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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 […]

January 2025 work party report

January 10-12 With temperatures down to -7oC overnight, ‘bonfire management’ was a popular activity. Severe cold weather in the days before and during this work party resulted in frozen ground, frozen channel and plenty of […]

Report on the Society 2024 AGM including an update by Rich Harrison (CRT)

The Society’s AGM took place on November 30, 2024. Once the formal business had concluded, including the election of a new Trustee Barbara Cowie, Rich Harrison of Canal and River Trust gave a comprehensive update […]

December 2024 work party report

December 6-8 Defined by Darragh. Whilst spared the very worst of Storm Darragh endured by other parts of the country, we still suffered a washout on Saturday. One hour of hedge planting was sufficient to […]

ABC Boat Hire launches fundraising scheme with Shropshire Union Canal Society

ABC Boat Hire has launched a new fund-raising scheme in conjunction with Monty’s Brewery, Henstone Distillery and the Society to raise further funds for the restoration of the Montgomery Canal. They will promote the sale […]

November 2024 work party report

November 1-3 This work party saw the completion of all channel and towpath deliverables for the original scope of the Rural Prosperity Fund grant – five months ahead of schedule! Given the torrential rain and […]

October 2024 work party report

October 4-6 In what promised to be a full-on work party with a tense finish, we crossed the line with hours to spare. The challenge? To complete all the channel works and construct a temporary […]

Grand Draw

The Restore the Montgomery Canal! Appeal group has launched a Grand Draw with prizes as follows: All of the prize fund and raffle expenses have been covered by a generous donor. So every ticket sold […]

Making the money go further

With still six months left to run, the current project at Crickheath funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (see here) is ahead of schedule and below budget. The Society has therefore sought permission to […]

Restore the Montgomery Canal! appeal

The Restore the Montgomery Canal! appeal has now raised £163,000 of the £250,000 target it set itself. The money will be put towards the next stage of the restoration: ‘Closing the Shropshire Gap’. (For a […]