NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOAT OWNERSLatest on CRT court cases
Simon Robbins sums up the recent legal outcomes. You may recall that, arising out of our legal complaint, NABO persuaded CRT to publish the outcomes of ‘boating enforcement’ cases that went to court. Our legal advice suggests that some of the claims BW/CRT were making about their supposed powers were controversial and challengeable. In practice we reached […]
Bulletin September 2013
Dear Members As promised in the July NABO News, here is the first of the NABO Bulletins. This is not intended to complete with NABO News, but rather to tell members what Association Officers are doing for you, and what you can do for the Association. Past representation events CRT Council members in June with […]
CRT Annual Public Meeting, National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere. Monday 9th July 2013
CRT Annual Public Meeting, National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere. Monday 9th July 2013 I attended this meeting on behalf of NABO. It was not obvious who had been invited, but numbers had to be restricted for reasons of space, and those who had not booked in early were not able to attend. This had caused some […]
Ministerial Statement on the transfer of EA navigations
The Waterways Minister Richard Benyon has today made a written statement on the issue of transfer of the EA waters to CRT. He said that the Government has (therefore) decided that the Review planned for 2013/14 to consider options for the transfer will be postponed until Defra’s finances improve and there is a realistic prospect […]
NABO Subscriptions
I am writing asking for your help. As you know we have increased the subscriptions from 1st April. The renewals since then have not all been going well, with many payments made at the old rate, despite the renewal reminders. This is a serious situation for the Association as we now have the additional work of […]
Web site structure and Group hierarcy
This is a general description of the web site structure.
Boat Fire Safety Week 31st May – 5th June.
In Boat Fire Safety Week, 31st May – 5th June 2013, wise up to boat fire and carbon monoxide (CO) risks Local Fire and Rescue Authorities (LRAs )and the Boat Safety Scheme are encouraging local boat owners to learn more about fire and carbon monoxide (CO) risks and make vital safety checks to stay safe […]
BSS points boaters to important safety issues highlighted by Windermere’s Easter tragedy
On the eve of Boat Fire Safety Week, the Boat Safety Scheme(BSS) is pointing UK boaters to the safety issues identified today in the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Safety Bulletin concerning the death of mother and her 10-year old daughter aboard the motor cruiser Arniston on Lake Windermere at Easter.
Consult (verb) NABO News editor considers consultation
This is the Editorial from the April NABO News In the April issue (of NABO News) CRT features prominently, not always for the right reasons: it seems to be increasingly confused between what constitutes consultation with its ‘customers’—boaters like you and me—and what is a simple reporting of developments. Many, if not most, boaters are […]
CRT appoints new CE
The Canal & River Trust has appointed appoints new chief executive to replace Robin Evans. Richard Parry is to swap trains for boats as he takes up the role of chief executive of the Canal & River Trust starting this summer.
