Fund Britain’s Waterways (FBW) is a coalition of organisations representing hundreds of thousands of users and supporters of inland waterways. We are campaigning for national and local government to act now and protect the public benefit and natural capital of our waterways.
Fund Britain’s Waterways is led by a steering group. Details of the steering group and a full list of participating organisations is here.
FBW is all about bringing together the widest possible group of organisations and individuals, independent of navigation authorities, with the sole purpose of “campaigning collectively for an increase in government funding of Britain’s inland waterways to avert their decline, and to promote awareness of the huge economic, environmental and social well-being value they provide”.
Join us in the fight to #FundBritainsWaterways by:
- Lobbying your new MP andencouraging them to secure funding for canals and rivers in your local area
- signing our petition and sharing it with your contacts
- supporting our events
- adding your organisation as a member or suggesting a relevant organisation – contact membership@fundbritainswaterways.org.uk with the name of your organisation, contact name and contact details, logo and website address (if available) and written confirmation that your organisation agrees to FBW’s sole purpose as stated above.
- volunteering for specific roles
- donating to support campaign costs
- joining our mailing list for news and information about Fund Britain’s Waterways – contact membership@fundbritainswaterways.org.uk
- liking and sharing our social media posts and creating your own posts, using the hashtag #FundBritainsWaterways
With your help, our canals and rivers will stand a better chance of securing desperately needed funding.
Read about FBW’s submission to the Government’s Spending Review 2025, submitted on 27th January 2025. Read the full submission here.