Shroppie Fly Paper - May 2026 The Newsletter of the Shrewsbury District & North Wales Branch
Hello, and welcome to Shroppie Fly Paper In this month’s issue we report on… • More VIP visits to the Montgomery restoration • Our evening in a brewery at Market Drayton • Calendar dates and appeal for help – come and have some fun! • What will be the fate of the Maesbury service block? • 2027 Branch Calendars now on sale • Posh new gates and a royal visitor at Wappenshall Wharf • Fund Britain’s Waterways – Thames Tideway Cruise • Montgomery restoration résumé
VIP Visits
Two important visitors arrived to see the Montgomery restoration in April.
[From left: David Carter, Mike Haig, Campbell Robb, Michael Limbrey and John Dodwell at Crickheath Basin. Credit Lina Patel/CRT]