What's On in the Peak District, Matlock and Wirksworth​​

MIDDLETON-BY-YOULGRAVE WELL DRESSING Display of well dressings.

BAKEWELL DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Moderate walk 90-120 mins. Alport Lane above Alport on Youlgrave road. DE45 1LG. 

BAKEWELL TOWN HALL Theatre Streaming: ‘The Playboy of the Western World’ 7pm / £15. Tickets available: www.ticketsource.co.uk/ bakewelltownhall or box office.

TREASURE HUNT Bakewell Park. Turn up anytime between 1pm and 3pm. Family friendly event. 

BASLOW SENIOR CITIZENS’ CLUB Tim Renshaw – ‘The Archer Project’. 2pm-3.45pm Baslow Village Hall, Nether End, Baslow DE45 1SR. June Powell 01246 583375.

OPEN DAY The Level Centre, Rowsley 11am Variety of activities available including 12pm-2pm nature walk. Family friendly event.

BAKEWELL FARMERS’ MARKET Agricultural Centre. 8.30am-1.30pm. Parking and easy access. 01629 813777.

BMC BIG WALKING WEEKEND Sponsored wildfire walk 18km, Hathersage, Peak District. £10 per ticket. Proceeds to wildfire appeal. 9.30 meet at Alpkit, Hathersage. Finish around 2.30-3pm. Details: thebmc.co.uk/en/wildfirewalk

LOCAL HISTORY WALK 2 hr around Lumsdale Valley starting 10am by Highfields Upper School, Matlock and finishing at Beech House Garden Party, Lumsdale led by The Arkwright Society volunteers. 

ROTARY BAKEWELL REPAIR CAFE 10am Methodist Church Hall, last items 12.30pm.

ASHFORD-IN-THE-WATER FLOWER FESTIVAL AND WELL DRESSING See Special Events.

HALLE MUSICIANS ‘DREAMS AND FAREWELL’ chamber music for string sextet. 7pm Bakewell Town Hall. Tickets £18 book through box office – 01629 810152, or www.ticketsource.co.uk/ bakewelltownhall

REFRESHMENTS IN THE VILLAGE HALL Friends of St Hugh’s, Foolow offering  teas, coffee and cakes. 11am-4pm. All welcome inc dogs.

BAKEWELL METHODIST CHURCH 10-11.45. Charity stall raising funds for Bakewell Ladies Group. Home-baked goodies, bric a brac, and books. Tea, coffee, homemade scones and biscuits available. All welcome.

DERBYSHIRE RURAL CHAPLAINCY monthly short, informal service at Bakewell Livestock Market. Starting 10am, conference room, Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1AH. All welcome. Refreshments.

REFRESHMENTS IN THE VILLAGE HALL Foolow. See 31 May.

STAY AND PLAY, alternate Mondays, now with baby/sensory area. £5 inc drinks and snack for adult and children. 1.30-3pm. Cromford Institute, 16 The Hill, Cromford.

EASTERN MOORS – WALK MOOR 10.30am Steady Walk. Meet at Woodcroft Visitor Centre car park for a 3 mile walk around the Longshaw Estate.

MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. High Peak Junction car park, Lea Road below Lea Bridge.

THE GOOD COMPANY CAFÉ A chance for a chat and to meet new people. 11am Ostello Lounge, Matlock. 01335 348600 or dales@connex.org.uk to find out more.

ASHBOURNE DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.30am. Progression walk 3 hrs. Ashbourne, meet at west door of St Oswald’s church (DE6 1AN), SK176464.

MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. Alport, layby and roadside.

CROMFORD WI Jo Wellor – AI information. 7.30pm. 16 the Hill, Cromford DE4 3QL. All welcome.

FOLK NIGHT Live music session at the Crispin, Great Longstone 7.30 onwards. Come along, sing and play. All welcome.

ROTARY BAKEWELL 12.30 Business and Fellowship. Guest Greg MacJudges, Old House Museum. Rutland Arms Hotel, Bakewell.

SPEAK EASY AT ZINK Drug and Alcohol: Derbyshire Recovery Partnership. 11am-1pm Zink HQ, Clough Street, Buxton SK17 6LJ.

BAKEWELL DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Moderate 90-120 mins. Foolow, on village green near Bull’s Head. S32 5QR.

MATLOCK PROBUS CLUB ‘20 Years a Child of Politics’. 10.30am Duke William, Church Street, Matlock. Information: Nigel Carabine 01629 823581.

THE GREENHOUSE GAS CHALLENGE FOR CEMENT: Strategies and Solutions 7.30pm-9pm on Zoom. Discussion with short talks by Michael Lord and HVCA Energy Group members Tickets free, register Ticket Tailor. bit.ly/UsingLessCement

GREAT LONGSTONE CRICKET vs Grindleford 6pm Recreation Ground, Gt Longstone.

MATLOCK STORYTELLING CAFE presents Phil Okwedy telling ‘The Gods are All Here’. Doors 7pm, stories and music begin 7.30. Imperial Rooms, Imperial Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE43NL. Tickets £8: buytickets.at/matlock storytellingcafe/2198740 Details Matlock Storytelling Café facebook.

OXFAM FASHION SHOW 7.15pm Medway Centre, Bakewell. High Street Brands, low prices. Tickets £5 from The Medway 01629 813638, 01629 636477 or pay on door.

PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP BAKEWELL 1st Fri monthly 2.30-4.30pm Conference Room, Agricultural Business Centre, Agricultural Way, Bakewell. Support, friendship and entertainment to anybody with Parkinson’s, carers, family and friends. Joyce 01629 812288.

