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THE PEAK ADVERTISER is an independent, locally produced paper for the Peak District area, including Bakewell, Baslow, Hope Valley, Tideswell, Matlock, Matlock Bath, and Wirksworth.

Current publication:

Monday 12th January 2026

Distributed from:

Thu 8 January

Next publication is:

Monday 26th January 2026

Which will be printed:

Tuesday 20th January

Distributed from:

Thu 22 January

Booking deadline:

5pm Thursday 15th January

What's On?

Find out what's happening in the Peak District, Matlock and Wirksworth. See also Coming Events Listings >

OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM Saturday 24th January

Well Dressings and Carnivals

Forthcoming Well Dressings ~ Read more >

WORMHILL WELL DRESSING 23-31 AUGUST 2025

FOOLOW WELL DRESSINGS

STONEY MIDDLETON WELL DRESSINGS SATURDAY 26TH TO SUNDAY AUGUST 3RD

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Open Gardens in the Peak District

Forthcoming Open Gardens ~ Read more >

LONGNOR CELEBRATES ITS HIDDEN GARDENS

SECRET GARDENS OF WINSTER 19th-20th July 2025 1.30pm to 5.30pm

LONGSTONE OPEN GARDENS SATURDAY 12TH AND SUNDAY 13TH JULY

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WALKS WITH NELLIE~ ROWSLEY TO DARLEY BRIDGE ~ BY SALLY MOSLEY

Way back in 2006 I had the bright idea to walk with my sister, west to east, across the Peak District National Park, starting at Upper Hulme and ending in Rowsley. It took us 2 days with an overnight stay on the outskirts of Hartington. Later that year I set off from Marsden in the north to Thorpe in the south, completing an approximately 75-mile hike in nine staggered stages. Each section was completed with a family member and so I entitled this series ‘A Relative Descent Of

LITTLE GREEN SPACE ~ BY PENNY BUNTING

Gardens and community green spaces can be fantastic habitats for wildlife. From frogs and toads to bumblebees and butterflies, our gardens are capable of supporting all sorts of birds, mammals, insects and amphibians According to Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, there are an estimated 16 million gardens in the UK – and whether these are big or small, together they form a wide network of spaces that has the potential to be a vast haven for wildlife. Wildlife gardening needn’t be h

ROB SCOTT

Rob Scott, our long-standing distributor in Youlgrave – Photograph by Andrew McCloy/The Bugle Rob Scott has delivered 500 copies of the Peak Advertiser in Youlgrave for nearly 25 years, and will be stepping down at the end of the year. We would like to sincerely thank Rob for his dedication, reliability, and long-standing service, and wish him all the best for the future. If anyone is interested in taking over the round, please contact the Peak Advertiser by calling 01629 81

FOURTEEN REASONS TO SHOP LOCAL

• Saving fuel and car parking charges. Reducing pollution, less traffic thus improving the environment. • You may get a better deal – for instance local bakers, greengrocers, butchers could reward regular custom. • Good advice; butchers could advise on how to cook certain cuts of meat and what size joint you might need for a family get together. • Shopping at your local butchers cuts down on food miles and stress on the animals, therefore better quality meat. Plus traceabil

FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO A THRIVING BUSINESS: THE STORY OF LEE WEBB AND BIRCHOVER RECLAMATION LTD

My name is Lee Webb, and I’m the founder and managing director of Birchover Reclamation Ltd. My journey in the stone industry began at Penine Paving, Newhaven, where I spent 17 years learning the trade from the ground up. Those years gave me a real appreciation for the craftsmanship, hard work, and relationships that make this industry so special. After almost twenty years in the trade, I decided it was time to take the plunge and build something of my own. I found a small y

DERWENT GALLERY ‘THE COLOUR AUTUMN’ EXHIBITION

– Advertorial – Including paintings by Kristan Baggaley, Mark Preston, Tim Hulley and Pauline Rignall The Derwent Gallery, in Grindleford in the Hope Valley, has been selling fine art paintings of the Derbyshire Peak District during it’s thirty years years history, attracting artists and visitors from a wide area, and always have a diversity of painting styles and media. The exhibition features the changing of the season with burnt ochres of heather and bracken and dramatic

