Fund Britain's Waterways. Birmingham Campaign Cruise. 12th - 13th August

[Victor Vectis]

Anyone else signed up for this?

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

Nope

Any details?

 

Just found:

 

https://waterways.org.uk/support/ways-to-get-involved/events/fund-britains-waterways-birmingham-campaign-cruise

[john6767]

I’ve not done as yet, but we are on our way to Birmingham at the moment, so if the timing works out may well sign up.

[Victor Vectis]

Oops. Sorry.

I should have put a link up.

 

Thanks Glen.

[Rob-M]

I'm going to be at the Roundhouse on the 13th with a Heritage Working Boat so not going to be able to join in.  May take a detour down to the Mailbox though to see what is happening.

[wandering snail]

We have, along with 50 other boats so far apparently. Should make some good media footage.

[Francis Herne]

I'll be there with the BCNS crew on Atlas. Thought about bringing Lark but looks unlikely so far.

[ditchcrawler]

We wont be able to make it, we will still be in Gloucester if the rivers don't go into flood before I arrive 

[haggis]

I expressed interest (but got no reply) but looks like health problems will rule out boating any time soon 😞 

 

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

I might be travelling through Brum the week before but don’t really want to stop or I’ll be ‘stuck’ for another month or more. 
I need to go and explore somewhere new. 
 

 

Edited July 24, 2023 by Goliath

[Tonka]

No mention of this event on the NBTA website. But then again no mention of "Fund Britain's Waterways " either

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

This was their comment:

 

Today (10th July 2023) the Government made a statement about the future funding of Canal & River Trust (CRT) from 2027 to 2037, following the review of the grant that has been carried out by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) over the past two years. The funding will be reduced in stages from the current annual grant of £52.6 million to £31.5 million in 2036/37.

The NBTA believes that the waterways that we live on should be fully publicly funded and that in transferring British Waterways out of public ownership in 2012, the Tory Government of 2010-2015 was deliberately abrogating its responsibility for maintaining vital national infrastructure. The NBTA does not welcome today’s statement by the Secretary of State. We know that reduced funding will not stop CRT’s attempts to get rid of the itinerant liveaboard boater community.

[David Mack]

31 minutes ago, Goliath said:

We know that reduced funding will not stop CRT’s attempts to get rid of the itinerant liveaboard boater community.

If only the NBTA liveaboard boaters were actually itinerant!

[wandering snail]

54 minutes ago, Tonka said:

No mention of this event on the NBTA website. But then again no mention of "Fund Britain's Waterways " either

NBTA have declined to be one of the 30+ groups who have joined, not wanting to support CRT.

[Tonka]

4 minutes ago, wandering snail said:

NBTA have declined to be one of the 30+ groups who have joined, not wanting to support CRT.

I am not surprised that the National Baton Twirlers Association has not joined but what about the National Bargee Travellers Association 

[Alan de Enfield]

9 minutes ago, Tonka said:

I am not surprised that the National Baton Twirlers Association has not joined but what about the National Bargee Travellers Association 

 

 

I originally thought their name was a bit misleading and not representative of the facts - but - then I realised that the true 'expansion' of NBTA is

 

No

Boats

Travel
Anywhere

 

If ever an association was well named it is the NBTA

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

Looks like there’ll be lots of boat clubs in attendance. 
And I see the BCNS will be there of course. 
 

With CRT’s new mooring restrictions it should be interesting. 
 

[Tonka]

13 minutes ago, Goliath said:

Looks like there’ll be lots of boat clubs in attendance. 
And I see the BCNS will be there of course. 
 

With CRT’s new mooring restrictions it should be interesting. 
 

But it is in Crt interest so they will turn a blind eye

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

😃

yeah I guess so

 

perhaps I will go

should be an impressive sight

[Tonka]

5 minutes ago, Goliath said:

😃

yeah I guess so

 

perhaps I will go

should be an impressive sight

Think of the ice cream you can sell

[Victor Vectis]

1 hour ago, Goliath said:

😃

yeah I guess so

 

perhaps I will go

should be an impressive sight

See you in the Craven Arms?

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

I don’t think I’ve ever been in there?

That’s a Black Country Ales pub now?

 

I’m somewhere a little quieter at the moment, on my favourite mooring waiting til 7pm for early doors 😜

[Victor Vectis]

Yes. A Black Country pub.

 

Just round the back of the Cube, not far from the Mailbox.

A nice quiet pub with an excellent choice of beers.

[Mrs Bearwood Boster]

2 hours ago, Victor Vectis said:

Yes. A Black Country pub.

 

Just round the back of the Cube, not far from the Mailbox.

A nice quiet pub with an excellent choice of beers.

A pub we used to visit when we cruised into Brum most weekends(we moored at Titford Pumphouse when we were both working & it was our weekend treat to go to town).A proper pub.

[cuthound]

7 hours ago, wandering snail said:

NBTA have declined to be one of the 30+ groups who have joined, not wanting to support CRT.

 

Pathetic, at this moment in time ALL boaters as well as other interested parties who use the canals and towpaths need to stand together with CRT  to show the government that there is strong support against the funding cuts.