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13/04/2025

In glorious sunshine, a throng gathered at Crickheath Wharf, near Oswestry to attend a ‘Topping Out’ ceremony to celebrate the rewatering of another section of the Montgomery canal and it means that the Shropshire Gap - the unrestored section of the canal between Crickheath and the Welsh border ...

19/01/2025

For anybody wanting to hear all things Montgomery canal progress. It’s getting close 👏

“With temperatures down to -7oC overnight, ‘bonfire management’ was a popular activity”. Said Tom Fulda, restoration project manager. Severe cold weather in the days before and during this work party resulted in frozen ground, frozen channel and plenty of black ice. Some planned activities s...