When CRT made the announcement in March 2015 about the distance it expected boaters to travel in its new enforcement policy against those without home moorings, Bargee Travellers feared that this distance would be increased over time. It appears that the goalposts were moved after less than a year.
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Register before June 7th to vote in EU referendum
If you want to vote in the EU referendum on June 23rd you need to register to vote before June 7th 2016. Bargee Travellers, and anyone without a fixed address can register by declaring a local connection. You can download the form below. The form requires information such as your date of birth and National Insurance number. […]
Boat dwellers protest outside Canal & River Trust’s offices
On Tuesday 10th May 2016 between 12pm and 2pm about 90 boat dwellers without home moorings took part in demonstrations outside Canal & River Trust’s headquarters in Milton Keynes while 15 protested at the charity’s licensing office in Leeds. They were there to express their opposition to the charity’s punitive and unlawful enforcement action against […]
Protest at Canal & River Trust offices 10th May!
The Boats are Homes petition has been handed in to Prime Minister David Cameron and while we wait for the Government’s response, the NBTA invites people to join a protest at Canal & River Trust offices in Leeds and its Milton Keynes HQ at 12.00 noon on Tuesday 10th May 2016.
Report of meeting between NBTA and CRT Legal Team
The NBTA met with CRT’s Legal Department and Head of Boating yesterday, 21st April 2016. Present from CRT were Jackie Lewis, Head of the Legal Department; Tom Deards of the Legal Team; Mike Grimes, Head of Boating and Matthew Symonds, Relationship, Policy and Strategy Manager. CRT conceded very little. They are sticking to their interpretation of what is […]
Hundreds on Boats are Homes march
On 16th April, nearly 300 boat dwellers marched to Downing Street to hand in a petition against the Canal & River Trust’s (CRT) policy that threatens Bargee Travellers with restricted-duration licences and even eviction.
All NBTA members invited to committee meeting, 10th April, London
All NBTA members are invited to the next NBTA Committee meeting which will be on Sunday 10th April at 2pm-5pm at Freedom Bookshop in Whitechapel, London.
CRT intensifies its attack on Bargee Travellers
On 10th March 2016 Canal & River Trust (CRT) announced that it was once again clamping down on boat dwellers without permanent moorings on its waterways.
Volunteer Caseworker Training Session and Meeting to set up an NBTA group in Cambridge, Sunday 3rd April 2016
The NBTA is holding a Volunteer Caseworker Training Session and Meeting to set up an NBTA group in Cambridge on Sunday 3rd April 2016 at 11am and 4.15pm at St Andrew’s Hall, St Andrew’s Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, CB4 1DH.
Oxford PSPO will not go ahead as planned following legal challenge by boat dwellers
Oxford City Council’s Scrutiny Committee decided last night (7th March 2016) not to take the draft Waterways Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) forward to consultation following intervention by boat dwellers who pointed out that the draft PSPO was beyond the Council’s legal powers to implement because it sought to undermine the lawful rights of boaters […]