Association of Nene River Clubs
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Waterway society
A Waterway society is a society, association, charitable trust, club, trust or "Friends" group involved in the restoration, preservation, use and enjoyment of waterways, e.g. a canal, river, navigation or other waterway, and their associated buildings and structures, e.g...
on the River Nene
River Nene
The River Nene is a river in the east of England that rises from three sources in the county of Northamptonshire. The tidal river forms the border between Cambridgeshire and Norfolk for about . It is the tenth longest river in the United Kingdom, and is navigable for from Northampton to The...
,England
England
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, UK. It liaises between the clubs and outside organisations, such as the Environment Agency
Environment Agency
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and the Royal Yachting Association
Royal Yachting Association
The Royal Yachting Association is the national governing body for certain watersports in the United Kingdom. Activities it covers include:* Sailing* Windsurfing* Motor cruising* Sportsboats* Personal watercraft* Powerboat racing...
, and it is itself affiliated to the Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs
Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs
The Association of Waterways Cruising clubs is a waterway society and umbrella organisation in England, UK. It was founded in the early 1960s by the St Pancras, Dunstable, Uxbridge and Lee and Stort boat clubs as an inter-club scheme for an emergency service for boaters, and for safe overnight...
. The Association has its own burgee
Maritime flag
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Member organisations
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- Elton Boat Club
- Middle Level Watermen's Club
- Middle Nene Cruising Club
- Middle Nene Sailing Club
- Northampton Boat Club
- Oundle Cruising Club
- Peterborough Cruising Club
- Peterborough Yacht Club
- Stanground Boating Association
The association is a founding member of the "Cambridgeshire Boatwatch Scheme", in cooperation with Cambridgeshire Police, the Environment Agency
Environment Agency
The Environment Agency is a British non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and an Assembly Government Sponsored Body of the Welsh Assembly Government that serves England and Wales.-Purpose:...
, and the Great Ouse Boating Association
Great Ouse Boating Association
The Great Ouse Boating Association is a waterway society on the rivers Great Ouse, River Cam, Lark, Little Ouse, River Wissey, and associated waterways in East Anglia.The voluntary association was founded in 1958, and has over 3000 members...
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