At least one liveaboard family without a home mooring has successfully negotiated a Term Time Cruising Pattern with CRT.
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Liveaboard family negotiate term time cruising pattern with CRT
Tuesday, September 4th, 2018CRT to re-brand as ‘wellbeing’ organisation
Friday, April 13th, 2018CRT is currently attempting to re-brand itself as an organisation promoting well-being. The purpose of the re-branding is to raise funds from local authorities and the NHS for the promotion of health and well-being of the general population. However CRT appears to have no intention of safeguarding the well-being of boat dwellers, even vulnerable ones.
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Canal kids and adults Xmas parties, 22nd December, Bradford on Avon
Monday, December 18th, 2017
K&A boaters join national Boats Are Homes march
Sunday, April 23rd, 2017A group of fourteen boaters from the K&A joined the national Boats Are Homes march on Saturday 8th April 2017. The demonstration was organised in protest against CRT’s unlawful enforcement policy against boaters without home moorings. Boat dwellers from all over the waterways took part. The march was organised by the National Bargee Travellers Association.
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Boats are Homes Protest, Devizes Wharf 4-8pm 15th September
Saturday, September 3rd, 2016Boaters stage protest against unlawful enforcement policy at CRT’s Devizes office
Thursday, August 11th, 2016
Minutes of meeting between boaters, CRT and Michelle Donelan MP published
Wednesday, August 10th, 2016We are now able to publish the minutes of the meeting between liveaboard boaters, Michelle Donelan MP and CRT Chief Executive Richard Parry. The meeting was minuted by Wiltshire Council’s Peter Dunford, Community Engagement Manager for Bradford on Avon. Also included is a record of the discussions. You can download them here:
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BBC Wiltshire to feature boat dwellers’ protest at CRT Devizes office tomorrow
Friday, August 5th, 2016Protest at CRT Devizes office 6th August
Tuesday, July 19th, 2016Liveaboard boaters and their supporters are invited to join a protest at Caen Hill, opposite CRT’s office in Devizes at 2.00pm on Saturday 6th August 2016 to express our opposition to CRT’s punitive and unlawful enforcement policy against boaters without home moorings. This policy has seen so many liveaboard boaters on the K&A having their licences restricted to 6 months, threatened with losing their homes, being pressured to give up their homes, and boat children’s education and welfare suffering due to the long distances they are being forced to travel to school.
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