Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, September 2023
In September’s Night Sky Over Belper: Jupiter and Saturn are well positioned for observation. The Harvest Moon on the 29th
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, August 2023
In August’s Night Sky Over Belper: Jupiter and Saturn return to the evening sky. The supermoon on the 31st is
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, July 2023
In July, The Night Sky over Belper. Venus is bright but catch it while you can, look out for meteors,
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, June 2023
In June’s Night Sky Over Belper: The Summer Solstice, NLCs, Summer Days, the Moon and Planets. Summer Solstice: 21st
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, May 2023
May’s Night Sky: Venus is the most visible planet, blazing in the evening sky; Mars is in the constellation of
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, April 2023
April’s Night Sky brings: Spring Meteor Showers; Venus is the most visible planet, blazing in the evening sky; Mars is
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, March 2023
The Night Sky Over Belper, March 2023: Mars and Venus, Star Count Survey, the Vernal Equinox, British Summer Time begins.
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, February 2023
In the Night Sky Over Belper. Comet ZTF, CPRE Star Count 2023, Jupiter, Mars and Venus on view. Space
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2023
In January’s Night Sky: Space Missions 2023, Occultation of Mars and Geminids observation notes, Star Count, Venus, Jupiter and Mars.
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, December 2022
In December’s Night Sky: Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars are all on view. The Winter solstice is on the 21st.
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, November 2022
In November’s Night Sky: Notes from the Partial Solar Eclipse, Artemis 1 and Virgin Orbit Launches, Jupiter and Mars, November
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, October 2022
Note, late posting due to the Nailed site being down for most of October. In October’s Night Sky. Jupiter is
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, September 2022
In September’s Night Sky. A good month to view Jupiter. A Harvest Moon on the 10th. The Moon occults Uranus
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, August 2022
In August’s Night Sky Over Belper: Jupiter and Saturn return to the evening sky. A supermoon on the 12th clashes
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, July 2022
In July’s Night Sky Over Belper: You will have to get up early to see the planets this month. There
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, June 2022
In June’s Night Sky: All the planets appear in the early morning sky. The Summer Solstice is on the 21st.
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, May 2022
In May’s Night Sky: A Total Lunar Eclipse at dawn, Cosmological sounds, the Hercules Cluster and a Happy Birthday to
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, April 2022
In April’s Night Sky: Spring Meteor Showers, Double stars in Leo and the Plough, Galaxies to locate in Leo. Venus
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Space Is The Place, The Night Sky Over Belper, March 2022
In March’s Night Sky: Notes on the CPRE Star Count. The Vernal Equinox and clocks go forward. The Beehive Cluster.
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, February 2022
In February’s Night Sky: Take part in the CPRE Star Count. The Orion Nebula. Sirius. Jupiter and Venus. CPRE
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2022
In the Night Sky Over Belper: Space Missions for 2022 – everybody is going to the Moon. Jupiter shines in
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, December 2021
In December’s Night Sky: Look out for meteors; try and find Comet Leonard; Venus, Jupiter and Saturn are still on
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, November 2021
In November’s Night Sky: Look out for meteors, observe Jupiter and the GRS, check out Saturn while you can, find
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, October 2021
In October’s Night Sky: The Andromeda Galaxy, Jupiter and the GRS, The Orionids Meteor Shower, Clocks go back on the
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, September 2021
In September’s Night Sky. A good month to view Jupiter and Saturn; A Harvest Moon on the 20th; The stars
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, August 2021
In the Night Sky Over Belper. August brings: the Perseids meteor shower, the Summer Triangle, first looks at Jupiter and
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, July 2021
In the Night Sky Over Belper: A report on the partial eclipse of the Sun, NLCs, July meteors, notes on
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, June 2021
In the Night Sky Over Belper: A partial eclipse of the Sun on the 10th June, NLCs, Summer Days, the
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, May 2021
In the Night Sky Over Belper: Finding Algieba, a chance to spot Mercury, Venus returns to the night sky, May’s
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, April 2021
In the Night Sky Over Belper: The CPRE Star Count results. Finding the Beehive Cluster. The Lyrid Meteor Shower. April
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, March 2021
In the Night Sky Over Belper: More Mars in March, Clocks go forward, Spring has Sprang, Another Supermoon, CPRE starcount,
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, February 2021
In the Night Sky Over Belper: Mars is the only bright planet, take part in the Star Count, missions to
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2021
In the Night Sky Over Belper: Mars still shines in the south, Venus shines in the dawn sky. A possible
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, December 2020
In the Night Sky Over Belper. December brings: The Geminids meteor shower, the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter. Mars still
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, November 2020
In this month’s night sky over Belper: Mars is prominent in the East, Venus is bright and visible before dawn.
