On 26 Jun 2010, at 10:23, Martin Clark wrote:
>> Not so much of howls of rage, but the HNC and Rochdale were
>> restored to
>> navigable condition, including the construction of some new lengths
>> of
>> canal, with large sums of lottery money. I'm sure I've read somewhere
>> that a condition of the funding was that they be maintained in a
>> navigable condition for some minimum period - 25 years? 50 years? So
>> closing them would require BW to give the money back. Cheaper to
>> keep
>> them open!
>
> Yes, they already found that out with Standedge Visitor Centre!
These are powerful arguments against my original position, which I
have now abandoned, especially after a long chat with a funny chap on
a bike at Kintbury yesterday (he claimed to have been working by
visiting Crofton's steaming day and taking pictures of it, it's all
right for some...)
In addition, I take the point that suggesting that the waterways lobby
is prepared to contemplate the closure of *any* canals sends entirely
the wrong message to government.
Still don't know how we're going to cope with the next few years,
though.
––
All the best
Bruce
You don't ever finish building a boat, you just make a start...
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