The Montgomery Canal – Camlas Maldwyn
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Another great reason to get on the canal network as ABC Boat Hire launches a new fund-raising scheme with Shropshire Union Canal Society and local producers Monty’s Brewery and Henstone Distillers to raise funds for the restoration of the Montgomery Canal.
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If you support the resotaration of the Montgomery Canal in Powys, please consider adding your support to the planning application. Diolch and thanks.
Your may knowl that the first lowered road bridge obstacle in Wales south of Llanymynech is at Walls Bridge. In fact, Walls Bridge itself – a typical hump back bridge – still exists but road traffic uses an adjacent causeway across the Canal. Part of the Levelling Up Funded works includes building a new bridge a little closer to the village. The site of the causeway is too close to a road junction to enable a new bridge to be built which meets modern highways standards.
Canal & River Trust have submitted a detailed planning application to build this new bridge – a vital part of the next stage of restoration in Powys.
We would be grateful if you could write in to support this application. Frequently, planning officials only hear from objectors and the “silent majority” go unheard. So, in this case, we want the planning officers to hear from people in favour.
More details can be found by searching for 24/0982/FUL on the Planning Portal for Powys County Council here.
Click on “Make a Comment”. Fill in your name and address. Click the “Support” circle. Ignore the “Reasons for Comment” section as this relates to objections. In the “Your Comment” section, put your own reasons for supporting the planning application, such as “restoring the Canal is a good thing”, “the building of the bridge will further the Canal’s restoration to the benefit of the local community”, “helping to improve the local economy and adding to the people’s well-being”. “This will enhance the built and natural heritage of the Canal and its corridor” or whatever you see as the benefits.
If you live outside Powys, you can still give your opinion – you could emphasise that this is a matter of more than local interest…in fact, it is of national interest.
The date for comments is by Friday August 16 2024.
Or you can write to Planning Services, Powys County Hall, Spa Road East, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 5LG quoting the planning application number.”
You will know that much voluntary work goes into restoring the old sections of the Montgomery Canal but volunteers are equally responsible for much ongoing care and maintenance of the canal.
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National charity Canal & River Trust, working in partnership with the Shropshire Union Canal Society, has received £177,625 in funding from the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The grant, secured through Shropshire Council, has been further boosted by additional funding of £76,250 from the Shropshire Union Canal Society and the Restore the Montgomery Canal! Public appeal.
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Dave Carter, SUCS Chairman said: “Last year will go down in the society’s history as a great year, we had funding from many sponsors, especially the National Heritage Lottery Fund, but without our team of volunteers who turned out in all weathers and worked so hard, none of this would have been possible. The challenge now is to keep this rate of progress going in 2024 but I think, as Tom Fulda takes over as project manager, this is assured”.
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