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  1. Hi Everyone, Thinking of a Canal holiday in August, has anyone used Chesterfield Canal Boat Company based in West Stockwith Canal Basin ? And can offer any advice or reviews. What is the boating like from West Stockwith for 7 nights on the Chesterfield Canal ? Any advice or information greatly appreciated ?? Thanks Mark
  2. I have to admit seeing this amazing news today certainly made me smile: https://www.chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk/new-ferry-possibility-for-killamarsh/
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  4. It's good to see the long awaited planning application for the new marina at Walkeringham on The Chesterfield Canal is now in. It makes for interesting reading and I am pleased to see that Canal and River Trust are now in favour of this going ahead. For those that know the area there is a long derelict brickworks there but the land has been used as a store for all manner of redundant and scrap materials for many years as it just slowly collapsed a bit more. It is good to see they plan to keep the iconic old chimney as a focal point and build the new pub/restaurant around it. This should breathe new life into the area and provide a nice stopping place for boaters (providing the dredge the canal back along there)
  5. Exciting times on The Chesterfield Canal this week: Local people invited to explore collapsed canal tunnel for the first time in a century 23rd August 2016 Canal & River Trust Press Release Local people are for the first time being given the opportunity to venture underground and explore a 240 year old canal tunnel which has been abandoned since it collapsed over a century ago. Engineers from the Canal & River Trust, the charity that cares for 2,000 miles of waterways in England & Wales, are set to carry out a ten yearly inspection at Norwood Tunnel near Kiveton and, for the first time, are inviting a limited number of people into the tunnel to see it for themselves. At 2.6km long Norwood Tunnel was the longest canal tunnel in Britain when it was officially opened in May 1775. However subsidence from nearby mining works led to sections of the tunnel sinking and, despite efforts to raise the roof, it finally collapsed completely after heavy rain in October 1907 The collapse effectively cut the Chesterfield Canal into two sections and trade on the Western section of the canal ceased between 1914 and 1918, but continued between Kiveton Park and West Stockwith until 1955. Today the eastern portal of the tunnel is bricked up for safety reasons and so, before the inspection can take place, the engineers will have to break through the brick wall. Once through they will use a small dinghy to inspect the 475m stretch between the eastern portal and the collapsed section. The engineers will be looking for signs of cracks and leaks and to assess the overall condition of the tunnel. As part of the project the Trust is taking the opportunity to give a small number of guests, including volunteers from the Chesterfield Canal Trust, the chance to venture into the tunnel to see for themselves. Seán McGinley, waterway manager for the Canal & River Trust said; “This is a really exciting opportunity and it’s like opening up a giant brick time-capsule. “It’s going to be fascinating to get in there for the first time in a decade and see how the tunnel’s looking. It will be particularly special for local volunteers from the Chesterfield Canal Trust who have been working for years on plans to restore the canal and link the two sections either side of Norwood. “We think giving them the opportunity to explore is a fitting reward for all their dedication and hard work over the years but it will also hopefully create some wider interest and inspire more people to get involved and support the restoration of the Chesterfield Canal.” One of the nation’s most celebrated engineers James Brindley was working on the tunnel at the time of his death in 1772 with the project then passed to John Varley and latterly Hugh Henshall. At just 3m wide the tunnel doesn’t have a towpath and so boats would have been propelled through by legging, where boatmen would lay on the roof of the boat and walk along the tunnel’s ceiling. Robin Stonebridge, chair of Chesterfield Canal Trust said; “The Norwood was without doubt one of Brindley’s gems, and we would like to see it used as part of the canal restoration. The tunnel has been considered for many years as the one obstacle to further restoration of the Chesterfield Canal. We view this as a great chance to see what state this part of the tunnel is in, and work with the Canal & River Trust on how we can get the canal up into Kiveton Waters.” Many more photos of the tunnel can be seen on the original article that can be viewed here: http://www.chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk/index.php/latest-news/press-releases/741-local-people-invited-to-explore-collapsed-canal-tunnel-for-the-first-time-in-a-century I don't think it will be too long before we have a new head of navigation on that section
