northern navigation news 12 summer 2014
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IWA North Riding Branch's newsletter - issue 12, Summer 2014.TRANSCRIPT
The InlandWaterwaysAssociation
The
NorthernNavigation News
Newsletter of the North Riding Branch of theInland Waterways Association
Issue 12 - Summer 2014
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The Two Hoots Boat Café on Dame Judi Dench Walk in York (seearticle inside)
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NORTHERN NAVIGATION NEWS- SUMMER 2014 EDITIONYORK SAFETY BOAT CHARITY
There is a new charity in York – York Safety Boat, led by DaveBenson. Drax Power and Doosan Babcock have so far donated£500 each. Jayne Ragg and Suzanne King have already raised£1,160 by doing the Three Peaks challenge However, a total of£30,000 is needed to provide a boat and volunteers, sodonations welcome. Their website: www.yorkrescueboat.com hasall the information about this worthwhile project on it, plus floodwarnings and weather forecasts. Well worth a look.
SAFER YORK PARTNERSHIP
Meanwhile the Safer York Partnership is getting involvedthrough Julia Mulligan, The Police Commissioner for NorthYorkshire, is holding River Safety Summits in York. I understandthat one has been held so far and a second has been postponed.I attended one of Julia's Surgeries in York at West Offices (theCity of York Council's offices), and raised several issues with her,including river safety and mooring security at Marygate Landing.
THE RIVERS FORUMIn the North Riding Branch (IWA) we are keen that all the playersin providing services for boaters and users of York's and NorthYorkshire's waterways should be talking to each other on aregular basis. When the original section was formed back in2006,I was invited to attend an ad hoc group that was convenedby York City Council and hosted by the Emergency Services (TheFire Brigade). It was chaired by David Meigh of York City Council.This was The Rivers Forum It met several times a year, andeveryone from Yorkboat to fishermen’s' organisations; to the
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meetings. No minutes were taken, but it was a good forum forpeople to meet and exchange information and ideas.
More recently, The 800th Anniversary of York's Charter in 2012 wasorganised by a committee that met at York Motor Yacht Club inFulford. Again a wide range of people attended the meeting on aregular basis and the, delayed, event was a great success.
Again, representatives of Boat Clubs from Ripon to York attended themeetings, as well from York City Council and marina owners. Grantedthat it was a much smaller group, but it would be a start if it metagain occasionally. Perhaps as a reconstituted 'Rivers Forum'.
The North Riding Branch (IWA) would be pleased to convene themeetings, if York City Council agreed to provide a venue at WestOffices, York.
If you are interested in getting involved, please e-mail Tony Martin(NRB Secretary) on [email protected] or phone him on0742-806-4863.
INFORMATION FAIROn Wednesday 10th September 2014, York Older Peoples' Assembly isholding its annual information fair. A wide range of service providers,charities and statutory bodies will have stalls in the Guildhall and theSpurriergate Centre. North Riding Branch (IWA) is having a stall so asto recruit new members and add to the team of Lock Keepers forCastle Mills Lock. If you would like to help run the stall, please contactTony Martin on 0742-806-4863 or e-mail [email protected] will be widely distributed before the event.
HISTORY WALKThe Fifty Plus Festivals starts on Saturday 27th September 2014 andNorth Riding Branch (IWA) is organising our annual history walkalong the banks of the River Foss with John Oxley the City of YorkArchaeologist. Meet at Monk Bar at 2.00pm and the walk properstarts at Monk Bridge Gardens and finishes at the Castle at 4.00pm.
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Information Fair – YOPAInformation Fair at theGuildhall, York. NRB(IWA) is having aninformation stall in orderto recruit members. TheFair opens at 10.00am –setting up is from 9.00am(finishes at 4.00pm). If youare interested in helpingout, please [email protected] phone 0742-806-4863Leaflets will be widelydistributed for this andother events. A wide range of charities and statutory bodies willbe on hand to advise (with an overflow at the SpurriergateCentre). Refreshments available. Well worth a visit.
History Walk – John Oxley – York City Archaeologist – River Foss– On Saturday 27th September 2014 at 2.00pm the annualhistory walk along the banks of the River Foss from Monk BridgeGardens to the Castle. The meeting place is Monk Bar at 2.00pm.
The River Foss through the centre of York is steeped in history.Learn about it from the Ice Age to the present day. For moreinformation: e-mail [email protected] or phone 0742-806-4863.
MOONRIVER
From Marygate Landing, York from 10.00am to 1.00pm there willbe the opportunity to cruise on the River Ouse through themiddle of York on 'Moonriver' on Saturday 27th September.
The River Foss History Walk is on 27thSeptember (photo: Gordon Hatton /
www.geograph.org.uk)
BOATERS’ FACILITIES IN YORK (CONTINUED)
This sorry saga drags on. Cutting a long story short, the planningconsent in 2006 for what is now The Star Inn which opened lastyear, included full reinstatement of boaters' facilities when theMuseum Gardens toilet block was demolished. As many havealready found out, this has NOT happened. While the waterpoint has been relocated closer to the river (good), there's nodedicated toilet (there are two disabled-style hidden round theback, neither with BW key) and worst of all, no elsan disposal.I've seen the original documentation, which refers to "sluice",and my guess is that somewhere over the years that word wastranslated into "mop-and-bucket point" which is next to thekitchen door.
