Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs facts for kids
The Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs (AWCC) is a group in England, UK. It brings together many different boat clubs. The AWCC helps people who enjoy cruising on canals and rivers. It started in the early 1960s. Four boat clubs created it to help boaters in emergencies. They also wanted to find safe places for boats to stay overnight.
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How the AWCC Started and Grew
The AWCC quickly became popular. It grew from just four clubs to eighteen clubs. The association then made its first handbook. This book listed where clubs were and how to contact them. By the late 1970s, the AWCC had eighty clubs. They then set up a regional system to manage everything.
What the AWCC Does Today
Today, the AWCC represents over 20,000 boat owners. These owners are members of more than 100 cruising clubs. The AWCC works with important groups like British Waterways and the Environment Agency. They talk about issues that affect boaters. The AWCC is also part of the Parliamentary Waterways Group. This means they can share boaters' views with people in government.
Who Are the Members of AWCC?
Many different boat clubs are part of the AWCC. Here are some of them:
- Airedale Boat Club
- Ashby Canal Association
- Aylesbury Canal Society
- Basingstoke Canal Boating Club
- Black Buoy Cruising Club
- Bridgewater Motor Boat Club
- Byfleet Boat Club
- Coombeswood Canal Trust
- Coventry Canal Society
- Derby Motor Boat Club
- Electric Boat Association
- Lichfield Cruising Club
- Lincoln Boat Club
- Lymm Cruising Club
- Mersey Motor Boat Club
- Norbury Cruising Club
- North Cheshire Cruising Club
- Oundle Cruising Club
- Peterborough Yacht Club
- Pewsey Wharf Boat Club
- Rammey Marsh Cruising Club
- Sale Cruising Club
- Saul Junction Boat Owners Club
- Soar Boating Club
- South Pennine Boat Club
- St Pancras Cruising Club
- Strawberry Island Boat Club
- Tamworth Cruising Club
- Watch House Cruising Club
- West London Motor Cruising Club
- Wheelton Boat Club
- Wilderness Boat Owners Club
See also
External links
- Official Website: http://awcc.org.uk/
- House of Commons Select Committee on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Memorandum submitted by the Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs
- House of Commons Select Committee on Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Fourth Report: List of Witnesses incl. AWCC
- House of commons Select Committee on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Eight Report: No. 7, Ev 144: AWCC
- AWCC Press Release for the Campaign Cruise to the Houses of Parliament in protest against Defra cuts
