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ANGLIANANGLIAN
CUTTINGSCUTTINGS
Ipswich Branch Newsletter
Winter 2009/10 No. 115
The IWA may not agree with the opinions expressed in this publication. They are, however, published as
a matter of interest to our members and readers. Nothing printed can be construed as policy or an official announcement unless stated.
The IWA accepts no liability for any matter in this publication.
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IWA IPSWICH BRANCH
YOUR COMMITTEE Chairman -
Chard Wadley
chairman.ipswichbranch@waterways,org.uk
Secretary & Anglia Cuttings Editor -
Charles Stride
Treasurer
Spencer Greystrong
Membership
Clive Saville
Publicity
Brian Holt
Social Secretary
Diana Holt
River Gipping Trust
Lewis Tyler
River Stour Trust
Sue Brown
Pickerel Project
Brain Cornell
*************************** IWA Ipswich - http://www.waterways.org.uk/InMyArea/EasternRegion/
Ipswich
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C H STRIDE
And what a lot has happened during
those eight years. In particular our local
restoration workers successfully
completed Creeting Lock and moved on
to Baylham, which this year saw major
works completed, despite what the
weather threw at them, with the
invaluable help of WRG as reported in
the last edition.
The River Gipping Trust has been set up
to handle the ongoing developments on
the Gipping and to widen the
involvement of local people and other
organisations which is essential for the
long term success of our plans and
dreams. Updates in regard to the
restoration and the Trust are included in
this edition.
Nationally we have also seen much
change during this period with many ups
and downs affecting our countrywide
system. Following a period of ‗Good
News‘ and the successful completion of
a number of restoration schemes and
extensions of our system we are now
back, due to the present economic
climate, in a time of major concern and I
would therefore draw your attention to
the Save Our System article from Chard,
and the Poster on the back cover. The
Government, of whichever colour, will
EDITOR’S
PONDERINGS
Did someone say something about turning up like a bad penny? I have to say I
prefer the saying — ‘You can’t keep a good man down’! Whichever it seems that
you cannot do without me as your Editor and so after a break of just over eight
years I’m back, and my first task on behalf of you all must be to thank Mick
Carter for his sterling efforts for all that time and for the production of 25 editions
of this newsletter. Many thanks Mick.
have many pressures over the next few
years and we all need to ensure that our
Waterways do at least receive their fair
share of support. Positive action is really
needed at this time, so please ensure that
you make a New Years Resolution, and
keep it, to do your bit on this occasion. A
template for letters to your MP‘s is
available. Please contact the Secretary if
you would like this.
BRANCH AGM
Friday 19th February
The official notice and Agenda was
published, as required, in the last edition
of Anglia Cuttings. Retiring Members are
Chard Wadley, Spencer Greystrong and
Mick Carter. I am very pleased to advise
that both Chard and Spencer have agreed
to stand for a further 3 years and they will
be proposed at the AGM. We do however
have further vacancies and we would like
to see some new members on the
Committee. DO YOU HAVE SOME
VIEWS? DO YOU THINK YOU CAN
CONTRIBUTE? PLEASE THINK
ABOUT PUTTING YOUR NAME
FORWARD. Proposal forms can be
obtained from the Secretary.
Lastly, contributions to future Anglia
Cuttings are always welcomed.
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CHAIRMANS’ JOTTINGS
Our winter programme is now halfway
through and we have had three very
different evenings. The first was an
informative talk on the Foxton Incline
Plane from the former Chairman of
Ipswich Branch, David Stevenson. The
second took us away from canals and
onto the railways with a very interesting
talk from Keith Froom on the Mid
Suffolk Light Railway. This looks to be
a very interesting museum which is at
Brockford Station, Wetheringsett near
Stowmarket. They hold special event
days through the summer such as a joint
event with Ipswich Transport museum to
be held in August 2010; so well worth a
visit (see page 13). The last meeting was
a Christmas quiz followed by mince
pies, sausage rolls and chocolate
brownies a big thank you to Joan, Diana
and Pauline for this tasty spread and to
Joan and John for organizing and
running the quiz. We now have three
more meetings at the beginning of 2010
starting with the Annual Dinner,
followed by the AGM in February and
Steve Hayward will be our speaker in
March. We then look forward to the
coach trip in May (flyer enclosed).
