New Boater Liaison Group on the Mon & Brec
The first meeting of this group was held on the 12th July 2017 at Llangattock. This innovative development was the brainchild of the CRT Waterways Manager Nick Worthington and greatly welcomed by all boaters on the canal.
More bikes for Manchester’s towpaths?
More bikes for Manchester’s towpaths? One of China’s largest ‘dockless bike-share’ companies, Mobike, which operates 5 million bikes in China, has announced that it will launch their introduction in Manchester and Salford at the end of June, with an initial 1,000 bikes. Users download an app that displays a map with locations of the GPS-enabled […]
Update on Shroppie fishing competition
Update on Shroppie fishing competition The national angling championships that take place on Saturday 19th August on the Shropshire Union Canal will occupy 15 miles of towpath. The following sections will be excluded from the match and are available for overnight moorings on the Friday evening or during the day on Saturday: South of […]
NABO comment on MAIB report on Love for Lydia
NABO comments on MAIB report on Love for Lydia fatality due to CO poisoning. NABO has considered its position on the whole question carbon monoxide (CO) alarms becoming a mandatory requirement under the Boat Safety Scheme. In May 2017 the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) issued its final report on the event, and their investigations. […]
BSS issue a warning on the perils of CO
The Boat Safety Scheme have today issued a warning on the dangers of carbon monoxide on boats. It reads as follows: NR 001.17 Ignore petrol-engine exhaust fumes inside boats at your peril – it’s indicating your boat may be filling with carbon monoxide 11 May 2017 If you can smell petrol-engine exhaust fumes inside your […]
MAIB report on Broads CO deaths is published
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) have today released their long awaited report on the deaths of boaters on their craft ‘Love for Lydia’. The synopsis of the report reads: Between 7 and 9 June 2016, the two occupants of the motor cruiser Love for Lydia died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The boat was moored […]
Avoid Market Drayton in mid-August
Avoid Market Drayton in mid-August 500 anglers are expected to line a 15-mile stretch of the Shropshire Union towpath at Market Drayton on Saturday 19th August for the Angling Trust Division One National Championship. There will be 50 teams, each having ten anglers, and about a dozen practice events during the week before.
Reservoir levels
Reservoir levels As summer approaches, the number of boat movements increases, as does the drawdown on reservoirs. The mix of dry sunny spells and wet periods during March meant that overall rainfall was near average for the month. However, there were regional variations, and the north-west had over 140% of long-term average (LTA) rainfall, but […]
CRT press release on 2017 boat count
CRT have just issued a press release on the results of thier annual national boat count. This shows that licence evasion on its waterways has reduced by 0.7% overall in the past year to 3.7%, with 96.3% of boats holding up-to-date licences. This is the eighth year the rate has stayed below 5%. You can […]
NABO loses another Thames representative
It is with much sadness that we have to report that Dennis Hill, one of NABO’s Thames representatives, passed away on Tuesday 25th April 2017.
