Edinburgh Union Canal Society (SCIO)

Country

Scotland

Charity number

SC051467

Status

Active

Registered

Dec. 22, 2021

Legal form

SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Contact

Website

eucs.org.uk

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

Edinburgh Union Canal Society (EUCS) is a charitable canal society on the Union Canal. The Society's main base is the Ashley Terrace Boathouse, near Harrison Park, in Edinburgh. EUCS aims to promote the Union Canal, to help everyone to enjoy its benefits.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: 4 The organisation's purposes/objects are: a) to encourage and promote the public use of those stretches of the Union Canal and its towpath lying in and near Edinburgh, for educational, sporting, leisure and recreational purposes. b) to provide recreational facilities and activities for our members with the primary aim of improving their conditions of life through social interaction and leisure time activity. c) to promote and take all appropriate action for the preservation, conservation and development of the Union Canal and its towpath (hereinafter referred to as 'the canal'). d) to promote, conserve, restore and maintain the history, geology, biology, architecture and buildings, canal craft and boats and artefacts associated with the canal. e) to advance heritage by promoting awareness of the Union Canal and its benefits and helping people to understand the canal's history. f) to encourage and actively conserve the habitats and adequate breeding stocks of native wild plants and vegetation, birds, insects, fish and other forms of wildlife found in the canal and its towpath. g) to seek to promote and enhance the environment which impinges on the amenity of the canal. h) to join with other interested individuals, societies, clubs and other bodies both within and beyond Edinburgh to pursue the organisation's purposes.

Geography

Main operating location

City of Edinburgh

Geographical spread

A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Nearby

• Craiglockhart After School Club 0.0 mi
• Forth Canoe Club 0.1 mi
• LUV + (Leprosy at Utale Village PLUS) 0.1 mi
• The Soko Fund SCIO 0.2 mi
• Quickdraw Climbing Club 0.1 mi

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