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The day we thought might never come!

The official opening of the Pryces Bridge to Crickheath Basin section of the Montgomery Canal was celebrated on Friday, June 2, 2023 on a glorious sunny day and featured numerous VIPs, historic boats, lots of […]

May 2023 Crickheath South work party report

May 5-8 Volunteer effort in May was spread across a wide variety of activities and experienced variable weather conditions. The one constant being the incredible output and progress made. Work commenced on the towpath improvements […]

April 2023 Crickheath South work party report

April 14-16 The April work party focussed on Phase 1A (Crickheath Wharf area) and was characterised by new tasks, high volunteer numbers and great progress. Work on repairs to the former tramway wharf south of […]

Grant by Oswestry Rural Parish Council towards the cost of improving the Montgomery Canal towpath

The Shropshire Union Canal Society gratefully acknowledges the grant of £1,500 by the Oswestry Rural Parish Council towards the cost of improving the Montgomery Canal towpath near Crickheath Bridge. Each year, Oswestry Rural Parish Council […]

CRT and SUCS sign Memorandum of Understanding for Montgomery Canal restoration project

The Society and Canal & River Trust have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Society’s latest restoration project on the Montgomery Canal at Crickheath. Unlike the last project where ground subsidence was a major […]

March 2023 Crickheath South work party report

March 3-5 This work party is best characterised by the 3 P’s: Plant, Progress and Pace. An outstanding achievement thanks to the volunteers’ efforts and some kind weather. Traditionally, March is the first month when […]

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 […]

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 […]