The Trust and Society seek to:-

• Restore the former Derby Canal as a navigable waterway, from Sandiacre to Swarkestone via central Derby, as close as possible to the original route, thereby creating a 25 mile cruising ring and reconnecting the City of Derby to the national canal network.
• This will the sustainable economic, job creation, environmental, tourism, quality of life, nature conservancy, leisure, heritage and educational benefits to the City of Derby, the Borough of Erewash, South Derbyshire and surrounding areas.