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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 moreSix Shopping Trolleys, Four Car Tyres and a Thousand Wet Wipes!!
The Paddle Peak team were out in force again cleaning the River Derwent between Matlock Bath and Cromford this week. They were joined by Severn Trent’s newly created River Ranger…
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 moreVolunteer Rangers Swing into Action!
The Trust has been working with Lubrizol, based in Hazelwood, to recruit volunteer rangers to manage and maintain the Derwent Valley Heritage Way, our already-existing walking route. Each pair of rangers will look after…
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 moreRiver Valley Maps
Inspired by Grasshopper Geography, I’ve been experimenting with ways of displaying river valleys (including tributaries). Interesting to see how the Derwent Valley is associated with other river basins and, in…
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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