In the Chair
It’s May and the UK’s weather has taken a turn for the better. The day boats from the local boatyard have crew that are slightly less well wrapped up as…
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June 19, 2024
The things that are, and have been, the important issues for boaters
Time for change?
Editor John Sadler comments As I was thinking about writing this editorial the news broke of a general election in six weeks time. I suppose you can pretty much ignore…
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June 10, 2024
A Month of Meetings.
Chair Anne Husar reflects on the month Such is the lot of a chairperson as the calendar fills with some face to face but mainly online meetings these days. Convenient…
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April 18, 2024
Money, Money, Money
Editor John Sadler on funding For anyone who read last month’s editorial it seems I might have put too much trust in the veracity of information published. A letter by…
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April 18, 2024
Seven Trent Water don’t want toilet blue.
Severn Trent Water, which operates many wastewater treatment plants in the Midlands, has started banning tankered elsan waste which contains formaldehyde. Other water companies are likely to follow. Boats with…
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April 4, 2024
Chairmans column January 2024
Looking back, looking ahead Chair Anne Husar reflects on a sunny winter’s day As I write this, there's a beautifully clear blue sky from which the sun is streaming in…
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February 16, 2024
NABO News editorial January 24
A tale of two countries Editor John Sadler goes north I made a road trip last year to Scotland, spending the first night at The Kelpies, by the canal, and…
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February 16, 2024
Calor Confirmation of 3.9kg and 4.5kg Cylinders
Just before Christmas, Calor’s Network Team reaffirmed that Calor is to continue to supply the 3.9kg propane and 4.5kg butane cylinder sizes and is working hard to return supply to…
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January 25, 2024
Boaters Reps Meeting, 23rd October
Helen Hutt reports Well, folks, this was quite something. First on the agenda was, of course, the new licensing proposals. Matthew Symonds, CRT Boating Manger, made it clear from the…
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January 25, 2024
NN Editorial December 2023
First they came for the continuous cruisers Editor John Sadler on the inequity of CRT's current funding model “Every movement that seeks to enslave a community needs a minority group…
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January 25, 2024