NABO News Issue 5 October 2012

NABOThe Magazine of the National AssociationNews of Boat Owners Issue 5—October 2012

NABO ASKS, CRT ANSWERS A Trustee replies to your questions BOATERS’ SURVEY RESULTS Who, what, where, how much? CRT EXECUTIVE PAY Again... how much? NABO AGM Your nominations for council—yes, you 2 NABO News Issue 5 October 2012

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ISO 9001 T: 01869 363687 www.barrus.co.uk BUREAU VERITAS Certification E: [email protected] The Power Behind The Brands NABO News The magazine of the National Association of Boat Owners Issue 5 October 2012 Table of Contents Front Cover Photo Competition 5 Editorial My thanks to Ann Hollas for this month’s au- 6 Chairman’s column tumnal cover photo on the Kennet and Avon News Win yourself a year’s 7 CRT volunteers, friends and weevils free membership by 8 BSS changes sending us an image 9 Bridging the Gap for the front cover of the new NABO 10 CRT Navigation Advisory Group News. In the first in- 11 Thames update and newsletter stance please send a 12 Boater’s survey results low resolution JPEG 14 Olympic boat legacy by email. The photo should ideally be 15 Crossword, I name this boat portrait format with 16 NABO Council election forms a width of at least 18 Snippets from NABO News—1996 1800 pixels. Talking points NABO Calendar 2012 20 CRT Executive pay 22 NABO questions and CRT replies Council Meetings in the remainder of 2012: 28 Readers' Letters Saturday October 20th, Saturday December 1st.

Contributions The 21st Annual General Meeting of NABO will take place on Saturday 17th November Articles, letters, cartoons and photos are most 2012 at the Beef and Barge, Bradford on Avon, welcome. Images and photos in JPEG format Wiltshire. See page 16 for details. please. Contributions to [email protected] The Council meetings are normally at the Waggon and Horses, Church St., Oldbury, West Next NABO News Copy Date Midlands B69 3AD. Remember that members are welcome to attend meetings—just let the Please email or post your contributions by Secretary or Chairman know in advance, con- 27th October 2012 tact details opposite.

NABO News is published by the National Association of Boat Owners FREEPOST (BM8367), Birmingham B31 2BR Editor: Peter Fellows

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 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. 4 NABO News Issue 5 October 2012

The NABO Council Regional Representatives:

Chairman North Western Waterways: David S. Fletcher Richard Carpenter (details left) 72 Main Road, Hackleton, Northants NN7 2AD North East, Yorkshire and Humber 01604 870107, 07719 276 659 Share Owners Representative [email protected] Howard Anguish Vice Chairman, Moorings 2 Broadley Croft, Welton, Brough, East Yorks Simon Robbins HU15 1TD 01482 669 876 Nb Centurion, Kensal Green Moorings, [email protected], [email protected] Ladbroke Grove W10 4SR London Waterways 0208 9644 516 Simon Robbins (details left) [email protected], [email protected] South East General Sec, Promotion & Recruitment Geoff Wood Richard Carpenter 07968 491118 [email protected] Mill House End Farm, Grape Lane, Croston, Southern Waterways Leyland, Lancashire PR26 9HB Andy Colyer (details left) 07989 441674 or 01772 600886 [email protected] Rivers Treasurer Stephen Peters (details left) Stephen Peters Midlands Waterways 325 Alcester Road, Wythall, Birmingham B47 David S. Fletcher (details left) 6JG 01564 824927 East Midlands Waterways [email protected] Joan Jamieson Legal Affairs 60 Waddington Drive, Wilford Hill, Nottingham Geoffrey Rogerson NG2 7GX, 0115 981 2047 51 High Path Road, Guildford, GU1 2QQ [email protected] 07768 736593 Anglian Waterways [email protected] [email protected] Minutes Secretary The Thames Vacant Louis Jankel Continuous Cruising & Webmaster 07831 197171 [email protected] Vacant Graham Paterson [email protected] [email protected] 0118 986 3959 [email protected] Council Member Southwest Andy Colyer Additional Contacts The PO, 21-23 Holcombe Lane, Bathampton, Bath BA2 6OL Assistant For The Disabled [email protected] Philip Ogden News Editor Wharf Cottage, Finwood Road CV35 7DH Peter Fellows 01564 782516 19 High Street, Bonsall, [email protected] Derbyshire, DE4 2AS Administration [email protected] Melanie Darlington 111 Maas Rd, Northfield, Birmingham B31 2PP [email protected] Technical, BSS & MCA Representative Trevor Rogers 12 Greenham Mill, Newbury, Berks RG14 5QW 07990 594221 [email protected] NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 5 The Editor’s Column Olympic spirit and NABO support Editor Peter Fellows once more takes the helm as autumn looms

uch has happened since the last issue in important role in representing boaters’ interests July—not least the transfer of powers and I am pleased to see that the impressive list of Mfrom BW to the CRT—so much so that highly experienced members includes NABO’s my editorial has had to be...umm..edited to make Chairman, David Fletcher—congratulations room for it all. David. There are also an article by David looking The Olympics have now been and gone and at CRT Executive pay. the talk is of lasting legacy. For me, one of the Over the summer I have also had a bumper most wonderful legacies is the beautiful yacht inbox of letters from you the readers and I am Collective Spirit made from donated wooden grateful for your interest and support for NABO memorabilia from 1200 people, described in this News. Finally, I am sorry that John Slee has re- issue. There is also a report of the results of a signed from NABO’s Council—he has been a BW/CRT boaters’ survey that has many interest- great help to me in the short time that I have ing details about us and what we do when afloat, been Editor and I wish him and Fi well. I know I and a new trial project called ‘Bridging the Gap’, say this in nearly every issue, but with John’s res- which will enable boaters to exactly identify their ignation the Council really does need new mem- location for emergency services. bers: it is AGM time again and I have enclosed a We look ar the creation of two Navigation nomination form for you to put your name for- Advisory Committees which potentially have a ward as a NABO Council member.

John Slee Richard Carpenter says "au revoir’ to a highly valued colleague.

e are sad that John Slee will and Fi are the absolute example of no longer be able to play the large number of boat owners Wa role with NABO due to who meticulously 'play by the rules' personal circumstances. During the as continuous cruisers and cham- past few years, John has been a mas- pion their lifestyle strongly. sive strength on Council in terms of John has also worked tirelessly his development and management in running our Bi-Annual Boaters of our fine website. He has not only Survey, which was taken up by BW created the ability to join on line, but as a perfect guide to costs and atti- archived large quantities of past is- tudes. sues of NABO News and many of All of Council that have shared our records. Quite apart from this, time with John will miss his pres- he has represented us as Continuous ence, although we are confident not Cruising Representative, ably assist- his input as he and Fi continue their ed by his wife Fiona, and has taken journeys around the system. Join up many time-consuming hours at them on their blog every day at nbe- the table with BW representatives piphany.co.uk for an insight on how in championing a fair treatment of to really enjoy retirement and our those who cruise continuously. John inland waterway system. 6 NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 The Chairman's Column NABO needs you Chairman David Fletcher reflects on an unsettled period ahead

Goodby to John Slee ow it’s all over, what on earth and enforcement. A sorry tale. BW I am sorry that John Slee are we going to do with our- introduced the 1995 Act to address has resigned from Council Nselves? The headline in the this problem and have spectacularly for personal reasons and on Evening Standard tonight as the failed to use these powers, with only friendly terms. We all wish country celebrates the end of the one case brought before the courts in him and Fiona well for the future and look forward to Paralympics. Val and I have really 17 years despite NABO complaints. seeing them on the cut. John enjoyed the marathon of sporting Now they state that half of the 4000 has been a key member on and organisational achievement but continuous cruisers are moving less the team and leaves a huge now it is down to earth with a bump. than 30kms in a year, and a moun- gap to fill as web master and And so it is with the launch of tain of enforcement is costly and po- continuous cruiser rep. the CRT. There have been so many litically difficult to attempt because Can you help? consultations and meetings over of human rights and social housing the past years, and so much energy issues. The boat checking has been put into it that it will be good to get a good start, but nothing more will into the delivery period. Boating is- happen until all boaters can expect sues have been on the back burner to be told to move on from honeypot Suddenly the CRT executive can areas after due time. It has no cred- concentrate on the running of the ibility that we are told by the Head waterways and developing the fund- of Boating (and hire boat booking ing opportunities, instead of chas- company director), that there is no ing politics. When half of manage- money for enforcement. A BW Act ment time has been concentrated on was given to them, and argued by launch activities for two years, users NABO and others in our early days. deserve and expect them back to do Now CRT must use it without more their day jobs and perform for us. delays, excuses and bright ideas. And there is plenty there to do: the After all it is the law of the land. staff need settling down to the new ways of working; the shortage of More than ever NABO needs you funding for major works for at least NABO's work never stops of course. three years needs constant attention; While you have been boating, stal- the everyday problems of heath and wart volunteer members continue to safety, dredging, vegetation, carv- work on BSS requirements, licence ing on lock beams, blocked pum- terms (in the next issue) and more pouts; and, oh yes I nearly forgot, on your behalf. enforcement, these just do not go Last month I appealed for mem- away. The income from the property bers to come forward to serve on portfolio is critical to the success of Council to no response. We have the the charity, as no amount of tin rat- history and the experience, but lack tling will compensate for a poor per- the new faces and energy that any formance here. My expectations of organisation needs to stay healthy the Executive and Trustees have no and relevant. Please let us have some boundaries. of that Olympic spirit as we move As we go to press, the Trustees will towards the AGM. We have a crisis have debated the issues of mooring looming. NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 7 The Chairman's Column

