Celebrities visit the “Monty”

Saturday 19th July 2008.

Timothy West and his wife Prunella Scales today visited the Montgomery Canal and enjoyed a boat trip along the restored Llanymynech section aboard  the narrow-boat George Watson Buck to help promote this year’s Montgomery Canal Festival (Monty 08), after first visiting some of the sites of achievement on the northern sections of the canal.   
(Timothy, a well known canal enthusiast, is vice-president of the Waterways Trust, vice-president of the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust and patron of the Huddersfield Canal Society).

Seen here with his wife approaching the Llanymynech Stable Block.



The look on his face is explained by the next photo. : –
Way-laid by representatives of the press and media.   



Afterwards, a trip along the restored section in a narrow-boat.
Seen here on board in discussion with the crew.



They obviously enjoyed the trip !!!
As seen on their return to the visitor centre.


This photo courtesy Alan Platt


After the boat trip, the couple visited Canal Central at Maesbury  where they met up with other canal enthusiasts for further talks and refreshment.