Seagull Trust Cruises (formerly Seagull Trust) is a
waterway society
A waterway society is a society, association, charitable trust, club, trust or "friends" group involved in the restoration, preservation, use and enjoyment of waterways, e.g. a canal, river, navigation or other waterway, and their associate ...
and
Scottish charity. Formed in 1978, it offers free
canal
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface ...
cruising for
disabled
Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physica ...
and disadvantaged persons and groups.
11,446 disabled people went on a cruise in 2002.
See also
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List of waterway societies in the United Kingdom
This List of waterway societies in the United Kingdom is a list of links to waterway societies, charities, trusts, associations, clubs and other non-governmental waterway organisations, concerned with the restoration, regeneration and use o ...
References
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External links
BBC Radio Four, Open Country,programme 26 April 2003; Cruise on the ''Govan Seagull''West Lothian Council report on Seagull Trust cruiseGeograph photo of Seagull Trust's base at KirkintillochSeagull Trust's website
Clubs and societies in Scotland
Charities based in Scotland
Kirkintilloch
1978 establishments in Scotland
Organizations established in 1978
Waterways organisations in Scotland
Disabled boating