annual magazine, which is ‘full of exciting new CRT Volunteering ways to enjoy the UK’s canals’. The cost is £3.00 The CRT has appointed Dr Justin Davis Smith per month for individuals and £5.00 per month to head its volunteering advisory committee. He for families, and the scheme is available to eve- is Chief Executive of Volunteering England and ryone. Donations will be spent directly on work with eight committee members will advise the to conserve, restore, enhance and educate people charity on volunteer recruitment and manage- about the UK’s waterways. ment. The CRT has become the 13th largest organisation in the voluntary sector with an annual turnover of more than £200m. Among its targets Photos: CRT is to increase the number of regular waterways volunteers to 20,000, contributing more than 120,000 days a year by 2022, up from the current 20,000 days a year. The other eight members of the volunteering advisory committee are: Dr Helen Timbrell, Volunteering and Community Involvement Director with the National Trust; Georgia Boon, Head of Volunteering with Oxfam; Chris Kay, Chairman and Director …and tiny of the Boat Museum Society at the National Waterways Museum; Mike Palmer, Inland weevils Waterway Association Trustee and Waterway In addition to all the other Recovery Group Chairman; John Stopp, wa- recruitments by the CRT terway volunteer and member of Manchester over recent months, it has released thousands & Pennine Waterways Partnership; Gennie of 2mm-long weevils into the River Weaver and Franklin, Director of Programmes and Employee the Shropshire Union Canal to eat the invasive Volunteering at Business in the Community; North American water fern (Azolla filiculoides). Rosie Cotgreave, volunteer and Tracey O’Brien, If left unchecked, the weed can cover the surface Director of Policy and Programmes with of a waterway with a thick weedy mat, which re- Birmingham Voluntary Service Council. It is the duces light and oxygen levels in the water, killing Trust’s aim to have 10,000 regular volunteers fish and other wildlife. The weevils breed quickly contributing over 120,000 days to waterway and feed exclusively on Azolla so they can rap- management, conservation, promotion and res- idly munch their way through a large mass of wa- toration by 2022 ter fern without damaging other native species. The CRT ecologist, Chris John, said: ‘Water fern …and some new friends was first introduced by the Victorians as an orna- Soon after the CRT was formed in July, the new mental plant for ponds. The warm weather will charity took immediate advantage of its charita- see a rapid acceleration in the growth of the weed ble status and announced details of its ‘Friends’ so now is a good time to release the weevils and initiative with a number of familiar faces being prevent it spreading. We’ve introduced weevils the first to show their support. They included -ac into a number of canals over the last few years tor David Suchet, famed for his role as Hercule and have seen encouraging results’. Waterway Poirot, Miranda Krestovnikoff who presents TV residents are also asked to dispose of their gar- wildlife and conservation programmes, John den and pond plants carefully, and anglers to Craven from TV’s ‘Countryfile’ and Timothy check, clean and dry fishing equipment after use West, a stage and screen actor. Friends of the to prevent further weed infestations. CRT receive benefits including: a ‘Cool Canals’ guidebook, a Friends’ Card which gives exclu- More Information: sive offers and discounts to waterways museums canalrivertrust.org.uk/get-involved/friendship-benefits and attractions, regular e-mail updates and a tri- 8 NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 News BSS tweaks Proposed changes to the checking procedures for private boats A round up of the latest BSS review by David Fletcher

The BSS review in brief he BSS has just complet- Procedures set out the details of the Most—around 60%—of the ed a periodic review of the BSS Examination that the BSS and its changes are tidying up the TExamination Checking owners, the Navigation Authorities, editorial content. The balance, Procedures (2005) and boaters have require BSS Examiners to perform. can be summarised as an opportunity to view the proposed These checking procedures are mir- follows: changes, which apply to privately rored by the BSS Essential Guide a new check for portable owned and privately managed boats. for boat owners and others. The fuel tanks in engine spaces The proposals have been formulated proposals follow a review intended five new advice checks with help and guidance from exam- to make essential editorial changes concerning 230V AC iners, boat owners and marine trade to help BSS Examiners perform the systems representatives on the BSS support checks more consistently. There are a new advice check for committees. NABO representatives also some technical changes that will cracks and unintended David Fletcher and Trevor Rogers affect a very small number of boat gaps on solid fuel have been involved. owners and in general these will help appliances The BSS Examination Checking the BSS achieve a consistent risk 15 existing checks management approach. amended to introduce It is anticipated that an enhanced technical requirement the changes will take effect on 1st January

63 changes have been 2013, by which time made to the existing checks that reduce or all examiners will have slightly change the completed online and technical impact local workshop training Two existing checks, exercises. The web pag- one about marine fuel es covering the seven filters and the other BSS Parts where chang- about 230VAC shore es are proposed can be connections, are being seen on the BSS site or removed. via the NABO website. NABO representatives continue to work with BSS to represent the needs and point of view of boaters. The BSS has also recently published advice on the risks posed by barbecues, portable gas appliances and carrying spare petrol, and how to minimise or avoid them. NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 9 News Do you know where you are?

f you have an accident or illness on board, the and Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. If you have emergency services need to know where you another local cruising area how about doing a Iare so that they can find you quickly. But there small section of the system and we can quickly is often a gap between the information you have cover the whole network.” Everyone who con- on your location and that needed by the services: tributes to the project before the end of October you know which waterway you are on and the will be entered into a draw to win a free boater’s nearest lock or bridge number, but the service first aid course”. controller cannot use this and needs a road name, postcode or Ordnance Survey grid reference. To address this problem, first aid trainer Jason Day has begun a trial project named ‘Bridging the Gap’. The idea is that boaters download a blank form from his website and fill in details of bridge numbers (or other useful landmarks or canal access points) together with the OS grid refer- ences, road names or where possible postcodes, for their home stretch of waterway. Jason said: More Information: “I’ve made a start with the Shropshire Union Blank forms are available at from bridge 115 north www.northern-lights-training. co.uk and follow the link to to Ellesmere Port, ‘Bridging the Gap’ or contact and others are do- Jason on 07968 838346 ing the Seabrook area, Southern Grand Union Could an ambulance find this bridge?

More Information: Work starts on Cropredy Marina Booking enquiries are now being taken, and “earlybird” igging out of the new marina at Cropredy, Oxford and Napton, discounts are on offer. north of the village on the Southern which is reflected in Open day: 14th October, DOxford Canal, has recently begun and the considerable in- 11am and 3pm. contractors are expected to have the marina’s terest we have already www.cropredymarina.com northern basin fu1lly operational by April 2013. received from people [email protected] Services will include full-length jetties, a slipway wishing to moor here.” 01788 824 034. for surveys and hull blacking, low-level lighting, metered mains electricity, free water and wi-fi, car parking, CCTV security which can be moni- tored over the internet, free loan bicycles, waste and Elsan disposal, recycling bins, laundry facilities, toilets and book and DVD lending libraries. The marina will also supply diesel, gas, solid fuels and pumpouts. The owner of the new marina,

Tim Langer, has also developed and OXFORD CANALoperated Crick Marina near Rugby for the past 15 years. OXFORD CANAL He said: “There is only one other offline marina OXFORD CANAL on the Oxford Canal in the 49 miles between 10 NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 News Keeping 'em ahead Formation of the new CRT Navigation Group

