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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, March 2023

20th March 202320th March 2023 Tony Webster British Summer Time, CPRE Star Count, International Space Station, Mars and Venus, vernal equinox

The Night Sky Over Belper, March 2023: Mars and Venus, Star Count Survey, the Vernal Equinox, British Summer Time begins.

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, February 2023

14th February 202314th February 2023 Tony Webster Comet ZTF, CPRE Star Count, International Space Station, The Moon, The Planets, Virgin Orbit Launch

In the Night Sky Over Belper. Comet ZTF, CPRE Star Count 2023, Jupiter, Mars and Venus on view.   Space

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2023

9th January 20239th January 2023 Tony Webster CPRE Star Count, Geminids Meteor Shower, Mars Occultation, Space Missions 2023, The Planets

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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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, December 2022

11th December 202213th December 2022 Tony Webster Artemis 1, Geminids and Quadrantids, Mars Occultation, The Planets, Ursids Meteor Shower

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, November 2022

2nd November 20229th December 2022 Tony Webster Artemis 1, International Space Station, November Meteor Showers, Partial Solar Eclipse, The Moon, The Planets, Virgin Orbit Launch

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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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, October 2022

23rd October 202223rd October 2022 Tony Webster International Space Station, Jupiter, Orionids Meteor Shower, Partial Solar Eclipse

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, September 2022

7th September 202223rd October 2022 Tony Webster Harvest Moon, International Space Station, Jupiter, Moon Occults Uranus, Perseids Meteor Shower

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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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED LIFESTYLE 

Step forward for Autumn Walking Festival

31st August 2022 Edward Sills amber valley, autumn walking festival, Health, Walking

People are being invited to dust off their boots to join in a celebration of the great outdoors. The annual

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Belper Businesses Target ‘Zero Waste’ in New Initiative

3rd August 2022 Edward Sills Belper, Business, Community, Sustainable, Zero Waste

Businesses in Belper have been working together to reduce the amount of waste they produce as part of a new

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, August 2022

3rd August 20223rd August 2022 Tony Webster A Supermoon, Craiyon AI, ISS, Jupiter and Saturn, Perseids Meteor Shower

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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ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

Green Exchange & Repair Café – July 23rd

22nd July 2022 Admin 0 Comments

This Saturday sees the July date for Transition Belper’s Green Exchange, where you can recycle Tetrapacks, find out about Transition’s

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

First ‘Red’ Extreme Heat Warning Issued by Met Office as Temperatures Rise

16th July 202216th July 2022 Edward Sills extreme, heat, Met Office, red, warning, Weather

In a potential record breaking first for the UK, temperatures of up to 40°C have been forecast, leading the Met

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, July 2022

4th July 20224th July 2022 Tony Webster A Supermoon, International Space Station, July Meteor Showers, Perseids Meteor Shower, The Planets, Your Galactic Neighbourhood

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, June 2022

5th June 20226th June 2022 Tony Webster 0 Comments ISS, Noctilucent Clouds, Summer Solstice, The Moon, The Planets, Twilight

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, May 2022

11th May 2022 Tony Webster 0 Comments A Universe of Sound, Great Hercules Cluster, ISS, Sun Ra, The Moon, The Planets, Total Lunar Eclipse

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, April 2022

6th April 20226th April 2022 Tony Webster 0 Comments International Space Station, Leo Constellation, Meteor Showers, Moon and Planets, The Plough

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place, The Night Sky Over Belper, March 2022

7th March 2022 Tony Webster 0 Comments Beehive Cluster, CPRE Star Count, The Planets, vernal equinox

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, February 2022

1st February 2022 Tony Webster 0 Comments CPRE Star Count, Jupiter and Venus, Moon, Orion Nebula, Sirius

In February’s Night Sky: Take part in the CPRE Star Count. The Orion Nebula. Sirius. Jupiter and Venus.   CPRE

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2022

11th January 202211th January 2022 Tony Webster 0 Comments Comet Leonard, Geminids and Quadrantids, Space Missions 2022, Star Count, The Planets

In the Night Sky Over Belper: Space Missions for 2022 – everybody is going to the Moon. Jupiter shines in

