19th December 2023 Thank you very much indeed for the incredible 248 donations to this fund, which has now closed. With Gift Aid, it came to the staggering total of £24,156.25. We will be contacting all those who asked for Rewards in the next few days, but we are very grateful to each and every…
Read MoreOur electronic Gift Vouchers make ideal presents. They can be used when making bookings for our tripboats and our paddlesports hire. You can use them yourself or send them to family or friends as a present. They can be for any amount that you choose. They last for a year, but can be used to…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE by Destination Chesterfield 2nd November 2023 A planning application for more than 100 houses, along with more than 40 apartments at Chesterfield Waterside has been approved. Following the submission of a detailed planning application in summer 2022, Woodall Homes has secured permission for a residential development and two commercial units as part…
Read MorePRESS RELEASE 13th October 2023 Richard Parry is the Chief Executive of the Canal & River Trust (CRT), the charity that owns and manages over 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales.
Read MorePRESS RELEASE, 21st September 2023 Every year since 2019, the Chesterfield Canal Trust has put on displays of horseboating in Worksop. Charlie, the horse, could be seen on many summer Sundays towing Dawn Rose along the canal from Shireoaks to Worksop and back. This always attracted crowds of people keen to see a spectacle which…
Read More4th August 2023 The weedcutters had been working their way down the canal from Tapton Lock all week. The last section to be cut was Hartington Harbour. To do this, the two boats had to get through Staveley Town Lock. This was tricky because the cutting mechanism was a lot wider than 7′, so it…
Read More28th July 2023 We have today published the first of our Staveley Town Deal E-Newsletters. To see it click here. They will come out monthly and will be posted on a special page on our Restoration section, click here. If you would like to be on our email list to receive each of these E-Newsletters…
Read MorePress release 18th July 2023 Today, the Chesterfield Canal Trust is celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for Hollingwood Hub. This is the seventh year in a row that it has received this prestigious award.
Read MoreThis is from the Canal & River Trust In January 2022, we held a public consultation on proposals to carry out this upgrade work, and planning permission was granted by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in summer 2022. The programme of works is progressing well and we expect all work to be completed by late 2023…
Read More11th June 2023 Fund Britain’s Waterways warns against the Government’s latest Canal & River Trust funding offer After months of waiting for DEFRA to announce its decision on future grant funding for the Canal & River Trust (CRT), and less than a fortnight after the launch of Fund Britain’s Waterways (FBW), the Secretary of State…
Read More