Category: The FoBV
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Partial closure of the viaduct: construction begins! (UPDATE September 2025)
Construction is starting! This update has some information for our visitors and community about the temporary closure and alternative access routes around the site.
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Online talk now available on YouTube!
Our online talk on Victorian Tunnels of the Friargate line is now available on YouTube!
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Planning Application Success!
Planning application success!
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Amazing New Trustees Wanted for the Iron Giant
Do you have a passion for heritage and the skills to make a difference? Do you have some time to spare for a local icon? We are seeking new trustees.
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Successful Bennerley Viaduct Exhibition at Erewash Museum
In March, the Friends of Bennerley Viaduct were delighted to install our pop up exhibition at Erewash Museum, in Ilkeston, and host a series of related events.
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Bennerley Viaduct Official Opening Ceremony Takes Place
Lord-Lieutenants of both Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire cut the ribbon to mark the restoration and opening year of “the Iron Giant”, at event attended by hundreds of local people.
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World Monument Fund visit Viaduct
Representatives from The World Monument Fund Visit Bennerley Viaduct
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The Viaduct Welcomes Kimberley WI.
Today, 20th May 2018, saw the viaduct welcome 17 members of the Kimberley Women’s Institute, they were met by Ian Potter and Tina Corden.
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Friends Group at History Event.
Drop in to St Mary’s Church in Ilkeston Market Square on Bank Holiday weekend where the IDLHS will be taking a different slant on the history of Ilkeston and district. Look out for the Friends of Bennerley Viaduct display among the many other topics presented. The church is worth a look too.
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Joint Press Release from FoBV, RPL and Sustrans.
PRESS RELEASE The Friends of Bennerley Viaduct, Railway Paths Limited and Sustrans have recently held a productive meeting to start the process of identifying possible options for a project, or projects, to achieve the aim of opening up the viaduct for public access and creating a link across it between the Erewash and Nottingham canals. …