boatone
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The support shown for the TMBA on earlier threads leads me to seek your assistance in rapidly growing the membership – an initial target of 1,000 individual members seems like a nice round number to demonstrate to both the EA and river users alike that there is a solid unified group of forward looking motor boaters that care about the future of the river.
Anyone using a motorboat on the non-tidal Thames is eligible for membership which is free.
A few celebrities would be nice – anyone know Parkie, Rodney Bewes, Paul Daniels or the delightful Debbie McGee? Any others I am not aware of?
A couple of motor boating MP’s would be VERY useful and, maybe, a motor boater from ‘another place’ if there is one on the river?
Any business or organisation sharing our interest in the management of the river can support us as an affiliate so if your business depends on motor boaters come on board and, in return for your support, we will encourage our members to support you - chandlers, engineers, boat safety examiners, marinas, hotels, restaurants, hire boat operators, insurance companies etc. etc. - all welcome.
Members of other boating organisations can join as individual members and clubs can support us as affiliates (the TMBA is not a club and is not competing with your club interests and activities). Even EA employees are eligible for membership as long as you have a boat on the river (do patrol boats have class ‘N’ licences?
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Three simple questions:
1. Which river users contribute by far the largest part of the direct revenue income funding the river? Motor Boaters (Over 8,000 motor boaters paid almost £3million this year)
2. Which group of river users will suffer the greatest impact of the proposed reduced lock keeper services? Motor Boaters – we are by far the largest body of river users making regular use of the locks.
3. Which group of river users provide the major income opportunity for the majority of businesses on the river? Motor Boaters.
The TMBA has only one simple objective - to provide a dialogue between us, as users, and the Environment Agency who manage the non-tidal river Thames from Lechlade to Teddington. Our interest is primarily in matters which affect the use of the river by power driven vessels – e.g. navigation, moorings, lock services etc. although we will also take a responsible and considerate view of the needs of all those who use and enjoy the river.
If you share these objectives can I appeal for your support in helping me to enlarge the membership of the TMBA? Just spread the word amongst your friends and acquaintances on the river and give them the website address - www.tmba.org.uk
Thanks guys (and gals, of course!).)
Anyone using a motorboat on the non-tidal Thames is eligible for membership which is free.
A few celebrities would be nice – anyone know Parkie, Rodney Bewes, Paul Daniels or the delightful Debbie McGee? Any others I am not aware of?
A couple of motor boating MP’s would be VERY useful and, maybe, a motor boater from ‘another place’ if there is one on the river?
Any business or organisation sharing our interest in the management of the river can support us as an affiliate so if your business depends on motor boaters come on board and, in return for your support, we will encourage our members to support you - chandlers, engineers, boat safety examiners, marinas, hotels, restaurants, hire boat operators, insurance companies etc. etc. - all welcome.
Members of other boating organisations can join as individual members and clubs can support us as affiliates (the TMBA is not a club and is not competing with your club interests and activities). Even EA employees are eligible for membership as long as you have a boat on the river (do patrol boats have class ‘N’ licences?
).Three simple questions:
1. Which river users contribute by far the largest part of the direct revenue income funding the river? Motor Boaters (Over 8,000 motor boaters paid almost £3million this year)
2. Which group of river users will suffer the greatest impact of the proposed reduced lock keeper services? Motor Boaters – we are by far the largest body of river users making regular use of the locks.
3. Which group of river users provide the major income opportunity for the majority of businesses on the river? Motor Boaters.
The TMBA has only one simple objective - to provide a dialogue between us, as users, and the Environment Agency who manage the non-tidal river Thames from Lechlade to Teddington. Our interest is primarily in matters which affect the use of the river by power driven vessels – e.g. navigation, moorings, lock services etc. although we will also take a responsible and considerate view of the needs of all those who use and enjoy the river.
If you share these objectives can I appeal for your support in helping me to enlarge the membership of the TMBA? Just spread the word amongst your friends and acquaintances on the river and give them the website address - www.tmba.org.uk
Thanks guys (and gals, of course!).)
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