Engineering volunteers wanted

VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help with the repair and design of  the structures on the Montgomery Canal.

Particular help is wanted from someone with an engineering background and also someone who could help with producing artist's impressions of how key sites might look, once restored and improved.

Restoration

This is all to help with the restoration of the waterway between Maesbury and Crickheath, that is in a derelict condition no longer containing water.

The Shropshire Union Canal Society is more than halfway to raising the next sum of money through their Barrow of Boulders scheme, designed to encourage contributions towards the re-building of the canal channel bed and walls. Members of the society dedicate many weekends a year to clear and repair the canal, with expertise and sheer determination to see the canal re-watered.

Underway

Work is now underway in completing the 440 yards section between Redwith and Price's bridges near Knockin, with the channel lining starting in August.

The Waterway Recovery Group also have four week-long camps on the Montgomery Canal to further its restoration.