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Ashby Canal Trust
The Ashby Canal Trust is a waterway society based at Measham, Swadlincote, Leicestershire, England, UK, and concerned with the restoration of a part of the Ashby Canal, also known as the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal. The restoration project is funded by: *Leicestershire County Council * Ashby Canal Association *Ashby Canal Trust and Ashby Canal Trust Supporters *Community Foundation *East Midlands Development Agency *Inland Waterways Association *Measham Development Trust * National Forest Company Since 2009, the Inland Waterways Association has held an annual National Trailboat Festival on the restored length of the Ashby Canal at Moira, at the most northern end of the canal in Leicestershire. The IWA allocated the Festival there to "showcase the work carried out by the Ashby Canal Trust and raise awareness for the continuing restoration". See also * Ashby Canal As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council is the county council for the English non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire. It was originally formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888. The county is divided into 52 electoral divisions, which return a total of 55 councillors. The council is controlled by the Conservative Party. The leader of the county council is currently Nick Rushton, who was elected to the post in September 2012. The headquarters of the council is County Hall beside the A50 at Glenfield, just outside the city of Leicester in Blaby district. History From its establishment in 1889 to 1974, the county council covered the administrative county of Leicestershire, excluding Leicester. In 1974, the Local Government Act reconstituted Leicestershire County Council, adding the former county borough of Leicester, and the small county of Rutland to the area. On 1 April 1997 these were removed from the county council area again, to become unitary authorities. Districts and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moira, Leicestershire
Moira is a former mining village about south-west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in North West Leicestershire, England. The village is about south of Swadlincote and is close to the boundary with Derbyshire. The population is included in the civil parish of Ashby Woulds. For centuries North West Leicestershire has been quarried and mined for coal, limestone, granite and brick clay, and its environmental damage was one of the reasons that it was chosen in the 1990s as the site for the National Forest, which is part of a Government-funded programme to create more woodland. Proximate villages include Donisthorpe, Overseal, Oakthorpe and Spring Cottage. Etymology Moira's toponym is derived from the Irish earldom of Moira, one of the titles of the Hastings family, which held Ashby de la Zouch Castle. The former local coal pit, Rawdon Colliery, also bore a Hastings family name. In 2022, residents were amused when a road sign spelled the name 'Moria', suggesting a link with Tolkien's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Forest, England
The National Forest is an environmental project in central England run by The National Forest Company. From the 1990s, of north Leicestershire, south Derbyshire and southeast Staffordshire have been planted in an attempt to blend ancient woodland with newly planted areas to create a new national forest. It stretches from the western outskirts of Leicester in the east to Burton upon Trent in the west, and is planned to link the ancient forests of Needwood and Charnwood. In January 2018 the UK government unveiled plans to create a new English Northern Forest extending from Liverpool to Hull. It will shadow the path of the east-west M62 motorway. The National Forest Company The National Forest Company is a not-for-profit organisation established in April 1995 as a company limited by guarantee. It is supported by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), with the aim of converting one third of the land within the boundaries of the National Forest () to wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inland Waterways Association
The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is a registered charity in the United Kingdom and 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. History Early years In 1944, Tom Rolt published his book ''Narrow Boat'', which reflected on his journey around the canals in 1939 in his boat ''Cressy''. The book was popular and Rolt received a number of letters following its publication. This included a letter from Robert Aickman, a literary agent and aspiring author, who made the suggestion that a society to campaign for the regeneration of canals should be formed. Tom Rolt supported this idea and on Saturday 11 August 1945, he Robert and their wives, Angela and Ray, met for the first time aboard ''Cressy'' at Tardebigge on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. The couples developed a good working relationship with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Midlands Development Agency
East Midlands Development Agency, abbreviated EMDA, was the regional development agency for the East Midlands region of England formed in 1999. Structure and function EMDA’s office was located next to a Premier Inn, BBC East Midlands (and Radio Nottingham), and the NHS walk-in centre on ''London Road'' on a roundabout called 'Boots Island' on the A60. From April 2010, the functions of the former East Midlands Regional Assembly were transferred to EMDA. The Chairman of the Board of EMDA was Dr Bryan Jackson OBE. Previous Chairmen were Derek Mapp (left 2004) and Chief Executive, Martin Briggs (left 2005). It claimed to produce £1bn in economic benefits each year to the region. East Midlands economy The area has large healthcare and engineering companies. The knowledge economy in the area (which emda is particularly interested in) is based around Nottingham, Leicester and Loughborough universities, nearby to which science parks are situated. The Government Office for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Community Foundation
Community foundations (CFs) are instruments of civil society designed to pool donations into a coordinated investment and grant making facility dedicated primarily to the social improvement of a given place. Community foundations are a global phenomenon with 1700 existing around the world, of which over 700 are in the United States. Private foundations are typically endowed by an individual or a single family. Operation Community foundations are independent registered philanthropic institutions serving geographically defined territory, typically a city or administrative area (county, region and the like). The six main characteristics of the CFs are: # Act as grant-making foundations – e.g. give grants to support development projects # Their mission broadly defined – e.g. to improve quality of life in a community # Serve geographically defined communities – a city, state, region, district or province # Are supported by a broad range of private as well as public donors an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashby Canal Association
The Ashby Canal Association (ACA) is a waterway society and a registered charity No. 1063566, in Leicestershire and Staffordshire, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ..., concerned with the Ashby Canal, and affiliated to the Inland Waterways Association. The Association was founded in 1966 in response to the closure of the northern eight miles of the Ashby Canal. The Association's work parties are active in the Conservation-restoration, restoration and reconnection to the main waterway, in partnership with the Ashby Canal Trust. See also * Ashby Canal Trust * List of waterway societies in the United Kingdom * National Forest, England, National Forest References External links * UK Government, House of Commons Select Committee on Environment, Food, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
