Great Ouse Boating Association has joined with the Fund Britain’s Waterways campaign to organise a campaign cruise to Baits Bite Lock on the River Cam on 3rd August – download this flyer.
Baits Bite Lock is one of the two locks on the river Cam which have had to be closed for safety reasons, and the purpose of this campaign cruise is to highlight this as a specific example of the funding problems of all waterways. The arrangements are last-minute because some of the boats that crossed the Wash had been intending to visit the Middle Levels, the Great Ouse and the Cam, but owing to a combination of events most of them are now heading back to base – but GOBA and other local organisations and contacts have stepped in.
A flotilla of boats will be travelling in convoy from Bottisham Lock up the River Cam and assembling at Baits Bite Lock, to meet Charlotte Cane (MP for Ely and East Cambridgeshire) and to draw attention to the threats facing Britain’s canals and navigable rivers as a result of inadequate funding.
Charlotte Cane MP said: “It’s great to see the FBW campaign for the maintenance of inland waterways active in Ely and East Cambridgeshire. Our waterways support wildlife, provide vital drinking and agricultural water, and offer people space to stay active and connect with nature. As I said in my maiden speech, our chalk streams and water corridors are precious — and maintaining them is essential for our health, environment, and future.”
[Photo of Baits Bite Lock – by Helen Dobbie]
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Fund Britain’s Waterways – River Cam Campaign Cruise
Great Ouse Boating Association has joined with the Fund Britain’s Waterways campaign to organise a campaign cruise to Baits Bite Lock on the River Cam on 3rd August – download this flyer.
Baits Bite Lock is one of the two locks on the river Cam which have had to be closed for safety reasons, and the purpose of this campaign cruise is to highlight this as a specific example of the funding problems of all waterways. The arrangements are last-minute because some of the boats that crossed the Wash had been intending to visit the Middle Levels, the Great Ouse and the Cam, but owing to a combination of events most of them are now heading back to base – but GOBA and other local organisations and contacts have stepped in.
A flotilla of boats will be travelling in convoy from Bottisham Lock up the River Cam and assembling at Baits Bite Lock, to meet Charlotte Cane (MP for Ely and East Cambridgeshire) and to draw attention to the threats facing Britain’s canals and navigable rivers as a result of inadequate funding.
Charlotte Cane MP said: “It’s great to see the FBW campaign for the maintenance of inland waterways active in Ely and East Cambridgeshire. Our waterways support wildlife, provide vital drinking and agricultural water, and offer people space to stay active and connect with nature. As I said in my maiden speech, our chalk streams and water corridors are precious — and maintaining them is essential for our health, environment, and future.”
[Photo of Baits Bite Lock – by Helen Dobbie]
