Staveley Town Lock is going to be built by the Trust's Volunteer Work Party. It will enable the canal to get under the railway line just east of the new Staveley Town Basin.

The Work party have had previous experience of lock building; they surveyed, engineered and built Dixon's Lock which reopened in 1995.

A project like this needs a huge sum of money to make it happen. You can help by donating a brick for £5, a hod of bricks for £50 or a barrow-load for £100.

If you would like to donate online, please click here.

For more information or to donate by cheque or cash, please read this leaflet (click for PDF) which contains all the information we think you'll need to get you started.

Should you wish to donate bricks as a virtual present for a loved one, we can supply them with a certificate as shown alongside here. Just email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we will get it all sorted out for you.

To see how the work is progressing, click here.

Work starting at Dixon's Lock in 1994 (left) and the finished article. Both © John Lower