Castlemill boatyard gallery



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Repairs being undertaken in Castlemill yard. The nature of the yard is that  boat owners themselves can work on the boats keeping costs down and sharing knowledge.
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Steve Goodlad runs Alchemy Boat builders from Castlemill.
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Des.   Like all the boaters in Oxford the yard provides a centre for the community.  Without  it we're likely to end  up with a sterile canal ,travelled by holiday craft, bordered by gated luxury housing.
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Castlemill community boatyard in central Oxford which is under threat of being built on by luxury housing  developers.  Oxford Author Phillip Pullman has recently come out in open support for keeping the boat yard as it 
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All along the canal there has been extensive new build but many of the properties have been buy-to- let and there are no shops, pubs or community facilites included in the developments.
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The  agenda 21  moorings  near to the yard were set up as part of the Rio protocol against climate change. Most of the boats run solar and wind energy systems.
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The  agenda 21  moorings near to the yard were set up as part of the Rio protocol against climate change. Most of the boats run solar and wind energy systems.
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The  agenda 21  moorings  near to the yard were set up as part of the Rio protocol against climate change. Most of the boats run solar and wind energy systems.
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The  agenda 21  moorings  near to the yard were set up as part of the Rio protocol against climate change. Most of the boats run solar and wind energy systems.
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Darren is craftsman  who works out of the yard refurbishing boats.  He'll be another casualty of the yard shutting down. Work space in this area of  Oxford has been hoovered up by the property developers fuelled by premium property prices
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Castlemill is  at the centre of a thriving boating and residential community.  It's a place where people come together, fix their boats, past messages on, collect their post ...it's inclusive and shutting it down is a crime against Jericho
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