Topic: Please could I have less than 5 minutes of everyones time? (Read 1866 times)

muddyjames · « **on:** November 27, 2009, 17:05:08 »

this thread isnt normally something I do but it is about something I am pationate about.

I restore canals for a hobby and love the open ones. the goverment is trying to sell off some of British Waterways assests and cut funding so slowly canals will become derelict again.

Please could you all sign this 10 downing street petition. Takes no more than 5 minutes of your time. It is currently 16th / 17th position out of 4500 petitions running!

Thank you all in advance

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/protectourcanals/?showall=1

old joe · « **Reply #1 on:** November 27, 2009, 18:57:24 »

Signed mate

hopefully see you at tring waterways fest next year if its on

Dazza

dxmedia · « **Reply #2 on:** November 27, 2009, 19:02:47 »

Signed. Try to get to Crick every year, and have a mooring at sheff queys if I ever get around to getting the plans put into steel.

Team Landzuki · « **Reply #3 on:** November 27, 2009, 21:21:42 »

Signed We have a few canal holidays our aim in retirement is to spend it on a narrow boat. Thank you for bringing to our attention Team Landzuki.

crazymac · « **Reply #4 on:** November 27, 2009, 21:27:07 »

Done.

piggysteve · « **Reply #5 on:** November 28, 2009, 08:44:16 »

Signed, spend all our spare time on the boat

wormster · « **Reply #6 on:** November 28, 2009, 13:00:52 »

mark-d · « **Reply #7 on:** November 28, 2009, 13:09:35 »

signed :)

SteveGoodz · « **Reply #8 on:** November 28, 2009, 21:00:45 »

Signed.

Our waterways are one of my favourite haunts for photographing wildlife.

muddyjames · « **Reply #9 on:** November 28, 2009, 22:09:10 »

Quote from: Team Landzuki on November 27, 2009, 21:21:42

Signed We have a few canal holidays our aim in retirement is to spend it on a narrow boat. Thank you for bringing to our attention Team Landzuki.

Ditto, hence why I do so much work restoring ones now to put something back for later years and to give me more canals to cruise on.

Thanks all. :)

woody · « **Reply #10 on:** November 29, 2009, 09:38:42 »

signed with pleasure

Bishops Finger · « **Reply #11 on:** November 29, 2009, 20:39:42 »

Signed......

robkav · « **Reply #12 on:** November 29, 2009, 20:51:39 »

Signed

AJWB · « **Reply #13 on:** November 30, 2009, 22:58:11 »

Signed. Was brought up on the canals :D

bilge rat · « **Reply #14 on:** December 01, 2009, 20:22:46 »

signed,, is this to do with the defra cuts james ? http://www.saveourwaterways.org/

jjsaul · « **Reply #15 on:** December 02, 2009, 01:12:07 »

done and emailed round to quite a few mates as well :)

kizz81 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 02, 2009, 11:07:08 »

signed, i beleive the petition will get quite a few people from the outdoor world sign as if the canels are sold then our BCU membership will probley not allow us on canels if they are sold

Suzuki Sax Girls · « **Reply #17 on:** December 04, 2009, 12:16:18 »

Signed, have a boat on canals.

bravo669 · « **Reply #18 on:** December 04, 2009, 16:56:50 »

Smego · « **Reply #19 on:** December 04, 2009, 23:46:13 »

Quote from: muddyjames on November 27, 2009, 17:05:08

this thread isn't normally something I do but it is about something I am passionate about.

I restore canals for a hobby and love the open ones. the government is trying to sell off some of British Waterways assets and cut funding so slowly canals will become derelict again.

Please could you all sign this 10 downing street petition. Takes no more than 5 minutes of your time. It is currently 16th / 17th position out of 4500 petitions running!

Thank you all in advance

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/protectourcanals/?showall=1

Won't privatisation mean better access and cleaner canals??

landy_bug · « **Reply #20 on:** December 06, 2009, 18:33:51 »

Signed
Won't privatisation mean better access and cleaner canals??
[/quote]

not necessarily they will probably just charge everyone alot of money to use it or not allow access through, alot of the river wye has privately owned sections which means the public do not have the right of access on to it in those areas and some owners in my area get funny if you take a canoe down that stretch of river because 'it might effect the fish' which makes them loads charging people fishing rights at hundreds of ££££'s

muddyjames · « **Reply #21 on:** December 07, 2009, 16:58:08 »

thank you everyone.

I have just heard and I quote

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Government has today announced that it isn’t proposing to immediately sell off British Waterways’ Property portfolio by announcing in the ‘Operational Efficiency Programme : Asset Portfolio document http://www.hmg.gov.uk/media/52715/oep-assetportfolio.pdf

News:

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