Friends of Regent’s Canal - DRAFT Minutes of Meeting


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

1. Present

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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


2. Apologies

Nic Shore
David Hewitt
Beryl Windsor
Cllr Martin Klute
Lester May
Beverley Dean
Tony Islander

3. Introductions

3.1 At the start of the meeting, all the attendees introduced themselves.

4. Announcements



4.1 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 Club

6.1 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 Architecture

7.1 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 Camden

8.1 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 Issues

9.1 Recent attacks in Hackney and Islington.

9.2 Boat Fire at Packington.

9.3 GLA Mooring Review.





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