Thinking of renting a boat?
Across social media and the waterways press there are regular articles and requests from those looking to ‘rent’ a boat to live on or use as overnight accommodation. In urban areas living on a boat is often not a lifestyle choice about going boating, but a desire for cheap accommodation in a defined area. There […]
Can you help NABO?
Can you help NABO? Here at NABO News, I would welcome some more help from members: do you have skills as a cartoonist or a crossword compiler? Would you be able to spend a couple of hours, six times a year, to summarise what was happening ten years ago from old copies of NABO News, […]
‘Peer-to-peer’ boat rentals
‘Peer-to-peer’ boat rentals Mark Tizard examines some of the implications of CRT’s proposed new licence category currently under review. In recent years, it has become increasingly common to read of boats available to rent in Central London and on the Kennet and Avon Canal, and the practice is spreading to other areas. Yet, to obtain […]
Middle Level Navigation Reform
The Middle level Commssioner have issued this statement Following our consultation on proposals to amend the Commissioners’ Navigation legislation in the first half of this year, consideration of the responses and subsequent discussions with Parliamentary Counsel, the Commissioners have now presented a private Bill to Parliament seeking the necessary legislative amendments.
Bridgewater Canal makes changes to CRT visitor terms.
The Bridgewater Canal Co have recently announced changes under the reciprocal agreement for CRT Licence holders. If you are a CRT licence holder and wanting to visit the Bridgewater, then you need to know about this.
Better towpaths
Better towpaths for everyone David Fletcher shares some thoughts on sharing towpaths. CRT has published its national policy for sharing towpaths, and I have heard presentations on it in a number of meetings. It has also been an agenda item for user groups this spring. From the policy’s words, the main three area of focus […]
Next Generation Waterway Support – Where will it come from?
Helen Hutt attended the recent conference and reports: Held in Birmingham, 21 March 2015, organised jointly by Worcester, Birmingham and Droitwich Canals Society and Canal & River Trust. About 70 attendees. Speakers: Rob Jackson, Rob Jackson Consulting (volunteer programme management); Charley Johnston, BCNS; Daniel Haynes, Birmingham University Conservation Volunteers; Sophie Bond, Army Cadets; Beverley Gobbett, […]
Is the Mersey Ferry Bona Fide Navigating?
Is the Mersey Ferry an example of 'bona fide used for navigation'? Judge Halbert in a November 2013 CRT judgment recently made public, thinks it is. He said in the judgment: To take an extreme example, in its heyday, the Mersey Ferry operated continuously to and fro over the same stretch of water which is […]
K&A Mooring Trial
K&A Mooring Trial Geoffrey Rogerson provides an update Earlier this year the K&A Canal Partnership, after various consultations and deliberations, came up with the K&A voluntary Mooring Trial. The object was to encourage the movement of boats and the gist of it was to divide the canal between Bath and Devizes into neighbourhoods. The […]
Towpath Winter Moorings
Towpath Winter Mooring Permits – a debate Mark Tizard summarises the arguments for and against. NABO has been contacted by several members regarding the growth of towpath winter moorings and, following a discussion at the recent AGM, we thought we would open up the debate further to our members. NABO has supported winter moorings […]