The Christopher Power Prize
Criteria: For a person, society or trust who has made the most significant contribution to the restoration of an inland waterway. There is a cash prize associated with this award, which is given to the waterway restoration group associated with the winner, where the winner is a named individual. The aims and objectives of the group must be consistent with IWA’s aims and objectives.
Past Winners:
1993 Brian Holden, Rochdale Canal Society
1994 IWA Chelmsford Branch
1995 Chesterfield Canal Society
1996 IWA Ipswich Branch
1997 Wey & Arun Canal Trust
1998 Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust
1999 Wilts & Berks Canal Trust / Droitwich Canals Trust (joint)
2000 Inland Waterways Protection Society
2001 Adrian Fry (WRG)
2002 Roger Leishman and Wendover Arm Trust
2003 Monmouthshire, Brecon and Abergavenny Canals Trust
2004 Caldon Canal Society
2005 Grantham Canal Restoration Society
2006 (not awarded)
2007 (not awarded)
2008 Cotswold Canals Trust
2009 (not awarded)
2010 Shropshire Union Canal Society and Colin Turner (IWA Ipswich / River Gipping Trust)
2011 John Nuttall (cash prize to Chesterfield Canal Trust)
2012 Roger Harding (cash prize to Stover Canal Society)
2013 Bernie Jones (Shrewsbury & Newport Canals)
2014 Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust
2015 Michael Limbrey, Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust
2016 Richard Dommett, Monmouthshire, Brecon & Abergavenny Canals Trust
2017 (not awarded)
2018 Cotswold Canals Trust
2019 Roger Leishman and Wendover Arm Trust
2020 Athina Beckett (Buckingham Canal Society)
2021 (not awarded)
2022 Terry Cavender (Buckingham Canal Society)
2023 John Dodwell (Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust)
[The photo shows the award to Richard Dommett – 4th from the left – in 2016]
