NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOAT OWNERSWaterways Ombudsman issues Annual Report
The Waterways Ombudsman, Andrew Walker, and the Waterways Ombudsman Committee, have issued their combined Annual Reports for 2015/16. The Ombudsman’s Report shows that the number of complaints entering the Canal & River Trust’s complaint process rose from 185 to 222, although this was still fewer than the 232 in 2013/14. During the year the Ombudsman […]
If you can smell exhaust fumes in your boat, don’t ignore them!!!
Boaters need to pay attention to exhaust gases, particularly petrol engine exhaust fumes if they can smell them in the boat’s cabins because they can contain carbon monoxide (CO) in quantities that will harm or kill warns UK Parliamentarians and the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS).
CRT Navigation Advisory Groups
CRT operate a number of important “advisory groups” covering a range of different areas from freight and navigation to volunteering and heritage. These are committees set up to provide a consultation body for CRT discuss proposals, policy and performance. For boaters the “Navigation Advisory Groups” or NAGs are the relevant committee. NAG comprises boaters with […]
Moorings matter
NABO campaigns extensively on mooring strategies. This is a significant issue, and is guaranteed to gather wide views, regardless of boating patterns. Everybody wants a good safe mooring near that pub, shop, car park or remote spot in the country. Towns, villages and canalside venues want visitor moorings so that customers can come and go. […]
Monthly NABO Bulletins
NABO sends out a short electronic bulletin every month to members who provide an email address. This covers a summary of the latest waterways news and consultations, representation events that officers attended, membership information and the like. As far as possible we include links to web sources, and this enables members to be selective about […]
Review of Environment Agency Navigation
In February we told you that the Environment Agency (EA) and Canal and River Trust (the Trust) had established a joint working group to explore different options for running the 640 miles of EA-managed river navigations.
Where does the subscription money go?
If you pay a subscription, you want to know where your hard earned money goes. Roughly half goes into the production and printing of NABO News, the cost of which is also partially offset by a small amount of advertising (currently from Midland Chandlers). NABO News is our largest cost but it is also our […]
River Thames Alliance AGM
Sadly, the AGM of the River Thames Alliance (RTA) held at Marlowe on Tuesday 26th July 2016, was poorly attended – the result of the holiday season and a difficult-to-find venue? This meeting had the important objective of reviewing the proposed constitution of the new governance structure of the Alliance, which will see it become […]
Bridgewater Canal makes changes to CRT visitor terms.
The Bridgewater Canal Co have recently announced changes under the reciprocal agreement for CRT Licence holders. If you are a CRT licence holder and wanting to visit the Bridgewater, then you need to know about this.
RTA Annual Report issued
The River Thames Alliance has recently issued their second annual report. This is important reading for all Thames users. You can find it here
