Date Set For 2005 Scottish Boat Show At The Falkirk Wheel

3 December 2004

Following the success of the second Scottish Boat Show at The Falkirk Wheel this summer, British Waterways has announced that the show will return in 2005.

 

Over 60 vessels from across the country were exhibited at the August event with thousands of visitors on site over the three days.   Planning is now underway for the third show which will take place from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th August 2005.

 

Commenting on the announcement Richard Millar, Event Director and Waterway Manager for the Lowland canals said: ?Exhibitor and visitor feedback from the 2004 event showed that interest in water based leisure pursuits is continuing to increase following the reopening of the Lowland canals a few years ago.    With two successful shows under our belt and planning now underway for 2005 we can safely say that the Scottish Boat Show at The Falkirk Wheel is now a firm fixture in the UK boating calendar.?

 

The 2004 event had a range of vessels on show including power boats,indestructibleand unsinkable craft, fibre glass motor boats, wooden boats,  coastal and canal cruisers, yachts, canoesand a brand new 13 metre puffer boat.   Daily activities included short presentations on ?How to Buy a Boat?, the unique ?Clown Boat Safety Show?, pipe bands and face painting for the children.   

 

Although planning is at an early stage, anyone interested in exhibiting at the Scottish Boat Show at The Falkirk Wheel in August 2005 should contact Ronnie Simpson, Customer Service Manager on 01324 671 217 or Ronnie.simpson@britishwaterways.co.uk.

 

Information on all canal based events throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK can be found at www.waterscape.com.

 

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Issued on behalf of British Waterways Scotland by Wave PR.   For further information please contact Chris Bell on 0141-303-8390 or 07974-692330 or Jonathan Kennedy on 0141-303-8390 or 07799-768968

 

British Waterways Scotland

 

Responsibility for inland waterways in Scotland is a devolved matter, with funding for British Waterways' Scottish activities coming from the Scottish Executive.   In Scotland the 137-mile (220km) canal network includes the Caledonian, Crinan, Forth & Clyde, Union and Monkland canals.  

 

British Waterways Scotlandworks in partnerships with local authorities, voluntary groups, private companies and other government agencies to protect and enhance the waterways and benefit the communities through which they run.  

 

The organisation balances the conservation of the country?s heritage and environment with developing commercial opportunities to generate income to reinvest in the waterways for further sustainable regeneration. Scotland?s canals are currently undergoing a period of intense regeneration activity.  

 

Completion of The Millennium Link project was officially marked by Her Majesty The Queen on 24 May 2002 at The Falkirk Wheel.   The ?84.5 million project restored navigation on Scotland?s historic Forth & Clyde and Union canals and, through regeneration, is creating a corridor of activity and new economic opportunity across central Scotland.  

 

The Falkirk Wheel is the world?s first rotating boat lift.

 

The Millennium Link and The Falkirk Wheel has been funded by a partnership including The Millennium Commission The European Regional Development Fund, Scottish Enterprise Network, seven local authorities and The Waterways Trust Scotland

Funders who made this project possible have also provided a major catalyst for the wider regeneration and economic development of the canal corridor.

For further information on British Waterways activities across the UK, please contact: 

 

Vanessa Wiggins, Media and Communications Manager, British Waterways

Office Tel: 01923 201361 Mobile: 07710 175451   Fax: 01932 201300

E: vanessa.wiggins@britishwaterways.co.uk

 

Or visit:   www.waterscape.com