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Winners make a splash at national waterway awards

The Waterways Renaissance Awards, run by The Waterways Trust, recognise exceptional projects that are using canals and rivers to enrich people’s lives across the UK.

Roger Hanbury, Chief Executive, explained: “This is the ninth year of the Waterway Renaissance Awards and it is truly inspiring to see that, even in these very challenging economic times, people and organisations  are continuing to work together to realise the benefits of our canals and rivers for communities across the UK. All projects reaching the celebrated tonight should be justifiably proud of all that they have achieved.”

Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterway received a special Outstanding Achievement Award in recognition of the visionary project and the partnership’s dedication and resilience in achieving some remarkable success and their work to sustain the project in the face of many challenges and setbacks over the years.

 

The winners of the 2011 Waterways Renaissance Awards, which are sponsored by CPC Civils, Halcrow, May Gurney and Morrison Construction are:

 

Area-Based Regeneration

·         Walsall Waterfront, WEST MIDLANDS

Runner-up: Three Mills Lock & Water Control Structure, EAST LONDON

Community

·         Loxwood Bridge and Lock, WEST SUSSEX

Runner-up: Union 10,EDINBURGH & FALKIRK

Commended: Hanbury Wharf, DROITWICH; ABCD Better and Safer Access Project, WOLVERHAMPTON

 

Design & Construction

·         Three Mills Lock and Water Control Structure, EAST LONDON

Runner-up: Walsall Waterfront, WEST MIDLANDS

Commended: Loxwood Bridge & Lock, WEST SUSSEX; Weybridge 24hr Mooring, SURREY

Education & Learning

·         Coffee & Crochet at the National Waterways Museum, ELLESMERE PORT and Learning is Fun, West Cheshire College, CHESHIRE (joint winners)

Commended: Mills, Mines & Malt, YORKSHIRE

Flood Risk Management

·         Dearne Valley Green Heart, SOUTH YORKSHIRE

Runner-up: Three Mills Lock & Water Control Structure, EAST LONDON

Historic Environment

·         Celebration of the Crinan Canal by the Dalriada Project, MID ARGYLL

Runner-up: Restoration of Ryeford Double Lock, STROUD; Linlithgow Canal Green Tourism Project, LINLITHGOW

Innovation

·         Improved Search and Rescue on Inland Waterways, RIVER THAMES

Runner-up: Making Best Use of the Area’s Waterways, EAST RIDING

Partnership

·         Making Best Use of the Area’s Waterways, EAST RIDING

Runner-up: Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway

Commended: Wichelstowe, SWINDON; Dearne Valley Green Heart, SOUTH YORKSHIRE; Improved Search & Rescue on Inland Waterways, RIVER THAMES

Natural Environment

·         Mersey Life Portfolio Project, MERSEYSIDE

Runner-up: Dearne Valley Green Heart, SOUTH YORKSHIRE

Recreation & Tourism

·         Dearne Valley Green Heart, SOUTH YORKSHIRE

Runner-up: Celebration of the Crinan Canal by the Dalriada Project, MID ARGYLL

Commended: Linlithgow Canal Green Tourism Project, LINLITHGOW

Strategy & Masterplanning

·         Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway

Runner-up: Wichelstowe, SWINDON

 

Outstanding Achievement Award

Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway