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7th Apr 2011 The two trial Local Partnership Boards, which appointed chairs earlier in the week, are now on the hunt for suitable members to help influence and advise the management of the canals and rivers in their local area. These trial Partnerships will work with local waterway managers until the new waterways charity becomes . . . → Read More: Local Partnership Boards search for members 30 March 2011 British Waterways today (30 March 2011) welcomes the start of a three-month government consultation into the future of inland waterways in England and Wales. The consultation sets out the proposals for a new charitable trust to take over the management of the waterways, including how the organisation will be governed and how . . . → Read More: Public Consultation into the Future of Inland Waterways 23rd Mar 2011 British Waterways has announced that following a public consultation by the Department for Food and Rural Affairs, the waterways sponsoring government department, the Kennet & Avon Canal is now classified as having ‘cruiseway’ status. The reclassification, backed by British Waterways, The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust and Trade Association, and by canal . . . → Read More: Kennet & Avon Canal gains ‘cruiseway’ status 18th Mar 2011 Bingley residents visited in their droves to Bingley Market last weekend to take part in British Waterways’ consultation on the future of the Five Rise Locks and North Bog site. A two day consultation event was held on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 March as British Waterways asked local people to share . . . → Read More: Bingley consultation hailed a great success 16 March 2011 Ahead of next year’s launch of a new waterways charity for England and Wales, British Waterways is currently recruiting people with an interest in their local waterway to advise and influence the management of canals and rivers in both the West Midlands and North West. The trial ‘Local Partnerships’ will work with . . . → Read More: Trial Local Waterway Partnerships in the Midlands and North West Robin Evans’ blog of 10 March 2011 I am aware that there has been a lot of comment about our property income and whether we are managing our investments well. I thought it would be helpful to set down how I see it and why property is so important for the future of the new . . . → Read More: Robin Evans – Commercial property income and the waterways Using an unfortunately emotive headline, The Guardian has accused BW of ‘socially cleansing’ live-aboard boaters from moorings near to the Olympics site. Unfortunately they haven’t provided a section to allow readers to comment. In response, BW have issued a statement which says that ‘the consultation for the River Lee Navigation is in response to a . . . → Read More: Guardian accuses BW of socially cleansing Olympics area 03 March 2011 The latest episode of Robin Evans’ blog reads: For many years we were understandably criticised for not encouraging or even welcoming volunteers onto our waterways. That has now changed with volunteers of all skills and experience in all locations being actively sought and engaged. We now have full time dedicated volunteer co-ordinators . . . → Read More: Robin Evans – Volunteering – it should be easy Date 28 February 2011 Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Natural Environment and Fisheries (Richard Benyon On 21 June 2010, I made a statement about inland waterways policy for England and Wales. I said that we were considering the appropriate civil society model for British Waterways, including the possible inclusion of the Environment Agency’s navigations. On 14 October, . . . → Read More: Minister’s Statement – Transfer of EA Navigations Monday, 28 February 2011 Government statement on transfer of state-owned waterways into new waterways charity The Government has today announced its preference for a phased transfer of state-owned waterways in England and Wales into the planned new waterway charity, with British Waterways’ canals and rivers moving in 2012 and the Environment Agency (EA) navigations moving . . . → Read More: BW Waterways to Charity in 2012 – EA Navigations in 2015 |
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