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, December 2021

5th December 20215th December 2021 Tony Webster 0 Comments Comet Leonard, Geminids Meteor Shower, Quadrantids Meteor Shower, Ursids Meteor Shower, Winter Solstice

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, November 2021

3rd November 20213rd November 2021 Tony Webster 0 Comments Jupiter and Saturn, Leonids Meteor Shower, Taurids Meteor Shower, Uranus, Venus

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, October 2021

8th October 20218th October 2021 Tony Webster 0 Comments Andromeda Galaxy, Jupiter, Orionids Meteor Shower, Saturn, The Great Red Spot, The Moon

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, September 2021

10th September 202110th September 2021 Tony Webster 0 Comments Harvest Moon, Jupiter and Saturn, September's stars, Venus

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, August 2021

7th August 2021 Tony Webster 0 Comments Perseids Meteor Shower, Summer Triangle, The Moon, The Planets

In the Night Sky Over Belper. August brings: the Perseids meteor shower, the Summer Triangle, first looks at Jupiter and

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, July 2021

10th July 202110th July 2021 Tony Webster 0 Comments Losing The Sky, Meteors, Noctilucent Clouds, Partial Solar Eclipse, The Moon, The Planets

In the Night Sky Over Belper: A report on the partial eclipse of the Sun, NLCs, July meteors, notes on

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, June 2021

5th June 20216th June 2021 Tony Webster 0 Comments Noctilucent Clouds, Partial Solar Eclipse, Summer Solstice, The Moon, The Planets

 In the Night Sky Over Belper: A partial eclipse of the Sun on the 10th June, NLCs, Summer Days, the

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, May 2021

9th May 2021 Tony Webster 0 Comments A Supermoon, Algieba, Mars, Mercury and Venus, The Moon Illusion

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, April 2021

9th April 20219th April 2021 Tony Webster 0 Comments Beehive Cluster, Lyrid Meteor Shower, Starcount 2021, supermoon, The Planets

In the Night Sky Over Belper: The CPRE Star Count results. Finding the Beehive Cluster. The Lyrid Meteor Shower. April

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, March 2021

7th March 20219th March 2021 Tony Webster 0 Comments BST, Fireball 2021, Mars, Starcount 2021, The Moon

In the Night Sky Over Belper: More Mars in March, Clocks go forward, Spring has Sprang, Another Supermoon, CPRE starcount,

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, February 2021

3rd February 20213rd February 2021 Tony Webster 0 Comments Mars, Missions to Mars, Pleiades Cluster, Star Count, The Hyades, The Moon, Uranus

In the Night Sky Over Belper: Mars is the only bright planet, take part in the Star Count, missions to

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2021

13th January 202122nd January 2021 Tony Webster 0 Comments International Space Station, Jupiter and Saturn, Mars, Space Missions 2021, Uranus, Venus

In the Night Sky Over Belper: Mars still shines in the south, Venus shines in the dawn sky. A possible

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, December 2020

6th December 20206th December 2020 Tony Webster 0 Comments Chang' e-5, Geminids Meteor Shower, Jupiter and Saturn Conjunction, Quadrantids, The Moon, The Planets

In the Night Sky Over Belper. December brings: The Geminids meteor shower, the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter. Mars still

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, November 2020

5th November 20205th November 2020 Tony Webster 0 Comments Jupiter and Saturn, Leonids Meteor Shower, Mars, National Astronomy Week

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, October 2020

3rd October 20204th October 2020 Tony Webster 0 Comments Blue Moon, International Space Station, Mars, Orionids Meteor Shower, The Planets

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, September 2020

3rd September 20203rd September 2020 Tony Webster 0 Comments Constellations, Harvest Moon, Mars, Perseids Meteor Shower, Russian Sci Fi, The Planets

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, August 2020

4th August 20204th August 2020 Tony Webster 0 Comments Comet NEOWISE, Perseids Meteor Shower, The Moon, The Planets

In August’s Night Sky: Comet NEOWISE is fading. The Perseids meteor shower peaks on the 12th / 13th. Jupiter, Saturn

