If you have already decided to join us and help us in our work, our On-Line registration is at the foot of this page...

By joining the Trust today, you will be helping us in our three vital aims:

To Preserve, Enhance and Protect 'Britain's Favourite Waterway'.

We own and operate several heritage sites of national and international importance as well as running a dedicated award winning Museum. We have many roles to play in securing the long term future of this Canal. Part of our work is to promote the use of the Canal, part of our work is to protect it from the wrong sorts of development as well as promoting the right sorts of development.

Much of our work involves displaying the Canal in use to the Public, all of this takes a large resource in terms of money and of volunteers time and effort not to mention that of our paid staff too!

Subscriptions and Donations form a very important part of our annual income and without them we could not do as much as we do.

While British Waterways have a basic responsibility to look after the Waterway for the nation, their obligation is limited by the fact that much of the course of the Canal between Bristol and Reading only operates as a remainder Waterway.

That means that much of this canal is only kept open by funding and effort from other sources. The Trust plays a vital role in providing funds and other resources to bridge the gap as well as funding and resourcing its own heritage responsibilities. Today, the Trust operates in partnership with British Waterways and the Local Authorities in what has become a model of operation now being adopted elsewhere along the Country's growing network of restored Canals.

This Canal supports thousands of Holidays every year, over a million visitors come to this canal and it is also directly responsible for maintaining hundreds of jobs in the local economies along its length.

The Trust, as a Charity, works as a social Enterprise and is heavily involved in making sure that the available funding flows into the canal corridor and is used ro maximum effect. In other words, The Trust has no shareholders - only members, and uses its surplus revenues to re-invest in the Canal and its Heritage, and influences BW and the Local Authorities to do the same for the good of the communities living in the Canal Corridor..

However hard we try, there are always things which need doing and as you would expect of a waterway and the Heritage sites we look after which are all about 200 years old, we continually need to raise money in order to survive and ensure this great waterway survives for future generations to enjoy..

Your contribution will be very much appreciated.

What do you get for being a member:

Like all charities we offer the opportunity to belong to a cause, but more than that we offer the opportunity not only for you to be a subscribing member but also to join in the many activities we get involved with along the length of the Canal every year.

For example: we have working parties along the canal which require volunteers to help out. We have shops for which volunteer staff are needed to serve our visitors, We have pumping stations to run and a Museum to look after and show to the public, we are a public information point and need people to give talks and answer queries on a wide range of subjects. We need people to help us do our Canal surveys every year to ensure that we can keep British Waterways up to date on what needs doing along the Canal for which they are responsible.

The second thing we offer is the tangible benefits:

Like all Charities, because of our status there is a limit in law to what we can offer but we take very great care to ensure that our members are appreciated for the contributions they make however large, however small.

Members are entitled to free entry at Crofton and Claverton Pumping Stations and the Canal Museum at Devizes Wharf. Also you will regularly receive FREE copies of our award winning magazine The Butty, the official magazine of The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust which is packed with features about the Canal and events along it as well as regular articles about its heritage.

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Alternatively, why not pay your Subscription on line by clicking the appropriate button below against the desired class of Membership:

When we have received your subscription we will be in touch to send you your membership card, welcome pack and the latest copy of our magazine - The Butty, so when you apply on line, please remember to fill in your mailing address and e-mail address.

If you are willing to volunteer to participate in the many voluntary activities along the Canal which the Trust uses to raise funds to Protect Enhance and Promote Britain's Favourite Waterway, then please send an e-mail to secretary@katrust.org.uk

Membership rates:
Annual fees are for one year from the month of joining. For your benefit, you may be reassured to know that if you apply for membership on line, you need not worry about the renewal date, your subscription automatically renews on the anniversary date until you cancel. You will receive an e-mail or written reminder at least 14 days before the actual renewal is due. Any increases in Subscription costs will be automatically added to your subscription renewal and advised to you at least 14 days before being due.

For on-line Life Memberships, a single non-recurring payment at the quoted rate below will be taken from your card account only when you authorise it by clicking on the appropriate life membership button below and completing the card authorisation process.

GIFT AID:

For those joining the Trust on-line and who are also UK Tax payers:

The UK Government's Gift Aid Scheme is recognised as a valuable additional fundraising resource for all UK Charities. If you pay UK tax and you would like the Trust to be able to recover the tax you have paid on your Subscription from H.M. Treasury now and in the future, the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust invites you to print and sign the Gift Aid Declaration at this link and return it to us Freepost at the address written on the form.

ONLINE MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION...

Branches... We have several Branch organisations along the Canal who are involved in local activities, (please tick the one you would like to be attached to) :

Central                     Bath & Bristol
Reading                    Claverton
Newbury                   West Wilts
Hungerford                Devizes
Crofton
(please tick as appropriate)

I/We would be interested in helping with branch activities
I/We wish to join the Trust and enclose:
A completed Gift Aid Declaration form
A completed standing order form
A cheque (made payable to The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust)

Name(s) of Applicants :...................................................................
Address........................................................................................
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e-mail :........................................................................................

Please post this form to:
The Membership Secretary
The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust
FREEPOST
Canal Centre, Couch Lane, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 1BR
Email us if you have any queries at administrator@katrust.org.uk

If you would like to pay by Standing Order:

The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust

STANDING ORDER

Name of Member’s Bank: .................................................................
Address of Member’s Bank: ..............................................................
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Please pay to Lloyds Bank plc, Devizes, Wilts SN10 1JD
(sort code 30-92-63) credit A/C No. 0441822
The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust the sum of £......................
on (Date)........................................and the same sum on the date each YEAR until further notice.
Signed: .......................................................................................
Account No: ................................................................................
Address: .....................................................................................
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To Bank: when making payments please quote:...................................
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If you are a taxpayer you may also like to complete the following Gift Aid Declaration

GIFT AID DECLARATION

Name of Charity: The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust
Details of Donor Title:.....................................................................
Full Name: ....................................................................................
Address: ......................................................................................
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........................................................... Postcode:..........................

I want the charity to treat all subscriptions/donations made since 6 April 2000 until I notify you otherwise as Gift Aid Donations.
Signature: .................................................. Date: .........................

You must pay an amount of Tax at least equal to the tax that the charity reclaims on your donations in the tax year
(currently 28p for each £1.00 you give).