THE Canal & River Trust (CART) has confirmed appointments of nine more people, this time as a new committee that will 'help to protect the heritage of the waterways'.
The committee will be chaired by the former Chairman of English Heritage, Sir Neil Cossons, to provide advice and support on heritage and conservation issues.
The members
The other committee members are: Alan Baxter, Consulting Engineer to St Paul's Cathedral and member of the London Advisory Committee of English Heritage; Peter Brown, a member of the Council of the Canal & River Trust, having been nominated by the Railway & Canal Historical Society; Nigel Crowe,Head of Heritage for the Canal & River Trust;Edward Holland a Senior Projects Advisor at The Prince's Regeneration Trust; Stephen Hughes,Director of Projects, Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales;Jane Kennedy narrowboat owner and architect to the cathedrals of Ely, Newcastle and Christ Church, Oxford; Laurence Newman, Chairman of the Museums Partnership of the Canal and River Trust and a member of the Trust's Council and John Yates, architect, historic boat specialist and Chairman of the Boat Museum Trust and Vice-chairman of the Boat Museum Society.
We are told the committee members will also bring with them a wide range of individual specialisms(?) and expertise that can be called upon when required.
Fantastic
Robin Evans, Chief Executive of the Canal & River Trust, believes it is fantastic that such high calibre people have agreed to sit on the Heritage Advisory Committee.
Boaters however contacting narrowboatworld are aghast that not a single independent boater is on any of the many committees or is a trustee, though after the government, they provide the most money.