The Shropshire Union Canal Society has received funding from the Shared Prosperity Fund to support restoration efforts between Schoolhouse Bridge and Malthouse Bridge, including the Winter Environment Scheme.
The 340 meter long section, of which 250 meters were cleared last winter, is currently being prepared for canal and towpath rehabilitation.
Since there is no transport road, the canal is used as an access to the factory for material delivery.
Tree roots and stumps were removed and an overgrown hedge was trimmed back to its original shape.
Young volunteer Josh, new to safe hedge trimming, helped with the task.
Sixty meters of the towpath was built with compacted aggregate between boards.
Work is expected to accelerate as preparations are completed and the team approaches Schoolhouse Bridge, where materials will be stored.
The winter environmental program, including hedge laying and planting, has begun, with a group of five volunteers from Aico in Oswestry clearing the area and preparing it for wooding.
The team expects more Aico volunteers to join the working group next month.
Preparations have been made in Waen Wen for contractors to carry out tree work over the winter.
The work includes felling trees at or below the future water level that have grown since the canal was finally drained several decades ago.
The remaining spoil from the last visit was burned and unnecessary drain pipes and a brick inspection chamber were removed from the canal.
An access ramp into the basin and another across the culvert running under the basin were constructed to allow access to the site during felling, clearance and site investigation work.
Leader of Shropshire City Council, Councilor Heather Kidd, along with other senior councilors, visited the canal to view the restored sections and the current construction site.
She thanked the organizers and volunteers and said the visit helped her and her colleagues understand the scale of the restoration effort in Shropshire.
She also noted the channel's potential to adapt to the council's connectivity, health and wellbeing and economic priorities.
The restoration work is expected to last until March next year.