> 2009/10/27 Brian on Harnser <[email protected]> > >> I can't remember voting for any >> "user group" members. They are elected I take it as they seam to >> represent me? >> I think the membership of "user groups" is a bit different north and south of the border. Up here anyone who has an interest in an inland waterway is welcome to attend a user group meeting. As a result, there are boaters, fishers, walkers, hire fleet operators, canal societies etc and the discussions as result can range over a wide area. Meetings are held twice a year and they last for several hours on a Saturday morning. There are also other, smaller consultation groups which have been set up by BW over the years. Our next User Group meeting is this Saturday when the main topic on the agenda is the 2020 vision :-(
As far as I am aware, south of the border, User Groups are made up of reps from the "recognised" organisations- IWA, NABO, RBOA, DBA etc and presumably these reps respond after having consulted the members of their organisation :-) Ann
