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Darley Abbey to A38 Cycleway
Back in 2020 planning applications were submitted to both Derby City Council (responsible for the southern section) and Erewash Borough Council (responsible for the northern section) for the necessary permission…
Read moreTrust Chair Celebrates Local Bike Shop Day!
Did you know that Saturday, April 30th, was Local Bike Shop Day ?! To celebrate this auspicious day our Chair, Derek Latham, visited local bike shops with his wife Pauline.…
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A Video for the Cycleway!
This Spring term we are again benefitting from the services of an intern, Domas, from the University of Derby. We last had University interns back in the Autumn term of…
Read moreDerwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Celebrates 20th Birthday!
In December 2021 the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site (DVMWHS) reached its 20th birthday! To create the site was a very great achievement in the first place, and it…
Read moreChair of DVT Relieved after Car hits Cycle
Derek Latham (75), Chair of the Derwent Valley Trust, was nearly home when cycling from Sutton on the Hill last Sunday. He had just passed the A38 roundabout on Duffield…
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New Bikes for Christmas?
We wrote about Pushbike Paul in our December 2020 Newsletter, and the brilliant fundraising work he does. Are new bikes on your family’s Christmas list? Are you having a sort…
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Support the Trust as you do your Christmas Shopping!
Just in time for the Christmas shopping season, we have set up Derwent Valley Trust as a “cause” on Easyfundraising! You can now go via this link and register with…
Read moreUpdates on the County Council Cycleway Feasibility Study
Back in March of this year we were delighted to learn that the Derbyshire County Council (DCC) were approving funding of £100,000 for a feasibility study for our cycleway. Following…
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Watercolour paintings of the Cycleway route
Long time supporter of the Derwent Valley Cycleway and local artist, Steve Adams, has recently finished a water colour painting of Wyver Lane showing part of the route of the…
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