After many years spent hiring
narrowboats and then cruising with
friends on their narrowboats I am
pleased to say I am now the proud owner
of my own boat. It is a motor tug called
‗Bruizer‘, which at the moment is
moored at Stewponey Wharf on the
Staffs and Worcester Canal. However,
when the BW winter stoppages finish I
plan to bring her closer to Suffolk and
moor her at Brinklow Marina on the
Northern Oxford Canal. So Carolyn and
I are really looking forward to a summer
of boating on our own boat.
Chard.
SOS2010 (Save Our System)
You may have already read or heard
media speculation that the Government
intended to include BW property
portfolio as a component of the £16bn
asset sale. IWA has been lobbying
Government ever since rumours of the
sale surfaced and are delighted with the
public‘s support. However, it has now
come to light that the Government has
now stepped back from the brink
regarding any immediate sale of BW
properties. The Government has issued
a statement indicating its support for
looking seriously at alternative models
such as the third sector. IWA has long
advocated a more independent ‗National
Waterways Conservancy‘ that has the
best interests of the waterways at its
heart.
The SOS2010 campaign still needs
support as we enter the period running
up to the election. IWA needs to
demonstrate how lack of funding is
affecting spending decisions and
maintenance. Please give your help and
I would encourage everyone to continue
to seek support for the e-petition on the
10 Downing Street website: http://
p e t i t i o n s . n u m b e r 1 0 . g o v . u k /
protectourcanals/ . If you do not have
the facility to support the e-petition then
I would encourage you to write to your
local MP in support of this campaign.
I would like to start by wishing you all a Happy New Year and to say I hope you
had an enjoyable Christmas.
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OUR REGION CHAIRMAN
REPORTS
We joined the IWA some 19 years ago
when my wife and I took the plunge and
bought a narrowboat after being holiday
hirers for several years. Almost
immediately we were ‗persuaded‘ onto
the Peterborough Branch Committee,
where we have sat in various offices ever
since.
I am currently doing my second stint as
chairman, and whilst Carole is our
membership secretary, somehow we
managed to acquire 2 sons, who are old
enough and experienced enough to crew,
so now we get to relax a bit more whilst
they do much of the work.
Our boat is moored at March, on the Old
Nene, part of the Middle Level
Navigations, and whilst we do venture
up on the canals occasionally, most of
our boating is done on the Middle Level,
Nene, Great Ouse & The Cam and
various Lodes.
Having extensive local knowledge of our
Rivers and the E.A. is one of the reasons
I decided that I could make a useful
contribution at Region and on Navcom.
Eastern Region grew after the
reorganisation implemented at the AGM
by the addition of Milton Keynes and
Chelmsford branches, which brought
BW into our area as MK looks after a
large chunk of the Grand Union. So we
now have: Peterborough, Cambridge,
Ipswich, Milton Keynes and Chelmsford.
It is a large area geographically and
whilst I will try to visit branches if
needed it may be an annual trip for
AGM‘s, however I am always
contactable by email, or phone.
The new region has only had 2 meetings
so far at which it became obvious that
we will have to take some care to ensure
we are all singing from the same hymn
sheet as we have both not only BW &
EA but also the Middle Level
Commissioners and Cam Conservators,
each having their own way of dealing
with things and very different waterways
to manage.
At our last meeting I was voted on to be
Region rep on Navcom, and I attended
my first meeting in October. I was very
surprised at how much of the meeting
was given over to issues of concern only
to BW and canals. It is clear that perhaps
our region has been seen as a bit of a
backwater and easily overlooked,
although many of the problems are
common to both EA & BW, especially
funding issues.