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS POLITICS 

World Heritage Status Put At Risk As Belper Lane Building Approved

29th July 202029th July 2020 Clare Washbrook 3 Comments Belper Lane, Belper Mills World Heritage Site, Building Plans, Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State, Wheeldons

Belper’s World Heritage Status has been endangered by the decision of the Secretary of State, Robert Jenrick, to allow building

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, July 2020

4th July 20205th July 2020 Tony Webster 2 Comments A Solar Decade, Comet NEOWISE, International Space Station, Perseids Meteor Shower, The Moon, The Planets

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Beekeeping With Chris

2nd July 2020 Admin 0 Comments Beekeeping, Bees

By Jackie and Alastair Blackett Do you think about the bees in your garden? Where do they live? What about

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, June 2020

6th June 20206th June 2020 Tony Webster 0 Comments Noctilucent Clouds, SpaceX, Summer Solstice, The Moon, The Planets, Twilight

In the June Night Sky Over Belper: The 3 stages of twilight, noctilucent clouds, the summer solstice, the Moon and

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, May 2020

6th May 2020 Tony Webster 0 Comments Comet Atlas, Comet Swan, Full Moon, Starlink satellites, Venus

 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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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

Report Suggests Badger Culling Is A Flawed Idea

3rd May 2020 Admin 0 Comments Badger Cull, Badger Vaccination, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has published a report today which shows that research, produced by the Government’s Animal and Health Agency

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, April 2020

2nd April 20207th April 2020 Tony Webster 0 Comments A Supermoon, April Night Sky, Comet Atlas, Lyrid Meteor Shower, Venus

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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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, March 2020

8th March 20208th March 2020 Tony Webster 0 Comments NASA images, Star Count, Starlink satellites, supermoon, The Planets

In the Night Sky Over Belper, March brings:  A Supermoon on the 9th. The Vernal Equinox on the 20th. Venus

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

Beavers For Derbyshire

27th February 202027th February 2020 Admin 0 Comments Beavers, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has revealed ambitious plans to create a home ready for a family of beavers to move in

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ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

Green Exchange & Repair Cafe – February

27th February 2020 Admin 1 Comment

This Saturday sees the February date for Transition Belper’s Green Exchange, where you can recycle Tetrapacks, swap books, find out

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, February 2020

8th February 202011th February 2020 Tony Webster 1 Comment Mars, Orion Nebula, Starlink satellites, supermoon, Venus

In the Night Sky Over Belper: Venus dominates the early evening sky. Mars appears low in the morning sky before

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Landslip Closes Cromford Road

5th February 2020 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 0 Comments 2019 Flood, Road Closures

A Derbyshire road, well-known as a rat-run to avoid busier routes, could be closed until July 2021 following a landslip.

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ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

Zero Carbon Training Day

5th February 2020 Admin 0 Comments Carbon, Climate Emergency, Fleet Arts Centre, Training

What is all this talk of Climate Emergency..?  What does ‘Zero Carbon’ mean?  How can I make a difference? There’s

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ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

Get Involved With The Repair Cafe

29th January 2020 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Repair Cafe, volunteers

The Repair Cafe is an initiative to mend the things we already own, instead of binning them and contributing to

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ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

Next Repair Cafe & Green Exchange

23rd January 2020 Admin 0 Comments Green Exchange, No.28 Community Hall, Repair Cafe, Transition Belper

Transition Belper’s Green Exchange and the Repair Café are this Saturday (25th Jan) 10am – 1pm.  A place to meet

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

February Will Be Belper Climate Month

21st January 202021st January 2020 Admin 0 Comments climate breakdown, climate change, eco month, Training

February will be Climate Month in Belper, with a focus within the town upon education and encouraging people to change

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

Youth Voice: Plastic Pollution From School Dinners

13th January 2020 Rose Everett 0 Comments Kids against plastic, plastic free, plastic pollution, Rose Everett, youth voice

In November one of our Youth reporters, Rose Everett, appealed to get rid of plastic pots from the school dinners

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2020

10th January 202010th January 2020 Tony Webster 0 Comments Mars, Neptune, Star Link Satellites, The Moon Illusion, Venus

