Waterways Boss Goes On Tour To Meet Customers
16 May 2008
British Waterways (BW) chief executive, Robin Evans, is set to embark on a nationwide tour to meet with boaters, anglers, walkers, and other interested local canal users, giving customers a dedicated forum to discuss their interests and express their views on the management of the waterways.
The twenty customer meetings, throughout the summer, in addition to BW's regular programme of meetings between local management and waterway users, will see Robin provide a quick update on BW activities before opening up to questions from attendees. BW is particularly interested to hear customers' views on the mooring tenders trial, which began in October 2007.
Robin says: "The additional round of customer meetings I hosted during the 2007 boat licence fee consultation period proved extremely useful for discussion about licence fee proposals and for generally understanding and responding to customers' concerns."
"Part of the appeal of canals is the diverse groups of users who sometimes have different priorities and different perspectives.I want to manage the waterways for the greatest public benefit and hearing and exchanging views at first hand will help develop the right policies for the future."
There are two meetings in each of BW's regional 'business units', with the first two taking place in the north west on 5 June 2008 at Dukinfield Town Hall and Wigan Pier.
Anyone with an interest in the nation's waterways is free to attend.A full list of the meetings is available on the BW website at: www.britishwaterways.co.uk/askbw
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For more information, contact Jonathan Ludford, corporate communications manager, on 020 7985 7275 or jonathan.ludford@britishwaterways.co.uk
British Waterways cares for a 2,200-mile network of canals and navigable rivers throughout Britain, working to provide a sustainable future for the inland waterways and generate maximum benefit and enjoyment to all from this unique environmental and leisure resource.We work with a broad range of public, private and voluntary sector partners to unlock the potential of the inland waterways and generate income for reinvestment in the waterways for the benefit of the millions who visit and care for the waterways every year.
Programme of meetings:
BW organiser
Date
Venues
Time
North West
Denise Bradshaw 01942 405793
Thurs 5 June
Dukinfield Town Hall , King Street , Dukinfield, Tameside , SK16 4LA
09.30 to 11.00
The Orwell, 4 Wigan Pier, Wallgate, Wigan, Lancashire , WN3 4EU
18.00 to 19.30
South West
Karen Morphet 01452 318008
Fri 13 June
National Waterways Museum , Gloucester Docks, Llanthony Warehouse, The Docks, Gloucester GL1 2EH
08.30 to 10.00
The Bear Hotel, Market Place, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 1HS
17.30 to 19.00
Scotland
Subject to confirmation
Frances Mimnagh 0141 354 7534
Wed 6 August
The Maple Court Hotel , 12 Ness Walk, Inverness , IV3 5SQ
17.30 to 19.00
Thurs 7 August
Best Western Park Hotel, Camelon Road , Falkirk, Stirlingshire , FK1 5RY
08.30 to 10.00
East Midlands
Tracey Parkin 01636 675731
Wed 9 July
Nottingham Sailing Club, Adbolton Lane, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 5AS
08.30 to 10.00
The Elms Hotel, London Road , Retford, Nottinghamshire DN22 7DX
17.30 to 19.00
London
Harriet Henniker-Major 0207 985 7205
Fri 18 July
Lea Valley Village Youth Hostel, Cheshunt , Herts EN8
08.30 to 10.00
London Canal Museum , 12-13 New Wharf Road , London N1 9RT
17.30 to 19.00
West Midlands
Carol Collinge 01827 252031
Tues 22 July
Hatton Meeting Rooms, Canal Lane , Hatton, Warwick , CV35 7JL
08.30 to 10.00
Chasewater Innovation Centre, Chasewater Country Park , Pool Road , Brownhills, Staffordshire WS8 7NL
17.30 to 19.00
Wales & Border Counties
Veronica Gordon 01606 723802
Thurs 24 July
Rudyard Lake Visitor Centre, Leek, Staffordshire ST13 8XB
10.30 to 12.00
Doddington Lodge, Doddington Road , Whitchurch SY13 1EN
17.30 to 19.00
Yorkshire
Linzi O'Neill 0113 281 6861
Tues 29 July
The Pastures Lodge & Hotel, Pastures Road , Mexborough , S64 0JJ
09.00 to 10.30
East Riddlesden Hall, Bradford Road , Keighley, West Yorkshire , BD20 5EL
17.30 to 19.00
South East
Chris Stanley 01908 302552
Thurs 31 July
The Boat Inn, Stoke Bruerne, Nr Towcester, Northamptonshire , NN12 7SB
8.30 to 10.00
The Mill House Banbury, North Newington Road, North Newington , Banbury, Oxfordshire , OX15 6AA
17.30 to 19.00