Michael Askin <[email protected]> wrote: >On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 1:39 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> My recent trip to Cavalcade was an eye-opener; Debbie sums up exactly my >> feelings. These > >But it's not just London, the system is slowly getting clogged up with >people who couldn't give two hoots about the canals and boating. All >they are interested in is a cheap place to live. While mostly centered >around built up areas, you often see enclaves of these boaters >elsewhere trying to evade detection by BW.
Just got back from Limehouse (where the new, and hugely expensive, pontoons are indeed in place below the lock, but make the turn into the lock mouth more tricky). Squatting on the Lee has got *much* worse in the last year or so. Large squatter towns above Springfield lock (new) and below Springwell marina (reappeared, both banks). Lots more ones and twos everywhere, easily identifiable by the lack of boat care within living memory and the incredible amounts of junk on the roof, back deck, accompanying dinghy, etc. Despite BW's protestations (including at the recent user meeting at Cheshunt), it is clear it hasn't got a grip on this situation. But nice to find that there has indeed been dredging below Tottenham lock and at Turkey Street brook, so these lengths (where incoming streams dump a lot of crud) are easy going. For now. Enjoy it while it lasts. This needs doing every year, but is done about one in five. Adrian Adrian Stott 07956-299966
