The Chester Canal Heritage Trust was started in 1997, to promote the canal in Chester, Cheshire, and educate about it. The canal was originally the Chester Canal, before becoming part of the Shropshire Union Canal network. The objectives of the trust were stated as: * Increasing awareness of the canal environment in the Chester area * Training and education in waterway skills * Researching history of boats and waterways * Preservation of narrowboats * Community involvement The Trust was wound up in 2018.