January 20th 2012

This is the moment for which we have all been waiting. The John Varley is the first canal boat to cruise into the new Staveley Town Basin; indeed it is the first canal boat on this stretch for over 50 years.
The following photographs tell the story of a truly wonderful occasion.

You may have read our previous article about the construction of a Golf Course beside the canal at Renishaw; if not, click here to see it.

The company have now put in for planning permission for Phase ll of their operation.

To see their plans, click here.

There is a form to make your comments which have to be in by 25th January.

This is an old photo of the works last March.

This has been a really busy week improving things around Hollingwood Hub.

Will Nona recognise the place when she reopens her Coffee Shop on Friday 20th January?

The build work on the Hugh Henshall is continuing a pace. You'll have seen from the last update that we have the motive power. The latest sequence of images shows more of the hull coming together.

For more information behind the Hugh Henshall, here's the story.