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CRT's Licence T and Cs Vegetation Management (Again) Heritage Update The Magazine of the National Association of Boat Owners Issue 5 October 2021 Let’s talk rubbish Messing about in les bateaux The green revolution and boating 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 5 October 2021 07831 860199 [email protected] 07818 757676 [email protected] Vice Chair East Midlands Waterways Contents Next NABO News copy date Mark Tizard Peter Braley 07818 757676 [email protected] 07940 269771 [email protected] 4 Editorial Articles, letters, cartoons and photos are most Treasurer London Waterways 5 In the Chair wel come. Images in JPEG format please. Helen Hutt David Williams 8 Fly on the Wall Please email your contributions to 07831 682092 [email protected] 07813 496208 [email protected] 9 News: Let’s talk rubbish [email protected] or post to the Editor by 10 Summer on the canal th NABO News Editor Middle Level November 20 2021. Peter Fellows Mark Tizard 11 Disappointment on the Leicester Line 12 Winter moorings, Winter stoppages, Cover photo 19 High Street, Bonsall, Derbyshire, DE4 2AS 07818 757676 [email protected] Waterways Ombudsman report 01629 825267 [email protected] North East, Yorkshire and Humber, 13 Talking points: What’s in a name? This month's photo was taken on the Kennet and Webmaster, NAG (Operations) and BSS Rep. Shared Ownership Rep. 14 Companions on the cut Avon by Paul Kennard, while enjoying a hire boat David Fletcher Howard Anguish 16 Strategy, what strategy? holiday. 07719 276659 [email protected] 01482 669876 [email protected], 17 Boating: Rugby’s missing bridges. Win a year’s free membership by having your [email protected] Publicity and Communications Officer, Floating 18 Messing about in les bateaux photo selected for the front cover of NABO Trader Rep. North West Waterways 21 In my Very 'umble Opinion: Has CRT News. Please email photos as JPEG attachments, Anne Husar Matt Thompson forgotten to peruse nine-tenths of the data? ideally portrait format with a file size of 2MB or 07796 868482 [email protected], Details left 22 Techies’ Corner: The green revolution and larger. [email protected] River Severn boating Continuous Cruising Rep, Moorings Rep. Phil Goulding 25 Rewind: Issue No 5 2006 Phil Goulding Details left 26 Letters, I name this boat 01271 865340 [email protected] River Thames Recruitment and Welfare Officer Graham Paterson Ken Hylins 0118 986 3959 [email protected] 07852 911539 [email protected] River Trent Technical Officer Peter Braley John Devonald Details left 07899 898115 [email protected] South East Waterways Members John Devonald Matt Thompson Details left 07973 849466 [email protected] Southern Waterways, Welsh Waterways Peter Braley Mike Rodd 07940 269771 [email protected] Details left Minutes Secretary West Midlands Waterways Peter Braybrook Peter Braybrook NABO News is published by the 07865 086082 [email protected] Details left National Association of Boat Owners General Sec. (External Relations) NABO Online 20 Oak Grove, Hertford, SG13 8AT Mark Tizard Editor: Peter Fellows Production: Chris Pink 07818 757676 [email protected] Mark Tizard facebook.com/master.nabo 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 David Fletcher necessarily those of the Association. The products and services advertised in this publication are not necessarily endorsed by the Association. Twitter @NABO_Official NABO News Issue 5 October 2021 4 5 The Editor’s Column In the Chair t’s been a busy summer on the encroaching reed beds and places At last we were able to have a we cannot concede. Your Council is waterways as many people de- where the canals were narrowed to real NABO Council meeting and it thus working up a crisp summary cided on a ‘staycation’ instead one boat-width. I’ve included a se- was such a pleasure to meet our new of our concerns that will be sent to I of holidaying abroad, with lection of their photos in this issue. councillors physically! It is amazing CRT and widely publicised within a hireboat companies reportedly fully The issue of CRT’s revised terms how we have coped over the past few weeks. This is important, as we booked. and conditions rumbles on, with let- year, especially with so much going are convinced (on the basis of legal Unfortunately, those who decided ters from members agreeing with on in both CRT and the EA—but advice) that there are issues that will to head north had their travel plans NABO’s stance and Mike Rodd fur- nothing can replace a face-to-face