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, October 2020
In October’s Night Sky: A very good month to view Mars; Jupiter, Saturn and Venus are all bright and visible;
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, September 2020
In September’s Night Sky. A good month to view: Jupiter, Saturn and Mars. Venus shines bright in the early morning.
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, August 2020
In August’s Night Sky: Comet NEOWISE is fading. The Perseids meteor shower peaks on the 12th / 13th. Jupiter, Saturn
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, July 2020
In July’s Night Sky Over Belper: Jupiter and Saturn appear in the evening, Venus moves to the morning. Another Comet?
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, June 2020
In the June Night Sky Over Belper: The 3 stages of twilight, noctilucent clouds, the summer solstice, the Moon and
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, May 2020
In the Night Sky Over Belper, May’s highlights include: A bright full Moon on the 7th. Venus is in its
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, April 2020
In the Night Sky Over Belper, April’s highlights include: A bright full Moon on the 7th-8th. Venus gets brighter. The
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, March 2020
In the Night Sky Over Belper, March brings: A Supermoon on the 9th. The Vernal Equinox on the 20th. Venus
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, February 2020
In the Night Sky Over Belper: Venus dominates the early evening sky. Mars appears low in the morning sky before
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2020
In the Night Sky Over Belper: Venus is the “evening star” in the south-west and Mars appears in the morning
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, December 2019
In the December, Night Sky Over Belper: The Geminids meteor shower. A full Moon on the 12th. Venus appears as
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, November 2019
November brings: The Transit of Mercury and the Leonids Meteor Shower. Venus returns to the night sky and Mars can
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, October 2019
In the Night Sky Over Belper: The Orionids and Taurids meteor showers. Observe the full Moon on the 13th to
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, September 2019
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, August 2019
In August’s Night Sky Over Belper: Start looking out for Perseid Meteors, Jupiter and Saturn are on view, Mercury may
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, July 2019
In July’s Night Sky Over Belper look out for the partial eclipse of the Moon on the 16th of July.
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, June 2019
June’s Night Sky brings long twilit nights ideal for spotting noctilucent clouds. Jupiter is bright but low in the night
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, May 2019
The May Night Sky brings a good opportunity to see the International Space Station. Jupiter and Saturn can be seen
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, April 2019
April’s night sky brings lighter nights, some meteors (patience needed). Mars is still prominent in the evening, pairing up with
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, March 2019
March brings: the vernal equinox on the 20th and a super Moon on the 21st. Mars is still prominent in
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, February 2019
February brings: a line-up of planets, Comet Iwamoto (binoculars needed), Mars is still visible in the evening; use it to
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Free Bicycle Marking Event At Belper Market Place
Officers from the Belper Town Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team are offering you the chance to get your bicycle security marked
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2019
January’s Night Sky brings a total lunar eclipse in the early morning hours of the 21st. Comet Wirtanen may still
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Belper and District Speakers Group: Meeting 10th January
A newly formed Belper and District Speakers Group aims to help people to build the confidence and skills needed to
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Free Christmas Parking For All!
