Ashby Canal Association
Ashby Canal near Congerstone
Moira Furnace, Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal
The Ashby Canal Association (ACA) is a waterway society and a registered charity No. 1063566,[1] in Leicestershire and Staffordshire, England, UK, concerned with the Ashby Canal, and affiliated to the Inland Waterways Association.
The Association was founded in 1966 in response to the closure of the northern eight miles of the Ashby Canal. The Association's work parties are active in the restoration and reconnection to the main waterway, in partnership with the Ashby Canal Trust.
See also
- Ashby Canal Trust
- List of waterway societies in the United Kingdom
- National Forest
References
External links
- Official website
- UK Government, House of Commons Select Committee on Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs: Memorandum submitted by the Ashby Canal Association
- Leicestershire County Council website, listing for Ashby Canal Association
- Warwickshire County Council website, listing for Ashby Canal Association
- British Waterways' leisure website "Waterscape", listing for Ashby Canal Association
- Ashby Canal Association's magazine "Spout", Sept. 2006