Tom F, Author at Shropshire Union Canal Society

Waen Wen Basin

November 2025 saw tree clearance at Waen Wen by Canal & River Trust contractors – a preliminary step towards working up the design for this section. Waen Wen is the next section of the Montgomery […]

November 2025 work party report

November 7-9 Works to March next year are supported by a grant from the Shared Prosperity Fund which covers channel restoration, towpath restoration and the winter environmental programme. This month saw the start of towpath […]

April 2025 work party report

April 4-6 In glorious weather that lasted all weekend we welcomed guests from Shropshire Council, Canal & River Trust and many others on Friday to celebrate the topping out of the re-watered sections. The works […]

February 2025 work party report

February 7-9 The winter programme of environmental works is complete. During this time, 170 metres of channel has been cleared of scrub, 720 hedging whips have been planted, a further 74 metres of hedge has […]

Funding boost secures next phase of restoration on the Montgomery Canal

Over £250,000 has now been secured for the Society’s current Montgomery Canal restoration project at Crickheath. This follows on from the pilot scheme activities in 2023 which finalised the design. Canal & River Trust, working […]

March 2024 work party report

Mar 1-3 And we’re off! The eagerly awaited commencement of lining and blocking in Crickheath South has got off to a flying start. This winter has been wet (!) and February was no exception with […]

Recognition for the Society’s restoration work

Together with other projects, acknowledgement and thanks are received in this CRT video for the Society’s hard work in restoring the latest section of the Montgomery Canal. Watch the video here: https://fb.watch/hokD2WMWxD/

October 2022 work party report

October 7-9 and 21-23 Six days of concerted effort resulted in the removal of the clay dam at Crickheath; the lining and blocking of the remaining section of channel; infill of the remaining land drain […]

Helen Morgan MP Visits Site

Helen Morgan, M.P. for North Shropshire, recently made a fact-finding visit to the Society’s current restoration site on the Montgomery Canal near Crickheath. Also visiting was Councillor Roy Aldcroft, Deputy Portfolio Holder – Communities, Culture, […]

March 2022 work party report

Work parties in the early months of the year inevitably start with a pumping day and this was the case for both the month’s events. The water table at this time of year is about […]