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Sandiacre Lock Cottage Open Dates

Oct 20

Visit the Lock Cottages

20 Oct 2024, 10:30 – 15:30

Open day - A jewel in the Sandiacre Crown

Oct 29

Winter Fun Activities for Kids

29 Oct 2024, 10:00 – 12:00

Winter Fun Activities for Kids morning session 10:00 until 12:00

Nov 17

Visit the Lock Cottages

17 Nov 2024, 10:30 – 15:30

Open Day

Dec 01

Visit our Lock Cottages

1 Dec 2024, 10:30 – 15:30

Open Day

Dec 08

Visit our Lock Cottages

8 Dec 2024, 10:30 – 15:30

Open Day

Dec 15

Visit our Lock Cottages

15 Dec 2024, 10:30 – 15:30

Open Day

Do you have a Morco Water heater on your boat?

Morco Products Ltd open flued LPG water heaters - critical safety upgrade alert

At their request, the BSS is working with Morco in support of its on-going campaign to find and fix potentially dangerous models of its LPG water heaters that may leak gas causing fires or explosions.
For more information visit:

https://www.boatsafetyscheme.org/media/299479/nr24-003-morco-issues-urgent-safety-alert-jul2024-final.pdf

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Visit our Photo Galleries

Langley Bridge Lock 1970-1973

LMBC Dry Dock 1974-1977

Langley Mill Boat Company Phase 2 & 3

Further Restoration 1978-1991

Rebuilding of the Swing Bridge 1986

Rebuilding the Victorian Pump House 1991-1993

Cromford Canal Extension 2003-2005

Toll House repairs 2006

Swing Bridge Repairs 2011

Sandiacre Lock

Sandiacre Cottage Repairs

Cromford Canal Beggarlee clearance 2023

History of the ECPDA

Get away from the crowds, bring your boat up the Erewash Canal and meet friendly people. Visit the local towns and stop and have a cup of tea and...

Volunteers clearing debris from the Erewash Canal

Visit the Erewash Canal

In 1968 the Erewash Canal Preservation & Development Association (ECP&DA) was formed in response to a threat by the British Waterways Board to close the canal...

Visit the Lock Cottages

Built in 1779, Sandiacre is the only surviving lock cottage and toll house on the Erewash Canal. Leased from BWB in 1969, and now owned by ECP&DA...

Volunteering on the canal

Volunteers are one of our most valuable resources. Our aim is to make the Erewash Canal a pleasant place to be for boaters and visitors alike...