Bowman Bradley, Chair of the Inland Waterways Association Sustainable Boating Group, will talk about the work of the group, their vision of how inland waterways boating might be made sustainable in the future, how that vision has developed over the last two years and the intended work of the group going forward.

Bowman will be interested in the views of members as to how they might contribute towards the vision and any suggestions they might have as to what the group might look at in the future.

Bowman is a retired mechanical engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He has been a ‘canaller’ since the mid 1970’s and a narrowboat owner since 2005.

Other members of the Sustainable Boating Group own a variety of canal craft ranging from historic narrowboats through ‘conventional’ diesel powered leisure craft to a state-of-the-art electric narrowboat.

This will be a ‘hybrid’ meeting. You may attend either…

· in person at Strood Yacht Club, Knight Road, Strood. ME2 2AH

· or else over the internet… Click on the following ‘Zoom Link’ (or paste the link in your browser) to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvcO6rpjsjGtOKhKZcW2v1OwfFMlc4XCKA

Tea and coffee are served at all IWA Kent & East Sussex evening events. Entry is free with a raffle to cover costs.

All IWA Kent & East Sussex Branch events are open to non-members and you are encouraged to bring friends. Similarly, if you know of any local society that might be interested then please do let them know.