Members of the National Bargee Traveller Association (NBTA) are gearing up to take on the Canal and River Trust (CRT) over what they say is a sham consultation aimed at imposing punitive fees on people who lack a home mooring. Boaters are waiting for updates on a new licensing structure which was mooted earlier thus
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Protest flotilla advances on London
A flotilla of boaters will head towards London in protest at the continued exclusion of itinerant boat dwellers
Boaters cleansed from waterways as authorities bow to rowing clubs
The CRT claims that more “no mooring” sites are necessary for the safety of other canal users, such as rowers and kayakers, as they say collisions with powered boats have risen. However, a Freedom of Information request to the CRT by the NBTA revealed that the number of collisions between rowers and powered boats has actually fallen in recent years.
Boat dwellers protest new “Safety Zones” proposal aimed at gentrification of waterways
Last Saturday, Broxbourne’s Canal in Hertfordshire was filled with a flotilla of boats, all protesting against Canal and River Trust’s (CRT) absurd and falsely named new ‘Safety Zones’ proposal. The protest attracted boaters from all over the London region and beyond, including representatives from Broxbourne’s own Cruising Club. A ‘towpath protest’ of boaters and non-boaters