Organisation and Governance
IWA is organised into regions, each of which consist of several branches. The regions are: East Midlands, Eastern, London, North East & Yorkshire, North West & North Wales, South East, South West & South Wales, and West Midlands.
The current National Chairman is Clive Henderson, and the National Deputy-Chairmen are Les Etheridge, Roger Squires and Vaughan Welch.
The Association is governed by a Board of Trustees; among its members are the actor David Suchet and Sheila Suchet.
The main committees are Finance, Navigation, Restoration, Promotions and Communications, Waterway Recovery Group, Inland Waterways Enterprises Limited, IWA Festivals Division, Inland Waterways Freight Group, IWA Committee for Wales, and Essex Waterways Limited.
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