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. All three…
Members of FOBV attended the Greenwood Community Trust Awards ceremony at Swancarr Farm to collect the award for ‘Heritage Volunteer Group’. The ceremony took place on the 11th July 2016 and relates to projects started or undertaken in 2015.
As part of the Heritage Lottery Fund project ’Rediscovering Bennerley Viaduct’ we’re holding an exhibition at Erewash Museum in Ilkeston. The exhibition opened on 20 May and runs until 30 August. Working in partnership with the museum we’ve put together a fascinating display showcasing the heritage of the 139 year old wrought iron viaduct in…