Wet and windy, not the ideal day to be in the bottom of a lock on a Sunday morning, but that is exactly where the hardy helpers of the canal society found themselves this Sunday at Borrowash. Our first problem was to navigate a way in through the vegetation , and a very active wasps [...]
Another Bank holiday nearer to the start of Summer saw the Canal Society at two locations this week, both on the Monday, the first was the annual “Lock Thru” at Swarkestone Lock where the Committee and members and friends held the lock to “ransom”, helping the holiday makers make a quick and successful journey thru [...]
Dear Members, Thanks to all those that came to a really thought provoking talk by the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway last month. Some of the ideas are already being investigated by the Trust to move us forward. This month we go back to canals restoration and will be entertained by Steve Wood who will tell us [...]
Work started this Friday on the battle to contain and eradicate the Japanese Knotweed that the Society had been notified about late last year on our site at Draycott.To use it's correct name, Fallopia japoica varjaponica, is a bit long winded so we refer to it as “JK”. Introduced into the United Kingdom in the [...]
Following on from the wonderful success at the Breaston Carnival on Bank Holiday Monday when we attracted 20 new members to the Society, and also saw record takings from our merchandise. This Sunday we had two working parties in action, one at Draycott that finished the safety work on the footpath that runs under the [...]
We arrived at around 09.30 to get the marquee set up in case of bad weather, flasks, bacon butties all at the ready. After 30 minutes of sorting out what goes where, we managed to get the tent set up and started getting all the promotional items and goods for sale laid out. The Sun [...]
We have been working for some time to get a more formal partnership with our key Council – Derby City covers 7 of the 12.5 miles of the canal line restoration and any use of the Derwent to reach the city centre. The Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust is delighted to have received such a [...]
I’ve just attended a workshop organised by the IWA and CRT in Birmingham (in a restored canal side warehouse, of course). Mike Snaith and I joined around 40 other restoration groups to discuss how to get better organised and learn from each other’s experiences. It’s the third annual event and each year it gets better. [...]
Oh what a beautiful morning. The sun is shining and lots of people are out working hard on a Sunday morning – no not the marathon – it’s the canal working party again. It’s often the way when the boss is away that he makes sure there’s plenty to do for those left and particularly [...]
Welcome to your monthly Derby and Sandiacre Canal update! Firstly, we hope you can support us at a few events – details in the Packet over the next month or so – even if you only pop by and say hello you’d be very welcome. We will be at Breaston Gala on Monday 4th May [...]
