Friends of Regent’s Canal - DRAFT Minutes of Meeting
| Date and Time: |
Monday 6th July 2015, 7pm to 8:30pm |
| Location: |
Studio 7, Holborn Studios, Eagle Wharf Road. |
| Chair: |
Ian Shacklock |
1. Present
| Lorraine Fox | The Sandwich Barge |
| Saoirse Fox | |
| Alex Mungo | Islington resident |
| Tony Price | |
| Zach Miles | |
| Carolyn Clark | |
| Michael Rosenbaum | |
| Del Brenner | Regents Network. London Waterways Commission; Regents Canal CAAC |
| Gordon Meen | Reachview Resident |
| Garrie Naden | Resident (Wenlock Basin) |
| John Bryant | Resident |
| Steve Ballard | Resident. CRT volunteer |
| Philip Smith | |
| Jean Roberts | Resident |
| Linda Shaughnessy | Angel Association |
| Beverley Dean | Angel Association |
| Kevin Dean | Angel Association |
| Meg Lee | London boater. National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA) |
| Helen Brice | Boater. National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA) |
| Ed Harty | |
| Bob Philpotts | Resident of Tower Hamlets |
| John White | Friends of Mile End Park; Lower Regents Coalition |
| Molly Gadenz | Volunteer, Lower Regents Coalition |
| Jonathan Engels | |
| Mike McCartney | Holborn Studios |
| Vincent McCartney | Holborn Studios. Eagle Wharf Marina |
| Ernest Jegorovas | Islington Green Party |
| Jasper Baird-Murray | Canalside Studios resident |
| Hugh Miller | Volunteer lock keeper |
| Caroline Neller | Canals in Hackney User Group (CHUG) |
| Kate Saffin | |
| Katrin Boehm | Canalside Studios resident |
| James Tregaskis | Resident, Sturt's Lock |
| Martin Reading | Arlington Association |
| Ian Shacklock | Friends of Regent's Canal |
| Eric Sorensen | Angel Association |
2. Apologies
Jim Armstrong
Ron Gooding
Fiona MacLean
Denise Walker
Nic Shore
Cllr Barry Buitekant
Cllr Martin Klute
Paul Strudwick
George Theo
Malcolm Tucker
Richard Elkan
Dave Bedford
David Fathers
Ruth Aplin
Roger Squires
Beryl Windsor
Fiona Cullen
Lucy Rogers
Christine Kemp
3. Introductions
3.1 At the start of the meeting, all the attendees introduced themselves.
4. Tower Hamlets Heritage Project
4.1 Carolyn Clark talked about the 'East End Canal Heritage' project with Laburnum Boat Club, which follows on from the Regent's Canal Heritage project in Shoreditch last year. She showed some of the original material which emerged in Shoreditch. The project focuses on the Regent's Canal from Bethnal Green to Limehouse along with the Hertford Union Canal. The project was still at the research stage, including archival searches with volunteers and interviewing people about their memories. There will be workshops with community groups and 'Now and Then' photography workshops with young people.
4.2 Anyone interested in getting involved in the project should talk to Carolyn on 07773 784 517 or send an e-mail to mail@shoreditchtales.com.
5. Changes along the canal
5.1 Presentation by Ian Shacklock.
review-of-changes.html
5.2 Response from Vince McCartney.
Vince McCartney, founder of Holborn Studios, had created a large image showing all the sites between Islington and Limehouse that had been developed beyond recognition. A reduced copy is available here in PDF format.
5.3 Response from John Bryant.
John Bryant, a local resident, had written to the Friends of the Regent's Canal on a number of occasions to express support for development along the canal. He addressed the meeting with his thoughts and a copy of his earlier e-mail is available here.
5.4 Comments from the floor.