Education and Learning
Entries in this category will have successfully harnessed the
inland waterway network to develop skills and/or increase
knowledge, raise awarenss involvment and understanding through both
formal or informal learning and teaching methods.
You should illustrate how your project has
- improved the skills and knowledge-base of the local
community
- provided wider social benefits
- led to improved personal development and/or employment
opportunities
Your project should have an 'open door' policy, providing
opportunties for all to actively participate in training and skill
development, thereby reducing social exclusion.
If it is a research-based project, it must demonstrate
integration with other educational networks and establishment, and
specific measured benefits at the conclusion of the research.
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Past winners
Learning is Fun - a new programme of learning
opportunities for people in Ellesmere Port and Chester. Based at
the National Waterways Museum, it developed links between community
groups adn agencies working with disadvantaged local people and
introduced learners to opportunities to continue their
learning.
Coffee & Crochet at the National Waterways
Museum - established by two members of the Boat Museum
Society to help complete the internal restoration and decoration of
the museum's historic canal boats. The initiative attracted a wide
range of people who, through the desire to learn and the making of
traditional items, now have a greater understanding of the wider
heritage of the waterways.