BW to issue interim results of mooring consultations
BW have said that they have now made an interim assessment of the submissions made to two recent consultations; the Moorings consultation and the consultation which looked at developing local strategies. The moorings consutation generated 160 responses compared with 98 responses for the local strategies document.
BW announce changes to staff responsibilities for user interfaces
We hear of some plans to change responsibilities for the key interface personnel in BW With effect from 1 July
NABO welcomes fines for Thames boaters with no licence
EA has announced that two boaters have been fined for using boats on the Thames without current licences.
NABO responds to Waterways for Everyone
NABO has responded to the cross department Government consultation entitled Waterways for Everyone.
North West User Group Meeting
More than 70 people from a wide range of Users attending the BW North West Headquarters on Tuesday 16th March. In a lively meeting BW gave a flavour of the problems they had
NABO response to BW’s licence fees proposals
BW have now received NABO’s input to their consultation about Boat Licence Fees.
Response to BW Local Mooring Consultation 09
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON DEVELOPING LOCAL MOORING STRATEGIES 2009 This is what NABO sent in to BW
Response to BW Moorings Consultation 09
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON MOORINGS POLICY 2009 RESPONSE QUESTIONNAIRE This is what NABO sent in to BW
BW Response to WCS
Caroline Killeavey, Head of BW Customer Relations, wrote: “The NABO Condition Survey provides good information and our Waterway Managers will use the data as they plan for next years works. The key benefit of customer feedback like this is that it helps us prioritise the works we do in line with customer needs.
OA Waterways Condition Survey
Two surveys initiated by the National Association of Boaters (NABO) have concluded that boaters are generally inclined to be positive about the state of inland waterways managed by Agencies other than British Waterways (BW), but feel negative about the canals and rivers run by BW.