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<p>The Government’s sport strategy, Sporting Future, encourages and promotes outdoor
recreation. Use of our waterways by all can be a creative and fun way to engage with
the natural world and to stay healthy.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England is actively engaged
with British Canoeing and the Canal and River Trust to get more people from all backgrounds
active. In addition Sport England is providing £6.85m to British Canoeing for the
period between 2017 to 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘public rights of navigation’ issue
around access to waterways is dealt with by the Department for Environment, Food and
Rural Affairs and they are currently working with British Canoeing to consider solutions
to access disputes.</p><p> </p>
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