You can help protect our canal system and improve understanding of its cultural significance by sponsoring us today. The Heritage Boats Project need your support.

Ways you can help preserve our national heritage without volunteering

Sponsor a working boat

Every boat in our fleet is maintained by skilled volunteers. But it takes materials and resources to ensure each craft is restored to the very highest authentic standard. You or your business can help by sponsoring a vessel and making it the pride of your company.

Subsidise educational trips for your community One of the greatest benefits of the heritage working boats is they can become an exciting educational tool for children as well as adults. They can promote an interest in history, an understanding and pride in their local environment as well as supporting the teaching of the national curriculum. However, in many cases financial constraints mean children miss out on this opportunity. By sponsoring an educational trip you can help us arrange to bring working boats to all children, whatever their circumstances.

Sponsor our website

The Heritage Working Boats website allows businesses to sponsor pages or sections. As a company you would secure banner advertising, combined with a link to your own website whilst publically supporting an important cause which is closed allied to industry.

Make a donation As with all groups with little secured funding, we depend on the support of others to continue our work. We believe that the work we carry out is vital in protecting the heritage of Britain for everyone. There is currently renewed interest in the canal network. We have a chance to re-establish canals and canal craft to ensure their preservation. Canals were necessary for the growth of the Industraial Revolution and they shape much of the British landscape as an important asset to communities. Help us preserve them and their working boats by making a donation.

Want to find out more?

Contact us today to discover more about British Working Boats and how you can help.