On Saturday 26th March 2022, several hundred boaters and supporters converged on the Canal & River Trust (CRT) offices in Little Venice to protest against the imposition of new ‘no mooring’ areas on the River Lea in East London and CRT’s proposals for more paid-for visitor moorings on the towpath. CRT has imposed ‘no mooring’ […]
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All members invited to NBTA Committee phone/Zoom meeting 3rd April
All NBTA members are invited to the NBTA Committee meeting which will be held by telephone and by Zoom on Sunday 3rd April 2022 at 2pm to 4pm. Members are invited to attend committee meetings and to take part in running the NBTA and deciding its next actions and priorities. If you have anything you […]
CRT appoints second welfare officer
Canal & River Trust (CRT) has appointed a second Welfare Officer, Michelle Simmonds,who is based in the North of England. She can be contacted via michelle.simmonds@canalrivertrust.org.uk. Sean Williams, who was appointed in November 2014 to the then new post of Welfare Officer, will continue to handle existing welfare cases and provide cover for the welfare […]
Environment Act application of Smoke Control Areas to boats will not come into force until May 2022
The NBTA is lobbying DEFRA to provide guidance to local authorities on how to avoid injustice to Bargee Travellers in the application of Smoke Control Areas to boats. We have received a response from DEFRA, who have informed us that the legislation will not come into force until May 2022. The NBTA has put detailed […]
EA cancelled Thames enforcement contract due to underestimating its value
More information has been released by the Environment Agency (EA) about the reasons it terminated the contract with car parking company District Enforcement (DE) to enforce time limits on the EA’s own visitor moorings on the River Thames. Following its termination of the contract on 30th July 2021, the EA carried out an internal review […]
No more monetisation of London’s waterways!
On 21st December 2021, just before Christmas, Canal & River Trust (CRT) sneaked out a further consultation regarding proposals for even more mooring restrictions in London, including paid-for bookable short term moorings of less than 14 days, and further areas of restrictions on triple mooring and narrowboat to widebeam mooring. If they are put into […]
All members invited to NBTA Committee phone/Zoom meeting 16th January
All NBTA members are invited to the NBTA Committee meeting which will be held by telephone and by Zoom on Sunday 16th January 2022 at 2pm to 4pm.
Smoke Control Zone regulations can now be applied to boats due to the Environment Act 2021
The Environment Act 2021, which became law on 9th November, will remove the partial exemption for vessels from the Clean Air Act 1993. Local authorities will now have the power to apply their Smoke Control Areas to vessels moored within the areas, under Section 73 and Schedule 12 of the Act.
EA drops charging by boat area but fees will rise by 10% over 3 years
The Environment Agency (EA) published its conclusions on 2nd December 2021 following the Navigation boat registration charges consultation that ran from July to September 2021. The EA reported that there was significant opposition to the introduction of charging by boat area and the level of and profile of the charge increases over the 3 years. […]
Please support the NBTA – Appeal for Funds!
The National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA) campaigns and provides support and advice for boat dwellers without permanent moorings on Britain’s inland and coastal waterways. The NBTA is an unfunded organisation run entirely by volunteers. Membership is free of charge, in order to avoid excluding Bargee Travellers on low incomes. The NBTA encourages and relies on […]