Boat owner fined for illegally mooring his boat on Ely Riverside
A boater moored his boat on the River Great Ouse in Ely without permission for four months. He claimed he could not move the boat, as it did not currently have an engine.
CRT SE region launch mooring consultation
CRT SE region have launched a mooring consultation seeking comments by 1st March 2013.
Summary of NABO activities for 2012
In 2012, NABO representatives have attended a full range of consultation meetings with DEFRA, BW, then CRT and EA, BSS, NINF, and other user groups etc, both nationally and locally. This is the core work of the Association, monitoring what is going on, reading the papers, listening to the presentations and making considered comments both […]
EA press release on boaters cases
EA have today made a press release saying "Boaters ordered to pay £3,239 for flouting boat registration laws."
BW Updates SE Drought Restrictions
British Waterways has released an update which confirms the waterways restrictions that will be in place in the South East from end April to early June (post bank holidays to Wed 6th June) Summary – There are no changes to the restrictions that have been in place over the last few weeks. The one exception is addition […]
BW licence increase for 2012 to be 6.4%
Licence renewals since January have included a notice saying increases from April 2012 will be 6.4%. This is based on the consumer price index of July 2011 (4.4%) plus 2%.
Calling all Winter cruisers
Winter cruisers, between now and Monday 1st August you should be thinking about your winter plans. Why?
You can affect BW’s winter stoppage programme
The first draft of the proposed 2011/2012 Winter Stoppages programme is now live at www.waterscape.com/winterstoppages and British Waterways is welcoming feedback via the website until Friday 3 June 2011. All comments will be taken into consideration and a revised programme will then be published in July, with the final programme following in early September
NABO Announce a return to Crick in May 2011
At the recent Council Meeting following this years AGM budget approval was given for a return to Crick Show next spring.
BW consults on changes to Boat Business Licences
In response to feedback from the boating trade, British Waterways (BW) is currently consulting on a number of changes to the way business boats are licensed.