Amber Valley Borough Council is offering residents and visitors free Christmas parking. The initiative starts on 11th December and will
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Meet Your Councillor: December
Amber Valley Borough Council have published details of the Members’ Surgeries which will be taking place this month. Residents of
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, December 2018
December brings the Geminids Meteor Shower, followed by the Ursids. For those with binoculars it may be worth searching out
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Green Exchange – November 24th At No28
November’s Transition Belper Café and Green Exchange will be held at No 28, Market Place, Belper on Saturday 24th November
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Borough Council Adopts TUC’s Dying to Work Charter
Amber Valley Borough Council has adopted the TUC’s Dying to Work Charter. Councillors agreed to sign the Charter on the
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Meet Your Councillor: Belper East
Amber Valley Borough Council have published details of the Members’ Surgeries which will be taking place in November. We give
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, November 2018
In November’s night sky: The Taurids and Leonid meteor showers. Mars is still bright – look for it in the
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Borough Council Commits More Funds To Swiss Tearooms
On the 2nd of November Amber Valley Borough Council published the following press release in relation to the tendering process
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, October 2018
In October’s night sky: The Draconids Meteor Shower may be a good one this year. Moonlight will spoil the Orionids
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, September 2018
September’s night sky brings a Harvest Moon. Mars, Saturn and Jupiter are all close to the horizon and can be
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, August 2018
In the Night Sky Over Belper: The Perseids Meteor shower provides the highlight for this month, Mars is very bright,
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Autumn Footprints Annual Walking Festival: September 2018
The annual “Autumn Footprints” Amber Valley & Erewash Walking Festival promises sixteen days of walks set in the heart of
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Derby Resignalling: Services From Belper
The Derby Resignalling programme is a £200 million project to improve journeys to and through Derby Railway station. This investment
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Belper’s Green Spaces Recognised By Green Flag Award
Belper Parks, Belper Cemetery and the Belper River Gardens are amongst eight green spaces and parks in Amber Valley to
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KGB: An appreciation
Belper seemed to be an unusual place to open a contemporary art gallery. Most “art” in small towns, in art
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, July 2018
In July’s Night Sky, there is a Total Lunar Eclipse on the 27th of July. Venus shines brightly in the
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Amber Valley Borough Council: Unlicensed “Taxis” Campaign
Reports of unlicensed ‘taxis’ operating in and around Ripley have prompted Amber Valley Borough Council to launch a safety campaign.
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, June 2018
In June’s night sky Venus is prominent in the west and Jupiter in the south. Saturn also rises in the
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Ghanaian Cuisine Comes To Belper
There is a treat in store for Belper based gourmets this June. The Ghanaian Pot have two events coming up
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Green Exchange Café – Sunday 20th May
The May Transition Belper Café will be held at No 28 Community Hall, Market Place, Belper on Sunday 20th May
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, May 2018
In May’s Night Sky: Venus is the “evening star” in the west. Jupiter is the bright object in the southeast.
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, April 2018
In the April Night Sky: Jupiter, Mars and Saturn are all visible but are low in the sky. Venus becomes
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A38 Clean-Up: The Litter Piles Up
The rubbish-strewn verges of the A38 in Amber Valley are posing a massive clean-up challenge for Amber Valley Borough Council.
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Council To Consider Proposals For New Swiss Tearooms Building
Amber Valley Borough Council’s Cabinet will be asked on 21 March 2018, to consider proposals, which if approved, will commit
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Local Elections: Make Sure You Are Registered To Vote
This year the Amber Valley Borough Council elections will be held on Thursday 3rd May. Make sure that you are
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Amber Valley Borough Council’s Local Plan Submitted For Examination
Amber Valley Borough Council has now submitted its Local Plan to the Secretary of State. Copies of the submission documents
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Derbyshire Trading Standards Allergy Warning To Food Outlets
Trading standards are warning restaurants and takeaways to take extra care when preparing food after samples of meals for customers
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Amber Valley Borough Council To Propose £5 Council Tax Increase
In a press release dated the 26th of February, Amber Valley Borough Council (AVBC) have announced that a Council Tax
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, March 2018
In the night sky over Belper, Venus appears low in the twilight sky this month, pairing with Mercury on the
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Crate Digger: 5 Plastic Platters for A Plastic Free February
Here are five songs to provide a soundtrack for a Plastic Free February. Plastic Jesus: Tia Blake Plastic is often
