NORBURY CANAL FESTIVAL 30 APRIL — 2 MAY 2022 The branch will have a stand at the Norbury Canal Festival which takes place during the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. The organisers expect boats to be moored along about a kilometre of the Shropshire Union Canal selling food, gifts, arts, crafts and more. There will be activities, street food, entertainment, boat trips and displays about the work to restore the Shrewsbury and Newport canals. There will be children’s entertainment in the Junction Inn’s garden field including a bouncy castle, face painting and more. Sunday at 14:00 there will be the traditional church service on Norbury Wharf. A working pair of historic boats named Bainton and Berkhampstead, that are undergoing restoration, will be present for visitors to see and speak to the volunteers that are doing this important work. The Junction Inn and Norbury Wharf Ltd will once again be supporting the event with plenty to eat and drink, a narrowboat trip, or a longer cruise on the 42seat Shropshire Star where you can eat and drink aboard.
Photo courtesy of Norbury Canal Festival
Both businesses will have live music through Saturday and Sunday afternoons and evenings. Car parking is free and adjacent to the canal.
It will be a great family day out and you will be helping to restore our local canal network all the way from Norbury Junction to Shrewsbury. The event is free and opens at 10 am daily until 4pm and can be found by using Post Code ST20 0PN. For further information please email norburyfestival@gmail.com or visit Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/ShrewsburyAndNewportCanalTrust. The Junction Inn has its own information page about the festival at: https://www.thejunctioninnnorbury.co.uk/about-3 We hope to see you there!
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