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??

Visit the Sustrans Stall at the Moira Canal Festival

On this coming Sunday the 17th May we will be representing Sustrans at the Moira Canal Festival.

This will be our first stall of this year and we are looking forward to getting our trusty Gazebo out.

This is the first time we will have had a stall at the festival and are looking forward to it.  One of the aims of the festival is to raise money for the ongoing restoration of the Ashby Canal.  Part of our National Cycle Route (63) follows the canal and includes the festival site so will be an ideal place for us to share our experiences and encourage cycling in the area.

The festival will run on both days over the weekend but we will be present on the Sunday.  The festival is open from 10am to 5.30pm.  Further details can be found below on the link which also includes admission prices.

http://www.moiracanalfestival.co.uk/

We hope that the event is a big success and hope to speak to a lot of people.