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Bss Finances a View Over Time of the River Nene Nabo's The Magazine of the National Association of Boat Owners Issue 1 February 2021 BSS FINANCES A VIEW OVER TIME OF THE RIVER NENE NABO’S RESPONSE TO CRT ON LICENCE T&CS 23 The NABO Council 2021 Regional Representatives: Chair, Legal Affairs and BSS Rep. Anglian Waterways The magazine of the National Association of Boat Owners Mike Rodd Mark Tizard Issue 1 February 2021 07831 860199 [email protected] 07818 757676 [email protected] Vice Chair East Midlands Waterways Mark Tizard Peter Braley Contents Next NABO News copy date 07818 757676 [email protected] 07940 269771 [email protected] 4 Editorial Articles, letters, cartoons and photos are most wel come. Images in JPEG format please. Treasurer London Waterways 5 In the Chair Please email your contributions to Helen Hutt David Williams 7 Fly on the wall 07831 682092 [email protected] 07813 496208 [email protected] [email protected] or post to the Editor by 8 Peter Brayley: New Council member March 20th 2021. NABO News Editor Middle Level 9 Vaccinations and lockdown Peter Fellows Mark Tizard 10 Around the Regions Cover photo 19 High Street, Bonsall, Derbyshire, DE4 2AS 07818 757676 [email protected] 12 The waterways and ‘building back better’ 01629 825267 [email protected] North East, Yorkshire and Humber, 13 2021 Census, Waterways Ombudsman This month's photo is by Simon Godfrey from Webmaster, NAG (Operations) and BSS Rep. Shared Ownership Rep. Unsplash. 14 NABO’s response to CRT's consultation David Fletcher Howard Anguish Win a year’s free membership by having your on licence terms and conditions 07719 276659 [email protected] 01482 669876 [email protected], photo selected for the front cover of NABO 18 Does it make sense? Publicity and Communications Officer [email protected] News. Please email photos as JPEG attachments, 21 CRT news Anne Husar North West Waterways ideally portrait format with a file size of 2MB or 22 BSS finances 07796 868482 [email protected] Matt Thompson larger. 24 Sustainable propulsion, Solid fuel stoves Continuous Cruising Rep, Moorings Rep. 07973 849466 [email protected] 25 Old Bore’s Almanac 2021 Phil Goulding River Severn 26 Boating: Time and the River Nene 01271 865340 [email protected] Phil Goulding 28 Waterways chaplaincy Recruitment and Welfare Officer Details left 29 Alternative materials for lock gates Ken Hylins River Thames 20 Rewind: Issue No 5, 2005 07852 911539 [email protected] Graham Paterson 31 Letters Technical Officer 0118 986 3959 [email protected] John Devonald River Trent 07899 898115 [email protected] Peter Braley Members 07940 269771 [email protected] Peter Braybrook South East Waterways John Devonald 07865 086082 [email protected] Matt Thompson 07899 898115 [email protected] Southern Waterways, Welsh Waterways 07973 849466 [email protected] Peter Braley Mike Rodd 07940 269771 [email protected] Details left West Midlands Waterways Minutes Secretary Peter Braybrook NABO News is published by the Vacant 07865 086082 [email protected] National Association of Boat Owners General Sec. (External Relations) 20 Oak Grove, Hertford, SG13 8AT Mark Tizard NABO Online Editor: Peter Fellows Production: Chris Pink 07818 757676 [email protected] Mark Tizard Whilst every care is taken to ensure that the contents of this newsletter are factually correct, we accept no liability for any direct or consequential facebook.com/master.nabo loss arising from any action taken by anyone as a result of reading anything contained in this publication. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Association. The products and services advertised in this publication are not necessarily endorsed by the Association. David Fletcher Twitter @NABO_Official NABO News Issue 1 February 2021 4 5 The Editor’s Column In the Chair espite it being midwinter that boating isn’t? If any of the senior ell, at least we did have pears to be towards making this part with a national lockdown managers who make such decisions some time, pre-Christ- of the EA far more financially inde- in place – or on reflection, had tried to ascend flights of locks mas, to get out on our pendent of government funding and D perhaps because of this on the Rochdale or Huddersfield W boats before the next hence more attractive, in order to fa- – I’ve received a bountiful crop of Narrow – or, for that matter, bat- full lockdown took over. cilitate an eventual move into CRT. contributions for this issue. tled stiff paddles and unyielding Ours being down in South One particular aspect of the EA’s Clearly, people are thinking about gates across the system – they would Wales means that we are continu- changes that deeply concerns