As a result of the Government lock down announced yesterday 23rd March 2020, Canal & River Trust has issued the following statement:
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CRT Policy News
CRT suspends 14-day limit until mid-April due to UK coronavirus lock down
Tuesday, March 24th, 2020CRT national plans will make life more difficult for liveaboards, even with dry mixed recycling
Sunday, August 11th, 2019CRT’s plans for the K&A include more enforcement
Tuesday, August 6th, 2019CRT’s interim Regional Director for Wales and the South West, Jon Horsfall, confirmed on 18th July 2019 that CRT remains “committed to delivering” the strategic programmes that were devised by former regional director Richard Thomas in conjunction with User Group Forums in 2018 and 2019 and a study day in which the liveaboard boating community was significantly under-represented despite efforts to persuade the former director to include us.
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Liveaboard family negotiate term time cruising pattern with CRT
Tuesday, September 4th, 2018Licence review outcome threatens return of discredited local mooring strategies
Monday, March 19th, 2018CRT announced on 6th March 2018 that it would not increase licence fees for boats without a home mooring. However there will be fee increases for widebeams and significant reductions in the prompt payment discount, which together will result in more liveaboard boaters struggling to pay the licence fee, more boats becoming unlicensed and more people losing their homes.
CRT’s report on the year-long consultation also stated that “a further review will be undertaken to establish how the significant growth in demand from boats without a home mooring in key locations can be addressed, to fairly reflect the benefit experienced by those boaters without a home mooring in London and other highly popular locations”. CRT stated that these ‘highly popular’ locations include Bath.
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CRT and BaNES plan mooring strategy for entire River Avon and beyond
Sunday, April 24th, 2016Documents obtained by a Freedom of Information request to BaNES Council, and the response to a recent complaint about proposals to restrict mooring at Mead Lane, Saltford, show that BaNES and CRT are planning a mooring strategy for the River Avon and the K&A Canal between Hanham and Limpley Stoke.
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Act now to stop mooring restrictions at Mead Lane, Saltford
Monday, March 28th, 2016CRT steps up its attack on liveaboards without home moorings
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016CRT makes assurance that no enforcement action will be taken due to Seend stoppage
Monday, December 14th, 2015The K&A boaters action group has obtained an assurance from CRT that it will not take enforcement action against boaters who are trapped between Lock 11 in Bath and Seend (Semington for 70′ boats) because of the stoppage at Seend Wharf Bridge. CRT has placed certain conditions on this assurance. The stoppage runs until 11th March. This is the letter from CRT Head of Boating Mike Grimes:
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