Kennet and Avon Canal Trust
Founded1962
TypeCharity, waterway society
FocusKennet and Avon Canal
Location
  • Couch Lane, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1EB
Coordinates51°21′18″N 1°59′40″W / 51.3551°N 1.9945°W / 51.3551; -1.9945
ServicesCharitable services
Websitekatrust.org.uk
Formerly called
Kennet and Avon Canal Association

The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust is an English registered charity[1] and waterway society, concerned with the protection and maintenance of the Kennet and Avon Canal throughout Wiltshire and Berkshire.

In 1951, the Kennet and Avon Canal Association was formed with the goal of restoring the derelict Kennet and Avon Canal. In 1962 the organisation became a charitable trust. After a campaign raising over £2 million, the canal was fully restored and reopened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1990.[2] In 2013, the trust was presented with the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.[3]

The trust operates the Kennet and Avon Canal Museum in a canalside building in Devizes.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "The Kennet And Avon Canal Trust, Limited, registered charity no. 209206". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  2. ↑ Barrell, Emrhys (2013). Inland Waterways Manual. A&C Black. ISBN 1472901347.
  3. ↑ Moore, Anne (6 June 2013). "Delight as Kennet and Avon Canal Trust receives Queen's Award". This Is Wiltshire. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Visit our museum". Kennet & Avon Canal Trust. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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