It is important that we do all we can to
ensure that any problems we have are
brought to Navcom as this is the body
who in turn will bring things to Council
for consideration and may well result in
a ‖Policy‖ being decided upon.
No one should doubt that we face serious
problems in terms of funding cuts, our
waterways are under threat and we will
have to campaign hard to get our
message across, I am confident that we
will succeed.
Alastair Chambers
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With the untimely death of the Trust‘s
Chairman, Jeremy Clover, we have been
very fortunate to find a new Chairman in
Gordon Paton and do thank him for
taking on this position. Membership is
increasing and by the end of November
we hope to celebrate the 100th addition to
the list. No prizes for applying, but a
warm welcome awaits!
Although there is a restoration report by
Colin Turner elsewhere in this magazine,
mention must be added regarding the
clearance at Hawks Mill at Needham
Market. Trust members and supporters
made a grand job of clearing trees and
scrub from the open and grassed area in
front of the Mill. With the support and
help of Mid Suffolk District Council, who
kindly loaned an industrial ―chipper‖ and
operating staff, the area has again become
a pleasant place for people to come and
enjoy the river, and use the refurbished
seats.
Mitzi Tyler
Restoration Report
In the last report Spencer was rightly up-
beat about the progress made during the
canal camps. Apart from concreting the
invert, a significant part of the eastern
lock wall had been rebuilt, but more
remained to be demolished, and that is
NEWS The last few months have proved to be
highly active from the point of
communication with the wider world, as
well as the restoration of the lock
structures about which read elsewhere in
this magazine. From the
communications point of view, several
Trust members have carried the word to
many venues by way of power point
presentations brilliantly compiled by
Spencer Greystrong. These are primarily
to advertise the work of the Trust, but
also to disperse and collect information
about the history of the river. Not only
are these entertaining for the audiences,
but they provide much needed funds for
the Trust by way of donations. The
presentations have been given to a
variety of organisations from Farmers
Clubs to Local History Groups, with a
wide spectrum of organisations
interested in the work of the Trust. As
you may have read in the RGT October
Newsletter (those of you who are
members! and we would welcome you as
members if not)) the list covers a period
from September 08 and the presentation
has been taken to 18 venues so far with
more being booked for next year. So you
can see the Trust has been busy. With
the talks comes the opportunity to gain
local knowledge, as was the case at
Creeting St Mary in November, when a
member of the audience offered an early
film taken of the river. There are always
enthusiasts who can provide first hand
information to add to Spencer‘s
knowledge and be included in the
presentations.
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where more trouble started.
When we got to the point where our
engineers report said that we should stop
demolishing the lock wall to conserve
the heritage value, and pin it with
stainless steel pins, as
it was sound but
hollow, we ran in to
trouble. The end of
the remaining wall
thus revealed was
found to be in two
separate parts, an old
repair to the face of
the lock 9‖ thick and
the bulk of the wall, separated by a dirt
filled gap with no apparent tie between
the two. We could not leave it like that,
so back to our engineer and the council
to get an amendment to our listed
building consent. After several emails
and site visits by both our engineer and
the conservation officer we got our
amendment, but we now have regular
visits from the conservation officer to
check that we are carrying out the
amendment properly.
Two thirds of the eastern wall of the lock
has been rebuilt to coping stone level
and back filled with concrete, and the old
repair has now been demolished and
rebuilding of the last part of the wall is
well under way.
We are just keeping ahead of the
weather. When we started to rebuild the
old repair the water rose to just below
the scaffold platform. Before leaving site
at the end of the day, we raised the
height of the platform ready for the next
days work. When we returned, after the
heavy rains at the beginning of
December the water had been over our
platform but had fallen sufficiently for us
to continue using it, after we had cleared
it and the stop planks of debris.
Our other time consuming problem is
disposal of the large spoil heap that we
have generated whilst doing the work.
The contents of the spoil heap are brick
and concrete rubble mixed with puddling
clay and silt.
