17th AGM Agenda on 6th June at 7.30pm & Minutes of previous AGM
17th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE BEDFORD & MILTON KEYNES WATERWAY TRUST HELD AT:
Box End Park, Box End, Bedford
ON Tuesday 6th June 2022 AT 7.30 PM
Electra, the community boat on the Grand Union Canal, is seeking more volunteers
Electra, the accessible, all-electric community canal boat, run by volunteers from the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust, already has 49 volunteers, but more are needed as demand for cruises has doubled since the boat was launched in 2021. Volunteer Chair, Denise Taylor, said “Electra volunteers are a friendly bunch who work as one big […]
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Kempston Mill landing stage see it first overnight mooring
Kempston Mill landing stage see it first overnight mooring
John Bunyan Community Boat officially awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service by Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis
The volunteers of the John Bunyan Community boat have been officially awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service – the MBE for volunteer groups by the Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis. They are among 244 local charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups to receive the prestigious award this year during the Queens Platinum Jubilee year.
John Bunyan Boat volunteers honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
The volunteers of the John Bunyan Community boat have been awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service – the MBE for volunteer groups. They are among 244 local charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups to receive the prestigious award this year.
16th AGM Agenda on 14th June at 7.30pm & Minutes of previous AGM
16th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE BEDFORD & MILTON KEYNES WATERWAY TRUST HELD AT:
Box End Park, Box End, Bedford
ON Tuesday 14th June 2022 AT 7.30 PM
John Lewis and Waitrose team up with community boat Electra.
Tenants from sheltered housing in Bletchley, for people living with dementia, were treated to a canal boat cruise on Thursday 28th May, thanks to the generosity of the John Lewis Partnership.
The Board of the Inland Waterway Association visit Bedford
On the 12th March Bedford was honoured to host, for the first time, the board of the Inland Waterway Association. IWA is a national organisation which works to protect and restore Britain’s network of canals and navigable rivers for the enjoyment of everyone.