Bringing People Together Calendar of Events - 2011

July

1 Festival – see www.heanorfestival.co.uk for more information on activities 2 Saturday - Carnival Day, 1.30pm, more events on www.bakewellcarnival.co.uk - Little Eaton Carnival and Sports Day, 12.45pm, St Peter’s Park, www.littleeatonparishcouncil.com/page48a.html - Gala at the Village Hall, Eckington Road, Coal Aston 1pm – 5pm. Concert in the evening 7.30pm – 11pm www.coalastonhall.org.uk - Heanor Festival (see above) 3 Sunday Lakeside Festival, Lake Godfrey Drive, Kirk Hallam, 12noon – 4pm www.friendsofkirkhallamlake.org - Heanor Festival (ends) 4 5 6 7 8 9 Saturday - Newton Carnival parade from Blackwell to Newton Parish Grounds 11am – 5pm, www.newtoncarnival.org - Ambergate Carnival – Telephone: 01773 856785 - Melbourne Carnival, www.melbournecarnival.co.uk - Charlesworth and Chisworth Carnival, Recreation Ground, Charlesworth 12.30pm, www.charlesworthcarnival.org.uk 10 Sunday 11 12 13 14 15 16 Saturday - Open gardens, Grange Primary School, , all day - Chinley Village Games Day, email [email protected] for more information - Cutthorpe Carnival at the Cricket Field, 12pm – 10pm, Tel: 01246 557956 - Birchover Carnival 12pm outside the Red Lion Inn. 5pm to 1am - Carnival Day, from 10am all day, www.buxtonwelldressing.co.uk/carnival.asp 17 Sunday - Open gardens, Grange Primary School, Long Eaton, all day - Food Fayre at Renishaw Hall, 10am – 3pm, www.renishaw-hall.co.uk - Real Food, Real Ale and Craft Festival, Belper Town Centre, all day 18 19 20 21 22 23 Saturday - Party in the Park, Hasland Village Hall, Eastwood Park 7pm – 11pm. Tel: 01246 850210 - Tupton Carnival, 1pm, Queen Victoria Road, www.tuptonevents.com 24 Sunday 25 26 West Hallam Children’s Centre’s Bringing People Together event. Gallows Inn playing field, , 10am to 2pm 27 28 29 30 Saturday - Bradwell Carnival, from 12pm in the Carnival Field, www.bradda.org 31 Sunday August

1 2 3 4 5 6 Saturday Cromford Steam Rally, Dewey Lane Farm, Brackenfield, 8.30am - 6pm, www.cromford- steam.co.uk 7 Sunday - Summer Sounds, A festival of music, West Park Leisure Centre, Long Eaton. 3pm – 9.30pm - Summer Fayre at Leonard Cheshire Disability Green Gables, . 10am – 4pm - Cromford Steam Rally, Dewey Lane Farm, Brackenfield, 8.30am - 5pm, www.cromford-steam.co.uk 8 Steep Turnpike Church – Holiday Activity Week begins. Holiday Club for children ages 5–11 (Pre-Booking and reg. essential) Cavendish Playing Fields, Matlock – Marquee Accommodation, 9.00am – 12.15pm Tel: 01629 580531 9 Steep Turnpike Church – Holiday Activity Week (see above) 10 Steep Turnpike Church – Holiday Activity Week (see above) 11 Steep Turnpike Church – Holiday Activity Week (see above) 12 Steep Turnpike Church – Holiday Activity Week (see above) 13 Saturday 14 Sunday Summer Sounds, a festival of music. Victoria Park, Ilkeston. 3pm – 9.30pm 15 16 17 18 19 20 Saturday Barlow Carnival – parade starts at 2.00pm from the Recreation Ground, www.barlowvillage.co.uk 21 Sunday 22 23 24 25 26 27 Saturday 28 Sunday 29 Bank Holiday 30 31 September

