National Bargee Travellers Association
Welcome to the National Bargee Travellers Association
The NBTA seeks to represent the interests of all itinerant live aboard boat dwellers – “Bargee Travellers” – in respect of
- pursuing our way of life
- upholding minority demographic rights
- lobbying at both central government and local government levels
- defending the legal rights of members
- engagement with the local community
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LATEST NEWS
Stop Elmbridge Council banning boats
NBTA VOLUNTEER CASEWORKERS ARE MORE ESSENTIAL THAN EVER!
LICENCE DISCRIMINATION: The Canal & River Trust’s plan to eradicate a whole way of life!
Boaters marched in Birmingham!
STOP THE CRT BOAT CULL IN LONDON
Risk assessment confirms River Lee ‘no mooring’ zones are not necessary
CRT up to its old tricks again
Historical Moorings on the River Lee Contradict CRT ‘Water Safety Zone’ Claim

The march in protest against the CRT licence surcharge for boats without a home mooring, Birmingham, 25th November 2023

The Boaters’ Spring Fayre in protest against the River Lea mooring restrictions, 14th May 2023. Photo: NBTA London

The march on CRT offices in protest against the River Lea mooring restrictions 26th March 2022. Photo: Peter Marshall