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BOATING BULLETIN London BOATING BULLETIN London ISSUE 6– July, 2014 Welcome to the July Boating Bulletin. In this edition we bring you news of a busy July and what’s happening in the month to come. Last month saw us out and about meeting boaters and towpath users at pop-up meetings and events with the Police and Fire Service, as well as getting stuck in with volunteers on towpath clean-ups. This month we’re rolling out changes to visitor moorings in central London based on what we heard, as well as running some more great volunteer events and preparing for an emergency stoppage in Camden. Thanks to the people who’ve contacted me with ideas and feedback—keep it coming! Contact me at [email protected] to go on the mailing list, or follow us @CRTLondon and @SorzCRT. Sorwar Ahmed Boater Liaison Manager (London) In this edition: News Dates for your Diary Central London Visitor Moorings 6th-15th Aug: Closure of Regent’s, Acton’s Lock Southall towpath upgrade The navigation will be closed for major towpath works in Mooring pins—a reminder! the area of the recent cable strike at Haggerston. Passage Islington wildflowers is available each day before 8am, between 11am and 1pm, and again after 5pm. Crime and security Sat 27th Aug: Emergency stoppage—Camden 14 day reminders coming soon Overnight emergency stoppage at Hawley Lock, Camden Remember how to lock! from 6pm, Saturday 27th August to 8pm, Sunday 28th Aug. to deal with water level issues (see Maintenance Update). Stonebridge cycling pop-up Sun 31st Aug: Lea Rowing Club Autumn Regatta Beery boaters raise money! Between Watermint Quay and Spring Hill Boat House on Updates the Lee Navigation (9.30am-5.30pm). Lend your support to local communities. Volunteering update Sun 7th Sept, 11am-5pm: Angel Festival Enforcement update Sat 13th Sept: Slough Festival Maintenance update News Central London Visitor Moorings plan In June 2014, we published proposals for changes to Visitor Moorings in the central part of London between Kensal Green and Victoria Park to help ensure some popular locations can be shared more fairly by a wide range of boaters. The changes in the proposed plan took account of feedback from the Paddington Basin & Little Venice Visitor Moorings consultation (February 2014), and a visitor moorings workshop held by the London Better Relationships Group (BRG) in January 2014. The proposed plan was amended further following feedback from the BRG’s meeting of May 2014. Following a 3-week online survey which closed on 7th July and three pop-up consultation meetings, we have now gathered responses and feedback and will be implementing the following changes: In Victoria Park, half the moorings at the site will remain at 14 days while half will change to 7 days, following feedback from boaters who felt reducing the whole length to 7 days was not necessary in the area. With excellent tube connections at Mile End, the seven day stretch will benefit visiting boats who want a base to explore London. In Broadway Market the Trust will create a new 7-day mooring site of approximately three berths. The area has become a popular tourist destination, with a thriving bar and restaurant scene as well as the Saturday market, and is within easy reach of Shoreditch and the City. In Little Venice the eastern half of the visitor moorings (those closest to the Trust’s Little Venice office) will be 7 days while the western half will be 14 days. Little Venice is a beautiful spot, and isa fantastic gateway to central London. The Trust had also proposed reducing the stay times of two visitor mooring berths at Kensal Green, but the view from the Better Relationship Group and boaters was that the site wasn’t enough of a visitor hotspot to justify the changes. Following this advice, the whole stretch will remain a 14-day visitor mooring. These changes will be introduced in mid-August, and reviewed in November to get boater feedback. We are also investigating options for rolling out the volunteer Caretaker Boater scheme across other visitor moorings in London to help manage the sites and provide information and advice to boaters. Alongside the wider London visitor mooring plan, in August the Paddington Basin visitor mooring plan will be implemented, installing a new water point, new signage, double mooring adjacent to the hospital, and bookable moorings at Rembrandt Gardens. We are also developing new casual mooring sites in Camden (Camley Street) and Haggerston (Acton’s Lock). The sites require the completion of a technical assessment prior to installation to protect cables under the towpath. We hope to begin installing mooring rings at the sites shortly. Alongside this we’re continuing to introduce signage to identify lock landings and water points to let boaters easily recognise them and use them appropriately. Thanks to everyone who came to see us at the pop-up meetings and submitted comments and survey responses. The survey results can be viewed at http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/media/library/6758.pdf. Towpath upgrade in Southall We’ve recently upgraded one of London’s muddiest stretches of towpath thanks to funding from Transport for London’s (TfL) Cycling on Greenways Programme. 