The Runcorn Locks Restoration Society believes that valuable benefits will be derived from restoring the first of the two lines of locks which were constructed in Runcorn to connect the Bridgewater Canal, originally to the River Mersey and later to the Manchester Ship Canal.

Restoration of the locks will return to use an historically important part of our industrial heritage. It will also create two new canal cruising rings, one small, taking in the River Weaver and a larger one involving the Shropshire Union Canal. Evidence from other parts of the country indicates that the creation of these rings and the regeneration of the canal corridors through which they run will result in enhanced economic, social and recreational benefits for a wide range of people.

The first aim of the Runcorn Locks Restoration Society is therefore to work with others to ensure that the locks are restored to full working order. Later the Society will work to preserve, protect and improve the locks for the benefit of future generations.