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  • ALE SALES lead to canal restoration donation

    ALE SALES lead to canal restoration donation

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    Lucy Wood reports… Shropshire Union Canal Society volunteers have raised a glass to celebrate a successful fundraising partnership with a local brewery. MONTY’S Brewery, based in Montgomery, has sold more than 20,000 pints of its Navigation Pale Ale, and each pint has resulted in a donation towards the restoration of the Montgomery Canal. The 4.0%…

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  • Canal appeal raises nearly £100,000 in first quarter

    Canal appeal raises nearly £100,000 in first quarter

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    ORGANISERS of the Restore the Montgomery Canal! appeal are delighted with generous donations from many supporters in the canal area and across the country. Of the target of £250,000, more than £95,000 has been raised already with donations online, cheques by post and cash and notes in collecting buckets, all boosted by a substantial donation…

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  • More good news for the Monty Canal!

    More good news for the Monty Canal!

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    THE Shropshire Union Canal Society has received a £14,600 restoration grant from the Association for Industrial Archaeology towards the cost of restoring the historic tramway wharf on the Montgomery Canal at Crickheath. It was the terminus of a 2½ mile horse-drawn tramway from the limestone quarry at Porth-y-waen. Built by navvies during the construction of…

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  • More good news for the Monty Canal

    More good news for the Monty Canal

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    Phil Pickin

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    Association of Industrial Archaeology awards grant for tramway wharf restoration The Shropshire Union Canal Society gratefully acknowledges the support of a £14,600 restoration grant from the Association for Industrial Archaeology towards the cost of restoring the historic tramway wharf on the canal at Crickheath. The canal wharf was the terminal of a 2½ mile horse-drawn…

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