This year's Montgomery Canal Forum will be held at Oswestry Golf Club, Queen's Head, Oswestry SY11 4JJ, a short distance from the canal, on Monday 3rd July, at 2.30pm.
The event will follow the morning's launch by Canal & River Trust of the current phase of Montgomery Canal Restoration, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, at Aston Nature Reserves.
The Forum is a public meeting open to anyone interested in the Montgomery Canal.
The highlight of the meeting will be a presentation from Jason Leach, Enterprise and Restoration Team Manager for the Canal & River Trust, about the successes of other canal restoration projects.
Other presentations will cover:
The Forum is organised by Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust, formed in 1980 to bring together the public and voluntary organisations interested in the future of the Montgomery Canal.
Michael Limbrey, Chairman, Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust said, “These are exciting times on the Montgomery Canal, with activities and restoration works all along the canal. The support of the Heritage Lottery Fund has been a real boost to the restoration, and means some long-awaited works can get under way to extend the length that boats can use, and to ensure the protection of the canal's special ecology.
"From the experience of other canals we know the value of a reopened canal for residents and visitors, with additional jobs and canalside business opportunities, and increased property values. Our principal speaker Jason Leach led the restoration of the Droitwich Canals in Worcestershire and has first-hand experience of what was achieved there.
"The meeting will be a public opportunity to discuss anything relating to the canal and how we see the restoration going forward."