Disposal to landfill would be expensive
in landfill charges and transport costs, as
the weight limit on the bridges on the
approach road to the site would
necessitate multiple trips with small
vehicles. So we are separating the
rubble, which can be recycled locally for
just the cost of transport and using the
rest as back fill behind the lock wall.
Sorting is a boring thankless task
especially when the stuff is wet, but we
are getting there, the pile of sorted rubble
is now almost as big as the remaining
pile of spoil.
Colin Turner
Our grateful thanks must go to the
band of local stalwarts, headed by
Colin, and supported by WRG, for
turning out on a regular basis, come
rain, come shine, which has led to the
successful years work at Baylam -
WELL DONE ALL
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River Stour Trust Restoring and conserving the River
Stour Navigation
This summer 4 trip boats were in action
at Sudbury and Flatford, plus the
tearoom at the Granary. Crew training
and certification continued as all
skippers are now required to be suitably
qualified, and a new trip to the
Boathouse Restaurant meant training the
crews to navigate between the
underwater remains of 6 earlier bridges
beneath Ballingdon Bridge. Although
weed in the river in June became bad
enough to stop boat operation until
emergency clearance work was done,
besides our regular trips we have held a
Teddy Bear Ride event encouraging very
young children onto the boats, a Pirate
Day for older children, and a members-
only Mini-S2C to canoe the length of the
river. Some lucky members enjoyed a
glorious day on the sailing barge Victor,
sailing between Mistley and Felixstowe.
The Trust held its AGM in June, when
all existing Council members were re-
elected apart from Lesley Ford, who
resigned, and Alan Cook rejoined.
We trailed 2 of our boats from Sudbury
to Bures to give trips as part of the Bures
Europa Event on Saturday 4 July, giving
the public a rare opportunity see the
village from the river. Our Coracle
event there on 1st August was also
enjoyed by everyone who took part.
This year‘s 2-day Steam and Electric
boat event attracted 9 visiting steam and
electric boats to join our 3 boats on the
river.
In mid September we held our annual
S2C weekend which this year attracted
302 boats onto the river to navigate from
the Granary at Sudbury to the sea at
Cattawade. As someone remarked, this
is probably the greatest number of boats
there has ever been on the navigation at
one time. As usual, we had glorious
weather and the weekend was enjoyed
by all the participants.
We hosted our first 2 day school outing
at the VEC, with 70 children and their
teachers learning about river wildlife,
lighters and the ‗man and boy‘ who
operated them, how a lock works, plus a
ride on a boat – for many a first time
experience.
There has been an illuminated boat
procession on the river at Sudbury, while
a waterbus service is being trialed
between Flatford and Dedham, allowing
a one-way walk with a ride back.
Work at Stratford Lock re-commenced
on 13 July, with completion of the
gabion wall to the footbridge, a length of
about 80m, the target for this year. 2305
man-hours of work have been put into
the job this season, and the site is
currently being tidied and closed down
for the winter. Next year should see the
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clearance of the lock chamber itself
begin.
FRANCIS BATTEN
In September we were saddened by the
death of our Vice-President, Francis
Batten, whose drive, encouragement and
support for the Stratford Lock project
will be greatly missed. He shared with
his family a passion for the canals and
for his beloved Stour, as we heard in his
obituary:-
―In the early 60s Francis, his wife, Nen,
and their young son, John, managed to
escape for a week‘s holiday on the
canals and from that time on all 3 of
them enjoyed a lifelong love of boating.
