CRT rubbish collection by boat, Bath to Bradford on Avon, 4th July
On Monday 4th July 2022 from 10am to 3pm, CRT work boats will be collecting rubbish between Bath and Bradford on Avon. If you have any bulky items such as mattresses, barrels of oil, waste from boat...
View ArticlePewsey Vale bus service consultation, deadline this Friday 15th July
Wiltshire Council has been awarded £1.2m of Department for Transport (DfT) funding to launch an improved flexible, on-demand bus service in the Pewsey Vale and Marlborough area. The Council is running...
View ArticleK&A Floating Fayre, Bath, 30th-31st July
The K&A Floating Fayre is back for its summer outing, this time at Darlington Wharf in Bath on 30th and 31st July 2022. Come along for sustainable goods, handmade jewellery, artisan crafts,...
View ArticleParking restrictions in Ferry Lane shelved following representations from...
Earlier this year, BaNES Council consulted on a number of parking restrictions in locations near the K&A Canal including Claverton, Bathampton and Bath. Most of the restrictions were agreed,...
View ArticleLive music, Bishops Cannings, 27th August
There will be live music at the Crown Inn, Bishops Cannings from 2pm on Saturday 27th August. Entry is free of charge. The Crown is a short walk from the canal across the swing bridge in Horton, turn...
View ArticlePlease complete CRT census by end of September – here’s why, and here are the...
Please complete the CRT census! Why? Because it is a chance to set out to CRT any issues you have faced due to being a liveaboard boater and – importantly – to highlight where CRT’s enforcement policy,...
View ArticleSmoke Control Area planned for boats in Bath – please complete survey
We have heard that BaNES Council is planning to extend the city centre Smoke Control Area to boats on the Kennet and Avon Canal in the city. Julian House Travelling Communities Support Service has put...
View ArticlePlease tell West Berkshire Council boaters need a water tap in Newbury
Newbury is a water and sanitation facilities desert, and boaters have been lobbying CRT to install a water tap. CRT had been planning to install a water tap outside the Tesco supermarket which is next...
View ArticleSTOP PRESS: CRT census extended to 31st October
CRT has announced that it is extending the deadline for its Boater Census until 31st October 2022. We encourage liveaboard boaters to complete it. The CRT census is both voluntary and anonymous and is...
View ArticleBaNES Council Boater Accommodation Needs Assessment, closes 21st October
Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES) Council’s Planning Department will be carrying out a Boat Dweller Accommodation Needs Assessment as it is required to do under Section 124 of the Housing and...
View ArticleVote for Rosie and Nick in CRT Council elections
Voting opened on 13th December in the CRT Council elections. We recommend voting for Rosie Strickland and Nick Corrigan in the Private Boating constituency. Both are members of the NBTA and intend to...
View ArticlePlease come to Wilcot Parish Council meeting 9th Jan to object to removal of...
It has been suggested by Wiltshire Councillor Paul Oatway that boaters should attend the Wilcot Parish Council meeting at 7pm on 9th January 2024 to demand that the recent obstruction of parking in...
View ArticleK&A User Forum, 24th January, Devizes
There will be a Kennet & Avon Canal User Forum on Wednesday 24th January 2024 from 10:30 to 12:30. The in-person forum will be held at the St James Centre, Estcourt Crescent, Devizes, Wiltshire,...
View ArticleWiltshire Council to investigate removal of parking in Wilcot
Around 12 liveaboard boaters attended the meeting of Wilcot Parish Council on 9th January 2024. There was discussion of a letter from a boater to Wiltshire Councillor Paul Oatway objecting that the...
View ArticleCHANGE OF PLAN FOR Protest and engagement against the surcharge, 27th...
WE HAVE CHANGED THE PLAN FOR SATURDAY 27TH JANUARY, AS CRT HAS CANCELLED THE OPEN DAY……. WE WILL MEET AT DUN MILL LOCK AT 10.30AM AND WALK UP THE TOWPATH TO HUNGERFORD TOWN CENTRE. WE WILL LEAFLET THE...
View ArticleCharging us more for less – CRT facilities policy
CRT’s policy statement and report on its 2022 consultation on a minimum standard for boaters’ facilities, published on 30th May and 5th July 2023, states that CRT will increase its minimum cruising...
View ArticleUK Boaters for Energy Justice – please sign petition
More than 18 months on, many boat dwellers have still not been able to obtain the energy support payments which were promised to all households in the UK in 2022. Boat dwellers who legitimately have...
View ArticleShower Tuesday is back at new time 5-7pm
Shower Tuesday is back at the new time of 5-7pm, every Tuesday at the St James Centre, Estcourt Crescent, Devizes SN10 1LR. Also available are hot drinks, hot soup and rolls, and a warm space. The...
View ArticlePlease oppose restricted opening all year for Caen Hill flight
We have been alerted to the fact that CRT may be considering restricted opening hours all year round on a permanent basis for the Caen Hill flight in Devizes, should no objections be raised. The winter...
View ArticleEnergy grants for boaters in Wiltshire who missed out on Government support –...
Liveaboard boaters in Wiltshire who missed out on the Government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme are being offered £400 by Wiltshire Council. If you did not get any winter fuel and food payments from...
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