More Information; he core of CRT work is to main- Malcolm Blundell, boating enthu- http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/ tain canal and river navigations siast, boat owner and builder, now news-and-views Tfor use by boats and to do this, cruises the system extensively, re- the Trust wants to ensure that man- porting on travels through his web- ager’s decisions are well informed by site www.wicked-game.co.uk; Kevin those who navigate the waterways East, waterway and environment regularly. The Navigation Advisory manager at Canoe England and a Group, in two sub-groups, will com- member of the Canoe Camping prise boaters with a variety of back- Club National Council. grounds to bring as broad a range of perspectives as possible to decision Licensing & Mooring making. This group will offer advice relating to boat licensing and moorings poli- Navigation Operations cies and the way in which they are This group will offer advice relating implemented. It will comprise: Paul to safety standards, waterway op- Le Blique, a professional engineer, eration, maintenance and repairs, narrowboater of many years, and na- and customer service standards. It tional chairman of the Association will comprise: Sue Cawson, his- of Waterways Cruising Clubs; Tim toric narrowboat owner, champion Parker, chairman of Association of navigation issues for the Historic of Pleasure Craft Operators, re- Narrowboat Owners Club; John cently retired as managing direc- Baylis, who has extensive experi- tor of Black Prince Holidays; Beryl ence of boating issues through 45 , who has lived on boats Congratulations David! McDowall years of boating and 12 years as the since the 1960s and is an officer chairman of the IWA Navigation of the Residential Boat Owners’ Committee. David Association since 1999; Mark Fletcher, a boat own- Walton, a residential boater with- er and Chairman of out a home mooring, who has been NABO; Ian Harrison, active in progressing discussions on a boat owner for 38 mooring strategy around the London years with experi- and South East, a member of Defra’s ence in local govern- Civil Society Advisory Board; Mike ment and a focus on Annan, honorary secretary of the regeneration and ex- Dutch Barge Association, with over ternal funding; Mike 30 years’ experience working in the Carter, marine sur- voluntary sector and CEO of various veyor and consult- housing associations. ant, owner of two his- Each sub-group will be joined by toric craft, member one member of the Trust’s Council of the Commercial as well as the head of boating, head Boat Operators of health and safety and a senior Association, owner of waterway manager, with operations a mooring basin and director Vince Moran overseeing the Geoffrey (Canalman) Rogerson repair yard/dry dock; group as a whole. NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 11 News Google Canal View tween the Thames Users Group and EA chairman, Lord Smith. As a result it was decided to let maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Caen+Hill,+Devizes five houses on a trial basis and designate a full- The Waterways World’s April Fool has come time lock keeper, not in residence, at the locks true—towpaths along the K&A canal between concerned. The group will examine the man- Devizes and Semington and the Llangollen be- agement and operation of lock sites, comparing tween Horseshoe Falls and Chirk Bank were those with resident lock and weir keepers against visited earlier this summer by Google’s tricycle those without. There will be three more meet- equipped with Street View cameras. In July, the ings before a report to Lord Smith in April 2013. Caen Hill flight and Pontcysyllte Aqueduct be- www.riverthamesnews.com/News75.html came the first features of the canal network on Google’s Street View, which enables people from ‘River Thames News Splash’ around the world to take a virtual walk along the is the title of a new email newsletter published towpaths. Google aims to include more canal by the EA. It includes a link to lock closures on and towpath locations in the near future. the river until February 2013. If you would like to sign up for a copy of the newsletter, email Update: Health & Safety ‘SUBSCRIBE’ to riverthames@environment- NABO Council has discussed the recent safety agency.gov.uk issues arising from fatal accidents at Stourport and the Northampton Arm and the subsequent Railway payback for the installation of handrails on lock tail bridges on Cromford & Grantham Canals the Staffs & Worcester Canal, as reported in the The restoration of two canals closed by railway last issue of NABO News. Council members companies has been assisted with help from the have decided not to issue any further statements Great Western Railway in the form of the name on these, at least until the Health and Safety and number plates from a 1940s GWR loco- Executive has completed its investigations. motive ‘Wollaton Hall’. They were auctioned by transport historian, Peter Stone, a trustee of the Update: Thames Friends of Cromford Canal and the Grantham Canal Society. He bought the plates from British lockkeeper’s houses Railways in 1962 and the final sale price at auc- A study group set up after the controversy over tion was £13,000, which will be split between the lock staffing on the non-tidal Thames met for two canal societies. Both canals were built by lo- the first time in July. It follows plans announced cal engineer William Jessop and were taken over last year to cut the number of residential lock- by the railways in the 1850s—in the case of the keepers and lease up to nine lock-side houses. Cromford Canal by the Midland Railway. The Protests from river users and concerns raised FCC is aiming to have a trip-boat operating from in Parliament led to a high-level meeting be- Cromford next year.

The lockkeeper’s house at Goring Photo:Fiona Slee 12 NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 News Who we are and what we do The recent CRT boater’s Survey

W/CRT undertook the bi- Profile of Boaters annual national surveys of Two-thirds are aged 55 or over. Bboat licence holders in March/ Three-quarters are couples, with April 2012. This was the first to be only 15% travelling with children. conducted using the Internet and Almost half have annual household was outsourced to a market research incomes under £30k. People are tak- agency and involved 3588 responding more frequent trips of shorter ents. The information has just been length: the average number of days published and will be used by CRT spent cruising rose to 65 from 58 in for strategic waterway planning. 2009 with the number of day trips Here is a summary of some of the up by 30%. They make on average 15 main findings. trips per year, travel up to 15 miles per day, cruising for 5-6 hours per Boats with and without home day. moorings Boats with home moorings Nationally, approximately 27,500 Continuous Cruisers: How they at different type of differ: mooring sites (%) boats are licensed as having a home The primary use of a boat for 28% of boaters is residential for all or part of the year, which is consistent with the increase in the number of boats being licensed as continuous cruisers (up from 3,200 in 2007 to 4,300 in 2012). 31% of continuous cruisers said they would like a residential mooring and increasing provision of these is a CRT priority. CCs have a higher spend on licence fees, maintenance and fuel. The discretion- ary spend is similar, although total spend is slightly less per day than other boaters. CCs are less likely to spend in cafes/restaurants and more likely to use takeaways. They are more likely to be in regular contact with CRT by both phone and email, no data mooring, including hire and trip and slightly less likely to support online (towpath) boats. In July 2012, some 4,400 CRT financially than other boaters, online (offside) boats, or approximately 13% of all li- but more likely to volunteer. Other marina or basin (offline) censed boats, were licensed as con- differences include: tinuous cruisers. The percentage of Younger age profile: 48% under new customers (between 1st June 55years vs. 28% of other boaters. 2011 and 31st July 2012) registering Lower incomes: 48% less than as continuous cruisers was 19%, in- £20k vs. 20% of other boaters. dicating strong growth in CCs. 20% travel alone vs. 5% of other NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 13 News: CRT Boater’s Survey

boaters. an action is created for enforcement More information: Less likely to have held a licence officers. Sightings of boats without A copy of the questionnaire is for a long time: 53% less than 5 a home mooring are analysed reg- available on the CRT Extranet years vs. 36% among other boat- ularly to build up a picture of their for members of waterway ers. movements over time. In locations partnerships and Navigation Advisory Groups. If you have 67% satisfied with boating experi- where the same boats are sighted any questions, please contact ence: vs. 73% among other boat- repeatedly and consistently in the helen.boddy@canalrivertrust. ers, but value for money ratings same place, more frequent visits org.uk are similar. will be made to help us form a view Negative view of facilities pro- of whether the guidance for boats vision is higher: 37% poor/very without a home mooring appear to Typical spend on a boat poor vs. 25% among other boat- be being breached. per annum ers. In November 2011 CRT analysed TOTAL £3,900 14% feel there are too many boats 236,000 boat sightings between 1st Mooring fees £2,000 vs. 27% of other boaters January and 31st August 2011 and Maintenance £500

Less likely to join boating organi- this suggested that over 2,000 boats Licence fees £700 sations: 38% vs. 52% among other coded as continuous cruisers had boaters. moved less than 10km during the Fuel £350 period. The Trust commented: Insurance £250 Boater satisfaction “We do not have sufficient staff Safety survey/work £100 Overall 73% of boaters were quite to monitor all of these frequently or very satisfied with the water- enough to prove their movement ways. Wales & Borders and West patterns nor to process the resulting Midlands rank highest with the number of enforcement cases through K&A and North West lowest. Depth to court action if necessary. In spring of water and clearance of rubbish, 2012, we therefore re-ran our analy- litter and weed are aspects which sis to concentrate on those boats that people rate as the most important. moved less than 5 km and we are now Provision of facilities results indicat- concentrating on approximately 600 ed that average ratings (on 5 point boats that move the least and are scale) dropped from just above 3 in regularly sighted on visitor moorings. 2009 to just below 3 indicating room We are often challenged on why for improvement in quality and fre- we do not enforce the mooring guid- quency of cleaning. There is a no- ance more aggressively. Before tak- ticeable dip in the value-for-money ing action against a boat appearing rating with 76% reporting it OK or not to move in line with the mooring better, down from 84% in 2009. CRT guidance for continuous cruisers, we comment: “This is not surprising in must have clear evidence of move- view of sharp increases in licence ment patterns with greater frequency fees at double the rate of inflation than we are able to do as part of our since 2007. Fuel costs have also risen regular monitoring. Once a boater is steeply”. aware that we are taking more frequent sightings, the obvious response How boating data is collected is to move on and at this point, we ‘Data checkers’ walk each stretch put the case on hold. of towpath at least twice monthly. It usually takes many months to A ‘sighting’ is recorded using geo- build sufficient evidence to underpin graphic information system enabled court action and many more months hand-held devices and the boat’s in- to secure a hearing date. Defendants dex number, date and location is re- regularly succeed in securing post- corded. If the boat has no licence, ponements of scheduled dates.” 14 NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 News

