NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOAT OWNERSBSS 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.
South Wales and Severn Spring Forum: 25th April 2017
Held in the village hall at Govilon, just below the Mon & Brec canal, this well-attended and (mainly) jovial meeting proved once again to be of value to the many people associated with this lovely canal. The meeting was led by very interesting reports on the extensive winter work programme that had been completed, on […]
River Thames boat registration enforcement in marinas
The EA have released the following: As you are aware, we have been waiting for the outcome of a High Court appeal hearing in our prosecution case against the owners of 22 boats found unregistered in the Thames and Kennet Marina in Caversham and Penton Hook Marina in Chertsey in 2014.
Index to scanned documents from archives
These documents were taken from the paper files and scanned for record purposes.
NINF AGM and meeting, February 2017
The National Inland Navigation Forum, NINF, met at the St Pancras Cruising Club on Saturday 25th February 2017. 8 of it 11 member bodies were represented, together with the General Secretary, Michael Stimpson. This Forum continues to be a useful meeting point bringing together navigational bodies involved in CRT, EA and other waterways – especially […]
