Dispute flares up over canal access

[Robbo]

POLICE were called in to defuse the latest flare-up in a long-running canal boat saga.

 

Officers were summoned to Mirfield Marina after barge owners cut down a metal post and demolished part of a wall to get a crane into the boatyard.

 

http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-...86081-21164980/

[nbtafelberg]

Good Greif

 

The boaters were in the RIGHT!!!!

[MartinC]

POLICE were called in to defuse the latest flare-up in a long-running canal boat saga.

 

Officers were summoned to Mirfield Marina after barge owners cut down a metal post and demolished part of a wall to get a crane into the boatyard.

 

http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-...86081-21164980/

 

 

Sounds like they need an injunction and then the police would have to get involved, but on behalf of "the boaters".

[Big Steve]

You would think, that with a pub called the Navigation adjacent to a marina full of potential customers the landlord would go out of his way to be accommodating wouldn't you?

 

His he a bit of a nutter?

 

Isn't this the pub where the Northern Banter was held last year? What's up with the bloke Gary?

Edited June 29, 2008 by Big Steve

[Liam]

Isn't this the pub where the Northern Banter was held last year? What's up with the bloke Gary?

 

Maybe thats the reason why he's taken a sudden dislike to boaters... only joking!

 

He might as well lock the door of the pub than do what he's currently doing... it'll have the same outcome = a major drop in sales/profit.

[Neildudman]

Wilf Lunn!, rock on!

[RichardH]

Good grief, I can't believe this is still going on. Some friends of mine (Colin and Gilda - sadly passed away) had the same sort of argy bargey with the Nav over 10 years ago.

[Lady Muck]

Wilf Lunn!, rock on!

I had no idea he was a boater - I still treasure his book 'Things to make from Vision On' , they shouldn't mess, he might attack them with a contraption that he's made!

[Denis R]

Absolutely right m'Lady. I'm sure if he'd had the time, Wilf would have knocked up a suitable contrivance to simultaneously circumvent the obstructions, manoeuvre the boats and insert the rough end of a pineapple up the hapless landlord, during the conception of which the fascinated onlookers are entertained by a brisk stroll through the youngsters' picture gallery, jauntily accompanied by the much-loved signature tune music....

[stort_mark]

You would think, that with a pub called the Navigation adjacent to a marina ...

 

......presumably soon to be renamed the "No Effing Navigation"

[larkshall]

Q is this pub a tied house?