Revamp for canal

A CHARITY has started work to improve more than three kilometres of towpath along the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal.

The Canal and River Trust has secured funding of £340,000 from Transport for Greater Manchester through a government cycling grant.

The project will focus on a stretch of canal towpath between School Street in Radcliffe and the Prestolee Horse Bridge in Little Lever, Bolton. A further 450 metres of towpath close to Elton Reservoir in Bury will also be renovated, with repairs being carried out to sections of historic stonework.

Work is scheduled to last for 16 weeks. Some canal towpath restrictions will be in place.

David Baldacchino, waterway manager at the trust, said: “Not only will the new towpath surface benefit cyclists and joggers but also the everyday user of the towpath including walkers, fishermen and families. The canal system is a tranquil haven and these improvements will help make it more accessible to all.”