Photos of the Collective Spirit here and through the magazine by Micheal's Collective Spirit Bookshop, Ramsgate The Olympic boating legacy More information: www.boatproject.com

30ft yacht, named Collective Spirit, was launched at A Emsworth, Hampshire in time for the Olympic Games. It was built from 1,200 pieces of wood, including a tiny piece from the Mary Rose and Jimi Hendrix's guitar, by artists Gary Winters and Gregg Whelan. The pair, known as ‘Lone Twin’, invited members of the public to bring wooden pieces to their boatyard. The only criteria Photo above: HBBR boat builders collective www.ukhbbr.plus.com were that the items were made from Below: Isis Communications wood and had a story behind them. Other donations included a section of Brighton's West Pier, a plank from the London 2012 velodrome, sev- eral hockey sticks, a Victorian police truncheon and a hairbrush used by a make-up artist at Pinewood Studios. Each fascinating back-story was digitally recorded and photographed with its donor. Gary Winters said: “The callout was for objects which had a significance and a story and we were given some lovely things, personal and emotional things. It has been an inclusive project about celebrating ordinary people's lives in something extraordinary." NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 15

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I name this 13 14 15 16 boat … Thanks to Brian Holt who spotted this widebeam narrowboat moored on 17 18 19 20 the Cam at Upware. If you have you spotted a boat name that made you smile, please let me have a photo. 21 22 23 24 Answers to Crossword No 6 Across: 1 Canal, 4 And, 6 River, 9 Aldersley, 10 Delta, 11 Eye, 12 Criterion, 13 Swami, 15 Register, 19 Strong, 25 26 21 Graham, 23 Sloshing, 28 Oared, 30 Buccaneer, 31 Ego, 32 Trust, 33 Whirlpool, 34 Cider, 35 Dog, 36 Watts Down: 1 Chancer, 2 Nudging, 3 Lurkers, 27 28 4 All-time, 5 Doyen, 6 Rides, 7 Volcano, 8 Reading, 14 Oslo, 16 Err, 17 Tamp, 18 RAS, 20 Nun, 21 21 Gnostic, 22 Aground, 24 Locking, 25 Shallow, 26 Ice-boat, 27 NN 007 Gurgles, 29 Deter, 30 Bowed Across Down 1 Free-form etchers at Shroppie location (7) 1 GU location loses race but scores 51 in maths (7) 5 Everyone is in the rally, but no depth (7) 2 Bad crises on river keep you active (9) 9 Sheltered policeman on the L&L (5) 3 Boxer orders his child to moor up, we hear? (5) 10 Waterside organ on the L&L (9) 4 Boat gatherings where all descend badly maintained 11 Stranger canine run (9) locks! (7) 12 Reg about to be a water bird (5) 5 A few leavers tumble (7) 13 Belonging to groups of water boatmen? (7) 6 Orange car crashes due to driver being opinionated (9) 15 Long pounds? (7) 7 Undo but be defeated around a ring (5) 17 FMC jokers (7) 8 Lot Mead lock, GU and wooden boat builders (7) 19 Climb locks quicker (5,2) 14 Examine crew member on the river Chess? (5,4) 21 Bogie up the mast! (5) 16 A friendly bore? (5,4) 23 Sad ring of flowers (9) 17 Naval battle on the ness? (7) 25 Computer programme praised? (9) 18 Boat correct in publishing work(3,4) 26 A whole beast barbecue on the GU? (5) 19 Measured depth and called loudly? (7) 27 Yorkshire navigation backs red for left (7) 20 Assumed topside reposition (7) 28 Opposite of 3. Writer in action (4,3) 22 Rising on the cut, and a deck above! (5) 24 Jostle a working boat? (5) 16 NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 The NABO AGM Now it's your turn… The Annual General Meeting of the National Association of Boat Owners

Nominations must reach ow is the time for you to join intact, then return it to Richard us by 10th October 2012 the dedicated souls that make Carpenter, General Secretary, by Resolutions for the AGM Nup NABO Council and stand 10th October. must reach us by 1st for election for 2012–2013, so you If you don't have anyone to pro- October. can have even more say in what pose and second you, don't worry, we do. The Council meets around just phone one of the Council Please send to gen.sec@ nabo.org.uk or by post to; seven times per year and the work members and we can sort that out RICHARD CARPENTER, is rewarding and interesting … and for you. Please use the space on Mill House End Farm, occasionally frustrating. You'll learn the nomination form for necessary Croston, Leyland PR26 9HB what goes on behind the scenes and declarations, or include an attached make new friends into the bargain. sheet. If you feel you might be out of your depth, worry not; one of us will act Resolutions as your mentor to help you with the Please send the General Secretary few formalities. Don't be shy! any resolutions you wish put before Please complete the nomination the AGM meeting with the names form, photocopy it if you would of proposer and seconder by the 1st rather keep your NABO News October.

A change of venue for the AGM In relation to nominations, the NABO Council decided that the AGM should try a vis- Constitution states:- it to the west country (normally it's held in the Only full members are eligible to be nominated for midlands). So much in terms of boating issues, election to, or to be members of, the Council. mooring permits, Trust (K&A and CRT) activities emanate from the region, quite apart from a Any member seeking election or re-election to the good level of membership in the area. Council who is, or has at any time in the previous 12 The address is Brookhaven, on the Trowbridge months, held any position of influence or authority Road at Widbrook near Bradford on Avon, in any organization which is involved with the inland Wiltshire, BA15 1UD, Tel 01225 309318. The pub waterways, or has any personal interest which is likely forms part of the Bradford-on-Avon Marina com- to affect their dealings with outside bodies on behalf of plex. The meeting room is upstairs. By water, the the Association, shall declare their interest at the time pub is on the edge of the marina near Bridge 170. of being nominated for the Council. Room open and tea and coffee from 10.15am. Any member seeking election or re-election to The AGM starts at 10.45am and lunch at 1pm. the Council who is, or has been at any time in The AGM will take a format that sees the the previous six years, convicted of any criminal Association's business dealt with first, normally offence, or involved in or threatened with litigation, about an hour, followed by an informal debate or involved in or threatened with formal insolvency on ‘Boating Issues’, the future role of NABO and proceedings, or the subject of a formal inquiry, other organisations in the light of the change to shall declare the full circumstances and current the CRT. Boat owners in the region will receive status at the time of being nominated for the invitations as our guests as well as key managers Council. and trustees. NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 17 The NABO AGM Nomination form for the Nabo Council

Nominee Proposer Name Name:

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Send to: RICHARD CARPENTER, Mill House End Farm, Grape Lane, Croston, Leyland, Lancashire, PR26 9HB to arrive by 10th October 2012 18 NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 NABO celebrates 21 years Snippets from NABO News As NABO approaches its 21st anniversary, Tony Haynes has edited and abridged some quotations. Here he looks at issues from NABO Newsletter in 1996.

