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CRT is attending community events while at the same time ramping up enforcement against our community. On 1st April 2026, the licence surcharge on boats without a home mooring increased to a damaging 15%. Meetings with the new Chief Executive have not so far produced any change to CRT’s policies regarding itinerant boat dwellers. Please […]

Salford City Council is consulting on making the whole of the borough a Smoke Control Area including moored boats. Please object to the inclusion of boats in this Smoke Control Area. The deadline for responses is 17th August 2026. See www.salford.gov.uk/smokecontrolarea  You may wish to comment that a solid fuel stove is your only form […]

All members are invited to join the Committee meeting to take part in decision making and to help the NBTA to organise what we do. The meeting is online on Sunday 19th July 2026 at 2pm- 5pm. The meeting can be accessed here: https://8×8.vc/nbtameetings/nb.ta Alternatively, you can phone in using these dial in details: 0330 […]

The London Borough of Islington is consulting on extending its Smoke Control Area to include moored boats. Please object to the inclusion of boats in this Smoke Control Area. The deadline for responses is 23rd July 2026. See www.letstalk.islington.gov.uk/variation-of-smoke-control-order You may wish to comment that a solid fuel stove is your only form of heating […]

The next general Stop Licence Discrimination and CRT Licence Review Commission campaign meeting is online on Tuesday 14th July 2026 at 7pm. The meetings can be accessed here: https://8×8.vc/nbtameetings/nb.ta  Alternatively, you can phone in using these dial in details: 0330 808 1706 PIN: 927 293 78#

There will be a boater parents’ meeting organised by NBTA today Wednesday 1st July 2026 at 5pm. The meeting will hear a report on a Department for Education meeting, including discussion of the new Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 and how this will affect boater families who home-school. Plus what you told us are […]

HEATWAVE ALERT ⚠️ Here we republish advice for boaters about the heatwave forecast for this week from Floaty Boat – floatyboat.org – and from Canal & River Trust (CRT). This is the advice from Floaty Boat: From today (23rd June) until Friday (26th June) we are going to experience extreme temperatures. The Met Office and […]

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A Rights of Boat Dwellers Bill has been introduced in the House of Lords. The Bill was presented by Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville on Monday 8th June 2026. The Bill aims to close gaps in the law that deny boat dwellers, both with and without a mooring, the rights enjoyed by people who live […]

Fire, police, ambulance, and … A correspondent sent this account to the NBTA recently: “Here is a list of things that have come to mind that I have personally done, or participated in, most of them quite frequently. I have since spoken to other boaters, who, much to their own surprise, quickly come up with […]

In 2025, members of the House of Lords attempted to get amendments included in the Renters’ Rights Bill that would have extended security of tenure to boat dwellers. On 14th May 2025 the House of Lords debated amendments to the Renters Rights Bill. These included amendments 206A, 262 and 271, proposed by Lord Cashman (Non-affiliated) […]