Sponsors & partners

Our fabulous volunteer team, generous sponsors and two-tier pricing policy mean that we can provide very affordable days out for groups of disadvantaged or disabled people of all ages and free holidays for a small number of very disadvantaged teenagers.

Our thanks to the following organisations for past project funding

ANONYMOUS DONATIONS

Every year we receive anonymous donations from a range of individuals. These are both big and small and we acknowledge with thanks for their support to our charitable aims.

DACORUM NARROWBOAT TRUST

For a generous legacy upon their winding-up in 2018.  We have used this to establish a bursary scheme  for constituted groups of disadvantaged young people.  

THE NEIGHBOURLY CHARITABLE TRUST  (Owner of Sheldrake III)

We maintain and operate Sheldrake III on their behalf.

ABBOTS LANGLEY TOUGH TEN

ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS Many of your groups add to the trip costs  with a donation or collection. These support our core activities

BERKHAMSTED LIONS (Santa Sleigh Street Collection)

BOX MOOR TRUST

COMIC RELIEF / HERTFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FUND

CONNECT DACORUM (sponsor of local schools based Dragons Competition)

Co-Op LOCAL COMMUNITY FUND.

DACORUM BOROUGH COUNCIL COMMUNITY GRANT

DEMAND DESIGN & MANUFACTURE FOR DISABILITY

FREEMASONS LODGE WELWYN GARDEN CITY

GREENENERGY

HARP ROAD CLUB

IMAGINE-GROUP PLC

KINGS LANGLEY FESTIVAL

MONKS INN HEMEL HEMPSTEAD

POTTEN END BOWLS CLUB Nominated Charity 2018

PRUDENTIAL PLC SMALL DONATIONS FUND.

ROTARY CLUB OF HARPENDEN VILLAGE

ROTARY CLUB OF HEMEL HEMPSTEAD

ROTARY CLUB OF WATFORD Chairs nominated charity 2018

ROVING CANAL TRADERS ASSOCIATION

THE ROWLANDSON TRUST / HERTFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FUND

TRING LIONS

WATER MILL HOUSE CARE HOME HEMEL HEMPSTEAD

Also the following partners:

    • The Alban Arena, for help with publicity that reaches our priority groups.
    • Canal & River Trust Canal Maintenance Adoption Scheme
    • Inland Waterways Association, Chiltern Branch
    • The Red Lion, Nash Mills
    • Rickmansworth Waterways Trust
    • Sunnyside Rural Trust / Hemel Food Garden
  • Waterways Experiences Volunteer Run events including placing collecting tins, Fun Days, attendance at shows and events