Despite repeated denials and refusals to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests, it turns out that Canal & River Trust (CRT) drew up “illustrative cruising patterns” for boat dwellers without home moorings with school age children as long ago as November 2016.
Author: NBTA
Government consultation on Home Education – ends 24th June 2019
The Department for Education is carrying out a consultation on setting up a compulsory registration and monitoring scheme of children who are educated at home or not in mainstream schools. It ends on 24th June 2019.
NBTA open meeting and legal briefing, Nottingham, 16th June
Liveaboard? Want to know more about your rights? The NBTA is holding an Open Meeting and Legal Briefing in Nottingham on Sunday 16th June 2019 at 6pm – 9pm at The Waterfront, Castle Wharf, Canal St, Nottingham NG1 7EH. All are welcome.
Public meeting: District Enforcement activities in Reading, 21st May
There will be a public meeting to discuss the activities of District Enforcement in Reading on Tuesday 21st May 2019 at 7pm at The Jolly Anglers, Kennetside, Reading. Bring your District Enforcement issues.
You can vote without a fixed address – register by May 7th if you want to vote in European election on May 23rd
Elections to the European Parliament will take place in the UK on May 23rd 2019 except in the very unlikely event that agreement on a Brexit deal is reached among MPs before 22nd May. If you live on a boat without a fixed address you can register to vote by declaring a local connection.The deadline […]
Bargee Travellers encouraged to complete NHS Long Term Plan survey by 30th April
Bargee Travellers are being encouraged to complete an NHS survey in order to alert GPs, hospitals and clinics to the barriers that we face gaining access to the health services all citizens are entitled to.
The NBTA is run by volunteers and we need more volunteers!
There are currently six people on the NBTA Committee and we need more people to be involved in the day-to-day running of the NBTA. We are also getting some working groups together and are looking for people to get these going. Because of the itinerant, scattered nature of our community, much of the time the […]
All Star 45s to play at NBTA 10th Anniversary
We can announce that the All Star 45s will play rock and roll from the 50s to the 70s at the NBTA 10th Anniversary celebrations on 27th April at The Middle Floor, 23-25 Wharf St, Leeds LS2 7EQ*. The bar opens at 6.30pm; dance your socks off from 8pm! The 10th Anniversary also includes the […]
CRT enforcement teams devolved to regions and more redundancies likely
Canal & River Trust (CRT) has restructured its enforcement team so that most enforcement staff (who were re-branded as Boat Licence Customer Support staff in 2017) are now managed by the regional directors, who were appointed following restructuring of the navigation authority in summer 2018.
NBTA publishes Best Practice Guide for Boat Dweller Accommodation Needs Assessments
The NBTA has today published the Best Practice Guide for Boat Dweller Accommodation Needs Assessments under Section 124 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016.