MAJOR BOOST TO RESTORATION FUND The National Lottery Heritage Fund has confirmed a large contribution towards the Aqueduct Cottage Restoration fund. The precise amount has yet to be confirmed but it is known to be sufficient to cover the majority of the building material costs. This is absolutely brilliant news and marks a significant milestone […]
Monthly archives: May 2019
Saving the “fairytale” cottage
Illustration by T.G. Tunnicliffe from “Our village” by Alison Uttley (available from Scarthin Books, Cromford). Welcome to Aqueduct Cottage and the (still-unfolding) story of the mission to restore this much-loved heritage building on the banks of the Cromford Canal. The story began in 2013, when the Heritage Lottery-funded, DerwentWISE programme, hosted by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, […]