  6. The people of this good forum have always been extrememly supportive of the restoration of The Chesterfield Canal and so I felt it would be good to share this with you: http://www.chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk/index.php/latest-news/general-news/758-donate-to-our-2017-restoration-fund-and-earn-a-place-in-history Donate to our 2017 Restoration Fund and earn A Place in History In 2016, the Chesterfield Canal Trust spent over £85,000 on the restoration of the canal done by our volunteer Work Party. For 2017 only we are running our A Place in History Restoration Fund in order to keep up the same level of progress. All monies raised will go towards the costs of plant and materials used by our volunteers There are three ways to donate: One-off DonationThis can be done online here: http://www.chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk/index.php/home/home-353525/view/productdetails/virtuemart_product_id/57/virtuemart_category_id/4 or by cash or cheque sent to the Treasurer, Chesterfield Canal Trust, Hollingwood Hub, Hollingwood, Chesterfield, S43 2PF. Monthly paymentThis can be done by Standing Order, please email publicity@chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk for further details. Certificated DonationThis is for larger donations, which will be acknowledged by a formal certificate. We will also have a special section in our quarterly magazine, Cuckoo, listing all Certificated Donors. There are three levels – Silver (£100), Gold (£500) and Platinum (£1,000). These donations might be made by individuals, but also by companies or groups – such as social clubs, boat crews, pubs, walking groups etc. Again, please email publicity@chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk for further details. (or you can ask me - the OP!) Gift AidIf you are a U.K. taxpayer, your donations should be eligible for Gift Aid, meaning that we can claim a further 25% from the Government. If we do not already have a Gift Aid form from you, we will ask you to sign one, if appropriate. In 1989, the twenty miles of canal from Worksop to Chesterfield were derelict. Since then, 11 miles have been restored along with 37 locks, 11 major road bridges and 2 marinas. Every aspect of the restoration of the remaining 9 miles is covered in a one thousand page document called Next Navigation produced by the Chesterfield Canal Partnership. Between 1996 and 2003 a new marina was built at Shireoaks and the restoration of 6 miles of canal, several bridges and 31 locks extended the head of navigation from Worksop to the Norwood Tunnel. At the isolated western end, 5 miles and 5 locks from Chesterfield to Mill Green were made navigable between 1990 and 2002. Four of these locks were restored by the volunteer Work Party of the Chesterfield Canal Society; they built the fifth from scratch. A half mile stretch at Renishaw was completed in 2009. A further half mile to the new Staveley Town Basin was opened in 2012. Our volunteer Work Party built a 600 metre wash wall to link Mill Green to the new basin. The new Staveley Town Lock was built by our volunteers and opened in 2016. A new terminal basin is the centrepiece of the £350 million Chesterfield Waterside complex currently under construction. Gift AidIf you are a U.K. taxpayer, your donations should be eligible for Gift Aid, meaning that we can claim a further 25% from the Government. If we do not already have a Gift Aid form from you, we will ask you to sign one, if appropriate. In 1989, the twenty miles of canal from Worksop to Chesterfield were derelict. Since then, 11 miles have been restored along with 37 locks, 11 major road bridges and 2 marinas. Every aspect of the restoration of the remaining 9 miles is covered in a one thousand page document called Next Navigation produced by the Chesterfield Canal Partnership. Between 1996 and 2003 a new marina was built at Shireoaks and the restoration of 6 miles of canal, several bridges and 31 locks extended the head of navigation from Worksop to the Norwood Tunnel. At the isolated western end, 5 miles and 5 locks from Chesterfield to Mill Green were made navigable between 1990 and 2002. Four of these locks were restored by the volunteer Work Party of the Chesterfield Canal Society; they built the fifth from scratch. A half mile stretch at Renishaw was completed in 2009. A further half mile to the new Staveley Town Basin was opened in 2012. Our volunteer Work Party built a 600 metre wash wall to link Mill Green to the new basin. The new Staveley Town Lock was built by our volunteers and opened in 2016. A new terminal basin is the centrepiece of the £350 million Chesterfield Waterside complex currently under construction. If we can raise sufficient funds, in 2017 our volunteers will complete 400 metres of brand new canal east of Staveley Town Lock, including a huge spill weir. This is where I would like to try and ensure that the good people of CWDF get the deserved recognition for the support they continue to give Chesterfield Canal Trust. You are all aware of my efforts with the auctions and other fundraising ventures. If I had totalled the amounts that YOU donated last year I am fairly sure that the combined efforts of you all would have topped the £500 mark and so if we did the same again this year we could claim a posh certificate for CWDF. Who knows, we might even beat that and claim a platinum award! Obviously there may be individuals out there who just want to quietly donate without any fanfare and the details of how to do that are listed above but during 2017 if I partake in any of my usual silliness to attempt to extract money from folks then the funds can be tally up towards the total. If you decide having read this appeal that you would like to make a donation and you would like your donation to go towards a tally of money donated by forum members to help CWDF get a certificate then please mention CWDF as a reference when you donate and it will count towards the total Thank you for taking the time to read this and thank you again for all your past generosity and support. Without it we would not have achieved what we have done so far
