With all that is floating around here and in the media (pardon the pun). Just where does it all end? Ok selling Lock Keepers cottages will raise funds as you say to help with other river projects. But the money raised only goes so far!! How many more assets do you plan on selling when the pot is empty? How much more as river users will we end up paying for a reduction in service?
The National Trust buy up stately homes and land with it. Most of the year these houses are empty till the tourists arrive in the better months.
You may class them as assets but to us on here and i'm sure most people would agree. This is our Heritage! So why not place them in the hands of the National trust with live in Lock keepers to maintain them?
The Thames is the most well known river in England. It is a Royal river! I for one do not want to see Mr and Mrs Chav from Chavsville living in our heritage with little interest in the locks these houses serve.
As a working river we have seen a pride in the job at the locks. Well tended gardens, friendly lock keepers. It all adds to the image the Thames has given us for years and slowly, very slowly, this is being removed and most if not all of us on here are witnessing the change.
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