Draycott Cottages Update video, created by Derby University Student The Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust has the pleasure to share a Draycott Cottages update video created by Leo Hewitt-Provost, a Sports Journalism student from the University of Derby. He was interested to see the project and create the video to support both the Trust [...]
A Report from our man on the ground, Keith "Derby Canal man" Johnson: "see pic's from Nigel D from an impromptu WP at B'wash East this a.m [9th January 2020]. I've been meaning to clear the Station Rd end-bank of stumps for about three years now and we finally made a start this morning [...]
Introduction to the problem of Plastic in Rivers As most people are now aware, we have the growing problem of plastics in our environment. In Derby, the River Derwent flows through the city and carries within it all sorts of plastics that eventually will reach the seas and oceans. Most of it we would [...]
Window holes, and a first coat of paint After a brief stop over Christmas, there has been further progress on our electric river boat! The Hull has now been bead blasted, and painted with primer. The windows have been cut and the wheelchair lift has been installed. Not too long now (i.e. a couple [...]
Chairman’s Update January 2020 Dear Members of the Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust/Society. Welcome to the latest edition of the newsletter, A very happy New Year to you all! We have water in Spondon, the dig out has started with the first stage now underway. Thanks to Peter Ball for supplying [...]