The Container for Draycott has Arrived! Having cleared the ground outside the cottages at Draycott the site was marked out and four corner pads for a storage container to sit on were created in advance. Despite initial appearances these were carefully aligned and levelled to ensure there is a slight slope downwards from the [...]
The WRGgies are coming! July 2018 At the end of July 2018, a team from the Inland Waterways Association's Waterways Recovery Group ("The WRGgies") are coming to the Derby Canal to help us put back the large stones to the top gates and ground paddle area, and the coping stones to the already rebuilt [...]
Coop Local Community Fund to support D&SC Trust Dumper Truck Fund for 2018 The Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust have been successful in being selected as the charity for the Coop store in Sandiacre and the Funeralcare in Stapleford for 2018. Every time a Coop member purchase selected own [...]
"Pledge a Present" for Christmas to support the Golden Mile The Derby & Sandiacre Canal Trust is pleased to announce that the Draycott Canal Restoration Project, affectionately referred to as "The Golden Mile", has now surpassed the £60,000 threshold towards the target of £100,000 worth of pledges; which will then allow match-funding to [...]