Nen was first to buy a narrow boat –
Kew – which was kept on the River Lee
near Bishops Stortford for weekends and
holidays. Francis at this point joined the
River Stour Trust and devoted a lot of
time and energy to its ventures, using his
knowledge, influence, skills and
equipment to good effect and the Trust is
indebted to him for much of the access it
gained via his negotiations with fellow
landowners to otherwise inaccessible
locations on the river. By the early 70s
Francis had become Chairman of the
Trust and was much involved in the fight
against proposed changes in byelaws to
remove all statutory rights of navigation
on the Stour - attending the hearing in
London, giving evidence in the House of
Lords and keeping the Trust‘s counsel
well-briefed. The family fleet increased
with the addition of John‘s pair of
working boats, Pictor and Whitby and
Nen‘s purchase of a horse-drawn narrow
boat, Betelgeuse, giving trips to tourists
in Chester, courtesy of the charming
shire horse Snowy, whom some of you
may recall was used to draw the Trust‘s
restored lighter along the water meadows
in Sudbury. Snowy later became the
subject of a book written for children
and also caught the Queen‘s eye during a
Royal visit to Chester, occasioning her to
stroll over to administer a pat and a kind
word.
In 1981 Nen and Francis moved to Kites
Hardwick on the Warwickshire/
Northamptonshire border and Francis
finally bought his own pair of boats,
Callisto and Ara, which he ran as
camping boats on the Grand Union canal
at Braunston. In acknowledgement of all
his work for the Trust he was made a
Vice-President and continued to attend
AGMs when possible and support its
latest ventures. Meanwhile he increased
his already extensive knowledge of the
canal network, becoming a familiar face
in the Midlands known for his
friendliness and enthusiasm if not always
the accuracy of his steering. In the early
90s the couple down-sized to a bungalow
in Long Buckby where they were able to
continue their association with the
waterways but by the end of that decade
the boats, apart from John‘s, were sold
as advancing years began to take their
toll.‖
Susan Brown
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The Lee & Stort
—
A View from
America
Part 1
We met Dan and Sharon on their narrowboat ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ on the Leeds &
Liverpool last year and spent several days travelling with them and sharing the
double locks. They hail from the USA but having been bitten by our canal bug,
bought their own boat and spend most of the summers over here. This year they
visited the Lee & Stort for the first time and this is their view of our nearest piece of
‘connected’ waterway .—Thank you Sharon for the extract from your log.
We entered the tidal Thames at
B ren t fo rd T ha me s Lo c k o n
Saturday. First time we've been thru one
of these locks when BOTH ends of the
lock were open at the same time. We
just "sailed" right thru! The tide was
23.5 feet on Saturday. In fact, Sat. thru
Tuesday were all very high tides. It was
quite a shock to see people wading
barefoot thru the water on sidewalks in
front of their homes and people sitting in
pub gardens with water half-way up the
tables. We quite enjoyed the trip thru
the middle of London--as usual--but this
is the very first time we ever really
thought one could be seasick on a
narrowboat. We've been on the tidal
Thames in 23 mph winds with white
caps and just went smoothly thru the
water. This time, there was a LOT of
water and a LOT of boats who were
really churning it up. Time of day could
have had something to do with it as the
tide time for us was 3 pm. We were
VERY happy to see Limehouse at
5:55! Dan did great getting us
in. Usually, we're told to go beyond
Limehouse, turn, come back to
Limehouse and then turn in to the lock
cut. This time we were told to start
turning just as we got there...and to keep
on turning till we were in. Dan thought
at one point we were going to go all the
way around and miss it, but we made it
in. They've built a beautiful new
pontoon with great "safe" steps (not the
old ladder up the wall bit that used to be
there!). However, the lock was open for
us and we went right on in and didn't
need the pontoon at all. Limehouse
Basin was FULL! Stort Boat Club was
there quad-breasted in 3 different
places. We managed to get moored after
being told by someone from
Barnoldswick (pronounced Barlick) that
NO one was to moor by him as he HAD
to leave by 6:30 the next morning and he
didn't trust ANY boater to be up
then. Oh, well. There are still some
friendly boat people around...and we
managed to find them and get moored.
