| Date and Time: |
Wednesday 29th May 2013, 7pm to 9pm |
| Location: |
London Canal Museum, 12-13 New Wharf Road, London N1 9RT |
| Chair: |
Ian Shacklock |
| Jo Gibbons | J&L Gibbons |
| Leo Collier | Islington Boat Club |
| Melanie Aust | Islington Boat Club |
| Garrie Naden | Resident, Wenlock Basin |
| Lucy Rogers | Just Space; Resident near Queensbridge Road |
| Christina Richardson | Resident, Queensbridge Road |
| Ian Shacklock | Friends of Regent's Canal |
| Roger Squires | St Pancras Cruising Club; Inland Waterways Association |
| David Fathers | Author, 'The Regents Canal' |
| Robert Philpotts | Author, 'When London Became an Island' |
| Leo Chapman | Regents Network |
| james tregaskis | Resident, Union Wharf |
| Gemma Colgan | Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art |
| Gordon Meen | Reachview Resident; Friends of Regent's Canal (Camden) |
| Fiona Maclean | London Narrow Boat Association; Resident, Battlebridge Basin |
| Lisa Tang | Cally Arts |
| Sorwar Ahmed | Canal and River Trust |
| Deborah Seyman | Resident |
| Frances Burnett | Resident |
| Ruth Aplin | Resident |
| Gillian Comins | Angel Association; Living Streets |
| Colette Bowe | Angel Association |
| Anna Hayden | Resident |
| Russel Hayden | Resident |
| Zimba Moore | Resident |
| Martin Thompson | London Wildlife Trust |
| Imran Khan | Constant Cruiser |
| A.N. Other (???) | Constant Cruiser |
| Malcolm Tucker | Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society. |
| Eric Sorensen | Angel Association |
| Nigel Gansell | Islngton Pensioners Forum |
3. Introductions3.1 At the start of the meeting, all the attendees introduced themselves. |
4. Announcements4.1 Angel Canal Festival This year's festival will take place on 1st September. Beryl Windsor is recruiting volunteers to help on the day. A flyer for the event is available here. The Friends of Regent's Canal will have a stall. |
5. Canal Park Project (Olympic Legacy)5.1 Jo Gibbons gave a short presentation on progress made with the Canal Park.5.2 A leaflet about the progress is available here. |
6. Refurbishment of the Islington Boat Club6.1 Melanie Aust gave a short presentation on proposals to replace the club house at City Road Basin.6.2 Leo Chapman asked whether the plans could be adapted to allow pedestrian access in front of the boat club. |
7. General Discussion on Canalside Architecture7.1 The chair drew the meeting's attention to some guidelines he had written for supporting or opposing development proposals. These were circulated at the start of the meeting and an online copy is available here.7.2 There was strong support for these guidelines and the approach taken. The chair suggested that a sub-group should be formed to review and promote these guidelines. Several people at the meeting expressed an interest in taking part in this process. |
8. Canal Information Centre in Camden8.1 The management team at Starbucks have approached the "interested parties" in search of ideas for wall displays at the Lock Keeper's Cottage in Camden. A meeting had taken place at the Starbucks offices in Chiswick Park on 23rd May and was attended by Ian Shacklock and representatives of Starbucks, the Canal and River Trust, Camden Council and Camden conservation groups. The refurbishment is scheduled to start in September and Starbucks are collecting raw material from interested parties. |
9. Ongoing Issues9.1 Recent attacks in Hackney and Islington.9.2 Boat Fire at Packington. 9.3 GLA Mooring Review. |
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