David Pearce
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Comment on: Kings Cross gasholder winner announced
The Kings Cross Gasholders. I am a member and Trustee of the St Pancras Cruising Club, a boating organisation that has existed at the Yacht Basin for over 51 years. It is opposite the site where it is proposed to re-erect the four historic gas-holders on the Regent’s Canal. We are naturally interested in the outcome of this project and concerned that it may not take full advantage of the opportunity, or indeed the opinions of local people such as ourselves. We would like to be convinced that the project would fit in with the canal environment and our activities. As well as member’s narrow boats, we have on site a high quality working dry dock, which we built with our own efforts and which was a much-needed facility in the area. It must continue! We wish to see a good outcome for all, but fear that the original consultation meeting attended by members of Argent St George (as it was then) was too long ago to have had any influence. I recall that the suggestions made by me and the others were treated with coolness! Hence, I would like to issue a challenge to Bell Phillips + Kimble (and Argent) to come back to St Pancras, to tell us in detail what they have in mind and to listen to our ideas. We would meet in the historic railway water tower, which was moved to our site about 5 years ago and which we now occupy and manage for the mutual benefit of the club and the public. You may care to note that I am a Chartered Engineer, now retired, but still very active in public life. I chair the Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs, the national body that represents about 20,000 clubs boaters and inland waterways enthusiasts. I should add that British Waterways would need to be formally consulted on the detailed plans, once produced. David Pearce http://www.stpancrascc.co.uk
