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# Inland Waterways Association award for Lichfield MP
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/inland-waterways-association-award-for-lichfield-mp/
- Published: 2010-02-03T11:30:40.000Z
- Updated: 2010-02-03T10:28:30.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
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![Michael Fabricant receives his award from Clive Henderson, Chairman of the Inland Waterways Association](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/fabricantwaterways.jpg "fabricantwaterways")

Michael Fabricant receives his award from Clive Henderson, Chairman of the Inland Waterways Association

Lichfield’s MP has been given an award by the Inland Waterways Association.

Michael Fabricant was named Joint Parliamentarian of the Year at a dinner in the House of Commons yesterday (February 2).

The Conservative MP is a keen narrowboater and Patron of the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust. He has spoken in a number of Parliamentary Debates on matters concerning Britain’s inland waterways.

Retiring Labour MP, Bob Laxton, Chairman of the Waterways All Party Group, also received the award.

Mr Fabricant said:

> “I am honoured and delighted to have been given this prestigious award. Our canals and rivers generate millions of pounds in revenue from tourism and are a natural sanctuary for wildlife. They need to be maintained and cherished. As I told those assembled: I shall plonk the award on the table when I next go narrowboating with a bunch of my rowdy friends. My next trip is round the Cheshire ring.”

Guests at the dinner included Members of Parliament of all parties, regional chairmen and officers of the Inland Waterways Association, and the Chairman and Chief Executive of British Waterways.