11 all the facilities you could need with helpful and qualified staff and we were warmly welcomed back. Finally, whatever your correspondent may think, if he surveys the costs and facilities of all the marinas available, as I have done recently, he will find that Braunston is competitively priced as any in the area and provides every facility. If it isn’t already, Barby will soon cost the same and yet not provide the same benefits – including even basics like mooring pontoons! I understand that a TV watchdog programme is actually investigating Barby for a possible TV programme in September. For us, we now have to consider downsizing our lovely boat to save money and continue boating for a few more years, but we’ll happily stay at Braunston. Kind regards (name supplied)
Floating Patio With regards to Blisworth’s Floating Patio, the following was received: When I first read this article in the latest edition of Endeavour, my first response was to check the date on the front to see if it was the April newsletter. As it says February, then my response is: It looks rather like a mud hopper or dumb barge. The ‘vessel’ should display a BW index number, name and licence. To obtain a licence, insurance cover will be needed but not a Boat Safety Scheme Certificate. BW will need to give permission for the mooring and are likely to charge a fee for it. As it is situated in a Conservation Area, local planning permission may also be required. Marty Seymour, via E-mail Editor’s note: The floating patio has now been removed.
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