RISING NUMBER OF COHABITING COUPLES RISK HOMELESSNESS IF A PARTNER DIES WITHOUT A WILL

Laura Cowan, Head of Private Client Team at Graysons Solicitors A stark new warning has been issued to unmarried couples after national research revealed that most cohabitees have little idea what would happen to their partner – or their home if one of them dies without a will. According to figures from the Will Aid campaign, two thirds of cohabitees misunderstand the law surrounding intestacy, and a quarter wrongly assume their estate would automatically pass to their partn

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Music in the Peaks and Dales

Forthcoming live music events and concerts Read more >

A TRIBUTE TO COUNTRY MUSIC WITH MARK BLACK AT THE WHITWORTH IN AID OF ALZHIEMER'S RESEARCH

BAKEWELL CHORAL SOCIETY – VIVALDI GLORIA, PERGOLESI MAGNIFICAT AND RUTTER MAGNIFICAT

Festive Music Comes to Bakewell: The Belper Jazz Company Featuring Jeanie Barton Presents a Christmas Special

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Talk of the Dales

Local stories and contributions from writers in the Peak District, Matlock and Wirksworth.

IMPROVE YOUR WELLBEING WITH THE DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH TRUSTEES REQUIRED

DFMH weekly walking group and allotment group DFMH is governed by a board of trustees and currently they have vacancies for two new members. They are looking for people who have the skills and experience to advise officers and other trustees at a strategic level; in particular they are looking for people with a financial background or experience in marketing or fundraising. DFMH is a charity that has been working in the Derbyshire Dales and High Peak areas for forty years; t

PEAK WOMEN IN AG CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN STYLE

Over 70 women gathered at the Cowshed Café in Millers Dale for the annual Peak Women in Ag Christmas meeting, filling the space with laughter, music, and festive cheer. The evening was a wonderful celebration of friendship, farming, and community, with attendees travelling from all across the Peak District The atmosphere was electric as guests enjoyed a fabulous night of entertainment from a 10 piece brass band, whose lively set combined classic Bavarian tunes with well-love

OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM Saturday 24th January

John Everitt and Jemima Letts of the Chatsworth Forestry Team If you, members of your family or any of your friends have autism, this inspirational event is for you and them. John Everitt and Jemima Letts of the Chatsworth Forestry Team will be talking through their joint experience of autism – how it has affected life, work (and logs!) and how learning about it has revolutionised their experience of working together. Come and hear their personal, inspiring and very funny s

ROTARY BAKEWELL

Santa supported by Rotarians, John Craike and Margie Stuckey The club collected £1,260 at the Aldi store in Bakewell over three days before Christmas for our own highly commended community grants scheme and for Ashgate Hospice Save a precious Bed fighting fund where reduced central funding has currently limited the number of available care beds from 15 to 6. The club is again very appreciative of the support and encouragement from the store manager and his staff. Santa was

CASTLETON HISTORICAL SOCIETY A TALK BY TIM KNEBEL

‘Faithful in Difficulties’ – The Lives of the “Leadswingers”, creators of the First World War trench magazine of the 3rd West Riding Field Ambulance Service, 1915-1919 19th February ‘Faithful in Difficulties’ (In Arduis Fidelis) was their regimental motto. In between saving lives on the First World War battlefields of Flanders, including at the bloody battles of the Somme and Passchendaele, a small band of young Royal Army Medical Corps servicemen from Sheffield, with shared

BAKEWELL BIRD STUDY GROUP A SONGBIRD’S RESPONSE TO A CHANGING CLIMATE – MARK EDDOWES 12TH JANUARY AT 7.30PM

Redstart Dr Mark Eddowes is a local man from Bonsall. His day-job is as an airport safety consultant but he is also an independent ornithological researcher. Mark explores in detail what we can all sense from our own observations – with a changing climate, our springs are advancing, and our songbirds must migrate back here and breed earlier to keep up. They are shifting northwards and vacating previous breeding grounds to the south. He draws in particular on county records an

