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20 September 2011 The new waterways charity that will become the guardian of the canals and rivers in England and Wales from April next year is recruiting people to chair the Waterways Partnerships that will help shape the future of the waterways in each of the partnership areas. The role of each Partnership is to . . . → Read More: Chair people sought for Waterways Partnerships Published on Monday 19 September 2011 11:53 WORK could begin as early as next year to clear miles of overgrown canal which could eventually link Pocklington in Yorkshire’s East Riding back into the region’s historic waterways. A study into restoring the abandoned section of Pocklington Canal between Canal Head and Melbourne has been given “overwhelming” . . . → Read More: Pocklington Canal – work ‘could start next year’ The Islington Tribune reports: Safety measures branded ‘virtually useless’ and an obstacle to wheelchair-users Published: September 16, 2011 by PETER GRUNER MEASURES to slow down speeding cyclists on narrow towpaths along the Regent’s Canal in Islington were branded “virtually useless” by campaigners for safe walking this week. The speed humps installed by British Waterways do, . . . → Read More: Bumpy start for speed humps as Regent’s Canal towpath cyclists give them a miss | Islington Tribune Staffordhire Police have started a brilliant new initiative on Facebook, a canal watch. Visit and contribute by surfing to http://www.facebook.com/StaffordshireCanalWatch. Perhaps by supporting this service we can encourage other police forces to take boat crime more seriously. I have suggested to the organisers of Staffordshire Canal Watch that they also start a Twitter page and have . . . → Read More: Staffordshire Police set up Canal Watch £33M OF INVESTMENT; FAR FROM A DROP IN THE OCEAN Canal Project Manager £66,783 p.a. + benefits. Based Stroud, Gloucestershire Your job is to deliver 6 miles of navigable water through an industrial heritage conservation area within budget and on time. You will be mindful of its carbon footprint, environmental impacts and renewable energy opportunities. . . . → Read More: Canal Project Manager wanted with Stroud District Council Yesterday we were moored up at Lechade having just celebrated our completion of the Saul to Lechlade Centennial cruise via the Severn Estuary in support of the Cotswold Canal Trust. At around 7:45 am David Walliams passed within feet of our starboard hatch swimming on his way towards Westminster raising money for Sport Relief. A . . . → Read More: Walliams’ impressive Thames Swim Canal & River Trust | Liveaboards | Mooring Strategies | Waterway Communities | Waterway News | Waterway Politics Text of BW response: Earlier this year, and following a 40% increase in boat numbers on the Rivers Lee and Stort, British Waterways initiated a public consultation on an alternative plan for towpath mooring. We had a tremendous response from a wide range of people who use the rivers – including leisure boaters, boaters with . . . → Read More: BW Respond to Lee & Stort Mooring Consultation Published 27 August 2011 Minister Grant Shapps of the Department of Communities & Local Government said that more people than ever are choosing to make a boat their home and that boats with residential moorings could be an example of how unconventional housing can allow people to live in areas of the country where perhaps . . . → Read More: Government – more powers for communities to allow liveaboard boats on waterways Following the union’s angry reaction to news of BW Directors awarding themselves bonuses inspite of negotiating a tight ‘no-rise’ pay deal with BW staff and increasing the cost of user licenses, BW’s Board seem surprised that finances were ‘better than expected’. In a statement, British Waterways BW said its finances last year had ended £9.6m . . . → Read More: British Waterways respond to Union reaction to bonuses Union members working at British Waterways, who received a pay award of between £100-200 pounds in 2011 instead of a pay rise, are feeling let down after receiving the news that BW directors have awarded themselves thousands of pounds in bonuses. The British Waterways Chief Executive, Robin Evans will receive a £15,000 bonus payment, on . . . → Read More: Union Appalled By Bonus Payments To British Waterways Management |
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