New River Severn Navigation Guide
CRT have recently issued a new River Severn Navigation Guide. There is a lot of standard padding but the core navigation guide is worth printing out if you are going this way. You can download or read it here
NABO meets with CRT to discuss various boating issues
On Friday 8th April 2016 Mike Rodd and Geoffrey Rogerson met with Mike Grimes, CRT’s Head of Boating, and Matthew Symonds, Strategy and Engagement Manager (Boating), on The Rose of Hungerford.
Help CRT to keep their maps up to date
We have been asked by CRT to help them in a very practical way which will benefit us all.
Outcome of South East Visitor Mooring Consultation
The report on the recent south east visitor mooring consultation is now published on the CRT website along with the revised final proposals. The report can be read here https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/media/original/27159-south-east-visitor-mooring-consultation-report-march-2016.pdf
Where is the next kilometer?
CRT have a web page called Boaters without a home mooring: How far is far enough? They say A number of boaters have asked for clarification of the legal requirement to cruise throughout the period of their licence and, in particular, what is the minimum distance that should be covered in order to comply with […]
CRT Press release on CC’ing
On 10 March 2016 CRT issued a press release UPDATE ON LICENSING PROCESS FOR BOATS WITHOUT HOME MOORINGS CRT has updated its process for licensing boats without a home mooring. From 1 May 2016 the Trust will no longer offer three month restricted licences to boaters who have not been meeting the terms of their […]
Bulbourne residential development proposed
CRT have started a consultation on the proposed regeneration of Bulbourne Yard and Workshops on the Southern GU. Local events have been held on 22nd and 23rd of February 16, They have published a leaflet with further details of the scheme which can be read here. A web site is available at http://bulbourneyard.co.uk/ where you […]
AGM discussion 2015
What should CRT’s priorities be for 2016? Mark Tizard summarises the members’ discussions at the AGM The consensus was that members were very supportive of NABO continuing to hold CRT to account on areas of strategic policy such as enforcement, moorings, BSS and the legality of the terms and conditions. However from the perspective of […]
Brief Report on the CRT National Users Forum: Wednesday 9th September 2015
As usual this was held at The Bond in Birmingham, and this 6-monthly meeting was well attended by representatives of 24 boating and canal-related organisations. As has become the norm now, the meeting was essentially a platform for CRT to update the various organisations, with relatively little follow-up discussion. The networking, though, is valuable.
CRT Council Elections: NABO to support Stella Ridgeway
Stella attended the NABO Council meeting held on Saturday 5th September and as a result, it was decided unanimously to support her in her forthcoming campaign for a place on CRTs Council.
