Archive for March, 2015

CRT in Private Eye … again

Friday, March 27th, 2015

Private Eye is a magazine that exposes corruption and satirises the rich and powerful. CRT has been featured in the Eye a number of times in recent years, as has BW. In its 20th February issue, the magazine exposed the links between CRT’s cross country canoe trail and property development.

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Don’t lose your right to vote in the General Election

Tuesday, March 17th, 2015

The election is less than two months away. If you want to vote, liveaboard boaters without a fixed address can register by declaring a local connection. You can download the form below.

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Resist CRT’s changes to boat licence conditions: respond by 31st March

Saturday, March 14th, 2015

On 30th January, CRT announced changes to the boat licence terms and conditions which it claims are not “a significant change of policy by the Trust”. However, many of these changes seek to unlawfully remove the rights of boaters contrary to the British Waterways Act 1995. To the extent that the changes are unlawful, they also fall foul of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, and some of the proposed changes breach the Data Protection Act 1998.

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A river cc’ers tale

Saturday, March 14th, 2015

A boater from Bristol has got in touch to tell us about his experiences over the past year as a continuous cruiser on the River Avon between Bristol and Bath.

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We lose our representatives

Friday, March 13th, 2015

CRT’s management structure includes a number of voluntary committees that boaters and other waterway users are either elected or appointed to.

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CRT unlawfully set minimum distance of “15 to 20 miles” after denying any such statement exists

Sunday, March 8th, 2015

In a statement on Facebook late on Friday 6th March, CRT stated that boats without a home mooring must travel a minimum range in excess of 15 to 20 miles in order to comply with Section 17 (3)(c)(ii) of the British Waterways Act 1995.

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First Aid course for boaters

Saturday, March 7th, 2015

There will be a first aid course for boaters on 19th April.

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Boats are homes – please sign petition against CRT’s new policy of refusing to renew licences

Sunday, March 1st, 2015

A petition against CRT’s new policy of refusing to renew licences of boaters without a home mooring has reached almost 12,000 signatures in just 10 days.

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