by David Edwards-May | Oct 11, 2020 | Personal, Policy, Waterway funding, Waterway management, Waterway personalities, Waterway restoration, Waterways & transport policy, Waterways promotion, World Canals Conference
Annual General Meeting by videoconference, October 9, 2020 Dear David, members of the IWI Council (and of the General Assembly) I cannot hide the pride that I was nominated to serve as President of Inland Waterways International for the next three...
by David Edwards-May | Nov 13, 2018 | Policy, Waterway restoration, Waterways and environment
Partners from across the North West Region of Europe (UK, Ireland, France, Belgium and the Netherlands) met today in Paris to kick off the EU-funded Interrreg project “Green WIN”. The meeting, hosted by Voies Navigables de France (VNF), set out the...
by David Edwards-May | Nov 4, 2018 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Cultural & industrial heritage, New waterways, Policy, Waterfront regeneration, Waterway funding, Waterway restoration, Waterways & transport policy
Report by member Tim Coghlan (first published in Towpath Talk, No. 96) Irish eyes were justifiably smiling following the 31st World Canals Conference (WCC) – the second to be hosted by Ireland. The first was held jointly in Dublin and Belfast in 2001 and this year’s...
by David Edwards-May | Mar 1, 2018 | Waterfront regeneration, Waterway funding, Waterway management, Waterway personalities, Waterway restoration, Waterways promotion, World Canals Conference
IWI has established itself as a ‘place to be’ at the world’s biggest boat show, BOOT Düsseldorf, thanks to the generous conditions offered by Messe Düsseldorf. The prototype of our dedicated Inland Waterways Pavilion was set up and staffed by Council...
by David Edwards-May | Nov 3, 2017 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Recreational waterway dimensions, Waterfront regeneration, Waterway funding, Waterway management, Waterway restoration, Waterways & transport policy, World Canals Conference
The recent World Canals Conference in Syracuse, NY, was a great success, with more than 350 delegates from 12 countries. I took part in a pre-conference ‘Tour the Towpath’ cycling rally on September 23-24, followed by IWI’s Annual General Meeting on...
by David Edwards-May | Nov 14, 2016 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Personal, Policy, Recreational waterway dimensions, Waterway personalities, Waterway restoration, Waterways & transport policy
American adventurer Charles Hedrich recently completed an extraordinary voyage, rowing throughout the French waterway system. Between late May and the end of October 2016, he covered 3000 km of canals and river navigations, passing through more than 500 locks. The...