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The Hollinwood Canal Society is concerned with the Hollinwood Branch and the Fairbottom Branch of the Ashton Canal and the possibility of realising the 1792 proposal to link the Hollinwood Branch with the Rochdale Canal. We refer to these waterways collectively as "The Hollinwood Canal". The Society aims to see the restoration of the Hollinwood and Fairbottom Branch Canals within Daisy Nook Country Park, to re-connect Daisy Nook with the Ashton Canal and to create a new canal link through to the Rochdale Canal. The Society also seeks to promote the use of the Hollinwood Canal route for all to enjoy. In the short term we aim to see the canal restored to navigable condition in Daisy Nook Country Park, giving rise to the possibility of a small trip boat operating there and the waterway being used for canoeing and small boats once again. The Society will also work for the protection of other sections of the canal route from future development and to maintain the route as a leisure facility. In the longer term we aim to see a through route between the Ashton Canal at Droylsden and the Rochdale Canal at Hollinwood, using as much as possible of the original route, but using new sections of route where necessary. We see the opening of this through route as a catalyst for the regeneration of areas of Droylsden and Hollinwood, an opportunity for exciting new canalside developments in Hollinwood. The canal route could provide a green corridor for walkers and cyclists between the centres of Droylsden and Hollinwood and the green oasis of the Medlock Valley, including Daisy Nook Country Park. If you support the aims of the society, please join us or consider making a donation. The Hollinwood Canal Society is a Registered Charity (no.1104942) and a company limited by guarantee. |
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