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Author: David George

BELPER GOES GREEN FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

Belper Goes Green Goes Virtual

30th May 2020 David George 0 Comments Belepr Goes Green, lockdown events

This weekend would have seen Transition annual ECO Festival Belper Goes Green. The Covid-19 lockdown has put paid to that

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Covid-19 FEATURED NEWS 

Critical Information: Local Businesses Now Delivering

20th March 202020th March 2020 David George 1 Comment Coronavirus, Covid-19, deliveries, supplies

Delivery services ramped up in response to crisis Businesses across the area are responding to the restrictions imposed by ‘social

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Covid-19 WHAT'S ON 

Eye Spy With My Little Eye

20th March 2020 David George 0 Comments children, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Eye Spy

A new Facebook Group is encouraging all those stuck at home for the duration of the coronavirus crisis to turn

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Covid-19 FEATURED NEWS 

Community Help During Self-Isolation

18th March 202025th March 2020 David George 0 Comments Community, Coronavirus, Covid-19

Community comes together in face of virus In these extraordinary times our community response to Government advice to stay at

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FEATURED OPINION 

Town Snub For John Nelson

17th July 201917th July 2019 David George 3 Comments Ann Pocklington, Belper In Bloom, Belper Town Council, East Midlands in Bloom, John Nelson

If you take a look at the 57 photos of the In Bloom judges tour taken and posted on the

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CREATIVE BELPER ENVIRONMENT FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

Transition’s Green Exchange goes all day

15th July 2019 David George 1 Comment Food Swap, Repair Cafe, Transition Belper

Belper’s first food swap event – register now On Saturday July 27th, the first Belper Growers and Makers – Food

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Photo of Spindrift
CULTURE WHAT'S ON 

Review: Afternoon Delight at Strutt House

20th May 2019 David George 0 Comments Belper Arts Festival 2019, Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, Strutt's North Mill

On Sunday (19th May) Strutt’s North Mill Museum held a delightfully relaxed afternoon of free art and music inspired by

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CREATIVE BELPER NEWS WHAT'S ON 

If You Go Down To The Woollen Woods…

17th May 201917th May 2019 David George 0 Comments Crafts, Walk, Woollen Woods

… you’ll certainly be enchanted by the magical walk along the path from Mill Lane where the trees will be

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FEATURED NEWS 

Belper’s Victory: Bullsmoor

12th October 201812th October 2018 David George 1 Comment Bullsmoor, Planning

It is more than two years since Peveril Homes Ltd and Vaillant Group Ltd submitted a planning application for 150

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BUSINESS NEWS 

White Hart Pub In Line For National Award

27th September 2018 David George 1 Comment National Award, White Hart

For the second year running, Sean Brentnall and his team at the White Hart, Bargate won the Amber Valley CAMRA

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CULTURE LIFESTYLE 

Good Beer Guide 2019 Includes Six Local Pubs

26th September 201826th September 2018 David George 1 Comment CAMRA, Pubs

Of Amber Valley CAMRA’s allocation of 10 pubs to include in the newly published 2019 Good Beer Guide more than

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

Ambergate Hydro Dream Dies

26th September 201826th September 2018 David George 0 Comments Ambergate Hydro, climate change, Eco

In a newsletter to supporters the Ambergate Hydro Project Team have finally admitted there is no possibility of realising the

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Crich Lane Volunteers Set To Walk Away

5th August 20185th August 2018 David George 19 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, AVBC, Council, Crich Lane Festival Gardens, Transition Belper, volunteers

Transition Belper’s team of volunteers who have carried out a much-lauded transformation of the Crich Lane Festival Gardens are on

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FEATURED HERITAGE & HISTORY 

Plans for Belper Mill

28th May 2018 David George 4 Comments Belper Mill, Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site

Belper Mills Plans Unveiled FI Real Estate Management, the owners of Belper Mills, have unveiled ambitious plans to regenerate the

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FEATURED HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Green Exchange Features Vegan Blogger And Christmas Decorations Work Tables