Issue 96/1 February 1996 ing that the low winter rainfall and Happy Birthday!: NABO celebrates failure to replenish water resources its fifth birthday. could have serious consequences this summer. The situation is equally Angling: BW is revising the Waterways Code for Anglers. serious in other parts of the country, Current concerns are fishing close to especially the Pennines. locks and fishing opposite moored Houseboat certificates:Two mem- boats. Anglers claim that the ‘no bers who were warned that they fishing within 50ft of a moored boat’ could not renew their houseboat rule only applies to fishing on the certificates contacted NABO. After same side. ignored complaints and communications, eventually BW did renew Dredgings: The government have accepted the arguments of NABO the certificates, ‘We were assured and others that that the fact that BW had been ne- dredgings are to be gotiating with a businessman who excluded from land- wanted to lease the site and wanted fill tax. the boats off it, had nothing at all to do with it. Overstaying: BW are proposing to in- BSS: ‘It is intolerable that the troduce a penal- Technical Committee set up to ad- ty of £5 per day for vise BW & NRA on technical mat- boats overstaying ters has only met once and the on Birmingham City technical manual which is vital for Centre moorings. proper interpretation of the standards has never been put before the Issue 96/2 March committee!’ Front page: The first ‘On the question of single core wir- front page photo car- ing it has now been decided that this ried by the newsletter would be alright. It was pointed out appears. that this ‘one minute it’s banned, one Membership: now minute it’s OK’ approach is wholly approx 1500. A mem- unacceptable.’ bership drive is taking place. Angling again (letter): Many boats Headline News: Boat sprout fishing rods. Does that 50ft Safety Scheme slammed at rule apply to them or is it all right if BW National User Group you’re on a boat? Meeting. Reps criticised 96/3 May (28 pages) BW’s handling of the intro- duction of the scheme as River Wye: The EA has applied to ‘flawed’ and ‘inept’ and said become the navigation authority it was being too inflexibly on the River Wye. The draft order applied. would give it authority to remove boats moored without authority, to Drought: The NRA Southern Region is warn- demand names and addresses of all persons on board vessels on the up- NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 19 Extracts from "The Boater" per river, and prohibit discharges of ranger on the K&A. His job is to water from boats, which could ef- make sure cyclists do not run ram- fectively ban engine cooling water. page, and he would try to maintain Rumour has it that powerful salmon order on the canal itself. fishing and land owning interests are Issue 96/7 October (40 pp) anxious to keep boaters out. NABO has written to the Secretary of State Front page headline: BW Licences for the Environment objecting to the to rise by over 30% (over three years). draft navigation order. Chairman’s column: ‘It is with great Naked lights: The ex FMC steam- sorrow and anger that I learned that er Monarch, built in 1908 but fitted BW is effectively scrapping the hard- with a modern steam engine, was won consultation approach that we prevented from going through the have been working towards for so Harecastle tunnel because it had a long. I believe that they intend to naked light in its firebox. manage boaters with a capital M and Issue 96/4 July control us with a capital C and most of all screw as much money out of us BSS: It is reported that the only as possible.’ qualification required to be accept- Licensing: BW & the EA are worked on a BSS examiners’ course is a ing towards a common system of li- cleared cheque. censing. From 1st January 1997 they Mr Finch: is out of jail and a boat have agreed up to 15 days cumula- break-in at Blisworth bore all his tive per year free mutual access for hallmarks. pleasure craft. Thames & Severn: Restoration BW Chairman’s payments: Between is threatened by the building of March 1995 and March 1996 pay- the A419 Latton bypass after the ments to the BW chairman went up Transport Minister announced that by 40%. Payments to other board a navigable culvert would not be members went up by 25% and the provided. chairman’s pension provision went Issue 96/5 August up by 89%. Consultation: ‘We have lodged a Are the waterways at risk? (front complaint that we were not con- page headline): BW’s grant is to sulted over the increase in licence be reduced by 10% from £51.4m to fees and are astounded to read that only $47m. BW considers this level BW claims to have consulted exten- of funding to be insufficient and has sively on new licence and mooring informed government that without conditions when we were not even sufficient funds the safety and integ- informed that they were being re- rity of the waterways network will be viewed.’ put at risk. Railings: are appearing at locksides Council out to meet boaters: on the Lee and Stort and one at the Council members gave up a reg- top of Wigan. ular meeting to man Braunston, 96/8 December Hillmorton and Napton locks to meet boaters. Steam boats in tunnels: BW has NABO on TV and Radio: A mem- announced that steam boats will ber describes the BSS scheme as a be permitted in all tunnels except solution to a problem that doesn’t Harecastle. There is a concern that exist. sparks from a boiler could ignite ex- SUSTRANS: appoints a towpath posed coal in this tunnel! 20 NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 Talking Points Because you’re worth it David Fletcher takes a look behind the headline figures on pay for CRT top executives

RT recently announced its Legal Director will not be review on pay for the Trust’s ex- placed in 2014. Cecutives. It says that Trustees 3 The performance-related pay have taken time to make soundings scheme will change (from the from inside and outside the organi- current potential to earn 30%, or sation to ensure a proper balance 40% for the Chief Executive) to a of market comparators in the social maximum of 15% for all directors, and the commercial sector. Advice except the Property Director. has been obtained from two remu- Furthermore these payments will neration and recruitment consult- be awarded only when there has ants. The CRT proposals broadly been exceptional performance follow the recommendations of the and performance-related pay- consultants. The Trust points out ments to all directors will no that: longer be the norm.

It will be one of the largest chari- 4 The Property Director will have ties in the UK. the potential to earn up to 30% of It is also one of the more complex salary if he achieves exceptional charities because it manages an performance against market com- estate with considerable risks. parators or business plan targets. It has a very substantial com- 5 All directors’ pay will fall within mercial business with a relatively the band £120,000-£160,000 per large and dispersed staff . annum. The Chief Executive’s It has onerous statutory and legal pay will fall between £175,000- obligations. £200,000 per annum. Having considered all the advice and 6 The immediate consequence of needs of the Trust, they have decid- this decision is that the Chief ed to make these main changes: Executive’s pay will be £195,000 1 To reduce the size of the execu- and the Finance Director’s pay tive team by amalgamating the will be £160,000. At the same time CRT Directors; Robin Technical and Operational roles. CRT will increase the pay of the Evans, still laughing, NIgel The current Technical Director, Technical & Operations Director Johnson, retiring in two Jim Stirling, will take voluntary from £147,000 to £155,000 as rec- years time and Stuart Mills, redundancy and Vince Moran ognition of the very considerable looking forward to a large will assume the role of Technical increase in the scope and respon- bonus this year, between them taking half a million & Operations Director with effect sibility of this role. The Property of the CRT pot. We look from October 2012. Director’s salary also increases forward to their delivery to 2 Nigel Johnson, the Legal and from £140,000 to £155,000 as a justify these levels of pay. Corporate Services Director, will reflection of market comparators. Photos: CRT retire in late 2014. CRT has de- CRT say that these packages are cided that in the longer term the still below open market practice Trust does not require the exper- but are appropriate for the Trust. tise of a full-time Legal Director 7 For the fourth year running, di- of Nigel’s calibre. So the role of rectors will not receive a stand- NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 21 Talking Points

ard pay increase, including the not thinking about a new piece of More Information: 3% standard pay increase that is primary legislation any time soon! The remuneration and being awarded elsewhere in the CRT has to address the issues of recruitment consultants Trust in 2012. mooring enforcement in the coming report summaries can 8 years and they need to get organised be downloaded from Only one Director, the Property canalrivertrust.org.uk/media/ Director, will receive a perfor- for that. We are cautious that over- library/1419.pdf mance related pay award this year. all legal costs might grow, due to the He is the exception because CRT need for external legal advice, and regard the financial outcome of the need for a senior wise head could the sale of Wood Wharf as excep- be a more cost effective solution. tional and performance pay is the The Property Director has been market norm in this sector. selected for special treatment with a The Trustees say that this approach higher base salary and the potential will deliver value for money and will for a higher bonus. The proposed allow them to retain and in future salary is already a lower quartile in recruit the people we need at com- the consultants’ comparisons. This petitive and appropriate cost. is one of the main CRT earners and understandable that Trustees want So what does NABO Council think? to give it special treatment to gen- Overall there is cautious support. erate the best outcome. But there The levels of pay are broadly in line are other aspects: there have been with the pay levels provided by the developments in the past where po- National Trust in their 2011/12 an- tential income has overridden herit- nual report and we judge that to be a age and in-context development of reasonable comparison. NT too has waterside locations. These highlight seen some downward pressure on the difficulty of setting bonus crite- pay levels in the last year. The details ria in a primarily commercial area. of the director’s bonus scheme are Other aspects than money have to not disclosed and this is important. be considered. We are also cautious Neither are the details of the pen- about a bonus paid for this year for sion contribution revealed and this the performance at Wood Wharf. also represents a significant part of Bonuses on single developments are the package. rarely attributable to one individual Jim Sterling, the Technical Director and are more usually a case of being is to retire and Vince Moran is tak- in the right place at the right time. ing over both roles. Jim has been out So overall this is not a step out by of the role for some time, dealing the Trustees. They are understand- with many of the issues around the ably concerned to maintain the set-up of the CRT, so this is probably confidence of DEFRA who will be a small change. But it does mean watching carefully. Executive pay that one director now answers to the is a major public issue at the mo- Executive for both integrity and op- ment. There is an expectation that erational performance. This means the Trust would be a leader and that the Executive no longer has di- not just follow the salary market as rect access to this balance with one described by consultants. We are person answering for both issues. not seeing that. Pay at these levels How the Trustees and Executive will demands exceptional performance compensate for this remains to be with demonstrable value added for seen. the customers and stakeholders. We Nigel Johnson, the Legal director look forward to the delivery to jus- is to retire in 2014. Clearly CRT is tify these levels of pay. 22 NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 Talking Points NABO asks, CRT answers Some questions posed to the CRT Council and replies from Trustee John Dodwell.

