The East Anglian Waterways Association, 50 years old this year, was formed when Teddy Edwards fell out with the IWA at the time, and formed the EAWA. Although it now does work with the IWA and all of its local branches. The EAWA, with Peterborough IWA branch, were behind the original idea of the Fens Link.
Our blurb states "The EAWA campaigns for the preservation, restoration and good management of all inland and tidal waterways in East Anglia". Which we do! The lengthening of the locks on the Middle Level was part of the Hereford Project of the EAWA, who helped to raise funds for that. We have also helped with funds to the Peterborough IWA towards the raising of Ramsey Hollow Bridge on the Forty Foot, to the Sleaford Navigation Trust to raise monies for the purchase of their canal in Sleaford, and towards work parties on the North Walsham & Dilham canal in Norfolk. We have also been instrumental in the encouraging of the setting up of a North Walsham & Dilham Canal Trust - which should occur next week (You read it here first!). A small Association, but one that does quite a lot of work in the background - but tells all in its 3/4 monthly magazine - The Easterling - edited by the well known canal historian Alan Faulkner. There was a recent articles in it on the Stamford Canal. We tend to run a local "boat trip" for members at the annual AGM, enabling people to visit the lesser known waterways, such as the Stour at Sudbury, Chelmer at Heybridge, Middle Level to March and in 2008 the Coronation Channel and River Welland in Spalding (and hopefully the Black Sluice for 2009 and Stratford St Mary lock on the Stour for 2010). Cost - a mere £5 a year min subscription - if you would like to know more, have a copy of their recent Easterling (next one due out in Feb), please e-mail me on [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ivan Cane Secretary EAWA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
