Your support will help us as a charity to preserve, improve and restore the canal that you love for the benefit of communities along its route. We need you by our side to keep the canal alive with nature, to celebrate its heritage and to be a catalyst for economic regeneration.

Every penny makes a difference! You can help us in a variety of ways as explained below.

If you’re able to support us with our fundraising we will be delighted to hear from you. Perhaps you can run a fundraising activity, or you’re experienced in making grant applications or you are aware of an organisation that could assist us? 

One of the best ways to support us is by becoming a member of the society, details here Get Involved | Sankey Canal

You can make a one-off or a regular donation. We are also extremely grateful for donations of construction tools and materials, training courses and professional services and advice.

Visit our secure online shop to make a donation.

Send a cheque made payable to ‘Sankey Canal Restoration Society’ to The Chair, Sankey Canal Restoration Society, 5 Wyken Grove, St Helens, WA11 9JA Please include a note stating your name and contact details so that we can properly thank you.

Visit our secure online shop to purchase SCRS merchandise, publications and
gifts and also to make an online donation!

Some of our publications are available from The Book Stop at St Helens, The World of Glass at St Helens and the Catalyst Science Discovery Centre at Widnes. We also sell some merchandise and publications at events that we attend throughout the year. Details of any future events will appear in Latest News.

SCRS is a registered charity (number 702571). If you are a UK taxpayer you can increase the value of your donation or membership subscription by asking for your payment to be treated as Gift Aid. For every £1 that we receive, the kind folks at HM Revenue & Customs allow us to reclaim 25p in tax. Your £1 is worth £1.25 to us!
By choosing the Gift Aid category to make an online donation or payment for membership you accept that you have read and agreed to this declaration:

If you select ‘Gift Aid’ please notify SCRS by email or in writing if you want to cancel this declaration, change your name or home address or you are no longer eligible to claim Gift Aid. We will keep a record of your name, address and any amounts paid so that this can be audited if required.

Note that you cannot claim Gift Aid on lottery ticket purchases.

St Helens Community Lottery is an exciting online weekly lottery that raises money for local good causes including the Sankey Canal Restoration Society – and you don’t even need to live in St Helens. Play the lottery from the comfort of your armchair and nominate SCRS – it’s that simple!

Tickets for the lottery cost just £1 per week with a JACKPOT of £25,000 plus many smaller value prizes.
A weekly draw takes place every Saturday night. Every ticket has a 1 in 50 chance of winning a prize every week – that’s better than the National Lottery and the Health Lottery. Match all 6 numbers and you win the JACKPOT! From every £1 ticket you buy, 60p will go to your nominated good cause and improve the local community.

Note that you cannot claim Gift Aid on lottery ticket purchases.

Details of any appeals will appear in Latest News.

We sometimes have the opportunity to apply for grant funding to help us to deliver a project. We are very grateful to the awarding bodies for their vital support. Recently for example we secured funding from St Helens Borough of Culture 2023 to produce a children’s canal education learning pack and a short animated video.
Details of any future grant awards will appear in Latest News.