At the Scottish Waterways Trust, we’re always looking ahead, thinking about how we can nurture the canal champions of the future. After all, we need...

Volunteers are the lifeblood of what we do. They play an increasing role in caring for the built, natural and cultural heritage of the canals...

Scotland’s canals run through a number of areas that have fallen on hard times, but none more than North Glasgow. An area defined by horrifying...

Scotland’s canals were once the arteries that stoked the fires of the Industrial Revolution and their role in that incredible period of history is one...

Sport, whether it’s a Sunday morning fun run or a record-setting stadium sprint, has the power to transform. It brings people together, gets them active...

Canals create connections and while today they might be home to joggers and cyclists rather than coal scows and cargo, that statement remains true. They’re...

Scotland’s canals are vibrant green corridors teeming with life. Running through some of the nation’s most heavily-populated areas, they’re vital spaces to escape the hubbub,...

Whether you’re tackling them by boot or bike, the towpaths of Scotland’s 137-mile canal network offer some fantastic routes to get active, explore and enjoy...

The most successful of Scotland’s waterways, the Monkland Canal once linked the coal mining villages of present-day North Lanarkshire with the heavy industry of Glasgow....

It’s easy to boil the recession down to headlines and horrifying statistics, but it’s the human faces behind the numbers that need our help. More...