▁Times ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February . ▁Later , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁mem orial ▁concert ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Arts , ▁at ▁which ▁various ▁well - known ▁people , ▁including ▁the ▁natural ist ▁Sir ▁Peter ▁Scott , ▁paid ▁t ribute ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁R . B . ▁Russell ▁and ▁Ros al ie ▁Parker ▁of ▁T art arus ▁Press ▁released ▁a ▁feature - length ▁document ary ▁on ▁the ▁life ▁and ▁work ▁of ▁Robert ▁A ick man , ▁which ▁was ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Fant asy ▁Convention . ▁It ▁includes ▁inter views ▁with ▁friends ▁of ▁Robert ▁A ick man , ▁and ▁the ▁authors ▁Reg gie ▁Oliver ▁and ▁Jer emy ▁D ys on . ▁It ▁can ▁now ▁be ▁seen ▁on ▁YouTube . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁ ▁A ick man ▁is ▁probably ▁best ▁remembered ▁for ▁his ▁co - found ing ▁of ▁the ▁In land ▁Water ways ▁Association , ▁a ▁group ▁devoted ▁to ▁rest oring ▁and ▁pres erving ▁England ' s ▁then - neg lect ed ▁and ▁largely ▁der el ict ▁in land ▁canal ▁system . ▁ ▁The ▁association ▁was ▁spark ed ▁off ▁by ▁a ▁letter ▁sent ▁by ▁A ick man ▁to ▁L . ▁T . ▁C . ▁Rol t ▁following ▁the ▁publication ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁of ▁Rol t ' s ▁highly ▁successful ▁book ▁N arrow ▁Bo at , ▁describing ▁the ▁decl ining ▁and ▁largely ▁unknown ▁world ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁can als . ▁The ▁inaug ural ▁meeting ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1