NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOAT OWNERSCRT’s Head of Boating Sally Ash retires
We have been advised by CRT that, after 32 years of service, Sally Ash the Head of Boating has decided to retire. We wish her well and look forward to working with CRT in a renewed spirit of mutual co-operation.
Thames Source to Sea River Relay
Our NABO representative, Louis Jankel, has been approached by an organiser of the Thames Festival Trust who, over the last two weeks of August this year, will be managing the Source to Sea River Thames Relay. The Relay is a two week journey of a small bottle of water taken from the source of the […]
NABO’s View on Merger of EA navigations and CRT
Merger of EA navigations and CRT – No Thanks! NABO’s Thames Rep. and volunteer lock-keeper,Louis Jankel, outlines the areas of concernover any merger of EA navigations and CRT In the boating press a number of ill-informed individuals have been claiming that the founding fathers of the IWA, namely Messrs. Aickman and Rolt, had declared that […]
K&A Local Mooring Plan
Local mooring plan for the K&A Mike Roddgives an update from NABO’s perspective Following further discussions with interested parties, including NABO, CRT has launched its response to the recent consultation on the towpath mooring plan for the K&A Canal west of Devizes1. This plan was produced by a sub-group of the Waterways Partnership, building upon […]
Launch of Thames River Watch
NABO attended the launch of Thames River Watch in London on the 17th of February – an initiative to engage community groups, individuals, schools and riverside businesses aiming to raise awareness of the environmental issues that the river faces by enabling volunteers to provide pro-active support and involvement in improving the health of the river.
NABO News 2014
Nabo News – Issue 6 of 2014: 5 Editor's Column 6 Chairman’s Column—Report to AGM 10 Flies on the Walls 11 A tribute to Sonia Rolt 12 News: L&L Restoration, HS2 13 Aylesbury Facilities 14 Bridge and Aqueduct Repairs 15 CRT Snippets 17 Boating: Bugsworth Memories 18 FAQ Narrowboats 22 Talking Points: Towpath Winter Mooring […]
BSS points boaters to important safety issues highlighted by recent boat tragedies
In the space of a few days, three people on two vessels have died from suspected carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and the Boat Safety Scheme is pointing boat owners to its advice to help stay safe. A man living on his narrowboat in Banbury died along with his pet dog and two fishermen have been […]
CRT meets with the Boating Associations
In attendance at this meeting, called by CRT, on the 3rd of February 2014, were the Chairs and representatives of NABO (Mike Rodd, Mark Tizard), IWA (Les Etheridge and Paul Roper), RBOA (Alan Wildman), AWCC (Paul La Blique) and ACC (Steve Jay and Louise Yeoman). From CRT were CEO Richard Parry, Directors Vince Moran and […]
NABO meets CRT to discuss legal issues
Notes from meeting between CRT and NABO held on 14th Jan 2014 Present: Richard Parry (RP), Jackie Lewis (JL), Mike Rodd (MGR), Mark Tizard (MT), Geoffrey Rogerson (GR). The thrust of the meeting revolved around the NABO legal review which has been prepared and was due to be sent to members with the December issue […]
Bulletin January 2014
This is the seventh NABO Bulletin. On the 14th of January, Mike Rodd, Mark Tizard and NABO’s legal representative Geoffrey Rogerson met with CRT’s Chief Executive, Richard Parry, and recently promoted legal counsel, Jackie Lewis. This meeting gave NABO the opportunity to explain its views on a wide range of issues, informed by legal opinion […]
