NABO Council members meet with CRT CEO Richard Parry

On 15 November NABO Chairman David Fletcher and Council Members Mike Rodd and Mark Tizard met with Richard Parry, the Canal and River Trust’s CEO, at their Milton Keynes offices. The meeting was a good opportunity for us to give Richard an overview of NABO and its recent history of engagement with BW/CRT, and he […]

NABO Chairman’s report from the AGM

The 22nd Annual General Meeting was held on 16th November 2013. The guest speakers were Adam Comerford and Emily Crisp from the CRT Hydrology section. They gave an excellent presentation and then ran working sessions on their current thinking on water management. We all thoroughly valued their attendance and found the presentation both informative and […]

CRT publish first report on Towpath Mooring Management

Last week CRT published its first public report on the Towpath Mooring Management project, which aims to support better and fairer use of towpath moorings. You can read it here. With NABO's AGM this coming weekend, we will hold over any comments until the new Council is in place and have time to consider. NABO […]

Encouraging announcement from CRT’s CEO

Canal & River Trust press release, issued 8 November 2013   NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE LAUNCHES WIDER ENGAGEMENT WITH BOATERS and dont forget Richard Parry will be at our AGM next week as part of his engagement! Details below!   The Canal & River Trust’s new chief executive, Richard Parry, has spent his first few months […]

Boaters should read CRT legal documents on JR

  CRT have made public it's response to boater Nick Brown's claim for judicial review on legal issues for the Guidance for Boaters Without a Home Mooring The full ‘Grounds of Resistance’ of the Trust and its accompanying evidence are available on the Trust’s website:  http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/media/library/4434.pdf http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/media/library/4435.pdf Boaters are encouraged to read it. NABO cannot comment […]

Report on the National Users’ Forum (NUF) September 2013

A breath of fresh air? Mike Rodd reports on the National Users’ Forum (NUF) held on 12th September 2013 This was the second meeting of this new forum, established largely to replace the now-abandoned British Waterways Advisory Forum (BWAF) which had been effective in bringing together the BW management team and waterways interest groups. The […]