Birmingham & Midland Marine Services - narrowboat handling training
Canal Junction - directory of canal boat hiring companies
Canal and River Trust - Heritage fleet - fleet of heritage working boats, maintained by volunteers, visits events across the waterway
Canal and River Trust volunteers - see their Volunteering Opportunities page for ways to get involved with boats and canals
Paddle UK (previously British Canoeing) - all kinds of paddle sports
The Friends of Raymond - volunteers to help with maintenance, crewing and staffing the fund-raising stand
The Friends of President - volunteers crew on the boat and butty
The Narrow Boat Trust - owns the pair Nuneaton and Brighton, still used for carrying traditionally as a pair whenever possible, crewed by members
The Shropshire Union Fly-boat Restoration Society - an enthusiastic group of like-minded people with a common cause - to keep Saturn safe and running for another 100 years. Opportunities, if you wish, to do some boating or maintenance work
Waterways Holidays - searchable directory of boats available for hire for short or long breaks