What's on in the Peak District area.

BAKEWELL WI 7.30pm. Speaker: Bryn Garland, Tools with a Mission. Visitors welcome at £4. Friends’ Meeting House, Chapel Ln, Bakewell DE45 1EL.

BASLOW FLOWER CIRCLE Floral Demonstration by Andrew Key “May to September part 2” Baslow Village Hall 2pm. Raffle for the arrangements. Visitors Welcome.

KEEPING YOURSELF AND OTHERS SAFE Safeguarding awareness session. 10.00-12.45. Broad overview for volunteers running a small community group. Priority booking for Members of Derbyshire Dales CVS. £10 for DDCVS members, £20 non-members. Conference Room, Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell, DE45 1AH.

MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.00am Easy walk 90 minutes. Meet at Cromford Meadows rugby club car park pay and display.

WIRKSWORTH TUESDAY MARKET See 9th April.

ASHBOURNE DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.30am. Progression walk 3 hrs. Middleton by Youlgrave roadside parking (DE45 1LS, SK195631).

BAKEWELL AND DERBYSHIRE DALES FAMILY HISTORY GROUP Every third Thursday of the month Bakewell Town Hall 7.30-9.30. All welcome.

MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.00am Easy walk 90 minutes. Meet at Winster, car park at top of West Bank.

ROTARY BAKEWELL Meeting 12.30 Rutland Arms, Bakewell. Speaker: Sue Barber, Chair Tideswell and District Environmental Group (TDEG).

TIDESWELL DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.00am. Steady walk 1 ½ - 2 hrs, 3-4 miles. Meet at Fountain Square.

BAKEWELL AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY Talk: “Quilting the Quilt” by Anne Jeaters. 7.00pm. At Bakewell Old House Museum. See oldhousemuseum.org.uk for info and booking.

BAKEWELL DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.00am Moderate walk 90-120 mins. Alport by roadside layby.

CASTLETON HISTORICAL SOCIETY ‘Earle’s Cement Works - A History’ an illustrated talk by Malcolm Andrew. All welcome, visitors £3, including light refreshments. 7.30pm. The Peveril Centre, Methodist Church, Buxton Road, Castleton, S33 8WP.

MATLOCK RAILWAY CLUB Duke William, Church Street, Matlock. 3.30pm Afternoon Meeting, Speaker John Hunt – ‘North Yorkshire Moors Railway’ Non members welcome - details 07900 244 913 or visit matlockrailwayclub.wordpress.com

NATURE NATTERS – MINDFUL WANDERS In partnership with New Connections and Peak District National Park. Led session, nature focussed to help with wellbeing. 11.00am 60 mins. Hall Leys Park, Matlock by the bandstand.

THURSDAY GROUP WIRKSWORTH Third Thursday of the month. Speaker TBC. 10am-12noon. Hope and Anchor, Market Place, Wirksworth DE4 4ET.

BASLOW SENIOR CITIZEN’S CLUB Steve Drinkall ‘Nature’s Wonders on you Doorstep’. 2pm Baslow Village Hall. Tea will be served £2.

CROMFORD INSTITUTE Recycling craft club. 7pm. Cromford Institute Village Hall.

JUNIORS: FREE TENNIS TASTER SESSION, BAMFORD See what Bamford Tennis Club has to offer. Book your free place: https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/bamfordtennis/Coaching If you can’t make these sessions get in touch and we'll accommodate you on alternative dates.

MATLOCK MUSIC PRESENTS LIVE MUSIC IN THE DALES AKIKO Saxophone Quartet, an award-winning ensemble from the Royal Northern College of Music. Wheeldon Hall, Highfields School, Lumsdale, off the Chesterfield Road, Matlock, DE4 5NA starting 7.30pm. Tickets £15 available at the door. Under 18s free, students registered job-seekers half-price. All seats unreserved. Ample parking. Further information: www.matlockmusic.org.uk or George Wolfe, 01433 631308.

BASLOW TENNIS CLUB ‘Open Afternoon’ 2-5pm. All ages welcome, wear suitable shoes and turn up, rackets provided. Refreshments for anyone taking part. New members welcome with discounted ‘new members rate’ to anyone living within ten mile radius of the club.

BEHOLD YE RAMBLERS New play tracing origins and developments of The Clarion Movement. 19:30-21:30 Imperial Rooms, Matlock. Tickets available via EventBrite £11 www.eventbrite.co.uk

MATLOCK ARTIST SOCIETY Demonstration Sandra Orme: Pastel Skies Demonstration. All Saint’s Church Hall, Smedley Street, Matlock DE4 3 DE 10am-12.30pm. £8. Refreshments provided.

