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Caldon Canal

The Caldon Canal opened in 1776 to carry limestone from the quarries at Cauldon Low to Stoke-on-Trent. 

The section from Hazelhurst to Froghall reopened in 1974 after being restored by a partnership including volunteers from the then Caldon Canal Society, Stoke-on-Trent Boat Club and other community groups.

Uttoxeter Canal

The Uttoxeter Canal leaves the Caldon just before its terminus. It fully opened in 1811 and was closed in 1849.

The first lock and basin in Froghall were reopened in 2005, after restoration by a partnership including volunteers from the Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust, Inland Waterways Association and WRG.

Caldon Canal Committee event at Consall Forge, May 63

The Caldon Canal Society, later Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust, started life as the Caldon Canal Committee in a series of meetings in 1963. It was a key partner in the restoration of the canal which reopened to navigation in 1974, with Society members involved in both planning and volunteer work parties. In 2003 the society was a member of the Destination Froghall partnership which opened the first lock and basin of the Uttoxeter Canal in 2005. The Society subsequently became a Trust and a Charitable Incorporated Organisation as in 2016. It is also a Registered Charity.