Cost of boating mooring fees income is expected to The plan is for licences to rise by increase by 2-3% p.a. over the 15- the CPI+2% and the cost of moor- year projection period, due to an ex- ing has also recently increased. BW pected increase in residential moor- maintained that it has a duty as a ings. Any growth in mooring fee public body not to dominate or un- income is expected to be affected by dercut the market. The effect is in- a reduction in online moorings and herently inflationary and could be an increase in moorings in marinas. construed as anti-competitive. User If the Trust receives more than this, groups in the past have been uni- then splendid—it then opens up the versally against mooring auctions, chance of spending more on the day- John Dodwell and his which fix prices at the top end of to-day service levels. BCN tug Helen the market. The recent KPMG re- We are obviously aware of the port on the CRT finances shows likely effect of the recession on total expected growth of leisure income boat numbers and we watch the fig- in line with inflation. We suspect ures closely. Each Trustee bi-month- that we are now at a point of peak ly meeting receives the number of boats and there will be no more in- licences issued. We know that the come from growth. If numbers drop number of new boats being built is are we to expect boaters to pick up down on recent years. I agree with the cost through increased licence you that it is in nobody’s interest to costs? NABO believes that the boat- stifle the market. Quite apart from ing market is fragile and licence and the vibrancy that boats bring to the mooring increases of above inflation waterways, they provide an impor- are not sustainable. It is in nobody’s tant source of income. Adding to- interest to quench the market. gether licences (£17.4m), moorings Question (£5.9m) and BWML’s* gross income (£6.9m), BW earned about £30m in Will the CRT avoid licence increases above 2011/12 in England and Wales from inflation for the next five years? boats: note the approx 3:1 ratio of li- Will CRT change the policy of mooring cences to moorings income. pricing and cease to operate auctions? The Trust inherited the BW plan Reply of a 3 year period of licence fees increasing by 2% above inflation and ur expectation is that there will we do not have any plans at present Onot be an increase in boat num- to change that. You ask if you should bers over the next few years. The expect boaters to pick up the effect KPMG report gives a good sum- of falling boat licence numbers. I’d mary of these figures: total income ask you to bear in mind that boats from boat licence fees is forecast to are only one of the Trust’s income *British Waterways Marinas increase by 4% p.a. in the first three sources. Excluding third-party fund- Limited is a private limited years from 2012/3 and then by 2% ed works, BW’s annual income has company registered in p.a., which is below the 3% inflation been about £150m and so boats pro- England and Wales. assumption in the projections. Total duce about 20%, so it doesn’t follow NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 23 Talking Points: NABO asks CRT

that a fall in boat numbers would au- about 11% of the market and the Photo: Peter Fellows tomatically mean an increase in the Trust’s directly managed moorings The data from mooring licence fee; there are other sources account for ~13%—generally simple auctions forms one factor in of increased income, (e.g. property sites on the towpath or offside. Many influencing the regular reviews rents). And bear in mind that further linear moorings on the offside are of fees charged to established reductions in the evasion rate will managed by boat clubs and riparian customers. These market help, if only a bit; every 1% improve- landowners. On mooring auctions, reviews are published and the ment should bring in about £175k this has proved to be a far better auction data itself is available gross (i.e. before any consequential means of allocating vacancies at the to download from the website. additional costs of enforcement). Trust’s mooring sites. Previously a But—and this links to your first great deal of staff time was taken up question as to whether the Trust in administering waiting lists and will avoid licence increases above dealing with challenges about the inflation for the next five years—you fairness of the process. Auctions en- wouldn’t expect me to give guaran- sure that a vacancy goes to the per- tees about the future. I cannot think son who values it the most. of any company, with the possible When the system was first exception of regulated utilities, that launched, before the end of the would give a five-year price com- ‘boom’ years in 2007, I’m told that mitment. For the moment, please be many vacancies were let at a sub- comforted by the assumptions given stantial premium over what existing in the KMPG report. Please also bear customers were paying. However, in mind that the first three years will the picture has changed significantly be tight. And please don’t assume with market conditions, as the sys- everything will be rosy when we get tem was designed to do, and today the increase of £10m p.a. from the we’re seeing the majority of vacan- Government in 2015—lots of people cies being let at below the published have ideas on how to use that! price. On moorings, Stuart Mills now While the Trustees have not yet has responsibility for the Trust’s discussed pricing policies relating to moorings other than those run by boating, I do not think it likely that BWML and he is looking at wheth- they would want to change BW’s er some can be improved and thus fundamental approach of pricing justify a higher income. The Trust moorings according to the market. isn’t the only moorings provider and This, after all, is required by UK and the quality varies a lot. BWML has European Competition Law 24 NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 Talking Points: NABO asks CRT

CRT openness and transparency meetings. There have also been One of the considerable difficulties many changes to the canalside that that NABO has observed with BW BW has implemented without con- was the lack of openness and trans- sultation with users (e.g. bollards, parency. As a nationalised industry, tail bridges). NABO has offered to BW has felt little need to operate provide advice, but BW has not sys- in an open manner and we predict tematically taken this up. that changes will be slow and cul- Questions turally difficult. One aspect of this has been addressed by using the Will CRT undertake to publish the relevant Freedom of Information (FoI) Act board, operational and partnership papers to force disclosure of information promptly in order that stakeholders can be about day-to-day activities of the correctly informed? operation of the system. The neces- Will CRT systematically and without fail sity of this is regretted. An example consult with relevant user groups on is BW Board papers, which regular- changes to canalside structures and furniture? I welcome that NABO Reply wishes to be involved he Trust wishes to engage more in solutions and I Twidely with waterway users, especially locally. The Waterway look forward to your Partnerships are one example and comments on the points another is the specialist advisory groups such as the Navigation above, including those Advisory Group (NAG)—and of where I have shown how course BWAF continues, albeit NABO can help. I’m under a different name. Yes, the need for a culture change from a sorry the reply is so long Government agency is recognised, but the points you raised although there has already been a fair amount of that already (e.g. by are important and they the involvement of the whole water- merit a lengthy response. ways fraternity in the move to the charity sector). One of the things I’ve ly failed to be published on the BW noticed since becoming a Trustee is website. Another is information on that not all people outside BW rec- enforcement practices and progress. ognise that culture change is needed It is self-evident that if stakeholders outside as well as inside the Trust. A are asked to support the Trust, they lot of people’s frustration and criti- need to be able to find out what is cism appears to be down to them not going on in the management struc- having the right information and/or ture. NABO would like to see a rou- not knowing where to go to get it. tine in which papers such as board, I’ve sometimes found that once I’ve council and partnership papers are been able to explain reasons there is available within four weeks on the better understanding. Which I sup- CRT website, and that additional pa- pose boils down to why I say to peo- pers such as the CEO’s report to the ple: “If you’re unhappy, then ask me!” Board are also made available. In ad- I very much hope that with the Trust dition we would like to see publica- there will be less feeling that the tion of the minutes of Partnership FoI procedure needs to be invoked; NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 25 Talking Points: NABO asks CRT it costs money to provide answers breathing space to get this sorted. CRT minutes online that comply with FoI requirements. On consultation, bollards were BW Board minutes can I’d like to see people asking the right some years ago and I recall BW ad- be viewed at www. person for the information they mitting their consultation on these britishwaterways.co.uk/ need (if in doubt, ask me and I can could have been better. On tail meetings/board-papers point people in the right direction). bridges, I know there was consulta- Trustee minutes and If that fails, then by all means go the tion, albeit some people feel the list papers can be viewed FoI route. of consultees should have been larg- at canalrivertrust.org.uk/ publication-scheme/legal- As for putting minutes on the er. I’ve suggested to Ivor that a bigger and-governance/minutes- website in a timely fashion, there is list should be compiled by the West of-meetings-of-the-board-of- a need for minutes to be approved at Midlands Partnership. trustees. the subsequent meeting as they may On the general point, it would be Notes of Council meetings need correction. This is something I helpful to discuss with NABO which will be at canalrivertrust.org. have raised with management. But changes to canalside structures uk/about-us/governance/the- I’d ask you to bear in mind that the you think should be the subject of council. responsibility for this lies in Nigel consultation—and who should be East Midlands Partnership Johnson’s department, and they consulted. Your input would be ap- minutes can be viewed have been exceptionally busy with preciated since you are obviously at canalrivertrust.org.uk/ the transfer to the Trust. Nigel had unhappy with the present arrange- noticeboards/east-midlands- to deal with 26 different legal docu- ments. But there comes a time when waterways ments, which has involved dealing management has to get on and man- with DEFRA’s internal and external age! lawyers, The Treasury, the pension When, having listened to various fund and their lawyers as well as the views, management has to decide Trust’s own external lawyers. In such which to follow, given that they may circumstances, I can forgive his hav- not all be the same. Also, we have to ing had to decide that putting min- get consultees to understand that in utes on the website was a lower pri- the end management has to take the ority! All BW Board minutes can be decision as the responsibility rests viewed online as can all the Trustee with them and this may mean some minutes and papers. It is intended consultees not getting what they that the notes of Council meetings wanted. will be put on the website Partnership meeting minutes will Service levels/maintenance also be on the website. This is the re- Future budgets will always be tight sponsibility of each Partnership and and it is all too easy for CRT to cut some may be slower at getting these back on the day-to-day spend, in- up than others, but minutes are cluding issues like vegetation man- shown for the West Midlands and agement, dredging, provision of North West Partnerships on the BW sanitary stations and moorings in website. East Midlands Partnership congested areas. We expect that the minutes are online and others will CRT Council will objectively moni- follow as they get established. It is tor the performance of service levels something we will monitor over and maintenance so that the boater the early months of their existence. experience is pleasurable and value So, the Trust does intend to pub- is maintained for the licence and lish the relevant board, operational mooring money paid. and partnership papers on the web- Question site, but with so much going on and so much being new, including the How will CRT ensure that adequate funding Partnerships, please give us a little is directed to day-to-day service levels? 26 NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 Talking Points: NABO asks CRT

