Chairman’s column   In July the Waterways Minister announced that he had decided to delay the decision on the transfer of the EA Navigations to CRT. Both navigation authorities were in discussions that might have led to a merge in 2015. There are no details as to why the merger has been delayed and I […]

NABO News, Issue 2, March 2013   Chairman’s column   Last month, I gave a serious message about the future of the Association. I would like to thank all the members who took the time to write and express their views. These were (almost) universally supportive of the work we do and the need to […]

  Chairman’s column Well here I am again. Not quite what I had in mind, but Council have asked me to continue as Chairman for the present. This is not what I would have wished and it really has to stop some time soon. The AGM took place in Bradford on Avon in November and […]

Irksome—I like it! Chairman David Fletcher relflects on the latest waterways happenings We had a very full Council meeting last week, with more present that we have had for many a year. Rest assured the proceedings are very frugal, as any­body who has been to the Waggon and Horses will know. Please don’t be shy, […]

  We have all heard of the serious breach and stoppages at the northern end of the T&M in the last few weeks. CRT could have done without it at any time, but not in the first months of the new organisation. The local team are obviously pulling out all the stops to get it […]