We headed out the next day thinking to
stop at Tesco and then be on our
way. However, where we moored to go
to Tesco there was a sign saying BW
was giving tours TODAY of the new
lock they built for the Olympic site so, of
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course, we went to see. Great tour of the
new lock--called Three Mills Lock. It's
HUGE!! The BW lady was
terrific. She's normally the Bow Lock
lockkeeper so knew the area well. Once
the Olympic bit is over--or not needed
for building material--us ordinary
boaters are going to be allowed to use
this lock. LOTS of us can fit in at any
one time!
We moved off to see the Olympic
sites. The main stadium where the
opening and closing ceremonies will be
held is basically in place. It's huge--of
course! They've got the "stepped" areas
for the stadium seating in, but the seats
have not been installed. We were quite
surprised to find that it is to be an open
air stadium. The Olympics are not that
much later than Wimbledon...and it
A L W A Y S r a i n s f o r
Wimbledon! So...what were they
thinking? Perhaps they've also got
millions of brollies on order! It appears
that the framework for at least two other
buildings are up. We think one of them
is the aquatic center. Further on--at
Waltham Abbey--they have started on a
fantastic white water canoe center that is
to have "strainers, sweepers, holes,
waves, pillows, eddies and undercuts"--
whatever all of these are. AND...the
public are to be able to use the facility
BEFORE the Olympics (we assume the
British team will train there) and then it
will, of course, be turned back over to
the public after the Olympics. The
drawings look pretty exciting. Right
now they just seem to be pushing a LOT
of dirt around with huge bulldozers.
The Lee Navigation (as opposed to the
River Lea--which really isn't
navigable..at least by us) is fairly
straight. The locks are big and heavy
and will take 2 boats side-by-side. Most
of the time we were on our own, but it
wasn't a big problem...except that we
were following 2 boats so always had to
re-work the lock in order to use it. That
wouldn't have been so bad except that up
here boats do NOT shut any gates when
they leave. So, we ALWAYS had to go
up and shut the upper gates before we
could empty the lock so that we could
actually enter it. Just made for a little
more work. Probably good exercise for
us. We moored along the way on Sat.
night and it was quite nice.
We came through a very beautiful lock
yes terday--LOTS of gorgeous
flowers: dahlias of all sizes and colors,
canna lilies, begonias. Really, really
beautiful. They were up over the lock
bridge, too. Couldn't have been
prettier. (Each of these locks--on the
Lee Navigation AND the River Stort--
ALL have a bridge over the back (lower)
gates so that one must continually walk
around the entire lock in order to work
the front gates.) As we left this lock, we
were actually in BOTH the Eastern and
Western Hemisphere as we were
straddling the Prime Meridian. We
didn't feel any different, see anything
different or hear anything different, but
we KNEW we were there--the map said
so! Anyway, sort of fun.
(To be continued)
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‖Under Agenda Item 7 of the
agenda "Improving small vessel safety
on the Tidal Thames" was a report by the
Harbour Master (Upper) that again there
have been concerns of some, and more
than is acceptable, boats ignoring traffic
signals and advice and more specifically
t r a v e r s i n g
bridges that
have closure
signals. It has
become so bad
that they have
had to put up
Road Signs -
'No Entry' as
Narrow Boats might recognise this!
We were advised that the
behaviour of many Narrow Boats and
some "Dutch" Barges have deteriorated
this year. Not advising London VTS
(Vessel Traffic Service) taking no
cognisance of other commercial and
recreational craft. Going through closed
arches is seen to be a major concern as it
is possible that during the closure it can
be possible for debris to drop on the
boats and there are heavy construction
materials and plant. This has already
happened to a passenger vessel who
chose to ignore the closure signal.
The reaction of some of those
steering the boats have been in some
cases abusive; saying to Harbour Master
patrols that they are not sailors or boaters
but 'steerers' of narrow boats, and that
they are not advised by the BW Lock
staff at Limehouse or Brentford! And in
any event the rules do not affect them
and they never look at Notice to
Mariners!
