ABOUT
US
THE
STRATFORD AND WARWICK WATERWAYS TRUST Ltd
Registered Charity No. 1116473 Company No. 5731754
Registered Office:- The Cottage, Mill Lane, Barford, Warwick, CV35 8EJ
Our Patron: Timothy West The
Stratford and Warwick Waterways Trust Ltd is a group of like-minded
individuals who both support and are committed to work towards achieving,
the extension of navigation on the River Avon from Stratford-upon-Avon
to Warwick, to join the Grand Union Canal. This link would
create a linear water park providing wider access to the public
to enjoy this highly scenic amenity, passing through some of the
finest landscape in central England. We believe that this waterway
would act as a catalyst to other benefits. The opportunity exists
to create and enhance wildlife sites and their safe observation,
to improve foot and cycle paths, to provide car parking, more angling
sites, small boat launching and camping sites, and to give a substantial
benefit to the local economy, job creation and social inclusion.
Over
350 years ago, navigation was possible from Tewkesbury to the outskirts
of Warwick. Since the completion of the renovation of the 46 miles
of the Avon navigation between Tewkesbury and Stratford some 30
years ago, efforts have been made to promote the restoration of
the 12 miles of the upstream section. Recently this short length
was identified by AINA (Association of Inland Navigation Authorities)
as one of the few missing broad inland navigation links between
the estuaries of the Severn and the other major English estuaries
(Mersey, Humber, Thames and the Wash).
This
recognition by AINA coincides with a substantial shift in public
and governmental attitudes to inland waterways, which are now appreciated
for the opportunities they offer for economic growth, leisure, personal
development and education. This Upper Avon Extension ( UAE ) has
become a significant national issue. It is the view of The Stratford
and Warwick Waterways Trust Ltd that the inertia of past years can best
be overcome if all those bodies that have a major interest in the
UAE, the national and local authorities, private individuals and
the political and economic resources, were to join forces. The Trust
has been formed to co-ordinate these efforts with the achievement
of the UAE as its prime objective.
Contact:
The Cottage, Mill Lane, Barford, Warwick, CV35 8EJ
Roger Clay, Hon Sec.
01926 624028
roger@swwaterway.co.uk
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