Main Activities
The IWA membership in 2010 is over 17,500.
The Association works closely with United Kingdom navigation authorities including British Waterways and other waterway bodies, a wide range of national and local authorities, voluntary, private and public sector organisations.
IWA is engaged in fundraising, lobbying for support, and encouraging public participation. It also organises conferences for waterways societies, e.g. on how to obtain funding.
The Association also supplies voluntary labour through its subsidiary, the Waterway Recovery Group.
It is a registered charity, number 212342.
Through these efforts, more than 500 miles of derelict and unavailable canals and river navigations have been re-opened to public use since the Association was founded. Another 500 miles are currently the subject of restoration plans. However, the Association believes there is still much to do.
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