NABO News 6 2015 Editorial
I’ve been laid up learning how to walk again since September, so I have no personal experiences of what’s been happening recently on the waterways. However, lots of correspondence from NABO members and Council members suggests that the EA should become more of a focus for our association’s attention. The recent court case seems (without […]
Voting opens for CRT Council Elections
Boaters are being called on to cast their votes for their four representatives on the Canal & River Trust’s Council as voting opens today (13 November 2015). NABO’s Council agreed to support Stella Ridgway, a NABO Regional Representative and elected member of Council.
Warning from BSS about Dangers of using Portable Generators on-board.
Televisions, laptops, mobile phones, power tools, heaters or simply charging the boat’s batteries, whatever the electrical need, the stark warning from a leading boat safety body is that petrol generators will continue to cost lives and cause misery unless boaters use them correctly.
First a duck, now a tortoise and a hare
At a recent use group meeting, CRT handed out cards like this. It is all part of the towpath-code of share the space. You can download a printable version here
NABO AGM 2015
The NABO AGM is on Saturday 14th November at the Wolverhampton Boat Club, Barnhurst Lane, Bilbrook, Wolverhampton, WV8 1RS (by boat it is on the Shropshire Union Canal, about one mile up from Autherley Junction). We will start at 10.30 am with the AGM formal business, followed by a presentation and discussion. After a light […]
NABO Concern on Safety Impacts of Cost Reductions on Thames Lock Operations
NABO has written to Sir Philip Dilley, Chairman of Environment Agency expressing its concern on the safety impact of proposed changes on Thames lock operations.
BSS Advice on Selecting Smoke and CO Alarms
The Boat Safety Scheme has just published the latest CO alarm information from CoGDEM bit.ly/boatsneedCOalarms and the Fire Industries Association list of smoke alarms suitable for boats bit.ly/BoatSmokeAlarmChoice.
Brief Report on the CRT National Users Forum: Wednesday 9th September 2015
As usual this was held at The Bond in Birmingham, and this 6-monthly meeting was well attended by representatives of 24 boating and canal-related organisations. As has become the norm now, the meeting was essentially a platform for CRT to update the various organisations, with relatively little follow-up discussion. The networking, though, is valuable.
CRT Council Elections: NABO to support Stella Ridgeway
Stella attended the NABO Council meeting held on Saturday 5th September and as a result, it was decided unanimously to support her in her forthcoming campaign for a place on CRTs Council.
Waterways Ombudsman Scheme
The Waterways Ombudsman is pleased to announce that on 20 August 2015 the service was unconditionally approved by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute as a Consumer ADR body under the Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Competent Authorities and Information) Regulations 2015.