NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOAT OWNERSNABO News Editorial June 2014
Peter Fellows has some thoughts on moorings, selfishness and regulations The London Assembly report on moorings in London, included in the news section, shows a substantial increase the numbers of residential boaters with an extra 1,000 boats now mooring on London’s canals. This is attributed to rapidly rising housing costs in the city. In other […]
NABO News Chairman’s Column June 2014
False Alarms and Lock Gate Heresy Chairman Mike Rodd considers a mixed bag before venturing off onto the ‘loveliest canal in the country’.
CRT consultation on Sharing Towpath to close 2 May
A quick reminder that CRT's consutation on Sharing Towpaths closes on 2nd May. Please boaters all, make your views clear. Perhaps we would like a share too? The consultation can be found here.
NW and Boarder User Forum April 14
I attended the User Forum for North Wales and Boarders in April. The well attended afternoon meeting was held in the club house of the Nantwich Town FC, about 300 yds from the SU towpath. CRT were also well represented with Manager, engineers, and customer service and volunteer senior staff.
Report on North East Local Waterway Forum April 14
I attended the Spring North East Local Waterway Forum (User Group that was) on 7th April at a new venue. In the introduction, the local manager – Jon Horsfall- announced that following the survey carried out by Roger Hanbury towards the end of last year, and some complaints about the recent time overruns it has […]
Report on boater meeting with CE at Anderton
This is a summary report on the boater meeting(s) held at Anderton Lift on 1st April 2014. There were two meetings back to back. The writer attend the second, understood to be the less well attended. There was never the less a good balance of well informed boaters present, and many of the usual boater […]
Leeds Boaters Meeting with CEO Mar 2014
The was held on Thursday 13.3.2014 evening at the CRT offices, Fearns Wharf, Leeds. I attended on behalf of NABO together with around 60 other boaters and the meeting followed the usual pattern with the CRT NE Waterway Manager – Jon Horsfall – as host.
CRT Consults on Braunston congestion
One Direction in Braunston? No, not the five-piece boy band that won the X-Factor, but CRT’s announcement to consult on a proposal to ease congestion at one of the waterways most popular locations. The capacity of the canal would be doubled in the summer months by making traffic travel in the same direction between Napton […]
NABO News Chairman’s column ApriI 2014
Chairman’s Column, APril 2014 Progress, but we’re not there yet Chairman, Mike Rodd, surveys current developments at CRT and EA As the waters slowly recede, the resulting problems caused on the two waterways that I boat on are all too evident. The Mon & Brec is in serious trouble once again, with part of the […]
NABO News Editorial April 2014
NABO News Editorial April 2014 It seems that one unexpected consequence of the winter flooding is the revisiting of plans to merge EA navigations into CRT. Although CRT successfully manages the navigation and flood control on the Trent, NABO believes that without substantial Government support running into tens of millions, CRT is not yet sufficiently […]
