MORE than 40 people from 22 different groups saw recent work completed on the Montgomery Canal and were shown plans for future projects.
They were attending the Northern Canals Association meeting at Llanymynech, on the Montgomery Canal, hosted by the Shropshire Union Canal Society (SUCS).
The bulk of the day was taken up by visiting the canal itself, looking at the 1980s restored section at Carreghofa.
It is hoped that this short section of the canal will soon be linked again with the main canal system.
Michael Limbrey, chair of the Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust, David Carter, chair of the SUCS and John Dodwell, chair of the Montgomery Canal Partnership, outlined the history of the restoration, the present works being undertaken and future plans.
The visitors also saw the newly built Schoolhouse Bridge and the restored tramway wharf at Crickheath, before seeing SUCS volunteers covering the Terraseal lining with blocks, between Crickheath Bridge and the farm crossing. Another group were covering the sides with rip/rap (broken stone), where emergent vegetation will be able to thrive once the canal is rewatered.
Finally, the delegates saw Williams Bridge 96 where a vertical lift bridge is to be installed, under the Levelling Up Funding.
The next meeting of the NCA is on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at Beggarlee, hosted by the Friends of the Cromford Canal.
