NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOAT OWNERSLet Voting Commence
LET VOTING COMMENCE! – THE CRT COUNCIL ELECTION GETS UNDERWAY by Stephen Peters (NABO and TBA preferred candidate in the CRT elections) The election for the Boaters’ Representatives on the Canal & River Trust Council will take another step forward on 8 February 2012, when the ballot process commences. Eligible voters (i.e. one person for […]
BW talk about summer 2012 around London
British Waterways met with London Boaters this week. BW identified a number of areas where they are looking at improving facilities. These include reinstalling water points at Islington and Kensal and a possible new point at Mile End. They asked for suggestions of where new rubbish points could be provided that have road access for them. There were […]
British Waterways responds to drought conditions
Following closures on the K&A and GU canals, BW has alerted boaters to the drought conditions that may affect boating during 2012, through their Waterscape website. Vince Moran, BW’s Operations Director said that It is no secret that parts of England have had the driest year for over 100 years which may pose problems for a proportion […]
Boater has lucky escape from boat fire
A boater had a lucky escape in the last few days. NABO understands that the fire originated at night from a pyrolysis fire of wood in the cabin lining adjacent to a solid fuel stove. The boater apparently did not have a functioning smoke alarm, and was lucky to escape the smoke filled boat.
NABO Press Release on the Boaters’ Manifesto
At its most recent meeting at the end of November, NABO Council agreed to formally endorse the Key Points in the Boaters Manifesto. NABO Vice Chair, Simon Robbins said: “We are pleased to see that an independent group of boaters shares broadly the same concerns as we identified in our formal submission to DEFRA during […]
Launch of Thames Tunnel Now!
The tidal reaches of the Thames are regularly polluted by sewage discharges from the combined sewer overflows after rainfall.
BW publishes new guidance for boats without a home mooring
British Waterways (BW) is today publishing updated, more concise mooring guidance for boats without a home mooring.
More info on Olympic/Paralympic navigation restrictions
Further details of planned restrictions to navigation in London were released by British Waterways last week, (Waterscape press release here). In effect a zone from Little Venice to the Lea Bridge Road at Hackney Marshes will become a closed area between 03 July and 10 September 2012, with boat transits and movements in that zone […]
NABO AGM – Sat 20th November 2010
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The 19th Annual General Meeting of the National Association of Boat Owners will be held on Saturday 20th November 2010 at Wolverhampton Boat Club commencing at 10.45 a.m. (Tea and Coffee from 10.15 a.m.). The agenda will be as follows:-
Canal & River Trust Framework
Click here to view the CRT's Transition Trustees Update from September 2011 in a new window or tab. It includes the following informative Appendicies: A Name and Symbol B Representation and Recruitment to Council C Recruitment of Chairs and Members to Waterway & Museum Partnerships D Waterway Partnerships D(i) Terms of Reference D(ii) Role of […]
