Canal & River Trust
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The Canal & River Trust (CRT), branded as Glandŵr Cymru in Wales, holds the guardianship of 2,000 miles of canals and rivers, together with reservoirs and a wide range of heritage buildings and structures, in England and Wales. Launched on 12 July 2012, the Trust took over the responsibilities of the state-owned British Waterways in those two places.
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branded in Wales as Glandŵr Cymru — the Canal & River Trust | |
Formation | 2 July 2012 (2012-07-02) |
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Type | Non-governmental organisation |
Registration no. | 1146792[1] |
Legal status | Charitable trust |
Purpose | Responsible for 2,000 miles of canals, rivers, docks and reservoirs, along with museums, archives and the country's third largest collection of protected historic buildings. |
Headquarters | Ellesmere Port, England |
Region served | England and Wales |
Membership | Friends of the Canal & River Trust scheme[2] |
Official languages | English and Welsh |
Chief Executive | Richard Parry |
Chairman | David Malcolm Orr[1] |
King Charles III | |
Main organ | Board of Trustees |
Staff | 1,810[1] |
Volunteers | 4,306[1] |
Website | canalrivertrust |
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