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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A group of enthusiastic pupils, parents and teachers from Bakewell Methodist Academy, joined the parkrun community at Monsal Trail on Saturday 18th October. Mrs Owens, the headteacher and Mrs Donovan a class teacher ran with the children from the school along the 5km trail. Bakewell Methodist Academy are proud to now be a part of the Parkrun Primary family and will be encouraging pupils and staff to join the Parkrun Primary initiative once a month at Monsal Trail Parkrun. On

Peter Burgess-Allen “Fuel Poverty” Keeping Warm and Safe at Home We’d no speaker! Peter “stood in” at very short notice and was brilliant. Well, so was Mandy who found him for us. Questions were fired at him throughout his talk – no one fell asleep. I think we all picked up some valuable tips. How deep is your roof insulation? Have you got a chimney balloon? What about curtains with a thermal lining ? We’re on it darlings, we’ll be queuing up at the DIY stores tomorrow mornin

Andy Nichols Monsal Hill Climb Winner The 95th running of the iconic Monsal Head Hill Climb took place on Sunday, 5th October, with 214 riders tackling the famous 675-yard ascent at one-minute intervals. Despite breezy conditions lingering after Storm Amy, riders produced a series of blistering performances and record-breaking runs. Finley Hudson (Harrogate Nova Race Team) set a new junior record, while Ezra Batema (Clifton CC York) smashed the youth open record by an incred

The Windross Shield awarded to Gemma Cox for first lady over the line There was a good turn out for Chelmorton Chase running race four miles north of Bakewell this year, the local winner was Harry Mosley Gemma Cox was awarded the Windross Shield for first lady home and first male runner, holding front place from the starts was Thomas Oliver in 31 minutes 34 seconds. The was a bumper breadth of club entries form Long Eaton to Belper, Buxton AC, Matlock Soul Mates and moor.

Stephen Coates, President of Bakewell & District Historical Society and Bakewell Old House Museum giving a detailed presentation of John Blake and his work On Thursday 18th September at Bakewell Town Hall, dignitaries and guests learnt about the ‘Mystery of the Missing Mural’. In 1945 Private John Blake, an Army soldier who had been stationed in Bakewell during WWII, painted a huge mural on the rear wall of the Assembly Room in the Town Hall, the Mural was some 30ft wide by

Step into a world where Celtic traditions meet modern flair with Serena Smith & Friends, a captivating four-piece instrumental Celtic fusion band that redefines folk music. Featuring the incredible talents of Serena Smith, a classically trained fiddler with 30 years’ of experience, this band combines fiddle, guitar, bass, and drums to create a truly unique sound. Serena Smith & Friends bring a refreshing twist to traditional folk music with their innovative arrangements and

Children attending the first Hope Valley Art Trail By Rail event. A MAJOR new arts festival centred around Hope Valley and its railway stations got off to a flying start when it was launched earlier this autumn. More than 150 people attended the inaugural ‘Hope Valley Art Trail by Rail’ event, which aims to encourage both residents and visitors to explore the very best of the area’s art and culture by train – as well as on foot and by bus. Visitors were able to hop off at k