MUGS

The fundraising ukulele concert at the end of November at the Whitworth in aid of Alzheimer’s Research was a sell out, with more than a hundred people in the ballroom. The Matlock Ukulele Group Strummers (MUGS) had a fantastic time playing to a wonderful audience who needed very little encouragement to join in with their songs, demanding three encores at the end of the evening. The event raised £654.50 for Alzheimer's Research taking the total raised so far to an enormous £

PAVILION GARDENS STAYS OPEN DURING ROOF WORKS

One of the High Peak’s favourite visitor attractions, Buxton’s Pavilion Gardens, is open for business whilst essential roof repair work takes place. High Peak Borough Council is investing £1.2 million in repairs and improvement works at the Grade II listed complex. The programme is being delivered in two phases and focuses on protecting the historic buildings whilst improving facilities for visitors. The first phase includes roof repairs to the Pavilion Arts Centre and offi

PEAK FOREST READING ROOM RENOVATION

Peak Forest Reading Room is a registered Charity (No. 520493). The building is Grade II listed with historic connections to the Devonshire Estate and was built in 1880. The front of the building incorporates the ‘Venetian’ window, which was removed from the original Peak Forest Church when the ‘new’ church was built. This window dates from 1657 and is of historic significance. Several works to the roof and exterior of the building have already been undertaken, but the int

DERBYSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST (WYE AND UPPER DERWENT LOCAL GROUP)

Wildlife of the Peak District - An Illustrated talk by Peter Bull on Monday 19th January at 7.30pm Peter Bull has a passion for photography and has a gift for taking superb photographs of wildlife. He lives on the western edge of Hathersage over-looking the Hope Valley, Stanage Edge and Hathersage Moor. His talk will relate the wide variety of habitat in the Peak District, the wild flower meadows, ancient woodlands, bogs, moorlands, rivers and gritstone edges to the equally

CELEBRATING A WIN AT THE WORLD NATIONS CUP IN WALKING FOOTBALL

Bob Thorpe celebrating the win A local sportsman who has been playing football for over 70 years is celebrating a win on the world stage. Bob Thorpe, aged 74, of Dronfield Woodhouse, was a member of the England Over 70s team which lifted the World Nations Cup in walking football. Bob and his teammates beat Holland 8-1 to take the title in the Over 70s category in the FIWFA six-a-side competition at Torrevieja Sports City, in Spain, in October. In fact, the squad were unbeat

MATLOCK ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLE SOCIETY

Danny Wells At the last meeting of the year members and visitors welcomed back for the fourth time, Danny Wells. On this occasion he spoke about the “Art of Gardens” which was so interesting in many ways, he explained that on closer examination of many paintings there is a whole host of hidden details with flowers and foliages having secret meaning! This was very much the case in Elizabethan, Victorian and Edwardian times. To close the meeting, Mary and Mary served teas alon

BLYTHE HOUSE HOSPICE TREECYCLE

Residents across North Derbyshire can take some of the stress away from the post-Christmas clear-up by registering their real Christmas tree for Blythe House Hospice’s Treecycle campaign. Between 8th to 10th January 2026, hospice staff and volunteers will be collecting trees from postcodes across the High Peak, Hope Valley and Derbyshire Dales* for a donation to fund vital hospice services. Thanks to the devoted support of S ‘n’ S Trees of New Mills, all the money raised wi

BAKEWELL CHORAL SOCIETY – VIVALDI GLORIA, PERGOLESI MAGNIFICAT AND RUTTER MAGNIFICAT

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SING IN The SPRING CONCERT? Bakewell Choral Society's Spring Concert will be on Saturday, 25th April at Bakewell Parish Church. They will be performing Vivaldi Gloria, Pergolesi Magnificat and Rutter Magnificat. Rehearsals start on Monday, 5th January 2026. Guests are invited to come and join at the start of the spring term and to sing in the concert. All voice parts are welcome. If you have not sung with Bakewell Choral Society before, the fee for rehearsa

