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Well I suppose it is a lot better then the planning application for propeller entanglement wires suggested but you have to ask have these people been watching too many James Bond films or Spooks episodes? And of course roads are not being closed, just the canal.

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The roads were closed around the Lib conference area but the canal was open. There were barriers to stop boats but police had a chat & then let you through. Visitor moorings were suspended from Gas St to NIA. Permantly moored boats were not moved.

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From 3 July to 10 September 2012 a mooring control zone will be in place on the following: Regent’s Canal, from Little Venice to Limehouse Basin; Hertford Union Canal; Limehouse Cut; River Lee Navigation from Bow Locks to above Hackney Marshes (Lea Bridge Road). Anyone who doesn’t have a home mooring or hasn’t pre-booked a visitor mooring will be asked to leave these zones for the duration of this period.

 

Wow theres a blow Guess some of the C&Cers will have to remember how to start their engines :wacko:

 

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The roads were closed around the Lib conference area but the canal was open. There were barriers to stop boats but police had a chat & then let you through. Visitor moorings were suspended from Gas St to NIA. Permantly moored boats were not moved.

Sue

 

It's been slacker than previous years where armed police have escorted private boats through the cordon. the snipers weren't obvious on top of the ICC this time.

 

The boats moored on Gas St had to go through the same security checks that employees of ICC/Hyatt had to go through butt hyat was a couple of years ago and the clearance seems to have continued.

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Will passage down the GU and onto the Thames at Brentford be unaffected?

 

The detailed stoppage notice that Tim linked to above doesn't mention any disruption to the GU mainline onto the Paddington Branch, or the Hanwell flight down to the Thames, so you should be fine. Be aware, though, that 'Olympic' moorings stretch as far north as Berkhamstead, so you should check that out before planning a trip I reckon.

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Well I suppose it is a lot better then the planning application for propeller entanglement wires suggested but you have to ask have these people been watching too many James Bond films or Spooks episodes? And of course roads are not being closed, just the canal.

 

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I reckon the restrictions make sense. After all if, I were a terrorist, I might be inclined to hijack a narrow boat, moor it here and fire a weapon into the Olympic site . Remember that IRA attack on Downing Street which nearly wiped out the cabinet? That was from a parked van in Whitehall, if I remember correctly.

 

How times have changed. I remember, as a student, leaving my battered, broken down scooter just inside Downing Street for the weekend until I was able to collect it!

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Will passage down the GU and onto the Thames at Brentford be unaffected?

 

Not according to the stoppages issued to date.

 

I would note that you should be fine if you are going up the Thames to Teddington but it would appear that a set of rules are being introduced to prevent boating in London during the Olympics.

 

If you want to boat in Central London during the period you will be required to prove that you haev a mooring on the Thames or are in transit, See:

 

http://www.pla.co.uk/display_fixedpage.cfm/id/4041

 

BW are also intending to close Commercial Road lock and the Hertford Union Canal so there will be no access to Limehouse from the Regents and any boats wanting to leave the Lea will need to do the Tidal Passage out of Limehouse (Or Bow).

 

Also any boat passages between East of Kensal Green and on the Lower Leaw ill need to be pre-booked.

 

Tim

 

Tim-

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From 3 July to 10 September 2012 a mooring control zone will be in place on the following: Regent’s Canal, from Little Venice to Limehouse Basin; Hertford Union Canal; Limehouse Cut; River Lee Navigation from Bow Locks to above Hackney Marshes (Lea Bridge Road). Anyone who doesn’t have a home mooring or hasn’t pre-booked a visitor mooring will be asked to leave these zones for the duration of this period.

 

Wow theres a blow Guess some of the C&Cers will have to remember how to start their engines :wacko:

 

14Skipper

 

 

Lucky guess?

 

Houseboaters being ‘forced out’ from Olympics area. River Lea residents claim they are being priced out and uprooted from their community by British Waterways

 

Friday 30 December 2011 Hackney Citizen

 

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'Continuous cruising' boats will have to pay over £100 a week to moor in the controlled zone during the Olympics.

 

British Waterways (BW) has been accused of “forcing out” Hackney’s boaters after it announced plans to limit mooring times and impose fines for overstaying in an area close to the Olympic site. The organisation, which looks after waterways including the Regent’s Canal and River Lea, wants those who live on narrowboats to buy visitor passes, some costing in excess of hundreds of pounds per week, to moor in a specially designated zone close to the site. British Waterways said the measures were necessary to cover the costs of increased security in the area and to ensure all boaters had a chance to book spots close to where the London 2012 Games will take place.

 

But Hackney boater Frank Kelly, who has to regularly attend Homerton Hospital due to health problems, said the requirement was unreasonable. He said: “Our boats are our homes. It’s an entirely reasonable thing to expect to live in our homes, to be able to access our jobs, GPs and healthcare, and interact with our chosen community, and not be separated from that.” While boaters with permanent moorings will be unaffected, continuous cruiser craft such as Mr Kelly’s, which are required by law to make a journey around BW’s network once every two weeks, will have a particularly tough time avoiding the so-called Controlled Mooring Zone (CMZ).

