12th October 2018
HS2 Ltd. has just published its draft Environmental Statement. To read all about it, click here.
This is the last and most important consultation before the HS2 Phase 2b Bill goes to Parliament.
Please respond to support the Trust’s efforts to ensure that restoration can go ahead at Lowgates and Norwood.
On all our Santa Special Cruises, there is a present for every child and a mince pie (or similar) and a drink for every adult. £7 per person.
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Our 2019 Calendar costs £5, plus £1.50 P&P if buying online.
To buy online, click here.
It has 27 superb photos of the canal and its wildlife, all taken by our members.
13 months for the price of 12 because January 2020 features as well.
It is A4 sized, opening out to A3.
Looking for an unusual and exciting gift? Why not try our Cruise Gift Vouchers? They may be used on any of the Chesterfield Canal cruises that we run.
Read MoreIn 2016, the Chesterfield Canal Trust spent over £85,000 on the restoration of the canal done by our volunteer Work Party. We are running our A Place in History Restoration Fund in order to keep up the same level of progress. All monies raised will go towards the costs of plant and materials used by…
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We are delighted to be hosting the Nordic Fiddlers Bloc at Hollingwood Hub on 7th March.
Concert starts at 7.30 p.m.
Katey’s Coffee Shop open from 6.30 p.m.
Onsite parking.
Click here to buy tickets, which are £10.
Read MoreWe are delighted to be hosting Hannah James and Toby Kuhn at Hollingwood Hub on 19th March. Concert starts at 7.30 p.m. Katey’s Coffee Shop open from 6.30 p.m. Onsite parking. Click here to buy tickets, which are £10. Award-winning folk musician, dancer and composer Hannah James debuts her never-before-seen brand new duo with…
Read More11th 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 More20th 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 More3rd 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.
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