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Publication Date: 25 April 2008
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN - RIVER ACCESS FOR NON-POWERED CRAFT
IWA is supporting a British Canoe Union campaign for improved access to rivers by non-powered craft, as we believe that it is in the public interest to improve access to rivers [and other waterways] generally wherever possible.
EDM 1331 - RIVER ACCESS FOR NON-POWERED CRAFT
“That this House urges the Government to extend legislation on access to the countryside in England and Wales to allow canoeists and users of non-powered craft similar access rights to water as walkers have to the land; notes that in Scotland such access, accompanied by a code of rights and responsibilities for all concerned, has been successfully implemented; and believes that increased access to waterways would lead to greater participation in canoeing, resulting both in obvious health benefits to the nation and in increased chances of future Olympic success”.
IWA is asking all members and waterway supporters to write to their MPs in support of this EDM.
You can find out who your MP is by going to www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/
Further information on this EDM is available at http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=35572&SESSION=891
Even if your MP has signed the EDM, a letter, or email of support from you to your MP always helps by showing your approval for their actions, and adds weight to IWA’s support for this campaign.