The council accept that the current facilities fall very far short ofthe original consent and are negotiating with the developers tomake them meet their obligations. However, for various reasonsthis has dragged on, and I can't see construction starting in timefor this season, though I'd be delighted to be wrong about that.Obviously the IWA will keep a watching brief.
Mike Cadoux
BRANCH WEBPAGEI've recently beengiven access to updatethe Branch's page onthe IWA website, soupdates should soon appear at:
https://www.waterways.org.uk/northriding/north_riding
To add or update your email address to IWA records and hencesave us postage, please email [email protected]
which comes to me and Tony Martin. (MC)
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A MEMBER BODY OF THE TEES RIVER USERS’TRUST CELEBRATES ITS 150TH BIRTHDAY
John Reeve, IWA TRUT Director, reports
Tees Rowing Club, a member of the Tees River Users’ Trust with itsRiver Tees Water Sports Centre, celebrated the 150th anniversaryof its foundation. About 100 Members travelled from Teesside tothe Henley Royal Regatta.
As well as competing in the regatta, a representative 8 crewrowed a “lap of honour” along the competition course. Amongthe crew, including senior members, was member Kat Copeland.Kat is joint Olympic Champion in the Ladies’ Lightweight DoubleSculls. The lap was filmed by the BBC and was followed by aninterview with the club president John Green and Miss Copeland.This was featured on the BBC’s Northern News.
Tees Rowing Club is one of the oldest in the country. Formost of its life it rowed the Tees tideway. By the 1990s it was
The River Tees Water Sports Centre (photo: Paul Harrop/ www.geograph.org.uk)
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based in a warehouse-style building off Boathouse Lane whichruns upstream from the north side of Victoria Bridge. They hadsecure boat storage but few facilities. Training was alsodependent on the tides.
Therefore, it is not surprising that they joined the IWA and otherlocal river users to become a key supporter of the Tees BarrageProject. Their officers joined me as we negotiated with theDevelopment Corporation.
On the incorporation of the Tees River Users Trust, the RowingClub, IWA and several other local river clubs were invited tonominate directors of the Trust. Shortly after that, theDevelopment Corporation was disbanded and the Barrage &River Authority was transferred to the Commission for NewTowns (as it was then).
Tees Rowing Club were by far the biggest river users with thelargest membership. Therefore, they were leaders in thecampaign and subsequent fund-raising to provide a new,purpose-built water-sports facility. They had strong links withBritish Rowing and Sport England, and also a saleable freeholdproperty that could be put “on the market” once a new homewas built. The main funder was Sport England who insisted thatit be a “multi-water-sport” facility. The Trust was fortunate as theTDC had bequeathed a “leasehold” site. It took about 2 years toraise the funds to design and build the River Tees Water-sportsCentre.
The centre is located at the upstream head of a 1,000 metrecompetition course. When the course is in use for competition, orby powered craft, there is easy access upstream.
RIVER FOSS SOCIETY - HIMALAYAN BALSAM
Aware of the publicity from the IWA and others, the River FossSociety carried out its now annual Himalayan Balsam “pull” on
the banks of the river from upstream (north) of (Old)
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Earswick to downstream(south) of New Earswick on19 June. Three teams offour covered both banks,where access was possible,and also picked up litter.There was satisfaction inpulling up the shallowrouted HB and knowingthat previous years’ effortshad been successful ingreatly reducing theamount of HB.
The participants were alsoshown Japanese Knotweedand told of the dangers thispresented. At New Earswickthe Foss Internal DrainageBoard is carrying out anexperiment to eliminate JKby slashing it down and applying an approved aquatic approvedherbicide.
Peter Hopwoodwww.riverfosssociety.co.uk
TWO HOOTS BOATCAFÉ
Anyone who has been down toDame Judi Dench Walk by theMuseum Gardens may havecome across the “Two HootsBoat Café”, painted a distinctivelime green, which is operating in
The Area where JapaneseKnotweed has been treated near
the Foss (photo: Will Durrant)
River Foss Societyformed in 1973 to protect and promote enjoyment of the
river from Pond Head (Oulston) to Blue Bridge in Yorkwhere it joins the River Ouse.
Please contact the Secretary for the the currentNewsletter with the updated Programme or see the
website. At least one walk and one other event (talk,visit, litter pick, etc) are organised each month until
October.
Annual subscriptions :- Individual £8.00, Concession£6.00, etc. Contacts :-
Secretary – Tel no 01904 760871, E [email protected]
Membership – Tel no 01904 768071, E [email protected]
www.riverfosssociety.co.uk
1111111111Please note that all views expressed in “Northern Navigation News” are those ofthe authors and may not represent those of the Inland Waterways Association.
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the spot used by the Stickleback Café last year.
Soup and a roll has been my favourite item on the menu, although icecream is available this year.
The café has been reviewed in the “York Tea and Cake” blog, where itwas described as “probably at the top of the list of quirky cafés inYork; but it is also cheap, and superb quality. Kate the Mindful Bakeris a wonderfully talented vegan cook and baker.”
You can also find more information on facebook (Mind for Cooking),or by e-mailing [email protected]
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