Seagull Trust

Seagull Trust

The Seagull Trust is a waterway society and registered charity in Scotland, UK.

The society has bases at Edinburgh, Falkirk, Inverness, Kirkintilloch, and Ratho, on the Union Canal, the Forth and Clyde Canal, and the Caledonian Canal.

The Trust was formed in 1978 and offers free canal cruising for disabled and disadvantaged persons and groups.

ee also

*List of waterway societies in the United KingdomOther boating charities giving access to disabled people:
*Accessible Boating Association
*Nancy Oldfield Trust
*Peter Le Marchant Trust

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/opencountry_20030426.shtml BBC Radio Four, Open Country,programme 26 April 2003; Cruise on the "Govan Seagull"]

* [http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/sitecontent/news/latest/seagulltrust West Lothian Council report on Seagull Trust cruise]

* [http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/27001083/ Patient.co.uk website listing of Seagull Trust]

* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/422234 Geograph photo of Seagull Trust's base at Kirkintilloch]

* [http://www.seagulltrust.org.uk Seagull Trusts's website]
* [http://www.seagulltrust.org.uk/html/trust_history.html History of the Seagull Trust]


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