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.
Construction is starting! This update has some information for our visitors and community about the temporary closure and alternative access routes around the site.
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. Members of the…
Planning application success!
In June, we celebrated our 10th anniversary as a group. Members of the organisation, past, present, and future, came together on Bennerley Viaduct for a drone photoshoot. Once we had captured the cover for the front of our annual calendar, we headed to a local cafe that has become a favourite of ours since our…
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.
Our online talk on Victorian Tunnels of the Friargate line is now available on YouTube!