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Sadly bridge height at Ludham too low so we have moored for the evening at Neatishead staithe , on the leccy. Spit of rain but not too bad , but windy . booked into The White Horse at 19:00 for dinner

Leaving home shortly for a few days afloat , with Katie this time . Waves to friends old or new if we see you afloat , hoping we may be able to squeeze under Ludham Bridge

A threat of physical assault is very much a police matter , if you log the threat with the police it becomes a matter of record and any subsequent threats should also be logged in case of any legal action in the future .

All I can add is that it is noticeable that when we go past the quays on the way to the wet shed we very rarely see any of the Richardson r45’s in the basins nor the larger gems but many of the smaller 2 and 4 berth offerings . I would offer the opinion that Richardson’s larger craft actually rent more than the smaller

I understand as to the agreement with the council and the BA , but this year is unprecedented and as such emergency changes have occurred through all walks of life , its a time to adapt to the greater good not to be a jobs worth and say “that’s the rules” , we have all had to accept new regimes and conditions is it so difficult for flexibility to this agreement

I’m which case it is very short sighted of the local councils

It is a great shame and IMHO a dereliction of duty that the BA are failing to maintain these facilities when they know that a large amount of hire craft will still be on hire.

Barnes has at least one in production for next year

That is assuming the b****rs moor correctly between them nowadays anyways

There isn’t a privateer amongst us that hasn’t made a pigs ear of mooring on more than one occasion , similar for hirers . Many a mistake can be made from complacency. In my case why is it that when you make the perfect difficult mooring no one sees , but if you make a cock up ???

Lovely

Looks a lovely spot , do you have access and use of the grass area as well

Checked Craig’s boat list for Wroxham , sadly hasn’t been updated , but I have seen a couple of their old boats now in private hands

Trouble is they tempt people like me to buy them , all the tools and no idea , think I’d best leave them to those that know what they are doing

There are yards hiring out on the South as well I believe

This is something that needs to be brought to the BA attention , the sad recent loses of life on The Broads do not need to have their numbers increased due to what in effect could be regarded as neglect of duty by the BA as far as health and safety is concerned , I can see no reason why the various boat yards hiring out during this extended season should not be approached to fund these additional costs where mooring charges are not in effect

I’d best not post intended response , save the moderators a job

Hadn’t tried to access auction today as had received the email informing me it was withdrawn

You posted whilst I was composing my last posting . With this information now to hand although saddened to a degree that an opportunity for myself may have been lost, I am heartened that it appears a genuine community buy out with the right views to the future of The Locks has Happened and I look forward to visiting when reopened .

Still no official notification from the auctioneers , simply an email stating currently withdrawn from auction. The auction guide price was £375,000 - £395,000 plus stock at valuation , the agreed price of £405,000 in the current climate seems a good result for the vendors but not higher than myself for one was considering a realistic investment . I’m sure I wasn’t the only interested party actively awaiting the auction and registered for online bidding

The trouble with some ,but not all, community buy outs, is they can have too many bosses which results in a lack of sense of direction due to conflicting opinions. if it is indeed true that a community buy out has been agreed (still awaiting official notification) then I hope they install an experienced manager and allow them the freedom to develop what could be a very successful venture retaining the uniqueness of The Locks. If the buy out decides to head down the gastropub route with just a handful of wealthy investors under the guise of “a community” as has happened to a few in my area then the chance to maintain and develop thus marvellous asset will be lost Community buy outs are not always what they seen

Have not received anything official from the auctioneers that it has been withdrawn , yet!

We have an electric loo , the bonus is it also has a macerator so less chance of blocking, not that we put anything other than two ply and “doings” down it

I’m a great believer in “if it isn’t broken don’t try and fix it” , at least 90% of the hire boats use gas for cooking and probably a higher percentage of privateers do and it works just fine .

Have a pint in the New Inn for me