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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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

White Peak Distillery Creates Fundraising Gin From Local Plants

17th December 201917th December 2019 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, fundraising, Local Food & Drink, White Peak Distillery

A very special gin flavoured with wild growing flowering plants has been created by Ambergate based White Peak Distillery with

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, December 2019

7th December 2019 Tony Webster 1 Comment Belper Astronomy, Geminids, Quadrantids, The Moon, The Planets, Ursids, Venus

In the December, Night Sky Over Belper: The Geminids meteor shower. A full Moon on the 12th. Venus appears as

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED POLITICS 

Election: Statement From Transition Belper

4th December 201910th December 2019 Admin 0 Comments 2019 General Election, Candidates, Conservative Party, Mid Derbyshire constituency, Pauline Latham, Transition Belper

In relation to Pauline Latham’s statement in her election campaign material that she has supported “the initiatives of activists like

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS POLITICS 

County Council Responds To Floods and Climate Change

29th November 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 0 Comments 2019 Flood, climate change, Derbyshire County Council, Floods

The county council’s leader has said he does not know if the recent mass flooding in Derbyshire is proof of

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ENVIRONMENT HEALTH & WELLBEING NEWS WHAT'S ON 

Saturday – Repair Cafe and Green Exchange

23rd November 2019 Admin 0 Comments Green Exchange, No.28 Community Hall, Repair Cafe

**Transition Belper’s Green Exchange** This Saturday 23rd November! 10am to 1pm. No.28 Market Place Belper A meeting place for like-minded

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED HERITAGE & HISTORY NEWS 

Public Consultation On New Neighbourhood Plan

23rd November 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Belper Neighbourhood Plan, Building Plans, Local Plan

It’s been 3 years since the Neighbourhood Plan was written.  The Neighbourhood Plan, created by Belper people to assess the

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

New Flood Alerts, Advice and Contacts

15th November 201915th November 2019 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment 2019 Flood, advice, AVBC, flood warnings, Flooding, Road Closures, sandbags

Today we face an increase in flood alerts and warnings, following another 24 hours of heavy rain.  But only light

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

Youth Voice: On Plastic in School Dinners

8th November 2019 Rose Everett 0 Comments Derbyshire County Council, plastic pollution, Schools, youth voice

At my school, parts of our dinners are served in disposable plastic pots, particularly our puddings. This wastage is entirely

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, November 2019

5th November 20195th November 2019 Tony Webster 0 Comments Leonids Meteor Shower, The Moon, The Planets, The Transit of Mercury

November brings: The Transit of Mercury and the Leonids Meteor Shower. Venus returns to the night sky and Mars can

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

Save The Chevin’s Green Belt Campaign Launched

3rd November 2019 Admin 2 Comments Building Plans, Chevin, Green Belt, Sweetings

A new action group aims to protect Belper’s historic western landscape following a recent planning application to build new houses

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ENVIRONMENT HERITAGE & HISTORY 

Restoration of The Whistlestop Complete

23rd October 201923rd October 2019 Admin 0 Comments

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust have completed the restoration of a Grade II listed building at Matlock Bath station and opened a

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

The Climate Strike and Youth Voices

18th October 201919th October 2019 Clare Washbrook Climate Emergency, Global Climate Strike, School Strike for Climate, youth voice

Some Nailed coverage has been delayed due to shortstaffing and illness. Bullying We have had a small but vocally persistent

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ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

“Best Birding Trip Ever” – Talk on Bird Trip To China

18th October 2019 Admin 0 Comments Birds, China, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Jeff Blincow, Talks

Birding in Yunnan (China) by Jeff Blincow Join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust for a presentation on the spectacular birdlife of the

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

What’s Best For Feeding Ducks?

