Author Archive: Richard F

April 2026 work party report

April 9-12 An eventful work party and records tumbled. This party was always going to be a busy one for several reasons. Nine volunteers attended on Thursday for a variety of preparatory tasks, thereby extending […]

March 2026 work party report

March 6-8 Book ended. Aided by record volunteer numbers and favourable weather, the March work party saw several activities coming to an end and others starting. Saturday attendees numbered 31, the highest ever on this […]

January 2026 work party report

January 9-11 “Snow stopped play” (on Friday). Although other areas fared far worse, the effects of Storm Goretti brought us different conditions each day: Friday snow; Saturday frosty but bright; Sunday cold, damp and breezy. […]

Breach on the Llangollen Canal near Whitchurch

Visitors to this website will probably be aware of the breach on the Llangollen Canal near New Mills Lift Bridge, Whitchurch in the early hours of December 22. This has resulted in the closure of […]

New Year Greetings from SUCS

The Shropshire Union Canal Society would like to wish everyone that supports us in whatever way a happy and peaceful New Year. There are more ways than ever to enjoy the canals in our area […]

The Enhancement Group in 2025

Our enhancement group, based at Ellesmere and now in its third year, racked up over 300 hours of volunteer effort on the Llangollen Canal during 2025. A wide variety of light maintenance and improvement activities […]

October 2025 work party report

October 2-5 Although uncomfortably wet and windy at times, we were spared the worst of Storm Amy and much was achieved. As last month, the main work areas were Phase 2 (joining on from the […]

September 2025 work party report

September 4-7 New compound, new era A superbly productive work party, aided by a handful of volunteers attending on Thursday for preparations in the new compound – but all of that later. First, a location […]

Funding boost secures multiple deliverables

In collaboration with Canal and River Trust (CRT), the Society will benefit from a further UK Shared Prosperity Fund grant of £250K, including match funding, for the current year to March 2026. Of this, £140K […]

August 2025 work party report

August 1-4 We’ve moved! Over a work party extended to four days, the two main events were starting work in Phase 2 and relocating the compound. Phase 2 of the Crickheath South project is the […]