About the Trust
In December 1993 Mr. Paul Turner headed up a steering committee and, with the aid of a grant from Southern Derbyshire Training and Enterprise Council, launched and formed the Derby & Sandiacre Canal Company, followed shortly by the formation of the Derby & Sandiacre Canal Society. Soon after, The Derby & Sandiacre Canal Company registered as a charity and amended its title to The Derby & Sandiacre Canal Trust (registered charity number 1042227).
Mission Statement
The Trust and Society seek to:
Restore the former Derby Canal as a navigable through waterway, from the Erewash Canal at Sandiacre, to the Trent & Mersey Canal at Swarkestone via central Derby as close as possible to the original route, thereby creating a cruising ring and reconnecting the City of Derby to the national canal network.
Maximize 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.
The Canal Trust's Directors together with the Management Committee and advisors have also sought to:-
- Preserve the line of the canal to ensure that the full route can be restored to create a full cruising ring with the Trent & Mersey and Erewash Canals, and to negotiate as many alternative lines as possible where the original route is blocked.
- Gather as much support for the scheme as possible, including landowners, developers and sporting/leisure/environmental groups for the mutual benefit of all parties.
- Obtain the active support and co-operation of the four local authorities and major statutory bodies and undertakings for the public benefit.
- Promote the Canal Society, thereby opening the restoration scheme to as many people as possible.
- Publicise and promote the restoration scheme and to undertake dialogue with the public generally and those living close to the line of the canal in particular, increasing awareness and addressing concerns.
Supported by Derby & Derbyshire Economic Partnership