Bridge 19-40 Canal Society
The Bridge 19-40 Canal Society is a Scottish waterway society and registered charity operating community boats on the Union Canal, with bases at Winchburgh and Drumshoreland, West Lothian.
History
The former B.U.C.H.A.N. Society, a canal society from Broxburn, decided at their 1999 AGM to extend the area covered by the society, and to change its name. The new "Bridge 19-40 Canal Society" was to operate between Bridge 19 and Bridge 40. The new name was also meant to convey its role as a bridge between several local communities along the Union Canal.Activities
The society's aims include:- promotion of co-operation between all canal users
- support for the sympathetic and sustainable development of the waterway and its environment
- provision of volunteering opportunities for all ages
- protection of natural habitats of the canal
- encouragement of leisure use by the community including people with disabilities.
Bridge 19-40 regularly organises Water Safety trips for primary schools in West Lothian; their aim is to raise awareness among children about the potential dangers of water, and to discourage litter on the waterway.
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Canal Society
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Walks around Winchburgh
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