Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust

The Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust is a waterway society, a charitable trust no. 1042227^[1], registered November 21, 1994, and a registered company No. 2956417, operating in Derbyshire and Nottingham, England, UK.

The Society's aim is the restoration and re-opening of the Derby and Sandiacre Canal, the construction of the "Derby Arm" boat lift, and the return to navigation of the River Derwent. The Canal was opened in 1793 and ran for 14 miles from Swarkestone on the Trent and Mersey Canal to Sandiacre on the Erewash Canal.^[2]

The Society was founded in 1994 and has over 1600 members; many of these take part in working parties restoring bridges and locks, tree planting, hedge laying and fencing.^[3]

See also

UK Waterways portal

• List of waterway societies in the United Kingdom
• Derby Canal
• Chesterfield Canal Trust

References

1. ^ Central Register of Charities
2. ^ South Derbyshire Council report: Grant for Derbyshire and Sandiacre Canal Trust
3. ^ BBC NEWS: Borrowash Bottom Lock repair by volunteers from Derby and Sandiacre Canal Society

External links

• DERBYSHIRE BIODIVERSITY Report on Standing Open Waters Habitat Action Plan 2005-2010
• Presentation on the Derby and Sandiacre Canal to South Derbyshire District Council
• The Society's website

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