RBOA News Archive

The Canal & River Trust is making changes to the licence communications sent to boaters, to provide them with more clarity and advice around cruising […]

Posted on: 04 December 2023

Dear Members and Supporters The need to Fund Britain’s Waterways will be heard from the River Thames on 14 /11 at 1411 hours as boats gather off the […]

Posted on: 06 November 2023

The Canal & River Trust and the Accessible Waterways Association are hosting an event, in Birmingham on 2 December 2023, dedicated to accessibility and the […]

Posted on: 06 November 2023

Good afternoon, Harmless and our partners are engaging with organisations that work with Gypsy, Roma & Traveller communities to better understand any identified support or […]

Posted on: 27 October 2023

The Canal & River Trust has published its Boater Report 2023.  It summarises the work undertaken to keep the canal network open and available for […]

Posted on: 26 October 2023

23 October 2023 COUNTING THE COST OF CLIMATE CHANGE: CANALS LEFT DAMAGED BY STORM BABET The Canal & River Trust, the national canal charity, is […]

Posted on: 24 October 2023

CAMPAIGN CRUISE TO THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER AND SHORE-BASED ACTIVITY AT WESTMINSTER BRIDGE TUESDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2023 Dear Supporter, 1. Please find attached detailed information […]

Posted on: 17 October 2023

Notice – Suspension of Navigation Middle Level Acts 2018 – Section 7 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: closure of navigation of or through the below […]

Posted on: 25 September 2023

My name is Tracey. I am the Founder-Director of the Accessible Waterways Association (AWA). In partnership with the Canal and River Trust (CRT) we are […]

Posted on: 20 September 2023

Canal & River Trust is announcing changes to future boat licence pricing following a consultation with boaters. Alongside growth in income from other commercial and […]

Posted on: 20 September 2023

Fund Gloucester’s Waterways Rally Flyer

Posted on: 12 September 2023

The Department for Energy and Net Zero has finally made the Energy Support Scheme – Alternative Funding Grant available to around 7000 liveaboard itinerant boaters […]

Posted on: 11 September 2023

Hello, The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will be providing a £600 energy bills support payment to boat dwellers who were unable to […]

Posted on: 18 August 2023

The Canal & River Trust has announced an £89m programme of engineering work, illustrating the scale of the resource required to protect and preserve the […]

Posted on: 17 July 2023

Canal & River Trust issues stark warning that government funding cuts mean the nation’s much-loved canal network is at risk of closures. The announcement comes […]

Posted on: 11 July 2023

The Canal & River Trust has made a new appointment to its Navigation Advisory Group (NAG), three appointments to the NAG sub-groups for moorings and […]

Posted on: 05 July 2023

FUND BRITAIN’S WATERWAYS, BIRMINGHAM CAMPAIGN CRUISE. 12/13 AUGUST 2023 A steering group representing IWA, NABO, AWCC, RYA BM and RBOA is progressing this campaign and […]

Posted on: 21 June 2023

In the May BSSAC meeting, two matters were of particular importance to members. The first is the on going situation around Calor’s discontinuation  certain gas […]

Posted on: 07 June 2023

3 May 2023  NATIONAL BOAT COUNT 2023  The Canal & River Trust’s annual National Boat Count has shown a 1.9% rise in boat numbers on […]

Posted on: 04 May 2023

Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, has re-opened the Caldon Canal to boats, while the £2 million project to rebuild the […]

Posted on: 03 May 2023

The Middle Level district was reclaimed by drainage during the mid-17th century and covers 72,800 hectares. Click HERE to read more…

Posted on: 02 May 2023

Make responsible choices at the pump. 13 Apr 23 Heading into the new season, recreational boaters are reminded of their responsibility to ensure they make […]

Posted on: 28 April 2023

RYA advise recreational boaters not to miss the opportunity. 06 Apr 23 Further to its published decision in January to discontinue its small capacity LPG cylinders from […]

Posted on: 28 April 2023

On Sunday 23 April 2023, over 1,000 people tried canal boating for free at one of 16 Drifters open day events across England and Wales. […]

Posted on: 25 April 2023

***PHOTOCALL NOTICE***   When: 10.30am, Tuesday 18 April 2023 Where: Dead Dog bridge, next to the Interchange Warehouse on the Regent’s Canal in Camden, NW1 7DE […]

Posted on: 14 April 2023

The Canal & River Trust emergency 0800 47 999 47 phone number is now operating normally again. Thank you for you assistance sharing the alternative number […]

Posted on: 06 April 2023

We are aware of a problem with the Canal & River Trust emergency 0800 47 999 47 phone number which is related to an outage with […]

Posted on: 05 April 2023

Keep up-to-date with the latest info and events affecting Gypsies and Travellers in the UK. View this email in your browser Dear Friends and Colleagues, Earlier this […]