ART EXHIBITION AT ALL SAINTS PARISH CHURCH, BAKEWELL Exhibition of some artworks of the late Steve Taylor. 7pm with informal reception, thereafter 10am-4pm daily (Sundays 12 noon-4pm). Art group meets in the Newark every Tuesday 10am-12noon all welcome.

JUMBLE SALE 2pm Hathersage Memorial Hall. Raising funds for local organisations. Books, toys, bric a brac, clothes, bedding, curtains, household and garden items. If you have clean and fit for purpose items for donation, bring to hall 8-12am on the day (no electrical items, duvets, pillows or large furniture). Katie Mason 07545 875523 or Samantha Hulbert 07796 518988 or Jumblies on Facebook.

WIRKSWORTH REPAIR CAFÉ Free repairs first Sat monthly, Wellspring Church Hall, Wood Street, Wirksworth, 9.30am-12.30pm. Fixers will attempt to repair any portable item you bring. Donations towards expenses welcome.

CHESTERFIELD MODEL RAILWAY CLUB Many layouts and demonstrations. Admission £5 (family £12). 10am-5pm Agricultural Business Centre, Agricultural Way, Bakewell DE45 1AH. 01246 271099 / bakewellex hibition@chesterfieldrailwaymodellers.co.uk / www.chesterfieldrailwaymodellers.co.uk

CHESTERFIELD MODEL RAILWAY CLUB See 6 June.

ST HELENS CHURCH CHURCHTOWN DARLEY DALE Holy Communion Service 11am. Open Door 2pm.

ST JOHNS CHURCH WINSTER Holy Communion 4.15pm.

ST MARYS CHURCH SOUTH DARLEY Holy Communion 10am.

DERWENT AND HOPE VALLEYS ADVANCED MOTORISTS AND MOTORCYCLISTS evening meeting car park of The Duke William, Church Street, Matlock 7pm. Chance to have a free assessment drive or ride. Bill Storey 01629 812732. www.matlock-iamroadsmart. org.uk

DARLEY DALE WI Summer Craft Session Bev Bunting. 7pm Darley Dale Methodist Church, Dale Road North (A6), Darley Dale DE4 2FS. Jennifer Lane 01629 732447 / jennifer.lane 4788@yahoo.co.uk or Carol Briddon 07503 155501 / carolbriddon61@gmail.com

FULLY ACCESSIBLE DEMENTIA FRIENDLY WALK AND TALK 2pm Short walk, stroll or bench to bench. Meet at the War Memorial in Whitworth Park for up to 60 minute stroll.

MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. Cross Green, by the Church of St Mary the Virgin.

YOULGRAVE 10.30am Steady Walk 60-90 mins 3-3.5 miles. Coldwell End car park DE45 1UY.

ASHBOURNE DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.30am. Progression walk 3 hrs. Hurdlow, Car park on Tissington Trail (SK17 9QJ). SK127658.

MATLOCK BATH VOICES Many personal descriptions of Matlock Bath, with pictures. Bakewell Old House Museum, 7pm. £8.

MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. Rowsley Peak Village in walker’s car park on the far side.

ROTARY BAKEWELL 10am Rotary Children’s Fun Day – Sailability and Lunch – Carsington Sailing Club.

SPEAK EASY AT ZINK Community Safety: Police, Fire, Project Unity. 11am-1pm Zink HQ, Clough Street, Buxton SK17 6LJ.

ST HELENS LADIES GROUP Welcoming All – Olympic Volunteers. 2pm Darley Dale Methodist Church Hall.

BAKEWELL DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Moderate walk 90-120 mins. The Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell. DE45 1AH.

COFFEE MORNINGS 10am-11.30am Cromford institute, 16 The Hill, Cromford.

TIDESWELL CINEMA ‘Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show’ 7pm Community Hall, Church Lane, Tideswell SK17 8PD. Filmed Feb 2020 at 3Arena Dublin. Enquiries and bookings: mail@tideswellcinema.com Follow us on X Twitter @TideswellCinema or Facebook Tideswell Cinema

THE FARMING LIFE CENTRE WALKS 1.15pm short walk 60-90 mins. Curbar Gap, Meet at Curbar Gap car park S32 3YR

BASLOW SENIOR CITIZENS’ CLUB Maggie Slingsby – ‘Missing Women in Art History’. 2pm-3.45pm Baslow Village Hall, Nether End, Baslow DE45 1SR. June Powell 01246 583375.

‘LIFE AMONG THE HEADSTONES’ Talk by Ed Austin, Ecologist for Chatsworth and The Devonshire Group, about the things living amongst the gravestones. 2pm St Peter’s Church, Edensor, DE45 1PH. Tickets £10 from stpeteredensor events@gmail.com or on the door.

BRASSINGTON OPEN GARDENS WEEKEND 11am-5pm.

BRASSINGTON OPEN GARDENS WEEKEND 11am-5pm.

EDALE COUNTRY DAY Day out for all the family. 11am-4.30pm Edale Playing Field, next to the main car park in Edale. Adults £5, under 16s £3, under 6 free. www.edale country day.org.uk

LONGNOR ACTION GROUP: OPEN GARDENS 10am-4pm. Some new gardens this year. Starting St Bartholomew’s church SK17 0NU, tickets £5 per person, under 16s free. Proceeds to Flash and Longnor First responders and St Bartholomew’s church. Details visit Facebook page Longnor Action Group or 07368 820442.

ST HELENS CHURCH CHURCHTOWN DARLEY DALE Holy Communion BCP 8am. Family Service with St Johns and St Marys at St Marys 10am.

ST MARYS CHURCH SOUTH DARLEY Family Service with St Johns and St Helens 10am.

STAY AND PLAY alternate Mondays, now with baby/sensory area. £5 inc drinks and snack for adult and children. 1.30-3pm. Cromford Institute, 16 The Hill, Cromford.