The National Community Boats Association (NCBA) is a waterway society, registered charity No. 1108993 and limited company No. 5331820, in the United Kingdom.
NCBA supports community boat projects and encourages more people to access the inland waterways of the UK. Its headquarters are at the Yorkshire Waterways Museum in Goole. The NCBA held a National Conference towards the end of 2008.
The association has over 100 member community boat projects, all over the UK.
Organisations which are members of the National Community Boats Association operate boats which are specially designed and equipped to cater for people with disabilities, with learning difficulties and learning disabilities, disadvantaged groups, people with special needs, people of all ages.
These organisations carry an estimated 250,000 passengers per year from the above mentioned groups.
Accessible Boating Association, HampshireAdam's Ark Project, DoncasterAngel Community Canal Boat Trust, London ACCT WebsiteBaldwin Boat Trust, Leicester WebsiteBDN Guide Counties Narrowboat, Birmingham, West MidlandsBeauchamp Lodge Settlement, London WebsiteBirmingham City Council Youth Service DivisionBradford Out & About Barge Association, West Yorkshire WebsiteBrent Play Association, WembleyBromley Youth Trust, KentCamden Canals & Narrowboat Association CCNA WebsiteCanal Boat Adventure Project, CheshireCanal Boat Project CBP websiteCare Afloat, Skelmersdale, LancashireChildren's Activity & Recreational Projects, WolverhamptonDacorum Narrowboat Project, Hertfordshire DNBP WebsiteEast Manchester Community Boat Project, Hyde EMCBP WebsiteEthel Trust Community Barge, Sheffield ETCB WebsiteGloucestershire Disabled Afloat Riverboats Trust WebsiteHampshire County Council Youth ServicesHeulwen Trust, Welshpool WebsiteHillingdon Narrowboats Association, Middlesex HNA WebsiteKensington Foundation, BlackpoolLaburnum Boat Club, Hackney's Community Boating Project WebsiteLondon Narrow Boat Project, Luton, BedfordshireMaypole Community Boat Projects, BirminghamMosaic, Shaping Disability Services, LeicesterNottingham Narrowboat ProjectOpen Lock Project WebsiteOxfordshire Narrowboat TrustQueen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People, Leatherhead, SurreyReach Out Projects, Hertfordshire WebsiteRe-Union, Edinburgh WebsiteRiver Thames Boat Project, Kingston-upon-Thames RTBP WebsiteRivertime Boat Trust (RBT), Maidenhead, Berkshire RBT WebsiteSafe Anchor Trust, Mirfield, West Yorkshire S.A.T WebsiteSouth Staffordshire Narrowboat Company Ltd, Wolverhampton WebsiteSouth West Herts Narrowboat Project, Hertfordshire WebsiteSt Andrew's Methodist Youth Centre, BristolSt John Ambulance, Northampton, and NottinghamshireStockport Canal Boat Project SCBP WebsiteSurrey Care Trust Swingbridge Community Boat Programmes, Swingbridge WebsiteSurrey County Council Outdoor Learning & Development, SurreySwansea Community Boat Trust SCBT WebsiteThames & Kennet Narrowboat Trust, Wokingham, Berkshire WebsiteThe Bruce Charitable Trust, Hungerford BCT WebsiteThe Bruce Wake Charitable Trust, Rutland BWCT WebsiteThe Canal Boat Project, Hertfordshire, and Harlow, EssexThe Kingfisher Medway Trust, Faversham, Kent KMT WebsiteThe Lyneal Trust, Shrewsbury WebsiteThe Pirate Club, London WebsiteThe Seagull Trust, Ratho, Edinburgh WebsiteThe Sobriety Project, Goole, East Yorkshire WebsiteThe Wharf Narrowboat, WalsallThe Willow Trust, Cirencester, GloucestershireTideway Adventurers Narrowboat Project, London TANP WebsiteTop Lock Training, Stockport TLT WebsiteTruman Enterprise Narrowboat Trust, Walsall TENT WebsiteUnity Enterprise, Govan, ScotlandVale of Llangollen Canal Boat Trust, Llangollen, Clwyd, Wales VLCBT WebsiteWarwickshire Association of Youth Clubs WebsiteWaterstart, GooleWaveney Stardust, Lowestoft, Suffolk WebsiteWildside Activity Centre, Wolverhampton WAC WebsiteWirral Community Narrowboat Trust, Ellesmere Port WCNT WebsiteWooden Canal Boat SocietyNCBA also delivers training for the management of community boats.
The Certificate in Community Boat Management is a nationally accredited course for helmsmen and crew members working with the young, the elderly, the disadvantaged or handicapped on Class A or B Waters.
Other courses: Basic Boat Handling; Complete Crew Course; Regional Training Moderator; Senior Trainer; CCBM Training Endorsement; and Additional Course Units.
National Community Boats Association Certificate in Community Boat Management, Course outlineWork with offenders and young persons
NCBA is operating two special projects:
Y-AFLOAT - Involving young people in community boatingPrisons Project - facilitating the reunion of offenders with their familiesThe UK Government's Department for Education and Skills awarded the National Community Boats Association an NVYO grant of £ 123,990 for youth work.
