Preserving and restoring the waterways for all!

Our objective is to maximise the social, economic, environmental and leisure opportunities from the restoration of the
Melton Mowbray Navigation and the preservation of the Oakham Canal. Ou


Powerpoint Presentations about Melton Navigation History and A Short History of UK Canals _______________________

What we do Although there are many waterway restoration groups up and down the country, MOWS is the only one actively concerned with the navigable river corridor in the Wreake Valley. We campaign and actively work for the restoration of the Melton Mowbray Navigation. The Melton Mowbray Navigation used the River Wreake for the whole of its course from the junction with the main canal system at Syston. We have in the past been involved with the Oakham Canal that extended the route into Rutland, another 15 miles. Our local rural waterways meander for 30 miles through some of the most beautiful countryside in the English Midlands. They link Melton Mowbray Navigation, Oakham in Rutland and countless villages for whom the canal was once the prime mover of coal and other goods. MOWS supports many interests, including conservation, angling, walking, cycling, boating and local history. If this appeals to you, do consider joining us. We need members if we are to succeed in restoring these attractive waterways.

 

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