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Chesterfield Canal Trust : Welcome to the Chesterfield Canal
Festival 2012

We will have our Festival on 30th June/1st July from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Staveley Town Basin (S43 3XZ). It will be part of Staveley Feast.

 
The Chesterfield Canal

The Chesterfield Canal is widely recognised as one of the most beautiful and varied waterways in England.

It runs for 46 miles from the River Trent to the middle of Chesterfield, linking Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

Every yard of the canal can be walked on the towpath known as The Cuckoo Way.

It goes through tranquil countryside where scarcely a house can be seen; has some of the earliest staircase locks ever built (240 years ago); is hugely popular with walkers; has some of the best canal fishing in the country and ends up at what will be the £310 million Waterside development in Chesterfield.

Quote from a recent visiting boater "Crew who had not seen the Turnerwood and Thorpe flights before were absolutely delighted with their location, beauty, tradition and interest. This is one of the best stretches of canal anywhere in the UK."

Since 1989, 12 miles of the canal have been restored along with 36 locks and 11 bridges. The latest section was opened early in 2012 with the flooding of the new Staveley Town Basin.

We have only eight miles left to restore. Detailed plans already exist for every bridge, lock and aqueduct on this stretch. The Chesterfield Canal Trust is currently running a campaign called Closing the Gap in order to achieve this aim.

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Postal sales catalogue

If you're not able to visit our promotional trailer as it tours the region, you may like to know that we have a range of items available for postal sales. Please view our postal sales catalogue (PDF) to make your selections and contact Terry (details inside) who'd be delighted to take your order.

 

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Forthcoming events

Thu May 17 @10:30 - 02:30PM
Walk - Discover the Chesterfield Canal Part 2
Fri May 18
JB at Barrow Hill
Fri May 18 @19:00 -
Walk at Staveley
Sat May 19
Moira Canal Festival
Sat May 19
WRG Workcamp
Sun May 20
JV at Tapton Lock
Sun May 20
Work Party
Sat May 26
JB at Hardwick Hall
Sat May 26 @10:00 -
JV to cruise the full five miles
Mon May 28 @19:00 - 10:00PM
Trustees' Meeting

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