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Calls grow for residential boaters to be recognised in housing and planning policy

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June 3, 2026

Thousands of people make their homes on Britain’s canals and rivers, but many residential boaters say they face mounting barriers to healthcare, basic services and legal security, with campaigners warning that unclear rights and patchy recognition are leaving a significant community exposed. PRESSURE is growing on ministers to confront what campaigners describe as a blind…
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SURVEY of energy usage

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August 7, 2025

The NABO (National Association of Boat Owners) has been talking to the Department for Transport (DfT) and their consultant Ricardo. They have asked us to help with an energy use survey for inland waters. This survey has been developed by Ricardo, in collaboration with the DfT, to aid in improving emissions estimates from inland waterways and…
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NABO highlights Calor Gas supply shortages

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Phil Pickin

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November 23, 2023

FOR many in the boating community, the problems surrounding the availability of Calor Gas have become a part of daily life, something that the National Association of Boat Owners (NABO) highlighted in its October newsletter. In the article, the association stated: “The small 3.9kg and 4.5kg cylinders are virtually unobtainable, and the 6-13kg propane are…
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Clean air, water and fuel – the impact on our waterways

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February 24, 2023

NABO general secretary Peter Braybrook comments on some more topical issues. IT LOOKS as if 2023 will be the start of a period of environmental challenge. Everybody knows that the planet is dying because we cannot take care of it properly. Every indicator is that we are heading toward a disaster with carbon becoming a…
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NABO Statement following the increase to boat licences

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August 10, 2022

The National Association of Boat Owners have sent Towpath Talk their response to the recent boat licence increase announcement from CRT: Targeting boaters is CRT’s easy option but it should not be just boat owners who are expected to make up any shortfall in CRT’s finances, whether this is due to the current economic situation…
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NABO request extensions on expiring BSS certifications

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Shannon Butcher

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March 20, 2020

The National Association of Boat Owners Council has recently contacted the Boat Safety Scheme in an effort to request extensions on expiring BSS certifications. They argue that, in the present circumstances, an extension of three months in the first instance on expiring BSS certifications would be justified. With many boaters having to self-isolate or commit…
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