Moira Canal Festival Review

We recently attended the Moira Canal Festival for the first time and had a very enjoyable day explaining the role of Sustrans locally and nationally and gave out a fair few maps and information to people.


Our first stall of 2015

The Festival aims to raise money and awareness of the Ashby Canal reconstruction project.  The completed canal will be a major boost to local tourism and could also be a major part of the future National Cycle Network in the area.

We were joined by many different groups and stall holders and there were several forms of entertainment - from Morris Dancing to Medieval village area and a "battle" on the banks of the canal.  There were also several boat trips taking place on the canal itself.

Great to see boats on the canal

Shawn, Alan and myself were joined by my eldest daughter Emily who helped us on the stall, helping to give stickers, flags and badges to children who visited the stall with their parents.

A future Sustrans Ranger??