Your local paper, for local people, promoting local business for 43 years.

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.

Published since 1982, we distribute over 23,000 copies every fortnight.

23,000 copies distributed fortnightly
Your local paper, for local people, promoting local business for over 43 years.

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 17th November 2025

Distributed from:

Thu 13th November

Next publication is:

Monday 1st December 2025

Which will be printed:

Tuesday 25th November

Distributed from:

Thu 27th November

Booking deadline:

5pm Thursday 20th November

What's On?

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

OXFAM JAZZ BREAKFAST THE MEDWAY CENTRE

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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Music in the Peaks and Dales

Forthcoming live music events and concerts Read more >

WYNS TOR SINGERS AUTUMN CONCERT SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER, 7:30PM

LIVE MUSIC IN THE DALES PIVA – THE RENAISSANCE COLLECTIVE 28TH NOVEMBER

WIRKSWORTH COMMUNITY CHOIR WE NEED YOU!

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Talk of the Dales

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

WALKS WITH NELLIE ~ GOYT VALLEY ~ BY SALLY MOSLEY

When wondering where to go for a walk, the Goyt Valley sprang to mind, and so Nellie and I headed off to park the car beside Errwood Reservoir where I was pleased to see the water level was recovering from its drought inflicted low back in July this year, said to have been the lowest in decades. Opened in 1968, when full, Errwood Reservoir has a maximum depth of 114 feet and a surface area of 78 acres. It cost some £1.5 million to construct. We headed up a glorious path on t

LITTLE GREEN SPACE ~ BY PENNY BUNTING

Waxwing In winter, the UK becomes home to hundreds of thousands of visiting birds. Travelling from northern areas such as Iceland, Scandinavia and northern Russia, many species undertake long and gruelling journeys to the UK in search of food and a warmer climate. Wrapping up in warm clothes and heading out to spot these birds is a lovely way to spend a winter afternoon. Take a walk in the Peak District’s woodlands, moors or dales – and look out for winter visitors along the

BAKEWELL REMEMBERS – Bakewell Remembrance Parade: Sunday 9th November and Bakewell Remembrance Day Events: Tuesday 11th November

Albert Keir of Bakewell, a veteran who helped to liberate Europe from the Nazi occupation, who sadly died last month at the age of 100 Bakewell Royal British Legion (RBL) would like to invite all veterans and local residents, to join in or attend our two Remembrance Events. The 11th of November each year is marked as a day of remembrance, to mark the end of World War I (WWI) in 1918. The guns fell silent at 11am on this date, which has become known as Armistice Day, or Reme

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OXFAM JAZZ BREAKFAST THE MEDWAY CENTRE

Sunday 23rd November, 10.30-12.30 “Isn’t jazz played in seedy basements late at night?” Yes – but you can also immerse yourselves in the cool sounds of mellow jazz whilst enjoying an amazing breakfast at The Medway Centre in Bakewell! The Jazz Breakfast is deservedly one of Oxfam’s most popular annual events. Come with your family and friends to relax, chat and read the Sunday newspapers, which we provide, while enjoying a sumptuous buffet of cheeses, cold meats, eggs, smok

WYNS TOR SINGERS AUTUMN CONCERT SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER, 7:30PM

Wyns Tor Singers invite you to their autumn concert in St Helen’s Church, Darley Dale. The choir will be singing a wide range of lively and thoughtful choral music from the renaissance to the 21st century, picking up themes of Autumn and Advent. Our guest artist will be our favourite Welsh harpist Elfair Grug, who will bring us several solo pieces from the harp repertoire. Elfair has joined us on several occasions in recent years, and has always been a joy to listen to – don’

2025 CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL AT ALL SAINTS’ PARISH CHURCH, BAKEWELL 11TH-21ST DECEMBER

A reminder that the seventeenth Christmas Tree Festival at All Saints’ Parish Church, Bakewell will take place between 11 and 21 December 2025. After the festival’s opening during a short service at 7pm on Thursday, 11 December, the church will be open from 9.30am to 4pm daily (12 noon to 4pm on Sundays). Delicious home made refreshments and light lunches will be served in the Open Door Café each day between 10am and 3.30pm (12.30 to 3.30 on Sundays) There will be music to

