Blythe House Hospice is proudly marking the 10th anniversary of its Hospice at Home service – a decade of delivering compassionate, specialist care to people in the comfort of their own homes across North Derbyshire. Launched on 11th April 2016, the service was created thanks to a generous gift left to Blythe House in a will, with a vision to transform end of life care within the local community. Ten years on, that vision has become a reality. Over the past decade, Hospice

Kate Tenty doing the walk and Stephen Trowbridge, lead first responder In May, I will be walking 120 kilometres of the Camino de Santiago, more precisely The Camino Ingles (The English Way) from Ferrol to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela in Northern Spain. The Camino Ingles has its roots in medieval times, when pilgrims from across Northern Europe journeyed on foot to the tomb of Saint James, one of the twelve apostles, whose remains are said to be buried there. It is som

Civic Chair, Councillor David Chapman cutting the ribbon a the new Heritage Trail The Hurst Farm Heritage Trail in Matlock has now been formally opened. Derbyshire Dales District Council led the project in partnership with Community Benefit Society Hurst Farm Wild Works and the opening follows completion of the capital works led by regional contractor G F Tomlinson in October last year. The project is part of a wider initiative formed by partner organisations to support the

The Bakewell Day of Dance is a much loved free dance festival, that for 21 years has been the opening event for Bakewell Carnival. It is a wonderful celebration of dance from around the world and attracts many visitors from far and wide. Setting the town alive with music, dance and colourful costumes, it fills the town with a vibrant carnival atmosphere, ready for the busy week ahead. With continuous performances at six outdoor venues around the town there is plenty to watch

New Wildfare Engagement Officer, Damien and the Froggatt Edge wildfire, May 2025, photograph courtesy of Villager Jim The British Mountaineering Council’s (BMC) charity, the BMC Access & Conservation Trust has funded a Wildfire Engagement Officer for the Sheffield Moors area. This is because a staggering 81.22 hectares (114 football pitches) of Peak District peatland has been devastated by more than 12 wildfires in the Peak District’s Sheffield Moors area since 2018, at an es

Step into history with the Peak District Mines Historical Society and T’Owd Man as they revive the annual miner’s holiday at the legendary Magpie Mine near Sheldon. Explore the mine's site with expert guides and dare to peer down the shafts if you’re brave enough. Browse stalls from PDMHS, Wirksworth Mines Research Group, and Goodluck Mines Preservation Society. Chat with specialists, discover mining artefacts, and uncover the fascinating stories behind our local heritage.

Children with headteacher, Sue Myhill and Lion President, Colin Turnbull in the polytunnel showing off their new tools Matlock Derwent Valley Lions Club were approached by Ashover Primary School who were starting a school garden project and looking for support in getting the necessary equipment. From the list of things needed the Lions decided they would supply trugs, trowels and forks and a wheelbarrow to assist with getting things off the ground. These were presented to the

L-R: Hugh Wright and Club Chairman, Paul Davies It is now over two hundred years since the Napoleonic Wars raged across much of Europe but, remarkably, a collection of artefacts associated with one of the campaigns of that conflict has survived for all that time in the custody of one of our local families. At a meeting of the Bakewell and District Probus Club, member Hugh Wright brought several examples of these artefacts. They had been handed down through generations of his

Business is continuing as usual at Helen Atkin Group Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA), where all riding and carriage driving sessions remain unaffected by forthcoming changes at Buxton Riding School. “Both I and my fellow trustees would like to reassure all our riders, parents, carers and supporters that we are operating as normal after the announcement that riding lessons will no longer be available at Buxton Riding School from the end of March,” said Group Chairper

Forget Henry VIII and his gargantuan appetite, it's time to have a look at what ordinary people would have been eating in Tudor times. This talk looks at the food and drink of ordinary Tudor people together with how it was cooked and how it was eaten. What foods were available? What contribution did different foods have to diet? Did they have enough to eat? Talks are held in the Peveril Centre, Methodist Church, on Buxton Road, Castleton, at 7.30pm. Visitors are welcome. Fur

