The Environment Agency (EA) issued updated guidance to boaters on 2nd April 2020 on the Coronavirus crisis. This includes postponing its consultation and review of boat registration charges until 2022. The text of the guidance is below. You can also download the guidance here 20200402_FINAL approved Nav Guidance Note 2
Covid-19: NBTA proposes criteria for restricting access to CRT towpaths
The NBTA on Friday 3rd April proposed a set of criteria to assist Canal & River Trust (CRT) to decide whether to close or restrict access to towpaths. These are:
Middle Level licensing postponed until September
The Middle Level Commissioners have postponed the requirement for boats to be licensed until 1st September 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Licensing and the payment of a registration fee was to be introduced from 1st April as the result of new powers conferred on the Commissioners by the Middle Level Act 2018 and associated […]
Updated advice on Covid-19 for Bargee Travellers
We have put together an updated summary of the advice on COVID-19 (“coronavirus”) that is most relevant to Bargee Travellers. If you have symptoms that you cannot cope with, or your symptoms do not get better after 7 days, call NHS 111 or if it’s an emergency call 999 and ask for an ambulance. DO […]
CRT suspends 14-day limit until mid-April due to UK coronavirus lock down
As a result of the Government lock down announced yesterday 23rd March 2020, Canal & River Trust has issued the following statement:
Advice on Covid-19 (“coronavirus”)
Coronavirus: Advice for Bargee Travellers This Update 26-3-2020 We have put together a summary of the advice on COVID-19 (“coronavirus”) that is most relevant to Bargee Travellers. If you have symptoms that you cannot cope with, or your symptoms do not get better after 7 days, call NHS 111 or if it’s an emergency call […]
Bargee Traveller activist elected to CRT Council
For those of our members on CRT waterways, we are pleased to announce that NBTA activist Dave Mendes da Costa has been elected to the CRT Council for a term of four years as one of four Private Boating representatives. He was elected in equal first place with 310 votes. He will attend the next […]
Government proposal to criminalise trespass – please respond to consultation by 4th March
A Government consultation on making trespass a criminal offence is currently running and we urge all Bargee Travellers to respond to it saying that you strongly disagree that entering land without the landowner’s permission should be made a criminal offence in any circumstances. The consultation opened on 5th November 2019 and ends at 11.59pm on […]
Restricted licence holders can vote in CRT Council election following NBTA complaint – vote by 14th February
CRT has relented from its decision to bar boaters on restricted 6-month licences from voting in the 2020 CRT Council election following a complaint by the NBTA. Make sure you check your postal address and/or your email as soon as possible, as CRT is not extending the election, which means everyone needs to vote before […]
Make sure you can vote in CRT Council elections 2020
Elections to the CRT Council opened yesterday 20th January 2020 and will close on 14th February. Voting is restricted to one vote per 12-month licence and is an online-only process. If you have an email address that is registered with CRT, you will get an email with a link to your vote. If CRT do […]