40 years of memories
Life continues at 40: How messing about on boats saved Britain’s waterways.
On 25 October 1968, a single piece of Government legislation transformed the UK’s ailing waterways from an all but abandoned Georgian transport network into a booming tourism success story now enjoyed by more than 1.5 million people every week.
To mark the 40th anniversary of one of the most important moments in the 200 year history of the UK’s canals, British Waterways is calling on visitors old and new to help celebrate the vibrancy of today's 2,200 miles network of waterways by contributing their holiday memories to a giant virtual scrapbook.
Share your memories of the waterways by emailing 40yearsofmemories@waterscape.com. Be sure to include the name of the canal or river in your memory, and also the year it took place.
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