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Listing showing events 2015 Well Dressings Time to....... www.visitpeakdistrict.com Waingroves Well Dressing at Waingroves Waingroves, Derbyshire, - 9th May 2015 - 14th May 2015 Contact: Margaret Bailey Tel: 01773 743509 Donations gratefully accepted. This ancient custom is only found in Derbyshire. At Waingroves 2 wells are dressed. Blessing Service Saturday 9 May 2015, 11.00am at Waingroves Methodist Church. Tissington Well Dressing at Tissington Tissington, Derbyshire, DE6 1RA 14th May 2015 - 20th May 2015 Contact: Sir Richard FitzHerbert Bt Tel: 01335 352200 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tissingtonhall.co.uk Donations gratefully accepted Parking fees - £2 per car, £10 per coach Tissington has been celebrating the life giving water from the wells for centuries. Six wells are dressed in the village. Refreshments available. Swanwick Well Dressing at Swanwick Swanwick, Derbyshire, DE55 1BG 16th May 2015 - 21st May 2015 Contact: Lynne Barnett Tel: 01773 609171 Donations gratefully accepted This ancient custom is only found in Derbyshire and is the art of decorating springs and wells with pictures made from natural materials. Blessing Service Saturday 16 May 2015 12 noon at main well site Etwall Well Dressing at Etwall Etwall, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 6LU 16th May 2015 - 18th May 2015 Contact: The Organisers Tel: 01283 734233 Email: [email protected] Web: www.well-dressing.co.uk Donations gratefully accepted. Etwall Well Dressing will have 9 decorated Wells, floral church displays. Large craft fair, entertainment, fairground rides, refreshments (sat and sun only) Monyash Well Dressing at Monyash Monyash, Derbyshire, DE45 1JH 23rd May 2015 - 1st Jun 2015 Contact: Mrs D R Edwards Tel: 01629 812778 Donations gratefully accepted This ancient custom is only found in Derbyshire. In Monyash, 3 wells are dressed and 2 of these are by children. Refreshments are available at the Bull’s Head Pub or at the Smithy Cafe. Middleton by Youlgrave Well Dressing at Middleton by Youlgreave Middleton by Youlgreave , Derbyshire, DE45 1LS 23rd May 2015 - 29th May 2015 Contact: . Email: [email protected] Donations gratefully accepted. This ancient custom is only found in Derbyshire. In Middleton-by-Youlgrave one well is dressed. Blessing Service in The Square All information believed to be correct at time of print. Derbyshire Dales District Council cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Ashbourne Visitor Information Centre, Tel: 01335 343666: [email protected] Page 1 Wirksworth Well Dressing at Wirksworth Wirksworth, Derbyshire, DE4 4EU 23rd May 2015 - 27th May 2015 Contact: Information Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.wirksworthcarnival.org/well-dressing.html This ancient custom is only found in Derbyshire and is the art of decorating springs and wells with pictures made from natural materials. Cressbrook Well Dressing Under Construction at Cressbrook Cressbrook, Derbyshire, SK17 8SY 1st Jun 2015 - 6th Jun 2015 Contact: Annie Sanderson Tel: 01298 872685 Donations gratefully accepted. Under construction dates are from 1st June 2015 with the well dressing put up on the following Saturday. Construction takes place in the garage at The Old Methodist Church Cressbrook Well Dressing at Cressbrook Cressbrook, Derbyshire, SK17 8SY 7th Jun 2015 - 15th Jun 2015 14:00-17:00 Contact: Annie Sanderson Tel: 01298 872685 Donations gratefully accepted. Our well dressing is to be held on 7th June 2015 until 15 June. Wyaston & Edlaston Well Dressing at Wyaston Wyaston , Derbyshire, DE6 2DR 13th Jun 2015 - 19th Jun 2015 Contact: Mrs Audrey Rose Tel: 01335 342828 Email: [email protected] Donations gratefully accepted. This ancient custom is only found in Derbyshire. At Wyaston and Edlaston, 2 wells are dressed, one in each village. Blessing Service Saturday 13 June 2015, 2.00pm at St James' Church in Edlaston Mayfield Well Dressing at Mayfield Mayfield, Staffordshire, DE6 2HQ 13th Jun 2015 - 19th Jun 2015 09:00-18:00 Contact: Mayfield Well Dressing Tel: 01335 344290 Donations gratefully accepted. This ancient custom is mainly found in the Peak District area. In Mayfield, three wells are dressed. Blessing Service Saturday 13th June at 2.00pm at Hall Lane, Middle Mayfield. Flash Well Dressing at Flash Flash, Quarnford, Nr Buxton, Staffordshire Moorlands, SK17 0TN 13th Jun 2015 - 20th Jun 2015 Contact: Mrs Andy Collins Tel: 01298 24854 Email: [email protected] Donations gratefully accepted. This ancient custom is found in the Peak District area. In Flash, well dressing was started 5 years ago to coincide with the famous Tea Pot Parade. One well is dressed. Marston Montgomery Well Dressing at Marston Montgomery Marston Montgomery, Derbyshire, DE6 2FF 14th