Reply ming the offside trees but cutting branches back to the trunk. I know a s you say, budgets going forward lot of work was done north of Tring, Aare going to be tight, especially on the Macclesfield, Peak Forest, in the next three years. The KPMG Huddersfield Narrow and Rochdale. report shows how the budgets are If any of your members know of cas- split between various headings. The es where you think vegetation is not spend on major works over the last being kept under control, please tell ten years has reduced the percentage the waterways unit manager and feel of major infrastructures (embank- free to copy me in. On dredging, my ments, locks, tunnels, cuttings, res- boat draws 3ft and I can assure you ervoirs, culverts, bridges, etc.) in the that the Trust senior management worst categories from 30% to about know my views that more dredging 17%. Since 2004, there has been un- is needed. Again, I’d ask your mem- derspend, compared to steady state bers to let the local manager know figures, on maintenance, dredging where you think dredging is need- and customer service. However, the ed. The guys in Leeds who co-or- gap between what that model shows dinate this have their hydrographic should be spent and what actually surveys, but reports from users are is spent should narrow from 2015, also used to decide where to dredge. with the actual spend projected to Pressure from users could have an increase from 82% to 94% of steady impact, although any increase in state. dredging expenditure would require a reduction in some other mainte- Vegetation management nance spend. The Trust is already On vegetation management, there planning for more dredging, espe- was a blitz last winter on tree cutting, cially after 2015 when there is the which was made easier by using con- £10m p.a. increase in Government tractors who could bring in the ex- funding. I’m not sure what you’d like tra manpower needed. On my boat to see on sanitary stations. Are you near Stourbridge, I saw how much saying there should be more (if so, work has been done from Stourton where do you have in mind?) or are to Great Haywood, not just trim- you talking about their condition? I get the Waterscape notices and see some about a sanitary station tem- porarily out of use, but most times it seems the problem is sorted out within 24 hours or so. Your question on how would the Trust ensure adequate funding is directed to day-to-day service levels is a pretty wide question but I hope that my remarks above have helped, such as the percentage of the steady state budget already being spent and the planned increase. However, the need is to establish priorities when the financial pot is not big enough.

Stakeholder engagement BW has struggled with stakeholder Photo: Peter Fellows NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 27 Talking Points: NABO asks CRT engagement over the years, related Observations of boats without a Feedback to the trustees to the culture of a nationalised in- home mooring found evidence that John Dodwell can by dustry. The attitude has been 'we 1,000 appear not to have moved be- contacted on 07802 know best', and ‘we will engage and yond a single 5km length, and a fur- 961485 or john.dodwell@ discuss so long as everybody agrees ther 1,000 appear not to have moved canalrivertrust.org.uk with us’. CRT faces many issues sur- more than 10 km. Obviously this rounding the operational assets, the represents a real challenge to our law, byelaws and terms and condi- enforcement team and the practical- tions for services. These are high- ity of pursuing the legal process on ly problematic and little progress such a large scale is doubtful. This is has been made in the last ten years. There is a need to move forward I hope you’ll be with full stakeholder engagement. comforted by the fact All indications are that boaters are that a discussion [on generally supportive of enforcement of the 24h, 48h and 14-day rules and CCs] is taking place wish there to be more enforcement so early in the Trust’s to discourage overstaying. existence. Questions why alternative strategies are being What is the extent of the mooring overstay developed in the main hotspot areas. problem, and how will CRT go about I attended a K&A Partnership meet- solving it? ing in late June when concern was How will CRT address the significant expressed over slow progress after a stakeholder issues in mooring hot spots local consensus in the Bath area had such as K&A, River Lea, South Oxford etc.? apparently been reached. Having Reply followed up on that, it emerges that there was in fact little local consen- ooring restrictions enforcement sus, but the Trust’s managers have Mis high on our agenda. The need developed a plan based on the dis- for visitors’ moorings to be avail- cussion that took place during the able to visitors is appreciated, not lengthy consultation period. They least in the context of the benefit have discussed this with representa- brought to the local economy. As li- tives of the K&A Partnership, which cence evasion is significantly down, has set up a sub-group to consider the evasion teams are now moving the proposals and prepare advice to onto to mooring restriction offend- the management team. ers. There is a vocal minority who On the River Lee and Regents are not keen on obeying the rules Canal, work is being supported by and it will help if NABO and others Locality, a specialist agency in the could show their support for com- development of social enterprise pliance with the rules—and do so and community involvement with frequently! I gather one Lee meeting the aim of achieving a financially was dominated by rule-breakers, as sustainable solution to moorings was a subsequent consultation exer- control. Non-compliance with con- cise. Some of the offenders are quick tinuous cruising guidelines is on the to find excuses, such as a claim that Trustees’ agenda at our September because ducks were nesting on the meeting and I hope you’ll be com- boat fenders, the boat could not forted—a bit—by the fact that such a move! Trustees know of the Bath, discussion is taking place so early in Lee/London and Oxford problems. the Trust’s existence. 28 NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 Have Your Say Letters to the Editor Opinions expressed here are independent of NABO policy and statements made have not been verified as true.

More on Kelloggs Canal when Northern Counties Carriers, Apollo Canal Carriers (myself) and Derek Bent secured I read with great interest the article ‘Corn to contracts to carry grain and similar cargoes for Kelloggs’ by Alan Holden (March issue). It cer- BOCM Silcock whose transport manager, Hugh tainly brought back memories of the Kelloggs’ Porter, was very keen to maximise use of the in- boats, which were still operating when I pur- land waterways, running a fleet of barges based chased my first commercial craft, the Leeds & in Selby and using river craft extensively in the Liverpool short boat Wye, then carrying coal Mersey. from Bickershaw (Plank Lane) to Trafford Power Initially we loaded Wye with grain screenings Station. It was about this time that I first got to in Brunswick Dock, in Liverpool’s south docks, know Alan who was involved with a new carrying on 21st October 1974 for the BOCM factory in company—Northern Counties Carriers Ltd—set Selby to see if it was feasible to carry commer- up to acquire Leeds & Liverpool craft and re- cially over the full length of the L&L Canal, and start operations on the L&L and Bridgewater although the trip was successful (with a return canals in particular. Alan is a fine boatman and load from Whitley Bridge to Manchester, Alan has my greatest respect. I was therefore slightly surprised to read ‘On 30th March 1974 the last A publicity photo taken 18th November 1974 at commercial traffic on the Bridgewater Canal saw BOCM’s Manchester factory, opposite No 9 Dock, the end of deliveries to Kellogg’s factory...’. As in- where short boats Wye and Irwell are unloading grain screenings in one of the early trial trips from timated Alan was himself involved in the sub- Brunswick Dock, Liverpool prior to Seaforth grain sequent restarting of traffic on the Bridgewater terminal opening. David Lowe is on the dock side and Alan Holden on the back deck of Irwell (he was captain on that trip). Unloading was by very quick and efficient pneumatic discharge. David adds: ‘It’s good to know that barges still load at Seaforth Grain Terminal, principally for Frodsham, a traffic I started 30 years ago, but sadly BOCM’s factory is now closed.’ NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 29 Letters to the Editor

