CRT Increases Boat Licence Fees
The Canal & River Trust is today announcing that private and business boat licence fees will rise by 2.5% from 1 April 2017. Having capped licence fees to inflation for the past three years, the 2017 increase anticipates next year’s prevailing inflation rate which is widely forecast to rise between now and next summer.
Report on South Wales and Severn Autumn Forum: 17th October 2016
Held in The Old Rectory at Llangattock, alongside the Mon & Brec canal, this well-attended meeting concentrated largely on the very extensive winter work programme that will effectually close the canal from November until Easter next year.
NABO Bulletins
NABO publishes a monthly bulletin exclusively for members. It is distributed to members by email and is also available on the web site. The bulletins cover current news, activities of Officers and members, and any internal administration issues It also enables Council to quickly gather views of the membership. You can read the bulletin archive […]
NE Waterway User Forum, Castleford, September 2016
NE Waterway User Forum, Castleford, 20th September 2016 I attended this meeting last night on behalf of NABO. I didn’t think it was quite as well attended as in previous years – around 45-50 in total including the numerous CRT staff. I suspect this may be down to the changed start time of 1700 instead […]
CRT Online booking service coming soon
From 14 November CRT will be introducing a new online self-service booking system which will allow boaters to book passage through some of the waterways’ most famous landmarks. Once it’s up and running, if you’re planning trips through Anderton Boat Lift, Standedge Tunnel, Liverpool Canal Link, Ribble Link and Frankton Lock, or wanting to use […]
Airbnb boats
Extract from an Airbnb Listing – Some London boat owners are renting out their boats “From £120 per night. Stay on this beautiful romantic narrowboat in the heart of London and see London from a different perspective. The 57-foot canal boat was built over 100 years ago and is full of character and history. She […]
2016/17 Winter Moorings
2016/17 Winter Moorings Winter moorings permits for between one and five months will go on sale from 3rd October. They will be available at fixed locations from 1st November to 31st March 2017. There are four price bands: Band 1 – £15 per metre per month – mooring rings or bollards, within walking distance […]
Membership Team Issues
Membership Team Issues Most of our members pay by standing order or other electronic means. If you do not, please consider it. It saves on our administration processes, reduces delays, and means less work for the admin team who can then spend more time boating. We send details with your renewal. Most new members these […]
Chairman’s column, NABO News #4
Focus on the Thames and K&A Chairman Mike Rodd has some good, and less good, news of these adjoining waterways. I hope that you have all enjoyed some wonderful summer cruising days and probably now starting your pre-wintering work, getting your boat ready for the colder days ahead. We spent last week replacing the coach-lines […]
NABO News Editorial
Lock failures, too much vegetation or too little water? Editor Peter Fellows offers some choices for NABO to focus on