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Thought folks might be interested to know how the government cuts are affecting the Thames pilot boats.

You should be careful where you put your finger !! She sure does look good inside

Sorry got the sequence wrong, second post should be first

Few more

Not Carousel but Far Horizon that was launched and transported yesterday to Wroxham ready for the onward journey to Riccos at Acle for final fitting out. Clive has some at the Wroxham end.

Further on to this post, has anybody seen a 12v S/H Eberspacher system for sale ?

Why not finish off BV first ?

Wonderwoman Hi, The food at the bridge is excellent, thoroughly recommend it and you can reserve a mooring if you need to,

For those that haven't had the chance to explore the Ricco's new builds yet, enjoy and drool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqSYhYCs ... e=youtu.be

I resist the temptation to post a flying pig

Clive, you have to stop building these boats,whatever Jonny says, there isn't enough room out there now without more

Barry Hi, How about trying to resurrect the next photo meet, maybe a winter one on the same lines as your original idea. I for one would be up to it.

Just a couple from me , I was trying to get the blackbird to feed from my hand but in the end I didn't have the patience to wait.

I blame Jonny, I went past the new cameras this arvo on the boat and they were spinning around like a top

Thanks Stowager , cleared that up.

Anybody more switched on than me, pun not intended, correct me if I’m wrong. Average speed cameras do just that, they take the average speed of a vehicle between the first and last camera, or do they take the average between say any three cameras. If it is indeed the first option I would think probably 90% of traffic would miss out because they would turn off before the complete set was covered, either to Tesco, Sutton Staithe Hotel, Ricco’s yard or North Walsham as I do. Most other sets of average speed camera zones that I have come across are set on motorways where most traffic stays on for the duration .

Hope she's drained down Clive, it's really cold in there including ice down to our end. BTW was hoping to get a phone call from you some time

Phew

I have a tub. heater plugged into a 240v socket in my engine bay but diesel, I know this isn't the risk associated with a petrol engine but is it still an unnecessary risk ?

Looks well good and I bet you are relieved and ready for the next . Just being nosey but what is the new gantry thing I saw today for ?

Here that Jonny, Clive already has a booking for the new boat..

Glad you bumped this thread Jonny or I might not have seen it. Lovely to get an insite of your memories on the broads and to see all those early pics, so much more difficult to keep a history in the days before digital. Have a dig round and see if you can find anymore .

Some time ago I posted the same query on here and received a combination of helpful answers as this one has. Because of cost restraints I decided to go down the 4x4 winch route. This may not look athletically as good as a conventional capstan /marine winch the cost difference convinced me to try it. £300 including wireless remote and synthetic rope as opposed to wire rope and fitting ect and probably £1000 plus for the capstan type. If you are interested this winch will pull up to 1ton .

I agreed with the installation of the cameras and they obviously worked but somewhere down the line we, the taxpayer or council tax payer, are going to pay for some fat cat's blunder in the first place. My reply to NCC email : Dear Mr Birchall, Thank you for your prompt reply to my rant but my point and anger is not the fact that the said cameras were installed and your statistics prove the point that they should have been but that someone at the top has approved their installation , that 30 people, through no fault of their own, may lose their jobs because of the cancelation of the project and the person or persons at the top will bear no responsibility or cost for the mistake and it is always Joe Blogs who pay in the long run. Rant over and thank you for your time,

I think I have read a thread somewhere about the cancellation of the variable speed cameras on the A149 but I cant find it again so thought it might be of interest to start again. I was so incensed that once again we, the Joe Blogs of the world, have to foot the bill for someone at the top who has made a costly mistake gets away with it and we end up paying so I wrote to NCC and voiced my thoughts. Here is the reply email : I hope that the following answers your questions. You will see that the last Government funded the introduction of these cameras, but as part of the response to the national debt crisis, the Coalition Government has withdrawn the funding that would be used to operate them through the Safety Camera Partnership. On the question of bonus payments, the people working in the Safety Camera Partnership are more concerned about their jobs. The jobs of around 30 members of staff in the Safety Camera Partnership are at risk if the county council decides it is unable to meet the cost from other sources, or no other solution in found. A149 and A1151 speed cameras Approval and cost Average speed cameras on seven sites along the A149 and A1151 were installed under the Rural Road Safety Demonstration Project run by Norfolk County Council for the Department for Transport (DfT). This 12km stretch of road had a bad accident record, with 127 casualties including nine fatalities and 18 serious injuries since 2003. The installation was approved and paid for by the Department for Transport. The cost was £470,000, paid for by the DfT, and the cameras were in place and uncovered by the end of March. Number of people caught speeding None. The cameras have not been activated. However, traffic speed checks (by road counter) before and after the installation of the cameras have shown a 90% reduction in the number of vehicles speeding. The cameras, which include innovative features designed to make them effective with motorcycles, were to be operated by the Safety Camera Partnership, but could not become active until internet connections to the Partnership offices had been carried out by BT. This connection was delayed for reasons outside of Norfolk County Council's control, and connection was then postponed pending a decision on the future of the Safety Camera Partnership. Please note that the decision on speed cameras and the Safety Camera Partnership has not yet been taken. It will be considered by Cabinet on 11 October. However, following the loss of Government funding, Norfolk County Council's Environment, Transport and Development overview and scrutiny panel voted on 22 September in favore of closing down the Safety Camera Partnership. The Partnership's work, including safety cameras and educational road safety work, is managed through Norfolk Police, which is responsible for speed limit enforcement. The Partnership’s £1.6m annual running costs are covered by the County Council using the Government's Road Safety Specific Grant. As part of in-year spending cuts the Government has reduced this grant by 40% this year and has warned councils to expect no Road Safety Specific Grant next year (2011/12). In the light of this, Norfolk County Council has had to consider whether it should on its own fund the Partnership from other sources. The overview and scrutiny panel considered four different options and voted 9-4 in favour of Option 1 - closing down the Partnership and ending fixed and mobile speed camera enforcement and associated community safety work. This is now a recommendation to Cabinet which will consider the options and make a final decision on 11 October, taking account of ongoing discussions with the police. Should you remain dissatisfied with my response to your complaint please contact the customer services (complaints) team who will discuss with you what can be done next. John Birchall, Communications Officer, Environment, Transport and Development, Norfolk County Council