Chair’s Report to AGM November 2023
After too many years as your Chair, and with an excellent Council team in place, I felt this was the time not to stand for re-election as your chair, although – if approved – I am happy to continue as a Council member, especially given the situation with EA and my role on the Boat […]
In the Chair September 2023
As we highlighted in the last edition of Nabo News, a major part of our Council’s work is currently dedicated to supporting the vital and ongoing “Fund Britain’s Waterways” campaign. At NABO’s instigation, and with over 70 organisations now on board, this initiative is being led by a small steering group with membership from NABO, […]
NN Editorial October 2023
Editorial I have now finished my summer cruise and am pleased to say back at my home mooring. It’s hard not to sink into a depression, Autumn on its way, lack of funds, increasing structural failures, lack of dredging, looming canal closures…… I started to think about the reasons behind the current canal network demise. […]
Campaign cruise to the Palace of Westminster
Update on Fund Britain’s Waterways (FBW) including the public petition and the Westminster Campaign Cruise Tuesday 14th November FBW continues to bring all those interested in our inland waterways together and is attracting wide public support for its campaign to safeguard the future of Britain’s unique network of inland waterways. This email is to remind […]
Boater energy grant latest
This week we have seen a response from the gov. dept. It is the same generic letter as everyone else, basically saying hard luck, if you are down as having a ‘home mooring’ you won’t get the money. We will follow up again. The MP for Devizes, Danny Kruger is still trying to find a […]
The Waterways Ombudsman Annual Reports for 2022/23.
The Waterways Ombudsman and the Waterways Ombudsman Committee issue Annual Reports for 2022/23. This is the forth annual report of the current Ombudsman, Sarah Daniel. She reports: This year I opened five Investigations and closed eight. There were four investigations open at the start of the year, one of which was completed in April, one […]
In the Chair July 2023
What a time to be involved with NABO! Your Council has always been very careful only to take on activities that will have a direct impact on our boaters – who, of course, are the very reason we exist. But when we DO take on a new mission, it needs to be something where – […]
August NN Editorial
Editorial As the scent of honeysuckle wafts through an open window and is subsequently overpowered by the inimitable odour of barbecue from a neighbour, I realise summer has indeed arrived. I have received over 50 notices of works and other stoppages in the last week, the presentation of the notices is not great. The headline […]
Fund Britain’s Waterways calls on Government to stop inland waterways falling into disrepair
PRESS RELEASE Date: 27 June 2023 Fund Britain’s Waterways calls on Government to stop inland waterways falling into disrepair Britain’s unique and well-loved network of canals and navigable rivers is deteriorating because of inadequate funding. At a time of unprecedented challenges caused by the climate emergency and high inflation, […]
Energy grant – NABO vice chair on BBC
Our Anne Husar was interviewed for BBC Whitshire on 19 June on the issue of descrimination on not paying the fuel grant to liveabords boaters. Here’s the link, from around 08.08 including the preamble where the MP for Devizes actually sounds knowledgeable and talks sense. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0frf8zt It was a good interview, some sensible […]