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Canal & River Trust Council candidates – boating business There are six boating business candidates standing for election to the Canal & River Trust Council. There are two seats available, and they will be elected using the single transferable vote system. Voting packs will be posted out to all boating businesses on 6 February. Voting . . . → Read More: Canal & River Trust Council candidates – boating business Canal & River Trust Council candidates – private boaters There are 33 private boater candidates standing for election to the Canal & River Trust Council. There are four seats available, and they will be elected using the single transferable vote system. Voting packs will be posted out to all eligable private boaters on 6 February. . . . → Read More: Canal & River Trust Council candidates – private boaters 18 January 2012 The Canal & River Trust (CRT), the charity which takes over British Waterways’ responsibility for 2,000 miles of waterways in England & Wales in April 2012, is today (Monday 16 January) calling on local communities in accross the country to get involved in a unique opportunity that will see them carry out . . . → Read More: Public invited to ‘unlock’ iconic waterway role 26 January 2012 British Waterways has appointed Daniel Charles as its individual giving manager. Daniel joins head of fundraising, Ruth Ruderham, in building the giving strategy for the Canal & River Trust, the charity that will succeed British Waterways in England & Wales later this year. Daniel is an experienced fundraising professional who was previously . . . → Read More: New individual giving manager appointed for Canal & River Trust Britain’s canals and rivers get new lease of life with funding pledge and a hint of more money too. SUNDAY 29 JANUARY 2012 Britain’s waterways are about to receive a boost with an announcement next week by Richard Benyon, the Environment Minister, of a new 15-year funding settlement. It will help secure the financial future . . . → Read More: Canal & River Trust gets extended funding pledge I am a scientist, Chartered Engineer and economist, with wide experience in industry, academia and government. Appointments included managing Naval projects, Whitehall policy group head and pension scheme Trustee. I came to waterways campaigning 22 years ago after joining St Pancras Cruising Club where I was commodore for 6 years. I have cruised the UK and European waterways extensively and have significant practical experience of boating. My knowledge of government and public bodies has been of considerable benefit to my role as National Chairman of the Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs. As such I have been closely involved with BW and DEFRA in discussions leading up to the CRT. I am committed to making CRT thrive both nationally and locally in protecting and improving our waterways, with emphasis on navigation through a fully interconnected network. . . . → Read More: David Pearce: AWCC Candidate for a Boating seat on Canal & River Trust Council My passion for boating dates from the ‘dirty ditches’ of the 1960′s to the magnificent system of today. I have travelled widely on our narrowboat Wand’ring Bark, and it has been said that canal water flows through my veins! Professionally, I oversee operational integrity within a multinational business, shaping policy, strategy and applying a commercial approach to planning. If elected I will approach this Council role as an enthusiast and a professional, combining 30 years of commercial experience with a 40 year passion for our waterways. It’s crucial that the C&RT strikes the right balance between the needs of the various user groups, particularly the boaters who must remain core to its operation. I will take a critical view of commercial and strategic aspects of the Trust’s proposals and plans. I would be honoured to represent the boating community . . . → Read More: Andy Tidy: Independent Candidate for Canal & River Trust Council Just four elected council positions must represent the disparate needs of all boaters. I am independent, love boats and boating, and am already well networked with many boaters countrywide. My first boats were forty years ago, and I now boat at every opportunity, covering large distances and regularly attend boating events. Although deeply protective of the history and heritage of the waterways, I am fully realistic that people own boats for many reasons, often with very different ideas of what is important. Categorising boaters into particular groupings is unhelpful and divisive, and I would aim to fairly represent everybody whatever their reasons for boat ownership. In my role within a large multinational I was particularly recognised as someone able to broker the best solutions to complex problems that had eluded others. Early retirement allows me to commit the necessary time, and to be easily contacted by those I represent. . . . → Read More: Alan Fincher: Stands as Boater on Canal and River Trust Council |
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