Next Work Party

26 / 27 May - CANCELLED
Disappointingly, nobody expressed any interest in this work party, so it has been cancelled.

Next event

May Talk Poster

'Notable and Notorious Women of Derbyshire' - Joan Ward
Monday 21st May, 7.30pm, £1.50, Ironville Village Hall

Upcoming events

Sales
Saturday 2nd June - Heanor Community Centre in the morning, Wilmot Street Centre in the afternoon.

Sales
Sunday 3rd June - Jacksdale Soldier Day & Belper River Gardens

Father's Day Treasure Hunt
Sunday 17th June - A 6 mile walk with questions, starting at Whatstandwell at 10.30. £5 each or £10 for a family. Win a Kindle!! More information on the events page

News

Petition - 'Bring Back The Bridge'
Please sign the petition to reinstate the former Butterley Iron Bridge. The petition can be found here.

WRG NW visit - March 2012
A big thanks to WRG NW who have completed a weekends work on the Gauging Narrows at Sawmills - completing another section of wall and laying the foundations for the next bit. Photos here.

Mailing lists go online
The new mailing list system is now online. It is designed to reduce the email traffic, as members can sign up to receive targeted information. List and subscription information is at the list information page. Read more here.

Recent Updates

26/03/2012 Past Portal Editions uploaded
All the old editions of the Portal have been uploaded. For 2002 - 2005 (editions 1-15) see here, for 2006 - 2010 (editions 16 - 34) see here.

07/03/2012 WRG NW weekend - photo gallery uploaded
Lots of photos from the work party with WRG NW working on the Gauging Narrows at Sawmills. See here

Welcome

The Friends of the Cromford Canal is a charitable organisation whose aim is to see the restoration of the historic Cromford Canal for the benefit of the general public. We advocate and promote its restoration to navigation, connected to the national inland waterway system, and the conservation, use, maintenance, and development of the canal, buildings, towing path, structures, craft and environment now or previously associated with the canal to its fullest use for appropriate commercial and recreational purposes and to preserve this valuable historical heritage.

On this site we would like to invite you to explore the Cromford Canal and its history. We will also offer you some insight into the work we are doing to preserve and restore the canal.