BRITISH FLOWERS ROCK

It’s almost January and there’s not much going on in the garden. It’s the time of year to hole up indoors and look back on last year and plan for next season. If you kept notes on your plot in 2025 (or did the cheats version and took photos of things as they were happening like I do) now is the time to decide what went well and what didn’t. It’s also the moment to design your bouquets for 2026. Once you’ve got the cutting-patch bug and grown annuals you can tweak and refine

BAKEWELL AND DISTRICT PROBUS CLUB WORKING IN DUBAI EDUCATION

L-R:John Hopkins and Club Chairman, Paul Davies On a recent typically cold, grey and wet December day, the members of Bakewell and District Probus Club were reminded of sunny skies and summer warmth by their colleague, John Hopkins, who presented a talk about his experiences as a schools inspector in Dubai. Having spent a career in teaching, culminating in a headmastership in Wales, and approaching the age of retirement, John was presented with the opportunity to serve as an

TWELVE MATLOCK SCENES

Just two of the twelve Matlock shop window scenes created by Frances A trip into Matlock town and the Christmas festive displays are starting to add cheer to the mundane job of basic shopping. Non more so than the lovely painted windows around the town. One particular show is eye catching and is a real compliment to Matlock. It is compiled of 12 snowy, recognizable scenes of Victorian Matlock. The artist responsible is Frances Thomas who lives in the town and although makin

THE PEAK WESLEY WAY PILGRIMS PROVIDED WITH A PLACE TO REST

Cllr Susan Hobson (who has walked the Peak Wesley Way earlier this year) with resident, David Dalrymple Smith, and Sheila Travis, member of the PWW Development Team, celebrating the new addition to the Pilgrims’ provisions The Peak Wesley Way Pilgrimage has just completed its second year providing pilgrims with a beautiful, if sometimes challenging, hike through the Peak Park, with overnight accommodation provided in Methodist Chapels en route. Over 80 bookings to date confir

CHRISTMAS FAIR AT MHA MOORLAND HOUSE

MHA Moorland House in Hathersage got into the festive spirit thanks to their Christmas fair which helped them to raise more than £380 with more than 75 people attending. There were plenty of stalls to visit, some selling handmade items including crafts, baby knitwear and accessories. There were also lots of refreshments including mince pies, with mulled wine, tea and coffee to keep everyone hydrated. The funds raised will go towards the homes amenities fund, from which a s

BAKEWELL AND DISTRICT PROBUS CLUB LARGE SCALE EXPLOSIONS

L-R: Tony Fry and Club Chairman, Paul Davies When, on the grounds of ‘Health and Safety’, we are prevented from carrying out a course of action, we sometimes complain that such considerations are an infringement of our liberties. However, the need for such legislation was clearly demonstrated at a recent meeting of the Bakewell and District Probus Club when member Tony Fry described three catastrophic industrial accidents which, most probably, would have been avoided had the

COME IN AND GET WARM WITH THE FARMING LIFE CENTRE’S WINTER WARM SPACES

Photograph courtesy of Ross Sneddon The Farming Life Centre (FLC) is opening a series of warm, welcoming community spaces in Ashford-in-the-Water and Bradwell this winter, offering residents a place to relax, connect, and enjoy good company during the colder months. Thanks to funding from Derbyshire Voluntary Action, the warm spaces will run from 12:30pm to 3:30pm at Ashford Village Hall on 21 January and 18 February and at the Bradwell Sports Pavilion on 18 December, 22 Jan

BAKEWELL METHODIST ACADEMY PUPIL LEADS THE WAY IN CHALLENGING FUNRAISING EVENT

Henry and his Mum, who is a teacher at the school Henry Donovan, a pupil at Bakewell Methodist Academy, led the way in a challenging fundraising event at school. Last year, Henry was diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an auto immune condition where the body can’t make insulin. Insulin acts as a key that lets sugar from food go into the body’s cells to give them energy. In type 1 diabetes the body’s immune system accidentally attacks the cells in the pancreas t

