our boats. Lisa