1 2 3 Saturday Eyam Carnival 1pm – 5.30pm. Contact George May, Tel: 01433 630599 4 Sunday Chesterfield Day of Dance at New Square 10.30am – 4pm 5 6 7 8 9 Festival begins – 3 weeks of events, for more information see www.wirksworthfestival.co.uk 10 Saturday Melbourne Festival begins, running until 24 September, more information on www.melbournefestival.co.uk 11 Sunday 12 13 14 15 16 17 Saturday Kirk Hallam Community Alliance Harvest Moon Festival, Pioneer Nature Reserve, time TBC 18 Sunday 19 20 21 22 23 24 Saturday Green Fair at Chesterfield Market 10am – 4pm, main market and Low Pavement Shopping centre. 25 Sunday 26 27 28 29 30 October

1 Saturday 2 Sunday 3 4 5 6 7 8 Saturday 9 Sunday 10 11 12 13 14 15 Saturday Great Peak District Fair, Buxton Pavillion Gardens, 01298 23114 16 Sunday Great Peak District Fair, Buxton Pavillion Gardens 17 18 19 Ilkeston Charter Fair, Ilkeston town, 6pm – 11pm, 4 day event. 20 Official opening of the Ilkeston Town Fair, 12noon, www.ilkestonfair.co.uk 21 Ilkeston Town Fair 22 Saturday Ilkeston Town Fair 23 Sunday Ilkeston Town Fair 24 25 26 27 28 29 Saturday 30 Sunday 31 November

1 2 3 4 Newton Carnival Team. Bonfire and Firework Display. Newton Parish Grounds, 5pm onwards www.newtoncarnival.org 5 Saturday 6 Sunday Bonfire and Firework display at West Park Leisure Centre, Long Eaton 7 8 9 10 11 12 Saturday 13 Sunday 14 15 16 17 18 19 Saturday 20 Sunday Chesterfield Christmas Market Switch-on. Christmas open air market 12pm – 6pm, lights switched on at 5pm in New Square 21 22 23 24 25 Newton Carnival Team, Christmas Fayre, Newton Community Centre, 4.30pm – 8.30pm, www.newtoncarnival.org 26 Saturday 27 Sunday 28 29 30 December

1 2 3 Saturday 4 Sunday 5 6 7 8 Newton Carnival Team. Light of Life Service and carols around the village Christmas Tree at Newton Community Centre at 7.00pm – 8.30pm, www.newtoncarnival.org 9 10 Saturday Newton Carnival Team. Santa’s Visit to Newton, 4.30pm www.newtoncarnival.org 11 Sunday Newton Carnival Team. Santa’s Visit to Blackwell, 4.30pm www.newtoncarnival.org 12 Newton Carnival Team. Santa’s Visit to Hilcote, 6.00pm www.newtoncarnival.org 13 Newton Carnival Team. Santa’s Visit to Westhouses, 6.00pm, www.newtoncarnival.org 14 15 16 Pinxton Victorian Christmas Fayre 3pm – 8pm at Pinxton Village Hall, Enquiries Tel: 01773 580046 17 Saturday West Park Leisure Centre’s Christmas Event, Long Eaton, 7.30pm – midnight 18 Sunday 19 20 21 22 23 24 Saturday 25 Christmas Day 26 Boxing Day 27 28 29 Pound off your pudding - three mile walk starting at Tapton Lock Visitor Centre, Chesterfield 10.30am – 12.30pm. Booking essential Call , Tel 08456 058 058 30 31 Saturday

Other information / websites

The Alzheimer’s Society arranges regular activities, including Dementia Cafes and Lunch Clubs. For a list of activities in north Derbyshire, gratify visit www.alzheimers.org.uk/northderbyshire or www.alzheimers.org.uk/derby for activities in and .

St.Mary’s Catholic High School, Newbold Road, Chesterfield. Family Table Tennis in the Gym, Mondays 5pm – 7pm www.st-maryshigh.derbyshire.sch.uk

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust arranges events throughout the year. For details see their website www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk

Information about events organised by the Derwent Valley World Heritage Site can be found on www.derwentvalleymills.org/events-calendar

Well dressings take place across Derbyshire – for dates and venues please see www.welldressing.com

Information on a wide range of arts festivals and event can be found on www.artsderbyshire.org.uk/whats_on

For activities and events to help you keep fit, visit www.activederbyshire.co.uk

To find out more about community groups in your area, visit www.derbyshire.gov.uk/derbyshiredirectory