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Bumper August work party drives Shropshire Union Canal restoration forward
A five-day run of preparation work added to the Shropshire Union Canal Society’s regular three-day August work party, with volunteers tackling vegetation clearance, Schoolhouse Bridge wash wall footings and the removal of around 200 stumps at Waen Wen. Recently, there have been one or two ‘preparation’ days in addition to the regular three-day work party.…
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Council and canal trust unite to restore historic waterway
The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust (WBCT) and Swindon Borough Council have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) confirming their commitment to work together to progress restoration of the canal. The agreement sets out how both organisations will work together, with the trust aiming to deliver a blue/green canal corridor between Swindon and Royal Wootton…
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Shropshire Union Canal Society – June 2026 work party report
A very busy work party. 5 days, record volunteer numbers (again), multiple different activities. Apologies if this report is a little longer than normal. “June was the second successive work party with two days of preparation before the main work party started on Friday. And once again, two full days of profiling the channel was…
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Momentum builds to restore UK’s most ambitious canal revival
Restoration of 36 miles of neglected canals in the heart of the Cotswolds – the largest, most complex and costly project of its kind currently underway in the UK – will take another step forward this summer. ATTENTION is now turning to the excavation of the long-awaited ‘Missing Mile,’ due to start this summer, meaning…
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