Welcome to the National Bargee Travellers Association
The National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA) is a member-led organisation of travelling boat dwellers –“Bargee Travellers” – and their supporters. We encourage our community to take action for the interests of the community as a whole. The NBTA provides support and advice to people whose home is a boat without a permanent mooring, throughout Britain’s inland and coastal waterways. We believe in mutual solidarity through our casework and campaigning. The NBTA acts to defend the legal rights of members and engages in lobbying to advance the interests of itinerant live-aboard boaters at both central and local government levels.
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LATEST NEWS
New NBTA K&A branch, first meeting 3rd June
Hackney Smoke Control Order consultation, ends 5th July 2024
Petition against the surcharge, please sign and share!
Join us in protest and engagement against the surcharge at CRT events and stalls!
STOP THE CRT BOAT CULL IN LONDON
Risk assessment confirms River Lee ‘no mooring’ zones are not necessary
CRT up to its old tricks again
Historical Moorings on the River Lee Contradict CRT ‘Water Safety Zone’ Claim
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The Boaters’ Easter Regatta, 30th March 2024
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Easter Regatta protest outside CRT’s office, Little Venice, London
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The march in protest against the CRT licence surcharge for boats without a home mooring, Birmingham, 25th November 2023
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The Boaters’ Spring Fayre in protest against the River Lea mooring restrictions, 14th May 2023. Photo: NBTA London