Money for towpath

Published: Saturday, 23 February 2013

MONEY is being spent to upgrade the towpath of the Chesterfield Canal through Worksop.

At a cost of £231,000 it is stated it is for the benefit of walkers, cyclists and anglers, with work already started, Alan Tilbury tells us.

Verge for anglers

We are told that Canal & River Trust aims to provide for everyone, including disabled visitors, a clean, green, traffic-free route into Worksop, with a grass verge  also to be set aside along the length of the towpath for anglers.

Over a mile of towpath will be upgraded, with the work lasting around eight weeks, with Lucie Hoelmer Enterprise Manager for CaRT explaining:

Additional investment

"The Chesterfield Canal is hugely popular with people living and working in Worksop but this popularity means that the path is now ready for some additional investment to ensure it can cope with modern usage.

"This improvement project will make the canal towpath even more appealing to those who want a traffic-free route to work and shops or just a quiet place to spend a leisurely afternoon."