17th April 2012 Destination Chesterfield press release The Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Board approved £2.4m funding from its Growing Places Fund for the Chesterfield Waterside development.
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Read More19th March 2012 Chesterfield Borough Council press release A new dawn unveiled at Hollingwood A sculpture depicting the industrial past into the present natural landscape has been unveiled at Laurel Cresent, Hollingwood in Chesterfield.
Read More10th February 2012 This Press Release comes from the Fusion Group of Companies, some of whose workforce did a bike ride along the canal last September, raising money for the Trust. MAYOR PRAISES EXCEPTIONAL FUNDRAISING BY FUSION The Mayor of Chesterfield praised Fusion’s volunteers and supporters for raising over £65,000 for over 30 charities with…
Read MoreJanuary 20th 2012 This is the moment for which we have all been waiting. The John Varley is the first canal boat to cruise into the new Staveley Town Basin; indeed it is the first canal boat on this stretch for over 50 years. The following photographs tell the story of a truly wonderful occasion.
Read More15th January 2012 This has been a really busy week improving things around Hollingwood Hub. Will Nona recognise the place when she reopens her Coffee Shop on Friday 20th January 2012?
Read More8th January 2012 Staveley Town Basin is now full. For three weeks over the Christmas period, the water level rose slowly, fed by a 6” pipe through a temporary dam. Then, on Thursday 5th January, the dam was dug out allowing the last few inches of water to gush through.
Read More5th January 2012 The contractors dug through the dam today, releasing the last of the water into the Mill Green Link and hence Staveley Town Basin. We believe that these photos tell their own story. The last remains of the dam will be removed tomorrow. For the full story of the works, click here.
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