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Calderdale BoatersWe are a bunch of boaters based around Hebden Bridge. We've got lots we'll be aiming to put on our section of this site, if we can just get our current wrangling with British Waterways to some kind of useful conclusion... It looks as if we have got them to agree to treating about 20 boats as a "boat club" (a concept they're used to, rather than one of the more visionary sustainable mooring arrangements we've spent several years trying to get them to consider). The main bonus is we get a slight discount for the admin we save them by giving them a lump sum of money for all of us together for our moorings rent, plus we get to vet potential members who want any space we may have empty if anyone moves on (this will involve asking them to agree to our low impact principles), plus we stay out of the nightmare "blind tendering for mooring sites" BW is currently pushing. For the 5 years we've got our deal for, anyway. They may well refuse to extend it at that point.
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Sustainability Policy for new members
From the beginning Calder Boaters has had a set of sustainability/low impact principles, so people on our waiting list know they need to be willing to live a certain way to be eligible if one of our mooring spots frees up. So it you also own a house and two cars, don't bother to apply! If you own a bike, a spade and a wind-up radio, you've come to the right place!
Callis Comminity
The newly conceived 'Calderdale Boat Club' is up and running. Current fees for moring with us are approx £8/m and we have a waiting list. The initial start up is a bit harrowing, personally i think it cheap for a section on one of the most beautiful and culturally diverse parts of the canal in UK. Ideally we are looking for families of 1+ to come and join with the grow your own ethic (permaculture) at Callis, but we also have line length with no food/garden for people who want to sit in burning wood, shuffle their ornaments and polish their portholes.