1.2km of towpath in Southall was given a makeover so it is now safer and welcoming to all visitors to the area. On June 19th, a launch event was held with Julian Bell (Leader of Ealing Council) and Bassam Mahfouz (Transport Portfolio Holder) to celebrate the completed towpath improvement scheme in Southall. The event was hosted by Michael Polledri from the London Waterways Partnership, and we were joined by pupils, staff and governors from Blair Peach local primary school, as well as officers from Ealing and Hillingdon Councils, and David Brough, Chair of the Hillingdon Canals Partnership. The event was covered in the Ealing Gazette, and you can also read more on our website: http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-and-views/news/southall-towpath-gets-a- facelift As part of a longer term strategy to encourage activity and engagement in the area, the Trust has become a member of the Ealing Community Network and will be attending their quarterly meetings. The Trust has made contact with several locally based community groups and is discussing potential joint projects, partnerships and volunteering opportunities. We are organising a volunteering day in Southall on 5th October as part of SEWA day (http://www.sewaday.org/) and it would be great to have some boats along to help attract people to the canal. Please contact [email protected] for more information. Mooring pins—a reminder We want to draw attention to this problem because it poses both a risk to your safety and the infrastructure of our canals. We know mooring space is tight but driving pins in between coping or at an acute angle at a grass verge undermines the structural integrity of the canal wall itself, so please don’t do it. If you think we should install a mooring ring on a particular site, please let us know. If it’s a great idea we’ll want to support it, if there are reasons why we can’t, we’ll let you know. National Grid cabling runs under the length of our towpath, with cables carrying hundreds of thousands of volts to supply much of north London. Driving a long pin between stones, or at an angle, is a risky game as you don’t know what you’re knocking it into! Islington wildflowers If you’re passing through the Islington Tunnel take a look on the north (towpath side) at the eastern mouth of the tunnel. Some lovely volunteers, led by a London continuous cruiser liveaboard boater and including local residents, have cleared the nettles and rubbish away and planted wildflowers in their place. The flowers are being grown from seed so please do be careful if you’re nearby, they’re still in their infancy! If you’d like to get involved in this boater-led project you can email mooring ranger Mikaela Khan-Parrack, [email protected] Crime and security initiatives Mooring ranger Scott Hamilton has been working with the Marine Policing Unit (MPU) to collaborate on initiatives to tackle crime and improve safety on the canal. Scott recently helped organise the MPU’s Victoria Park community safety day on 13th July, where there was crime prevention advice and free cycle security marking. Scott also supported the London Fire Brigade’s Boat Safety Day on 5th July, which saw free fire alarms being distributed on the Paddington Arm and advice from Trust staff on engine safety. Scott and campaigns manager Sarah Burns (above left and right, respectively) joined the MPU on patrol on the Thames to find out more about their service. We want to remind boaters to continue to "target harden" by removing valuables from sight and securing items like bicycles. Boaters can also contribute to easing the pressure on police resources by keeping to noise and engine guidelines at visitor moorings, and continuing to be considerate to other boaters, residents and towpath users. If you are affected by crime or ASB on the towpath please call the Police, as we need evidence to help focus police resources where we need it. Remember, call 101 for any non- emergencies. Watch this space for more pop-up events and information on community safety. Coming soon - 14 day reminders This month we will be starting a new initiative of text-messaging every boater when they’ve reached the maximum stay time on a 14-day towpath mooring, as a gentle reminder that it’s time to move on.
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