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: IWA National Trailboat Festival at Moira, 24,25 May 2009 At the Moira Furnace
The venue for the Canal Festival is the popular Moira Furnace this year, on the recently restored Ashby Canal, North West Leicestershire, at the Heart of the National Forest. This event will be held over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. There will be an illuminated boat display on Saturday night, 23rd, and the main festival will be 24,25 May. There will be bands, bar, boats, historic re-enactments, birds of prey, live steam, forest crafts, children’s entertainment, ‘Morris on Moira’, a wide range of refreshments, and more - fun for all the family.
The Ashby Canal was completed in 1804, mining subsidence causing the demise of the last 8 miles. There are far-advanced plans to restore the canal to Moira. The festival site is next to the historic Moira Furnace, a listed building, on the 1 ½ miles of the Ashby Canal already restored. The restored length includes a swing bridge, and the only lock on the Ashby Canal. This event will bring forward the day when the Ashby Canal at Moira can once again be reconnected to the national waterways network and provide a green gateway to the National Forest.
Boat bookings: 01530 274968 paul.shorts@pandefjohnson.co.uk
Trade/charity bookings: 07976 637858, General Enquiries: Tel 01530 273956
Photos show boats enjoying a previous festival at the Moira Furnace |
