19th April 2021 This afternoon, Chesterfield Borough Council Planning Committee approved our planning application to restore the canal between Hartington and the borough boundary almost at Renishaw. (If this is the first that you have heard about it, the full story is below.) We would very much like to thank the large number of members…
Read MoreWe were unable to hold an in person A.G.M. this year, but instead we held it online on Wednesday 24th March. To watch it click on the arrow in the centre of the picture. Once it starts, to get it in full screen, click the square box at the bottom right.
Read More27th March 2021 We are delighted that a new Coffee Stall has opened on the Trans-Pennine Trail at Renishaw. It’s called Equilatte and it sells hot and cold drinks and simple snacks. It is next to the car park, which is just east of the Sitwell Arms (S21 3WF). It is open at weekends amnd…
Read More14th March 2021 The Spill Weir at Hartington takes excess water out of the canal and back to the River Rother via settling ponds. Under normal circumstances, this is via a 650mm pipe, but in exceptional conditions it overtops and runs down a channel. This was a huge undertaking, the vast majority of which was…
Read More3rd March 2021 The Government announced in the Budget today that the Staveley Town Fund is to receive £25.2 million. We will find out in due course how much will go towards the restoration of the canal across the Doe Lea Valley. Click here for the story from Destination Chesterfield. We will give further details…
Read More31st January 2021 Very few places on the canal have changed as much as the area which is now Staveley Town Basin. Apart from the basin itself, the Loop Road has been built, the old mineral line has been mothballed and the tracks taken up and there are new bridges at Hall Lane and Eckington…
Read More8th January 2020 You may have seen the Canal & River Trust’s Press Release about its £5 million upgrade of Harthill Reservoir, if not, click here. C&RT now has a dedicated page on its website about the Harthill works. Click here to see the page. Below is a video presentation first shown at the public…
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