Urgent: CRT licence terms and conditions
Updated 30 November 2020 You should have recently received an email from CRT with a link to a consultation for a proposal to further change the licence terms and conditions. We encourage you to complete the consultation. If you do not have the CRT email, the web page can be found here. It is now […]
National Navigation Users Forum 6 October 2020
This online meeting of NNUF proved to be somewhat difficult as only a few of the attendees were able to make full use of the available video conference tools. Most attendees were limited to a phone-in link with only a few of the 30+ attendees being able to sign into the full conference facilities. (I […]
CRT Council – Boater rep Helen Hutt reports.
This is a snapshot notes from the online CRT Council Meeting on 23 September 2020. Complete Minutes will be available in a week or so at https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/meetings/42458-23-september-2020-19th-council-meeting
HM Treasury consultation on white vs red diesel
The consultation on the proposed imposition of white diesel for propulsion on waterways closes on the 1st October. NABO has now responded and the document is here. Needless to say we have objected to everything they propose, which we see as flawed at every turn. It is the same message we have been giving for […]
PR Spin and the reality
Mark Tizard asks if it’s now the time for CRT to stop the constant PR spin and admit that they are beginning to lose the maintenance battle. When navigation restarted in July, I thought we’d need to take account of potential water shortages when planning our cruising routes. Little did we realise that infrastructure failures […]
Fuel for solid-fuel stoves
DEFRA has published its intentions over solid fuels, coal and wood, which are proposed to become the Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020, coming into force on 1st May 2021. The legislation will need to be debated in both Houses of Parliament before it comes into force, but the dates for these debates […]
CRT winter moorings
Moorings will be available to purchase for one, two, three or four months from 1st November 2020 until 28th February 2021. Permits will go on sale from 1st October on a first-come, first-served basis. There are seven price bands, based on several factors including; The pricing of nearby moorings; The location of the mooring site; The […]
Geoffrey Rogerson
NABO is deeply saddened by the loss of its long-term legal advisor and council member, Geoffrey Rogerson, who passed away on the 3rd August after several years of illnesses. He was known as a gentle gentleman by all who met him, with great pride in his own family, and respected by all. But […]
Back on board, but…..
Chair, Mike Rodd is enjoying cruising again, despite the lack of maintenance and e-scooters. Boating at last! For many of us, it was a great joy to be able to get back boating again and for me also to resume being a Boatmaster for the K&A Canal Trust’s trip-boat, the ‘Rose of Hungerford’. Given that […]
New blood to replace old friends
Editor, Peter Fellows, says that, with meetings held by phone or Zoom, it has never been easier to support NABO. This is the first issue since lockdown ended and it features the widespread dismay by boaters at the state of the infrastructure that they encountered when they restarted cruising. Lack of maintenance and vegetation management […]