Nige123

This is true & you would not get any trouble from me if you did. Some maybe but not me....

You don't moor on a river do you? Last few weeks I saw some sights with boats stuck across bridges. weirs & in locks...... I never wanted to be on the Thames in winter I'm a chicken.....

That's a trick question right? I would say if you say "I live here" then someone will ask "Do you have planning to do so" CRT has winter moorings & many marinas also have them, so keep a log & any mooring permits to show you have in fact spent time out & about. That would make you a boat not a house boat in my book. The only way to test this is in court I would say & CRT would need to ask "Do we have the time & money to spend on this"

It did in 2014 but our new club house was above the water line. We have a lot of low lying fields & lakes near by & with our newish piling the boats are never in danger.

Teaching old dogs new tricks is possible, it just takes a lot longer............ Sorry I thought some humour may be a good idea! & "You don't show you have to go" I thought was good... But it seems not :O( We have had people join the club & say "I can't do work parties at the weekends as I'm part of the salt water crocodile wrestling club & we meet every weekend" all they really wanted was a cheap mooring & do no work, & that's not fare on the rest of us. We are only talking about 3 weekends in the winter months when you can't use your boat. This years social events have been very well attended & most have done all of them so My wife & I would rather you came cos you wanted to not had to.

I feel BIBC is more akin to the old days when volunteers rebuilt many miles of canals & formed clubs to do so. We maintain the island cutting grass, trees, reeds etc & even built our new clubhouse. My wife is social secretary & we have had some good fun times this long winter when we could not use our boats. It's a great place to come at weekends & have a drink or chat with friends you have made at work parties & socials. You only need to come to 3 social events & 3 work parties per year so not that bad I think. We have a widening range of members some with children & grandchildren, so like I say if you would like to come & join us give us a call.

We have members that drive from Brighton & they find it worth while. The No live aboard is in the lease so contact CRT about that one.

Well it may not be for everyone, but for me I have made many good friends over the last 8 years & that is priceless. I would hope like minded people would apply & every comment here is helpful good or bad.

Trust me I know the problems we have & I have felt like moving away many times but my wife & I have made our minds up to change things & so have a lot more members. We need nice people who want to join in & make a better boating club for all & a place to meet with family & friends in a nice place.

Sorry to hear that Tony, Like I say some of us want change & this feedback after only a few minutes of posting is very telling.......

I hear you Mike this is why I would encourage new members to become committee members & make change if that's the feelings. & this is also why I say you would need to become active in the club.

Sorry about that Mike... Some of us are now trying to change the face of BIBC & make it a better club. It's a hard job but we are trying...

No sorry Bill that's not the idea of a club. best stick to the marinas.... ;O)

We have some moorings coming up in Reading at Burghfield Island Boat Club. We have free water, electric, & pump out, a nice social club house, library (books DVD's etc) workshop, BBQ, & more all set on a picturesque island on the K&A river on the outskirts of Reading. We are about 2 hours to the Thames by boat or 30 minutes cycle to Reading town centre. We have a nice local pub (The Cunning man) 3 minutes walk away, 2 supermarkets at the top of the road, a golf club in walking distance, safe locking car park, a chandlers that can supply gas, coal etc is also on the island & they will delivery to your boat. This is the lowest cost mooring in this area due to us doing upkeep of CRT's island, so all applicants must be willing to take part in work parties on the island & take part in social events (you don't show you have to go). Strictly No Liveaboard sorry. please contact Jim on 07933 203691 for more details

You know what you just put me down as a lair. it will make you feel both better & more important....

Such a shame he got a kicking the little P****. He even had TO55ER number plates on his car. Like I say it's better to be nice to people as you never know what they will do to you!

Whites wheel clamping would sue for loss of "Profit" for the contact time...... Before the law change it was wild west cowboys & the shop next to me got them in & I was clamped on my own land. trust me I was going to cut the clamp off & the cops said the would be criminal damage & I would be arrested, They were going to tow my car & I said that would be stealing but the cops didn't want to know. The only reason they could not tow the car was because I sat in it. Health & Safety was my only weapon. after 3 hours the cops said pay up or will will arrest you...... When this happens to your boat I will laugh my ass off..... google Whites wheel clamping. Then you can come back & say sorry if you are a real man.

That would make more sense Keith. I have seen the signs popping up all even down in Henley area at the Rewind festival. I have had problems with wheel clamping companies in the past & was charged twice at my own premises as "They did not see the permit in my windscreen" & after 4 hours including Police being called I had to pay £175 TWICE................. I will would recommend removing your index plates & putting them in your windows, as you can just go shopping & take the plates out of the window..... ;O) Reading BC seems to have a message for boaters & that message seems to be F*** OFF PS The sings at Rewind say £200 if you stop at this point? so all the signs seem to have a lack of consistency. I think CRT have it right with 14 days stay then bugger off & that is fair. If it were me I would just say "Please don't moor here" But I try to be a nice guy.....

Sorry I think I have been trying to talk sense to Trump type voters.... I can't wait until the signs come to a mooring near you & they will.....

Compulsory purchase order. urgent need for affordable housing. long term yes Thames & Kennett marina charged me £750.00+ per month for my 60ftX12ft 2 years ago. The cost of piling an area & running services on unused low laying farm land can't be that much due to flooding issues (that would not effect boats). What happened to the can do people that built our canals? all I can see is backward looking old gits trying to avoid the real world issues... so sad....

Or they could ask "Do we need to pay our top brass SO MUCH MONEY" & could that money be better spent in buying land to make more moorings that will bring in LONG TERM PROFIT for CRT so we don't have to keep jacking up the boat licences for the boaters (The people that already pay the biggest amount) Can I ask Has the privatisation of British rail been a good thing for the customers or a bad thing? I can ask the same of gas, water, electric, post, housing etc etc

CRT has the cash to buy them in any case. it's called investment in your asset........................ next question?

Maybe you can't read? How about "MAKING MORE MOORINGS" Lets take just one CRT run canal/river so you can follow. The K&A it has many miles of fallen trees & collapsing banks, it has far to few services & in the Reading area it also has many lakes right next to it. Cutting a Chanel & fitting a bridge could make moorings & solve the hole problem....... At Southcote moorings you could do this with the field next to it (the bank here has leaking into this field for over 15 years now & BW & CRT have done nothing) This field could hold thousands of boats & house many people & aid new boat sales & push up the price of used boats in the area. It would also generate many thousands in revenue for CRT with boat licences & mooring fees. This would support local boat services like pump outs, water points, rubbish bins (That CRT want to cut by 40%) cafes, diesel sales, boat painters etc etc etc.... This plan could be used I'm sure throughout the network.......... In real business when markets open up & take off you try to get ahead & serve the growth but CRT seem to be running from it? As I type CRT are on the BBC news telling new boaters not to buy boats as they have too many on the system???????? WTF Tell you what look at France & Holland & get a grip.....

Your compassion for the less fortunate is underwhelming....... But the signs will make money for someone... I'm buying some shares in District enforcement like the rest of the CRT top brass.....

Ok to spell it out CRT should know that boat numbers are increasing & should be working on ways to make more moorings available, especially for live aboard boats as this is going to be the biggest area of growth. instead they have forced the poorer older boats off the CRT canals & onto the Thames over the last couple of years making the problem EA's problem that EA are now using a hammer to crack a nut with.