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Join with us to support Britain’s 7,000 miles of canals and rivers.

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Give back to the waterways and help us to continue to campaign for them.

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How your support helps

We are the charity that works to protect and restore Britain’s 7,000 miles of canals and navigable rivers. We campaign for better existing waterways and help bring forgotten waterways back to life. Your support can make the difference.

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Share your love of the waterways with future generations

Corporate membership

Show your commitment to the waterways and help us to protect and restore their future.

a narrowboat and canoes rally by the closed Welches Dam Lock

Club 500

Invest £12 per year in the waterways and win a prize of up to £1,000!

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Show your love for the waterways

From sponsored events to giving in memory to shopping online; find out about different ways to support us.

Why we need your help

Restoring

We share expertise with local groups and give hands-on support

Protecting

We work to protect the waterways’ unique heritage and environment

Campaigning

We campaign for the waterways at risk from underfunding and thoughtless development

Volunteers

Our incredible volunteers work tirelessly to improve the waterways

Sustainable boating

We are campaigning for boating on canals and rivers to be more sustainable.

Preserving heritage

Britain’s canals and rivers are a unique, living heritage. But that heritage is at risk.

Safeguarding waterways

Hundreds of miles of waterways are currently starved of funding.

Volunteers working on the restoration of the Stover Canal

Restoring waterways

Bringing Britain’s blue infrastructure back to life is good for people and places.

Photo competition

We invite photographers to submit entries for our annual photography competition. By entering, you can expect to see your imagery used across our website, blog pages, printed leaflets, reports and other communications materials.

LATEST NEWS

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All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Waterways Discusses Waterway Restoration

On Tuesday 13th May, under the secretariat of IWA, the Waterways APPG convened to hear expert evidence from the Wilts…

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Waterways Restoration Conference 2025

On 26th April 2025, delegates and volunteers descended on the Ellesmere Port Boat Museum for the Annual Waterway Restoration Conference.

Boats at Saul Junction on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal.

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IWA Response to CRT Commission on Licensing

The Canal & River Trust (CRT) established an independently led Commission to review the legal framework around boat licensing, to…

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Navigation saved with details finalised for formation of new charity

IWA has successfully completed the final details in setting up the new charity designed to increase support for the Chelmer…

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IWA responds to the Independent Water Commission consultation

IWA has submitted a response to the Call for Evidence issued by the Independent Water Commission. The Commission was launched…

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Better by Barge: A Smarter, Greener Future for Freight

Better by Barge makes a compelling case for shifting freight transport from congested roads to the country’s 5,000 miles of…

Inland Waterways Map of Great Britain (Nicholson)

£8.99

Waterways Heritage Note Cards

£3.00

Waterways Heritage Notebook

£6.50

Waterways Heritage Tote Bag

£6.50

LOVE YOUR WATERWAYS

Britain's waterways are vital; together we can campaign for them now and for the future.