THE Annual Waterway Restoration Conference at the National Waterways Museum was jointly organised by IWA and Canal & River Trust. IWA’s Amy Tillson reports…
A packed audience attended this event, held at the historic venue at Ellesmere Port on April 26. Special thanks go to the excellent speakers and compere who made the conference inspiring and delightful, to IWA Chester and Merseyside Branch, and all the volunteers who helped hugely throughout the day, and to the museum and archives teams.
The event was really made by the attendees, locally and from far and wide, who networked and offered so much in terms of questions and comments. IWA chair Mike Wills committed the organisation to increasing its capacity to support restoration projects. The challenges remain huge, however, and restoration groups are going to have to depend on each other more. The conference slides can be downloaded from the IWA website.
After the event there was a fascinating walk around Chester’s historic waterways, organised by John Herson of IWA Chester & Merseyside Branch and Chester Civic Trust.
