River Boating Forum

Good news (I think ?)

I had a letter this morning from Caroline Killeavy informing us that they are retracting the previous closure
notice as BW are now reducing online moorings by the fairer means of natural wastage, as moorings become vacant BW will not re let them (Will this affect their tendering practice I wonder ?).

All moorers at Sawley will be on full long term status !

Now for the fly in the ointment
and to quote CK herself "Whilst it is still our intension to CLOSE Sawley cut to Long term moorers , we are offering all boaters currently moored there a Long term mooring permit UNTIL we are able to identify suitable alternatives for them "

So BW east midlands waterways who have said all along that the closure of the moorings at Sawley was
just National policy and out of their hands, Now the National policy has changed they are saying they want to close the moorings anyway ?

Well Thank you to everyone for their support we managed 324 signatures on the petition

This Victory is the end of the old fight but the begining of the new fight to
SAVE SAWLEY CUT MOORINGS !

Well done Simon, and everyone else involved in this fight!

I'm really pleased for you.

The cynical me says you might have won a stay of execution, because of the downturn in the economy, especially the housing sector. However the first bit of really good news of 2008, I think

Good news at least for the moment.

Nice one Simon, you are quoted in the Evening Post today.

BigRoj wrote:Nice one Simon, you are quoted in the Evening Post today.

Nottingham Evening Post

I spoke to them last week.
Narrowboatworld put them in touch with me .