Tigers need your old boat rope!
Shepreth Wildlife Park and the online rope company, Buy Rope, are requesting donations of natural fibre rope for the Park’s two Sumatran tigers, Kelabu and Ratna. The Park has been home to the two tigers, since they were transferred from Chessington World of Adventures in March this year. The park is also home to meerkats, […]
Winter moorings
A report by CRT on last year’s sales of winter moorings shows the following numbers of permits sold in each price bracket: Price per metre No sold £6.70 262 £10.30 151 £13.90 150 £16.00 75 £18.00 80 Total 718 The total number of months booked was 2305, raising a total income of £314,149.40.
Keep your chinook up
Chair, Stella Ridgway, has had an eventful time in the High Peak. Since my last missive, it all started with rain; lots and lots of rain. On July 29th, we noticed a video on Facebook of Toddbrook reservoir overtopping – hardly surprising considering the amount of rain we’d experienced. The canal was so full that […]
Don’t be shy! – NABO needs YOU
Editor, Peter Fellows, describes some current threats to boating and why you can help NABO. CRT’s Annual Report, published in July, makes for mixed reading: income and expenditure on the waterways were up in all areas over the year, but boater satisfaction declined significantly. CRT attributes this to ‘disruption due to summer water shortages, changes […]
NABO response to Consultation for Diesel Fuel Used in Private Leisure Craft
The National Association of Boat Owners (NABO) is a voluntary membership organisation, principally consisting of private boat owners based on the inland waterways of England and Wales. NABO exists to represent the interests of its members with navigation authorities and government organisations and to promote responsible ownership and use of inland boats. I am writing […]
CRT Annual report
CRT have published their annual report for the period 2018 – 19 The press release summary PDF is here The annual meeting is set for 19 September at Austin Court, Birminham with notice here.
Carbon monoxide latest
The silent killer Carbon monoxide latest It’s not just for exam day, it saves lives says BSS representative David Fletcher The requirement for a CO alarm in all boats with accommodation became a BSS requirement in April. This applies to all boats immediately, even if your examination was as late as March and you will […]
Survey of boat owners’ views
Latest survey of boat owners’ views The survey, carried out in March and April this year, was sent to a third of CRT’s boat licence holders and received 1,163 responses. The headline results show a decline in boaters’ satisfaction: (%) 2019 (%) 2018 Boaters satisfied with their experience of cruising the waterways 61 70 […]
Contacting CRT
– now at weekends too From 14th July, boaters are able to get in touch with the CRT customer service team seven days a week. The team will respond to enquiries from 8am—6pm, Monday to Friday, 9am—5pm on Saturdays, and 10am—4pm on Sundays. You can get in touch with the Trust to report an incident […]
GDPR – one year in
David Fletcher examines your personal data in detail The GDPR was introduced in May 2018. NABO has to comply (as do all organisations that hold ‘personal data’), as we hold information about people for a ‘business or other non-household purpose’. At the June Council meeting, the team took time out to review our current position […]