CRT Press Release on London Assembly Report on Moorings

[Leo No2]

CRT have released a response to the London Assembly Report on Moorings

 

There's a link to other CWDF postings here - http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=56653

 

The London Assembly Report is here - http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor-assembly/london-assembly/publications/moor-or-less-moorings-on-london-s-waterways

 

The CRT response follows here:

 

LONDON ASSEMBLY REPORT ON MOORINGS

 

We welcome the London Assemblys report and the recognition of the important contribution the waterways make to the life and economy of the city. In such a fast paced and hectic city, canals and rivers offer much needed peace and relaxation as well as providing vital transport corridors and recreation.

 

We hope the Assemblys investigation leads to a greater understanding of the role the GLA, London boroughs, boaters and other canal users all need to play in helping us ensure our waterways can continue to be enjoyed now and into the future.

 

In many respects, the Capitals waterways are busier and more popular than ever. They are enjoyed and shared by millions of Londoners and tourists each year as great places to walk, cycle, fish, cruise and live. They are a finite resource and suffer the same issues of congestion as other parts of the city. We believe the report's recommendations for increases in moorings and enhanced facilities will be challenging to deliver in light of this congestion and the limited opportunities available within London, however we welcome the opportunity to work with local planning authorities, GLA and other stakeholders to find the right solutions for the canals and the many people who use and enjoy them.

 

The Assembly has just published its report, so well go through it and be able to respond in more detail in due course.

 

The Canal & River Trust is a charity set up to care for 2,000 miles of waterways on behalf of the nation. In London it cares for around 100 miles of canals, rivers and docks which are enjoyed by millions of visitors each year. The Trust is actively encouraging communities to get more involved in their local waterways through adopting stretches of canal to volunteering as lock keepers or becoming towpath rangers. This month more than 800 Londoners took the opportunity to walk through a drained lock chamber in Camden and learn about the work it takes to care for the Capitals waterways.

 

 

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Fran Read

National Press Officer

Edited November 27, 2013 by Leo No2

[Jambo]

Not read the report yet but just scanned through the slide deck on the LGA website and the recommendations seem eminently sensible to me.

 

 

[Dekazer]

I wonder how CRT will respond to recommendation 3:

 

 

Recommendation 3

The CRT should review its system of auctioning moorings, and seek a system that is fairer to those using and contributing to the waterway network.

[Dekazer]

Having read the whole thing, I now think that the authors missed a bit of a trick by not highlighting some of the 'best practice' examples.

 

When Engineers Wharf was being built, BW (as was) applied to LB Ealing for the moorings, requesting about half residential and half leisure. It was LB Ealing who actually came back and specified it should be 100% residential. Save for a few little gripes over the years, resident/boater relations have been very good there. I remember one very cold winter when the taps froze, and a lovely lady from a flat came down to offer us the use of her hose connected, through her window, to her kitchen sink!

 

New developments are possible and should be encouraged.

[matty40s]

we await Hoggy's CAPS LOCK version...

[Leo No2]

we await Hoggy's CAPS LOCK version...

 

Naughty - there is one and it was there before you posted this one!!