Accessible Mooring Bollards At the Towards Accessible Waterways Day in December, Dick Vincent of Canal and River Trust introduced a prototype of the new accessible mooring bollards. This has been created in response to discussions on the Disabled Boaters’ Forum over many months. Whilst it is acknowledged that there is no “one size fits all”, this bollard addresses most of …
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Crick 2024
Crick 2024 Billed as Britain’s biggest Inland Waterways Festival, Crick 2024 takes place over the late May Bank Holiday weekend 25-27 May. We will be having a stand in the Kingfisher Hall, so please pop along and say hello. There is good provision for anyone with accessibility needs who wishes to attend this outdoor event: Disabled moorers and campers will …
BoatLife 2024
BoatLife 2024 We are delighted to be attending the BoatLife 2024 show at the Birmingham NEC. Find us at stand E209, conveniently located by the Inland Bar Feature in Hall 17. This is an excellent opportunity for you to pop along, say hello and find our more about the Accessible Waterways Association. Kick start the boating season 2024 – Book …
Towards Accessible Waterways 2023
The Towards Accessible Waterways 2023 day is being run by the Accessible Waterways Association in conjunction with the Canal & River Trust and aimed at anyone with accessibility needs. You do not have to be a boater – just anyone who wants to enjoy our Inland Waterways environments. We will start from 10:30am with registration and refreshments. The main programme commences …
Towards Accessible Waterways Day 2023
Report of the Towards Accessible Waterways Day 2023 Saturday 2 December 2023 can be hailed as a great success for the Accessible Waterways Association (AWA). Despite the weather, and some train problems, around 50 people gathered at the wonderful Trefoil House venue in central Birmingham for the Towards Accessible Waterways Day. This was hosted jointly by AWA and the Canal …
Towpath Site Visits
AWA Towpath Site visits – Loughborough and the Erewash Canal. On Wednesday 25 October, we had a very long day. It started at 6am, included travel by train and car, as well as walking almost 20,000 steps (9 miles), and ended, back home at around 8pm.
Response to CRT’s Proposed Boat Licence Fee Changes
We are extremely disappointed with the proposed increase in licence fees announced recently by the Canal & River Trust (CRT). This is already causing upset among the Continuous Cruisers (CCers), who feel that they are being unfairly targeted by the extra charges being levied. CCers are, as shown by the recently published CRT census, very much a minority group among …
Accessible Waterways Association CIC
We are now officially a CIC! As of Monday 21 August, the Accessible Waterways Association is now a Community Interest Company (CIC). It has taken a while, whilst we sorted a few things out, but this is an important step in the growth of our association.
Towpath Code
We, the Accessible Waterways Association (AWA) are delighted that the Canal & River Trust (CRT) is rolling out its new Towpath Code. Tracey Clarke, Founder Director of AWA says “This is a very welcome new code. We are especially glad to read the first point of the code; ‘Pedestrians have priority’. People with a wide range of disabilities are included …
Launch at Canalway Cavalcade
Canalway Cavalcade We’ve arrived! Moored up in “Browning’s Pool” at Little Venice, we are ready to launch.