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Every Place to Embrace the Waterways

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Strategic priority

Ensuring our canals and rivers are open, accessible and safe

Local Vision

For all waterside cities, towns and villages within the South East Waterway Partnership to be ‘waterway embracing places’ and for all the waterways within our area to be a defining feature with a strong connection with every local community and place they pass through.

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KeySouth East Waterway

South East Waterway Boundary

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Key objectivesn Support each Parish and Local Authority to promote the canal

and its defining features

n Promote towpaths as sustainable transport and healthy routes for walking and cycling within statutory development plans

n Ensure towpath and access improvements are secured as part of waterside planning applications

n Ensure each place has a community/adoption/volunteering group present

n Promote projects that introduce signage and interpretation enhancements

n Work with each locality to define a ‘plan’

n Engage with corporate partners to support the ‘place’ agenda

Keeping people, nature & history connected

Canal &River Trust

Partnership leads

John Best James Clifton

South East Moorings Management


Strategic priority

Establishing the Trust as a respected guardian of our

canals and rivers

Local Vision

nVisitor moorings - making them fit for purpose

nNew ‘roving mooring permit’ - recognising how lifestyle choices can fit in with existing regulations

nContinuous cruising - make rules clearer

Batchworth

Thrupp

Oxford

Banbury

Marsworth

Berkhamstead

Foxton Locks

Stoke Bruerne

Cropredy

HillmortonYelvertoft

All Oaks Wood

Cassiobury Park

Leighton Buzzard

Cowroast

Globe Inn

Bugbrooke

Brownsover

Black Horse

Wendover Arm

Lower Heyford

Thrupp Wharf

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Key objectivesSouth East Visitor Moorings

n Deliver up to 8 sites in 2013

n Share lessons learnt with customers/stake-holders

n Roll out to a further 14 sites in 2014

n Roving mooring permits

n Consultation throughout summer 2013

n Construct proposal for Grand Union South

n Implement in 2014


Canal &River Trust

Partnership leads

Sally AshLynda Payton

Jeff Whyatt

Outdoor Activities and Wellbeing


Strategic priority

Inspiring more people to enjoy the canals and rivers and

support our work

Activities include:nCycling

nWalking

nCanoeing

nAngling

nJogging

nDog Walking

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Key objectivesn Map existing activities and

activity areas/routes

n Enhance links to organised groups

n Increase connectivity

n Increase web presence

n Implement more signposting/way finding

n Identify sponsors

n Use social media to communicate

n Focus on youth engagement and community ownership


Canal &River Trust

Partnership leads

Kerry FosterChris Stanley

Volunteering inSouth East


Strategic priority

Inspiring more people to enjoy the canals and rivers and support our work

Local Vision

For all waterways to be a defining feature with a strong connection with every local community and place they pass through.

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Assisting at Foxton Stoppage open Day - Dec 2012

Providing daily customer service

'Leave no Trace' Environmental training given to Foxton Explorer Scouts

Towpath repairs - Foxton Explorer Scouts & OUCS

Rugby

Napton

Thrupp

Oxford

Apsley

Weedon

Cropedy

Banbury

Heyford

Braunston

Hillmorton

Grove Lock

Northampton

Berkhamstead

Buckby Locks

Foxton Locks

All Oaks Wood

Rickmansworth

Campbell Park

Watford Locks

Claydon Flight

Cassiobury Park

Aylesbury Basin

Fenny Stratford

Leighton Buzzard

Drayton Reservoir

Welford Reservoir

Market Harborough

Yelvertoft / Crick

Boddington Reservoir

Saulbury Three Locks

Cosgrove / Wolverton

Stoke Bruerne / Blisworth

Marsworth / Tring Triangle

Nether Heyford / Bugbrooke

Towpath repairs - Scottish & Southern Electricity Dec 2012

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SOUTH EAST WATERWAY - VOLUNTEERING OVERVIEW (FEB 2013)

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Key to Map Segmentation! Adoption Agreements

