Dear Members of the Derby and Sandiacre Canal Society Welcome to the latest edition of the new format newsletter. Work at the bottom lock in Sandiacre has increased somewhat! We now have a date to commence the dig out after receiving a better priced offer from another company that was half of the original [...]
Do you live within 15 miles of Spondon? Do you have a Blue Coop Group membership card? If you can answer yes to both of these then please sign in to your Coop membership and chose The Derby & Sandiacre Canal Trust appeal as your chosen charity! Please note this will initially only offer [...]
The Bridge Inn Public House Function Room, Longmoor Lane - 14th November Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust’s long term aim is to restore the canal from Lock Lane, Sandiacre to Swarkestone via Derby. We have now acquired the stretch of canal path from Lock Lane to Bostocks Lane and the first stage to restoration [...]
If you are interested in completing our survey about the canal restoration at Draycott, please following the link below, or use the QR code (right) https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/QGKVL39
Chairman's Report - October 2018 Dear Members of the Derby and Sandiacre Canal Society, Welcome to edition number two of the new format newsletter, feed-back has been positive, with a few suggestions to help us move forward with spreading the word in a more up to date method. Work at the newly acquired land in [...]
Change your Commute - Travel along the Derby & Sandiacre Canal Line We're inviting you to change the way you get to work for just one week... If you live near the proposed route of the restored Derby & Sandiacre Canal and can use the current footpath to walk, run or cycle to work [...]
What a fantastic effort! As of 12th July we've raised just over £4,000 for support the restoration of Borrowash Bottom Lock during our IWA WRG visit in July, which is a fantastic effort by all involved. We can't thank you all enough for your generosity; all of the donations will go towards [...]
Draycott Update - Spring 2018 The working parties of the Derby and Sandiacre Canal Society have been working hard over the whole of winter 2017/2018; come rain or shine, snow or fog! Particular focus has been at Draycott, with consistent volunteer turn-out for both The Golden Mile and the Canal Cottages. Along The Golden Mile, [...]
Canal Trust Appeals For More Hands, Hearts and Minds The Derby & Sandiacre Canal Trust has launched an appeal for more local people to help them in their work to bring the former Derby Canal back to its former glory. The Trust was founded in 1993 with the ultimate aim of restoring a 12.5 [...]
Introducing the next generation of canal engineers Rolls-Royce engineer Katie Hamilton explains how she became interested in science and engineering, why she enjoyed working on the Derby Arm working model and why she is looking forward to the real thing being built. 1: What is your background / what did you study at university? [...]
