After losing in Court, Elmbridge Council has begun a new consultation about a new Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) to fine boaters up to £1000 for mooring for longer than 24 hours.
All members invited to NBTA General Meeting 7th June
All members are invited to the NBTA General Meeting on Saturday 7th June 2025. Members can stand for election to the NBTA Committee, submit motions to the General Meeting to formulate NBTA policy, and/or make changes to the NBTA Constitution.
Next general Stop Licence Discrimination and CRT Licence Review campaign meetings both this Monday 12th May
The next general Stop Licence Discrimination campaign meeting is on Monday 12th May 2025 at 7pm. The next general meeting to discuss the CRT Licence Review Commission is on Monday 12th May 2025 at 8pm. Both meetings can be accessed at https://8×8.vc/nbta/nbta Alternatively, you can phone in using these dial in details: 0330 808 1706 […]
Please write to your MP about the CRT Licence Review and Surcharge
In order to lobby CRT to drop the discriminatory surcharge and the review of boat licensing, that both threaten our community’s very existence, please write to your MP and encourage your family and friends to do the same. The CRT and prior waterways authorities such as British Waterways have a track record of buckling under […]
Save Jericho Wharf in Oxford – please sign petition
Oxford really needs a working boatyard that is accessible all year round. Almost 20 years ago the then British Waterways shut Castlemill boatyard and evicted all the boaters, putting boat builders Alchemy out of business. Boaters on the River Thames and Oxford Canal have been consistently let down and fobbed off by various developers ever […]
NBTA short version of guidance for completing the CRT Licence Review Commission survey
We have written a short version of the NBTA Guidance for completing the CRT Licence Review Commission survey which we publish below. You can also download it as a Word document here NBTA_Guidance_for_filling_in_CRT_Licence_Review_commission_survey_Short_version(1) For the longer version of our guidance for completing the survey, see https://bargee-traveller.org.uk/nbta-publishes-guidance-for-completing-the-crt-licence-review-commission-survey/ Shorter Guidance from NBTA for completing the CRT Licence […]
All members invited to NBTA Committee meeting, 13th April
All members are invited to the next NBTA Committee meeting on Sunday 13th April 2025, 2pm-5pm. Please come and take part in decision making and help the NBTA to organise what we do. The meeting can be accessed at https://8×8.vc/nbta/nbta Alternatively, you can phone in using these dial in details: 0330 808 1706 PIN: 45925961# […]
Cambridge Smoke Control Area consultation, respond by 20th April
Cambridge City Council is preparing to enact a Smoke Control Order that could include moored boats for the first time. The Council is consulting on whether moored boats should be included in a new Smoke Control Order. This could fine boaters up to £300 for producing smoke from a chimney and/or burning wood in a […]
Government consultation on extending the Warm Home Discount to boats and caravans, please respond by Monday 24th March 2025
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is consulting on extending the Warm Home Discount in winter 2025-2026 to all people who are on means-tested benefits, including those with no direct relationship with an energy supplier such as people living on boats. At present the Government is only considering extending this to boaters on […]
Big national boaters’ event, 14th June 2025
Boaters’ Big Bash! Our community is under a flurry of attacks, from the chargeable moorings; charging boaters without a home mooring differently from boaters with moorings for the same licence; to CRT’s plans to try to change the law that protects us. More than ever, our community needs to come together to show a united […]