TALK OF THE DALES
- peakadvertiser
- May 12
- 7 min read
BUXTON MOUNTAIN RESCUE POSTAL CHARITY QUIZ 2025
Quiz 20 is available now and closes on 31st October. Send an SAE and cheque for £1 made payable to 'Mrs G. Halliday' to ‘Lorien’, Main Road, Stickney, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 8AG. To save on high postal charges you can send the fee along with an email address and once received the quiz will be emailed to you. It is also available by using PayPal £1.40 to cover their admin fees.
Full details including the PayPal link can be found on the Buxton Mountain Rescue and Answerbank websites: https://www.buxton mountainrescue.org.uk/news-articles/ competition-quiz-19-2#more-17598 or https://www.theansw erbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question 1889554.html#gsc. tab=0
Applications come from the length and breadth of Britain and the last quiz which raised £378 and included extra donations was handed over to the team. 1st prizewinner of £10 came from Kettering with two £5 winners from Chepstow and Great Yarmouth.
NEWS FROM DARLEY DALE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
The club welcomed back Darren Rudge as this month’s guest speaker. Darren is also known as the laughing gardener. He is an award winning garden designer and horticulturist. Darren is very passionate about inspiring people to interact with nature and enjoy their garden. His talk was entitled ‘Plants for Free’ – and we all love a freebie; this was plant propagation made easy.
Darren gave an excellent talk with his brand of humour mixed in. This brilliant talk was not only informative but entertaining with the members participating with quick fire answers to his questions. We laughed as we learnt and now our notebooks are over flowing with hints and tips which will certainly save us money. He is also very keen about keeping secateurs sharp and disinfected to stop the transfer of bacteria; one of the tips included how make your own sterilising solution using bleach. He also touched on how to make your own seed sowing compost with a practical demonstration with tips on sowing, before going onto different aspects of taking cuttings, again with a practical demonstration. We had excellent feedback from the members.
The annual plant sale was a great success growing from year to year with an excellent turn out, with the early bird grabbing a bag or two of bargains, then reviving themselves with a cup of tea and a cake before buying more. Although there was a slight hiccup with parking due to the ongoing building work it did not deter the avid plant enthusiast.
The next meeting is a talk on "Perennial Veg" by James Ellison on 30 May at the Methodist Church.
Sorry the trip to Breezy Knees, Yorkshire is over subscribed.
CROMFORD INSTITUTE VE DAY CELEBRATORY AFTERNOON TEA
Enjoy an afternoon of music, singing and nostalgia as we celebrate VE Day in style! Saturday 10th May 1pm-4pm, 16 The Hill, Cromford.
Tea / coffee, sandwiches and cakes. Come in 1940s-inspired dress (optional) and embrace the spirit of the era! Tickets £5pp purchase from: Cromford Post Office, Taylor-Wilde Chocolatier or Bourne Beauty.
NEW GRANTS FOR DERBYSHIRE DALES BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES
Derbyshire Dales District Council has been awarded more than £1-million by the UK Government to extend its successful UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Rural England Prosperity Fund programme of business and community grants.
The previous grants programme ended on 31 March this year.
Now the additional £1,023,835 will extend the programme until the end of March 2026, building on the success of the previous scheme, which invested £2.7million in the local community and local economy.
Applications for capital or revenue funding will be open to businesses in all sectors, with priority being given to the manufacturing and engineering sectors. Businesses may also be eligible for free energy audits to help them identify how to make energy cost savings and reduce their carbon footprint, with the opportunity to apply for grants to reduce their environmental impact.
A District Council spokesperson said: "We are delighted to have won this funding and the grants will assist business diversification, growth, adaptation and long term resilience. They will help towards the cost of equipment, new technology, digital adoption, specialist consultancy services and training to upskill the workforce and address skills shortages."
Community organisations, town and parish councils and charities will be eligible to apply for a grant via an extension to the previous Community Resilience Grants scheme.
Details of the new business and community grants will be available on the www.investinderbyshiredales.org website. Any business or community organisation interested in applying for a grant should register their interest at www.derbyshire dales.gov.uk/register-interest and ensure they subscribe to the District Council's business enewsletter at www.derbyshire dales.gov.uk/business matters, where further details will be publicised when available.
The District Council also offers a free 1:1 business advice service – all enquiries to economicdevelopment@derbyshiredales.gov.uk
FITNESS CLASSES AIMED AT OVER-60S TO LAUNCH IN TANSLEY
FREE TASTER SESSION – BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY (26TH MAY) AT 2PM – TANSLEY VILLAGE HALL
A new fitness programme that helps older people to turn back the clock is soon to arrive in Tansley, Matlock.
‘Move it or Lose it with Jayne’ exercise classes for the over 60s, are aimed at those who might think they are too old to exercise and avoid the gym but who want to stay active and younger for longer.
