As we’ve reported before, we are approaching Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to part fund the restoration of the stretch at Sandiacre from Lock lane to Springfield Avenue. A big part of this is to get the public involved in the an investigation of Sandiacre bottom lock. We aren’t sure what the implications of a sewer [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
The Derby and Sandiacre Canal Society have a new recruit, Emma Keeling, daughter of long time member Ian Bowley, who has launched the society into the 21st Century by starting a social media campaign! Emma has re-launched the Facebook page and launched us on Twitter along with updating the website. We will keep you up [...]
DHL through it's charitable foundation has again provided a donation to the Trust, this year with an increased amount of £200 in recognition of the time DHL employee Eddy Case spends volunteering in support of the Trust. Eddy supports us by: acting as the volunteer co-ordinator for our regular work parties, see photo, although Eddy [...]
The Canal & River Trust actively supports restoration with a dedicated Restoration Team; this is a marked change in attitude from the former British Waterways organisation. The Restoration Team has a dedicated Restoration section on it's website that: has a map of lost waterways around the country; the Derby Canal is number 27 champions volunteering [...]
It has been brought to the attention of the Trust that the new owners of the Moon Hotel site have felled a number of trees along their boundary with the Derby Canal line and the Spondon Winding Hole in particular. This work was done without the prior knowledge of the Trust or, it appears, Derby [...]
The Development Committee has now had the opportunity to meet with Heritage Lottery Fund Officers to receive the feedback on our recent funding application to restore a section of the Derby Canal at Sandiacre. Our application was in this instance unsuccessful, although it does seem that it is very rare for a first time applicant [...]
