Volunteering Then and Now

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1. Volunteering - Then and Now World Canal Conference Inverness September 2016
2. Volunteering - then and now • Who we are • Where we came from • Where we are now • Where we are going
3. Who we are • Bridge 19-40 • Edinburgh Canal Society • Forth & Clyde Canal Society • Linlithgow Union Canal Society • Re-Union Canal Boats • Scottish Canals • Scottish Waterways Trust • Seagull Trust
4. Where we have come from • Poor state of the canal • Local practical action • Community pressure groups • Re-instatement of the Union and Forth & Clyde canals joined by the Falkirk Wheel
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 In 1961 all navigation rights were removed on the Forth & Clyde Canal by the Transport Commission to allow a trunk road to be built from Glasgow to Stirling splitting the canal in two Old road
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8. Where we came from Legal Vandalism
9. Where we came from • In the early 1970’s the Scottish Inland Waterway Association was formed • The Association brought together many of these enthusiastic Volunteers
10. Where we came from The Big Dig Maryhill Locks
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15. Where we came from Tommy's Treks Hutton's Hikes Tommy's Treks
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27. Where we came from Drambuie Marathons East to West
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29. Where we came from Forth & Clyde Canal Society Fleet
30. Where we came from Auchinstarry Sensory Garden
31. Where we came from Calders Gateway before and after
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33. Where we came from The Site of IWA Trail Boat rally 1990 Now where the Falkirk Wheel
34. Where we came from Thank you for listening to where volunteering on the Lowland Canals has come from. I shall pass to my colleague Stewart Liddle of Linlithgow Union Canal Society to talk about the future of LCVG.
35. Where we are now Volunteering on Scotland's Lowland Canals : • It’s not new • Takes different forms • Saved the Lowland Canals • Was FUN !
36. Where we are now The LCVG partners INDIVIDUALLY :
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40. Where we are now The 8 LCVG partners TOGETHER :
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46. Where we are now The 8 LCVG partners TOGETHER WITH OTHERS : • Support Community Justice Services • Help & support young people, often from chaotic lifestyles • Deliver community regeneration programmes
47. Where we are going • Continue to develop our own organisations • Work in partnership at LCVG to support wider volunteering involvement • Seek out projects that can be carried out in partnership • Be the link between volunteering and Scottish Canals • Have FUN !
48. Any questions? 
 
 We are based in the foyer please come and talk to us or contact us at –
 Pat Bowie Secretary LCVG c/o Re-Union Canal Boats 15 Valleyfield Street Edinburgh EH3 9LP manager@re-union.org.uk 0131 261 8529