Festival needs more boats
WITH the site of the Chesterfield Canal Festival being held on an isolated stretch of the Chesterfield Canal, there is of course a shortage of boats, with the organisers asking for more.
There will be lots of canoes and the Wheelyboat Trust, but many more can be accommodated, with a superb slipway making it easy for trailboats. A few have booked, but there will be space for lots more.
The Trust will have all three of its trip boats in operation. Two of these boats will be brought by truck from the Nottinghamshire end of the canal and lowered in by crane.
Narrowboats
Enterprising narrowboat owners are welcome to use this crane to put their own boat on the canal and cruise a waterway which would otherwise be inaccessible. Don't worry, the crane will be back to get them out again!
The Chesterfield Canal Festival will be held at Staveley Town Basin on 29th and 30th June, with lots of attractions lined up.
Music and dance
There will be music and dance all day both in the huge Entertainment Marquee and outside. The Raptor Foundation will be doing flying displays and there will be a Fun Dog Show. Children can have a trip on a miniature train plus lots of other rides. You can expect dozens of stalls of every type, food and drink and a Real Ale bar. There will be a major concert featuring the Swing Commanders on the Saturday night.
The Festival is combining with Open Days at Barrow Hill Roundhouse, where you can have a ride behind a steam train and see the only surviving working turntable in the country. The two sites are only a mile apart and will be linked by a free vintage bus service.
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