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

John Stannard So what exactly is HIST ORY? Reflections on the WHO (not the band), WHAT, WHERE, WHY and HOW of history with a nod in the general direction of When! Ian Holmes 'The Hope Air Crash 15th February 1943' ..the story behind the plane crash 83 years ago which is commemorated by the plaque and maple tree on Castleton Road opposite Warehouse Lane. Amanda Grego Medieval 'doodles' within the Beauchief Abbey Cartulary The Beauchief Abbey Cartulary documents the privileges

Treak Cliff Cavern is a genuine wonder in the heart of the Peak District. Treak Cliff Hill is the only place in the world where Blue John Stone, a rare form of fluorite with beautiful colours occurs naturally. The self-guided audio tour explains how Blue John Stone was formed, how miners in the 1700s constructed a tunnel using only hand tools to reach the Blue John Stone deposits within the hill, and you can see incredible veins of the stone across the cavern roof and walls.