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.
Continue reading “ABC Boat Hire launches fundraising scheme with Shropshire Union Canal Society”Borderland Rotary learn about the Shropshire Gap
Borderland Rotary went on a fact finding walk the other day along a section of the Montgomery canal, currently under restoration.
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.
Continue reading “Borderland Rotary learn about the Shropshire Gap”Montgomery Canal volunteers get another boost
North-Shropshire-based Henstone distillery will be helping the Shropshire Union Canal Society raise funds to restore the Montgomery Canal.
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.
Continue reading “Montgomery Canal volunteers get another boost”Restore the Montgomery Canal! Appeal – Half way there
We are delighted that the Restore the Montgomery Canal! Appeal has already raised 50% of its £250,000 target.
Launched at the June 2023 Crickheath Basin Re-opening, the Appeal is for money to enable us and the valiant volunteers to continue the work of closing the Shropshire Gap – restoring the two miles of dry Canal between Crickheath and Llanymynech. Without funds, we cannot pay for the materials and equipment hire needed.
Continue reading “Restore the Montgomery Canal! Appeal – Half way there”New fund-raising raffle to Restore the Montgomery Canal!
The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Montgomery Canal reviewed all they had achieved in the past year and coming events.
The Friends group was established over twenty years ago to promote the revival of the Montgomery Canal. The canal was abandoned eighty years ago but after restoration over many years over half the canal is now open. From the experience of other canals across England and Wales the Friends know the restored canal will be a real asset for visitors and residents in local communities of Shropshire and Powys.
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