Posted on: 05 April 2023

The next social meeting will take place at Titford Pump House on Thursday the 6th April. The Society is pleased to announce that Paul Wilkinson, […]

Posted on: 05 April 2023

The Kennet & Avon Canal has re-opened to navigation at Crofton today (31 March 2023), following five months of closure to allow the Canal & […]

Posted on: 05 April 2023

Canal & River Trust has invited a third of boat licence holders to complete a short survey asking for views on the Trust and the […]

Posted on: 05 April 2023

A new series of animated films designed to help boaters navigate the UK’s inland waterways safely have been launched by the Canal & River Trust […]

Posted on: 30 March 2023

Calling all boaters…Riverside Festival returns to the city on the first weekend in June. Spread over Bede Park, Western Boulevard and Castle Gardens, it features […]

Posted on: 29 March 2023

The Easter Book Sale at the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port will be open during the Museum opening hours (10.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.).

Posted on: 23 March 2023

The Government has released two new energy grants to help with rising energy costs, but Gypsies and Travellers living on roadside camps and itinerant Boaters have been excluded. […]

Posted on: 17 March 2023

View in your browser Join Us | Donate | Volunteer INTRODUCING OUR NEW CAMPAIGN Dear Keith, IWA is deeply concerned about the threat to our waterways posed by funding cuts, […]

Posted on: 10 March 2023

Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, will be celebrating the 2,000 miles of national treasures in its care at this year’s […]

Posted on: 23 February 2023

I just wanted to highlight a couple of announcements that have been made by BEIS during the last couple of days, concerning the Alternative Fuel […]

Posted on: 17 February 2023

Click here to read more on the Navigation update

Posted on: 17 February 2023

Canal & River Trust is carrying out a consultation with boaters to gather feedback on boat licence pricing over the next ten years to help […]

Posted on: 17 February 2023

A new 65-metre floating walkway in Camden is keeping the busiest canal towpath in the country open for thousands of weekly visitors to the Regent’s […]

Posted on: 03 February 2023

Works by Canal & River Trust, the national waterways and wellbeing charity, to rebuild the historic Grade II Listed Hazlehurst Bridge are underway on the […]

Posted on: 03 February 2023

31 January 2023  In response to today’s announcement by the government about its Environmental Improvement Plan 2023, Richard Parry, chief executive at Canal & River […]

Posted on: 31 January 2023

IHT thoughts on Mobile homes and House boats for succession planning

Posted on: 31 January 2023

UK BOATING HOLIDAYS GET TOP MARKS FROM HOLIDAYMAKERS Free nationwide canal boating taster sessions on offer in April “There is nothing half so much worth […]

Posted on: 20 January 2023

THE NATION’S CANAL CHARITY LAUNCHES BIGGEST EVER APPEAL FOR VOLUNTEERS 1,000s of activities to choose: from lock keeping to wildlife conservation Thousands of people are […]

Posted on: 20 January 2023

The Energy Bills Support Scheme – Alternative Funding (EBSS-AF) system may go live this week in the pilot areas of Wrexham, Chichester, Glasgow and West […]

Posted on: 19 January 2023

Dear supporter, We are deeply saddened to hear of Steve Staines’ passing. Steve founded Friends, Families and Travellers over 25 years ago, in response to […]

Posted on: 13 December 2022

Having lived on the waters of this great land for quite a number of years I feel life is now changing . I am afraid […]

Posted on: 18 November 2022

On Friday 11 November, MP for Staffordshire Moorlands Karen Bradley, visited Canal & River Trust’s £2 million project to rebuild the historic Grade II listed […]

Posted on: 16 November 2022

The Canal & River Trust, the charity which protects and preserves 2,000 miles of inland waterways in England and Wales, today, at the All-Party Parliamentary […]

Posted on: 03 November 2022

The Canal & River Trust has hosted a week-long exhibition in the Houses of Parliament, setting out the importance of the nation’s inland waterways to […]

Posted on: 01 November 2022

Dear Royal boat owners association Evidence Week in Parliament is a great opportunity for people to ask politicians for the evidence behind policies and research […]

Posted on: 18 October 2022

The Energy Bills Support Scheme provides a £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households to help with their energy bills over winter 2022 to 2023. The […]

Posted on: 28 September 2022

The government has announced the following immediate, short-term action to support households. For the most part, this will operate in the same way for households […]

Posted on: 28 September 2022

Hello Everyone We here at the RBOA would like to draw your attention to the petition which is soon to be handed in to Number […]

Posted on: 28 September 2022

CANAL & RIVER TRUST LAUNCHES FIRST ‘BOATER CENSUS’   The Canal & River Trust is launching the first ever Boater Census and is asking every […]

