Oxford City Council has been secretly developing a Public Space Protection Order which will criminalise mooring and other behaviour on waterways in the city with £1,000 penalties for anyone caught mooring anywhere without the permission of the land owner. The Council is about to put this to ‘consultation’ though certain anti-boater Councillors have been quoted […]
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Boats are Homes National Demonstration 16th April 2016
The National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA) is organising a demonstration to demand that Canal & River Trust (CRT):
CRT wastes nearly half a million on lawyers’ fees in a year
According to a recent Freedom of Information response from Canal & River Trust (CRT), the charity spent £434,341 in the year to November 2015 on fees to its solicitors Shoosmiths.
Stop the reduction in mooring stay times on the Grand Union!
Recently Canal & River Trust (CRT) announced a proposed change to visitor mooring times or the introduction of overstaying fines in three locations on the southern Grand Union canal: Berkhamsted, Braunston and Marsworth. A fourth location, Batchworth, has since been abandoned due to an error in CRT’s information collection. These proposals will limit the stay […]
CRT extends election after restricted licence holders excluded in error
CRT has apologised to the NBTA and extended its Council election for 6 days after the NBTA complained that, contrary to an assurance by CEO Richard Parry in September, boaters without home moorings who had been forced to take a ‘restricted’ 3 or 6 month licence had not been included in the election.
Disabled bargee travellers – know your rights!
The National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA) has published an advice briefing for disabled boaters and for boaters who are pregnant or elderly. As a result of campaigning by the NBTA and other groups, Canal & River Trust (CRT) has now adopted a standard procedure for assessing and agreeing adjustments to its enforcement procedure for boaters […]
NBTA General Meeting 21st November 2015
The 2015 General Meeting of the National Bargee Travellers Association (NBTA) will take place on Saturday 21st November 2015 at 9.30am to 6pm at the Quaker Meeting House, 150 Church Rd, Watford WD17 4QB (near Watford Junction Station). All members are welcome.
NBTA open meeting in Leeds, 15th November
The NBTA is holding an open meeting and legal briefing in Leeds on Sunday 15th November 2015 at 2pm-5pm in The Grove Inn, Back Row, Leeds LS11 5PL. All are welcome.
Volunteer caseworker training day Sat 31st October 2015, Birmingham
The NBTA is running its second training day for volunteer caseworkers on Saturday 31st October 2015 from 10.30am to 6.30pm at St Luke’s Church Centre, Great Colmore St, Lee Bank, Birmingham B15 2AT. Lunch will be provided. We receive a lot of requests for help from boat dwellers without permanent moorings. The majority of those […]
Boaters with restricted licences can vote in CRT Council election following NBTA intervention
Boaters with ‘restricted licences’ can vote, sponsor candidates and stand for election to the Canal & River Trust (CRT) Council following the intervention of the National Bargee Travellers Association.