Communities and Regeneration

All along the Scottish canal network we work with local people, helping to transform their local canals and rebuild their communities.

The Scottish canals run through nine separate local authority areas, and three of these are the most deprived in Scotland. The banks of the Lowland Canals are home to 20% of Scotland's most deprived communities, while some of our Highland communities suffer from isolation and unemployment.

We work with all kinds of people, from all walks of life, to help them experience the wonder of our canals and benefit from the many projects we run. Through our work we help people who are marginalised and disadvantaged to improve their health, wellbeing, job prospects and community life.

We also work to protect and regenerate our canals for everyone to enjoy - we connect people with our rejuvenated canals, and create opportunities for everyone to enjoy and benefit from our incredible heritage, wildlife, and green and blue waterside spaces.

We find out what people really need and want, and then we work in close partnership with other community groups and organisations to make it happen.

Help us to make the biggest possible difference, for us and for generations to come.