After the earlier event in November was oversubscribed, we are running a second legal briefing in a larger venue.on Thursday, 26th February 2015 at 7pm at St Michael and All Angels Church Hall, Lansdowne Drive, London E8 3ER. You can book a free place online here http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meeting-legal-general-ii-tickets-15425159066 or contact secretariat@bargee-traveller.org.uk or 0118 321 4128. Unsure […]
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JOIN THE BOATERS BLOC AT THE MARCH FOR HOMES, LONDON, 31st JANUARY
Join the NBTA banner and Boaters Bloc on the March for Homes this Saturday 31st January. The march assembles 12 noon at St Mary’s Churchyard, Newington Butts, London SE1 6SQ (Elephant and Castle tube/rail) to march to the Mayor of London’s office at City Hall. The NBTA banner and boaters will be at the corner […]
CRT HANDS OFF OUR HOMES! PUBLIC MEETING, 22ND JANUARY 2015, LONDON
The Canal & River Trust (CRT) is on a mission to make the lives of live-aboards without home moorings harder. CRT has been meeting with some boaters’ groups to try to get an agreement to an unlawful definition of “place” and an unlawful minimum distance that continuous cruisers should travel to comply with Section 17 […]
DISTANCE NOT IMPORTANT IN CONTINUOUS CRUISING: THE COURT JUDGEMENT CRT TRIED TO HIDE
A recent judgement in a Section 8 case confirms that it would be unlawful for Canal & River Trust (CRT) to set a minimum distance that continuous cruisers must travel to comply with the law. The judgement in the case of CRT v Mayers states that repeated journeys between the same two places would be […]
NATIONAL BARGEE TRAVELLERS ASSOCIATION GENERAL MEETING 22ND NOVEMBER 2014
1pm – 5pm Saturday 22nd November 2014 Watford Quaker Meeting House WD17 4QB TO DECIDE FUTURE ACTION AND CAMPAIGNING ****** TO SHARE NEWS AND REPORT ACTIVITIES ****** TO ELECT A NEW COMMITTEE ALL MEMBERS WELCOME! Membership is free / donation For membership information click here TO JOIN / BOOK A PLACE CONTACT secretariat@bargee-traveller.org.uk 0118 321 […]
NBTA LONDON MEETING, 25TH OCTOBER
The next National Bargee Travellers Association London meeting is on Saturday 25th October at 3pm at the Star of Kings, 126 York Way, Kings Cross, London N1 0AX. All are welcome. Please contact NBTALondon@gmail.com for more information about this meeting.
NBTA BRIEFING SESSION ON CRT LAW ENFORCEMENT, LONDON, 6TH NOVEMBER 2014
There will be a briefing for boaters about Canal & River Trust (CRT) law enforcement on Thursday 6th November at 7pm to 10pm at London Action Resource Centre, 62 Fieldgate St, London E1 1ES. If you are unsure about your legal rights as a boater or want to find out what the proposed introduction of […]
NBTA LONDON MEETING 4TH OCTOBER 2014
The next National Bargee Travellers Association London meeting is Saturday 4th October at 3pm in the Star of Kings, 126 York Way, London N1 0AX (near the Cut at Kings Cross). All are welcome. For more information about this meeting, please contact NBTAlondon@gmail.com
CANAL & RIVER TRUST “PLACES” MAPS DEFY LAW AND GEOGRAPHY
The Canal & River Trust (CRT) has published maps purporting to define “places” for the entire waterway system in an unlawful attempt to prescribe and control the movement of boats licensed without a home mooring. Section 17(3)(c)(ii) of the British Waterways Act 1995 states that boats must not remain “continuously in any one place for […]
FORTHCOMING NBTA MEETINGS, 24TH AUGUST AND 6TH SEPTEMBER, LONDON
The NBTA Committee will meet on Saturday 6th September 2014 at the Star of Kings, 126 York Way, London N1 0AX at 2-5pm (optional social after 5pm). All NBTA members are welcome to come to the Committee meeting. We look forward to seeing you there. Please contact secretariat@bargee-traveller.org.uk or 0118 321 4128 if you need […]