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Cyclopaths
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Peter Fellows says it’s time to stop the towpath menace.
For several years, NABO has been getting reports from boaters of cyclists speeding along towpaths, causing collisions and resulting injuries to pedestrians, pets and wildlife – and other cyclists. Over the summer, I have received yet more letters from boaters describing incidents and near-misses, and the issue was also highlighted by Mark Townsend in The Guardian in July (who has permitted me to reprint his article, which also introduced me to the term ‘Cyclopaths’).
Winter moorings
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A report by CRT on last year’s sales of winter moorings shows the following numbers of permits sold in each price bracket:
Price per metre No sold
£6.70 262
£10.30 151
£13.90 150
£16.00 75
£18.00 80
Total 718
The total number of months booked was 2305, raising a total income of £314,149.40.
Don't be shy! – NABO needs YOU
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Editor, Peter Fellows, describes some current threats to boating and why you can help NABO.
CRT’s Annual Report, published in July, makes for mixed reading: income and expenditure on the waterways were up in all areas over the year, but boater satisfaction declined significantly. CRT attributes this to ‘disruption due to summer water shortages, changes to licence fees, concerns about network maintenance, and concerns about the Trust’s repositioning.’ Correspondence in this issue and social media posts by NABO members and other boaters suggests that failing or leaking locks, overgrown vegetation and CRT’s inability to control speeding towpath cyclists are more likely causes of boaters’ dissatisfaction. I have devoted a significant section of this issue to problems caused by towpath lycra-louts and possible ways that CRT could address them.
NABO response to Consultation for Diesel Fuel Used in Private Leisure Craft
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The National Association of Boat Owners (NABO) is a voluntary membership organisation, principally consisting of private boat owners based on the inland waterways of England and Wales. NABO exists to represent the interests of its members with navigation authorities and government organisations and to promote responsible ownership and use of inland boats. I am writing in response to the current HMRC Consultation for Diesel Fuel used in Private Leisure Craft.