NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOAT OWNERSCRT takeover of EA navigations back on the agenda??
The Environment Agency (EA) and Canal & River Trust (the Trust) have established a joint working group to explore different options for running the 620 miles of EA-managed river navigations. It still remains the Government’s ambition to transfer the EA’s responsibility for navigation of the rivers to the Trust, subject to affordability and approval by […]
NABO News 2016
Nabo News – Issue 6 of 2016: 4 Editorial 5 In the Chair 6 NABO’s new Assistant for the Disabled, CRT statement on the Equality Act 7 The New NABO Council 8 Fly on the wall 9 News: Welfare Officer update 10 Mike Rodd reports on the CRT takeover of EA navigations 11 WaterNav, FakeTV […]
Thames Lock Ladders and Fire Extinguishers to stay
Following NABO protests to the (then) Chairman of the EA, Sir Philip Dilley, regarding proposals to remove the portable lock ladders and withdraw the fire extinguishers at all locks on the Thames (see below) NABO is delighted to report that at the meeting of the Thames Navigation Users Forums on the 18th January, 2016, the […]
Thames Waterways Plan agreed
NABO was represented by Mike Rodd at a very well attended meeting of the members of the River Thames Alliance (RTA) on Thursday 17 December, on board the public trip boat, New Orleans, based at Hobb’s mooring at Henley. The main item was the (unanimous) approval of the Thames Waterways Plan which covers the period […]
Proposal to change Thames Moorings withdrawn
NABO has been advised that the proposed replacement of 33 residential and leisure boat moorings with 13 houseboat moorings and associated services/storage/bin stores/parking landscape and environmental improvements, at Willows Riverside Park in Windsor has been withdrawn. NABO, with help from the DBA, officially opposed this development.
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 […]
NABO News 6 2015 Editorial
I’ve been laid up learning how to walk again since September, so I have no personal experiences of what’s been happening recently on the waterways. However, lots of correspondence from NABO members and Council members suggests that the EA should become more of a focus for our association’s attention. The recent court case seems (without […]
Warning from BSS about Dangers of using Portable Generators on-board.
Televisions, laptops, mobile phones, power tools, heaters or simply charging the boat’s batteries, whatever the electrical need, the stark warning from a leading boat safety body is that petrol generators will continue to cost lives and cause misery unless boaters use them correctly.
NABO AGM 2015
The NABO AGM is on Saturday 14th November at the Wolverhampton Boat Club, Barnhurst Lane, Bilbrook, Wolverhampton, WV8 1RS (by boat it is on the Shropshire Union Canal, about one mile up from Autherley Junction). We will start at 10.30 am with the AGM formal business, followed by a presentation and discussion. After a light […]
NABO Concern on Safety Impacts of Cost Reductions on Thames Lock Operations
NABO has written to Sir Philip Dilley, Chairman of Environment Agency expressing its concern on the safety impact of proposed changes on Thames lock operations.
