- Lottery: our final monthly draw will take place on Wednesday 10th June at 11.00 outside the Village Stores. Laura has kindly agreed to make the final draw with a prize of £300.
- 2020/21 Lottery: plans are underway for a 2020/21 lottery with prizes totalling £1800 over 12 draws. All proceeds will go towards a new heating system for the Village Hall which we hope can be installed later in 2020. We succeeded in getting a ‘Business Interruption’ grant of £10K which will go a long way towards replacing the heating system.
- New roof: our contractor has confirmed that we should shortly have a new date for the roof being replaced.
- Village Hall re-opening: our Management Group are beginning the process of planning to reopen at some point in July. The earliest date for any public building to re-open is 4th July. Once we have a firm date to re-open we will share our revised procedures with all users and we look forward to welcoming you back.
- Successful grant bid: our water heater has to be replaced and we have secured a £700 grant from Derbyshire County Council through Councillor Simon Spencer to buy and fit a new one in the kitchen.
- Refurbishments: a team of volunteers have redecorated three toilets, repaired and varnished external window frames, and tackled several other small maintenance jobs over the past two months. We are very grateful to all who have helped out.
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- Restoration works on the iconic Great Ridge due to start 4th March 2021Separating Edale from Castleton, and the limestone of the White Peak from the millstone grit of the Dark Peak, the Great Ridge straddles the heart of the Peak District and provides a fantastic ridge walk. The path, which is extremely popular with walkers with stunning views of the Hope Valley, is badly eroded by footfall […]
- Looking for Peak District heroes! Opportunity for National Park projects to win national recognition 4th February 2021Projects to protect or enhance the Peak District National Park have the chance to win a £1,000 prize award to help their work.
- Peak District Lee’s quarter-of-a-tonne lockdown litter pick 3rd February 2021When Hulme End resident Lee Spensley set out to take on a regular local litter peak a year ago, he couldn’t have anticipated the difference his efforts would make 12 months on.
- Derbyshire poet creates ‘audio odyssey’ to celebrate the Peak District National Park 7th January 2021A Derbyshire poet is releasing the second chapter of an ‘audio artwork’ celebrating this year’s 70th Anniversary of the Peak District National Park (PDNP).
- Historic Bakewell visitor centre re-opens following refurbishment work 3rd December 2020Bakewell visitor centre has re-opened following work to maintain and improve the historic building and refresh internal displays.
- Responding to confirmation from Derbyshire police today that a man has been charged with stealing peregrine falcon eggs in the Peak District 17th November 2020Peak District National Park chief executive Sarah Fowler said: “The peregrine falcon is one of the most iconic species we are fortunate enough to have make a home in our National Park, and crimes against these birds or any wildlife has no place in the Peak District.
- Breeding success for raptors in Peak District uplands 16th September 2020In its 2020 Interim Report, the Peak District Bird of Prey Initiative (BOPI) has announced encouraging breeding successes for several raptor species in the moorland areas of the Peak District, thanks to collaboration between landowners, gamekeepers and raptor workers during COVID-19.
- Temporary closures on Monsal Trail for conservation and essential safety work 9th September 2020The Peak District National Park Authority is asking people to be aware that sections of the Monsal Trail will be closed from Monday September 28, for two weeks, on Monday to Friday only.
- Counting the climate change cost of moorland wildfires 26th August 2020Camp fire caused loss of 50 years’ worth of valuable peat in the Peak District National Park.
- Record numbers of people enjoying National Park 'multi-user' trails following lockdown 19th August 2020Since the government's coronavirus lockdown was lifted in May, traffic-free trails in the Peak District National Park have seen a significant increase on previous years in the numbers of people using them.
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