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IWA Lee & Stort Branch DEFRA cuts Protest

On 25th November 2006 the Lee & Stort branch of the Inland Waterways Association held a 'Blockade' on the River Lee at Ware Town bridge to protest at the cuts in the British Waterweays grant by DEFRA, details of the campaign can be read at http://www.waterways.org.uk/News/CurrentCampaigns/DefraCuts
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Transport for the final couple of miles to the event was on board NB Daisybob from Stanstead lock with Dave 'Moose' Hearnden
Transport for the final couple of miles to the event was on board NB Daisybob from Stanstead lock with Dave 'Moose' Hearnden		 which meant sharing the back deck with a excitable bouncing creature, the dog was cute though!
which meant sharing the back deck with a excitable bouncing creature, the dog was cute though!		 Boats arriving at Ware
Boats arriving at Ware		 Lots of swans here!
Lots of swans here!
We were a bit early ...
We were a bit early ...		 ... so the boats moored up above the Town bridge
... so the boats moored up above the Town bridge		 Posters up all over the place
Posters up all over the place		 ... including on the bridge
... including on the bridge
A bit of forward thinking meant that we had at least one dry area to collect signatures for the petition against the cuts.
A bit of forward thinking meant that we had at least one dry area to collect signatures for the petition against the cuts.		 At the appointed time the boats head for the bridge despite the damp
At the appointed time the boats head for the bridge despite the damp		 Fortunately the worst of the rain was over by the time the boats got into position
Fortunately the worst of the rain was over by the time the boats got into position		 Not all boats were required for the blockade
Not all boats were required for the blockade
Collecting signatures on the bridge
Collecting signatures on the bridge		 Making sure that the message got across to passing drivers ..
Making sure that the message got across to passing drivers ..		 Reinforcements!
Reinforcements!		 The IWA town crier made sure that the message got across ...
The IWA town crier made sure that the message got across ...
.. local IWA chairman Craig Haslam did it the easy way with a PA system
.. local IWA chairman Craig Haslam did it the easy way with a PA system		 The blockade complete
The blockade complete		 Looking towards the bridge
Looking towards the bridge		 Close up
Close up
It was a very social occaision despite the rain
It was a very social occaision despite the rain		 No doubt about the message ...
No doubt about the message ...		 ... even the swans formed their own blockade!
... even the swans formed their own blockade!		 Passing through Stanstead lock on the way home.
Passing through Stanstead lock on the way home.
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