BSS alert boaters to 6KG CALOR LITEĀ® cylinder recall
The Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) is supporting Calor Gas Ltd to alert any boaters to the immediate product recall on all 6kg CalorLite® cylinders manufactured between 2008 – 2011 inclusively, following concerns regarding the potential deterioration of the cylinder.
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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.
Aylesbury Canal Society move into new Club facilities building
The new facilities building and club headquarters for Aylesbury Canal Society at Circus Field basin on the edge of Aylesbury was formally handed over to Society Chairman Bryan Barnes ( left) on 12 September by Peter Hubbard of the builders, Lodge Park Construction Limited.
Go ahead for Thames super sewer
Environmental charities and amenity groups representing over 5 million people who have been campaigning for a cleaner Thames in London have today welcomed the decision of the government to go ahead with the long awaited and much needed Thames Tideway Tunnel.
APPG Waterways report on CRT’s performance
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Waterways (APPG) Inquiry into the Progress of the Canal and River Trust has just published its report, following its meeting in July. Although NABO was not invited to give verbal evidence, the written evidence provided by us features extensively in this encouraging report.
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.
Tall Ships in the Thames
This weekend has been the final days of the Tall Ships Festival, with the fleet in the tidal Thames. They have been moored at Woolwich, O2 arena and Greenwich. Many have been open to visitors and others have been running trips from Woolwich up to Tower Bridge and back. Your roving reporter walked from Woolwich […]
CRT report on Towpath Consultation
CRT have just reported on the recent Towath Usage consultation. They say: In March we began consulting nationally on our Sharing Towpaths project and asked people to provide feedback by completing a short survey. A total of 2,148 people completed the online survey, we had 88 responses to our sharing towpaths email address and three workshops were held […]
BSS reminder on gas safety
The Boat safety Scheme have issued a reminder on gas safety. ‘Let there be no repeat, boaters must respect their gas appliances’; says the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS). Gas Safety Week 2014 will be 15-21 September and we should remember last winter’s twin fatalities from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning on a small commercial fishing boat […]