A Place In History 2017

[cheshire~rose]

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 Donation

This 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 payment

This can be done by Standing Order, please email publicity@chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk for further details.

Certificated Donation

This 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 Aid

If 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 Aid

If 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

 

 

 

 

[cheshire~rose]

Bump - because nobody has commented and I hoped people who are only logging in this evening might take a moment to read it

[Tumshie]

Hi Cheshire~Rose,

 

I saw your post earlier and followed your link and then spent ages exploring the Chesterfield Canal Trust website, reading all about the restoration work. When I first read your post I though that the trust might be doing a little clearing of a slightly over grown waterway, but not so, this is a massive project and it has been fascinating woking my way through the photo journal on the CCT site.

 

You say that donations can be sent with a CWDF reference, will a note sent with the postal order cover that?

 

Good luck with this.

 

Tumsh.

[cheshire~rose]

Hi Cheshire~Rose,

 

I saw your post earlier and followed your link and then spent ages exploring the Chesterfield Canal Trust website, reading all about the restoration work. When I first read your post I though that the trust might be doing a little clearing of a slightly over grown waterway, but not so, this is a massive project and it has been fascinating woking my way through the photo journal on the CCT site.

 

You say that donations can be sent with a CWDF reference, will a note sent with the postal order cover that?

 

Good luck with this.

 

Tumsh.

 

Hi Tumsh, Welcome to the forum!

I am so pleased you have found the information on the website so fascinating. I know many people lose a few hours when they venture to that place but it is always lovely when someone is willing to recognise the efforts of the work party by putting their hand in their pocket. Your donation will be very gratefully received thank you very much, but more than that, thank you for being the one to get the ball rolling on behalf of CWDF - especially when you are a brand new member with just this one post to your name. Good on you!

 

I will message the publicity officer now to warn him to expect a donation from CWDF and he will need to keep a tally of them because I am fairly certain your donation will not be the last, its just because it's January and folks are feeling a bit broke. It would be lovely if a few other members pledged to get involved later in the year though, I am sure somebody will donate something that requires selling or have a coffee morning or do quiz.... loads of ways to raise a few bob when there are over 21K members - crikey... if they each put just £1 in the pot we could get that 400 meters of canal built this year