Erewash Canal Preservation & Development Association

Welcome to the Erewash Canal Preservation & Development Assocation

In 1968 the Erewash Canal Preservation & Development Association was formed in response to a threat by the British Waterways Board to close the canal. In just five years following its formation the ECP&DA not only saved the canal but also restored Langley Bridge lock and the Great Northern basin and swing bridge. This was celebrated by an opening ceremony and their first boat rally at Langley Mill in 1973. In 1983 the Erewash canal was upgraded to Cruising Waterway Standard by British Waterways.

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  The Erewash Canal

  1776 saw an act passed authorising the construction of a navigation from the junction of the rivers Soar and Trent to Loughborough. This prompted a group of landowners and businessmen from Derbyshire to explore the possibilities of a canal...

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  Canal Guide

  For Sale! Gateway to the Erewash Canal guide book! A very useful and informative 20 page handbook detailing the history and what you can find on the Erewash Canal. To purchase one of these booklets please...

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  History of ECP&DA

  The ECP&DA was formed in 1968 in response to the threat of closure of the Erewash canal by the British Waterways Board. Some of the original participants are still involved in the association, which is still active today.