LICHFIELD CANAL RESTORATION has received £200,000 to help with its work.
Finance next phase
The money being used to finance the next phase of the Gallows Reach section of the restoration, Janet Friend reports.
Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust was awarded £200,000 in the Community Infrastructure Levy funding from Lichfield District Council.
The money will also finance a traffic-free pedestrian route serving new housing estates.
This further restoration will bring the trust closer to its aim of a fully restored canal, reconnecting the Lichfield Canal to Huddlesford Junction.
The funding
The £200,000 will be used to fund materials for the 225 metres stretch of waterway, that includes sheet piling for the sides and a watertight lining for the canal bed.
The image shows a previous restoration of an aqueduct over the M6 toll road.