Saturday 16th – 9pm – SheSaid – Free Entry Friday 29th November – Race Night, live music, light supper and Fizz on arrival. Tickets £10 from the Charles Cotton
Weather
PDNPA News
- First projects receive funding through new Peak District National Park Foundation 9th December 2019Wildlife, hedgerow conservation and hydro electricity projects are the first to benefit from funds through the new Peak District National Park Foundation. Grants have been awarded through the Foundation’s #70kfor70 campaign, which launched during National Parks Week in April.
- New National Park ‘Ambassador’ centres are bringing the story of the Peak District to life for the region’s young people 5th December 2019A range of outdoor activity, education and residential centres from around the region have become Peak District National Park ‘Ambassador Centres’.
- Peak District is breath of fresh air for refugees and asylum seekers 4th December 2019Refugees and asylum seekers pulled on their wellies to enjoy their first experience of the Peak District National Park. The visit was organised by Peak District National Park ranger Sally Wheal and colleagues Rob Kenning and Pete Bush, along with Derby-based charity Derbyshire Refugee Solidarity (DRS).
- Awards for green Peak District businesses 26th November 2019Businesses which support their local community, economy and environment were honoured at a Peak District awards ceremony and networking event. Six new Environmental Quality Mark awards were presented to Peak District businesses which support and play an active role in their local economy, work to reduce their environmental impact and help to celebrate, conserve and […]
- Repeated break-ins put Dovedale facilities at risk 19th November 2019The Peak District National Park Authority has warned that a spate of break-ins and thefts from its Dovedale public toilets could put the facility at risk of closure. The public toilets, based at the popular car park at Dovedale between Ilam and Thorpe, recently suffered their fourth incident this year.
- Call for young people to be ‘Fairer for Nature’ 15th November 2019Young people and adults from Buxton and Fairfield are being offered the opportunity to do something great for their community, the environment and themselves in a new gardening project.
- New archaeology book – Reading the Peak District Landscape 15th November 2019A new book has been launched to help people understand how the Peak District landscape has been shaped over thousands of years by past generations.
- Couple ordered to pay £42,000 after alterations harm historic character of Grade II listed building in Peak District National Park 5th November 2019A married couple have been ordered to pay £42,000 in penalties after making unauthorised alterations to a building dating back to the 17th century, in the Derbyshire village of Winster. Christopher and Sarah Gillott, along with joiner Simon Mcloughlin, were sentenced at Derby Crown Court, following a prosecution by the Peak District National Park Authority.
- Breeding birds surveys – Peak District moorlands 31st October 2019Responding to the Breeding Birds Surveys of the Peak District Moors 1990-2018 report from the Moors for the Future Partnership, Peak District National Park chief executive Sarah Fowler said: “The results from this updated study of moorland birds within the Peak District and South Pennines is a story to be celebrated, and confirms a quiet […]
- Recognition for volunteer ranger’s 30 years of service 25th October 2019A volunteer ranger has received recognition for 30 years of service to the Peak District National Park.
