The Derwent Valley Cycleway will be a multi-user, off-road path from Derby centre all the way up the Derwent valley to Chatsworth. Just north of Belper, the cycleway route goes along the beautiful (but seriously pot-holed!) Wyver Lane. The Derwent Valley Trust are aiming to re-surface the Wyver Lane section of the cycleway this autumn….
If you visit Darley Park or Wyver Lane, you will have noticed signs going up, as pictured. These give passers-by a good summary of our ambition for the cycleway, and will encourage them to explore further (and yes, future signs will probably refer to “cycleway”, rather than “way”). Expect to see more signs in other…
A Strengthened Working Group, joined by two Interns! We are very pleased to report a strengthened structure for the cycleway working group, with dedicated roles for chair (Tanya Spilsbury), fund-raising (Clive Pegg), marketing (Dawn Spendlove), project lead (Tim Wilmshurst), and secretary (Ian Scott). All of this is under the overall leadership of Derek Latham, chair…
One of our interesting challenges, as we run alongside the beautiful but winding Derwent, is to arrange bridges at the many places needed. Some bridges are already there and can be shared, others are in place for other purposes, like pedestrian, road, rail, or even pipes! Some will need to be built. Pictured here is…
Over the past month, Love to Ride Derby in a collaboration with local filmmaker Hardy D. Saleh have produced this brilliant short video, that brings together your stories of cycling in Derby at this extraordinary time. From fewer cars to freedom, you told us what cycling during lockdown has been like for you and what…
Recently the Derby Telegraph published a further opinion piece from Derek Latham that discusses the importance of establishing the Derwent Valley Cycleway and how it would complement other long distance routes. The article can be seen here Any comments or feedback can be sent to Derek Latham
The Derwent Valley Trust is pleased to report on a successful application to Highways England for funds (well over £1 million) to design and build the cycleway from Darley Abbey to north of the A38 (with a link to Little Eaton). The design work starts immediately with final completion of this portion of the cycleway…
Derbyshire aims to be the UK’s most connected cycling county but the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Derbyshire (and in the East Midlands) has totally inadequate cycling provision England has only 18 sites inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Derbyshire is honoured to be the location of one of them, the Derwent Valley…
The Derby Telegraph report on an analysis of accident statistics collected by the Dept for Transport in 2017 and just released. This shows that the A6 has the most accidents across all the roads in the county of Derbyshire (including motorways). The paper also reports on the sad death of a motorcyclist as a result…
The Derwent Valley Trust are delighted to announce that its new website is now live! Derek Latham, Chair, Derwent Valley Trust: “The new website dramatically improves the way we communicate the work of The Derwent Valley Trust. The Trust works to promote the history, arts, wildlife, access and leisure opportunities that surround the river Derwent…