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Fairer, stronger and more active communities

Waterways provide a range of activities suitable for all sections of the community, including an outdoor learning resource, out-of-school recreation for young people, and opportunities for volunteering. The waterways can aid social cohesion and host measures to combat social exclusion.

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Rickmansworth Waterways Trust

Glasgow: The Maryhill Canal Classroom

RiverCare: A volunteer team at Halstead in Essex

Truman Enterprise Narrowboat Trust

Basingstoke Canal: a community boat for disadvantaged people

Stoke on Trent: Canals for the Community

South Wales: canal restoration through training and education

Waterways in Wales: Equal shares for all

Sobriety Project, Goole

The Safe Anchor Trust: social inclusion in West Yorkshire

Gloucestershire Disabled Afloat Riverboats Trust: “Better than the QE2”

Laburnum Boat Club: London Borough of Hackney

River Thames Boat Project