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IMPROVING ACCESS for disabled canal users

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June 2, 2025

THE Accessible Waterways Association is working closely with the Canal & River Trust to expand the scope of disabled boaters’ meetings. Founder Tracey Clarke said: “The current meetings began after I had a series of consultations with the CRT to discuss the needs of all canal users – not just boaters – with accessibility issues. …
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WATERWAYS: Accessible for everyone

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January 29, 2025

Lucy Wood reports… THE Accessible Waterways Association (AWA) has been reflecting on 2024, its first full year as an official association. Its founders, Tim and Tracey Clarke, said: “It has been a very busy year indeed, and included participation in the Boatlife exhibition at Birmingham’s NEC in February, the Crick Boat Show in May, the…
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‘IMPRESSIVE & REFRESHING’: Meeting with the Environment Agency

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October 7, 2024

Lucy Wood reports… Campaigners championing accessibility on the UK’s waterways said a meeting with the Environment Agency to discuss moorings and facilities was ‘impressive’ and ‘refreshing’. TRACEY and Tim Clarke, founders of the Accessible Waterways Association, were invited to the Denver Complex on the River Great Ouse Relief Channel, near Downham Market, Norfolk, to explore…
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