Posted on: 04 August 2022

Here is our latest quarterly newsletter, updating you on key areas of work and priorities that the National Navigation team are focussing on, which hopefully […]

Posted on: 04 August 2022

The UK Government, via the UK Border Force, has developed a new digital reporting service, known as ‘single Pleasure Craft Reporting (sPCR)’, which pleasure craft […]

Posted on: 03 August 2022

A £1 million two-year project to link together parks and green spaces in Southall via the Grand Union Canal will be launched on Monday with […]

Posted on: 21 July 2022

As the country faces prolonged hot weather, the Canal & River Trust is taking action to manage the very low water levels in the north […]

Posted on: 20 July 2022

Hot weather Hello, Following the UK Health Security Agency issuing heat-health alerts across most of the country as temperatures rise this week, the Canal & […]

Posted on: 12 July 2022

The Canal & River Trust’s national boat count, completed this spring and used to support the day-to-day work carried out by the Trust, has shown […]

Posted on: 29 June 2022

The Canal & River Trust has taken the difficult decision to temporarily close locks, restricting navigation on the Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals from 24 […]

Posted on: 28 June 2022

Leeds & Liverpool Canal Society’s heritage boat ‘Kennet’ was warmly welcomed as the first boat through the newly repaired Grade II listed Eshton Road Lock […]

Posted on: 01 June 2022

PUSHING THE BOATS OUT FOR THE PLATINUM JUBILEE  As Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, national charity the Canal & River […]

Posted on: 01 June 2022

Further to the update below released by the Cruising Association on Monday 16 May 2022, and demonstrating the dynamic nature of the process for Entering […]

Posted on: 19 May 2022

Click here to access the Crick Boat Show Ticket Offer link!

Posted on: 18 May 2022

With the 2022 cruising season upon us and the pandemic restrictions eased for travel, the appeal of crossing the channel to France is attractive for […]

Posted on: 17 May 2022

See us on stand WW58. We are available for all the show to discuss any points on Living afloat you may have plus the launch […]

Posted on: 10 May 2022

Hi everyone yet again, as you know we won in the First Tier Tribunal last November the decision was that Jan’s caravan on Hartford Marina […]

Posted on: 10 May 2022

Michael Fabricant MP, Chair of the Waterways APPG, invites you to attend a video meeting to hear about waterways heritage on Wednesday 11th May 2022 […]

Posted on: 10 May 2022

County and City council officers would like to meet representatives of your Residents’ or Community Association to talk about transport plans for Oxford including the […]

Posted on: 10 May 2022

As we continue to move forwards with our Stakeholder Engagement Review, we are writing to update you on the key areas of progress since our […]

Posted on: 10 May 2022

Water Spaces report copy landscape . draft 1.

Posted on: 26 July 2021

You need to have your individual input as well as our group submission. https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/environment-and-business/nav-boat-reg-charge

Posted on: 26 July 2021

RBOA Officers were concerned to hear of a case where boaters had moored together, with little regard for social distancing, to hold a BBQ on […]

Posted on: 20 July 2020

Although aimed at leisure rather than live-aboard boaters, readers may find the following information helpful. Note that there are differces in Wales. 23 June 2020 […]

Posted on: 24 June 2020

Plan your journey We have put in place measures to protect you and our staff. This means you may have to allow extra time especially […]

Posted on: 05 June 2020

Included below is the link with reference to grants for smaller businesses which have been unable to obtain grants as they are not in the […]

Posted on: 25 May 2020

Five organisations representing recreational powered craft users on the non-tidal Thames have agreed to join forces to encourage greater engagement and co-operation with the Environment […]

Posted on: 16 May 2020

Following our updated guidance note which we issued yesterday, I wanted to clarify for you our decision to continue to ask boaters to avoid all […]

Posted on: 14 May 2020

May 2020: Guidance Note 4 Following the Government announcement on 10 May about plans to relax some of the restrictions put in place to prevent […]

Posted on: 13 May 2020

At this very difficult time for us all, the RBOA Officers are aware that some of our members may be finding the lack of contact […]

Posted on: 20 April 2020

As the representative of RBOA on the Boat Safety Scheme Advisory Committee, I have received the following information from  the National Navigation Users’ Forum’s Andy […]

Posted on: 09 April 2020

EMERGENCY CLOSURE/SEVERE RESTRICTION OF ALL ASSISTED PASSAGE (MANNED) LOCKS UPDATED VERSION – Alignment with EA notice. In line with the actions being taken by the […]

Posted on: 30 March 2020

In line with the actions being taken by the Environment Agency and following the Prime Ministers announcement on 23 March 2020 about the UK’s heightened […]

Posted on: 26 March 2020

Please follow the link below to access urgent update for boaters on the Coronavirus (COVID 19) situation from Alice Mayne, EA National Deputy Director for […]

Posted on: 26 March 2020

If you live on a boat on the Broads, go to https://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/news/coronavirus-covid-19 for local information on how coronavirus impact will affect you.

