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Removal of Mooring Bollards (C&H)


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We are making our way through the Calder & Hebble navigation after escaping the Leeds & Liverpool, and unfortunately discovered that CRT have removed almost all the mooring bollards (is that what they're actually called?) between Broad Cut locks (near the Navigation pub).

 

I remember we spoke to some residents a couple of years back after them being asked to leave as CRT didn't want that stretch to be for permanent moorings. Apparently it was tied to the flooding issues that area faces. Still, it's disappointing to see money being wasted removing 30+ metal bollards and then filling the holes with rock, rumble and dirt. 

 

There's a couple of bollards left randomly in the centre with some boats chained around them, so I'm assuming the work crews weren't able to get to those particular ones.

 

CRT even removed the wooden gate that separated the visitor moorings next to the navigation pub to this stretch (they have however kept the mooring rings next to the pub).

 

Less places to conveniently moor, all at the license payers expense it seems...

 

I'd be happy for someone to shed the justifiable reason behind it?

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It can flood really badly and the frequency and severity of the floods seem to be getting worse. Climate change, plus flood protection work upstream increasing the risk further down the Calder.

A couple of guesses. CaRT are trying to discourage mooring there in winter after the removal of the long term moorings. Mooring pins pull out of wet soil and boaters will use bollards and rings, if they are there. A shame, as it is a lovely spot. Possibly a tow path walker has tripped over a bollard and complained/threatened to sue, prompting a CaRT over reaction?

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3 hours ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

It can flood really badly and the frequency and severity of the floods seem to be getting worse. Climate change, plus flood protection work upstream increasing the risk further down the Calder.

A couple of guesses. CaRT are trying to discourage mooring there in winter after the removal of the long term moorings. Mooring pins pull out of wet soil and boaters will use bollards and rings, if they are there. A shame, as it is a lovely spot. Possibly a tow path walker has tripped over a bollard and complained/threatened to sue, prompting a CaRT over reaction?

But by removing the bollards more boaters will be using bigger pins and damaging the bank

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4 minutes ago, Tonka said:

But by removing the bollards more boaters will be using bigger pins and damaging the bank

This is CaRT don't forget. Once you abandon the urge to make sense of their decisions, it is much better for your brain.

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Local rumour suggests the moorings were closed partly because of flooding and also because there were quite a few liveaboard boaters on the leisure moorings. Some outstayed their welcome hence removal of the bollards. Looks like one has moved to the lock mooring on the river. 

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33 minutes ago, Midnight said:

Local rumour suggests the moorings were closed partly because of flooding and also because there were quite a few liveaboard boaters on the leisure moorings. Some outstayed their welcome hence removal of the bollards. Looks like one has moved to the lock mooring on the river. 

Weighing them in for scrap to make new blue signs I have heard. 🤣

Just now, Jon57 said:

Weighing them in for scrap to make new blue signs I have heard. 🤣

Probably using them on another Mooring. 

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