Radio Derby interview with Kieran Lee
Bennerley Viaduct’s community engagement & development officer, Kieran Lee, talks to Radio Derby about the viaduct.
The interview was broadcast on 3 February 2016.
Bennerley Viaduct’s community engagement & development officer, Kieran Lee, talks to Radio Derby about the viaduct.
The interview was broadcast on 3 February 2016.
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…
THE FRIENDS OF BENNERLEY VIADUCT. CHAIR’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…
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…
A team of engineers with drones, lasers and other hi-tech equipment has been present at Bennerley Viaduct this week to carry out a detailed inspection of the structure. The inspection is a key milestone in the project and is the culmination of a coordinated effort by many people from a range of organisations. This inspection will…
The Ilkeston Woodside Model Railway Club’s annual show was full of people admiring the many model railway sets that were on display. The Club had kindly constructed a set up for us which included a scale model of Bennerley Viaduct and this gave us the chance to talk to people about the project. A man…
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…