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NBTA is a member-led organisation of travelling boat dwellers – “Bargee Travellers” – and their supporters. Encourage our community to take action for boaters.

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Joined March 2013
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NBTA is a members-led organisation where decisions are made by our members. Our Annual General Meeting is on this Sunday 15th November between 2pm to 6pm online. We'll discuss the year that's gone and plan our work for the year ahead.
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Last month, a couple of NBTA members with children living on the water attended a meeting at Westminster. The focus was on education inequalities for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities and systemic barriers to accessing and succeeding in formal education
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Boaters suffer from a lot of the same challenges, without being subject to the racism other groups face. There was a real coming together of communities supporting each other and fighting for common goals.
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CAMPAIGN MEETING NEXT WEEK. Join us next Tuesday 10 November at 7pm online to help shape the direction of the Licence Review campaign. 8x8.vc/nbtameetings/nb.ta Or Dial-in: +44 330 808 1706 PIN: 927 293 78 #
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If you want to know about up coming meetings and event, email [email protected] and ask to be added to the mailing list
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Post suggestion: Hackney Council have just started consulting on their proposal to include boats in a borough-wide Smoke Control Order consultation.hackney.gov.uk/…. The cosultation continues through to 22nd Jan
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NBTA London@NbtaLondonNov 3
After a weekend of Halloween and Samhain shenanigans, winter is here. Come join your fellow boaters for a night of boaty chat and solidarity at the annual NBTA Winter Warmer in Saturday 28th November at LARC (E1). RSVP here: 2026nbtawinterwarmer.eventbr…
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NBTA London's Winter Warmer on Saturday 28th November
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Only 4 weeks until the annual Winter Warmer! Put Saturday 28th November in your diary now. Grab a ticket (£3 suggested donation with a free drink on arrival). Link below. 2026nbtawinterwarmer.eventbr…
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NBTA London newsletter
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NBTA London newsletter is out online! Help get it to boaters on London waterways/lower GU sometime on the week starting 3rd November? If so, please email [email protected] with roughly where you can do this. Read newsletter here: nbtalondon.co.uk/2024/05/04/…
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NBTA, Lea Boaters Organise and Circular Revolution members all presented at Hackney Council Housing Commission at Hackney Town Hall. Issues were raised around, access to healthcare, Smoke Control Orders, eco-moorings, lack of facilities and problematic CRT enforcement.
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With CRT also attending, both boaters and Hackney Council Members suggested a more genuinely collaborative approach - we hope that CRT take up the offer. You can watch the recording on civico.net/hackney/24125-Hou…

Housing & Homelessness Scrutiny Commission - Hackney Council - Civico

Housing & Homelessness Scrutiny Commission

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Want get to involved in the decision making of the NBTA for next year? If so, come to the General Meeting on 15th November 2pm online: 8x8.vc/nbtameetings/nb.ta Or Dial-in: +44 330 808 1706 PIN: 927 293 78 #
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NBTA is run by its members. If you can, get involved in running NBTA together. The committee meetings are open to all NBTA members. If your not already a member please join here: bargee-traveller.org.uk/memb…
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If you are already a member next committee meeting is on Sunday 18th October 2pm to 5pm online following the standard 8x8 link.
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The Stourbridge Navigation Trust Open Weekend (17th - 18th October) is a great chance to celebrate canal heritage and the communitites who keep these waterways alive. Scrap the Surcharge campaigners will be there leafleting and talking to visitors.
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These conversations help build understanding between boaters and the wider public, creating awareness around ongoing campaigns and the realities faced by itinerant boaters. If you can leaflet or want to show your support, please email: [email protected]
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The next stage CRT's Licence Review will be consulting boaters on the Licence Review proposals. We must get together our collective responses and keep the pressure on CRT to scrap the surcharge
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If you want to know about up coming meetings and event, email [email protected] and ask to be added to the mailing list
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Join us tomorrow (Tuesday 13 October) at 7pm online to help shape the direction of the campaign: 8x8.vc/nbtameetings/nb.ta Or Dial-in: +44 330 808 1706 PIN: 927 293 78 #
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