Mary Sunley Canal Trip
This trip on the canal is operated by the local community and allows us to plan taking up to 12 passengers from sheltered housing schemes and other small groups on a round trip of 4 hours from Poynton to Marple.
We enjoy giving them refreshments, talking about their interests and allowing them to see wonderful wildlife, with a fish and chip lunch on board when we turn around in Marple. We are very well looked after by Mary Sunley skipper and cheerful volunteer crew, and all our guests thoroughly enjoy their day out on the water.
Other Support
We plant crocuses in the grounds and with local schools grow small plants for the residents in their rooms. Recently we also provided a range of jigsaws for the residents of Hope Green.
Footnote: Macclesfield Canal
The Canal was one of the last narrow canals to be built, indeed, it was very nearly built as a railway! A variety of ideas were proposed and the present canal was approved by Act of Parliament in April 1826. The route of the canal was surveyed by Thomas Telford and construction was engineered by William Crosley. The completed canal was opened on 9th November 1831 at a cost of £320,000. The canal is now part of the network owned and managed by the charity, the Canal & River Trust.
