Friends of the Montgomery Canal Archives - The Montgomery Canal

29 July 2026

Montgomery Canal restoration can drive visitor spending

Montgomery Canal restoration driving growth in visitor numbers and local spend, new research shows

Waterways charity, Canal & River Trust, together with Shropshire Council and the Montgomery Canal Partnership, has welcomed new research showing that investment in restoring the Montgomery Canal in Shropshire is delivering additional economic benefits. Visitor numbers are rising, more people are staying longer, and these longer visits are helping to boost local spending.

10 November 202510 November 2025

Shropshire Council team visits restoration work

In November, the Restore the Montgomery Canal appeal group hosted a team from Shropshire Council on an introductory tour of the Montgomery Canal restoration.

Although political control of the council changed hands at the local elections back in May this was the first diary opportunity for senior councillors to view the work of the SUCS volunteers during one of their work party weekends.

12 September 202512 September 2025

Another successful Montgomery Canal Triathlon

The Montgomery Canal was crowded on Saturday 6 September 2025 for the annual Montgomery Canal Triathlon organised by the Friends of the Montgomery Canal in aid of the canal’s restoration.

The 149 people who took part had the choice of entering one, two or three sections ‒ by bike, by canoe and on foot ‒ and over a hundred completed all three.

26 August 202526 August 2025

MP and Mayor of Newtown to start Montgomery Canal Triathlon

Cyclists on the Montgomery canal Traithlon start line

The Montgomery Canal Triathlon, organised by the Friends of the Montgomery Canal, will be started by local MP Steve Witherden and Pete Lewington, Mayor of Newtown.

The Montgomery Canal and towpath will welcome cyclists, walkers and canoeists on Saturday 6 September 2025 who are competing in the Montgomery canal Traiathlon.

28 June 2025

Montgomery Canal Triathlon bookings flooding in

Entries for this year’s Montgomery Canal Triathlon are already coming in from across Britain.

The cross-border event, usually held in May, will be on 6 September this year and will give the organisers and entrants the opportunity to see if this is a more suitable time of year for the event.