NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOAT OWNERSA critical year for the future of CRT
In the Chair Mike Rodd takes part in the Defra consultation on Government funding. So far, a very mild winter has meant that we can all go out and do some lovely, quiet winter cruising. For my wife and me this always means – after her hectic Christmastime as our vicar – diving out straight […]
Fish Mortality on the approaches to Leeds.
Howard Anguish reports on the situation. There is growing concern being felt about incidents of fish mortality at Ferrybridge which seem to be caused by the passage of large barges as a direct result of the new gravel trade recently introduced into Leeds. This has led to the pausing of traffic while investigations are carried […]
CRT consultation on London.
CRT have launched the latest round of consultation on proposals to respond to the issues of overcrowding, misbehaviour and lack of services in the London area. We encourage all members, even if they’re not thinking of going to London, to complete the survey. We are sure these charges will be a model for use elsewhere […]
West Midlands
This summer, our 250-mile cruise between June and October has been entirely within the CRT West Midlands Region. When we arrived in Birmingham, we moored on a finger mooring in Cambrian Basin. We are Waterside Mooring customers who notified CRT of our intention to be away from the mooring for more than 30 days and […]
Calor gas suppliers
You are all aware of the shortage of refills for Calor gas bottles, particularly in the last year. Calor has put the shortage down to record demand for cylinders due to lockdowns, warm weather, the boom in staycations, and the associated shortage of cylinders. Yet we also see that waterside Calor dealers have a stock […]
Better by Water?
This has been a bumper couple of months for CRT’s finances. By quietly auctioning off four more listed properties, including two in London, they have another £4m in the coffers to spend, who knows on what? I do hope it’s for more of those tacky blue and white signs. I wonder how the sale of […]
GU Water Transfer Project
The project’s aim is to divert water from Minworth Waste Water Treatment Facility, which normally flows into the River Tame and on to the Trent/Humber and out to sea, and transfer it to the South East where water is in short supply. Using the Grand Union Canal as a conduit for this is one of […]
Another fascinating year in the life of NABO
Mike Rodd’s 2020-21 Annual Report to the AGM This has been a particularly interesting year and especially a real joy to be working with so many new members of your Council, even if the bulk of meetings have had to be via the internet. It has also been encouraging to see a small increase in […]
New Year, new Council roles
Editor, Peter Fellows, has a varied selection of articles for the last issue of the year. At the last Council meeting of the year, councillors thanked Mark Tizard for all his efforts to promote NABO over many years and welcomed Anne Husar as the new Vice-Chair and John Devonald the new General Secretary. New Council […]
Are we about to witness different licences for continuous cruisers?
Mike Rodd believes that this is what the new words in CRT’s terms and conditions are saying, even though CRT denies this. At last we were able to have a real NABO Council meeting and it was such a pleasure to meet our new councillors physically! It is amazing how we have coped over the […]