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, February 2018
The brightest object in the night sky this month (apart from the Moon) is the star, Sirius. Jupiter and Mars
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A Bags For Life Challenge
The Amber Valley Green Party has laid down a Bags for Life Challenge. They say that when it comes to
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2018
No bright planets in the evening sky this month, but we can enjoy views of Jupiter and Mars if we
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Walking for Health Scheme 2018
Amber Valley’s Walking for Health scheme is encouraging people to get out and about in the New Year. In
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Domestic Wood-Burning Stoves And Open Fires
Amber Valley Borough Council has responded to concern over “smoke nuisance” caused by the growing use of wood-burning stoves and
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Highland Cattle Return to Belper Parks Wildflower Meadow
Highland cattle have returned to the wildflower meadow in Belper Parks to help with the conservation of the site over
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Cratedigger: 1977 When Two Sevens Clashed (40 Years On)
I recently found Guy Debord’s situationist tract “Society of the Spectacle” nestling in the classics section of a local charity
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Free Christmas Parking For Amber Valley Residents
Amber Valley Borough Council is reminding local residents that by displaying their free parking permit in the windscreen of their
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, December 2017
There are no bright planets on view in the night sky over December. The highlight of the month will be
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, November 2017
If you want to see a planet in November you are going to have to get up early. Night time
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Chance To Comment On Updated Local Plan
Belper residents now have their opportunity to comment on the details of the updated Local Plan for Amber Valley. The
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The Ballad Of Shirley Collins: Film Screening At Kunst Gallery
Kunst Gallery in Belper are showing a special screening of the Ballad of Shirley Collins with live music support from
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Belper PSPOs Now In Place To Combat Anti-Social Behaviour
A number of new Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) have been approved by Amber Valley Borough Council to further combat
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Final Consultation On Proposed Parliamentary Constituency Boundary Change
The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) has launched its third and final consultation on changes to Parliamentary constituencies in England,
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The Day The World Turned Day-Glo
The Sun turned orange and pink today (Monday 16th of October) casting a strange light over Belper and the rest
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Round – Up Your Round £s Before The 15th of October
As the round pound coin enters its final week, shoppers are being reminded by the HM Treasury that they have
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, October 2017
October brings a thin crescent Moon, the Orionid meteor shower, and Venus is the morning star in the east. The
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Council Asking For Car Parking Comments
Amber Valley Borough Council are giving residents and businesses the chance to have their say on the way the Council’s
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, September 2017
This September we may have missed the Harvest Moon- or have we? In the early morning, Mercury, Mars and Venus
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Amber Valley Borough Council Prosecutes Former Pub Owners Over Hygiene Breaches
Amber Valley Borough Council have published a press release describing their successfull prosecution of the former joint owners of two
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Traffic Pollution Survey in DE56 Postcode Area: Can You Help?
If you are concerned about traffic pollution in Belper and the DE56 postcode area, now is your chance to take
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Belper’s Beautiful Parks Win Green Flag Award
Belper Parks, Belper River Gardens and Belper Cemetery are amongst the eight parks and green spaces in the Amber Valley
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Space is the Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, August 2017
The night sky in August brings us the Summer Triangle, the annual Perseid meteor shower and a last chance to
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Consultation – Proposed Public Spaces Protection Orders in Belper
Amber Valley Borough Council is proposing to introduce a number of Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO) in Belper. The Council
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Belper To Benefit From New Tourism Drive
A new drive to boost tourism in nine Derbyshire market towns will see Belper benefit with the appointment of a
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, July 2017
July’s night sky brings more chances to observe the planets Jupiter and Saturn. For early risers Venus continues to shine
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Free Taxi Service To Help People With Mobility Difficulties Enjoy Belper’s Food Festival
Belper Town Council and Accessible Belper have teamed up to ensure that everyone can enjoy the food festival this year
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“Rural Means Business” Funding Conference To Be Held In Belper
Local businesses and organisations will be encouraged to bid for funds being made available by the Rural Payments Agency and
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Space Is the Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, June 2017
