Britain’s waterways
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Boat dwellers ‘denied basic rights’ because law fails to recognise floating homes
THOUSANDS of people living on Britain’s waterways are being denied basic rights because the law has failed to recognise their homes, said Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville. Writing on The Parliament Politics website, she warned that boat dwellers occupy a “strange limbo”, lacking the protections of conventional housing despite forming a long-established community. She is…
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Campaign Cruise on ‘The Danny’ Celebrates IWA’s 80th Anniversary and Champions The River Weaver
The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) marked its 80th anniversary of campaigning for Britain’s waterways with a special cruise aboard the historic SS Daniel Adamson affectionately known as “The Danny”, on Friday 12 June. The event celebrated eight decades of IWA’s work to protect, restore and promote the nation’s inland waterways, while also shining a spotlight on…
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