There are nine partners. The restoration has been made possible by a 1 3 million heritage lottery fund grant with 500 000 from the rural development programme for england s cumbria countryside access fund and support from lancaster canal regeneration partnership cumbria county council and kendal town council.
There are nine partners.
Lancaster canal restoration. There are nine partners. A consortium of local authorities iwa canal river trust and lancaster canal trust promotes restoration as part of the lancaster canal regeneration partnership but despite several studies work on the northern reaches has mostly been limited to restoring and maintaining various structures and controlling vegetation. Canal river trust 6 99k subscribers.
Canal river trust cumbria county council inland waterways association kendal town council lancashire county council lancaster city council lancaster canal trust south lakeland district council and the waterways trust. It is hoped the aqueduct on the northern reaches will be fully restored in spring 2019 to coincide with the lancaster canal s bicentenary. There are nine partners.
The northern reaches restoration group nrrg and the lancaster canal restoration partnership aim to restore the canal from tewitfield to kendal. Fri 19 01 2018 14 18 work on restoring the lancaster canal at tewitfield locks near carnforth continues at a smart pace thanks to the northern reaches restoration cic a group formed by local volunteer colin ogden and substantially supported by the canal river trust c rt. Canal river trust cumbria county council inland waterways association kendal town council lancashire county council city of lancaster council lancaster canal trust south lakeland district council and the waterways trust.
1st furlong restoration lancaster canal commenced work at easter 2018 on the relining of the first furlong. The northern reaches restoration group nrrg and the lancaster canal restoration partnership aim to restore the canal from tewitfield to kendal. Thanks to the tireless efforts and dedication of thousands of volunteers over 200 miles of canals have been restored since the turn of the millennium.
Canal river trust cumbria county council inland waterways association kendal town council lancashire county council lancaster city council lancaster canal trust south lakeland district council and the waterways trust. Formed in 1963 by local canal enthusiasts prevent the northern extension of the m6 motorway closing navigation north of carnforth. This is the dry length of the canal between bridge 172 at stainton crossing and bridge 173 at sellet hall.
A waterproof membrane protected by a geotextile layer on either side will be further protected by concrete blocks. The northern reaches restoration group nrrg and the lancaster canal restoration partnership aim to restore the canal from tewitfield to kendal. The northern reaches restoration group nrrg and the lancaster canal restoration partnership aim to restore the canal from tewitfield to kendal.
These restorations have brought prosperity to communities boosted property prices and helped local people to lead active healthy lifestyles. The volunteers became the association for the restoration of the lancaster canal with its aim to reopen the canal from tewitfield locks to kendal. British waterways cumbria county council inland waterways association kendal town council lancashire county council city of lancaster council lancaster canal trust south lakeland district council and the waterways trust.
Since 2012 however with the help of several wrg canal camps transformation has started on a section of the canal near stainton which should see the range of the trust s trip.
Lancaster Canal Northern Reaches Map
Lancaster Canal
Lancaster Canal Camp
