Forty thousand images of the Peak District
Forty thousand images of the Peak District are to be made available to the public the first time.
The Peak District National Park Foundation will catalogue this stunning photographic collection covering the 73 years since the Peak District became the UK’s first national park.
Working with archivists at Derby Record Office and the national park authority, they aim to show images recording how people’s interactions with the landscape have changed since the park was created.
The project has been made possible by a £45,000 grant.
Roisin Joyce, Director, Peak District National Park Foundation, said: “We are delighted that the story of the Peak District National Park will be opened up to the public with support from an Archives Revealed grant.
“This collection gives us an insight into rural customs, farming practices, industry, archaeology and tourism. We look forward to opening up the collection and drawing out stories to share with communities inside and beyond the boundaries of the park.”
The Archives Revealed grant was awarded by a partnership between The National Archives, the Pilgrim Trust, the Wolfson Foundation and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
In total £675k has been made available for 13 archival cataloguing projects around the country.
Matlock antique and collectable society
next meeting –
Friday 14th march
Some 30 members along with visitors who attended the February meeting enjoyed a well presented and informative lecture given by Christopher Shepherd who spoke with great passion about unpuzzling the story of jigsaws. Asking the audience how many people had made a jigsaw since Christmas it turned out that there were in fact 16 which he found very reassuring and proved that jigsaws are indeed as popular as ever and not a thing of the past.
Explaining that today jigsaws are still considered to be stress removers, whilst many puzzles are confrontational and certainly NOT stress free!
At the end of the meeting Christopher was thanked sincerely for entertaining everyone.
The next meeting of the society is on Friday, 14th March at 2.30pm at the Imperial Rooms in Matlock. The guest speaker is David Adams speaking on the Cavendish family, which should be a lecture not to be missed. As always visitors are welcome.
Tasters and coaching offer to new bowlers
Baslow Bowls Club is a bubbly club with social as well as competitive play. Master the bias and slope of the crown and along with free coaching you’ll crack it in no time! We hold taster sessions over the spring and summer so you can sample us with no commitment. You don’t need anything special: we have everything you need to get started plus easy onsite parking - all free of charge. Interested - why wouldn’t you be?
Lead coach at Baslow and Bowls Development Officer for North Derbyshire Graham Rudd said “Here at Baslow we have a strong commitment to Bowls coaching and development. It’s a really underrated sport and you just don’t realise how much you’ll enjoy it unless you try it. It’s an amazing sport – really addictive!”
Baslow are holding a number of free Taster Sessions in 2025 (all 10:30 – 11:30) Saturday 5 April Monday 7 April Wednesday 9 April Sunday 13 April Wednesday 16 April.
To book your place please email info.baslowbowls@gmail.com or call 07730 359 226 and leave a message.