NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOAT OWNERS
NABO publishes legal information
The National Association of Boat Owners (NABO) has for many years been concerned over some of the ways in which British Waterways (and latterly the Canal and River Trust – CRT) have interpreted the Acts of Parliament that govern the canal system. NABO has in the past – and again recently – obtained advice from […]
Boat Fire Safety Week 2014: Top 10 Tips to stay alive
During Boat Fire Safety Week 2014 (26-30 May), the national campaign by Fire Kills and the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS), boat owners are being asked to pass on tips from the BSS website and leaflets that help skippers and their crews to stay safe from fire and carbon monoxide (CO) risks.
CRT’s Winter Stoppages – 2014/15 consultation
Each winter, CRT takes the opportunity of reduced cruising activity to concentrate effort on essential repairs and maintenance to the canals. Once again they are inviting us to review the provisional plans prepared by their local works planners and comment on the plans, helping them to minimise disruption.
NABO comments on CRT’s “Sharing Towpaths” proposals.
NABO believes that it is absolutely fundamental to recognise that the prime users of towpaths are boaters, who contribute around a quarter of CRT’s annual income. There must be recognition in the Towpath Code of the need for other users to respect boaters and their needs. The needs of boaters should also be paramount in […]
NABO needs YOUR input on mooring enforcement issues
Towards the end of May we are attending a meeting with CRT and other boating associations to discuss issues around overstaying and current enforcement practices. This message is about understanding the scale of the problem and discussing ideas for improving the process.
CBOA welcomes CRT’S Freight Strategy
The Commercial Boat Operators Association (CBOA), the trade association for the barge industry, today welcomed the announcement that the Canal & River Trust (CRT) is setting up a group to investigate greater use of its Yorkshire waterways for carrying freight, including reviewing what infrastructure improvements would be necessary for use by larger barges, so enabling […]
CRT consultation on Sharing Towpath to close 2 May
A quick reminder that CRT's consutation on Sharing Towpaths closes on 2nd May. Please boaters all, make your views clear. Perhaps we would like a share too? The consultation can be found here.
NW and Boarder User Forum April 14
I attended the User Forum for North Wales and Boarders in April. The well attended afternoon meeting was held in the club house of the Nantwich Town FC, about 300 yds from the SU towpath. CRT were also well represented with Manager, engineers, and customer service and volunteer senior staff.
Report on North East Local Waterway Forum April 14
I attended the Spring North East Local Waterway Forum (User Group that was) on 7th April at a new venue. In the introduction, the local manager – Jon Horsfall- announced that following the survey carried out by Roger Hanbury towards the end of last year, and some complaints about the recent time overruns it has […]
Report on boater meeting with CE at Anderton
This is a summary report on the boater meeting(s) held at Anderton Lift on 1st April 2014. There were two meetings back to back. The writer attend the second, understood to be the less well attended. There was never the less a good balance of well informed boaters present, and many of the usual boater […]
