CaRT apologises

OUR Pam Pickett has been asked to apologise on behalf of Canal & River Trust to Tony Dunkley in respect of the way it treated him in the matter of the mooring of his work boat.

Pam was instrumental in bringing the matter to light in narrowboatworld of the despicable way Tony was treated by the trust, and writes:

Yesterday I was asked to apologise on behalf of the trust to Tony Dunkley in respect of the method, and manner used in referring to the mooring of his work boat.

Selling the wharf

The trust is in the process of selling Meadow Lane Wharf, leaving only Colwick Wharf at all suitable for offloading future contemplated aggregate (applications in for extraction locally).

The trust via Sean McGinley apparently agrees that enforcement, going in with the boots on and refusing Tony Dunkley access without explanation of the ongoing sale of the wharf to enable pedestrians and cyclists access was over the top on the part of Stuart Garner in the very least.

To receive assistance

Tony Dunkley is now to receive assistance to enable him to board his boat plus assistance in replacing it in its original position but will be formally requested to move from Meadow Lane Wharf at the end of October.

I am advised that the trust will seek to find this commercial craft an alternative mooring on what is a commercial navigation, not just for the 'new commercial' i,e hire and shared ownership boats that proceed within the rules of the 1995 Act, whilst the rest of us are now expected to cruise within CaRT's new 'Guidance for boaters without a home mooring' rules.