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Issue 113, March 2015
Liverpool showcase
4 CHANCES TO WIN A FULL SET OF PEARSON’S GUIDES worth nearly £100 a set
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR AT THE HELM OF A £200m PROJECT
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The Albert Dock complex will be at the centre of the International Mersey River Festival and a new Northern Boat Show in June. Harry Arnold revisits the city of his youth on page 14.
PREPARING FOR A STARRING ROLE AT BRAUNSTON RALLY P60 MEET THE BOATER WHO TOOK ON THE TV ALLOTMENT CHALLENGE
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New rules for boaters without a home mooring THE Canal & River Trust has outlined a new policy for continuous cruisers who don’t move their boats far enough to meet its published Guidance for Boaters without a Home Mooring. It will look at how far boats have
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New north-west chairman
HOW NOT TO PAINT YOUR BOAT P103
A LEADING urban regeneration specialist, with strong links to the north-west of England, has been appointed to chair the Canal & River Trust’s North West Partnership. Bob Pointing will chair his first bimonthly partnership meeting in March. Currently resident in Liverpool, he brings with him a wealth of experience. For nearly a decade he was programme director and chief executive of Barrow Regeneration and West Lakes Renaissance, and previously worked for Government Office Merseyside and was chief executive of North Liverpool Partnership. He led on the Wigan City Challenge project and worked for housing providers in Liverpool and Manchester.
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moved over the course of their previous licence to see if they satisfy the requirements which are based on the BW Act 1995. This month CRT will write to anyone with a boat registered as not having a
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home mooring to advise them of the process and will begin renewing licences on this basis from May 1. Regular reminders will then be sent to all those boaters whose limited movement is causing a concern and on
Little ships to return
DUNKIRK Little Ships are to gather on the Thames in May before a return to mark 75 years since the evacuation. They will form up in the Royal Docks on May 16 and 17 before sailing to Ramsgate to join others from around the UK. The fleet, by then expected to number more than 50 vessels, will sail to Dunkirk on May 21 before a series of ceremonies and events over the following days. Many of the small boats from along the Thames were gathered at Tough’s boatyard at Teddington. A memorial beside Teddington Lock commemorates the operation.
the expiry of their licence, those that have consistently failed to move in accordance with the CRT Guidance will be refused a new licence unless they take a home mooring. • Continued on page 2
School waterway visit awards
TWENTY-ONE inland waterway destinations have been awarded the Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge for providing fantastic educational visits for local schools. The visits are run by the Canal & River Trust’s Canal & River Explorers and see trained, locally based education volunteers running activities for school and youth groups, with children learning about their local area, science and technology. So far, more than 35,000 children have discovered their local canal or river with help from the team. Sites awarded the badge include: Gloucester Waterways Museum; Foxton Locks; Anderton Boat Lift; Standedge Tunnel and Brecon & Goytre Wharf. Visit https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/explorers