Droitwich Canal the withdrawal of the developer from the scheme resulted in delays, which put back the full opening of the canal. The Droitwich Barge Canal opened officially on 11 September 2010, and the whole canal was completed by mid-2011, with the official opening held on 1 July. Droitwich Canal The Droitwich Canal is a synthesis of two canals in Worcestershire, England; the Droitwich Barge Canal and the Droitwich Junction Canal. The Barge Canal is a broad canal which opened in 1771 linking Droitwich Spa to the River Severn at Hawford Mill, Claines. The Droitwich Junction Canal is a narrow canal, opened
Droitwich Spa autumn 2007 with two new stores, Carpetright, since closed,and Land of Leather. There was also a Horsatack Saddlery store on the same park, which was opened in 2009. The park already has DFS and Homebase stores. There is also a Spar on Oakland Avenue, a Tesco Express on Primsland plus a new Sainsbury's store and petrol station and Marks & Spencer's store and petrol station being constructed. Banks in the town include NatWest, HSBC, Santander, Lloyds TSB, Halifax and Barclays. NatWest have announced the closure of their Droitwich Branch on 8 June 2017.There are a number of estate agents. Until