ROTARY BAKEWELL

L-R: President, John Hopkins, David Ensor and Secretary, Peter Huttable At the evening meeting on 26th November at the Rutland Arms, Bakewell members were delighted to welcome speaker, David Ensor. He had travelled from the Cotswolds to be at the meeting and tell more of his fundraising for Alzheimer’s Research UK with several walks and over £70k raised so far – and he’s off to do the via Francigena camino from Lucca to Rome next year. The club had donated some £500 to his re

RETIRING DERBYSHIRE COUPLE REFLECT ON 42 YEARS OF FOSTERING

Stan and Lilian Barnes A couple who have dedicated 42 years of their life to looking after children are retiring as foster carers for Derbyshire County Council. Lilian and Stan Barnes have been reflecting on their decades-long commitment to providing stable, loving homes for Derbyshire children. Over the years, the couple have cared for around 45 children, taking them into their home for between one and three years before they either went back to their families or were adop

BAKEWELL U3A'S ANNUAL CHARITY COFFEE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY 21ST JANUARY

Every year Bakewell u3a hosts a coffee afternoon to raise money for a worthwhile charity, sometimes local, sometimes national. For 2026 the organisers have chosen Cancer Research UK and invite you and your friends to come along to the Methodist Church, Bakewell, at 2pm on Wednesday 21st January and join in the fun. There will of course be a raffle and plenty of coffee and tea and biscuits but the main attraction will be the table-top sale of lots of hand-made or unwanted bit

DERBYSHIRE WAYFARER RANGER GOES DIGITAL

Derbyshire Wayfarer Ranger tickets can now be purchased through an app, making them more convenient for bus and train users. Until now Derbyshire Wayfarer Ranger tickets have only been available to purchase from libraries and tourist information centres as scratchcards, on buses and at railway ticket offices. Developing a digital solution ensures that the ticket is available to a wider number of people and is more accessible. The tickets can now be bought through the Trave

FILM STUDENT SEARCHING FOR A RURAL FIELD BARN IN THE PEAK DISTRICT

Amelie Ingrouille, a student film producer in her final year at the Manchester Metropolitan University is planning her major graduation project which will be a 10 minute short film set in rural 17th century Northern England during the witch trials. She is in search of a field barn that she and a small crew can use to film inside and out. It should be derelict – old enough to work as a convincing 17th century location, but safe enough to have people inside. Amelie would be ext

A ROBIN STEALS THE SHOW AT HADDON HALL CAROL CONCERT

Visitors to Haddon Hall were treated to an unexpected touch of Christmas magic recently when the South Notts Men’s Chorus were joined by a most unlikely and enthusiastic guest. As the choir filled the historic hall with seasonal favourites, a bright-breasted robin appeared, hopping and fluttering around the room as if drawn by the music itself. Far from being shy, the little bird sang his heart out, chirping boldly alongside the choir and earning smiles from singers and audi

BASLOW WI DARLINGS

St Anne’s School Choir and Christmas Tea Oh, Bless them, they were wonderful. A chorus of joyful voices melting our hearts. Perfect. Nothing beats St Anne’s School Choir at Christmas. Then Christmas tea, a lovely finalé to our WI year. Chatsworth Christmas Outing Happy chaos. Some of us were early, some late, some poorly and some were there but we never found them. It was busy and it was tricky to keep together because there was a plethora of young burgeoning media influencer

DERBYSHIRE DALES CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR BIN COLLECTIONS

Derbyshire Dales District Council has announced its bin collections schedule for the Christmas and New Year period. The most significant change is for Dales residents who usually get waste and recycling collections on Thursdays. As Christmas Day falls on a Thursday this year, their Christmas collection is brought forward to Saturday 20 December, while what would have been a New Year’s Day collection is a day later on Friday 2 January. Usual Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday col