Jun 2015 - 20th Jun 2015 Contact: Rosemary Murray Tel: 01889 590646 Web: www.marstonmontgomery.btck.co.uk Donations gratefully accepted. Well dressing is the ancient art of decorating springs and wells with pictures made of natural materials. Marston Montgomery has 2 wells on show. Blessing Service Sunday 14 June 2015, 2.00 pm at St Giles Church All information believed to be correct at time of print. Derbyshire Dales District Council cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Ashbourne Visitor Information Centre, Tel: 01335 343666: [email protected] Page 2 Youlgreave Well Dressing under Construction at Youlgreave Youlgreave, Derbyshire, DE45 1UR 16th Jun 2015 - 19th Jun 2015 Contact: Peter Pimm Tel: 07977 451339 Email: [email protected] Donations gratefully accepted Find out more about this ancient custom by watching the well dressers making detailed pictures using only natural materials. Venue Five garages in Youlgreave – please phone for directions and to make arrangements to visit Tideswell Well Dressing at Tideswell Tideswell, Tideswell, Derbyshire, SK17 8NU 19th Jun 2015 - 21st Jun 2015 Contact: Mr P C Fletcher Tel: 01298 871840 Donations gratefully accepted. This ancient custom is only found in Derbyshire. Four wells are dressed in the centre of Tideswell. Youlgreave Well Dressing at Youlgreave Youlgreave, Derbyshire, DE45 1UR 20th Jun 2015 - 25th Jun 2015 Contact: Peter Pimm Tel: 07977 451339 Email: [email protected] Web: www.youlgravewelldressers.co.uk Donations gratefully accepted This ancient custom is unique to Derbyshire and Youlgrave can trace its well dressing tradition back to 1829. Today, 5 large wells and 2 children's wells are dressed. Blessing Service Saturday 20 June 2015, 2.30pm at All Saints Church Litton Well Dressing at Litton Litton, Derbyshire, SK17 8QP 20th Jun 2015 - 28th Jun 2015 Contact: Ann Turner Tel: 01298 871569 Donations gratefully accepted. This ancient custom is only found in Derbyshire and this Litton village tradition was revived in 1999. Blessing Service Sunday 21 June 2015, 3.00pm at Litton Chapel (centre of village). Whaley Bridge Well Dressing under Construction at Whaley Bridge Whaley Bridge, HIgh Peak, Derbyshire, SK23 7LU 20th Jun 2015 - 27th Jun 2015 10:00-16:00 Contact: Rosemary Rokelock Email: [email protected] Web: www.wbwd.wordpress.com Donations gratefully accepted Find out more about this ancient Derbyshire custom by watching the well dressers at work. Natural materials including leaves, stone, coal, wool, and flower petals are used. Venue Canal Basin next to Wharf Building, Whaley Bridge Biddulph Moor Well Dressing at Biddulph Moor Biddulph Moor, Biddulph, Staffordshire, ST8 7HZ 20th Jun 2015 - 27th Jun 2015 Contact: Carol Handley Tel: 01782 513612 Email: [email protected] Donations very welcome. The traditionally constructed tableau, will celebrate Trent Head Well. It will be on view on the Village Green. Blessing of the Well 2pm. Elmton Well Dressing under Construction at Elmton Elmton, Markland Lane, Elmton, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 4LS 22nd Jun 2015 13:00-16:30 23rd Jun 2015 - 25th Jun 2015 09:30-12:00 and 13:00-16:30 Contact: Judith Brunt Tel: 01909 722806 Email: [email protected] Donations gratefully accepted. Find out more about this ancient Derbyshire custom by watching the well dressers working on the dressing. Venue - Old School Room (next to the Church.), Clowne Road, Emton (S80 4LS). Also an evening session 6 pm-9 pm. All information believed to be correct at time of print. Derbyshire Dales District Council cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Ashbourne Visitor Information Centre, Tel: 01335 343666: [email protected] Page 3 Norbury Primary School Well Dressing at Norbury Norbury, Derbyshire, DE6 2EG 26th Jun 2015 - 3rd Jul 2015 Contact: Margaret Shermer Tel: 01335 324337 Donations gratefully accepted. This ancient custom is unique to Derbyshire and is the art of decorating wells with pictures made from natural materials.. At Norbury Primary School, one well is dressed. Blessing Service 26th June 1.45. Tintwistle Well Dressing at Tintwistle Tintwistle, Municipal Buildings, Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 1JY 26th Jun 2015 - 3rd Jul 2015 Contact: Lilian Marshall Tel: 01457 869927 Email: [email protected] Donations gratefully accepted. The ancient custom of well dressing is unique to Derbyshire. In Tintwistle, one well is dressed. Elmton (nr Creswell) Well Dressing at Elmton Elmton, Markland Lane, Elmton, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 4LS 26th Jun 2015 - 10th Jul 2015 09:00-19:00 Contact: Judith Brunt Tel: 01909 722806 Email: [email protected] Donations gratefully accepted. This ancient custom is only found in Derbyshire and is the art of decorating springs and wells with pictures made