Bulletin January 2014
This is the seventh NABO Bulletin. On the 14th of January, Mike Rodd, Mark Tizard and NABO’s legal representative Geoffrey Rogerson met with CRT’s Chief Executive, Richard Parry, and recently promoted legal counsel, Jackie Lewis. This meeting gave NABO the opportunity to explain its views on a wide range of issues, informed by legal opinion […]
Bulletin December 2013
This is the sixth NABO Bulletin. * The AGM was held n November, and reports are on the web site and the next NABO News. * The next NABO News is now aviaaible on the web sirte, and will be posted before the end of the month. * NABO has responded to the Towpath Mooring […]
Bulletin November 2013
This is the fourth NABO Bulletin. This is a reminder about the AGM in two weeks time. The AGM will take place on Saturday 16th November 2013 at Wolverhampton Boat Club, Pendeford Lane, Wolverhampton, WV10 0PG on the southern end of the Shropshire Union. Usual business will start at 10.45 – tea and coffee available […]
NABO responds to K&A moorings report
NABO responds to the Canal and River Trust consultation report on a proposed âTowpath Mooring Planâ for The Kennet & Avon Canal Brief History In 2012, at the request of the Canal and River Trust (CRT), the K&A Waterways Partnership nominated a mooring sub-group to come up with workable ways of addressing the CRT aims […]
CRT latest on K&A Mooring Plan
CRT have released the summary reports on the consultation for the K&A Mooring Plan. They comment that there were: 438 completed response questionnaires received as well as 19 separate submissions to the consultation, including eight from local and national organisations with links to the canal. The consultation questionnaire findings together with the detailed comments highlight a […]
Is there a need for a CRT welfare manager?
Recently CRT legally removed a boat from its waters using the section 8 process and in so doing effectively made a mentally ill boater homeless. This is a pretty provocative statement and feelings around this event recently ran high on the boating forums and web journals. In short order a petition asking CRT to stop […]
CRT set days for CE open boater meetings
Canal & River Trust have issued a press release on 8 January setting dates for the Chief Executives' initiative of open boater meetings. They are planned for Thursday 23 January, 6pm – Birmingham, Saturday 8 February, 3pm – Nottingham, and Wednesday 26 February, 6pm – Banbury. NABO Chairman Mike Rodd said "I very much welcome […]
NABO News Chair Column Dec 13
I am starting to realise that the apparently kind and flattering invitation a year ago to talk at the NABO AGM about our experiences in setting up the first trial K&A/CRT Waterways Partnership was really a recruitment exercise! NABO has just taken over my life!
NABO Comments on the CRT’s Towpath Mooring Project
A Recent Press release from NABO stated :- NABO welcomes the recent changes to CRTâs communication strategy as recently announced by CEO Richard Parry and the recent project update issued by Sally Ash Head of Boating.  It is to be welcomed that after the recent flawed SE Visitor Mooring Consultation and subsequent workshops that CRT […]
Manchester/Rochdale Canal Undercroft
The Manchester and Pennines Region of Canal and River Trust is asking for thoughts about potential overnight closure of the Undercroft between Locks 84 and 86 on the Rochdale canal and have asked NABO to ask its Members.