TAPTON LOCK CAFÉ was found to be no longer viable as a part-time business and ceased trading in June.
But the café by the Chesterfield Canal is to reopen, Janet Friend reports.
New licence
It having recently acquired a new licence from Derbyshire County Council to resume operations and will be open again, it is understood, this Saturday.
The café together with the centre provides refreshments and information on the work and history of the canal, that is undergoing restoration.
Derbyshire County Council, that owns the building, announced in May it would be closing the information centre and café for financial reasons.
Successful
But Chesterfield Canal Trust was later successful in an application to lease the ground floor of the building to be solely run by volunteers.
The centre will initially open between 10am to 3pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, with the the trust aiming for it to be open more often in future and offer more amenities.