Calls to help clear up canal.HUNDREDS of volunteers are being sought to help clean-up a Midland canal. The Inland Waterways Association The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) was formed in 1946 to campaign for the conservation, use, maintenance, restoration and sensitive development of British Canals and river navigations. Notable founding members included L. T. C. Rolt and Robert Aickman [1]. (IWA IWA International Water Association IWA International Webmasters Association IWA Inland Waterways Association (UK) IWA International Windsurfing Association IWA Williams-Gateway Airport ) is asking the public to brandish bran·dish tr.v. bran·dished, bran·dish·ing, bran·dish·es 1. To wave or flourish (a weapon, for example) menacingly. 2. To display ostentatiously. See Synonyms at flourish. n. hooks and rakes and clear out the rubbish that has accumulated along the Walsall Canal. Staff from British Waterways will also be helping the clean up between 9.30am and 3.30pm on Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29, providing skips, work boats and tea or coffee for volunteers throughout the weekend. "This is the 12th year running we've organised this event," said an IWA spokesman. "Bikes, prams, toilets, tyres, counterfeit coins, old cars, and even a coffin have been pulled from canals on previous clean-ups in recent years." He urged volunteers to wear old clothes, waterproofs and protective footwear or wellies. All children must be supervised by an adult. All volunteers should park at the British Waterways Yard in Bayleys Lane, Ocker Hill, Tipton. |
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