Richard F, Author at Shropshire Union Canal Society

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 […]

Can you take on a role?

The Society has an urgent need to fill three key roles: Treasurer, Publicity Officer and Social Media Marketeer. The first two roles will become open at the end of this year when officers Ian Hendley […]

August 2022 work party report

August 5-7 and 19-21 In a month in which all sorts of temperature records were broken, the society volunteers were fortunate to be on site on what turned out to be two of the cooler […]

July 2022 work party report

July 8-10 and 22-24 The two work parties this month were graced by the extremes of Shropshire weather but were nevertheless highly productive. Lining operations pressed on remorselessly in the general direction of Crickheath; work started […]

Aston Nature Reserve Survey

Have you visited the Aston Nature Reserve? The Aston Nature Reserve is an extensive facility on the Montgomery Canal near Oswestry. It is part funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund grant that is helping […]