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Sod the eating, the good sign is that he's back to moaning about everything! He's got a tv and was watching a home decorating show and saying how bad of a job they are doing!.. Everything crossed they don't put a cooking show on! Hopefully you are home soon.

Just frost 25 mins away.

Our tolls certainly aren't 10%, at £440 next year it will a good 20-25% really, I certainly remember the first year we had Orca on the broads it was something like £230, so it's almost doubled and that was only 2 BSC's ago. What I really don't understand is who much of the BA is funded by the tolls? £4mill a year on salaries feels like most of it.. Isn't the BA's costs split between tools, defra (and whatever the planning department side does?). Is there a breakdown of these expenses. I wish it was easy to sell the boat and be done with the broads at this rate, it's really not worth it anymore and the BA is an organisation I really don't want to have to deal with.

Lunchtime reading.. https://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0026/494342/Proposed-navigation-charges-for-2024-25-in-the-navigation-area-and-adjacent-waters.pdf

Well worth joining, you get some really good member discounts with several good companies and some very friendly knowledgeable members who will be happy to help when/if you need.

Does this section in the byelaws not suggest any employee has such authority? Whilst 68.1 may not apply (as it's not a lawful order under the byelaws) but could 68.2 apply?

Shame we missed this. I was hoping to come alone but making a slow recovery from my stupid accident. Hopefully next year though we can bring the dinghy.

Why is your page not working? Do Macmillian not have donation pages for this? Message me. Save me some cake too although you may need to deliver it too, obviously I'll donate.

Thank you everyone that sponsors, I've signed up for the lottery and am doing a monthly donation. My employers also do charitable donations at christmas so hopefully they can donate to them. The lottery looks good, 78p in every pound goes to them: https://www.eaaa.org.uk/lottery

Hi all. So Saturday night I fell of a ladder at home. I woke up to see a bight yellow helicopter flying around after an hour and half wait for land based transport. I'm 45kt winds I was flown to Norwich and Norfolk. A 2 hour emergency operation and 4 days on the ward. Thankfully home now (yes way too soon) but back tomorrow and will just see that happens. Please please please sponsor the east anglia Air ambulance. We never know what the next second brings. They are real flying hero's. 20230715_193654.mp4 20230715_192354.heic

Glad you home pops.. at least you can come and see me now... I'm still chuffed I got a free helicopter ride! 20230715_192354.heic

Send a copy to evidence@broads-reform.org, they are liasing with a contact direct at DEFRA who is investigating the BA to hopefully fix the issues and point JP towards the door.

I'm surprised the exceptional Suffolk gazette has reported on this, We have only been Suffolk residents for erm 2 and a bit years but already we know that you just look at our weird northern neighbours quickly and then turn back and see the civilised southern culture of the southfolk.

Welll.. Back in 1991 I found a hoseasons brochure down stairs, I asked mummy what it was and she said "Your dad wants to go on a boat but we aint doing that we going on a horse holiday to norfolk instead". I tried talking to Daddy to see if we can go on a boat as the boat looked cool and Daddy said Mummy was being a wimp and afraid of the water so no chance (To be fair I enjoyed the horse holiday though). Mummy was still a wimp and we never went as a young family so when I was 17 and dave was 18 (what 2000 maybe) I booked the first trip with Silverline on Silver Melody 2, we came up by National express from london which was painful but it was brilliant holiday, I crashed "Mel" so many times god knows how she stayed afloat, but we returned again and again (Funnily not with Silverline though?!), mainly with Alpha craft as they were modern! (Then funnily with Marthams towards the last few days as they seemed original). We abandoned the broads for a bit and did some sailing locally in Kent, after getting fed up with Mud and a few too many dodgy moments we got Orca and she came up I guess 8 years ago now (geez! - although Covid years don't count).

Does make me wonder if the person making these vessels move off are in some way "preventing, obstructing or hindering the lawful mooring of any vessel" by making it move off?

Hi Tom, Just regarding the length of mooring meters for this year. Can you advise where this data comes from? I've looked on https://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/boating/facilities/moorings and if you pop these figures through a calculator you get 7824 meters. Thanks, Alan

Looking good. I wish they can paint Orca for us :(

Just to rub some more salt here, I tried emailing the BA, as per Rob Rogers (Director of operations at BA) reply in bold, they believe the introduction of the fees enables better use of the spaces and more visitors visit ranworth and local businesses have seen an uptake in business. Pretty amazing for the first few weeks if you ask me so an amazing job BA.. well done

Obviously as you may know, if the paddlers are members of British Canoeing then their membership covers use on the broads without the need for a Broads toll. The Rangers have always stopped and checked me when I've been in ours. In somewhat, balance here, the event has been going on for some years and personally my view is the broads are for everyone not just boaters and it obviously the broads should be shared fairly and no one should any right above anyone else, personally I think the BA have done well to keep this balance. The event mentioned is only a couple of hours, personally I would say it's less disruptive to navigation as the 3rr is.

No it was a golf club, the story was they played golf in doors and damaged the house.. One way to get on TV I guess. Well done parents and whoever the person who complained to the police there really needs to give a life!

Looks very good well done, Slight shame people won't see without knowing it's there (Or is there a map?) hopefully the bunting will drawer people there though!

It does seem a tad poor show if users of a mooring provided by the BA have to use special shoes because an unsuitable material has been used.. why are we jumping through hoops instead of getting the BA to use suitable materials?

Problem I understand, is that if they do too much it could affect further down the coast and somewhat further down the coast are two/Three nuclear things. It's crap but hopefully they can do something.

Our two didn't go off but we was in Great yarmouth so just put it down to that.

That seems to be the standard response from the Ministers. I did as suggested there and the BA response was extraordinary but it's somewhat clear the ministers are aware of the complaints and the CEO and Chair are pretty rattled!