Canal and River Trust
in 2010, Government announced that British Waterways will
transfer its operations in England and Wales to a New Waterway
Charity, the Canal & River Trust.
The work of this new charity will be very similar to ours. To
minimise confusion and prevent duplication, our Trustees and the
Transition Trustees of Canal & River Trust have agreed to merge
operations in England and Wales when the Canal & River Trust is
established later this year.
The merger will enable us to pool our strengths and resources
with those of the Canal & River Trust and create a unique new
national charity to help continue our ambition of enriching lives
through waterways.
The new charity, whcih will be up and running by the summer,
will bring together over 2,000 miles of historic canals, rivers and
docks, three important waterways museums, the national waterways
collection and national waterway archives.
The merger will also mean that the Canal & River Trust will
be able to draw on the pool of experience and expertise that we
have built over the past 13 years in partnership working,
conservation, marketing, fundraising, volunteering and education
and engineering.
Our work to encourage people to use, discvoer, enjoy and care
for our canals and rivers in England & Wales will carry on
uninterrupted.
In Scotland the waterways will remain in public ownership.
The Waterways Trust is well established and has a very
successful programme. We will continue as a charity in Scotland,
growring our reach and influence focussing on the needs of
Scotland's waterways, working with British Waterways Scotland and
its many stakeholders. With the continuing support of British
Waterways and other partners, we will continue to deliver a wide
range of benefits, enriching people's lives through waterways.
Find out more about the Canal & River
Trust
£1bn funding agreed for Canal & River
Trust