CCT response to the HS2 consultation
20th December 2018 The Trust has submitted its response to the HS2 Ltd. consultation about its Working Draft Environmental Statement.
Read MoreRiver Rother to be reclaimed from industrial blight
13th December 2018 Press Release by Don Catchment Rivers Trust
Read MoreVolunteers keep the canal ship shape
2nd November 2018 The Chesterfield Canal is looking very tidy this autumn thanks to dozens of volunteers helping to cut back overgrown vegetation. The programme is being organised by the Chesterfield Canal Trust (CCT) working in partnership with the Canal & River Trust (C&RT).
Read MoreRoyal visit to the Chesterfield Canal
Press Release HRH The Duke of Gloucester visited the Chesterfield Canal Trust at its Hollingwood Hub base on 9th October.
Read MoreLee Rowley MP asks a question in the House of Commons
11th October 2018 Lee Rowley is the MP for North East Derbyshire. He asked for assurance from the Secretary of State for Transport that HS2 would not stop barges from being able to pass underneath its line. He was referring to the line to the Infrastructure Maintenance Depot at Lowgates.
Read More46 miles in 3 days
20th September 2018 Our Walking Festival is going really well, despite dreadful weather today. The star event has been our full length walk – all 46 miles from Waterside Basin in Chesterfield to West Stockwith Lock on the River Trent, over the course of three days. The happy band reached their goal today. All said…
Read MoreTwo Mayors wave off walkers
15th September 2018 The Chesterfield Canal Walking Festival got off to a great start on Saturday.
Read MoreChesterfield Canal is a triple Green Flag Award winner
18th July 2018 Lovers of the Chesterfield Canal were delighted by the news that this beautiful waterway has been officially recognised as one of the UK’s very best green spaces, not just once, but three times over.
Read MoreLetter to the Derbyshire Times
3rd July 2018 Dear Sir, I would like to thank everyone who came to support the Chesterfield Canal Trust by attending our Festival at Staveley over last weekend and helped make it such a great event.
Read MoreCanal Festival crowds bask in glorious sunshine
2nd July 2018 A record crowd witnessed a Lancaster bomber flying over Staveley Town Basin, followed by a Dakota the next day. These was just two of many highlights at the Chesterfield Canal Festival held over the weekend of June 30th/July 1st.
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