Linlithgow Union Canal Society
Established | 1977 |
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Location | Linlithgow |
The Linlithgow Union Canal Society is a waterway society and a Scottish registered charity[1] based at Linlithgow Canal Centre on the Union Canal at Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. Also known as "LUCS", it was founded in 1975 by Melville Gray to "promote and encourage the restoration and use of the Union Canal, particularly in the vicinity of Linlithgow".
History
From 1970, Mel Gray had started to clear the
In the Seventies and Eighties, other canal societies began to be formed on the Union Canal and the
Linlithgow Union Canal Society hosted a Scottish Inland Waterways Association (SIWA) Rally in 2008, and it participates in the annual Linlithgow Folk Festival.
Mel Gray, the founder, died in March 2006 .
Linlithgow Canal Centre
The Society administers the Linlithgow Canal Centre and operates boat trips, a tearoom and the new Mel Gray Education Centre.[2] Provision for schools includes boat trips to teach children water safety and other related topics, and the Education Centre is able to cater for all age groups.
Further boats were purchased in 1987 and 1995 and are taking visitors to Linlithgow or the
The Canal Museum was created in 1977. It had started life as a stable for the boat horses and is now a resource centre for the study of the history of the UK canal system.
Photo gallery
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Tourist Board plaque
See also
References
- ^ "Linlithgow Union Canal Society, Registered Charity no. SC011100". Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
- ^ GRAY, MELVILLE (24 March 2006). "Restorer of Scotland's canals". The Independent.
- "Canal & Riverboat" Magazine, April 2005, article by Ian Mitchell