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PEOPLE OF THE PEAK: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
Consolidation at Alsop Moor pye kiln. Inset: Recording at Alsop Moor pye kiln Plans are underway for an ambitious project to monitor and...


THE CHATSWORTH PLAYERS THANK DERBYSHIRE DALES COUNCILLORS
Two Derbyshire Dales councillors, Cllr Bob Butcher, (Bakewell) and Cllr Susan Hobson, (Chatsworth) joined the Chatsworth Players in Over...


AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR AT GRINDLEFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL
One of the oldest and youngest pupils of Grindleford Primary Grindleford Primary School received an unexpected visit from a former pupil,...


ROWSLEY CE PRIMARY SCHOOL SKIPATHON RAISES FUNDS FOR DERBYSHIRE CARERS ASSOCIATION
The pupils at Rowsley CE Primary School were joined every day for a week by Jo Avery from the Derbyshire Carers Association, who led a...


MATLOCK TREFOIL
Although we meet in Darley Dale our members come from Matlock, Cromford, Wirksworth and some even further afield so we felt it was time...


LITTLE GREEN SPACE
May 2025 was the second warmest May on record for England, with little rainfall and higher-than-average temperatures. With heatwaves and...


ROTARY BAKEWELL SUPPORTS PENSIONER’S 1,200 MILE TREK FOR ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH UK
Peter and Sue meet Adam and David 15th May Rotary Bakewell has donated £500 to this amazing adventure from 80-year old David Ensor who is...


SHEFFIELD FOLK CHORALE AT BAKEWELL PARISH CHURCH FRIDAY, 11 JULY
On Friday, 11 July the Sheffield Folk Chorale will make a welcome return to All Saints’ Parish Church, Bakewell, to perform a 25th...


NEW PLAY EQUIPMENT FOR WHITWORTH PARK – IN TIME FOR SUMMER!
Darley Dale Town Council is thrilled to announce the completion of the installation of the new play equipment in The Whitworth Park in...


BIRCHOVER OPEN GARDENS WEEKEND
Despite the light showers over the weekend of 7-8 June, Birchover Open Gardens raised £3,400 (which included donations from Barn Farm...


BAMFORD CARNIVAL WEEK SATURDAY 12TH-SUNDAY 20TH JULY
Bamford Carnival started in the 1950s run as an annual event for all to enjoy. You are invited to join us for our 2025 Carnival we have...


QUAY OF SEA
Quay of Sea is a Winster Wakes concert that reflects Lester Simpson’s love of the sea and of sailing anything from a dinghy to a...


AN APPEAL BY FROGGATT AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY VILLAGE SHOW
Froggatt Show has been taking place in all its forms since the 1930s. This year marks the 79th Show on Saturday 23rd August For those...


DERWENT VALLEY FLORAL ART
"Love is in the Air" was the title of the demonstration enjoyed by members of Derwent Valley Floral Art. Marie Bradley demonstrated six...


MAY BANK HOLIDAY FUN AT BIRCHOVER CAMPSITE
Visitors to a campsite in Birchover over the May Bank Holiday enjoyed a weekend of fun, activities and live music with the following...


OPEN WILD GARDENS IN THE HOPE VALLEY SATURDAY 28TH-SUNDAY 29TH JUNE ‘FOSTERING NATURE AND BEAUTY’
Eight homes in Hope Valley are opening their "wild" gardens to the public this June. People in Hope Valley have been coming together to...


HIDDEN COURTYARDS AND GARDENS OF WIRKSWORTH SATURDAY 28TH AND SUNDAY 29TH JUNE
For the past fifteen years Wirksworth’s Hidden Courtyards and Gardens Weekend has given visitors an opportunity to see this intriguing...


FORMER RAF SERGEANT CELEBRATES 105TH BIRTHDAY
A former RAF sergeant living at a Hathersage home celebrated her 105th birthday with an intimate party. Biddy Hilton lives at MHA...


YOULGRAVE WELL DRESSINGS 2025 SATURDAY 21ST JUNE TO THURSDAY 26TH JUNE 2025
• Monday 16th June to Fri 20th June – Making of the Well dressings (in various garages times vary) • Saturday 21st June to Thurs 26th...


HOPE WAKES AND WELL DRESSING
HOPE WAKES AND WELL DRESSING runs this year from Saturday 21st June until Sunday 29th June with our 4 dressed wells and decorated...
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