LEGS - Little Eaton Greenway Supporters Group

23/10/2026

Great to see the remaining history boards up on the Greenway, thanks to Little Eaton Local History Society, Little Eaton Parish Council and Little Eaton Carnival for funding, and OMG signs and Little Eaton Smithy for production

The boards are placed near each of the places they feature:
Bell & Harp Freehouse and the quarries
Jack O Darley bridge and the Bleach Mill
The Station, Brook Mill and Brewery

More details at https://www.lelhs.org.uk/

15/10/2026

Work starting at the Town junction in Little Eaton from 26 Oct: will make the junction safer for crossing and turning from Greenway towards school and shops.

05/10/2026

The stretch of the Greenway between the Town and the Station house on Duffield Road. The Old Mill Industrial Estate is named after the Paper Mill, built by John Tempest in 1854 - also known as Cudlips Mill and Dowdings Mill. It closed in the 1970s and the chimney was demolished. Part of the site became Campwood Close and the rest is now industrial units including LE cars, the Shiny and Trix Academy

16/09/2026

01/09/2026

Frames for the LELHS history info boards being installed today! Thank you to Little Eaton Smithy for building the frames, to OMG signs for design and print of boards, and help with funding from Little Eaton Carnival Little Eaton Parish Council and LEGS - Little Eaton Greenway Supporters Group. And special thanks to J Pugh-Lewis Ltd for enthusiastically installing them!

29/08/2026

Entrance at The Town in Little Eaton complete. Next up- the Little Eaton Local History Society information boards. The board at the Town will cover the railway, Church Farm, the King’s Head (which became Marshalls Stores and then demolished for the chemist and houses).

27/08/2026

New signs up along the Greenway!

29/06/2026

This weekend some of the LEGS volunteers worked on pulling Himalayan Balsam from the area adjacent to the field where the DCC contractors are creating a new wildflower meadow. Himalayan Balsam is invasive, adversely affects other plants and species, and can cause erosion to the bank of the brook so needs pulling before it seeds. There are multiple areas where Himalayan Balsam has spread along the greenway so it will be a long term project to gradually remove it and allow other plants to grow. Before and after pictures below, together with a couple of pictures of an area which has been planted with new hedgerow and poppies.

26/06/2026

Progress update on work between Jack O Darley Bridge and T’Owd Lane: new benches installed and work on wildflower meadow begun.

Track between The Town and Duffield Road is being prepared but it’s too hot to lay the surface.

New history boards coming soon - thanks to Little Eaton Smithy and OMG signs in the village.

15/06/2026

A reminder that the greenway is not officially open and work is still taking place. Please don’t use any areas which are fenced off or encroach on property.
Contractors are back out on the route this week and there may be heavy machinery. Also important drainage work is taking place at Coxbench and when the final bits of the track are laid they need time to set before use.

The fences will be gone when the route opens - we’ve waited 15+ years for this route to be developed so please be patient during these last few weeks and stay away from fenced areas - just like we did when it was a level crossing!