BRAND NEW STATION TO STATION WALKING TRAIL FROM SHEFFIELD TO MANCHESTER

Thread Your Way Along the Steel Cotton Rail Trail, the brand-new station to station walking trail from Sheffield to Manchester which was launched on 27th September. Created by the High Peak and Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership and the South East Manchester Community Rail Partnership, the Steel Cotton Rail Trail allows walkers to explore the Peak District and canals from Sheffield to Manchester along the Hope Valley railway line, discovering the area’s industrial past a

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

WALKS WITH NELLIE ~ GOYT VALLEY ~ BY SALLY MOSLEY

When wondering where to go for a walk, the Goyt Valley sprang to mind, and so Nellie and I headed off to park the car beside Errwood Reservoir where I was pleased to see the water level was recovering from its drought inflicted low back in July this year, said to have been the lowest in decades. Opened in 1968, when full, Errwood Reservoir has a maximum depth of 114 feet and a surface area of 78 acres. It cost some £1.5 million to construct. We headed up a glorious path on t

LIVE MUSIC IN THE DALES PIVA – THE RENAISSANCE COLLECTIVE 28TH NOVEMBER

Matlock Music Society continues its exciting 2025/26 season with a concert on 28th November given by PIVA, the internationally acclaimed early music ensemble. Returning by popular demand, the group will help ease us into the Christmas spirit by celebrating the Yuletide season, performing seasonal music and songs from Tudor times. Since forming in 2002, PIVA has become established as one of the UK’s leading early music ensembles specialising in the popular dance and ballad mu

LITTLE GREEN SPACE ~ BY PENNY BUNTING

Waxwing In winter, the UK becomes home to hundreds of thousands of visiting birds. Travelling from northern areas such as Iceland, Scandinavia and northern Russia, many species undertake long and gruelling journeys to the UK in search of food and a warmer climate. Wrapping up in warm clothes and heading out to spot these birds is a lovely way to spend a winter afternoon. Take a walk in the Peak District’s woodlands, moors or dales – and look out for winter visitors along the

BAKEWELL AND DISTRICT PROBUS CLUB THE RISE AND FALL AND RISE AGAIN OF MARKS & SPENCER

L-R: Club Chairman, Paul Davies and Stefan Andrejczuk To many people in this country, the name of Marks & Spencer suggests the traditional British business but, in fact, it was founded by a penniless immigrant, Michael Marks who, in 1882, arrived in England unable to speak the language but who was determined to work hard to earn a living. The story of the famous retail business which bears his name and that of his partner, Thomas Spencer, was related to the Bakewell and Distr

WIRKSWORTH COMMUNITY CHOIR WE NEED YOU!

Wirksworth Community Choir are a small, but perfectly formed, four part choir and we are looking for new members. All voice parts are very welcome….especially tenors. We have a variety of abilities and our well known musical director, Adam Green, encourages everyone’s best, to produce great choral singing. We have no audition but the ability to read music is a plus, though not a necessity. We have performed in and around Wirksworth for 40 years and sing anything from Britten

THE HIGH TOR PLAYERS PRESENT THE CRUCIBLE

Imperial Rooms, Matlock – Wednesday 26th to Saturday 29th November, 7.30pm Pay What You Can Matinee: Saturday 29th November, 2.00pm The High Tor Players return to the stage this November with Arthur Miller’s timeless classic The Crucible, performed at the Imperial Rooms, Matlock, from Wednesday 26th to Saturday 29th November at 7.30pm each evening. Founded in 1937, the High Tor Players are a long-established Matlock-based theatre group known for their high-quality, community

BAKEWELL CHRISTMAS MARKET WEEKEND SATURDAY 15th & SUNDAY 16TH NOVEMBER 2025 9am-5pm

Visit Bakewell Christmas Market Weekend and browse through the incredible selection of festive stalls, delicious food and drink and not forgetting the vast selection of entertainment planned for over the weekend. There will be over 100 stalls, gazebos and trailers in the beautiful historic market town centre with local brass and silver bands, choirs and DJ. The 15th Bakewell Christmas Market 2025 will be held on Market Street, Granby Road and Riverside Crescent and welcomes

ROTARY BAKEWELL NEW UPDATE

L-R: Prof. Roger Clough with Rotary members, Margie Stuckey and Dr John Burn We were delighted to welcome Prof Roger Clough to our evening meeting on 29th October at The Rutland Arms, Bakewell for a very stimulating presentation and discussion based on his book Oldenland – how to grow old gracefully, understand others and enjoy your later years! Roger is a retired academic from Lancaster University who has written numerous books on ageing and social care – and widely spoken p

