NABO’s response to SE Moorings Consultation
SE VISITOR MOORINGS – NABO RESPONSE TO THE CANAL AND RIVER TRUST (CRT) REPORT ON THE PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS OF SPRING 2013 CRT has confirmed that it was taken aback by the strength of boaters opinions: for example 700+ signed a spontaneous online petition spread by word of mouth against the proposals (not the principle of […]
Editorial, NABO News, Issue 2, March 2013
Editorial Thank you to everyone who wrote to NABO News following our appeal for support in the last issue. I have included a selection of representative letters from members. Welcome to Mike Rodd and Mark Tizard as new Council members and welcome back to ‘Fly on the Wall’ after a long absence – its informal […]
New Working practices for C&RT Bank Staff
Canal & River Trust bank staff have given a resounding vote in favour of new flexible working hours. 88% of union members supported
HS2 prefered routes to Leeds and Manchester published
The Department for Tranport have released the HS2 phase two initial preffered route plans. There are maps providing a detailed depiction of the two routes to West Midlands to Leeds and Manchester.
CRT SE region launch mooring consultation
CRT SE region have launched a mooring consultation seeking comments by 1st March 2013.
Editorial, NABO News, Issue 6, November 2012
NABO News, Issue 6, November 2012 Editorial By the time you read this it will be approaching six months since the CRT took over the waterways and now is a good time to look at how things have started off. There has, of course, been an enormous number of appointments to the various […]
Chairman’s column, NABO News, Issue 6, November 2012
We have all heard of the serious breach and stoppages at the northern end of the T&M in the last few weeks. CRT could have done without it at any time, but not in the first months of the new organisation. The local team are obviously pulling out all the stops to get it […]
NABO web site downtime Wednesday 17 October
NABO web site and mail systems will be unavailable for the day on Wednesday 17 October 2012. This is for essential maintenance.
NABO responds to CRT consultation on House Boat Certificates.
NABO have responded to the CRT consultation on Houseboat Certificates. This closed at the end of September and we now await the outcome.
Launch day for the CRT
CRT has today, 12 July 2012, held launch events in all the regions to mark the beginnings of a new era for the canals and rivers previously owned by British Waterways.
