The Montgomery Canal – Camlas Maldwyn
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More than thirty Rotary Members, partners, and guests went for an evening stroll down the Montgomery Canal from the restored section at Crickheath basin recently.
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A plaque was unveiled by the Lord-Lieutenant to celebrate the culmination of years of planning and fund-raising by local canal charities working together as Restore the Montgomery Canal!
Continue reading “Schoolhouse Bridge officially opens”Volunteers who are currently working to restore a section of the canal south of Crickheath in Shropshire, are welcoming the support of another local business.
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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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After many years of effort, and months spent by bridge contractors on the site, completion of the new Schoolhouse Bridge – the last highway blockage on the Montgomery Canal in Shropshire – was marked by a procession of historic vehicles crossing the bridge days before the road was formally opened to traffic.
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