Malcolm Nixon wrote: > On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:44:59 -0000, "Dave Wedd" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>From Hansard, 24.1.07: >> 24 Jan 2007 : Column 1422 >> Access to Inland Waterways >> 12.33 pm >> Dr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown) (Lab): I beg to move, >> That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for access by >> the public for non-motorised boating purposes to the inland waterways >> of England and Wales; and for connected purposes. > [..] > >> the preparation of that Bill, so there is no presumed right of access by the >> public to inland waterways in England and Wales at the moment. That is not >> the situation in Scotland. When the Scottish Parliament passed its >> equivalent of right-to-roam legislation in the form of the Land Reform >> (Scotland) Act 2003, it covered inland waterways in exactly the same way as >> it did access to land. > > > Interesting. > > Yes in Scotland we can use a rowing boat / canoe etc - but as i > haven't used such craft for many years I haven't taken advantage. I > haven't seen a great increase in use of boats on rivers near me, but I > wonder if any other people up here have ?. > > It's not just navigable waterways - which are in the minority here, > there are many more rivers. > > This sounds to me like part of the BCU (British Canoe Union) campaign to get access to more waterways...
-- Will Chapman Save Our Waterways www.SaveOurWaterways.org.uk