  7. Fantastic news officially announced today: The Chesterfield Canal Trust has been selected as a recipient for The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2017. This is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK. The work the Trust does for the community was very much admired by the independent Assessment Committee, chaired by Sir Martyn Lewis CBE. The award was created by The Queen in 2002 to mark the occasion of her Golden Jubilee, recognising excellence in voluntary activities carried out by groups in the community. It is the MBE for volunteer groups. Trust Chair Robin Stonebridge said: “Receiving The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2017 represents a tremendous achievement for all of the Chesterfield Canal Trust volunteers, past and present, who have dedicated countless hours to promoting the canal and campaigning for its full restoration. We hope that everyone involved, and especially all our volunteers, feel immensely proud of the recognition that this Award represents. “4th June 2017 marks the 240th anniversary of the opening of the completed Chesterfield Canal. 2017 also marks the 40th anniversary year of the founding of the Chesterfield Canal Society which laid the foundations for the Trust. What better year could there be for the phenomenal work of the Trust’s volunteers to receive national recognition – and what better recognition than the Queens Award for Voluntary Service? “Over the years, the Trust has received magnificent support from local communities and from the members of the Chesterfield Canal Partnership, for which we are truly thankful. Today is one for celebrating the incredible feats that dedicated volunteers can achieve, and we hope that everyone in the vicinity of the canal, whether one of the Trust’s 1650 members or not, will join us in celebrating this honour. “We have just nine miles to complete, and once a decision has been made about the route of HS2, we want to press ahead and get the job done – something that will definitely support community wellbeing and economic growth in our region and the wider economy.” The Trust is run entirely by volunteers. These include: * the Work Party, which has restored four locks, built two new locks and restored over a mile of the canal; * the crews of four trip boats, which carried nearly 10,000 passengers last year; * the teams which take out the publicity trailer, run the pop-up café and the shop at Hollingwood Hub. In addition there are towpath rangers, maintenance volunteers, gardeners and archivists. A group built Dawn Rose, the first new Cuckoo boat for 80 years, using traditional methods only and another group is restoring the Trust’s ex-working boat, Python. Over 150 volunteers helped to run the most recent Festival. Apart from the national recognition, the Award includes: An invitation to a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, which was attended on behalf of the Trust by Kath Auton (Membership Secretary) and Richard Allsopp (Lifetime Achievement Award Winner 2017) on 23rd May; Publication of our details in a special edition of The London Gazette – see below; A signed certificate from Her Majesty The Queen – presented locally by the Lord Lieutenant; An English Crystal with the logo insignia; Permission to use the official QAVS Logo. Here is the link to the article with a lot more photos: http://www.chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk/trust-awarded-queens-award-for-voluntary-service/ and to The London Gazette: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/61945/supplement/J1 I am more than a bit chuffed
  8. Many of you will remember me asking you all to get involved in voting for Chesterfield Canal's Trust's project for an archaeological dig when the Aviva funding was available Many of you will remember how thrilled we were when, thanks to your votes, we won the funding. Well now is the time for you to register your interest in taking part and you can do it by visiting this link. Book Your Place Here Please consider sharing this around any groups that you are part of who might like to get involved. We are very keen to encourage as much public participation as possible, so we are inviting you to register and book your place. Each day is divided into two sections – morning and afternoon. Apart from actually digging, there will be lots of other jobs, such as washing the finds, interpreting and explaining to onlookers. We hope to have a simple refreshment facilty onsite. I was going to try and insert the maps from the web page into this post because I know some people on here love maps and ariel photography but for some reason I am struggling to make it work! Please visit the link to have a look at them or perhaps someone else can make it work for me?
