Hope Wakes And Well Dressing runs this year from Saturday, 27th June until Sunday 5th July with four dressed wells and decorated scarecrows, shops, pubs and houses all around Hope throughout the week. This year’s theme is “By the Seaside”, with all the details in the programme, on sale in Hope Spar. The main Carnival Day will take place on Saturday 27th June with the judging of dressed scarecrows and premises from 9am, and the Hope photo-quiz sheets available from 11am. Mea

This year the Middleton-by-Youlgrave Market will be held on Saturday 23rd May, opening at midday and closing at 4pm. Free field car parking is provided – DE45 1LS. Directions are signposted. Roadside parking is available on Long Rake for visitors coming from Newhaven and Monyash. This year is the 80th anniversary of the Ferguson ‘Little Grey Fergie’ tractor! There’s to be a special display of locally owned vintage tractors to mark this celebration of a very important part o