18th October 201918th October 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Ducks, Feeding animals, RSPB

A photo of a sign instructing people to stop starving ducks and feed them bread is currently doing the rounds

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

Climate Protest @ 11am today

11th October 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Climate Emergency, Derbyshire County Council

11am for the 11th hour! There will be a protest today at Derbyshire County Council offices in Matlock. The protest

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

State of Nature Report: No Let Up In Loss of UK’s Nature

11th October 2019 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Environment, State of Nature Report, Wildlife

The UK’s wildlife continues to decline, according to the State of Nature 2019 report. The latest findings show that since

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

Denby: Cinderhill Consultation

9th October 20199th October 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 0 Comments Building Plans, Cinderhill, Contaminated Land, Denby, Green Belt

Editor’s Note:  Nailed covers the DE56 postcode, and external areas which are jointly relevant or of interest.  Due to our

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, October 2019

6th October 2019 Tony Webster 0 Comments Aristarchus Crater, Belper Astronomy, Orionids Meteor Shower, Taurids Meteor Shower, The Planets

In the Night Sky Over Belper: The Orionids and Taurids meteor showers. Observe the full Moon on the 13th to

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS POLITICS 

Amber Valley’s “Forest For The Future”

25th September 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 4 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, Climate Emergency, Forest For The Future, Tree Planting

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

Have You Seen Raccoon Dogs?

22nd September 201923rd September 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Animal Alert, Derbyshire Constabulary, Police appeal, raccoon dogs, tanuki

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED WHAT'S ON 

Climate Strike Music in Milford

20th September 2019 Admin 0 Comments Climate Strike, Climate Strike 4 Schools, Extinction Rebellion Choir, Maggie Braley, Milford Monthly Music, Ola WIlson, School Strike for Climate, SHEARglass

Following today’s Global Climate Strike in the Memorial Gardens, you can enjoy more of the protest and awareness music which

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED OPINION 

Youth Voice: Strike for the Climate Emergency

16th September 201918th September 2019 Admin 0 Comments Climate Emergency, Global Climate Strike, Greta Thunberg, Rose Everett, School Strike for Climate

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Global Climate Strike – Adults Join the Youth!

16th September 201918th September 2019 Admin 0 Comments Climate Emergency, Extinction Rebellion, Global Climate Strike, School Strike for Climate

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Belper Town Council Addressing Pollution & Parking @ Schools

11th September 201911th September 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Belper Town Council, Climate Emergency, Parking, pollution, Pottery Primary School, St. John's CofE Primary and Nursery School

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, September 2019

7th September 201910th September 2019 Tony Webster 0 Comments Harvest Moon, September Night Sky, The Planets, The Sounds of Space, Tycho

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS 

8 Month Reprieve for Derbyshire Badgers

7th September 201910th September 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Badger Cull, Badger Vaccination, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Natural England, Nigel Mills

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ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

Climate Strike – Friday 20th September

2nd September 20195th September 2019 Admin 0 Comments Climate Emergency, Climate Strike, Protest

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ENVIRONMENT 

Work To Begin @ Wyver Lane Nature Reserve

29th August 201930th August 2019 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Restoration, Wyver Lane

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust will soon start work at the Wyver Lane nature reserve to help restore the habitat on site.

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Calls On Theresa Villiers To Stop the Cull

29th August 201930th August 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Badger Cull, Badgers, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, with the support of their partners, have written a letter to Theresa Villiers, the Secretary of State

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

Badger Cull Announcement Delayed

24th August 201924th August 2019 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment Badger Cull, Badger Vaccination, Badgers, TB

Yesterday, 23rd August 2019, the government was due to announce which areas were chosen as locations where badgers would be

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CRIME ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Police Launch Force-wide Rural Crime Team

23rd August 201923rd August 2019 Admin 0 Comments Council Tax Increase, Derbyshire Constabulary, endangered animals, farmers, Hardyal Dhindsa

A dedicated rural and wildlife crime team is now operating across Derbyshire to tackle issues that affect rural and farming

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ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Events – Late August, September

23rd August 2019 Admin 0 Comments Bat Walk, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Nature Tots

Nature Tots – Buxton – 30th August Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s ever popular Nature Tots, our play group with a difference,

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ENVIRONMENT 

Hen Harrier Day Highlighted Animal Persecution With Chris Packham & Natalie Bennett

