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    National Association Of Boater Owners Press Release

    03 December 2011

    At its most recent meeting at the  end of November, NABO Council agreed to formally
    endorse the Key Points in the  Boaters manifesto. NABO Vice Chair, Simon Robbins said:
    “We are pleased to
    see that an independent group of boaters shares broadly the same concerns as we
    identified in our formal submission to DEFRA during the Summer, about ensuring
    that navigation remains a central element in the proposed Canals and Rivers
    Trust.
    “Boaters represent one of the core funders of the navigable waterways
    and this will continue for the foreseeable future. Apart from the direct fees
    paid to BW we contribute substantially to BW’s commercial income through the
    services we buy from waterside businesses.
    “The Transition Trustees are
    clearly anxious to identify new funding streams for the new Charity and this is
    an aspiration that boaters and representative groups have consistently lobbied
    for over many years.
    “However many boaters feel that our interests as a major
    existing stakeholder may be sidelined. We hope that the Transition Trustees will
    not overlook the fact that on a conservative estimate over 20% of BW’s annual
    income comes from boaters’ pockets. Boaters represent a committed group of long
    term shareholders in the waterways and many feel that we need to be embraced
    rather than, as it sometimes feels under British Waterways, simply being taken
    for granted.
    “The news subsequent to our Council meeting that there
    may be a meeting between supporters of the Manifesto and Transition Trustees is
    encouraging. We are conscious that NABO are regarded by some as being among the
    ‘usual suspects’ in these matters and think it is important that other boaters
    express their concerns
    too.”
    http://www.facebook.com/groups/boatersmanifesto/304308516256575/ 

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