| UK. Inland Waterways Association announce winners of its Waterway Companion Award & John Heap Salver |
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| Tuesday, 11 July 2006 | |
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Waterway news: The Waterways Companion Award is presented to the local authority or similar public policy body which has provided, or official of the same who have provided the most significant assistance (advisory, financial or physical) to an IWA branch, canal society or trust in progressing a waterway restoration scheme. The recipient of this year’s award is Geoff Pursglove in recognition of his work to enable Leicestershire County Council to obtain a Transport and Works Order for extension of the Ashby Canal to Measham. John Fletcher, IWA’s national chairman said: ‘The work that Geoff has done in enabling Leicestershire County Council to gain a Transport and Works Order has implications not only for the Ashby Canal, but also for many other restoration schemes across the country. Geoff’s dedication and commitment helped secure the first Transport and Works Order for a waterway restoration project. This is not only good news for the restoration of the Ashby Canal, but also for other waterway restoration projects, as Geoff’s work has laid the foundation for future applications.’ Vaughan Welch, chairman of IWA’s Restoration Committee will present Geoff with his award on 14th July 2006 at the Snarestone Terminus of the Ashby Canal at 10 am. The John Heap Salver is awarded to ‘an IWA member who has made an outstanding contribution to raise money or to produce ideas to raise money’. The recipient of this year’s award is Andy Screen in recognition of, amongst many other things, his work in updating the chapter ‘Funding for Waterway Restoration’ of the Technical Restoration Handbook and the production of regular ‘Funding Updates’ for branches and waterway societies. Andy Screen has been a member of IWA’s Restoration Committee since 1995. During this time he has taken responsibility for funding issues concerning waterway restoration. His achievements include, completely re-writing the Technical Restoration’s handbook’s chapter on Funding Sources for Waterway Restoration; preparing ‘funding fact sheets’ and organising and presenting IWA’s seminar on funding. He continues to produce his well respected ‘Funding Update’ which is widely circulated throughout the restoration movement and to other waterway focused groups. Vaughan Welch, chairman of IWA’s Restoration Committee said: ‘Andy’s devotion to regularly producing funding information and willingness to assist when requested has undoubtedly helped many waterway projects raise considerable amounts of money that might otherwise have gone elsewhere’. IWA’s national chairman, John Fletcher will present Andy with his award at the Association’s Annual General Meeting due to be held at the Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, Bromsgrove, on 30th September. Editors note: The John Heap Salver is a silver salver given to the Association by former IWA national chairman John Heap. John Heap was vice-chairman and national treasurer of The Inland Waterways Association from 1971 to 1972 and national chairman between 1973 and 1981. The Waterways Companion Award is a ‘Rock Tablet’ made of glass and hand crafted at Dingwall in northern Scotland. The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is a registered charity, founded in 1946, which advocates the conservation, use, maintenance, restoration and development of the inland waterways for public benefit. IWA has over 17,000 members whose interests include boating, towing path walking, industrial archaeology, nature conservation and many other activities associated with the inland waterways. Information provided by 188 corporate members with their own membership structures has revealed that they, in themselves, have a combined membership of at least 59,500 in support of IWA’s voice. IWA works closely with navigation authorities, other waterway bodies, a wide range of national and local authorities, voluntary, private and public sector organisations to raise funds, lobby for support and encourage public participation. The Association also supplies voluntary labour through its subsidiary Waterway Recovery Group. More than 500 miles of canals and navigable rivers have been re-opened to public use since the Association was founded in 1946. Currently another 500 miles of derelict inland waterways are now the subject of restoration plans. |
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