Two independent marinas near Nantwich are among five to launch a “Cruise Moor” scheme.
Overwater Marina and Aqueduct Marina are part of the new scheme launched at the Boatlife Show at Birmingham NEC.
Specialist contractors are working to stabilise the damaged Nantwich canal embankment.
It’s believed a large crack and uneven surface of the towpath close to Nantwich aqueduct above Welsh Row has been caused by movement of the embankment.
The project to restore Nantwich’s historic aqueduct has scooped a national prize.
Conserve Nantwich Aqueduct project by Canal and Rivers Trust won the Restoration and Historic Environment Category at the Living Waterways Awards in Birmingham.
Volunteers have been busy sprucing up areas around the Nantwich Aqueduct.
Members of the Rotary Club of Nantwich and Nantwich Civic Society have been out painting fences and handrails at the Aqueduct Steps.
The Grade II* listed Nantwich Aqueduct has officially been opened after a two-month restoration project by the Canal & River Trust.
The £235,000 work involved removing layers of old paint from the aqueduct’s structure, replacing a missing cast iron panel, repairs to the stone and brickwork and applying four coats of new paint.
Villagers near Nantwich fear they will be isolated after a bus company said it would not run a service during an eight-week closure of a main road.
Residents in Acton contacted Arriva Buses when they were told the A534 road to Nantwich would be closed during refurbishment work on the Nantwich Aqueduct.
An open day at Nantwich Marina will also unveil plans for the major Nantwich Aqueduct refurbishment project.
Sheila and Bill Saner, who run Nantwich Marina off the A534, are staging the event this Saturday, August 22.
A public open day is being held in Nantwich to unveil the planned £200,000 restoration of Nantwich Aqueduct, on the Shropshire Union Canal.
The 10-week project is due to start at the end of March and will involve the temporary closure of the A534 Chester Road which runs underneath the aqueduct.
Members of Nantwich Litter Group bagged 30 sacks of rubbish during a litter blitz along the town’s canal. The volunteers targeted a section of the canal bank near the Telford Aqueduct.
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