Richard F, Author at Shropshire Union Canal Society

February 2023 Crickheath South work party report

February 3-5 Another spectacularly productive work party. We have now settled in to our new compound at Crickheath, a wide variety of preparatory tasks were completed and we are now ready for plant operations to […]

Gnosall Canal Festival – July 14, 15 and 16, 2023

Come to the 3-day community festival along Gnosall’s beautiful canal: Please click here to see a map. Organised by Gnosall Towpath Restorationwww.gnosallcanalfestival.co.uk

Montgomery Canal Levelling Up Project – recording and slides from January 9, 2023 presentation

On January 9, 2023, Rich Harrison and Katie Woodroffe of the Canal and River Trust gave an online presentation on the Montgomery Canal Levelling Up Project. A video recording of the presentation can be viewed […]

Would you like to be editor of Cuttings?!

Rod and Carol Hamilton-King will be standing down as editors of Cuttings after the production of the Summer issue. The society is therefore seeking a replacement for this role. Cuttings is the major channel of […]

January 2023 Crickheath South work party report

January 13-15 The end of an era and start of a new. This work party saw removal of the remaining large items from the LAF compound. By the end of the weekend, the Crickheath South […]

December 2022 work party report

December 2-4 Although this was officially the last work party on the Pryces to Crickheath section, there was little time for retrospection. As well as work decommissioning both LAF and Crickheath compounds, work continued in setting […]

November 2022 work party report

November 4-6 and 18-20 Although the channel construction is now finished, there was still plenty to occupy the Society’s volunteers during the month’s two work parties. As well as putting the final touches to the new […]

The Society’s Annual General Meeting 2022

The Annual General Meeting for 2022 will be held via Zoom videoconferencing on Saturday 10th December 2022 at 11:00am. Please see below for the agenda, Zoom details, and related documents. Should you have any questions […]

Drone footage of the Montgomery Canal restoration site

Work party volunteer Howard Dalton kindly took some drone footage of the section of the Montgomery Canal that is currently being restored. The photos and video illustrate the fantastic progress that has been over the […]

September 2022 work party report

September 2-4, September 16-18 and September 26-October 1 There is a lot to report this month. The volunteer effort extended over thirteen working days split between three work parties. The two regular three-day weekend events […]