New interpretation boards created
The new boards are on display at Erewash Museum until August 31st.
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Railway Paths Ltd, the sister charity to Sustrans, is the official owner of the viaduct. In July 2018, the board of RPL agreed to fund the cost of critical repairs to the structure and create access on to the deck of the viaduct. RPL is in the process of raising the necessary funds to enable…
Viaduct MPs express support for Bennerley Project
Bennerley Viaduct joins communities, straddling the River Erewash and connecting Awsworth with Ilkeston, Derbyshire with Nottinghamshire, the boroughs of Erewash and Broxtowe and the archdioceses of York and Canterbury. The viaduct also links the Parliamentary constituencies of Erewash and Broxtowe, the seats held by MPs Maggie Throup and Anna Soubry respectively. Over the last fortnight,…
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