Report on the CRT National Users Forum: Wednesday 25th February 2105
Held at The Bond in Birmingham, this 6-monthly meeting was well attended by representatives of 21 boating and canal-related organisations.
The continuing continuous cruising enforcement saga
CRT announced today that it will be taking action on the substantial number of boaters whose licences have been granted under the condition that, as they don’t have a home mooring, they will continuously cruise and are therefore required to be “bona fide navigating” and also not to remain in any one “place” for more […]
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NABO’S comments on proposed changes to CRT’S Licence Terms and Conditions
NABO’s Council believes that these proposals seem to adopt an unnecessarily aggressive tone; not the way in which you might expect an organisation to welcome new and retain existing customers.
‘Disastrous’ EA Report
Another ‘Disastrous’ EA Report Louis Jankel reports on the ongoing saga of Thames lock-keepers Since 2008, the Environment Agency has been toying with the concept of replacing River Thames residential lock- and weir-keepers with ‘runners’. The justification is that the EA thinks it can save lots of money by letting out the cottages. After much […]
Don’t burn damp logs
Don’t burn damp logs – new advice from the Boat Safety Scheme Boaters using damp wood and logs in their stoves could risk increased costs, stove damage and carbon monoxide poisoning. To burn effectively, wood needs to be dried out, or seasoned, to a maximum of 15-20% water content. A fresh 1kg log with 60% […]
Northmoor Weir
Northmoor Weir Dennis Hill gives abrief summary of the battle to save the last Paddle and Rymer weir on the Thames. Back in 2010, the EA proposed to replace the Paddle and Rymer weir, which has been manned by professional lock staff since 1896, with motorised gates. The Agency was worried that their lock-keepers risked […]
Editorial Feb 15
Editorial CRT has spent recent months devising a plan and putting resources in place to deal with continuous moorers – a situation it inherited from BW, which was largely supine in the face of a growing issue for many years. An update on the latest enforcement figures is included, and Mike Rodd gives the details […]
EA’s National Navigation Users Forum (NNUF) meeting: 2nd February 2015
Mike Rodd represented NABO at this biannual meeting, well attended by most of the National Boating Organisations which cover the EA navigations.
Changes by CRT to Terms & Conditions of Private Boat Licences
We have been advised that CRT have been working on changes to the Terms & Conditions (T&C’s) of private boat licences. According to CRT these changes are being made to bring the T&C’s up to date and to clear up any ambiguities. ( See:files/8375-table-of-changes-to-boat-licence-terms-and-conditions-jan-2015.pdf ). We are alarmed by the seemingly large number of changes […]