--- In [email protected], dave hearnden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Sue, > > Can you please explain your comment regarding " Looks as though NWF has lost touch with reality". > > Cheers > > Moose > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:11:02 +0100Subject: RE: [canals-list] BW shuting towpaths overnight (XP) > > > > > >Subject: [canals-list] BW shuting towpaths overnight (XP)>>AFAICT this is the situation at Autherley Junction...>Napton Narrowboats have leased the old Water Travel site of BW. Because of >the vandalism and arson? in the area they have given permission to Napton >Narrowboats to block of the towpath, running through their site overnight. >This will consist of a grille and gate under the turnover bridge and across >the towpath at the other end of their site. This gate will be locked >overnight by a non standard key (not BW Watermate key). This end of the >Shroppie has recently be transferred to Wales and Border Counties, managed >by David Ballacchino (you know the guy that brought you pay-to-moor in >Llangollen). The proposed gates will not allow access for horses and >associated tow ropes and the stop lock will be marooned in the security >zone. There has been no consultation.>>-- >Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest - Shannon Reg 7410And next year's national is going to be there. Looks as though NWF has lost touch with reality. Sue nb Nackered Navvy > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > 100's of Music vouchers to be won with MSN Music > https://www.musicmashup.co.uk > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
I once moored at Keadby, waiting a day for the lock. Very interesting place, but didn't 'feel' too safe on the towpath (probably was, just a perception), but on the offside are some permenant moorings which were not all in use surrounded by a 30 foot high fence with a large gate locked with a BW sanitary station key. I have never fely more secure mooring overnight, and other visitors moored there as well, and the local moorees didn't have any issues with me using this side. I agree with the comment above re the use of a sanitary station key, surely the whole point of it to allow boaters accss and no-one else. A similar situation has occured at Galgate on the Lancaster where a sanirtary block has been 'appropriated' by BW marinas when the transfer of assetts was carried out when it should have been transfered to another location which is in dire need of a sanitary facility (Glasson Dock). The locks were changed to non-sanitary station keys. I can think of another marina who locks the gates at night and opens them to pedestrians during the day to facilitate towpath access, but that is on a river, not a canal, and no-one has ever complained, so as long as the marina concerned opens the gates daily, I think all will be well. I'm sure the morees who moor there are much happier. As for the National, perhaps a dinghy would be handy!!
