Category: The Viaduct
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Planning Application Submitted to Reopen Viaduct
A planning application to restore and reopen Bennerley Viaduct has been submitted to Broxtowe and Erewash Borough Councils. The plans include carrying out critical repairs to the structure and creating access on and underneath the viaduct. The Friends of Bennerley Viaduct extend thanks and appreciation to the owners, Railway Paths Ltd and to the local…
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Coach Parties of Visitors marvel at Viaduct.
Following a presentation at Nottingham University, the Association for Industrial Archaeology made a visit to Bennerley Viaduct as part of their National Conference. A coachload of delegates enjoyed a ploughmans lunch in the Bridge Inn followed by a tour around, under and on the viaduct. The association played a key role in saving the viaduct…
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Critical Repairs and Access given the go ahead by Viaduct's owners.
Railway Paths Ltd, the sister charity to Sustrans are the owners of the viaduct. In July 2018, the board of RPL have agreed to fund the cost of critical repairs to the structure and create access on to the deck of the viaduct. RPL are in the process of raising the necessary funds to enable…
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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. …
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Chairman's Report 2017-2018
THE FRIENDS OF BENNERLEY VIADUCT CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 2017-2018 If the period covered by this report had ended with the calendar year on 31 December it would make for very different reading. It would show twelve months of effort, growth and partnership culminating in the achievement of very significant progress towards our ultimate aim – restoring…
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Message from the Chairman
A message from the Chairman Members are reminded that the Friends of Bennerley Viaduct Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday, April 16, at 7pm at the Gate Inn, Awsworth. Members will have the opportunity to stand for a place on the committee and to propose resolutions. These must be done in advance…
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"Every Little Helps" Bennerley Viaduct Exhibition goes to Tesco
With a weekly footfall of over 30,000 local shoppers, both Sustrans and the Friends of Bennerley Viaduct were delighted when Tesco offered to host our exhibition over the months of June and July. The scale model of the viaduct really caught the attention of shoppers as it was installed near the checkouts. The model of…
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"Raleigh" in the Valley
On the weekend of May 6th and 7th, over sixty cyclists took part in this historic event with Raleigh providing a fleet of the art electric bikes. People came from as far afield as Manchester and Crewe for the event where groups pedalled on the Erewash Valley Trail from the Raleigh HQ in Eastwood to…
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Raleighing Around the Iron Giant.
The Raleigh company has been around for a long time, but not quite as long as the Bennerley Viaduct! The cycle maker started its life on Raleigh Street in 1885, once had a works in Ilkeston and now has its main showroom and distribution centre in Eastwood just a short bike ride away from the…
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Bennerley Viaduct in the News.
An interesting and well written feature article about Bennerley Viaduct published in the Nottingham Evening Post on 29-3-17. The link will take you to the online version of the article which has different images but similar text. Follow link