16th November 201716th November 2017 David George 2 Comments Great Vegan Bake Off 2017, Green Exchange, Nailed, Rachel Evans, Transition Belper, Vegan, Vegan Month

Christmas preparations start early at Transition Belper’s November Green Exchange with Richard Bett, Anne Clark, Kim Kerry, Sue MacFarlane and

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Green Exchange Returns On Saturday

26th October 2017 David George 0 Comments Garden, Green Exchange, No28, swap, Transition Belper, Transition Café

Transition Belper’s Green Exchange returns to No 28 on the Market Place this Saturday (28th October) from 10.00 am to

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ENVIRONMENT HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Green Exchange Set For Produce Swap And Plastic Advice

16th September 201717th September 2017 David George 0 Comments Garden, Green Exchange, Kids against plastic, No28, swap, Transition Belper, Transition Café

Transition Belper’s Green Exchange at No 28, Market Place, Belper on Saturday 23rd September from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

Royal Horticultural Society Judges Marvel At Belper in Bloom

1st August 20171st August 2017 David George 2 Comments Belper, Belper In Bloom, Britain In Bloom, Community, Judges, RHS, Royal Horticultural Society

RHS quest to find cleanest, greenest and most beautiful places in the UK. From Aberdeen in Scotland down to St

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED OPINION 

Reflections – Thoughts On Belper Goes Green 2017

12th June 201712th June 2017 David George 3 Comments 2017, Belper Goes Green, Environment, Transition Belper, Volunteer

I have now led the Belper Goes Green teams through 5 years of planning, doing, tweaking, reviewing and making every

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ENVIRONMENT OPINION POLITICS 

Election Special: Looking For A Climate Of Honesty

29th May 2017 David George 1 Comment 2017 general election, Change, Climate, Conservative, Election Special, Environment, Government, Labour

Seven years ago Cameron and Clegg formed their coalition and set in train the ideologically driven ‘austerity’ programme. At the

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BELPER GOES GREEN ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Plenty To Do At Belper Goes Green

27th May 201727th May 2017 David George 0 Comments Activities, Belper Goes Green 2017, Fun Palace, Line-Up, RAW talks tent

There is a vast array of things to do, to get stuck into, learn, create and have fun at Belper

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CREATIVE BELPER FEATURED NEWS 

Woollen Woods Bring Enchantment To Town

16th May 201716th May 2017 David George 1 Comment Anne Clark, Art, Belper Arts Festival 2017, Belper Parks, Wool, Woollen Woods

Anne Clark and her team of volunteer knitters and crocheters put themselves through several downpours last Friday to decorate trees

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BELPER GOES GREEN ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Election-Free Zone As Community Comes Together For Belper Goes Green

6th May 2017 David George 0 Comments Belper Goes Green, charities, Community, Election-Free Zone, Environment, Transition Belper

Belper Goes Green organisers have declared their 5th annual festival an Election-free Zone – a haven from the campaigning, rosettes,

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ENVIRONMENT HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Go Green Café: Bicycles and Transport Theme

13th April 201713th April 2017 David George 0 Comments Derwent Valley Cycleway, Go Green Café, No28, Transition Belper, Transition Café

Visitors to No28 are being asked to bring their bikes in for maintenance advice. The newly rebranded ‘Go Green Café’

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HEALTH & WELLBEING 

Levellers Added To Belper Goes Green Line Up – Get Free Tickets

1st April 20171st April 2017 David George 4 Comments 2017, Belper Goes Green, ECO Festival, Friday, Headliners

In an amazing coup for the Belper Goes Green organisers the Levellers have agreed to perform an acoustic set at

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NEWS 

Belper Local Wins Amber Valley Pub Of The Year 2017

16th March 201716th March 2017 David George 1 Comment Amber Valley CAMRA, Bargate, Pub of the Year, Real Ale, White Hart

A judging process which started back in November 2016 saw members of Amber Valley CAMRA nominate up to 5 of

