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Refer Canal & River Trust to govt for failures to maintain uk inland waterways

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chris
5 years ago

bout time

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Roland Manders
5 years ago

I have lived on my boat for four years. And have not traveled far, due to the fact of the lack of maintainence of the waterways. I have only seen CRT cutting trees or strimming the bank for walkers and idiots who do not pay for that privilege.

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Paul Kik
5 years ago

Looseimg faith in CRY

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Brian Franklin
5 years ago

They are more interested in wellness rather than canal navigation which should be their prime objective.

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Pam Morton
5 years ago

I thought BW were bad enough but since being taken over by CRT it would appear thar our waterways are for everyone except boaters, the only ones who pay for the privilege.

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David
5 years ago

CRT do not give boaters value for money. The shocking cost to design a new logo recently was a shameful waste of boaters license fee.

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michael Barnes
5 years ago

Criminal the way the directors are working!

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Anonymous
5 years ago

Give the waterways back to the boaters who pay for them, dredge the waterways and makntain access to boats. this is part of our heritage being given over to those who neither pay for access or appreciate their history

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Chris nally
5 years ago

As someone who has lived on the canal for 25 years I know crt are not keeping up with maintenance and they're getting worse

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Anonymous
5 years ago

It's the Conservative govt that need to be brought to heel. By constructing a de-fanged organisation (CRT) that spends more of its time in public consultations over the minutest proposal for change, that furthermore diverts its energies into scrambling to raise meagre funds to do highly-priced restoration work, the Tories continue to deflect criticism of themselves by setting up toothless Trusts that exist only oversee gradual decline. The infrastructure is a disgrace, but then again under Tory rule the national infrastructure (roads, Northern rail, etc) is also a band-aid away from bleeding to death. Renationalise the waterways. Put direct investment in, and restore real executive power that can override the petty objections of local landowners along the southern waterways (K&A esp.) to even adding something as simple as a water standpipe (much-needed).

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Veronica Gamble
5 years ago

Just do what you are being paid to do and look after the waterways.

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Craig lowe
5 years ago

Worse trust ever had the pleasure of meeting should be removed and be renationalized

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Chris gross
5 years ago

About time

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Billy
5 years ago

The CRT are failing and letting the canals go to ruin

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Anne Wren
5 years ago

People sweat blood and tears to get the canals back to being usable last century. We all pay a licence fee so CRT should look after them properly

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Simon green
5 years ago

Most locks leak paddles always very hard to do wife has no chance on some of them but she likes to try ,, overgrown tree,s got some right scratches down my boat

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Will Lahr
5 years ago

The CRTs published accounts say they spend more on recruiting and training volunteers than the value of work delivered by those volunteers. Why not spend the money on fulfilling their duty to maintain the waterways!

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Sheilah
5 years ago

People pay licence fees for the canals to be kept in a good condition so come on do it

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Murray Haddon
5 years ago

I support this petition.

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Norbert Barber
5 years ago

The canals are in a very bad state of repair with a lot of it in a dangerous condition .