TO FIND A CURE (THE AIM OF ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH) FUNDRAISING UKULELE CONCERT AT THE WHITWORTH 29th NOVEMBER

More than five hundred thousand people in the UK have Alzhiemer’s disease. It is the biggest killer in the country. Matlock ukulele group, Strummers (MUGS) have chosen Alzheimer’s Research for their chosen charity fundraising. Earlier this year the sister of one of the group’s musicians was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. A family tragedy, which made the band want to find something they could do to help her and possibly other people with this terrible incurable disease. Mugs

WORLD WAR II DAY AT ROWSLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL

Children at Rowsley CE Primary School brought their World War II topic alive last month, as they entered school on 24th October 1942 for a World War II day. Year 5 and 6 dressed in 1940s clothes, made a ration cake, and took cover during air raid sirens. Class teacher Mrs Hewitt taught wartime lessons throughout the day, Chair of Governors, Mr Thornhill read Biggles to the class and Rowsley Craft Club visited school for a ‘make do and mend’ session.

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE AND QUITE SOME DROPS TO DRINK!

Claire De la Haye (Musical Director of the choir) and James Churchill (Chair of trustees) presenting Roger Cassidy, Chair of Aquabox Trustees (centre) with a cheque from profits on the September concert in the Aquabox warehouse in Wirksworth Just try to imagine a place with no safe water supply and / or open sewage in the street. It could be a muddy desert water hole or there might be too much water around but it is all contaminated. This week it could be Sudan, Jamaica or Ga

BAKEWELL REPAIR CAFÉ DARNING WORKSHOP SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER

The next Rotary Club of Bakewell Repair Café is being held at the Bakewell Methodist Church Hall on Saturday 29th November from 10am to 12.30pm (last jobs taken 12 noon). Our usual team of repairers will be on hand to try and save your items from the scrap heap using their brilliant repair skills. Items previously repaired successfully include vacumn cleaners, radios, stools, and our bicycle repairer is coming too. We will also be holding a special Darning Workshop at the sa

CRESSBROOK FILM CLUB Saturday 29th November and Sunday 30th November

Two films by Cressbrook resident, artist and filmmaker, Jeff Perks will be screened on Saturday 29th November at 8pm (doors 7.30pm) and Sunday 30th November at 3.30pm (doors 3pm). 'For Better, for Worse', part of the BBC's Present Imperfect series made in 1990 will screen first on the Saturday. When Jackie married Figgy Fox, a drummer, he had what she wanted – a sense of humour and a job. He also had three children to add to her five. 'Breaking Through', a 1984 C4 documenta

WREATH MAKING WORKSHOPS RAISING FUNDS FOR LOCAL HOSPICE CARE

Residents in the Hope Valley and Derbyshire Dales are invited to get into the festive spirit while supporting families affected by life-limiting illness this Christmas. Blythe House Hospice is set to host a series of wreath making workshops in Bamford, Ashford-in-the-Water, and Matlock - with every penny raised helping local people receive expert end-of-life care at home. Funds raised through the events will directly support hospice services including the Roaming Car. The t

MATLOCK PROBUS CLUB

Ashley Franklin and Chairman Roger Flint At the November meeting of Matlock Probus Club the Chairman, Roger Flint, welcomed members and our Speaker Mr Ashley Franklin. Ashley is a man of many parts – photographer, writer, cinema enthusiast. Before attending our meeting, Ashley had been at the Ritz Cinema in Belper previewing one of the films showing there. He was born in Nottingham and often went for outings in the Peak District which he grew to love. Ashley worked as a

CHATSWORTH SQUIRRELS, BEAVERS AND CUBS

Amanda Griffiths accepting the cheque from Councillor Susan Hobson, together with Louis, Sam, Oliver, James and Archer at their site in Pilsley Councillor Susan Hobson recently presented Amanda Griffiths, Leader of Chatsworth Squirrels and Beavers a Derbyshire County Council Leadership Funding Cheque for £40. The Community Leadership scheme gives councillors the opportunity to support projects in their own community. Chatsworth Squirrels and Beavers meet on Thursdays, Cubs

BAKEWELL REMEMBERS – Bakewell Remembrance Parade: Sunday 9th November and Bakewell Remembrance Day Events: Tuesday 11th November