cause problems in the near future disrupted by a series of stoppages ther questioning aspects of them in discussion. With the AGM coming for many boaters. For example, we on the Macclesfield, Peak Forest, his Chairman’s column. Mike is also up in a few months, we do have an cannot agree with CRT on whether Leeds and Liverpool and Rochdale delighted that the EA has made a urgent need to recruit someone canals. Further south those on the U-turn in employing the car park- to take over Mark Tizard’s roles Are we about to witness Leicester Section of the GU and the ing company to manage Thames as General Secretary and Vice South Oxford did not fare much bet- moorings, but is concerned that Chairman. Sadly, Mark has sold his ter. The lack of maintenance brought the waterways maybe becoming beautiful boat and will be stepping different licences for ‘Disneyfied’, like Forestry England’s down from the Council. He has continuous cruisers? Canals full of boats, Westonbirt National Arboretum, in made a huge contribution to our an attempt to broaden their appeal work in so many ways. Chairman, Mike Rodd, believes that this is what the to a wider audience to secure further but frustrations galore Government funding. Those Terms and Conditions new words in CRT’s terms and conditions are saying, Rubbish features in this issue, CRT’s current revisions to the even though CRT denies this. Editor, Peter Fellows, includes a roundup of with members sending letters about Terms and Conditions for boat li- Eight members of the members’ photos. the lack of facilities in some areas cences continue to dominate many Council (left to right); David and photos of overflowing bins, but of our discussions. Fletcher, Peter Fellows, Helen Hutt has some sympathy for Whilst CRT has moved part of there are now different types of li- Anne Husar, Helen Hutt, CRT, noting how difficult it is for the the way towards taking on board our cences for continuous cruisers. CRT Mike Rodd, Peter Braley, lock failures and a lack of vegetation Trust to prevent fly-tipping by the comments (and our legal advice), says that we are incorrect in claim- John Devonald and Peter Ian Hutson meets one of management resulted in many mem- general public. there are still several issues on which ing that there are, and that they have Braybrook CRT’s boat spotters bers sharing photos of overhanging Elsewhere in this issue, past (see page 21) trees with lines of sight obscured, NABO Chairman, Stuart Sampson, writes about his experiences of boat- ing in France and Paul Monahan calls for the correct terminology when describing the language of the waterways. John Devonald surveys the furry and feathered friends that accompany many boaters and also examines the options available to boaters when diesel fuel is phased out in a few years’ time. Mark Tizard reviews what has been happening to CRT’s London strategy and its plans for the River Lee and Ian Hutson continues an occasional series of ar- ticles with a wry look at CRT’s boat spotters. NABO’s AGM will be held at Tamworth Cruising Club in November and the Council mem- bers look forward to seeing you there. NABO News Issue 5 October 2021 NABO News Issue 5 October 2021 6 7 Chairman’s Column Chairman’s Column change of direction on the non-tidal the Thames, are now trying to en- don’t know what the actual finances CRT says that they have made no Thames, where it has withdrawn its sure that their waterways appeal to a look like, but I have never seen so substantive changes, but neither we nor contract with the car-parking com- much wider audience. Of course, all many families there and the car park pany, District Enforcement. canoeists, kayakers, paddle board- was packed. What was once a won- our legal advisors believe this. The Enviroment Agency has said ers, etc. are required to pay a licence derful quiet place, close to nature, that this followed “a review that sub- fee, but that is relatively small and is now clearly also a very popular sequently identified issues with our often ignored—or it is paid though destination for families and friends made no substantive changes, but internal procurement processes that boater representative organisations wanting a day out with all mod cons. neither we nor our legal advisors be- were not undertaken correctly”. We as a part of their membership pack- You even have to pre-book a specific lieve that this is what the new words and the other Thames boater repre- age. The bulk of the fees coming to entry slot.
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