I understand that the National
Community Association do have training
programmes for Narrow Boats and they
intend to intensify
their work leading
to the festival next
year on the
Thames - I am now
in contact with
their organiser who
was at the meeting
yesterday.
I know that most bona fide
members of your organisations would
comply, but in some way or another as
representatives of cruising motor boats
which must include narrow boats we
must address this problem.
It is also a problem on the upper
reaches of the Thames when the river is
in flood, and I am sure it happens on
other wide rivers with inexperienced
narrow boaters entering tidal or fast
running water. However, in my
relatively wide cruising experience that
includes the Rhine, the Tidal Thames
through the London Bridges is one of the
most serious waterways and could be
very dangerous if not handled properly.
ATYC are considering an
additional training programme to
improve boat handling on the non-tidal
Thames, and the thought is that we make
NARROWBOATING on the
TIDAL THAMES On October 7th. 2009 the Port of London Authority held its 4th. Harbourmasters
Recreational Navigation Group Meeting. One of the points discussed was the
danger of Narrowboats disregarding navigation notices as can be seen from
agenda item 7 reproduced below.
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it user friendly for narrow boats as well
as the normal river cruiser, and from the
meeting yesterday it might well include
an endorsement for the river from
Limehouse to Teddington. However
this is very much work in progress and if
it proceeds will start in 2010. Narrow
boats are still the cheapest way of getting
afloat for new entries to the boating
fraternity.‖
It is essential that us Narrow
boater‘s can show that we not only know
the rules but also abide by them, the BW
Lockkeeper is not responsible to ensure
that we have the required safety
equipment, we are. Likewise it‘s our
responsibility to know the signals that
indicate bridge arches are closed and to
contact London VTS (Vessel Traffic
Service) on VHF Ch 14 or mobile phone
02088 550315.
British Waterways publishes a
guide to the tideway, which are down
loadable from their web sites at http://
w w w . w a t e r s c a p e . c o m / m e d i a /
documents/35.pdf
Brian Holt
MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
May I take this opportunity to wish all our members a very Happy New
Year and I look forward to meeting with many of you at our events or
on the Cut.
We gladly welcome all our new members -
From Norfolk - Mr & Mrs D & A Dunham; Mr M E Redmile; Mr & Mrs
P R Smith; Mr & Mrs M & J Watkins; Mr R J Langton & Family; Mr & Mrs R & M
Copson; Mr J Jefferson; Mr M Turner; Mr R Wild; Mr A Woods; Ms H Woods.
From Suffolk - Mr & Mrs A B & S M Head; Ms J Plouviez & Mr M Dixon; Mr &
Mrs T & H Jones; Mr & Mrs AP & RJL Grayston; Mrs A Adams; Mr A Brewer; Ms
S Hemmings-Smith; Ms E Wilson.
From Essex - Mr & Mrs G & E Swinscoe; Mr D Lee; Mr & Mrs M & V Paine; Ms
F Abbott; Mr I Dennis; Mr & Mrs M & J Lees.
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Obituaries
Over the last year we have sadly lost the following members:
Mrs. B. C. Taylor; Mrs. F. J. Batten: Mr. J. Fillingham.
We are also sad to report the death of James Hoseason, who played a major role in
the development and encouragement of waterway holidays on the Norfolk Broads
and the whole waterway system. He was a supporter of our Restoration activities.
We offer our condolences to all their families and friends.
Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum
Brockford Station, Wetheringsett, near Stowmarket, IP14 5PW
Suffolk‘s only full size steam railway set in the heart of rural Suffolk.
For details of programme of events and opening hours – visit
www.mslr.org.uk or ring 01449 766899. A great day out for all the family.
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EASTERN REGION
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Eastern Region of the Inland
Waterways Association will be held on Thursday 18th March 2010 at 8.00 p.m. at the Milton
Community Centre, Milton, Cambridge.
