Chesterfield Canal Trust

Chair sought to navigate association in the future

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March 18, 2026

The Northern Canals Association is appealing for a new chairperson to take over the helm. THE group was set up in 1991 with the aim of enabling restoration societies to visit other’s sites, where the host would discuss their possibilities, plans and problems. Over the years, its meetings have ranged far and wide in location,…
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Chesterfield Canal Trust Secures £15,000+ in Community Grants to Restore Waterway and Expand Volunteering

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Mark Lancaster

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January 19, 2026

The Chesterfield Canal Trust has been awarded more than £15,000 in community funding, providing a significant boost to restoration work, habitat creation and volunteer engagement along the historic canal in Derbyshire. The trust has received £2,531.21 from its share of the Co-op Local Community Fund. This funding will support the Rewatering Renishaw project, helping to…
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CRUISE with Claus

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December 12, 2024

CHILDREN and adults can cruise with Santa Claus from four different locations on the Chesterfield Canal this Christmas. For just £10, you will get to cruise with Father Christmas. Children will get a present and adults will get a drink and a mince pie. The Chesterfield Canal Trust will be running these cruises on all…
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HOLLINGWOOD HUB: Green Flag awarded

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September 3, 2024

THE Chesterfield Canal Trust is celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for Hollingwood Hub – the eighth year in a row that it has received the accreditation. The hub, four miles from the centre of Chesterfield next to Hollingwood Lock, is home to the trust, from where it runs boat trips, towing demonstrations with…
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Canal boss volunteers for a day!

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November 1, 2023

CHIEF executive of the Canal & River Trust Richard Parry swapped his day job for volunteering when he joined the crew of Chesterfield Canal Trust work boat Python. The 94-year-old ex-British Waterways narrowboat is used for clean-ups along the canal, partially sponsored by CRT. It is crewed by volunteers and is usually out working for…
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Preparing the ground for funding bids

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Janet Richardson

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October 29, 2022

MEMBERS of about 25 canal societies and trusts converged on the Chesterfield Canal on Sunday, October 9 for the autumn meeting of the Northern Canals Association at the Hollingwood Hub. They were welcomed by chairman Ivan Cane to the 80th held since the first meeting in Huddersfield in 1991. He asked that if anyone has…
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Pull a replica cuckoo boat and raise funds

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April 21, 2022

THE Friends of Dawn Rose are once again organising boat pulls so that groups or organisations can raise funds in a unique way.In past years, dozens of different organisations have raised many thousands of pounds for their own good causes. Many groups return every year. Even Matt Baker had a go when filming for Countryfile!…
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Python gets tooled up

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April 14, 2022

THE Chesterfield Canal Trust’s narrowboat Python does maintenance work along the canal, crewed by volunteers. This volunteering has proved so beneficial that it is also part of the new Green Prescribing Programme from South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System. Python works in partnership with the Canal & River Trust which owns and manages the…
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£5m canal restoration award

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March 24, 2022

The Chesterfield Canal Trust is delighted to have been awarded £5.3m from the Staveley Towns Fund.This means that over the next three years the canal will be extended by half a mile from Hartington Harbour onto the Staveley Puddlebank which runs across the Doe Lea valley. There will also be two miles of multi-use towpath…
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HOMEBUILDER OFFERS HELPING HAND TO CHARITY RESTORING CHESTERFIELD CANAL

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Janet Richardson

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December 17, 2021

To help Chesterfield Canal remain a picturesque and usable stretch of waterway, Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes North Midlands has donated £1,000 and attended a volunteer day with Chesterfield Canal Trust. The donation was made as part of the developer’s Community Fund scheme and will go towards the charity’s efforts to restore the last…
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Santa: On the cut this year…

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Janet Richardson

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November 5, 2021

After a year off, Santa will be back on the Chesterfield Canal this Christmas. The Chesterfield Canal Trust is delighted to be able to announce that all four of its tripboats will be running Santa Special cruises in December. All the children will get a present; all the adults will get a seasonal drink and…
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Cruising on the Chesterfield Canal is back!

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Shannon Butcher

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July 14, 2021

With the scrapping of social distancing rules, the Chesterfield Canal Trust will be getting its fleet of four tripboats back into action.
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Scooby Doo runs canal twice in a day

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Shannon Butcher

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September 1, 2020

David Smith has run the full length of the Chesterfield Canal and back in a day. That’s the equivalent of 3½ marathons. He did it to raise money for the Chesterfield Canal Trust’s 2027 Appeal. Just to make it more interesting, he was dressed as Scooby Doo! David is a Life Member of the Trust.…
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Three and a half marathons in 24 hours

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Shannon Butcher

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August 3, 2020

David Smith intends to run 92 miles in under 24 hours to raise money for the Chesterfield Canal Trust. The canal runs for 46 miles from Chesterfield to the River Trent and he will run there and back in a day. David is a Life Member of the Trust. He is raising money for its…
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