| Note: the structure of this agenda is subject to change, depending on availability of speakers, facilities or other factors |
| Please add your name to the attendance sheet; this will ensure that you receive future updates. Attendees will introduce themselves at the start of the meeting. If this is your first meeting then please mention how you heard about the event. |
| This will include news about the Angel Canal Festival and other events, decisions, etc.. |
| Councillor Alice Perry will provide an update on noise nuisances, public access around the basin, plans for demolishing lock-side buildings, alternative cycle routes, etc. |
| This will include a summary of recent and future issues, including the demolition of Rosemary Works, redistribution of boat dwellers, the dissection of Camley Street Natural Park and the projected increase in walkers and cyclists during the Olympics. |
| Ben Myring will attempt to demystify the Localism Bill and will tell us how or why canal supporters should participate in any local activities. |
| Judith Paris (Get More Local) will describe some ideas for using “solar” boats on the canal. She will also take questions on sustainable transport, communities and business, including ideas for transporting food supplies by canal. |
| Jessica Pappalardo, a student from the Architectural Association, will be presenting her research on the canal. She will summarise her architectural proposal for the canal, and will seek feedback on whether it is a viable alternative solution to what the developers are doing. She will also show us a film she has made about the Regent's Canal.. |
| This will include an update on the Starbucks planning application and the role that the Friends of Regent’s Canal will play in shaping the future of this centre. This is the only surviving canal information centre in London and its future will rely on volunteers and pragmatic use of I.T. |
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This will be an open discussion on how we would like to canal to be run and used in the medium and long term future.
Please do not let economic constraints or current practices get in the way of a positive dream!
A lot of changes can happen in 30 years; today’s children will become tomorrow’s town planners;
Transition Town campaigners might have gained a lot of influence over government strategists;
and a lot of people will want to correct the mistakes of the past.
This could mean a revival of water freight and reclaiming of certain ground floor waterside premises for recycling and goods transfer. On the other hand, opportunists might be allowed to continue to exploit the canal, boaters could be priced out of the waterways and the canal could turn into a glorified water feature. Please feel free to offer your suggestions and comments (whether positive or negative), and if there is insufficient time at the meeting then we can continue this discussion via the website. |