Hugh Henshall arrives

CCT General news31st May 2012

31st May 2012 Our new tripboat, the Hugh Henshall, arrived at Staveley Town Basin today. We won the money to build it from the People’s Millions. For the full story, click here.

24th May 2012 The reason for today’s title is that from the Chesterfield Canal there’s only one way to the rest of the waterways and that’s on the Trent from West Stockwith and in this case we’re heading to Newark.

Continuing Along The Chesterfield Canal

Python blogs26th May 2012

22nd and 23rd May 2012 Python continued from Sandy Lane onto Retford mooring at the Hop Pole pub, next to one of our trip boats, Seth Ellis. After the blog started enthusiastically yesterday, the crew are very lethargic, mainly due to a hard days sunbathing whilst ploughing up the bottom of the Chesterfield Canal. (They say we…

Here We Go Again!

Python blogs25th May 2012

21st May 2012 This is IT! Hasn’t the rest of 2011 gone quickly, with 2012 briskly following. This year we haven’t half got a line up for our tour with Python, the Chesterfield Canal Trust’s floating publicity vehicle. (More to follow). But first check out Python’s new entrance covers meaning this year, hopefully, we won’t have a…

Derbyshire towpath works complete

CCT General news16th May 2012

16th May 2012 The towpath works on the Derbyshire section have now been finished and what a magnificent job the contractors have made of it.

Monthly Archives: May 2012