Kennet and Avon Canal Trust

Kennet and Avon Canal Trust

Kennet and Avon Canal Trust logo
Motto Protect, Enhance and Promote
Founded 1951
Type Charity, waterway society
Focus Kennet and Avon Canal
Location
  • Couch Lane, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1EB
Coordinates 51°21′18″N 1°59′40″W / 51.355104°N 1.994534°W / 51.355104; -1.994534
Area served
United Kingdom
Services Charitable services
Key people
Rob Dean (Chair of Trustees)
Mission Charity
Website katrust.org.uk
Formerly called
Kennet and Avon Canal Association

The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust is a registered charity and waterway society concerned with the protection and maintenance of the Kennet and Avon Canal throughout Wiltshire and Berkshire.

History

The organisation was formed in 1951 as the Kennet and Avon Canal Association, with the goal of restoring the derelict canal. In 1962 the organisation became a charitable trust. After a campaign raising over £2,000,000, the canal was fully restored and reopened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990.[1] In 2013, the trust was presented with the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.[2]

See also

References

  1. Barrell, Emrhys (2013). Inland Waterways Manual. A&C Black. ISBN 1472901347.
  2. Moore, Anne (6 June 2013). "Delight as Kennet and Avon Canal Trust receives Queen's Award". This Is Wiltshire. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
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