Also known as "LUCS", it was founded in 1975 by Melville Gray to "promote and encourage the restoration and use of the Union Canal, particularly in the vicinity of Linlithgow".

From 1970, Mel Gray had started to clear the towpath with the help of boys from HMYOI Polmont, a Young Offenders Institution.

The Link connects the Union and Forth & Clyde canals by way of the unique Falkirk Wheel boat lift.

[2] Provision for schools includes boat trips to teach children water safety and other related topics, and the Education Centre is able to cater for all age groups.

It had started life as a stable for the boat horses and is now a resource centre for the study of the history of the UK canal system.