Holden himself as skipper as I recall) and a num- suspected, probably incorrectly in spite of the ev- ber of loaded trips were made in both directions idence to the contrary, that there is a correlation over the summit it was agreed that Liverpool to between those who believe they own a narrow Manchester via the L&L and Bridgewater Canals boat and a style of thinking of the same shape. was the more reliable and easier route with fewer Please note: mine is a canal boat. stoppages and the canals in better condition. Simon Greer Canalboat Arabia. Regular trips Liverpool to Manchester, started on 10th December 1974, loading at the new Seaforth Simon Robbins replies: Grain Terminal and continued through 1975 and While I sympathise with Simon Greer's letter beyond. Northern Counties Carriers pulled out about trying to unite thinking on the subject of of the job fairly early but Derek Bent continued continuous cruising, for me the difficulty is not carrying over the L&L and Bridgewater canals boaters of any persuasion or opinion, or NABO, until 1978. Thus the last commercial load, as far or the other representative organisations. It is as I am aware, was carried over the Bridgewater BW's persistent failure to adopt an adequate Canal in September 1978 in Weaver (30 tonnes transparent and effective approach to enforce- of herring meal from Selby to Manchester). ment. All the parties can bang on as much as Since the early 1970s, domestic coal has been they wish but the power to do something about carried by various operators along the L&L and this was in BW's hands and it systematically Bridgewater canals and this continues today, but failed. Will the CRT do any better? We have been as far as general cargo is concerned while the recently told all this is priority for the new trus- Kelloggs’ traffic was the last regular heavy traf- tees so let's see what they come up with? fic on the canal, the efforts of Alan and others to retain traffic after its cessation should not go UMBEG unrecorded. By chance as I write this I am field- ing a serious enquiry for an inter-factory traffic It's Mick Joy who hasn't got it. He accuses Tony between the Bridgewater and Manchester Ship Swatton (May 2012 NN) of being a ‘continuous Canals—so who knows? moorer’ and of mooring on the same stretch of David Lowe bank indefinitely. Yet Mr Swatton clearly said that the reason he had never paid for a mooring fee was: "...because I just keep moving". He The debate continues plainly has not moored on the same stretch of bank indefinitely. The public right of navigation Mike Joy's explanation of the motives of so called on the Thames includes the right to ‘moor, an- 'continuous moorers' is disingenuous. Just as it chor or remain stationary’ for a ‘reasonable time’. would be if I described his misplaced assess- ‘Reasonable time’ in this context has not been ment of my motives as mealy-minded, divisive defined. On CRT/BW waterways, boats are en- and wrong. I also question the wisdom of NABO titled to use the waterways without having a per- News not offering an ongoing calming influence manent mooring provided they do not moor for on this difficult topic, but instead continuously longer than 14 days in any one place, unless it is publishing the polarities of the argument. We are reasonable to stay longer. all boaters together and should all support each The marginalisation of the right to use and live as a first priority. on a boat on the waterways without a permanent NABO might see fit to use its influence to this mooring, and the demonisation of the boaters effect rather than maintain, even if it is inadvert- who exercise that right, is exactly what UMBEG, ently, an ongoing widening of the divisions that the IWA and CRT want. This is why three boat- clearly exist. Letters like Mike's may make good ers without home moorings have made a com- copy but they ultimately split the ranks and un- plaint to the Waterways Ombudsman about the dermine the membership. Not a good idea when CRT's refusal to stop using derogatory terms so much that is ahead of us needs unity of action such as ‘continuous moorer’ and its unwilling- and good intent. ness to correct misinformation published on the PS I see Mike signs off as 'nb Holly'. I've always CRT website about itinerant boat dwellers. This 30 NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 Letters to the Editor kind of abuse would be considered unaccepta- Stephen Peters replies: ble if it was used against other minority groups The wearing of national flags is governed by the (since the 1990s the proportion of boats without Merchant Shipping Act 1995, which consolidat- moorings has remained constant at 10%). Do ed earlier Acts and it makes it an offence for a other boaters really want to be party to this cam- British ship to wear any ensign other than the paign of bullying? red ensign unless holding a warrant from Her Many waterway users and waterside residents Majesty or the Secretary of State (Note that all do not know that boaters are legitimately enti- pleasure craft are ships for the purposes of the tled to live on their boats without having a per- Act)—in other words only a red ensign, unless a manent mooring. They have been led to believe member of a recognised yacht club with a war- the deliberate misrepresentation of boat dwellers rant to wear a blue or defaced blue ensign. Only without home moorings that has been spread by members of the Royal Yacht Squadron may fly CRT, its predecessor BW and a number of other the white ensign which is otherwise reserved for organisations. It is time that this group of cus- the Royal Navy. I always fly the defaced blue en- tomers is treated with the same respect as other sign of the Cruising Association together with users of the waterways. the CA burgee on my boat. Similarly, only Royal Panda Smith Navy ships may fly the Union Jack from the jack- National Bargee Travellers Association staff when at anchor. The equivalent flag for a- ci vilian ship is the Pilot Jack, a Union Jack with a white border, which I sometimes fly. The flag of Thank you and goodbye St George is reserved for Admirals and flying it on any other vessel is an offence with a fine of After ten years’ continuous cruising we are going £1000—and owners have been fined for such back to dry land. We would like to say thank you transgressions. I did not make the law: I am sim- and goodbye to all the people who have shown us ply reporting what it says—and it does not apply such kindness over the years and made boating on land! such a wonderful way of life. We wish you good luck with the new CRT into the future. Mike and Ruth East nb Kennerley Steamed up [email protected] Once again I feel compelled to put fingers to key board: Stephen Peters did a wonderful piece on Flag waving the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, except for a small mistake (we are all human). The narrow- I was interested in Stephen Peters’, comments in boat ‘President’ is not the only steam narrowboat the last issue about pageant boats illegally flying in commission. Here in the Midlands I know the union and St. George’s flags. I wondered if of two others that have passed my mooring in there was any reasoning behind the continued il- the last few months and am sure other boaters legality of flying these flags or if it was just one of have seen others. At least the other two steam these laws that was passed in the mists of time powered narrowboats slowed down when they that has no logical purpose in these modern days. passed, which cannot be said of President. Is it also illegal to fly these flags on houses or cars John Ogden nb Pen Gladnest as many people do today? I also wondered how else people could express their patriotism and Stephen Peters replies: support for teams taking part in national activities such as the Olympic games and world cups I did say the only such steam-powered vessel still or indeed support for our monarchy. Perhaps it is in commission because I was aware of more re- time for the anoraks to allow those who wish to cently built steam-powered craft. President was express their support for the nation and it’s mon- built in 1909 I believe whereas the other steam arch to do so without criticism. narrowboats are less old. I wonder if President is Mick Joy, nb Holly able to slow down? Thanks for reading the article and responding. NABO News Issue 5 October 2012 31 Letters to the Editor

probably equal or better the rail haulage rate point to point. However the major challenge was that rail already had loading and discharge facilities at Immingham and Drax. There was to be an extra cost in loading barges at Immingham but the major problem was how to get the fuel from the barge at Drax jetty the mile or so to the power station itself. Road haulage would be unacceptable to local residents and too costly, and a conveyor would be extremely expensive, though feasible, assuming bulk carriage rather than in containers. Rail is ideally suited for this movement because trains can access the power station directly, are self-discharging (gravity helps!) and paths would have been released by the reduced need for coal trains. It is because of handling costs that barges no longer feed Ferrybridge C power station. The coal tippler would have needed £1 million of refurbishment, the ‘pans’ were Cruising down under life expired and alternative discharge with a grab I am a recently retired doctor living on my 40- from conventional barges and using trucks to the foot Bob Stewart Camelot Sloop in Nelson, New stockpile was found to be too expensive. Zealand. I have extensive experience of the Abel In general terms while barge haulage is usually Tasman National Park and Marlborough Sounds cheaper than road, barge and rail costs for move- regions as well as the coast of New Zealand. ment from point to point are not dissimilar, with I have been sailing for 50 years and have ex- barge costs usually slightly cheaper. However rail plored most of the New Zealand coastline and has an advantage in that track access costs (typi- also have some off-shore experience. I would like cally 0.25p per tonne/mile) are very much lower to offer a skippered cruise of the Abel Tasman/ than, for example, the CRT toll charges of 1.6p Marlborough Sounds region either during the per tonne/mile, even when reduced for distance, summer months of 2012–13 or 2013–14 in ex- and the EA charge of over 3p/tonne/mile on the change for skippered or bare-boat canal cruise non-tidal Thames—and in this business pennies anywhere in the UK, May/June 2013. If you are count. It is my understanding that tall oil did not interested, please get in touch. live up to expectations which is why barge deliv- Tim McKergow [email protected] eries stopped. Incidentally the piece rather implied that Drax was only supplied by coal from Kellingley Drax revisited Colliery. In fact Drax has a voracious appetite for coal and trains arrive every few minutes from Excellent magazine in July! I wonder if I might all over the country, including other deep mines add a little more to the article on biomass to at Hatfield and Daw Mill, open cast, and also ‘Drax—Foiled Again’ by Tony Haynes in the July imported coal via various terminals and docks. issue of NABO News. We at the Commercial Kellingley’s contribution is quite modest at five Boat Operators Association (CBOA) and indi- trains per day out of a total of 125 coal trains vidual barge operators had been invited to dis- per day booked paths. Much of Kellingley coal cuss the potential for moving biomass by water production goes to Ferrybridge. (I was a railway from Immingham, in particular, to Drax with in- manager with some responsibility for that area terested parties at a high level. I can’t reveal too and still maintain contact.) So Kellingley closure much of what is commercially confidential but in 2019 would not have a major impact. we reckoned that by using large craft of around David Lowe CBOA, Boat ‘Swallow’ 2000 tonnes capacity we could (we thought)

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