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 […]

Febuary 2024 work party report

Feb 2-4 Get set! After a highly productive work party we are now ready to start lining and blocking in Phase 1B. In breezy, but mild and dry(!) weather, this work party achieved significant progress […]

January 2024 work party report

Jan 12-14 (Click on any of the below photos to open a higher resolution version.) 2024 starts on the same high note as 2023 finished. The design is finalised and there is real momentum. Rainfall […]

The Enhancement Year – 2023

The society restarted enhancement work on the Shropshire Union system in May this year after an absence of a number of years. Previous work has left a legacy of moorings, picnic areas and benches right […]

December 2023 work party report

December 1-3 (Click on any of the below photos to open a higher resolution version.) FROSTBITE! – Thankfully not, but winter certainly arrived for the December work party with heavy frost and cloudless skies on […]

November 2023 work party report

November 3-5 (Click on any of the below photos to open a higher resolution version.) Shropshire has supposedly had the wettest October for 120 years. But unlike Canute, we just about succeeded in holding back […]

October 2023 work party report

October 5-8 (Click on any of the below photos to open a higher resolution version.) As has been the case for so many of the work parties this year, a great variety of different tasks […]

Montgomery Canal restoration boosts local economy

It is generally accepted that restored waterways are good for local economies. The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) claims the national network generates some £2.6 billion to the British economy but even a partially restored canal […]