Author Archive: Richard F

January 2024 work party report

Jan 12-14 (Click on any of the below photos to open a higher resolution version.) 2024 starts on the same high note as 2023 finished. The design is finalised and there is real momentum. Rainfall […]

The Enhancement Year – 2023

The society restarted enhancement work on the Shropshire Union system in May this year after an absence of a number of years. Previous work has left a legacy of moorings, picnic areas and benches right […]

December 2023 work party report

December 1-3 (Click on any of the below photos to open a higher resolution version.) FROSTBITE! – Thankfully not, but winter certainly arrived for the December work party with heavy frost and cloudless skies on […]

November 2023 work party report

November 3-5 (Click on any of the below photos to open a higher resolution version.) Shropshire has supposedly had the wettest October for 120 years. But unlike Canute, we just about succeeded in holding back […]

October 2023 work party report

October 5-8 (Click on any of the below photos to open a higher resolution version.) As has been the case for so many of the work parties this year, a great variety of different tasks […]

Montgomery Canal restoration boosts local economy

It is generally accepted that restored waterways are good for local economies. The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) claims the national network generates some £2.6 billion to the British economy but even a partially restored canal […]

Shrewsbury Canal Exhibition

The society was represented at the Shrewsbury Canal Exhibition on Saturday, September 23. The event was located at the Abbey Station building, the former terminus of the celebrated ‘Potts’ line – which at one time […]

Rich Hamp

Rich Hamp, former Chair of the Society, sadly died on 30th August. He had been diagnosed with cancer a number of years ago and had endured this with his customary fortitude. I hope that these […]

September 2023 work party report

September 1-3 What a difference a month makes. Summer is coming to an end yet the weather appears to have finally remembered what it should be doing. In warm, sunny and benign conditions a number […]