Notes of Boating Organisations Meeting with CRT: 19 Jan 2015
These are the notes from the meeting held in Milton Keynes on the 19th January 2015 between representatives of the National Boating Associations and CRT.
Next generation waterway support – where will it come from?
The voluntary sector is currently giving much thought to how it needs to adapt to the ‘ageing’ society, whilst at the same time engaging younger audiences. The ways in which people use their leisure time in the future, gift their time to charities and connect to their communities will change. Is the waterway sector ready […]
New Head of Customer Services at CRT
The Canal & River Trust has appointed Ian Rogers as its first permanent head of customer services.
New bookable visitor mooring site at Rembrandt Gardens in Little Venice
The New Year sees CRT launch a new bookable visitor mooring site at Rembrandt Gardens in Little Venice, following positive feedback received during consultation on the Paddington Basin and Little Venice pool mooring proposals earlier this year.
Meeting between the National Boating Associations and CRT.
Posted below are the notes of a meeting held at Milton Keynes on 3 November between the National Boating Associations and CRT. It has taken a month to get these minutes out because there are some fundamental differences between the views of some of the associations. NABO agreed that these should be published on the […]
NABO Responds to Water Resources Strategy Consultation
NABO wishes to congratulate CRT on both the approach to, and contents of, this very fine and pioneering strategy-development exercise. The process of consulting the prime users of the waterways is exemplary and the proposals made are well-supported by evidence-based analysis and the use of best practice engineering techniques.
Debbie joins Dean in CRT’s Customer Services Team.
We are delighted to learn that Debbie Lumb, previously Head of Museums and Attractions and another highly respected ex- waterway manager (for the North West), has joined the newly-formed CRT Customer Service Team, working for Dean Davies as the Customer Service Project Manager.
Notes of meeting between CRT & National Boating Organisations on 22 September 2014
These are the notes of the recent meeting held between CRT and the National Boating Organisations on the 22nd September 2014.
Report on the National Users Forum : Wednesday 10th September 2104
Held at The Bond in Birmingham, this 6-monthly meeting was well attended by representatives of most boating and canal-related organisations.
NABO comments on the July edition of CRT’s Towpath Mooring Project
There is an implication that NABO is supporting the recent and proposed changes to Visitor Moorings and that CRT are pro actively engaging with associations to formalise a national policy. This has certainly not been the case to date.