AGENDA
1. Apologies
2. Approval of the Minutes of the AGM held on 13th February 2009
3. Matters Arising from those Minutes
4. Chairman‘s Report
5. Election of Committee Members (see notes below)
Notes: [following the amendment of Region Byelaws which came into force on 14/3/09]
The Chairman of the Region is elected in a separate ballot and the Chairmen of each of
the branches within the Region are members of the Region committee ex officio. This is
an election for the remaining members of the Region committee.
There is no limit to the number of members of that committee
The period of office of the following elected members of the Region committee comes
to an end at the 2010 AGM namely, John Hodgson, Nigel Long, Paul Strudwick and
Peter Webb. All are eligible to stand for re-election. David King and Stuart Thurston
were co-opted during the year and their period of co-option expires at the 2010 AGM.
Both are eligible to stand for election.
It is no longer necessary for those who wish to be elected to the committee to be
nominated and seconded but all who wish to stand must agree to do so. Consent from
members of the Region who wish to stand for election at the AGM 2010 must be
deposited with the Region Secretary [Nigel Long 7 Georgian Court, Peterborough PE3
6AF or by email at [email protected]] before the start of the Annual General
Meeting
CONSENT FORM
I agree to stand for election to the Eastern Region committee at the 2010 Annual
General Meeting. I am a member of Eastern Region
(Sign) ----------------------------- Print Name ------------------------
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DATES
for your
DIARY
WORKING PARTY DATES Working Parties are held by the River Gipping Trust at Baylham Lock
from 0900 to 1700 every Wednesday and on the first Saturday of each
month, unless that Saturday is a Bank Holiday in which case it will then
be held on the second Saturday of that month.
For further information contact Colin Turner 01473 730586 .
1st
2nd
BRANCH MEETINGS & EVENTS
FRIDAY 8TH JANUARY-
Annual Christmas Dinner
FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY– 1930
Annual General Meeting and Member's Talk
(See AGM Notice Anglia Cuttings 114)
FRIDAY 12TH MARCH—1930
Talk by Steve Haywood, the original ‘Grumpy’ Boater and Author.
MONDAY 3RD MAY—1030
IWA/River Gipping Trust/River Stour Trust
Save Our System 2010 Event— The Granary, Sudbury
SATURDAY 9TH/SUNDAY 10TH MAY
Annual Branch Outing (See Insert)
OTHER DATES
FIRST SUNDAY EACH MONTH
Stowmarket Pickeral Project Clean-up Days at Stowmarket
MONDAY 1ST—SUNDAY 14TH MARCH
National Towpath Clean up.
THURSDAY 18th MARCH
Eastern Region AGM—See Notice
SATURDAY 4th APRIL
River Stour Trust Boat Trips commence at Sudbury & Flatford
SATURDAY 1ST—MONDAY 3RD MAY
Canalway Cavalcade, Little Venice London
MONDAY 3rd MAY
River Stour Trust—Teddy Bear Boat Rides Sudbury
SATURDAY 29TH —MONDAY 31ST MAY
National Trailboat Festival/Welsh Waterway Festival, Newport Gwent
SATURDAY 28TH– MONDAY 30TH AUGUST
IWA National Festival. Beale Park Reading.
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The Inland Waterways Association is a non-profit distribution company limited by guarantee.
Registered Office; Island House, Moor Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire. HP5 1WA
Tel: 0149 783453 Web: www.waterways.org.uk
Registered in England No. 612245. Registered as a Charity No. 212342
USEFUL WEBSITES IWA - http://www.waterways.org.uk
Waterway Recovery Group - http://www.wrg.org.uk
Save Our System - http://www.SOS2010.org.uk
River Gipping Trust - http://rivergippingtrust.org.uk River Stour Trust - http://www.riverstourtrust.org
East Anglian Waterways Association –http://www.eawa.co.uk
The Broads Society - http://www.broads-society.org.uk The Australian Canal Society - http://www.auscanal.org.au/
British Waterways/Waterscape - http://www.waterscape.com
Waterways Trust - http://www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk DEFRA Dept. for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs - http://www.defra.gov.uk