! Community Groups

! General Volunteer Promotion

! Restoration Groups

! Volunteer Lock Keepers

! Volunteer Partnership

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Reservoirs

Urban areas

Restored with volunteer input - including OUCS

Towpath Taskforce - Starts March '13

Providing daily customer service - starts April 2013


Assisting at Hillmorton StoppageOpen Day - November 212

Volunteer Litter Picks - Rugby Rotary Club



Waterways Recovery Group - Bridge repairs


Improving the condition of the flight



Butterfly Conservation Group

Restoring the Brick Kiln

Adoption under discussion with Banbury Canoe Club at Cropredy

Banbury Canal Day facillitated by volunteers

Thurpp Canal Cruising Club upgrading towpath

M & S Litter Pick - April 2013

Northampton University students applying for volunteer roles

Northamptonshire IWA adopting the Northampton Arm

BCP also organise Canal Festival & Volunteer Recognition Award 2012

Blisworth Canal Partnership (BCP) - New Pocket Park & Towpath enhancement


Volunteer meetings at Learning Centre

Museum & educational volunteersat Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum

Buckingham Canal Society at Cosgrove Lock

BCS also planning restoration works on disused Buckingham Arm

IWA MK Branch Autumn & Spring Clean-up events

First CRT Adoption at Fenny Stratford Lock - IWA MK Branch

Numerous BT task days to upgrade Locks

Providing daily customer serviceGeneral Volunteer Promotion

Foot bridge upgrade with Local Council

6-weekly Litter Picks with local residents

Towpath Taskforce - Starts April 2013

Providing daily customer serviceAssisted at Marsworth Open Day Jan 2013

Tring Anglers regular volunteering

Canal rebuild & restoration by Wendover Arm Trust

Local residents considering Adoption Agreement

GUNS Volunteer Discussion Group regular meetings

Organise annual Festival & educational events.

Ricksmansworth Waterway Trust

2nd Year with Croxley Green Parish Council

Key objectivesn Increase the number of volunteer

groups that support us across the South East Waterway

n Encourage community groups to support every place on our waterways

n Offer volunteer training and support in order to achieve sustainability

n Target improvement projects that deliver wider strategic outputs e.g. youth engagement


Canal &River Trust

Partnership leads

Dick PilkintonJohn Highmore

Lee King

Local Authority and Parish Council

Engagement


Strategic priority

Inspiring more people to enjoy the canals and rivers and

support our work

Local Vision

For all waterside cities, towns and villages to be “water embracing places” and for all the waterways within our area to be a defining feature with a strong connection with every local community and place they pass through.

Aylesbury Vale District

Daventry District

Cherwell District

Harborough District

West Oxfordshire District

Huntingdonshire District

Stratford-on-Avon District

South Oxfordshire DistrictVale of White Horse District

Rugby District (B)

South Northamptonshire District

Wycombe District

Warwick District

Chiltern District

Kettering District (B)

Dacorum District (B)

Charnwood District (B) Melton District (B)

Corby District (B)

East Northamptonshire District

Cotswold District

Blaby District

Hinckley and Bosworth District (B)

North Hertfordshire District

North Warwickshire District (B)

St. Albans District (B)

South Bucks District

Wellingborough District (B)

South Kesteven District

Hertsmere District (B)Three Rivers District

North West Leicestershire DistrictLichfield District

Northampton District (B)

Oxford District (B)

Nuneaton and Bedworth District (B)

Spelthorne District (B)

Watford District (B)

Runnymede District (B)

Fenland District

Stevenage District (B)

Oadby and Wigston District (B)

South Cambridgeshire District



East Staffordshire District (B)

East Hertfordshire District

East Hertfordshire District

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Key objectivesn Engage with all Local Authorities

and Parishes

n ‘Champions’ defined in each Local Authority

n Take the Partnership roadshow to each Local Authority and Parish forum

n Each Local Authority to develop a plan to embrace the waterways

n Target key conurbations to focus a corporate support package


Canal &River Trust

Partnership leads

John BestJames Clifton

Engaging Corporates


Strategic priority

Earning financial security for our canals and rivers

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Corporate Target Areas

Oxford

Banbury

Daventry

Northampton

Milton Keynes

Aylesbury

Hemel Hempstead

Watford

Rugby

Key objectivesn Define sponsorship opportunities

for corporates and local businesses

n Encourage corporate support of our waterways

n Grow relationship with existing waterway-dependant businesses

n Encourage businesses to support places particularly key destinations & honey pot sites

n Grow the number of volunteer days by corporates and local businesses

n Grow corporate adoptions within the South East Waterway


Canal &River Trust

Partnership leads

John BestAnn Davies

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