Dear members, friends and supporters As signs increase that we are perhaps coming in sight of moving into what will be the new normal, we bring you some items of news about the harbour. Sewage treatment. As announced in the Isle of Wight County Press on 22nd May, the Statutory Harbour Authority is investing in new biological treatment plants for two houseboats, with a … [Read more...] about Letter to members, May 2020 (2)
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Letter to Members, May 2019
COVERING LETTER (Read the FULL UPDATE here) Dear BHT Member Pressure is mounting on the Department for Transport (DfT) to announce an inspection of the financial and operational affairs of the harbour. This is by far the most promising route to achieving the clarity around the financial situation of the harbour which the community so badly needs and … [Read more...] about Letter to Members, May 2019
Letter to Members, November 2018
Dear BHT Member, Mr Thorpe has requested that we advise you of the any corrections or clarifications we feel we should make after some comments he made about our report and accounts and last member update . Whilst the Trustees do not believe any corrections or clarifications are needed, we set out our response to Mr Thorpe’s comments below . Mr Thorpe raised no … [Read more...] about Letter to Members, November 2018
March 2016 Houseboats LDC
29th April 2016 by Bembridge Harbour Trust Application Ref: TCP/27560/D, P/00329/16Lawful development certificate for the continued use of harbour for the mooring of houseboats. THE HARBOUR COMPANY IS CLAIMING THAT IT IS LAWFUL FOR THEM TO COVER LARGE AREAS OF THE HARBOUR WITH HOUSEBOATS WITHOUT SEEKING PLANNING PERMISSION. The identified area, including a large … [Read more...] about March 2016 Houseboats LDC
Letter to members, May 2016
6th May 2016 by Bembridge Harbour Trust Houseboat fears realised as new houseboats begin to arrive Despite a statement from BHIC Director Malcolm Thorpe that the recent LDC application was for “use of land for the mooring of houseboats along the shoreline (adjacent to Embankment Road)”20/04/2016 and comments that the (legally critical) red line to low … [Read more...] about Letter to members, May 2016