Winners of the ‘Oscars of the Waterways

[Ray T]

PRESS RELEASE

 

11 October 2019  

 

Winners of the ‘Oscars of the Waterways’ announced

 

The winners of Canal & River Trust’s 2019 Living Waterways Awards were announced at a gala ceremony in Birmingham last night (10 October 2019).

 

The Living Waterways Awards, sponsored by Kier, Amco Giffen, Arcadis, CPC Civils, Fountains, Land & Water and Vinci, recognise the most exciting and inspiring waterway-based improvement projects across the UK. 

 

Sue Wilkinson, Canal & River Trust trustee and chair of the Award’s assessment panel, explains: “Canal & River Trust is once again proud to announce the winners of our annual national Living Waterways Awards. These awards give us the opportunity to celebrate the tireless efforts of those who are helping to transform the nation’s rivers, canals, lochs, lakes, and reservoirs, making life better for millions of people across the UK.”

 

A rigorous assessment process saw the expert judges travel across England, Wales and Scotland before selecting the finalists for the 2019 Living Waterways Awards.

 

From inspirational community programmes and innovative engineering projects, to exciting arts initiatives, the winners of these prestigious awards are:

 

1. ART, CULTURE & EVENTS (large scale) – Winner: The Ring, Worcestershire

Runner-up: Youth Urban Games & Glasgow Canal Festival (Scottish Canals)

 

2. ART, CULTURE & EVENTS (small scale) – Winner: The Village Butty, London

Commended: Muddy Waters Children’s Books (Windlass Publishing)

 

3. BUILT ENVIRONMENT – Winner; New London Bridge Staircase, London (Bere Architects)

Runner-up: River Thames Footbridge (Knight Architects)

Commended: Stanthorne Breach Repairs (Canal & River Trust)

 

4. ENGAGING COMMUNITIES – Winner: Reconnecting Sheffield (Canal & River Trust)

Runner-up: Pride of Sefton 2 (Sovini);

Commended: Saxilby Waterfront Project (Saxilby Parish Council) and A new life for workboat Python (Chesterfield Canal Trust)

 

5. HERITAGE & CONSERVATION – Winner: Claverton Pumping Station (Canal & River Trust)

Runner-up: Marple Makeover (Canal & River Trust)

Commended: Recording Gwendoline (National Waterways Museum)

 

6. LEARNING & SKILLS – Winner: Fosseway Heath Nature Reserve (Lichifield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust)

Commended: Young Curators (National Waterways Museum)

 

6. NATURAL ENVIRONMENT – Winner: Lugg Wetland Gem Project (Herefordshire)

Commended: Aston Nature Reserve (Land & Water)

 

7. SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD – Winner: Maidenhead Waterways (Maidenhead Waterways Restoration Group)

 

9. OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Ian Edgar

Further details of the 2019 Living Waterways Awards including short films of the winning projects can be found at: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-and-views/living-waterways-awards-2019

 

ENDS

 

Media enquiries:

Jonathan Ludford, email: jonathan.ludford@canalrivertrust.org.uk

Tel 07747 897783

[Heartland]

 The awards reflect the current waterway  achievements and congratulations to those that received an award. Yet I can only wish that next year there are winners that reflect a change in CRT policy, one where there is progress rather than slow decline.