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In that case would it not have been more appropriate to contact the NSBA in advance to inform them that unfortunately they could no longer distribute the leaflet rather than saying come and collect them we are not doing it anymore. Sounds like someone with a grudge to me.

If that in its self doesn’t put a spotlight on whats going on in the Broads Authority then I don’t know what else does. The pettiness of it speaks volumes.

Will you be bringing a dog or are you looking to avoid their company!!

We enjoyed owning a boat on the broads for over 10 years but Im not sad to say Im glad we no longer have a it. Not having one has also meant we have experienced other things we probably wouldn’t have done with that all consuming financial bottomless pit hanging round our necks If you are a boat owner I will keep you in my thoughts……..😂

Did anyone see a short visit Toll sticker?

I once saw someone stood in the Bure on the inside of the Bend by Marina Quays attempting to free their stuck flappy thing. They were only in up to their thighs and that was in 2011.

God forbid the BA would want to take on responsibility for anything that actually matters to users of the Broads and Local Residents. It would mean less spending in all the other irrelevant areas they have got involved in!

Could it not be argued that the Broads is still a commercial waterway given that the hire boats are let out for commercial gain.

I think whatever happens going forward Tolls are very unlikely to be rolled back and JP is very very unlikely to fall on his sword. As you suggest there is always the next ecologist with a Phd and an agenda to take his place anyway. The Broads Authority has grown into an ugly monster that even its mother couldn’t love. The Broads Authority should be forced to concentrate on being the simple mundane Harbour Authority it was originally intended with 1 very clear objective. Maintaining the Broads. Everything else it has got itself involved in is totally irrelevant to its every day business. Only then might the spending be more reasonable.

Looking at that submerged quay heading on the right its not beyond possibility that the inexperienced could run in to it. Even without the flooding slowing down past moored boats should go without saying. When we moored on the river at the WRC it was very common having boats going by within 20ft and at full throttle, it could be very irritating.

Even JP himself cant be ignorant to the possibility that sooner or later there is going to be some kind of backlash to this in whatever form it takes which may well result in his dishonourable demise as CEO. Not wanting to sound ageist here but at 71/72 years of age he is well past retirement age so why hang on unless to be doing it out of belligerence. It’s certainly not for his love of the broads boating community and local businesses thats for certain. More likely he is trying to install his own agenda before being removed (hopefully at some point in the not too distant). His leadership wont be tolerated forever the way its going.

According to a FB post there are 11 staff in the Planning Dept at the BA, another poster suggests 1 planning officer elsewhere may be expected to handle as many as 300 cases. Reading on the same thread it appears the Planning Office at the BA is another unpopular department. Who could have guessed that!!

How much money was wasted on the proposed Acle Visitor centre which is now not mentioned. Organisations with any grasp of good financial management do not waste money on schemes that never have a chance of going anywhere. It wouldn’t pass scrutiny. I could describe my feelings further but i wont incase the CEO claims he is being insulted again on television news, oh the Irony.

Be careful or the Dr might claim he is being insulted again……

A big consideration has also got to be the travel time and costs for the increased number of times you will want to use your own boat per year against just visiting 4 times to hire.

Can anyone tell me how the River Commissioners were funded before the invention of the BA. Was it solely from toll income or did they also receive government grants. I believe their remit was much more focused on maintaining the waterways rather than trying to get a finger in as many pies as possible like the BA do. Personally I think the BA are involved in far more areas than they ought to be and if they were just to concentrate on one area such as maintaining the waterway which is possibly what their original intended purpose may have been they might find it easier to make the money go round.

In my opinion private boat owners have long been exploited by the BA. Continuing toll rises at levels seen over the last 15 years are not sustainable forever no matter what cloud Dr P has is head in. From 2009 to 2018 our toll had almost doubled, from when we sold in 2018 to now it cant have far off doubled again. I dont know what long term harm Dr P is trying to inflict on the Broads as an Industry but he is doing a very good job of ruining it for everyone. For many the cost vs benefit tipping point may soon be reached.

This just makes me glad we sold our boat in 2018. I miss being able to use the rivers but I do not miss the enormous cost of even modest boat ownership one bit. I do occasionally find myself looking on the boat brokerage websites but i refuse to contribute to the Dr P’s empire.

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No disrespect intended to a previous WRC owner but I personally felt a disservice was done to the place when the Waveney Inn was poshed up and the Tenants of that time departed. They used to put a lot on for campers, boaters and other visitors during the busy periods and it all fitted with the general ambience of the site. To be fair the campsite did often look a bit of a mess but I did enjoy seeing other people come and go while enjoying their family holidays. I wonder how much private mooring fees have rocketed since we were there nigh on 9 years ago now. I dread to think!!

Me too, This may interest you https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2022/09/water-companies-reduce-bills-financial-penalties-pollution/

The moon and back judging by the alleged fuel consumption 😂

Many years ago at the end of a weeks hire on the Southern Broads I just happened to be in the yard office when another customer was complaining about the extra cost of their fuel and when they departed the opinion seemed to be that either the hirers or another party had removed some from the tank as there was no possible way their boat was not fully refuelled for the start of the hire. I was a bit dubious! not that i am at all suggesting thats what happened here.

Bull headed…..I bet I can guess which yard it is…..not that I will openly

I would thoroughly recommend a survey. I don’t know the boat myself but I have in the past bought an exhire from this yard and it was far from smooth sailing! We enjoyed our purchase as i am sure you will but it took a long time to get it to where we wanted it to be!