Archive for March, 2024

Boaters’ Easter regatta protest against surcharge 30th March – bus from K&A!

Sunday, March 10th, 2024

There will be an Easter Regatta in protest against the surcharge on boat licence fees without a home mooring on Saturday 30th March 2024 at 12 noon. It will take place in Paddington Canal Basin in central London. There will be a demonstration, music, stalls and more. The march begins at the exit from Paddington Station to the canal.

There will be a minibus running from the K&A which will pick up at Pewsey and Bradford on Avon. Spaces are limited and selling fast, so get your tickets here https://buytickets.at/kanbta/1162660

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Please sign petition to keep the Bike Boat on the water

Sunday, March 10th, 2024

Please sign the petition to keep The Bike Boat trading on the Kennet & Avon Canal – see https://www.change.org/p/get-the-canal-river-trust-to-let-the-bike-boat-to-continue-trading-on-the-kennet-avon

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Energy grants for boaters in Wiltshire who missed out on Government support – apply by 31st March

Friday, March 1st, 2024

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 Julian House, you can apply. The funding covers boaters on residential, leisure and other non-residential moorings. Anyone in Wiltshire who has previously missed out on funding needs to upload a PDF of their CRT licence, and the first 500 households will receive £400. Neither CRT nor any mooring companies or marinas etc will be involved in the application process. The deadline to apply is 31st March 2024. You can apply by phone, contact 0300 003 4576.

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