Canal enthusiasts near Nantwich have celebrated a milestone in helping maintain South Cheshire’s waterways.
Members of the Shropshire Union Middlewich Branch Adopters (SUMBA) celebrated their 100th volunteer canal work party at Aqueduct Marina, Church Minshull.
A woman has completed a 60-mile canal walk from Nantwich to Llangollen with her pet pooch to raise money for The Dog’s Trust.
Emma Husband and her dog Timo completed the trek over two days along the Shropshire Union and Llangollen Canals.
Mums across South Cheshire took a break from their busy lives by cruising a Nantwich canal in a day’s retreat organised by Motherwell CIC.
Ten mums met at Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina to board their hired barge for a day of relaxation and pampering.
Aqueduct Marina staff near Nantwich have presented more than £2,000 to the charity Crohns and Colitis UK.
Employees Julie Beedham and Coryn Lawton at the Church Minshull venue presented a cheque for £2015.73 to charity representatives Barry and Sue Flint.
Fire crews from Nantwich teamed up with the RSPCA to rescue a cow stranded in a canal in Nantwich.
The animal was spotted in distress in the water off Wrexham Road in Burland.
Planned restoration work to Nantwich Aqueduct has been postponed to avoid disruption for local businesses in the summer.
The delay will also allow more funds to be raised to carry out additional repair work to the landmark spanning the A534.
Police targeted thieves and drug users in a day of action across Nantwich and other towns in East Cheshire. Five warrants were issued under the Misuse of Drugs Act at various properties in Nantwich, Crewe, Congleton, Macclesfield and Wilmslow.
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.
Staff and visitors at a marina near Nantwich have helped to raise more than £1,000 for charities. Aqueduct Marina, at Church Minshull, has staged a number of events to raise the cash in the marina café and reception area.
Fire crews were called out to rescue a stray cow in a New Year’s Day drama by a Nantwich canal! The animal had managed to get itself stuck on the wrong side of the Shropshire Union Canal bank off Baddiley Lane, Wrenbury.
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