26th September 2020 Last month, David Smith, a Life Member of the Trust, ran the full length of the canal and back to raise money for our 2027 Restoration Appeal. Just to make it more interesting, he did it dressed as Scooby Doo! Altogether he has raised over £2,000.
Read More25th September 2020 The towpath is incredibly popular for cycling. Since lockdown, the number of cyclists has increased hugely. This is particularly true of the Derbyshire section, the stretch from Kiveton Park to Worsop and through Retford.
Read More15th September 2020 As part of its virtual History Day, Chesterfield Museum has made a video of some of our before and after photos within the borough. To see it, click here. These two photos show the canal below Lockoford Lane bridge at Tapton in 1959 and 2016.
Read MoreIn the light of the latest Government guidance about social gatherings, we have decided to cancel our Annual General Meeting. This was originally scheduled for 25th March, then rearranged for 7th October.
Read More7th August 2020 Today is the 50th Birthday of the Waterway Recovery Group.
Read More28th July 2020 There are weed cutters in operation on the canal in Derbyshire again this week.
Read More9th July 2020 We have lots of old photos of the canal, but it’s nice to see a set that were all taken by the same person at roughly the same period. Below is a selection from a large set taken by Peter Hawkins in the 1960s. All are © John Lower Collection.
Read More20th June 2020 The only reason that our canal exists today is because of a small group of campaigners in the late 1950s and 1960s.
Read More3rd June 2020 The most famous lock on the Chesterfield Canal is number 55 – Forest Middle Top Lock. This is universally known as Charlie’s Lock after Charlie Mitchell who was the lock-keeper there for many years with his wife Freda.
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