Richmond consults on mooring byelaw
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is consulting over a proposal to introduce a byelaw to regulate mooring on the land it owns fronting the Thames.
The end of IWAC?
In January, Defra confirmed that it is to proceed with the abolition of the much respected Inland Waterways Advisory Council (IWAC).
A Report from the Anglian Region
The River Nene is all reopened after winter maintenance closures. The Great Ouse continues to be closed at St Ives lock where major works are taking place. Hopefully these will be completed before Easter. The Facilities in March are now closed. This means there are now no public facilities for boaters on the whole of […]
British Waterways Transfer Order in Parliament
The draft Order for the transfer of functions of British Waterways to the Canal & River Trust was laid before Parliament on 29 February 2012. The Public Bodies Act 2011 allows for such orders to be approved by resolution of each House after the expiry of the 40-day period specified in the Act.
Vote 1 for Stephen Peters
Your Vote is Important! Look out for your Canal and River Trust Council voting details envelope. Whichever means of placing your vote you choose, put a 1 against the name of Stephen Peters, NABO's preferred Boaters Representative candidate. To find out more about why you should vote for Stephen, have a look here:
Canal & River Trust – the other constituencies
by Stephen Peters (NABO and TBA preferred candidate in the CRT elections) As boat owners, our thoughts during the current CRT Council elections have understandably been centred on selecting the 4 Boater representatives who will serve on the Council for the next four years. Boaters with the appropriate licences will by now have received the […]
The Canal & River Trust concerns Stephen Peters
Stephen Peters (NABO and TBA preferred candidate in the CRT elections) writes: I am beginning to get a little concerned about the direction in which CRT matters are proceeding in the run-up to the eventual handover of British Waterways’ activities to the new charity later this year. Delays
BW licence increase for 2012 to be 6.4%
Licence renewals since January have included a notice saying increases from April 2012 will be 6.4%. This is based on the consumer price index of July 2011 (4.4%) plus 2%.
Another NABO member stands for CRT Council
Bernard Hughes of NB EIN CARIAD is also standing for CRT Council. He writes: I am writing to ask for your support in the forthcoming election to the CRT Council.
Over £1 billion investment secures future of new waterways charity
Here is the direct article placed by DEFRA and its announcement this morning (Tuesday 31st January) NABO Chairman is at a presentation by the Government during Tuesday afternoon and will no doubt comment further following that.