Jacqui Dankworth and Charlie Wood Following on from the tremendous success of the recent afternoon concert featuring Connaught Brass, Peak Music returns to its evening slot for the final event of the 2025/26 season. Appearing at the Cavendish Hall, Edensor, will be renowned vocalist Jacqui Dankworth, the daughter of jazz legends John Dankworth and Cleo Lane, accompanied by pianist and composer Charlie Wood. Like her parents, Jacqui is best known as a jazz performer, but she

Don Witton and family with Society President Jenni Wedgwood (right) and a selection of RHS Award of Garden Merit plants Two AGMs in one night sounds like tough going, unless, of course, you are a member of Hathersage Horticultural Society! The first AGM was despatched with customary efficiency by President, Jenni Wedgwood who outlined another packed year, thanked retiring vice president and committee member, Wendy Ellicock for her considerable contribution and welcomed Mary

L-R: Club Chairman Paul Davies and Kim Rainsford As in so many other aspects of life, the popularity of classical music composers can change remarkably quickly, such as that of Sir William Sterndale Bennett who was the subject of a talk to the Bakewell and District Probus Club by member Kim Rainsford. In his day, Bennett was highly regarded by his Victorian contemporaries but, since the early years of the 20th century, his music has fallen somewhat out of favour with the publ

The wonderful team at Baslow Bowls Club undertaking a pre-season clean up Baslow Bowls Club are seeking new members for the 2026 season. They’re a friendly club and would love to welcome you if you feel like giving it a try. Bowls is an intriguing game – it looks quite easy but in fact needs a great deal of skill to get it right every time. But the beauty of it is that anyone can play – young or old and anyone of any age or ability is welcome at the club. It’s a great way o

Derwent Valley Floral Art began their 2026 season with a demonstration by Ann Russell from Cheshire called ‘Tree of Life’. Members and guests were entertained with stories of Ann’s life and treated to seeing beautiful flowers displayed so creatively. Our next meeting on 2nd April is a workshop titled ‘Spring Basket’. Members and visitors are very welcome to join in and make and take home a beautiful arrangement ready for Easter. Everything will be provided in the cost whic

Saturday 4th April, 3pm–7pm Steel City Line Dancers in action – there’ll be performing at Chesterfield’s first daytime country disco party in April Chesterfield’s upcoming Country Daytime Disco Party has received a major boost with the news that Steel City Line Dancers – one of the region’s fastest-growing line dancing communities – will be part of the event. The group, which has attracted more than 500 participants since launching last year, will be appearing at the daytime

The next Rotary Club of Bakewell Community Coffee and Repair Café will be held at the Bakewell Methodist Church Hall on Saturday 28th March from 10am to 12.30pm. Come along for refreshments and bring your items for repair. Trusty volunteers are there to help and you could even learn how to fix things yourself. There are fab electrical repairers who will try and bring life back to your small appliances. The 'glues and screws team' (Dave Rawson and Harry Gregory, pictured) hav

February is always a special time in the Guiding calendar, but this year is particularly significant as members celebrate 100 years of World Thinking Day. World Thinking Day, held annually on 22nd February, was established in 1926. It is a day when Girl Guides and Girl Scouts across the globe think of one another and celebrate their shared membership of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. The date was chosen to honour Robert Baden-Powell, Founder of Scoutin

L-R: Robert Thornhill and Club Chairman, Paul Davies Most of the speakers at the Bakewell and District Probus Club meetings are members of the club itself but on occasion, a guest is invited to talk on a special topic. One such meeting was held recently when the speaker was Robert Thornhill of Great Longstone, the current head of a long-established farming family in the village. Robert described how his farming grandfather in 1912 had decided to concentrate on poultry produc

Angela Hadfield was the winner of the Darley Dale/Onzain Twinning’s Valentines’ Day Grand Draw and the prize of a mixed case of premium French wines. Angela’s lucky ticket was the first one drawn out of the pot by Darley Dale mayor, Councillor Jason Farmer at lunchtime in the Whitworth Café as onlookers enjoyed their Valentine’s Day lunches. With almost 200 tickets sold, the Twinning Group’s chairman, David Tidd, said how pleased he was with the success of the draw and over £