The Manchester Water Safety Partnership was formed in 2015 in response to several deaths in central Manchester waterways.
The group is made up of representatives from Canal & River Trust, CityCo, Manchester City Council, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Greater Manchester Police, Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the Royal Life Saving Society UK, working together to help make Manchester’s waterways safer, with a key focus on the city centre.
Don’t drink and drown
Get General water safety advice from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS).
Read about winter water safety advice from the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS).
See advice on staying safe by water during the summer, from the RLSS.
See more water safety advice.
The group is made up of representatives from Canal & River Trust, CityCo, Manchester City Council, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, Greater Manchester Police, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the Bridgewater Canal Company Ltd and the Royal Life Saving Society UK, working together to help make Manchester’s waterways safer, with a key focus on the city centre.
Read more water safety advice.
Bereaved families warn of water safety dangers.
Drowning prevention week.
Don’t drink and drown at Christmas.
Stay safe if back on the town.
Take care if exercising around water.
Charlie’s Good Deed Day.
Canal barriers ‘can save lives’.
Canal & River Trust summer warning
RLSS Don’t Drink and Drown campaign
Alcohol and water safety
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