NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOAT OWNERSEast Midlands report
Not a great deal to report, as all our movements are currently restricted to only the strictly necessary by the Covid regulations. But in line with Government’s instructions on daily exercise and CRT’s desire that that exercise should take place on the towpaths, they certainly appear to be very busy with runners and cyclists, as […]
Waterways Chaplaincy
Peter Braybrook explains how this organisation helps boaters in need. The Waterways Chaplaincy is a growing network of around 100 volunteers serving the Inland Waterways from York to Woking and Llangollen to the Wash. Wherever you are, you can contact a chaplain through the website contact form at www.waterwayschaplaincy.org.uk/contact-us. I am based in Banbury on […]
The waterways and ‘building back better’
Helen Hutt reports on a Zoom meeting of The All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Waterways in December. This was my first experience of the APPWG and it was more interesting than anticipated! Chaired by Michael Fabricant MP, there were three good presentations from Richard Parry, CRT; Adrian Main, Avon Navigation Trust; and John Packham, Broads […]
Lockdown guidance
Following the Government’s announcement on 4th January of a national lockdown for England, the EA issued the following updated guidance for boaters: All navigation on EA waterways should be limited to essential travel only. Travel on waterways and overnight stays are only permitted where the boat is your permanent residence or it is necessary for […]
A time of change
A time of change – from navigation authorities to electric boating, Mike Rodd sees a busy year ahead for NABO. Well, at least we did have some time, pre-Christmas, to get out on our boats before the next full lockdown took over. Ours being down in South Wales means that we are continually caught by […]
Lockdown blues
Editor, Peter Fellows, has spotted inconsistencies in the way that boaters are being treated. Despite it being midwinter with a national lockdown in place – or on reflection, perhaps because of this – I’ve received a bountiful crop of contributions for this issue. Clearly, people are thinking about boating even though they are unable to […]
Covid Vaccinations and general medical support.
If you are a continuous cruiser and concerned about accessing a covid vaccination, contact your local doctor’s surgery and ask for advice. If they do not want to register you as a temporary patient show them this photograph. We will shortly have a supply of these cards […]
NABO responds to the CRT consultation on licence terms
NABO has now responded to the consultation by Canal and River Trust on private boat licence terms and conditions. The consultation closes on 20 December. If you have not done so please complete your personal return. Details are in the last boaters update, or on this link. You can read the main NABO response here. […]
London mooring survey
CRT is asking waterway users for ideas on how to address perceived problems caused by large numbers of boats moored on some of London’s waterways, particularly the Paddington Arm, Regent’s Canal, Hertford Union Canal, Limehouse Cut and the Lee Navigation. Since October, it has been holding Zoom virtual consultation meetings to hear ideas and answer questions. The remaining meetings are to […]
Boating during lockdown
At our last Council meeting, I was asked to give some guidance to boaters on the present virus situation, in which, at the time of writing, England is in lockdown. Previously, there have been different levels, depending on your area, with England having a Tier 1, 2 or 3 level of precaution and Wales in […]
