Cambridge Visitor Moorings
Nick Alexander
Visitor moorings, please `?
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Jeremy Nunns
<nickalexatoneteldotcom@?.?> writes
>What's the latest news on the proposed disappearance of the Cambridge
>Visitor moorings, please `?
>
not sure how much of the background you know, but I recently wrote in
another newsgroup (about the mooring licences):
More than 70 people applied, and the rules (as agreed with the
'CamBoaters' residential boaters association) said that people who could
show that they had been living on the river longest, and residential
boaters would get preference over non-liveaboards. However (or perhaps
purely coincidentally) because of the forthcoming election, they decided
to issue licences to include the 12 visitor moorings as well, so no-one
would be evicted.
However, all is not lost. CamBoaters are in discussion with the Council
about how to resolve the situation. There are various possibilities,
which include boats only using the amount of bank they need (rather than
the full 70ft allocated to each one), or having signs inviting visitor
boats to moor alongside, or other shuffling (details still be be figured
out). Boaters from Cambridge are VERY keen that this issue is resolved,
or they fear that they would never be welcome in any other town.
(end quote of myself)
Has anything actually happened yet?
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Jeremy Nunns
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Nick Alexander
...seems a very amicable arrangement as it will surely mainly be evident in
the Summer...the alternative is the unthinkable ; no more visitors to
Cambridge...it's a sad and crazy world...
I must be missing summat, but 'Why is this ALL OF A SUDDEN a problem ?'...I
guess there's loads of history to this issue...
Jeremy Nunns
<nickalexatoneteldotcom@?.?> writes
>Jeremy Nunns wrote:
>> In article <445f...@212.67.96.135>, Nick Alexander
>> <nickalexatoneteldotcom@?.?> writes
>>> What's the latest news on the proposed disappearance of the Cambridge
>>> Visitor moorings, please `?
>>>
>> Others may come in with more detailed and/or up to date info, and i'm
>> not sure how much of the background you know, but I recently wrote in
>> another newsgroup (about the mooring licences):
>>
>
><<inviting visitor boats to moor alongside>>
>...seems a very amicable arrangement as it will surely mainly be evident in
>the Summer...the alternative is the unthinkable ; no more visitors to
>Cambridge...it's a sad and crazy world...
>
>I must be missing summat, but 'Why is this ALL OF A SUDDEN a problem ?'...I
>guess there's loads of history to this issue...
A visual update from this afternoon (Tuesday) - I went past what I
think are the visitor moorings (between the pump-out hut and Jesus Lock)
and there was loads of space. Not full of licence holders or visiting
boats. So, just at the moment, there is not a problem.
djm
<<I must be missing summat, but 'Why is this ALL OF A SUDDEN a problem
?'...I
guess there's loads of history to this issue... >>
Can I suggest that you read the Campaigns section of the Great Ouse
Boating Association website, where you will find the full story
including the council press release which started the furore.
http://www.goba.org.uk/main.php?section=Campaigns|Cambridge_Visitors_Mooring
with the latest updates, including GOBA's decision to seek a Judicial
Review at:
http://www.goba.org.uk/cambridge
David