The group sessions will be delivered by Jayne Russell, a qualified instructor who encourages and motivates her clients to join in and have fun whatever their age, gender or ability. Jayne is holding a FREE 45 minute taster session at Tansley Village Hall on Bank Holiday Monday (26th May) at 2pm. Places are limited, and booking is essential.
Weekly classes will begin in mid-June and will run on Mondays at 2pm and Fridays at 11am at Tansley Village Hall. The cost per class will be £6.
For more details, or to book your place at the free taster session, please email jayne.russell@moveitorloseit.co.uk or call Jayne on 07352 167001.
HATHERSAGE PLAYERS
''THE DRESSER' 7:30PM ON WEDNESDAY 4TH TO SATURDAY 7TH JUNE 2025 AT THE MEMORIAL HALL
How can the Players follow Michael Shuttleworth dressed as Elvis on an inflatable mobile phone, you may ask?!
Well, our production of 'The Dresser' by Ronald Harwood will give it a damn good try! A great script with genuine moments of real drama has led to past performances starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sir Ian McKellen, Tom Courtenay, Albert Finney, Edward Fox, Sarah Lancashire and Michael Palin as well as receiving a host of awards and nominations.
Curtain up is at 7:30pm (Doors and Bar open at 6:45pm) on Wednesday 4th to Saturday 7th June 2025 at the Memorial Hall. Note that the play contains some adult themes (Rating: 12 years upwards) and short periods of loud noises and flashing lights.
Get you tickets quick from https:// hathersageplayers.org/ or call the Box Office on 01433 764 064.
If you missed the sell out 'Elves and the Shoemaker' Pantomime, there is a free Screening of it at 7:00pm (for 7:30pm start) on Friday 16th May 2025 at the Stanage Room, Memorial Hall. Bring your own drinks and nibbles. Many thanks, as ever, for Martin Robinson (our videographer) for making it all happen. We give away some of the profits of the Pantomime to local good causes so if you seek such funds please get in touch with Rob Hall at robhall20@hotmail.com. We also seek expressions of interest from budding Directors/Writers to produce Pantomime 2026!
This Summer, we offer you 'The Dresser' and so this Autumn, we offer you 'the Undresser'! The Players will be presenting 'The Full Monty' on 12th-15th November 2025. If you would like to be involved on Stage or Backstage, please contact Rob Hall on robhall20@hotmail.com
£64,000 LOTTERY FUND AWARDED FOR WINSTER’S HERITAGE PROJECT
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded a grant designed to help unlock memories about a Derbyshire village’s regular summer festival.
To explore the developing archive of this colourful tradition, please visit the new and developing website at https://winsterwakesarchive.org.uk/
The Wakes Week and Carnival has been held annually in Winster, in the Peak District, for over a hundred and fifty years. The events have been associated with varied activities and spawned rich and fascinating recollections ranging from the carnival’s earliest records of bear-baiting, to “frog-dancing”, to Winster’s famous Morris Dancers – possibly the oldest continuous team of Morris dancers in England. The result is a fascinating and diverse archival collection of memories.
Widening access, sharing culture
The Winster Community Wakes Week and Carnival Archives Project is dedicated to expanding, cataloguing and sharing this archival collection, and has been awarded a grant of £64,233 from the Heritage Fund.
The funding will help build the skills needed to protect this archive for future generations and make it fully accessible to the public.
Facilities are being provided to encourage the community to share their own memorabilia. Hands-on training is also being given in digital heritage and curation skills. A website has been funded for showcasing these memories to which contributions are warmly invited.
Celia Pendlebury, the project’s leader, said, “Local festivals have, in general, been disproportionally represented in heritage collections because memorabilia (photographs, documents, costumes, cine film) is often hidden in small, private, attic-based collections. Using existing archives as a starting point, this project embraces community involvement and helps foster a strong sense of belonging.
Furthermore, the skills and facilities developed during this project will persevere long afterwards and can be used to record all types of other memories. The capacity to share and preserve them will be made possible by the funds awarded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.”
The Project is being delivered in partnership with Winster’s History Group, the Derbyshire Record Office and Derby University. It is hoped it will inspire similar heritage projects in other communities.
For further information please contact Celia at Celiap.wcwca@gmail.com or check out the project website at https://winsterwakesarchive.org.uk/
JOIN OUR NEW RURAL SOCIAL GROUP FOR THE FARMING COMMUNITY
We’re bringing together older members of the farming community for a warm, welcoming space to connect and unwind. These gatherings are designed for rural residents and those in agriculture who’d love some good conversation over tea, occasional meals out, and engaging speakers along the way.
Come and join us at The Sports Pavilion on the 12th June from 1pm to 3pm to meet members of The Farming Life Centre and learn more about the invaluable support they provide.
The Farming Life Centre is a dedicated charity supporting farmers and rural residents in the Peak District. Their work focuses on farm business support, mental and physical well-being, and fostering resilience within the agricultural community. With a presence at Bakewell Market and outreach programs across the Peak District, they offer guidance, resources, and a listening ear to those navigating the challenges of rural life.
We’d love to see you there!
