An open letter to Matthew Symonds and CRT
Following Matthew Symonds’ denial on Twitter that he referred to liveaboard boaters as “gits”, one of the former colleagues who overheard him say so has written the open letter below to Mr Symonds and...
View ArticleMatthew Symonds issues denial
Although holidaying in Holland, Matthew Symonds made time to issue his first denial via Twitter that he called liveaboard boater ‘gits’. So Wednesday may be an interesting day for Matthew as he tries...
View ArticleHead to Head
Matthew Symonds, subject of an allegation that he referred twice to liveaboard boaters as gits has cut his holiday in Holland short to publish this, official, rebuttal. “Hello Yaz Yes, I remember you,...
View ArticleGitgate
This week we reported that Matthew Symonds was heard to say, twice, that liveaboard boaters were “gits”. Since we reported this, someone on Twitter asked Mr Symonds if the comments he had made were...
View ArticleK&A boaters join national protest against CRT’s enforcement policy
Liveaboard boaters from the K&A joined demonstrations outside CRT’s headquarters in Milton Keynes on 10th May where in total about 90 boat dwellers without home moorings protested against the...
View ArticleK&A Users Forum, Devizes, 24th May
The K&A Users Forum will take place in the Corn Exchange, Market Place, Devizes SN10 1HS on Tuesday 24th May 2016 at 6.30pm to 8.30pm (doors open 6pm). This is an open meeting and all waterway...
View ArticleRegister by 7th June to vote in European Union referendum
We don’t intend to get involved in the political debate about whether to stay in or leave the EU, but if you want to vote in the referendum on 23rd June you need to register to vote by 7th June. If...
View ArticleA rubbish announcement from Mark Evans
K&A Manager Mark Evans would like to know where and when boaters would like CRT to put a skip for boaters’ larger items of rubbish, such as boat interiors or old deck boards and rubbish collected...
View ArticleBoat Fire Safety Week 27th May – 6th June 2016
Boat Fire Safety Week between 27th May and 6th June will see firefighters from Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service out on the towpath giving out FREE smoke and CO alarms and doing boat fire safety...
View ArticleBaNES agrees to meet liveaboards and launches survey of boaters’ needs
BaNES Council has agreed to meet boat dwellers without home moorings to discuss the need for boaters to be directly represented on the Committees tasked with making decisions about the joint BaNES –...
View ArticleNew magazine launched
Michelle Smith, a continuous liveaboard on the the Kennet and Avon, has launched The Liveaboards Cut, a new magazine featuring and celebrating life on the Western Kennet and Avon. The first issue, out...
View ArticleK&A boaters action group meeting, Hungerford, 13th June
The next meeting of the K&A boaters action group will be on Monday June 13th at 7.30pm in Hungerford. This is the first time the group has met in Hungerford. We hope that boaters who normally spend...
View ArticleHistoric wooden boat seized by CRT
On Tuesday this week (7th June 2016) CRT seized Tanith from Claverton despite the fact that the boat had been sold to a new owner. Tanith is an ex-Navy storage tender, built by Tough Brothers of...
View ArticleCRT to hold K&A dredging meeting on 5th July
CRT is holding a meeting in Devizes on 5th July for boaters to discuss the planned dredging on the K&A. Here is their message about it: Dredging works are being planned for the Kennet and Avon...
View ArticleBoat against homelessness
Following recent media coverage of CRT’s punitive policy towards boat dwellers without home moorings, especially the features about families on the K&A who are being threatened with the loss of...
View ArticleSkip at All Cannings this weekend 30th-31st July
There will be a skip at All Cannings in the Long Pound this weekend, 30th to 31st July.This is another chance for boaters to get rid of large, bulky items of rubbish. Please remember it is not for...
View ArticleSection 43 of the 1962 Waterways Act; its use and abuse
The study that Nigel Moore has put in to the various Waterways Acts, their application and, most importantly, misuse by CRT, is awe-inspiring and unrivalled. It would not be exaggeration to say that he...
View ArticleBBC Wiltshire to feature boat dwellers’ protest at CRT Devizes office tomorrow
BBC Radio Wiltshire Breakfast Show will feature tomorrow’s protest against CRT’s punitive and unlawful enforcement policy towards boaters without home moorings. Listen out for the live interview at...
View ArticleMinutes of meeting between boaters, CRT and Michelle Donelan MP published
We are now able to publish the minutes of the meeting between liveaboard boaters, Michelle Donelan MP and CRT Chief Executive Richard Parry. The meeting was minuted by Wiltshire Council’s Peter...
View ArticleBoaters stage protest against unlawful enforcement policy at CRT’s Devizes...
Around 30 boat dwellers without home moorings and supporters from the local community took part in a protest opposite Canal & River Trust’s (CRT) office in Devizes on 6th August 2016. The...
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