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Big Six Customers Urged To Get Switching Advice at Transition Café

13th February 201713th February 2017 David George 1 Comment Energy, Energy Saving, Neighbourhood Plan Group, Saving, Transition Belper, Transition Café

Following the recently announced huge increase in NPower energy prices and the threat that others may follow, customers of the

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NEWS 

Mayor Starts His 100 Mile Trek

29th January 2017 David George 1 Comment 100 Miles, Belper Mayor, charity, Gary Spendlove, organ donor, Walk for Life

Belper Mayor, Gary Spendlove accompanied by his Ripley counterpart, Alwyn Bridge, transplant games medal winner, Simon Elmore and more than

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BELPER GOES GREEN ENVIRONMENT NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Transition Café At No 28 This Saturday

26th January 2017 David George 0 Comments Community Hall, Environment, No 28, Transition Belper, Transition Café

After the success of the Transition Café at No 28 in October, Transition Belper now has the opportunity to make

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NEWS 

Belper Dominates Pub Of Year Nominations

9th December 2016 David George 0 Comments amber valley, CAMRA, Nominations, Pub, Pub Of Year, Real Ale

Amber Valley CAMRA have drawn up a shortlist of eight pubs from which to select their coveted Pub of the

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Protect Derwent Valley: Become A ‘Weir Watcher’

3rd September 2016 David George 3 Comments Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Derwent Valley, DerwentWISE, volunteers, Weir Watchers

Derbyshire’s Lower Derwent Valley has some of the most important historic weirs on the planet – now local people are

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

Standing Room Only: Community Mobilises To Oppose Housing Plans

26th August 201629th August 2016 David George 2 Comments Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, Housing Plans, Mount Pleasant, Neighbourhood Plan, Wheeldon Brothers

Many had walked the half mile or so up the hill from their Mount Pleasant homes in atrocious weather conditions

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

Developers Lay Siege To Belper’s Green Fields

22nd August 201626th August 2016 David George 9 Comments Belper Lane, green fields, Housing, Housing Plans, Mount Pleasant, proposal, Wheeldon Brothers

Hot on the heels of the withdrawn Bessalone plan and the fight to oppose plans for housing and a factory

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NEWS SPORT 

Hollie’s Penalty Seals GB Gold

20th August 201620th August 2016 David George 1 Comment Hockey, Hollie Webb, Olympics, Rio, Rio 2016, Womens

There were celebrations at Belper Hockey Club on Friday evening as members gathered to watch the Olympic Women’s Hockey final.

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FEATURED NEWS 

Packed Meeting Vents Frustration at Bullsmoor Planning Process

20th August 201620th August 2016 David George 0 Comments Bullsmoor, Housing

Around 150 concerned Belper residents packed into Strutts Community Centre last night (18th August) to voice their concerns and frustrations

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FEATURED NEWS SPORT 

Belper’s Hollie Webb Through to Olympic Final

18th August 201618th August 2016 David George 0 Comments Hollie Webb, Olympics, Rio 2016

25 year old Hollie Webb is guaranteed at least a silver medal after the Team GB Women’s Hockey team saw

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

Historic England Adds Objection To Bullsmoor Plans

15th August 2016 David George 0 Comments Bullsmoor Plans, Historic England, Peveril, Planning application, public meeting, Vaillant

Historic England have weighed in to the Bullsmoor Planning Application controversy with a lengthy dissection of the application on heritage

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OPINION POLITICS 

Opinion: Where is the Truth in Local Politics?

4th May 201618th May 2019 David George 5 Comments 2016 Local Election, Opinion

I don’t like people taking me for a mug by thinking I’ll lie down and accept their lies without question.

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CULTURE WHAT'S ON 

Derbyshire charity to screen award-nominated short film in Belper

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An award-winning short film highlighting the impact of rural domestic abuse is set for a special screening in Belper on

New film by Seiko Kinoshita to be shown in Belper
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New film by Seiko Kinoshita to be shown in Belper

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Green Exchange & Repair Café – July 23rd
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