The canal has been closed off to boaters for about 90 years, but volunteers want to fully reopen it.
The Canal and River Trust has announced a £250,000 project to restore a section of the Montgomery Canal which was last used about 90 years ago.
The Montgomery Canal closed to boaters in the 1930s, the Canal and River Trust said, following a serious breach of its banks near Frankton Locks.If was officially closed by an Act of Parliament in 1944. It follows a recent project to rebuild Schoolhouse Bridge and the restoration of the canal to Crickheath Basin in 2023.Lezley Picton, leader of Shropshire Council, said: “Opening up the canal through Shropshire will help drive tourism and bring economic benefits to communities along the waterway, as well as enhancing the wonderful countryside and habitats.”
“The society has been restoring the Montgomery since 1969 and is delighted that this funding will enable us to extend our work,” he said.
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