Please help me to buy a 30ft Narrowboat

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I am asking for your help to enable me to end the 5 year long misery my next door neighbour, along with his friends & other tenants in t...

I am asking for your help to enable me to end the 5 year long misery my next door neighbour, along with his friends & other tenants in the residential block have subjected me to, whilst I’ve been living in Kidderminster since 2015.

I have given this situation some very deep thought & reflected on everything which has happened recently, along with other issues surrounding residential accommodation I’ve had since I left home at the age of 18. I have been thinking about a permanent solution which will effectively end the torment, harassment & bullying that I am often subjected to in residential properties & enable me to live off-the-grid on a mobile basis.

My next door neighbour along with his friend & partner living above me have made my life a living misery ever since I moved to Kidderminster at the end of 2015. They took a dislike to me based on the fact that I expressed concerns to my housing association about their anti-social behaviour & non-stop bullying & harassment they’ve subjected me to over the course of the last 5 years.

This has culminated in me having to make a statement to the police about the ongoing harassment, bullying & threats I’ve been subjected to from my next door neighbour & how I am living in fear of being physically attacked by a number of individuals & tenants in the block who my neighbour has turned against me. West Mercia Police are currently investigating recent events & I have also approached my housing association for a lasting resolution to these ongoing problems I’m having, which are all having a very severe detrimental effect on my physical & mental well-being. However there is no quick-fix solution they can offer me, I’ve been told I have 2 options... To go back on the waiting list for another property or alternatively register for a mutual exchange. Both of these options could take many months & years for anything to happen. In the meantime my safety & well-being will continue to be threatened by multiple individuals, which has made me feel like I’m a prisoner in my own home & that I can’t go anywhere in Kidderminster for fear of being physically attacked, kidnapped or even killed by these individuals who are hell bent on bullying & harassing me.

I have given some consideration to living off-the grid on a mobile basis in a camper van, however I don’t feel this is viable due to the fact i would have to pass a driving test, get insurance & road tax etc to keep my home on the road & legally be able to drive it on the roads of Britain. This led to me thinking about living in a boat as another option & I’m very confident that this is a very viable & workable idea, which will effectively enable me to escape the torture of my neighbours & to live off-the-grid on a mobile basis. Having the ability to move around to anywhere I’d like to go, will have a hugely positive impact for my physical & mental well-being along with hugely beneficial effect to our collective fight for Socialism in Britain.

I have spoke to boat owners in Worcester, along with my friends & comrades on Twitter about the ongoing associated costs of living in a boat. They’ve reliably informed me that the only ongoing cost of living in a boat is for mooring fees & fuel which are estimated to be under £1000 per year. There is no requirement for me to pass a test to drive a boat & there is no ongoing costs with road tax etc like there are with vehicles on the road. There is a cost for Insurance which is paid annually, however this is only around £500 at the most & far less than what I’d have to pay to insure a car or van for example. The biggest cost is for the vessel itself, which I will now detail further for your consideration. 

I have given some thought to the kind of boat I’d like to live on & what will be the most effective & spacious permanent accommodation for me. The best option for a long lasting solution will be to purchase a 30 foot Narrowboat & this will enable me to travel & moor up on Rivers or Canals.

I have conducted research into the cost of buying a pre-owned 30 foot Narrowboat & I estimate a one-off cost of around £21,500-£23,000 plus associated costs for my First 12 months on the water of an additional £3,000.  I am asking for your help to raise £25,000 which will effectively enable me to purchase a 30ft Narrowboat & end the torment & bullying I have often been subjected to living in residential properties.

I have set this crowdfunding campaign with a hope of raising a total of £27,500 which include fees which payable to crowdfunder should this campaign be successful. The breakdown of how the money will be used is as follows below:

• £21,500-£23,000 for the one off purchase of a pre-owned & well maintained 30 foot Narrowboat.
• £3,000 for associated costs of mooring fees & fuel for my First 12 months
• £500 for Boat Livery & Paint Design #CorbynWasRight 
• £500 for Boat Insurance
• Projected £990 in Fees payable to Crowdfunder on the successful completion of this Campaign.

By living in a boat it will effectively enable me to navigate anywhere in Britain using Canals & Rivers & this means that I will be able to live the dream of living anywhere I choose or where I am best placed to be at the time. For example I have spoke often to my followers on Twitter about going to live in Liverpool for a while & waking up in the morning & joining a protest against this Tory Dictatorship. This is absolutely a possibility when I am living on a boat & I can also get to London for the same reasons. There are a multitude of benefits for this crowdfunding campaign, which really do resolve so many of my problems in life. I hope & pray for the success of this campaign, so that i can escape the harassment & bullying of neighbours living in residential properties & really start making strides forward in my life.

Living on a boat will also improve my Mental Health & enable me to steer clear of problems with other people, by being around the right kind of people & living in the peace & nature around me I just know that this will lift my feelings of Depression & Anxiety & allow me to really start making some real positive progress in my life.

I have so much to offer & I know that I can help so many people with the knowledge & truth I possess & living on a boat will enable me to really start making strides forward in life. I am hoping & praying for the best success of this Crowdfunding Campaign, because I do genuinely fear that the alternative for me there will be no coming back from. I am deeply unhappy & living in fear of people around me, because I can never see eye to eye with racists & those with right-wing vested political ideals. Unfortunately I live in a constituency which overwhelmingly voted for this Tory Dictatorship in #GE2019 & with the mindset & truth I hold & the hope I carry in my heart, I believe I will be far better able to fightback against this govt & for Socialism in Britain by living onboard a boat. I will effectively be able to move around the country & be where my voice can have the biggest impact for the change we all so critically need right now.

Please consider donating to this very worthwhile cause, which I’m in no doubt will truly turn my life around & put my issues of living in residential accommodation in the past. If you can’t donate at this time please also consider sharing my Campaign, as every share & retweet on Social Media will give my Campaign the best chance of success.

Thank you for reading, for your continued support & kind hearted understanding of my plight. Together we can put these problems in the past where they belong & truly advance our collective fight for Socialism in Britain.

This project successfully funded on 22nd August 2020