15th August 2019 Admin 0 Comments anti-hunting, campaigns, Chris Packham, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Natalie Bennett

A record 1,500 people came from across the UK for the sixth Hen Harrier day at Carsington Water on Sunday

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ENVIRONMENT POLITICS 

Write to Your MP to Stop the Badger Cull

14th August 201914th August 2019 Admin 0 Comments Badger Cull, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

Derbyshire is one of 14 areas that the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is considering for ten

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ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

Help The Badgers, by Derbyshire Against The Cull

13th August 2019 Admin 2 Comments

Article written by Derbyshire Against The Cull The Badger Cull is coming to Derbyshire and we need your help to

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, August 2019

5th August 201911th August 2019 Tony Webster 0 Comments Belper Astronomy, Perseids Meteor Shower, The Moon, The Planets

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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ENVIRONMENT 

East Midlands Thinks Climate Change Should Be Priority For PM

30th July 2019 Admin 0 Comments Boris Johnson, Christian Aid, Climate Emergency

Article submitted by Christian Aid Adults across the East Midlands believe that climate change should be a top priority for

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AVBC Trifecta: Climate Emergency, Amber Valley a Frack-Free Zone, & Badger Culling Ban

26th July 201926th July 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 1 Comment AVBC, Badger Culling Ban, Climate Emergency, Frack Free Zone, fracking

A raucous Amber Valley council meeting has seen the authority declare a climate emergency, make the borough a “frack-free zone”

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Hottest Day in Recorded History for Belper and Derbyshire

25th July 201925th July 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Climate Emergency, Heat Record, heatwave

For the last 29 years, the record for the hottest temperature in Derbyshire has been 34.1 degrees.  This reading was

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Extinction Rebellion Storm County Council

24th July 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 0 Comments climate change, Derbyshire County Council, Extinction Rebellion

Eco-activists from Extinction Rebellion dressed in swimsuits invaded Derbyshire County Council offices to call for “climate justice now”. Around a

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Local Plan Protects Green Belt … For Now

24th July 201925th July 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments AVBC, Green Belt, housing provision, Labour Party, Local Plan, Save Amber Valley Green Belt

On Wednesday 17th July 2019, Amber Valley Borough Council held a special meeting with Green Belt protestors to update them

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Events in July

17th July 201917th July 2019 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, events

Enjoy Nature Tots For Free Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s ever popular Nature Tots, our play group with a difference, has a

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Woodland Threatened by Three Fires in One Night

17th July 201917th July 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments arson, Belper Parks, fire, Swinney Woods, woodland

On Sunday 14th July, there were three incidents involving fire in Belper woods. The incidents don’t appear to be connected.

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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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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Black Rocks Conservation Work Complete

15th July 2019 Admin 0 Comments Black Rocks, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Tarmac

Black rocks, an outcrop of gritstone overlooking Cromford, was formed some 300 million years ago. It can be seen for

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Badger Vaccinations Off To A Flying Start

13th July 2019 Admin 1 Comment Badger Vaccination, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust have had great success with their badger vaccinations in the county so far in 2019 thanks to

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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, July 2019

8th July 2019 Tony Webster 0 Comments Apollo 11, Belper Astronomy, July Night Sky, Noctilucent Clouds, partial lunar eclipse

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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New Date For Wildside Festival

4th July 2019 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, postponed date, Wildside Festival

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s music festival, which was postponed due to safety concerns after heavy rain, has announced a new date.

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Climate Change: Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Volunteer To Join Mass Lobby of MPs

22nd June 2019 Admin 0 Comments climate change, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Lobbying MPs, Protest

Mass lobby – The Time is Now – Wednesday 26th June Supporters of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are preparing to travel

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, June 2019

8th June 20198th June 2019 Tony Webster 0 Comments Belper night sky, Jupiter, Noctilucent Clouds, Summer Solstice, The Moon Illusion

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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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Rare American Gull Spotted at Carr Vale

6th June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Bonaparte's Gull, Carr Vale, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

A Bonaparte’s Gull was recently spotted at the Carr Vale Nature reserve on the outskirts of Bolsover in Derbyshire. These

