A series of free talks, Tuesdays 6.30 to 8pm, at Little Lever Library

The Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society has responded to the various iterations of the proposal by H2O Urban LLP to erect a residential development of 204 residential apartments at Upper Wharf Street in Ordsall, Salford. We first submitted a response to the planning application in December 2023, focusing on a primary message around: Development

We wanted to share our thanks to Stephanie Wyatt from environmental charity, Groundwork Greater Manchester and Johnny Delap from creative agency, Far n Beyond for some recent pro-bono work they undertook for the society. Stephanie ran a workshop (pictured) with us related to our marketing strategy and worked with treasurer Steve to develop our new

In his open talk on Tuesday 19th March, committee member David shared some of the exciting developments happening on the canal, including:

An exciting collaboration between the Dutch Embassy, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), Salford City Council, Salford Community and Voluntary Services (CVS), Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society (MBBCS), Canal & River Trust and private sector stakeholders, Walk the Plank, Scarborough Group International and Get Living, is creating a unique sound walk experience, unravelling the compelling

David Barnes, Sam Kennion, Chris Nash and Paul Hindle ensured that MBBCS had a high profile at the recent Volunteer Fair on Sunday, 24th March which was organised by Radcliffe Growing Together. Once again with this splendid event, Growing Together and groups in Radcliffe showed the strong community spirit and the fondness for the canal