News

A reminder that the Northern Areas will be holding a Christmas Lunch at The Swan at Grasmere on Wednesday 4th December 2024. All are welcome from any area. Details on the Events Page of the SBA Website.

Dot and Jill

Our 2025 AGM will be on Saturday 15th March at the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Full details will be available in November. The Holiday in is within walking distance of the venue and I intend to approach them re reduced rate but there is also plenty of other accommodation near to the Museum.

Dot Bullough (Chairman, SBA)

At the request of the SBA Committee, SBA Services Limited (The SBAS) have instigated a new service to allow Overseas Visitors to SBA Events to obtain temporary Boiler Test Certificates from the SBAS.

These will be known as "TISRs" (Temporary Inspection Scheme Reports) and are provided under the normal Boiler Inspection Scheme. They can be valid for up to 60 days, need to be applied for typically 60 days before they are needed.

Such test can be requested via the Scheme Administrator, and you can see the updated booklet (Version 7.08, dated 29th May 2024), which describes the process and charges) on the SBAS pages of the site or download it from here

Malcolm Duckett, Company Secretary SBA Services Limited

Dear all, 

this is just a reminder that booking for "students" ("trainees") is now open for the "Keeping Your Feet Dry III" event on Windermere on Friday 13th September  - you can register via the Event listing (which you should be able to see on the home page). It's only £18 for the day.

Keeping Your Feet Dry III

EVENT DETAILS:

Following the successful Get Your Feet Wet on the River Wey, we have started running similar events on Windermere. This is our 3rd year.

It designed to be inexpensive, will be for a maximum of 16 people and will be highly informative and hands-on, with time on the water and the opportunity enjoy operating small marine steam plants of different kinds.

It's the ideal starting point if you are thinking of getting a steam boat, or just want to know more.

Registration for trainees is now open.

Further information here. A risk assessment is available here.

The handout which will be provided at the event may be downloaded here.

Owners of boats participating (Instructors) please register for the event and complete the event declaration form which can be found here

Remember: this is a public event designed to find NEW or potential steam-boaters, who are not necessarily SBA Members. So while SBA members are welcome to attend, consider telling your friends that this event is happening, and might provide a great introduction to the world of steam boating (and the SBA!)

Best regards

Steam Boat Association of Great Britain

Waverley, the World’s last seagoing paddle steamer, has been awarded the prestigious status of National Flagship of the Year by National Historic Ships UK. The award recognises the breadth and geographic coverage of Waverley’s sailings in addition to the extended sailing programme planned for 2024 with a record beating seventy ports and piers included within this year’s cruising itinerary.

There are some slightly adjusted draft accounts now on the website on the Events page/2024 AGM

If you log in to the members' side of our website and go to Events, you will find the AGM as the first event and links to the most of the AGM documentation are there along with the Zoom log in. A link to the online voting will follow soon.

We will also send out an email to members with all of this information.

See all the latest news by going to their website or using the url link below:

https://waterways.org.uk/civicrm?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fmailing%2Fview&reset=1&id=1176

Go to the IWA website (www.waterways.org.uk) using the link below to learn about progress with the IWA's campaign to ensure funding for Britain's waterways.

https://waterways.org.uk/fund-britains-waterways 

Julian Garratt, has informed SBAS that he wishes to resign his post as Chairman of the Company and as a Member of the Company. This request has been accepted by the Management team and Directors of the Company.

The Directors and Management Team recorded their considerable thanks and appreciation for Julian's work for the SBAS over many years, both as Chairman and as Boiler Design Library Librarian.

Furthermore, the company is please to announce that Nigel Thomson has agreed to stand (and was subsequently elected) as the new Chair for SBA Services Limited, and as a Director of the Company.

Lastly, it has come to our attention that people may not be aware that SBAS no-longer sells the CD of the Boiler Design Library, but has instead provided all this information free of charge (including new boilers designed by John King) via it's web pages on the SBA Site. Please review these as they also include castings and drawings of engines and hulls for sale.

https://www.steamboatassociation.co.uk/SBA-Services-Limited

·        Boiler Inspection and Testing Services 

·        Boiler Design Library

·        Hull Drawing Library

·        Castings for steamboats

·        Castings and drawings for steam engines