  9. CRT had their Open Lock event at Turnerwood on The Chesterfield Canal this weekend. No doubt many of you have been to an open lock event before now but this one was a little bit different. Some of you may have seen a similar evening spectacular in London earlier this winter (I think at St Pancras?) My understanding is that CRT wanted to trial the evening event at one urban and one rural location and the rural location they chose was Turnerwood on The Chesterfield Canal. It is an absolutely idyllic location but without a road (let alone a car park) anywhere close by it meant that any visitors had to walk a kilometre up a flight of locks to reach the open event and then another kilometre back down again. Needless to say quite a few people were holding their breath and hoping that people would be prepared to make the effort. What many of those people did not count upon was the huge love that the general public have for The Chesterfield Canal and this stretch is incredibly popular for walkers and cyclists so when the sun came out so did the masses and the site was busy with a constant stream of people making the pilgrimage to see what was going on. Dawn Rose, Chesterfield Canal Trust's hand build wooden "Cuckoo" boat carried the new lock gates up there last week for CRT. Hugh Henshall, the trip boat acted as a pop up cafe to provide refreshments and Python was on hand to act as warehouse space for the performers during the evening event. The entire kilometre length of the towpath was illuminated with flaming torches which was absolutely magical as they cast their reflection on the water. There was something really lovely about the route being lined this way - It was very refreshing that there was not some H&S bod who said it was too risky! Of course it was evident that a great deal of H&S precautions were in place but it was unobtrusive. As you came close to the open lock the grassy area on the offside of Stone lock has Swedish torches burning then there were sculptures with flames and fountains above the lock. There were three performances, each lasting around 20 minutes and they rotated so you could arrive at any time and watch all three through. A soleful saxophone playing in an illuminated empty lock, the saxophonist moving through the crowd in the darkness as he played, illuminated only by the flames reflection off the brass of the sax. Some dancers went through their paces, rising from the lock and doing some delicate and elegant lifts. Personally the piece I liked best was the narrator. His name is Dave Stickman Higgins and he read a piece he had written which incorporated a vast amunt of detail about the history of the canal interwoven with details of things about the canal that are current. It was fantastic! The event was incredibly well attended and I will try and link to some photos of the evening event when I can Apart from organising a crew to move the lock gates on Dawn Rose, A crew to move Hugh Henshall and staff a pop up cafe on board for two days and an evening, a crew to move Python a two day trip in either direction including litter picking there and back again Chesterfield canal Trust have also had two trip boats craned out on the unconnected section, blacked them both and back in last week, had a sell out concert at Hollingwood Hub last Wednesday, achieved a 5 star hygiene rating for their pop up cafe at Hollingwood Hub today, got permission from the borough council for the much publicised archeological dig in September, Hollingwood Hub and one of the trip boats has been involved in a pond dipping educational exercise today, Contractors started work on replacing the flood gate close to Chesterfield today, we have been busy taking bookings for Easter trips on the boats and publicising an open event at Retford & Worksop Boat Club on April 1st. Oh did I mention the trustee meeting tomorrow and the AGM next week..... and then we only have 35 days to get Python ready for BSS Never a dull moment volunteering for Chesterfield Canal trust .... It never fails to impress me the sheer volume of volunteer hours our supporters put in.