Albert Keir of Bakewell, a veteran who helped to liberate Europe from the Nazi occupation, who sadly died last month at the age of 100 Bakewell Royal British Legion (RBL) would like to invite all veterans and local residents, to join in or attend our two Remembrance Events. The 11th of November each year is marked as a day of remembrance, to mark the end of World War I (WWI) in 1918. The guns fell silent at 11am on this date, which has become known as Armistice Day, or Reme

WALKS WITH NELLIE! Brassington

After a ‘back of beyond’ walk for the last issue, this was more of a ‘back to the future’ kind of ramble. I parked in the free car park up Wirksworth Dale just off Dale End at the top of Brassington, then walked back down the village to a footpath sign just before the lovely Tudor House on Dragon Hill. Built in 1615, this is said to be the oldest dated property in the village. A datestone shows the initials of Thomas Westerne its builder and his wife Anne, although the words

British Flowers Rock!

You don’t have to stop enjoying your British flowers just yet. The days have got shorter; the trees are doing their best to steal the show; how about a last forage round your garden for some goodies to make yourself an autumn inspired wreath for your door? I like to make my wreaths from natural ingredients so that they can go straight on the compost heap when I’ve finished with them in January. You can easily keep tweaking your wreath to take you from autumn abundance throu

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Attractions, experiences, activities, dining, and places to visit in the Peak District, Matlock and Wirksworth

THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN THE PEAK DISTRICT

DINING IN THE PEAK DISTRICT

SUMMER IN THE PEAKS AND DALES MAGAZINE

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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

Music in the Peaks and Dales

WYNS TOR SINGERS AUTUMN CONCERT SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER, 7:30PM

LIVE MUSIC IN THE DALES PIVA – THE RENAISSANCE COLLECTIVE 28TH NOVEMBER

WIRKSWORTH COMMUNITY CHOIR WE NEED YOU!

Talk of the Dales

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

WALKS WITH NELLIE ~ GOYT VALLEY ~ BY SALLY MOSLEY

LITTLE GREEN SPACE ~ BY PENNY BUNTING

BAKEWELL REMEMBERS – Bakewell Remembrance Parade: Sunday 9th November and Bakewell Remembrance Day Events: Tuesday 11th November

OXFAM JAZZ BREAKFAST THE MEDWAY CENTRE

WYNS TOR SINGERS AUTUMN CONCERT SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER, 7:30PM

2025 CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL AT ALL SAINTS’ PARISH CHURCH, BAKEWELL 11TH-21ST DECEMBER

BRAND NEW STATION TO STATION WALKING TRAIL FROM SHEFFIELD TO MANCHESTER

DERBYSHIRE OPEN ARTS 2026 CALLOUT FOR ARTISTS AND MAKERS

WALKS WITH NELLIE ~ GOYT VALLEY ~ BY SALLY MOSLEY

LIVE MUSIC IN THE DALES PIVA – THE RENAISSANCE COLLECTIVE 28TH NOVEMBER

LITTLE GREEN SPACE ~ BY PENNY BUNTING

BAKEWELL AND DISTRICT PROBUS CLUB THE RISE AND FALL AND RISE AGAIN OF MARKS & SPENCER

WIRKSWORTH COMMUNITY CHOIR WE NEED YOU!

THE HIGH TOR PLAYERS PRESENT THE CRUCIBLE

BAKEWELL CHRISTMAS MARKET WEEKEND SATURDAY 15th & SUNDAY 16TH NOVEMBER 2025 9am-5pm

ROTARY BAKEWELL NEW UPDATE

TO FIND A CURE (THE AIM OF ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH) FUNDRAISING UKULELE CONCERT AT THE WHITWORTH 29th NOVEMBER

WORLD WAR II DAY AT ROWSLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE AND QUITE SOME DROPS TO DRINK!

BAKEWELL REPAIR CAFÉ DARNING WORKSHOP SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER

CRESSBROOK FILM CLUB Saturday 29th November and Sunday 30th November

WREATH MAKING WORKSHOPS RAISING FUNDS FOR LOCAL HOSPICE CARE

MATLOCK PROBUS CLUB

CHATSWORTH SQUIRRELS, BEAVERS AND CUBS

BAKEWELL REMEMBERS – Bakewell Remembrance Parade: Sunday 9th November and Bakewell Remembrance Day Events: Tuesday 11th November

WALKS WITH NELLIE! Brassington

British Flowers Rock!

Discover the Peak District

Read the Peak Advertiser online

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