Forth and Clyde Canal Society
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The Forth and Clyde Canal Society is a waterway society
on the Forth & Clyde Canal in the Lowlands of Scotland
, UK, and was formed in 1980 to 'campaign for the Forth and Clyde's preservation, restoration and development'
According to the Forth and Clyde Canal Society's website, their current aim is:
The society currently has four boats which are used as trip-boats, charter vessels and for members cruises along the canal.
Waterway society
A Waterway society is a society, association, charitable trust, club, trust or "Friends" group involved in the restoration, preservation, use and enjoyment of waterways, e.g. a canal, river, navigation or other waterway, and their associated buildings and structures, e.g...
on the Forth & Clyde Canal in the Lowlands of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, UK, and was formed in 1980 to 'campaign for the Forth and Clyde's preservation, restoration and development'
According to the Forth and Clyde Canal Society's website, their current aim is:
- "To promote the canal and to ensure its success"
The society currently has four boats which are used as trip-boats, charter vessels and for members cruises along the canal.
See also
- Forth and Clyde CanalForth and Clyde CanalThe Forth and Clyde Canal crosses Scotland, providing a route for sea-going vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands. The canal is 35 miles long and its eastern end is connected to the River Forth by a short stretch of the River...
- Clyde pufferClyde pufferThe Clyde puffer is essentially a type of small steamboat which provided a vital supply link around the west coast and Hebrides islands of Scotland, stumpy little cargo ships that have achieved almost mythical status thanks largely to the short stories Neil Munro wrote about the Vital Spark and her...
- List of waterway societies in the United Kingdom
External links
- Official Website
- National Archives of Scotland canal records
- Jim Shead's webpage on the Forth & Clyde Canal, incl. Distance Table
- East DunbartonCouncil publishes Forth & Clyde Canal Society Public Events for 2008
- The Herald, 25 February 2008, article: Time to make waves on the canals
- Forth and Clyde Canal Society website