RIVER NETWORK CELEBRATES COMMUNITY SPIRIT AT THE CHRISTMAS VICTORIAN MARKET

River Network proudly showcased its commitment to community support at the Christmas Victorian Market in Matlock, where their dedicated team highlighted the phenomenal work being done in housing, foodbank services, and family support. The market stall served as more than just a festive display; it provided the team with invaluable experience in retail and retail management, while also fostering skills in security and security management. This initiative allowed team members

STONE DONATION HELPS IMPROVE HERITAGE RAIL COMPANY EXPERIENCE

If you take a nostalgic trip on heritage railway Peak Rail you are likely to see how a generous donation of stone by independent local company Longcliffe Quarries Ltd has enabled the company to make some significant improvements. Peak Rail operates a steam and heritage diesel service for tourists and visitors to both the Peak District and the Derbyshire Dales. The limestone has been used for a platform extension at Rowsley and for foundations for rebuilding a footbridge at D

DARLEY DALE WI

The ladies of Darley Dale WI concluded a very interesting and enjoyable programme for 2025 when they met recently. President, Sue Lamb welcomed everyone to the meeting including visitor, Kath. Fellow member, Jayne Hayward provided greenery and trimmings for the making of Christmas wreaths. After a deft demonstration by Jayne everyone soon got into the spirit and produced original decorations. Several members had attended the Autumn Celebration event at the Winding Wheel in

FARMING LIFE CENTRE SECURES CRUCIAL FUNDING TO COMBAT RURAL ISOLATION

As a small, vibrant charity, The Farming Life Centre relies entirely on diverse funding streams to deliver life-changing projects — every pound goes straight back into supporting farming and rural communities across the Peak District. The Farming Life Centre is delighted to announce that they have received generous funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and the National Lottery Community Fund to expand their much-needed Rural Befriending Project. This funding wi

DERBYSHIRE OPEN ARTS 2026 CALLOUT FOR ARTISTS AND MAKERS

Derbyshire Open Arts is an annual event that promotes the work of artists and makers across the county. Next year will be the 20th anniversary of the event which has grown into Derbyshire’s largest open studio event and will take place over the Spring Bank holiday weekend, Saturday 23rd to Monday 25th May 2026. There are many benefits to artists of being part of Derbyshire Open Arts including: • promotion of your work and venue via social media platforms, newspapers and maga

FREE PARKING THIS CHRISTMAS IN HIGH PEAK

Parking in Borough Council car parks will be free again this year this December as High Peak residents and businesses prepare for, and celebrate, the festive season. The Council is offering free parking in its pay and display car parks on Saturdays 6, 13, 20 and 27 December, and on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve, to encourage people to support local businesses and shop local. Parking will also be free in Buxton on Saturday 22 November and Glossop on Saturday 29 November fo

CROMFORD WI NOVEMBER MEETING 'FROM WIGS TO WEALTH' RICHARD ARKWRIGHT

Our informed and interesting speaker, Dave Berry talked us through Arkwright's life – from his very lowly beginnings in a poor family from Lancashire to his wig making apprenticeship, his famous water powered cotton spinning machine, factory building and finally to finding fame and fortune as one of the richest men in England. At one time declaring he could 'pay off the country's debt' – which he declined to do incidentally! We learned about the court battles and rivalry in

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What's On?

Well Dressings and Carnivals

WORMHILL WELL DRESSING 23-31 AUGUST 2025

FOOLOW WELL DRESSINGS

STONEY MIDDLETON WELL DRESSINGS SATURDAY 26TH TO SUNDAY AUGUST 3RD

Open Gardens in the Peak District

LONGNOR CELEBRATES ITS HIDDEN GARDENS

SECRET GARDENS OF WINSTER 19th-20th July 2025 1.30pm to 5.30pm

LONGSTONE OPEN GARDENS SATURDAY 12TH AND SUNDAY 13TH JULY

WALKS WITH NELLIE~ ROWSLEY TO DARLEY BRIDGE ~ BY SALLY MOSLEY

LITTLE GREEN SPACE ~ BY PENNY BUNTING

ROB SCOTT

FOURTEEN REASONS TO SHOP LOCAL

FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO A THRIVING BUSINESS: THE STORY OF LEE WEBB AND BIRCHOVER RECLAMATION LTD

