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Ways to give
As a charity, we rely on your donations to protect and restore canals and rivers .
Ways to get involved
Join with waterways-lovers around the country; find an event near you, try your hand at restoration or volunteer.
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We’ve been protecting and restoring the waterways for 75 years; we need your help to make sure that they remain the special places that they are today.
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IWA face mask – blue
£5.50
Map of the River Thames (Imray)
£7.95
The River Nene Guide – Roger Green (Imray)
£12.95
IWA face mask – red
£5.50
Whitchurch Arm – IWA Christmas cards
£3.25
Bingley Five Rise – IWA Christmas cards
£3.60
Snowy Crinan Canal – IWA Christmas cards
£3.60
Colourful Moorings – IWA Christmas cards
£3.60
Waterways heritage
Our waterways heritage is what makes Britain’s canals and rivers special and it must be actively protected – through the local planning system and sufficient funding – for the future.
Waterway restoration
Restoring the UK’s blue infrastructure – our inherited network of navigable canals and rivers – is good for people and places.
Waterways affected by HS2
We’re campaigning to protect canals and rivers from the damaging effects of HS2, especially where the tranquillity of the waterways is under threat.
Waterway underfunding
Hundreds of miles of waterways – along with their unique heritage and habitats – are currently starved of funding and rely on constant lobbying by us to safeguard their future.
Waterway businesses
The government needs to intervene at the earliest possible opportunity to save this vital sector of the British economy and what could be a core element of the British stay-at-home leisure and holiday sectors in the coming years.
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Together we can protect and restore our waterways; the UK’s 6,500 miles of canals and rivers need your help.