The Scottish Waterways Trust was an independent registered charity, established as part of The Waterways Trust in 2000. In 2012 The Waterways Trust merged its operations in England and Wales with the Canal & River Trust, and the organisation in Scotland became an independent charity.
"By connecting people with the heritage, wildlife and green open spaces of Scotland's canals through innovative projects, SWT inspires people to get active, improve their health and mental well-being, employment prospects and community life."[1]
In 2009, sailing and marine activities in Scotland were in relatively good health despite a severe worldwide economic crisis, but the British Waterways Trust was already consulting about changing from being under state control to trust arrangements.[2] Responsibility for Scotland's inland waterways is a devolved issue and British Waterways Scotland received grant funding from the Scottish Government, with two members of the board being appointed by Scottish ministers.[3] The formal separation of responsibility for Scottish waterways from that for England and Wales was described at the time as "mak[ing] for very challenging times".[4]
Projects
The Trust set up the Canal College skills training programme in Falkirk and Edinburgh for young people aged 16-25 years of age which ran 2013–2015, which had helped 162 participants by February 2016.[5][6] It was recognised as an innovative scheme with a positive impact.[7][8] The Canal College 2 was a larger programme based in Inverness which launched in 2017 to run for a period three years.[9][6] This initiative provided education and training in canal skills to unemployed young people.[6] The first participants completed the scheme later that year.[10] Previously Waterways Trust Scotland had been involved in smaller scale project work in the Falkirk area to increase employability.[11]
The Trust organised volunteers to clear and maintain canals.[12][13] It helped teach volunteers some traditional lock-keeping skills and built heritage skills.[14] It worked on regeneration projects and tourism and heritage.[15][16][17] It supported an art exhibition on the theme of canals.[18]
The Trust carried out research into the benefits of the Scottish canal network.[19][better source needed]
End of the Trust
In March 2019 the charity disclosed that it faced a severe financial situation and was to be making employees redundant.[20] Within a couple of months there was confirmation that the charity had ceased to operate, with some of their activities, including the canal college and Canal Heritage work to be taken forward by environmental charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful.[21]
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The Scottish Waterways Trust was an independent registered charity established as part of The Waterways Trust in 2000 In 2012 The Waterways Trust merged its operations in England and Wales with the Canal amp River Trust and the organisation in Scotland became an independent charity Scottish Waterways TrustPredecessorThe Waterways TrustSuccessorKeep Scotland BeautifulFormation2000 as part of The Waterways Trust 2012 as an independent charity Dissolved2019TypeCharitable trustPurpose By connecting people with the heritage wildlife and green open spaces of Scotland s canals through innovative projects SWT inspires people to get active improve their health and mental well being employment prospects and community life 1 HeadquartersFalkirk Wheel FalkirkRegion servedScotlandKey peopleThe Prince of Wales Patron Ross Martin CBE Chairman of the Board of Trustees Main organBoard of TrusteesWebsitewww wbr scottishwaterwaystrust wbr org wbr uk Contents 1 Foundation 2 Projects 3 End of the Trust 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksFoundation EditIn 2009 sailing and marine activities in Scotland were in relatively good health despite a severe worldwide economic crisis but the British Waterways Trust was already consulting about changing from being under state control to trust arrangements 2 Responsibility for Scotland s inland waterways is a devolved issue and British Waterways Scotland received grant funding from the Scottish Government with two members of the board being appointed by Scottish ministers 3 The formal separation of responsibility for Scottish waterways from that for England and Wales was described at the time as mak ing for very challenging times 4 Projects EditThe Trust set up the Canal College skills training programme in Falkirk and Edinburgh for young people aged 16 25 years of age which ran 2013 2015 which had helped 162 participants by February 2016 5 6 It was recognised as an innovative scheme with a positive impact 7 8 The Canal College 2 was a larger programme based in Inverness which launched in 2017 to run for a period three years 9 6 This initiative provided education and training in canal skills to unemployed young people 6 The first participants completed the scheme later that year 10 Previously Waterways Trust Scotland had been involved in smaller scale project work in the Falkirk area to increase employability 11 The Trust organised volunteers to clear and maintain canals 12 13 It helped teach volunteers some traditional lock keeping skills and built heritage skills 14 It worked on regeneration projects and tourism and heritage 15 16 17 It supported an art exhibition on the theme of canals 18 The Trust carried out research into the benefits of the Scottish canal network 19 better source needed End of the Trust EditIn March 2019 the charity disclosed that it faced a severe financial situation and was to be making employees redundant 20 Within a couple of months there was confirmation that the charity had ceased to operate with some of their activities including the canal college and Canal Heritage work to be taken forward by environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful 21 See also EditList of waterway societies in the United KingdomReferences Edit New Chair and Trustees to steer Scottish Waterways Trust through Ambitious Growth Scottish Waterways Trust 2012 Retrieved 5 February 2014 Plain sailing for tourism as more choose boating breaks The Herald Glasgow 24 August 2009 Retrieved 11 April 2023 British Waterways calls for end to state control of canals The Herald Glasgow 18 May 2009 Retrieved 11 April 2023 PIANC Yearbook 2011 PIANC 2012 p 106 ISBN 978 2 87223 194 2 Retrieved 10 April 2023 Canal college restores a 200 year old waterway BBC Reporting Scotland 3 January 2014 Retrieved 11 April 2023 a b c Plans to open Canal College in Inverness Planet Radio 24 February 2016 Retrieved 10 April 2023 O Neill Emma 30 September 2015 Heritage Angels named at awards The Scotsman Retrieved 11 April 2023 Bain Simon 16 January 2016 Clarion call for fresh thinking on economy The Herald Glasgow Retrieved 12 April 2023 Taylor R 2017 Willpower Discover It Use It and Get What You Want Wiley p 1 ISBN 978 0 85708 719 5 Retrieved 10 April 2023 White Gregor 10 December 2017 Canal college sees students gain new skills The Inverness Courier Retrieved 11 April 2023 Youngsters spruce up national treasure The Scotsman 18 November 2010 Retrieved 11 April 2023 Anglian Water volunteers help look after local canal The NEN North Edinburgh News 29 September 2017 Retrieved 10 April 2023 Scottish Canals let volunteers learn new skills and improve their community Daily Record 21 April 2014 Retrieved 10 April 2023 Search for volunteers to protect Forth and Clyde Canal The Evening Times 27 March 2017 Retrieved 18 April 2023 972 000 to regenerate Falkirk Press release Scottish Canals 12 March 2018 Retrieved 10 April 2023 Ardrishaig Egg Shed EB Scotland Retrieved 10 April 2023 Patrick Katrina New Play Park Makes A Splash The Scots Magazine Retrieved 10 April 2023 Scott P H 2005 Spirits of the Age Scottish Self Portraits Saltire Society p 117 ISBN 978 0 85411 087 2 Retrieved 10 April 2023 Canning Stephen Millar Richard Moore Karen 2012 Measuring the Health Impacts of Scotland s Canals PDF Retrieved 10 April 2023 Beers Roy 29 March 2019 Jobs blow to canals charity based at the Falkirk Wheel Falkirk Herald Retrieved 11 April 2023 Beers Roy 19 May 2019 Cash crisis forces Falkirk based Scottish Waterways Trust to fold Falkirk Herald Retrieved 11 April 2023 External links Editarchive of www scottishwaterwaystrust org uk https www oscr org uk about charities search the register charity details number 43477 permanent dead link Scottish Canals Interview with Chief Executive Karen Moore 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scottish Waterways Trust amp oldid 1168942181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
