According to Scottish Canals the single most difficult part of establishing new moorings will be Scheduled Monument Consent (SMC) from Historic Environment Scotland (HES – they felt the need to put another word in the middle, they were called Historic Scotland). This is because seemingly all monuments that fall into this… Continue reading
So below you’ll find the text from the first outline proposal sent to Scottish Canals which should be negotiated through and hopefully come out with something that works for both parties (but especially for us). Katie Hughes requested a simple document that outlined the vision and the trading proposal, she… Continue reading
There are some real parallels between what we are seeking to achieve with Community Moorings and the ‘hutting’ movement. Check out http://www.thousandhuts.org/ for more information about this. Scandinavians know hutting very very well, and indeed it has been a part of Scottish culture since the creation of mountain bothies and in particular since… Continue reading
This is the potential site which has the most time and effort put into it thus far in terms of creating a location available for community moorings. Firstly some photos… 175m of canal frontage 4 acres of land Road access Water supply Electric connection 2 miles from Linlithgow Just tootled… Continue reading
just a few bullet points to show how far we have got… – SC have agreed to support the project in principle: Katie Hughes, Richard Miller & Andrew Thin – There have been two positive meetings with SC directors to investigate the potential and identify potential sites – I have… Continue reading