Posted on: 24 March 2020

A statement from Richard Parry Following the most recent announcement from the Prime Minister regarding the UK’s response to the coronavirus crisis, we are asking […]

Posted on: 23 March 2020

From the Chief Executive, Environment Agency ‘Coronavirus is causing concern across the country for everyone, both personally and professionally. I want to let you know […]

Posted on: 23 March 2020

On Monday (17th March 2020) the Government issued updated advice about the current Covid-19 situation. The guidance for those who are vulnerable, those who are […]

Posted on: 19 March 2020

RBOA has received the following information from CRT’s Matthew Symonds. “Yesterday the Canal & River Trust issued a statement regarding the Coronavirus, you can see […]

Posted on: 14 March 2020

  The following information was sent out by Robert Neff, General Manager at Mercia Marina, to all their boaters.  It not only reiterates the general  […]

Posted on: 07 March 2020

NEW WAVE: PLAY YOUR PART IN THE SECOND GOLDEN AGE OF CANALS 16 January 2020 Community spirit is alive and well on the nation’s canals […]

Posted on: 25 February 2020

The Officers of the Residential Boat Owners’ Association would like to wish all members, friends and business acquaintances a very happy Christmas, and send best […]

Posted on: 25 February 2020

The RBOA urges any members who have an interest in moorings within the PLA to read the following document, received from your Area Representative for […]

Posted on: 25 February 2020

Categories range from construction and environment to culture, education and community  The search is on for the best schemes, projects and initiatives that are helping […]

Posted on: 07 February 2020

RBOA recently received an interesting communication about a new Facebook forum, which has a focus on waterways users with accessibility issues, from Tracey Clarke who […]

Posted on: 02 February 2020

The following information is based on information on the website of The Electoral Commission. The deadline to register to vote in the UK Parliamentary general […]

Posted on: 18 November 2019

The Canal & River Trust is today announcing that headline private and business boat licence fees will rise by 2.5% from 1 April 2020. As […]

Posted on: 18 November 2019

The RBOA will be holding its AGMs at Great Haywood, Staffs. on 23rd November.  We really hope a lot of members will come along, as […]

Posted on: 18 November 2019

1 October 2019 The Canal & River Trust is calling on individuals to stand for election to the charity’s governing Council with nominations opening on […]

Posted on: 01 October 2019

RBOA Annual General Meeting Venue Details Date: Saturday 23rd November, 2019 Time: 11.00 a.m. Place: Clifford Arms, Main Road, Great Haywood, Stafford, ST18 0SR. By […]

Posted on: 24 September 2019

Members should already be aware that a consultation on red diesel is being conducted by HMRC as they have been directed to respond to the […]

Posted on: 06 August 2019

Please find attached an Environment Agency Harbour Master’s notices for the following events. N.B. Additional restrictions have been added in chroniological order. River restrictions When: […]

Posted on: 17 June 2019

The RBOA has a stand at the Crick Boat Show this weekend.  Friday 24th May is a Trade/Preview Day, with pre-booked tickets.  Saturday, Sunday and […]

Posted on: 23 May 2019

Please find attached an Environment Agency Harbour Master’s notice for the following event. River restrictions When: Sunday 26 May 2019, 6:30am to 10am and Sunday 14 July […]

Posted on: 21 May 2019

2 May 2019 The Canal & River Trust’s annual national boat count shows that licence compliance on its waterways remains high with 96.5% of boaters […]

Posted on: 02 May 2019

River restrictions When: Saturday 25 May 2019, from 1pm to 5:30pm and Wednesday 29 May to Saturday 1 June 2019, from 10:30am to 7pm. Where: […]

Posted on: 01 May 2019

November 2019 will see the 250th anniversary of the canal reaching Birmingham. This was an important event in the making of the city as an […]

Posted on: 12 April 2019

Please find attached an Environment Agency Harbour Master’s notice for the following event. River restrictions When: Saturday 6 July and Sunday 7 July 2019 from 8am to 6pm […]

Posted on: 08 April 2019

RBOA has received the following request: I work as a television producer for Renegade Pictures – the production company behind Our Yorkshire Farm and Ben Fogle’s […]

Posted on: 04 February 2019

Press Release: 10th October, 2018 RBOA Annual General Meeting The Residential Boat Owners’ Association (RBOA) held its 55th Annual General Meeting at The Nadee, Findern, […]

Posted on: 12 October 2018

The River Thames Alliance AGM, Henley Rowing Museum, was held on 4th September. Rex Walden represented the RBOA, and reports as follows: The start of […]

Posted on: 08 October 2018