 

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View British Waterways Olympic 2012 Exclusion Zone in a larger map Here

 

Mr Kelly, who has started a social media protest campaign backed by dozens of other boaters, said he had no problem with restrictions being put in place around the Olympic Stadium but felt British Waterways was trying to profit from paid moorings – a claim the organisation rejects. He said: “We’re happy to move within a reasonable area, and our movements take us out of the area briefly, but that’s different from being forced out for two or three months.” A British Waterways spokesperson said: “We’re not looking to profit in any way. It is likely we will just be covering the costs of the extra security we’ll be required to provide for the slots. We want everyone in the country to have the same fair chance to book one of these spots when they’re coming to enjoy the Olympics. “Boaters within the zones as well have the opportunity to book these spots — if they decide to do that, they will be staying within the zone. Otherwise, we’re working very hard with the local groups to make convenient mooring spots available outside the zone.”

 

British Waterways’ plans mean boaters will require a visitor pass on what is essentially the entirety of Regent’s Canal, along with Lea River south of Lea Bridge. Some fear this will push boaters without a permanent mooring west of Little Venice near Paddington and north of Lea Bridge Road in Hackney. British Waterways said the Controlled Mooring Zone had been created in conjunction with the police, requiring the organisation to have records of all craft travelling within the zone during the Olympics. The spokesperson added: “The police have asked us also to set up a wider control zone across the waterways in London — they want us to have a record of everyone who comes into and out of that zone, and who is within the zone. There will be checkpoints so the police will have the security of knowing who’s on the waterways at the time.”

 

The police said discussions about the Controlled Mooring Zone were ongoing.

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.....But Hackney boater Frank Kelly, who has to regularly attend Homerton Hospital due to health problems, said the requirement was unreasonable. He said: “Our boats are our homes. It’s an entirely reasonable thing to expect to live in our homes, to be able to access our jobs, GPs and healthcare, and interact with our chosen community, and not be separated from that.” While boaters with permanent moorings will be unaffected, continuous cruiser craft such as Mr Kelly’s, which are required by law to make a journey around BW’s network once every two weeks, will have a particularly tough time avoiding the so-called Controlled Mooring Zone .....(CMZ).

 

 

 

In describing his 'situation' it must question if in fact he is a CC'er ?

 

 

My 'bold'

2000 miles in 2 weeks - That may be somewhat difficult to achieve.

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I am sure they can pull the boat to just north of Lea bridge Road - or hire the services of a horse to pull them up the cut. Trouble is that its then Springfield marina and lots of official moorings so they might have to go a mile or two. Might be a few quid in it to reserve places after the Olympics has finished - the boats may well be facing in a different directions then. A whole new outlook from the boats.

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Could this be last 'dis a liveaboard who I really don't anything about but I'll use it to recycle the same same old' thread of 2011?

 

Just to give you a helping hand;

 

The person mentioned has absolutely no obligation to keep you happy. All he has to do is negotiate a cruising style with BW. Something he appears to be doing quite well in putting his point of view.

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if you need to see a doctor.very simple you can register tempory if you out of london.if your withing london use public transport......if you dont agree with the rules.dont play the game..

 

there is a single handed boater in london....who is currently unemployed(looking for work, has boat can travel)who moves from the river stort all over the river lee,regents canal.some lower parts of the grand union to satisfy bw,and of course he makes an effort,and his boat is his home.an example

 

I am aware of frank and his crusade,but some ccers make no or very little effort..

 

I accept hackney(ccers/moorers do provide a real benifit to the local community...ive asked a cross section.they do feel safe due to boaters being there.

 

the canal section in hackney provides no real benifit to general boaters in transit,so why not let them have it.

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Anyone would think the restrictions were for three years, not three months.

 

Frank if you are reading this, there are no restrictions or fees on the Lee in Tottenham and it's well served by buses, tubes and four overground train stations, you must know the area well as I've seen you mooring up here lots of times. If you have a hospital appointment at Homerton you can get the overland train from Tottenham Hale to Hackney Downs, then the 276 bus.

 

Lets be grateful we are in London with plentiful services and public transport, we have just had a nightmare 5 weeks when my gran was put in a hospital 27 miles away from where my mum lives (and she doesn't drive). 2 1/2 hours time to get there via bus!

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Anyone would think the restrictions were for three years, not three months.

 

Frank if you are reading this, there are no restrictions or fees on the Lee in Tottenham and it's well served by buses, tubes and four overground train stations, you must know the area well as I've seen you mooring up here lots of times. If you have a hospital appointment at Homerton you can get the overland train from Tottenham Hale to Hackney Downs, then the 276 bus.

 

Lets be grateful we are in London with plentiful services and public transport, we have just had a nightmare 5 weeks when my gran was put in a hospital 27 miles away from where my mum lives (and she doesn't drive). 2 1/2 hours time to get there via bus!

well said Lady Muck. :captain:

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From a personal perspective I was extremely disappointed to see the rates that BW are charging -I was thinking of moving into London for the duration because TFL are saying it will take over an hour to get onto a train at Canary Wharf in the evenings during the games and there is talk of them setting up 'holding pens' outside the station to control the crowds but at £1495 a week it would be cheaper to take unpaid leave for the duration.

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or moor in Tottenham where it's free and only 10 mins on the train to Stratford International? Just sayin'

IM not lady mucks camp follower,but why not moor in tottenham above stonebridge lock..very close to transport links,massive tesco within walking distance.

 

lady muck has her mooring there along with her hound..theres free showers and its ok at night.

 

ive moored in some alleged suspect areas and its been find....stonebridge was good for me only 8 mins on a push bike to get home.

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I think the best plan will be, 'avoid the area at all costs'

 

Anywhere inside the m25 should be avoided at all costs !!! its a sh--ole thats why the m25 was built so people can drive round it in either direction without ever going there. :)

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