Rivers provide vital arteries for people, conveniently flowing through dynamic urban areas and vast tracts of green countryside. Even though rivers link the town with country, the contrast and misunderstanding between the two may never have been greater ~ yet both are reliant on each other, not least because of the pivotal farming industry, where much of our food comes from.
Waterways
in many respects, form the bedrock of civilization and remain
fundamental for commerce, wildlife and recreation. The Norfolk and
Suffolk Broads waterways are famed for boating, yet the area is much
more than an idyllic holiday destination. Local people depend on
visitors during the high summer season and in turn visitors can
expect excellent hospitality and attractions. Even in today’s
digital age, when information is widely available to most of the
world’s population, the voice of some individual groups, especially
in Broadland appears to be mute. Social media by default, can also
easily warp the reality of actual happenings on the riverside.
Today, the stewardship by public bodies, serving Broadland’s precious
waterways are increasingly being questioned. Is it right
that some of the most beautifully, protected landscapes in UK ~
designated as official national parks, plus the affiliated Norfolk and
Suffolk Broads Waterways, are operated without any direct local
accountability?
The
small independent band of friends who look after the houseboat are
passionate about history. However, a weather eye is always kept on
the future. We also care deeply about local communities and all aspects of
conservation, culture and the landscape. It is possible to draw upon
the best attributes from the past, while embracing modern
advancements. In this spirit of hope and benevolence towards each
other and the environment, Heather is promoting this code for
Broadland, believed to have been devised in the 1970s, but little
used since.
Please:
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Preserve river banks
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Respect other Broads users
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Don’t leave litter
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Don’t discard fishing tackle
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Keep out of the reeds (where possible)
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Keep to the marked channels
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Keep to the speed limits
The
Broadland Code was copied from the booklet ~ Life in Norfolk, by GM
Dixon and MG & HJ Harland, 1979.
Chris
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