Canal & River Trust chief executive Richard Parry is inviting up to 150 boaters to join him at a meeting in Birmingham on Saturday 25 April. The meeting will provide an opportunity for guests to hear from Richard about the Trust’s priorities for the year ahead, and look ahead at the Trust’s ambition for the next ten years.

Following a short presentation on the charity’s recently developed Ten Year Strategy, boaters will have the chance to air their thoughts and pose questions to Richard and other members of the Trust’s team.

The two-hour meeting will be chaired by an independent facilitator to help structure the event and make sure that a wide range of views are heard and addressed.

It will take place on Saturday 25 April, between 4.30pm and 6.30pm, at The Bond, 180 - 182 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5SE.