Volunteers Clean Up Canal in Retford
3rd April 2014 A disparate group of enthusiasts gathered at the Hop Pole on March 29th for a litter pick with a difference.
Read MoreRetford Scouts do it again
24th February 2014 You may recall our article from 2011 about this group of Scouts walking the canal (click here); well they’ve done it again. Congratulations to all of them. This report is from Kenny Newstead, the Scout Leader. Members of 7th Retford (St Swithun’s) Scout Group have once again risen to the challenge and…
Read MoreWork on Staveley Town Lock surges ahead – Concrete needed
28th August 2013 The last two weeks in August have seen a Waterway Recovery Group camp at Staveley on the Chesterfield Canal. They have been helping the Chesterfield Canal Trust’s Work Party with the building of Staveley Town Lock. Everyone working on the project is a volunteer, many giving up their holidays to help.
Read MoreGreen Flag Award for Tapton Lock
15th August 2013 From Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service Keep Britain Tidy have announced a record number of Green Flag award winning parks and green spaces for 2013 and we are very proud to announce that Tapton Lock (Chesterfield Canal) is one of them. We are one of the very best in the UK, and…
Read MorePopular canalside Coffee Shop to reopen
18th April 2013 May 1st will be a special day in Shireoaks. The pretty village near Worksop will get its Coffee Shop back.
Read MoreCanal Collage unveiled
22nd March 2013 Hollingwood Primary School saw the unveiling of an amazing piece of Art today. It was a collage made entirely out of waste materials.
Read MoreChesterfield Canal Festival a great success
4th July 2012 The Duke of Devonshire opened the Chesterfield Canal Festival at the new Staveley Town Basin on Saturday. He said “We are in the middle of a big good news story about the Chesterfield Canal”. This started a superb weekend of family fun. To see the Eckington Parish TV video, click here.
Read MoreSheffield City Region approves £2.4 million fund for Chesterfield Waterside
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.
Read MoreA new dawn unveiled at Hollingwood
19th 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 MoreFusion Press Release
10th 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…
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