Following a successful weekend on 15th and 16th June handing out hundreds of leaflets and getting several hundred petition signatures at the Hayes Canal Festival in London and the Bradley Canal Festival in Wolverhampton, NBTA is asking supporters if they can help leaflet and talk to members of the public at future events where CRT […]
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All members invited to NBTA Committee meeting, 14th April
All members are invited to the NBTA Committee meeting on Sunday 14th April 2024 at 2-5pm. Take part in decision making and help the NBTA to plan future actions and organise what we do! The meeting will be held online and by phone, to maximise participation.
Please respond to Hillingdon Smoke Control Order consultation before 29th March
London Borough of Hillingdon, which includes the Harefield, Uxbridge and West Drayton areas on the southern Grand Union Canal, is preparing to enact a Smoke Control Order that will include moored boats for the first time. The Smoke Control Order could fine people up to £300 for producing smoke from a chimney and/or burning wood […]
Are you in Wiltshire? You could get a £400 energy payment if you missed out last year
Are you in Wiltshire? Liveaboard boaters on the Kennet and Avon Canal could get a £400 energy payment if they missed out last year. Contact Wiltshire Council on 0300 003 4576 or scan the QR code below. Please contact the NBTA on secretariat@bargee-traveller.org.uk or 0118 321 4128 if you have any questions about this.
What should NBTA be doing over the next year? Online meeting 6th March
The NBTA is having a meeting to discuss and plan what we as a national organisation will be doing over the next year. All members are invited. This is a continuation of the General Meeting agenda item that there wasn’t time to complete on 17th February. Come and have your say and be part of […]
CRT has declared its intention to crush itinerant boaters
NBTA members who are on Canal & River Trust (CRT) waterways are likely to be subjected to even more threats against their homes this year. Late last year CRT announced changes to its enforcement procedure against boats without a home mooring, mostly taking effect from June 2024.
UK Boaters for Energy Justice
More than 18 months on, many boat dwellers have still not been able to obtain the energy support payments which were promised to all households in the UK in 2022. Boat dwellers without a permanent mooring on non-Canal & River Trust waterways, and boat dwellers who legitimately have leisure moorings or ‘high use’ moorings, are […]
Charging us more for less – CRT facilities policy
Canal & River Trust’s (CRT) policy statement and report on its 2022 consultation on a minimum standard for boaters’ facilities, published on 30th May and 5th July 2023, states that CRT will increase its minimum cruising distance between facilities from 4 hours to 1 day, even though 25% to 35% of respondents (depending on the […]
All members invited to NBTA General Meeting, 17th February, online and by phone
All members are invited to the NBTA General Meeting on Saturday 17th February 2024 at 2pm. This year the meeting will be held by 8×8 video conference and by phone. The online meeting can be accessed via https://8×8.vc/nbta/nbta Alternatively, you can phone in using these dial in details: 0330 808 1706 PIN: 45925961#
Hammersmith Smoke Control Order consultation, ends 7th February 2024
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is preparing to enact a Smoke Control Order that will include moored boats for the first time. Boaters on the Grand Union Canal and the River Thames will be affected. The Environment Act 2021 extended smoke control areas to moored boats and gave local authorities the power to impose […]