London moorings strategy – a London boater’s perspective
Simon Robbins concludes that limited progress has been made. NABO’s response to the London congestion consultation was that CRT is seeking to introduce new changes without first implementing, and assessing the impact of, the changes promised in the 2018 strategy. Here, Simon, a former NABO Council member and London liveaboard boater, reports in detail on […]
Defra’s investigation into CRT’s performance not to go ahead
A response to an information request by the National Bargees and Travellers Association on the 7th of May has confirmed that the contract using a third party consultant has not been awarded. DEFRA says that it did not receive tenders of sufficient quality to progress to a contract being awarded.
New mooring signs on EA Waters
We share this sign seen recently. EA are wondering why users are not very keen on their management style.
Evaluation of the Performance of the Canal & River Trust
TENDERS are being invited by DEFRA to evaluate the performance of the Canal and River Trust. The tender notice is inviting suppliers for the evaluation of the performance of the Canal & River Trust Project, see: https://bidstats.uk/tenders/2021/W11/746914121 The aim to undertake a ‘backward looking’ socio-economic evaluation, to collect and synthesise evidence in order to answer […]
BSS Boat Owners’ Survey – Last Chance to Take Part
The BSS Boat Owners’ Survey closes this week – Friday April 9th. If you have already completed the survey, thanks for taking part. If you haven’t yet participated in the survey, this is your last opportunity.It should take about 5-10 minutes to complete. You can do this on any device, but our recommendation is to use a […]
NABO News – our brilliant magazine!
NABO News has been published six times a year since shortly after NABO was formed in 1991. For many years, the cover featured the familiar NABO roundel, but in 2010 the Council decided to change to a full-colour cover of a waterway scene that would change with each issue. The following year, NABO’s 20th birthday, […]
The debate over the eco-toilet rolls on
– says enthusiast Helen Hutt. Let me firstly declare, I’m a fan of eco-toilets. As a continuous cruiser, I bought one in 2009. Every two months or so, I emptied my poo pot into a 10-litre paint tub with a tight-fitting lid until I could dispose of the contents, using a network of amenable farmers’ […]
NABO supports NBTA seeking to fund legal advice
NABO is supporting the National Bargee Travellers Association in its’ crowdfunding appeal to raise funds for obtaining a Legal Opinion regarding the proposed changes to the CRT Boat Licence Terms and Conditions. This appeal is now open for donations: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/protect-boats-homes/ Mike Rodd
East Midlands rep report: March 21
Peter Braley reports: On Thursday 25th March I attended via zoom the East Midlands Online Boaters Conference, hosted by CRT. This is the first of these online conferences I have attended and on the whole I found it interesting and quite informative. There is supposed to be a summary and minutes of the meeting being […]
CRT’s London strategy – NABO’s response
In this paper, NABO is responding to CRT’s recent consultation and Zoom meetings, seeking suggestions from boaters to further address congestion, principally in the London area. For several years, CRT sought views via the Boater Relationship Group and subsequently, when this collapsed, it facilitated meetings that resulted in the publication of its London Strategy document […]