West Midlands Waterway Partnership Annual Meeting Peter Mathews CMG Chair, West Midlands Waterway Partnership 16 November 2016
Peter Mathews CMG Chair, West Midlands Waterway Partnership
Partnership Progress Review Richard Preston Enterprise Manager
Black Country Towpath Improvements • 16.8km of towpath improvements completed • £3.5m invested • A further 5.8km planned to start in January 2017 • Investing a further £1.4m • Funded by Local Growth Fund with contributions from Canal & River Trust and Developers through s106.
Black Country towpath schemes
West Midlands towpath schemes
Partnership Progress Review Ian Lane Waterway Manager
Waterway Update • As of August Central Shires Waterway teams & Partnership were absorbed into the neighbouring waterways, • By absorbing Central Shires into its neighbouring waterways we will be more aligned with our prospective partners, and better placed to establish and grow our local presence 9
WWY Number of Assets Number of Lengths NW 8900 1594 398 NE 9000 742 363 EM 9400 882 426 MP 9100 2060 395 WB 9200 1377 325 SW 9500 867 320 WM 9600 2976 613 SE 9700 1594 464 KA 9800 697 420 LO 9900 623 174
Fazeley closure
Summary • The Trust has announced the closure of its Fazeley office and a relocation to central Birmingham by 31 March 2017 • The new Birmingham premises will not only be fit for purpose but also in an easily accessible location close to Snow Street train station 14
Why is this necessary? • Fazeley is in a residential area with poor transport links and the building is in need of major investment • Birmingham sits at the centre of our network with excellent transport links for staff and visitors and public transport links to other parts of the country • A prominent Birmingham base will give the Trust a stronger regional identity and a greater presence in Britain’s ‘canal capital’ • The new offices have the potential to be further developed in the future to become a new national hub for the Trust 15
The new location Aqua House, 20 Lionel Street, Birmingham, B3 1AQ 16
Partnership Progress Review Steve Burt
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Ben Seal Senior Canoeing Development Officer, British Canoeing “Youth engagement, sport & recreation” ben.seal@britishcanoeing.org.uk
Shared Priorities & Interests Encouraging participation on inland waterways More people, more regular and retaining people in the sport Promoting the use of the canals & rivers for sport & active recreation Increasing the opportunities for young people to access their local waterway for physical activity Encourage local partners to maximise their local waterways for promoting sport
Progress 2015/ 16 25
Birmingham Canoe Trail Aim: • Activate 6000 young people along the route • Improve the canoeing infrastructure and signage • Get young people physically active • Get young people more engaged with their local waterway. 26
Birmingham Canoe Trail • 75km North to South • Via Wyrley & . Essington, Old & New Main lines and Stratford Canal. • 3 proposed youth hubs, Brownhills, Tipton and Roundhouse. 27
Partnership Progress Review Ivor Caplan 28
Partnership Progress Review Phil Bateman MBE
The Wyrley & Essington Canal Wednesfield - Mixing Heritage with Wildlife Equals Economic Development!
Partnership Progress Review Graham Fisher MBE
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