Water Gypsies - It's Official
Narrowboat World are reporting that the Department for Communities and Local Government has ruled that 'barge travellers' are covered by section 225 of the Housing Act 2004 which defines who is a traveller.
This means that Continuous Cruisers like us are classified as travellers - as gypsies are - and therefore the local authorities have a statutory obligation to ascertain our needs and to provide for them.
I am starting on my list of needs......