Chesterfield Canal Trust AVIVA Crowdfunder approved

THE Chesterfield Canal Trust has been approved by the AVIVA Community Fund to run a Crowdfunder appeal as part of their Save Our Wild Isles Community Fund.

This is providing £1 million to help community groups across the UK to protect and restore nature in their local area.

Kick start with £500

AVIVA will kick start the fund with £500 and will give the trust £2 for every £1 it raise sup to a maximum of £15,000. This means that if we can raise £7,500 in the next six weeks, AVIVA will turn it into £23,000 (with Gift Aid this would be up to £24,500).

The appeal only lasts for six weeks—so it will finish on 19th December.

The Chesterfield Canal Trust will be building the new Trans-Pennine Trail bridge at Hartington in the spring and is appealing for monies to help create a great canalside environment for people and wildlife around the new bridge, giving nature a head start and creating a suitable setting for the new lock which will be built early in 2025. (It will be opening an appeal towards the gates for this new lock in December.)

First come first served

The Aviva funding is 'first come first served' so do give as soon as you can. Only your first donation will be matched but the trust can recover Gift Aid on all your eligible donations. Only donations through this site are eligible for this extra funding, so please click on the link below:

https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/restoring-the-chesterfield-canal-a-wildlife-corridord

The trust asks—Please also send this link on to any friends or organisations, particularly those interested not just in the canal but also walkers, cyclists and those who love wildlife. We need all the funds we can get to make this next stage of canal restoration a great success.