Latest Inland Waterways articles

Date: 2007-10-23
Views: 1137

Category: Inland Waterways

The Port of London Authority (PLA) has officially named two new award-winning harbour patrol boats which will serve the Thames between Putney and Teddington.

The specially-designed catamarans, Richmond and Chelsea, were named by local MPs, Susan Kramer and Justine Greening, and it is hoped that they will to help build on the area's reputation as a centre for rowing and sailing. Read More...

Date: 2007-10-16
Views: 743

Category: Inland Waterways

New plans could see the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) take over the operation of the rescue service at Drumnadrochit, serving Loch Ness.

Operations at Drumnadrochit are currently run by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), an executive agency of the department for transport, but the organisation approached the RNLI in late 2006 with a proposal to hand over control to the charity. Read More...

Date: 2007-10-15
Views: 544

Category: Inland Waterways

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has attacked plans by British Waterways (BW) to increase licence fees by almost a third.

Under the new proposals, the cost of a licence would increase by about nine per cent a year in real terms, meaning a compound increase of nearly 33 per cent over the next three years. Read More...

Date: 2007-09-05
Views: 689

Category: Inland Waterways

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) yesterday called on its members to respond in writing to the recent HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) consultation on red diesel.

HMRC published the consultation on August 1st and the public have until October 31st to make their response to its contents. Read More...

Date: 2007-08-22
Views: 568

Category: Inland Waterways

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has called on British Waterways (BW) to "get sensible" with regard to mooring provisions, to try and keep boating affordable.

The IWA is also pushing BW to consider more affordable alternatives to fully serviced marinas, as the House of Commons select committee report on Britain's waterways has voiced concerns over BW's introduction of tendering for moorings, which might make boating a more expensive, and hence more exclusive, pastime. Read More...

Date: 2007-08-16
Views: 658

Category: Inland Waterways

Somerset's bid to win £50 million of National Lottery funding towards Waterlinks - an exciting new project to open up the county’s waterways, rivers and wetlands to the public - has been given public backing by Michael Eavis, founder of Glastonbury Festival, and Charles Hazlewood, conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Date: 2007-06-08
Views: 719

Category: Inland Waterways

Sunny weather in the South of England has seen increasing numbers of boaters opting to register their boats early despite the increase in the cost, it has been revealed.

Statistics from the Environment Agency show that up until the end of May some 250 more privately owned boats are registered than they were at the same time last year as boaters sought to take advantage of the sunniest April on record since 1942. Read More...

Date: 2007-05-02
Views: 793

Category: Inland Waterways

The European parliament's vote that inland waterways should not be covered by Regulation on Carrier Liability has been lauded by the British Marine Federation (BMF).

Had the regulations been deemed applicable to waterways, it was possible that operators on British canals and waterways would have to carry liability per passenger of up to an estimated £325,000. Read More...

Date: 2007-04-26
Views: 1736

Category: Inland Waterways

A survey of canal-side British boatyards has noted that 14 are in need of protection to preserve them.

The report, which was carried out by Adams Henry Consulting (AHC) on behalf of British Waterways, looked at facilities and condition of 16 boatyards along the 100 miles of canals under its jurisdiction in London. Read More...

Date: 2007-03-15
Views: 1087

Category: Inland Waterways

Two experienced boaters had to be rescued by firemen on the River Thames in Oxford yesterday as high waters and strong currents wreaked havoc across the waters.

The weather conditions prevented Chris and Ian Wood from turning their boat around or sailing under Botley Road bridge in the north of the city, reports the Oxford Mail. Read More...

Date: 2007-03-07
Views: 1301

Category: Inland Waterways

Boaters have rallied together in Peterborough to protest against the government's funding cuts to the country's inland waterways.

Under the town bridge over the River Nene, boats and barges came to a standstill as canal-users drew attention to their discontent towards the government's plan to reduce the amount of money given to British Waterways, reports the Peterborough Evening Telegraph. Read More...

Date: 2007-02-28
Views: 745

Category: Inland Waterways

In order to ease boaters' fears about navigating their way to this summer's Inland Waterways Association (IWA) Festival, taking place at St Ives in Cambridgeshire, the Environment Agency (EA) has issued a special help section on its website.

There has been some concern of late about the build-up of silt around the locks at Denver Sluice and Salters Lode but the fact sheet and frequently asked questions section of the site should help to aid boaters as they journey to one of the highlights of the canal-lover's year. Read More...

Date: 2007-02-09
Views: 1043

Category: Inland Waterways

The Leeds-Liverpool canal was the sight of a dramatic rescue yesterday as the cold winter weather caused treacherous conditions on the country's inland waterways.

A 16-year-old girl leapt into the ice-covered canal in Nelson, east Lancashire after her two drowning dogs, reports the Burnley Express. Read More...

Date: 2006-12-05
Views: 959

Category: Inland Waterways

The amount of cargo carried on Britain's inland waterways rose nine per cent last year, according to new figures released yesterday, as the UK's aquatic arteries become of increasing importance to the UK economy.

In 2005, seagoing as well as non-seagoing traffic carried 49 million tonnes of cargo on Britain's waterways and they were busier than in the previous year with non-seagoing traffic increasing by 31 per cent, according to figures from the Department for Transport. Read More...