Waterway Organisations
Waterway Associations
- Accessible Waterways Association
- Association of Boat Safety Examiners
- Association of Inland Navigation Authorities
- Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs
- British Marine Federation
- British Marine Inland Boating (formerly Association of Pleasure Craft Operators)
- Camden Canals & Narrowboats Association
- Canal Boatbuilders Association
- DBA the Barge Association
- Electric Boat Association
- The Green Blue
- Historic Narrowboat Club
- Maritime Heritage Trust
- National Association of Boat Owners
- National Bargee Travellers Association
- Residential Boat Owners Association
- Roving Canal Traders Association
- Waterway Recovery Group
- Wooden Canal Boat Society
- Yacht Designers & Surveyors Association
Canal & River Societies
- Ashby Canal Association
- Avon Navigation Trust
- Aylesbury Canal Society
- Barnsley, Dearne and Dove Canals Trust
- Basingstoke Canal Society
- Birmingham Canal Navigations Society
- Brent River and Canal Society
- Buckingham Canal Society
- Calder Navigation Society
- Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust
- Chelmer Canal Trust
- Chester Canal Heritage Trust
- Chesterfield Canal Trust
- Chichester Ship Canal Trust
- Coombeswood Canal Trust
- Coventry Canal Society
- Cotswold Canals Trust
- Derby & Sandiacre Canal Trust
- Droitwich Canals Trust
- Dudley Canal Trust
- Erewash Canal Preservation & Development Association
- Grand Western Canal Trust
- Grantham Canal Restoration Society
- Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust
- Hollinwood Canal Society
- Huddersfield Canal Society
- Kennet and Avon Canal Trust
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal Society
- Leighton Buzzard Canal Society
- Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust
- Macclesfield Canal Society
- Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society
- Manchester & Stockport Canal Society
- Monmouthshire, Brecon & Abergavenny Canals Trust
- Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust
- Pocklington Canal Amenity Society
- Ribble Link Trust
- Rotherham & Sheffield Canal Association
- Saltisford Canal Trust
- Sankey Canal Restoration Society
- Shrewsbury & Newport Canals Trust
- Shropshire Union Canal Society
- Southampton Canal Society
- Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Society
- Stratford upon Avon Canal Society
- Trent and Mersey Canal Society
- Trent Rivers Trust
- Wendover Arm Trust
- Wilts & Berks Canal Trust
- Worcester Birmingham Canal Society
Some useful Facebook Groups
Advice
Boat Restoration
Buy and Sell
- the boat index
- boat jumble & items for sale
- canal boats & accessories for sale
- narrowboat bits & bobs for sale
Educational Stuff
- The History Learning Site: Canals 1750 – 1900. Chris Trueman
- History of Canals in Britain. Canal Museum.
- A History of the Canals of Britain. Historic UK
- Notes on Canal History & Engineering. Compiled by J.B. Calvert.
Food & Drink
Fuels
Interesting Stuff
Pets
Photographs
Social Media (associations)
Some Canal Forums
- blokes on boats (bob)
- canal life uk - sharing happy titbits
- london boaters
- narrow boats afloat
- narrowboat owners group
- speeding cyclists on towpaths
- canal hub
- canal world discussion forum
- canals & rivers UK
- just canals
- living on a narrowboat
- narrowboat world
Miscellaneous Useful Links
Welfare
- “Alcohol rehabilitation in Gloucestershire”
- OK Rehab (guidance re substance abuse & mental health problems)
- Rehab 4 Addiction
- Rehab4 Addiction Resource Page (Worcestershire)
- Rehab Recovery (addiction, mental health & cost of living)