  10. Please would the good members of this forum help Chesterfield Canal Trust to unlock £10K of funding for this project? We are not asking for your money (for once!) just a moment or two for you to cast your vote. "The Last Cuckoo Project is a community history and archaeological project with a focus on the Chesterfield Canal at Bellhouse Lane, Staveley. The canal basin, now a small, insignificant patch of overgrown wasteland was once a thriving industrial complex with wharves, tramways, gas works and a lost, unique Chesterfield Canal narrowboat (cuckoo). The map record and tales of a buried cuckoo mark Bellhouse Lane basin as an important and interesting place worthy of archaeological investigation in order to document, record and understand fully the function of this once thriving industrial complex. Spring 2017 The Canal Trust proposes to undertake a detailed analytical study of the history of the area, with the intention of involving the whole community. Young, old, able bodied, disadvantaged and disability. Collating maps, Chesterfield Canal Company data, historic photographs and collecting and compiling oral histories. August 2017 (2 weeks) The excavation and recording of the basin area and the locating of the cuckoo would make for an exciting community project. A project that will involve the Chesterfield Canal Trust and will extend invitation to local history groups, schools, scouts, disability groups, canal trust members, waterways organisations and the public in general. Participants would be supervised, educated and trained by a small team of professional archaeologists. The project would serve a number of project goals: • To provide an interesting, engaging experience for all members of the local community. • Provide an educational experience for the community’s young people, by the inclusion of scout groups and school age children. • Provide training opportunities for all members of the community. • Provide experience for students of history and archaeology and a very specific opportunity for students of maritime archaeology. • Provide opportunity for a detailed study of (possibly) the last original Cuckoo, its construction and traces of cargo carried. • The excavation would be another chapter in the basin’s story and the story of the excavation could be included on future interpretation boards. Publicising the event within local and national media would generate interest and attract new members to the Chesterfield Canal Trust. It would also raise public awareness of the canal and its environs, helping to increase visitor numbers. • Interesting artefacts would be conserved for display and educational purposes. Why now? With the trust's rebuilding work at Staveley Town Basin nearing completion and HS2’s pending announcement of its chosen route and intentions not to obstruct the restoration means that the canal trust will have the green light to continue restoration east along the canal. This next phase of restoration will not reinstate the old Bellhouse Lane Basin. “Marked changes in ground level caused by mining subsidence under the Doe Lea Valley (and recent house building immediately adjacent to the site) preclude effective reuse of the basin site and canal arm as originally configured. The alternative proposed here diverts the canal track slightly north of its original line” Next Navigation West: Restoration of the Chesterfield Canal from Staveley to Killamarsh. Sadly, the basin will be lost under a car park. We need £10,000 to fund our project. Our main costs will be: • The cost of the archaeological lead (a two-week excavation would require approximately 28 days of the archaeologist's time including preparation works, the excavation itself, post-excavation work and report writing). • Machine digger and driver • Insurance • Tools and PPE • Conservation costs Please vote for our project and help us secure the funds we need to build an amazing, educational and exciting community event in Staveley!" You can vote by following this link: https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/voting/project/view/16-2681#5 You will be required to register with Aviva and once you have done so you will have 10 votes you can cast among the projects as you see fit. Those of you who are not familar with the area may not realise the incredible impact the restoration of the canal has had in the local community. It has long been a very run down former mining area and the strength of local feeling supporting the restoration of the canal is immense. Where there was once an open cast mine and a chemical works there is now a canal with children in kayaks, fishermen, walkers, cyclists and people choosing to visit the pretty lock side cafe to enjoy their amenity. If this funding came to The Chesterfield it would be a fantastic boost to the community and it would involve the younger generation in actively discovering the history that is under their feet. There are several eye witness accounts that there is at least one Cuckoo boat that was buried when the basin was filled in along with a wealth of other important heritage from a working canal wharf and we want to find it. There is a video about the project here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGJWgbVuNr0 A Facebook page about it here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1232428583496222/ One last request - please can you help keep this post bumped up by writing a comment once you have voted Thank you so much!
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