Sally Ash to go! (not an April Fool)
We have just heard that Sally Ash, CRT’s Head of Boating, dubbed the ‘Wicked Witch of Watford’ and ‘Cruella De Vil’ by boaters for her efforts over many years to destroy the lives of liveaboard...
View ArticleLast Request of retiring Head of Boating: our analysis of the K&A Interim...
Here we bring you our analysis of the K&A Interim 12-month Local Plan. We start with the issue of what will happen when the 12-month trial period ends on 1st May 2015, because CRT’s statements...
View ArticleCEO in knots over K&A mooring plan
An open meeting last night with Richard Parry saw the CRT Chief Executive tying himself in knots trying to convince the audience that the K&A Interim 12.month Local Plan is not dead in the water....
View ArticleInformation request shows CRT changed K&A mooring plan after last-minute...
A Freedom of Information request shows that CRT had received legal advice that meant it had to change the K&A local mooring plan substantially before implementation, contrary to the statement of...
View ArticleHow much has Sally Ash cost boaters?
Sally Ash, the unpopular Head of Boating, finally retires at the end of this month after 38 years working for BW and CRT. She joined BW as a researcher in 1976 following a Masters degree at Reading...
View ArticleCRT restructuring leaves Salem out of the loop
Just before the retirement of Sally Ash, CRT announced on 24th June that it is to create a new post of Head of Customer Service, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Richard Parry. The new post...
View ArticleCRT ‘publish’ map of places
In direct contradiction of an undertaking given to the boating organisations, CRT has published a map of places in an attempt to define the word ‘place’ as used in Section 17 3 c ii of the 1995 British...
View ArticleSalem to quit CRT in 2015
Simon Salem, CRT’s Marketing Director, is to leave CRT in June next year, it was announced on Friday. The announcement comes only 5 months after CRT publicised plans to restructure its management...
View ArticleSally Ash rewarded for ruining the lives of boat dwellers
Sally Ash, who as CRT/BW Head of Boating did so much to ruin the lives of boat dwellers without home moorings, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list. This is the extract from the...
View ArticleCuriouser and curiouser: CRT appoints new head of boating
A year after the ‘retirement’ of the hated Sally Ash, CRT has appointed a new Head of Boating. Mike Grimes, who without a boating background recently replaced Phil Spencer as the new Head of Business...
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