Postcode grant benefits Montgomery restoration
THE Shropshire Union Canal Society has been awarded a grant from the Postcode Local Trust.
This is great news for the ongoing restoration initiative to link the anticipated reconstruction of Schoolhouse Bridge with Crickheath Basin.
The grant of £13,335, awarded in January 2022, will be spent on items necessary for volunteers to continue working as they face a very busy final season on the present section of restoration approaching Crickheath Basin, including the laying of 40,000 concrete blocks.
This fresh funding will also enable the society to divert other resources to the initial works on the next section, south of Crickheath Bridge, which will begin in earnest in 2023.
Preliminary preparation has begun, with surveys and vegetation clearance taking place, and at Crickheath Wharf, where engineering, heritage and ecological planning is under way.
A working day was held in January, on the current project site, to remove the remaining IBCs (bulk containers) from the compounds at Crickheath and Pryces Bridge.
New, willing hands are always very welcome and there are numerous other tasks if you are allergic to concrete! For work party details visit www.shropshireunion.org.uk