NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOAT OWNERSBritish Waterways responds to drought conditions
Following closures on the K&A and GU canals, BW has alerted boaters to the drought conditions that may affect boating during 2012, through their Waterscape website. Vince Moran, BW’s Operations Director said that It is no secret that parts of England have had the driest year for over 100 years which may pose problems for a proportion […]
BW Audlem Visitor Moorings Consultation
British Waterways have opened a consultation about traders overstaying at Audlem. NABO has been invited to respond, so we invite members to add any comments below before January 21st 2012 so that NABO Council can put a response together.
North Wales and Borders seek members for the Partnership
The Canal & River Trust is delighted to announce Jim Forrester as the chair of the new North Wales and Borders Waterway Partnership. Mr Forrester and waterway manager Wendy Capelle, are now looking to recruit
Nominations open for boater’s representatives on CRT Council
Boaters are being asked to stand for election for the CRT Council. Nominations opened on 12 December.
Boater has lucky escape from boat fire
A boater had a lucky escape in the last few days. NABO understands that the fire originated at night from a pyrolysis fire of wood in the cabin lining adjacent to a solid fuel stove. The boater apparently did not have a functioning smoke alarm, and was lucky to escape the smoke filled boat.
NABO Officers elected for 2012
NABO officers were elected for 2012 at the first Council meeting held on 26 November 2011.
NABO Press Release on the Boaters’ Manifesto
At its most recent meeting at the end of November, NABO Council agreed to formally endorse the Key Points in the Boaters Manifesto. NABO Vice Chair, Simon Robbins said: “We are pleased to see that an independent group of boaters shares broadly the same concerns as we identified in our formal submission to DEFRA during […]
Cost cutting threatens residency of Thames lock keepers
The Environment Agency (EA) are intending to go back on their 2008 agreement to keep resident lock keepers at all 45 Thames locks.
Ribble Link draughts 2012
BW have recently decided that they ought to be enforcing their draught limits on the Ribble Link from 2012 onwards. Up to the present, the published limit has been 2 foot, but this has not been checked.
Launch of Thames Tunnel Now!
The tidal reaches of the Thames are regularly polluted by sewage discharges from the combined sewer overflows after rainfall.
