NABO News Editorial April 2018
Editorial From the Middle Level to the high seas Editor, Peter Fellows has a diverse edition for Spring. I was pleased to see that CRT has suspended the sale of the freehold to Blowers Green Pumphouse (see January’s NABO News), but wish that the relevant advisory groups could review such proposals before they go ahead. […]
Powerful Message about CO Risks
Put bluntly, if you can smell petrol-engine exhaust fumes in the boat, kill the engine(s) and get out fast before you inhale any further toxic fumes! A major carbon monoxide (CO) risk comes from either big inboard petrol-engines producing lethal volumes of the highly poisonous gas in seconds, or from outboards and other portable engines […]
Canal and River Trust Council Meeting March 2018
The following is my report – I have used some notes from Andy Tidy’s report (mostly the finances as he explains it better than I could) As these are my recollections from notes they are not designed as an exact record and are not minutes. Therefore , they should not be accepted as such. We […]
CRT annouce private boat license changes.
CRT have just announced the outocme of the long consulation on licensing. The headline changes, to be phased in over five years from April 2019, are that:
NABO comments on the Middle Level Bill
NABO has sent the following to the Private Bill Office in the Lords: We are advised that a debate on the Report Stage for the Middle Level Bill has now been scheduled for Wed 28th February. We note also that the Third Reading may also take place that day, and if it passes, the Bill […]
NABO News 2018
Nabo News – Issue 6 of 2018: 4 Editorial 5 In the Chair 6 Fly on the wall 7 New NABO Council. 8 Membership and web issues. 9 Around the regions: North West 10 EA registration charge increase, New Leeds wharf. 11 And at CRT 12 CRT annual public meeting. 14 More reorganisation 15 Middle […]
Report of NINF’s February Meeting
The National Inland Navigation Forum, NINF, met at the St Pancras Cruising Club on Saturday 10th February 2018. 8 of its member bodies were represented, together with the General Secretary, Michael Stimpson. This Forum continues to be a useful meeting point bringing together navigational bodies involved in CRT, EA and other waterways – especially important at this […]
DECISION NOT TO PROCEED WITH THE TRANSFER OF NAVIGATION RESPONSIBILITIES FROM EA TO CRT
On 20 November 2001, the National Association of Boat Owners(NABO) reported a press release confirming that the Government had decided that the Environment Agency (EA) should retain responsibility for navigation on the rivers under its control and not transfer them to British Waterways. Some 16 years later, NABO again wrote to MPs that sit on […]
Future of Environment Agency Navigations
Dear National Navigation User Forum Members, Over the past few years we’ve had fruitful and positive discussions with the Canal & River Trust and Government about whether, and if so under what terms, the Environment Agency’s navigation responsibilities might be transferred to the Trust. CRT recently submitted their proposed terms for taking over our navigation […]
The BSS next business plan to 2022 includes certification price rise
The Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) Management Committee has agreed a new four-year business plan to resource its work to 2022 and invest in improvements that will have an even longer-term benefit. The plan also includes the first price rise in certification charges for eight years.