Just a quick reminder about our monthly meeting. Venue as usual the Wilmot Arms, Derby Road, Borrowash,DE72 3HA from 8 pm on Tuesday 28th April. Our speaker this month is Eric Boultbee from the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. As enthusiasts may know the railway is a charity which has succeeded in pretty much a full restoration of [...]
Spring is upon us, the weather is improving and it’s time for the Breaston Gala on 4th May. The Canal Society will be attending again and things are gearing up for the day. We’ve done a makeover on the information boards, we’ve got some cracking new merchandise to make a splash and we’ve been working [...]
When we are travelling around we get the opportunity to meet some really nice people. Most of the people we talk to are most welcoming and encouraging and the visit to talk to “Rendezvous” at Ockbrook was no exception. Chris gave the talk on 9th April at “The Lecture Hall” in “The Settlement”. Not being [...]
The Derby and Sandiacre Canal Societies working parties resumed this week after the long Easter break, for one final time this year we attended Draycott to finish the final few meters of hedge laying, after checking that nothing was nesting in the few trees left we had to lay. The Society also cleared a large [...]
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 [...]
Here are the before and after photos of the hedge laying at Borrowash Bottom Lock by a group of locals who work in conjunction with the Derby Sandiacre Canal Trust. Steve, Ian and Huw are shown in the "after" image and are out every weekend whether rain or shine! Before After [...]
We give talks to all sorts of groups who have an interest in what we are doing with the canal and we are always happy to oblige for a small donation to our funds. I wasn’t sure how to react when I was asked to talk to the Over 60s Ladies of Long Eaton though. [...]
The Canal Society’s regular monthly meeting for March took place on 24th at the Wilmot Arms. After a few updates on progress Ian Morgan took the floor to talk to us about the Fossdyke. It is a navigation constructed by the Romans between the Rivers Trent and Witham almost two thousand years ago and lays [...]
Our working party in Borrowash has continued with our volunteers now tidying up on the other side of the canal bank
Sneak preview of our new merchandise...these amazing kiddies umbrellas soon to be available from Eddy Case and they are a bargain at £5.99
