The Inland Waterways Association has announced that it is to give an award to the "Waterways Parliamentarian of the Year" at an Awards Dinner at the House of Commons in April.
The IWA hopes it will become an annual event in recognition of those parliamentarians who have been prominent in their support for the inland waterways over the year.
Among MPs whose names have already been mentioned are Charlotte Atkins and Michael Fabricant, both of whom have been successful in calling debates in the House on behalf of the waterways movement in the past year, although other names are also being speculated upon.
It is vital that the need to remedy the underfunding of the waterways remains high on MPs' agendas, and it is to be hoped that this event will help to achieve this. To that end, Save Our Waterways continues to encourage supporters to write to their MPs, especially with concerns about the effect on their local canals and rivers.
We applaud the IWA for this initiative and think it is good to show appreciation to MPs who have helped to fight for improved funding for the waterways.
Waterways minister Jonathan Shaw MP and Mr Speaker Martin will be attending the evening.
More details of the IWA sponsored event at http://www.waterways.org.uk/News/Pressreleases/ParliamentaryAwards (external link)
One thing that is not mentioned is who the judges are. We await the result with interest.
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