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It’s About Time - Manchester Captial of the North's Waterways

The Lowry, Salford Quays

The North West was one of the first areas to benefit from the canal revolution. There is a new revolution happening now with the formation of the Canal and Rivers Trust.

The Canal & River Trust is the new charity entrusted with care and sustainable development of 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales. Manchester and Pennine Waterway Partnership supports the trust through leadership, guidance, planning and partnership working to champion and enhance our waterways.

The first annual conference of the Manchester and Pennine Waterway Partnership. This is your opportunity to comment on It's About Time, Our Manifesto and help us design the future.

The conference will be held at The Lowry, Salford Quays, Monday May 13th 2013, 2pm - 5:30pm and places are limited and admission by ticket only - to book click here Password = Manchester

Event schedule

1.40   Registration

2.00   Welcome to Our Outburst 
Walter Menzies, Chair, Manchester and Pennine Waterways

2.10   What's happening out there?
A taster of the projects and people on the Manchester and Pennine Waterways

2.30   It's about time…
Introducing our Manifesto

2.45   Challenges and Questions
Panel discussion chaired by Steve Connor CEO, Creative Concern with;

Nick Johnson, Chair, Marketing Manchester 
Pam Warhurst, Chair Incredible Edible
Peter Batey, Healthy Waterways Trust
Iain Taylor, Partnerships Director, Peel Holdings

3.15   Ideas, Discussions and Debates

4.15   Summary and poetry Jo Bell (Canal Laureate)

4.30   Drinks and conversation

5.30   Close

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