TIDESWELL AND DISTRICT REPAIR CAFÉ Bring your broken items to see if they can be fixed. Run by volunteers, no charge, but donations encouraged to help venue hire costs. Drop in 10am-1pm. Refreshments available. Tideswell Community Hall, SK17 8PD. More info: facebook.com/TideswellRepairCafe

WIRKSWORTH BOOK FESTIVAL Market and venues to celebrate the joy of reading for a day packed with author talks, writing workshops, performances, poetry readings, and a book fair.

DERWENT AND HOPE VALLEYS ADVANCED MOTORISTS AND MOTORCYCLISTS Peak Village, Rowsley car park by exit 10am. Free assessment drives and rides for local motorists and riders. Contact Bill Storey 01629 812732 for details. Visit www.matlock-iamroadsmart.org.uk

LITTLE LONGSTONE CHAPEL Open air art competition. Open to all ages and levels of experience. Categories for professionals, amateurs, and children, prizes for each category donated by local businesses. Register 10am-1pm at event to create art inspired by the chapel. 4pm for judging, prizes announced 5pm. Refreshments available. Money raised to roof repair fund. Follow The Great Art Competition on Facebook or Instagram for information.

FRIENDS OF CROMFORD CANAL Talk by Mike Kelley ‘Birdswood and the Cromford Canal’ 7pm Gothic Warehouse, Cromford Wharf. Tickets £5, hot drink included. Only 40 places available. Early booking advised www.cromfordcanal.org/upcoming-event-tickets/

MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. Meet at the Whitworth Centre in pay and display car park.

WIRKSWORTH TUESDAY MARKET, weekly 08.30-12.30 Local produce, ATM on site, buses stop at the market. Memorial Hall Gardens, St John Street, Wirksworth DE4 4DS.

YOULGRAVE DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.30am Moderate walk 60-90 minutes. Meet at Middleton-by-Youlgrave – park by playground on roadside.

ASHBOURNE DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.30am. Progression walk 3 hrs. Park on roadside at Ilam by cross or National Trust car park at Ilam Hall. (DE6 2AZ, SK130507)

DOMINOES NIGHT The Duke of York, Pomeroy, SK17 9QG 8pm. Everyone welcome, from beginners upward. Fundraising for Pomeroy War Memorial Hall. Email: pomeroywmh@talktalk.net Facebook: www.facebook.com/pomeroymemorialhall Website: www.thepomeroytrust.co.uk

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

ROTARY BAKEWELL Northampton Beckett Rotary Club “Our Malawi Projects Visit”. 6pm at Rutland Arms, Bakewell.

THE FORGET-ME-NOTS GROUP OF THE NEW CONNECTIONS TEAM meet in accessible locations to stroll for up to an hour. 2pm. Led by Peak District National Park Rangers. Meet at Millers Dale Station car park.

BAKEWELL DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Moderate walk 90-120 mins. Rowsley – Peak Village Walker’s car park at far side.

BAKEWELL BOWLS CLUB Come and try crown green bowls at Bakewell from 6pm, Bath Gardens, Bakewell. Bowls and mats provided. please wear flat soled shoes.

DARLEY DALE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Plants for Free 7:30pm-7:30pm Darren Rudge. Methodist Church Hall, Dale Road North, Darley Dale, Matlock, DE4 2FT.

MATLOCK ARTIST SOCIETY LIFE DRAWING GROUP Meets 4th Friday of the month. Open to all, £10 per session 9.30am-12 noon. Booking essentia: Linda Orchard linda22@btinternet.com Starkholmes Village Hall, 105 Starkholmes Road, Matlock DE4 3DE

– 20 MAY HIGH PEAK BOOKSTORE Bookstock Buxton, SK17 9PY. 01298 71017. highpeakbookstore.co.uk

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

FLASH AND LONGNOR COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS present a Pig Race 7pm at The Winking Man, Upper Hulme. All proceeds to the First Responders Appeal. Entry Adults £2, children £1.

& 28 BAKEWELL FOOD FESTIVAL Bakewell town centre 9am-5pm. Free entry. 100 stalls, gazebos, and trailers ready to serve up tasty dishes, drinks, and a range of goodies to take home too. Please note Granby Road, Market Street, Water Lane and Water Street will be closed 9am-6pm both days.

LIVE AND LOCAL GREAT LONGSTONE Ruth Angell. Tickets £12. 7.30 Licensed bar doors open 7.00pm https://leap.sumupstore.com/product/live-and-local-ruth-angell-hlywing-trio-28-4-24-at-7-30pm or email Email4Leap@gmail.com

OXFAM JAZZ BREAKFAST The Medway Centre 10.30-12.30. Tickets £15 adults, £8 students, 5 and under free. Buy from Maxwell’s Bookshop, Bakewell or reserve from Jude 01629 815469 or Daryl 01629 813209.

MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. Meet at High Peak Junction pay and display car park.

WIRKSWORTH TUESDAY MARKET weekly 08.30-12.30 Local produce, ATM on site, buses stop at the market. Memorial Hall Gardens, St John Street, Wirksworth DE4 4DS.

ASHBOURNE DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.30am. Progression walk 3 hrs. Meet at Alsop Station car park on Tissington Trail (DE6 1NN, SK156549).

CROMFORD WI 7.15pm Annual meeting. Cromford Community Centre 7-9 Market Place, Cromford DE4 3RE. New members welcome.

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

MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Easy walk 90 minutes. Meet in Ashover parish hall car park – park in village.

ROTARY BAKEWELL AGM, 12.30pm at Rutland Arms, Bakewell.

TIDESWELL CINEMA 18.45 Royal Opera House “Carmen” Damiano Michieletto’s new production evokes all the passion and heat of Bizet’s score. Church Lane, Tideswell, Buxton SK17 8PD

BAKEWELL DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10am Moderate walk 90-120 mins. Great Longstone village on roadside.

CROMFORD INSTITUTE Fizz and Fashion, Fashion Show, doors 7pm for prompt 7.30pm start. Tickets £10, included glass of fizz and entry into the prize draw. Cromford Institute and Village Hall.

MATLOCK RAILWAY CLUB Duke William, Church Street, Matlock, 7.30pm Meeting Topics: ‘Rails around Edinburgh’ / ‘Edinburgh to Aberdeen’ Non members welcome, details 07900 244 913 or visit matlockrailwayclub.wordpress.com

TIDESWELL CINEMA 19.00 Dock X “Macbeth” Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma star in this critically acclaimed new production of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Filmed live at Dock X, a custom-built theatre space in London. Church Lane, Tideswell, Buxton SK17 8PD

BASLOW SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB “Dream a Little Dream” Music ensemble. 2pm Baslow Village Hall.

MATLOCK ARTIST SOCIETY PORTRAIT GROUP Open to all £5 per session. Meets 1st Friday of each month 9.30am-12 noon. Starkholmes Village Hall, 105 Starkholmes Road, Matlock DE4 3DE

PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP BAKEWELL 3.00pm Stanton Day Hospital, Baslow Road, Bakewell. Informal group offering friendship, support, speakers and outings to anybody with Parkinson's and carers, family and friends. Information: Joyce 01629 812288.

ROTARY BAKEWELL Quiz night at the Medway Centre, New Street, Bakewell, raising funds for our Small Grants Fund and Bakewell Repair Café 7.00 for 7.30pm. Bar and buffet. Raffle. Tickets £10pp from David Rawson 812110, Medway Centre or any Bakewell Rotarian.

4, 5 & 6 HOPE VALLEY BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL 50 different real ales and ciders from around the Peak District. Live entertainment every day. Old Hall Hotel, Hope, Hope Valley, Derbyshire S33 6RH. 01433 620160 / rickoldhallhotel@hotmail.co.uk

BROKEN? WE'LL TRY TO FIX IT Free repairs first Saturday every month, Wirksworth Repair Café, Wellspring Church Hall, Wood Street, Wirksworth, 9.30am-12.30pm. Fixers will attempt to repair any portable item. Electrical, fabrics, ceramics, jewellery, toys, knife and small tool sharpening etc. Donations towards expenses welcome.

TIDESWELL’S 13TH FOOD FESTIVAL 10am-4pm. Parking and entry free. Enjoy local shops, artisan food stalls, indoor artisan crafts market, storytelling, singing and dancing. Organised by village volunteers raising funds for local causes. https://tideswellfoodfestival.co.uk/

5 & 6 HOPE VALLEY BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL See 3rd May for details.

BASLOW DOG AND CLASSIC TRACTOR SHOW 1-5pm. All welcome. Baslow Sports Field DE45 1SP. Dog entry £1. BBQ. Bar. Live music. Petting zoo. Activities. Stalls. To bring a classic tractor contact Joe 07875 385803.

& 6 HOPE VALLEY BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL See 3rd May for details.

GARAGE SALE TRAIL Bolehill and Steeple Grange, Wirksworth, 9am-1pm. Lots of garages, look out for balloons. Maps available at venues. Parking Black Rock and National Stone Centre.

HOPE VALLEY BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL See 3rd May for details.