We have now reached the summer months and, in these months, the night sky is never really dark. However, warmer
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Belper Welcomes Stage 4 of the OVO Energy Women’s Tour
The OVO Energy Women’s Tour cycle race is coming to Derbyshire on Saturday 10 June. Stage 4 will start and
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Space Is The Place: Viewing The Night Sky Over Belper, May 2017
In May’s night sky Jupiter is resplendent. Saturn’s ring system is easily seen through a small telescope. Venus shines in
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Free “Body MOT” Being Offered At The Belper Co-op
Belper residents who would like to see how their body is standing up to the stresses and strains of everyday
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Space is the Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, April 2017
April’s night sky is dominated by the bright planet Jupiter. There are still opportunities to view Mercury at the beginning
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Disabled Facility Grant Work Passes £1m Mark in Amber Valley
With well over 200 local people benefitting from a Disabled Facility Grant in the past year, Amber Valley Borough Council
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Amber Valley Borough Council Introduces Fixed Penalties For Fly-Tipping
New measures to deal with the blight of fly-tipping have been introduced in Amber Valley, with “Fixed Penalty Notices” of
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Belper’s Hollie Webb Becomes Freewoman Of Borough Of Amber Valley
Like the rest of the country, local people were thrilled when the GB ladies hockey team edged to a stunning
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Viewing The Night Sky Over Belper: March 2017
March brings more chances to view Venus before it disappears from our evening sky: Jupiter will take its place as
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Watch Out for Council Tax Refund email Scam
Residents in Amber Valley are being advised to watch out for a potential email scam which appears to offer a
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Have Your Say on the Draft Local Plan for Amber Valley
After a meeting of the full Council on the 1st of March, Amber Valley Borough Council voted to put its
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Belper Chosen to Represent East Midlands in 2017 RHS Britain in Bloom Awards
Belper in Bloom has been selected to represent the East Midlands in the Large Town Category in the Royal Horticultural
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Strutts North Mill Museum Announces Free Annual Pass and a New Photography Exhibition
Belper’s Strutts North Mill Museum has just announced a free annual pass to any adult paying an initial ticket price
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Viewing The Night Sky Over Belper: February 2017
Belper seems to have spent most of January under a blanket of cloud and fog, let’s hope that February gives
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Garden Waste Collection Scheme Still Proving Popular
Amber Valley Borough Council’s Garden Waste Scheme will recommence collections on the 27th of February. The scheme is still proving
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Crate Digger: We Will Win: Protest Songs mix-tape 1983 – 1986.
The Rebel Yell workshops starting at the Kings Head on the 19th of February inspired me to dig out an
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The Night Sky Over Belper: January 2017
January started off nicely with a pleasing alignment of Venus, Mars and the crescent Moon on the 2nd of January.
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Derbyshire Sport’s “Active Lunch Challenge” Launched for 2017
Is it too early to be thinking of New Year Resolutions? The Active Lunch Challenge doesn’t think so. The New
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Solar Panels Reduce Amber Valley Council’s CO2 Emissions
Amber Valley Borough Council is doing its bit to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and at the same time is saving
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DerwentWISE Community Grants Now Open For Applications
DerwentWISE is offering a number of small grants for a wide range of innovative community projects that help people to
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The Night Sky Over Belper: December 2016
In December we can look forward to the Geminid and the Ursid meteor showers, another supermoon on the 13th /
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The Sky Over Belper: November 2016
Image credit: NASA/MSFC/Meteoroid Environment Office/Bill Cooke November brings meteor showers from the Taurids and the Leonids (which this year will
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Crate Digger: Alternative Halloween Songs
Halloween does not yet suffer from the same musical overload as Christmas. Mercifully we are spared endless repititions of the
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Solve the Mystery of the Belper Puzzle Trail for a Chance to Win a Fitbit One
Do you fancy getting outdoors with the family for some fresh air and a bit of fun? If so, you
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The Sky Over Belper: The Orionid Meteor Shower
Late October has a number of astronomical events of interest to the casual astronomer, in particular a chance to see
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Belper Astronomy Group: Space is the Place
The Belper Astronomy Group had its first meeting in the Top Bar of the Queens Head on Thursday 15th September.
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The Sky Over Belper: Satellites Are Spinning
Unfortunately cloud cover prevented observers in Belper from seeing the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. This was a pity
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