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
Harbour Act
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
Planning Update July 2017 : Questions raised
BHT UPDATE ON BEMBRIDGE HARBOUR PLANNING ISSUES 13 JULY 2017 Introduction On 4 July 2017, Malcolm Thorpe widely circulated a paper that he had prepared in which he covered a number of matters that we had raised in our 23.12.06 professionally drawn up report for the Planning Officers on the finances of the Harbour Company and its group companies. The need for this … [Read more...] about Planning Update July 2017 : Questions raised
Frequently asked questions
BHT Chairman, Jeremy Gully answers frequently asked questions in this series of minute-long videos. CLICK HERE TO WATCH Titles available: 1. Bembridge Harbour’s colourful history under private ownership 2. Can’t owners do as they like with Bembridge Harbour? 3. The problematic harbour company set up 4. Bembridge Harbour’s near bankruptcy in 2011 5. Is BHT obstructing … [Read more...] about Frequently asked questions
Letter to Members, February 2018
Dear Members Those of you who attended the AGM or received copies of the BHAG minutes will not be surprised that we now have a revised description of the Houseboat LDC to consider, published on the 12th January. A Lawful Development Certificate of this type of application should seek to confirm what uses have been in place for a qualifying 10 year period by … [Read more...] about Letter to Members, February 2018