DERWENT GALLERY ‘THE COLOUR AUTUMN’ EXHIBITION

RISING NUMBER OF COHABITING COUPLES RISK HOMELESSNESS IF A PARTNER DIES WITHOUT A WILL

Music in the Peaks and Dales

A TRIBUTE TO COUNTRY MUSIC WITH MARK BLACK AT THE WHITWORTH IN AID OF ALZHIEMER'S RESEARCH

BAKEWELL CHORAL SOCIETY – VIVALDI GLORIA, PERGOLESI MAGNIFICAT AND RUTTER MAGNIFICAT

Festive Music Comes to Bakewell: The Belper Jazz Company Featuring Jeanie Barton Presents a Christmas Special

Talk of the Dales

Local stories and contributions from writers in the Peak District, Matlock and Wirksworth.

IMPROVE YOUR WELLBEING WITH THE DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH TRUSTEES REQUIRED

PEAK WOMEN IN AG CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN STYLE

OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM Saturday 24th January

ROTARY BAKEWELL

CASTLETON HISTORICAL SOCIETY A TALK BY TIM KNEBEL

BAKEWELL BIRD STUDY GROUP A SONGBIRD’S RESPONSE TO A CHANGING CLIMATE – MARK EDDOWES 12TH JANUARY AT 7.30PM

MUGS

PAVILION GARDENS STAYS OPEN DURING ROOF WORKS

PEAK FOREST READING ROOM RENOVATION

DERBYSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST (WYE AND UPPER DERWENT LOCAL GROUP)

CELEBRATING A WIN AT THE WORLD NATIONS CUP IN WALKING FOOTBALL

MATLOCK ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLE SOCIETY

BLYTHE HOUSE HOSPICE TREECYCLE

BAKEWELL CHORAL SOCIETY – VIVALDI GLORIA, PERGOLESI MAGNIFICAT AND RUTTER MAGNIFICAT

BRITISH FLOWERS ROCK

BAKEWELL AND DISTRICT PROBUS CLUB WORKING IN DUBAI EDUCATION

TWELVE MATLOCK SCENES

THE PEAK WESLEY WAY PILGRIMS PROVIDED WITH A PLACE TO REST

CHRISTMAS FAIR AT MHA MOORLAND HOUSE

BAKEWELL AND DISTRICT PROBUS CLUB LARGE SCALE EXPLOSIONS

COME IN AND GET WARM WITH THE FARMING LIFE CENTRE’S WINTER WARM SPACES

BAKEWELL METHODIST ACADEMY PUPIL LEADS THE WAY IN CHALLENGING FUNRAISING EVENT

ROTARY BAKEWELL

RETIRING DERBYSHIRE COUPLE REFLECT ON 42 YEARS OF FOSTERING

BAKEWELL U3A'S ANNUAL CHARITY COFFEE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY 21ST JANUARY

DERBYSHIRE WAYFARER RANGER GOES DIGITAL

FILM STUDENT SEARCHING FOR A RURAL FIELD BARN IN THE PEAK DISTRICT

A ROBIN STEALS THE SHOW AT HADDON HALL CAROL CONCERT

BASLOW WI DARLINGS

DERBYSHIRE DALES CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR BIN COLLECTIONS

RIVER NETWORK CELEBRATES COMMUNITY SPIRIT AT THE CHRISTMAS VICTORIAN MARKET

STONE DONATION HELPS IMPROVE HERITAGE RAIL COMPANY EXPERIENCE

DARLEY DALE WI

FARMING LIFE CENTRE SECURES CRUCIAL FUNDING TO COMBAT RURAL ISOLATION

DERBYSHIRE OPEN ARTS 2026 CALLOUT FOR ARTISTS AND MAKERS

FREE PARKING THIS CHRISTMAS IN HIGH PEAK

CROMFORD WI NOVEMBER MEETING 'FROM WIGS TO WEALTH' RICHARD ARKWRIGHT

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