A Nantwich playground by the Shropshire Union Canal has been re-opened after a £58,000 refurbishment.
The recreation area on Marsh Lane was renovated as part of a joint scheme by the Canal & River Trust charity, WREN and Cheshire East Council.
An embankment collapse on the Shropshire Union Canal between Nantwich and Middlewich has left boats stranded and drained a large stretch of the waterway.
The incident has closed the canal between Wardle Lock and Stanthorne Lock, south of Middlewich.
Locks on the Shropshire Union Canal near Nantwich are among the busiest 10 in the UK, a survey shows.
An annual survey of lock usage, published by the Canal & River Trust charity, shows the Shropshire Union Canal and Llangollen Canal have two locks each included in the top eight of the national lock movements league table.
Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina has won the UK Inland Marina of the Year 2018 at London Boat Show For the second year running.
The marina, in the heart of the Cheshire canal network on the Shropshire Union Canal, was exhibiting for the first time with their own stand at the London Boat Show.
A 22-mile section of the Shropshire Union Canal near Nantwich has been awarded the coveted Green Flag Award by Keep Britain Tidy.
The award-winning section of the Shropshire Union Canal stretches from Audlem to Barbridge Junction at Nantwich, and then connects to Middlewich.
Dogs and owners across South Cheshire are invited to join a mass morning dog walk from Audlem Mill.
The walk will take place along the Shropshire Union Canal this Saturday June 3, starting at 10am.
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.
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.
Work to repair and restore Grade ll listed Nantwich Aqueduct will begin on September 14.
The £200,000 restoration project, which will take eight weeks, is being paid for mostly by public donations of £135,000 to the Canal and River Trust.
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.
The Overwater Wheelyboat is due to launch on The Shropshire Union Canal this week.
The boat, to operate from the Overwater Marina near Nantwich, will provide free trips to disabled children and adults.
The Audlem RNLI Festival returns for another year this weekend, hosted by Overwater Marina near Nantwich.
The charity event at the marina, on the Shropshire Union Canal, starts at 6pm on Saturday May 30 and runs all day Sunday (May 31) from 10am.
A marina in Nantwich will soon be hosting free boat trips and water activities for disabled and mobility impaired residents.
The Overwater Wheelyboat Project aims to buy a specially-built boat with wheelchair, walking frame and walking stick access for people.
Recent Comments