MPs visit the Derby Riverboat The support of our local politicians is vital for the long term success of our project. Just before we closed down the boat service for 2024, we gave our local politicians a free trip. We attracted the MPs for Derby South and Derby North, the leader and deputy leader [...]
Riverboat due to start operations from 1st April In readiness for the new season we have installed a new GPS regulated commentary system. Simon has programmed the system to work out where the riverboat is and control the commentary accordingly. We completed a very pleasant trip upriver to calibrate it and installed a new [...]
**shamelessly copied from a recent press release!** Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust Ltd are pleased to announce the opening of the new season to the public of its Derby Riverboat trip service on the river Derwent. Following a sell-out service last year the public have been keen to get back on the river and repeated [...]
Planning Permission is granted for the Riverboat Pontoon We’re delighted to confirm that we were granted planning permission to build the Pontoon on 16th February It has been a trial getting permission as there were many comments to deal with. We had to deal with wildlife conditions, [...]