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Publication Date: 08 October 2008
The Waterway Recovery Group and the Inland Waterways Association’s work will be recognised with an award as part of British Waterways' celebration of the diversity and importance of the volunteering that takes place across its canals and rivers. Ten projects across the UK that have been particularly successful in the past 12 months have been highlighted by BW for recognition.
For the past eleven years, more than a hundred volunteers from The Waterway Recovery Group and the Inland Waterways Association have organised massive clean up operations on the Birmingham Canal Navigations. Bikes, prams, toilets, tyres, counterfeit coins, old cars, and even a coffin have been pulled from canals on previous clean-ups. These annual volunteering events make a real difference for the local community as well as improving the environment.
The ten projects singled out to receive one of the inaugural awards were all nominated by BW staff and the presentations will be made during October by BW’s regional general managers.
Last year BW was involved with volunteer-led projects that contributed over 8,000 volunteer days to the promotion and upkeep of the waterways worth in excess of £400,000. Last year BW was involved with volunteer-led projects that contributed over 8,000 volunteer days to the promotion and upkeep of the waterways worth in excess of £400,000.
Earlier in 2008 British Waterways appointed a national volunteering manager to improve BW's engagement with volunteers and increase volunteer support. A further objective of the role is to create greater consistency in approach to working with volunteers and support for volunteer organisations.