us is boating even though they are unable know that boating certainly is exer- ally caught by the infuriating Cardiff its decision to retain an external pri- to do so. Which raises the question cise. Instead, liveaboards are forced Assembly trying to prove its man- vate operator to manage and—where of why has boating been suspended, to moor up, alongside crowded hood by doing something slightly necessary—enforce all their time- when being on a moving boat is one towpaths in some areas, as visitors different from Westminster—with limited moorings on the non-tidal of the safest places to be in a pan- respond to CRT’s exhortations to really silly results for us who live in Thames. Awarding this contract to demic? And if navigation authorities exercise by the waterways. one area but boat in the other! Of a car parking organisation (whose consider fishing to be a legitimate Staying with liveaboards, there’s course, we all know how serious all form of exercise, why do they think some advice in the news section this is, so we just hope that the vac- on how to get a Covid jab and how cine will mean that we will soon see A time of change to prepare for the upcoming cen- a sensible way ahead for all of us. From navigation authorities to electric boating, Mike sus. NABO’s response to the CRT I would like to start by say- Lockdown blues consultation on terms and condi- ing how wonderful it is to see the Rodd sees a busy year ahead for NABO Editor Peter Fellows has spotted inconsistencies in tions is included in full, together many new faces on your Council— with Councillors’ comments on the not just the people who are new to income will be largely dependent on the way that boaters are being treated readability of CRT’s documentation. NABO’s Council, but also those who the funding that it generates from These are detailed and technical, but are already very active within the ’fines’ for overstaying) is very worry- worth reading in full to see how CRT organisation. This allows us to do ing—especially as CRT has already is again attempting to seek powers even more as a prime representa- made some small moves in the same to which it is not entitled under the tive for all boaters. And that is so direction. One can see that if the Waterways Acts. important right at this moment— EA’s approach to this outsourcing To balance things up a little, Paul with CRT currently undertaking two of one of its fundamental respon- Monahan consults the Old Bore’s important ’so-called’ consultations. sibilities is found to be effective (at Almanac to see what’s in store for ’So-called’ because so often they least from the EA’s financial point of us this coming year. David Fletcher seem to be mere formalities, with view) then the approach could well lifts the lid on BSS finances and CRT having pretty well decided the be adopted elsewhere. From a boat- Anne Husar describes the changes way ahead, but needing to be seen er’s perspective, the consequences that she saw to the River Nene after to take user suggestions on board. In are horrendous. On the non-tidal five years away. Waterway organi- this issue, you will see details regard- Thames, when you arrive at any of sations continue to meet by Zoom ing the extensive work in preparing the EA’s time-limited moorings and and Helen Hutt reports on meet- our submissions, outlining our ma- intend to stay, even for less than ing of CRT Council and the All jor concerns about many aspects of the allowable 24 hours, you have to Party Parliamentary Group for the recent consultations. They will have email or phone in your arrival time, Waterways. New Council member, impacts on all of us, so please do plus information about you and Peter Braley, introduces himself and read our submissions, as well as our your boat. If you overstay, a charge has also sent us his first regional comments on readability. of £150 is demanded—and if this report. There are also regional re- Also at this time, we are fully is not paid, you are threatened that ports from Howard Anguish and aware of the massive changes tak- your boat will be taken away and Mike Rodd, and Peter Braybrook ing place within the sector of the EA sold! Much of this is not only con- describes the sterling work of the that is responsible for managing its trary to the relevant Waterways Acts Waterways Chaplaincy. Hopefully, navigational responsibilities—start- but is also probably illegal. Together by the next issue in April, there may ing with the people involved being with other boating organisations, be better news to report about lifted moved into different areas of the EA and with legal advice from the Royal restrictions, so that we can all enjoy itself.
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