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Derbyshire Wildlife Events This Weekend

6th June 2019 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

Explore Witches Oak Water Join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust to celebrate wildlife during 30 Days Wild at Witches Oak Water, which

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BELPER GOES GREEN ENVIRONMENT FEATURED 

Belper Goes Green in Pictures

5th June 20196th June 2019 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment Belepr Goes Green 2019, Photos

Thousands gathered over the weekend for the Belper Goes Green Community, Eco and Arts Festival at the Rugby Club. The

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Waterpark Plan Threatens Peregrine Falcons

5th June 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 1 Comment Building Plans, Crich, Peregrine falcons, Waterpark

The fastest animal in the world could hamper colossal plans to turn a derelict Derbyshire quarry into a waterpark leisure

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THE Song of Belper Goes Green

2nd June 20192nd June 2019 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment Maggie Braley, Protest Music

The ethos of Belper Goes Green was encapsulated in one song on Saturday. The last performance of the day on

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Huge Array of Entertainment and Learning at Belper Goes Green Festival

29th May 201929th May 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Belper Goes Green 2019

Music This year Belper Goes Green has three stages, all centred in marquees, so this year any blips in the

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Driver Warning: Be Aware of Deer

29th May 201914th August 2020 Admin 0 Comments Deeraware, Derbyshire Constabulary

Deer have recently been spotted in several locations in Belper.  Derbyshire Constabulary tells us that at this time of year,

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ENVIRONMENT FEATURED NEWS POLITICS 

Thousands of Supporters Ready to Defend Green Belt as Local Plan is Scrapped

23rd May 201923rd May 2019 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment AVBC, Green Belt, Labour, Save Amber Valley Green Belt, Save Far Laund Green Belt

Last night, the Save the Green Belt Groups of Amber Valley gathered to protest once more to protect the Green

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Cycle Ride Campaign Aims To Highlight UNESCO Sustainable Cycleway

16th May 2019 Edward Sills 0 Comments campaign, Cycleway, Derwent Valley Cycleway, Derwent Valley Trust, Penny Farthing, Richard Thoday, UNESCO, world heritage site

On the morning of Saturday May 18, Derwent Valley Trust will be organising a cycle up the A6 from Derby

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Belper Declares Climate Emergency And Protests County To Follow Their Lead

16th May 201916th May 2019 Clare Washbrook 1 Comment Belper Town Council, Climate Emergency, Protest, Transition Belper

On Tuesday 14th May, Belper Town Council declared a Climate Emergency. Jyoti Wilkinson, Deputy Leader of Belper Town Council said,

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Derbyshire County Council Fails to Declare Climate Emergency

16th May 201916th May 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 1 Comment climate change, Climate Emergency, Derbyshire County Council

A motion calling on Derbyshire County Council to formally declare a climate change emergency and to set a target to

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Green Belt Meeting: Incoming Council Aim to Scrap Local Plan

16th May 2019 Clare Washbrook 4 Comments Amber Valley Borough Council, Green Belt, Labour, Local Plan

Change of Administation at Amber Valley Borough Council On Wednesday 22nd May, the first full council meeting since the local

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Events for Late May

14th May 2019 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

Family Forest School Fun Come and join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust for our Forest School sessions in the woods at Millfield’s

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Belper Gets Green

13th May 201918th May 2019 Edward Sills 1 Comment 2019, Belper Goes Green, BGG, CAMRA, Community, Environment, Festival, Rugby Club, Seventh, Transition Belper

The 2019 green festival promises to be the biggest and most environmentally conscious yet. Belper Goes Green Community, Eco and

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Nigel Mills Joins Fight To Save Green Belt

13th May 201913th May 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments AVBC, Green Belt, Housing Plans, Nigel Mills

The Conservative MP for Amber Valley has joined the fight against the deletion of Amber Valley’s Green Belt with a

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, May 2019

8th May 20198th May 2019 Tony Webster 0 Comments Algieba, Belper night sky, International Space Station, Jupiter, Saturn, Space Race

The May Night Sky brings a good opportunity to see the International Space Station. Jupiter and Saturn can be seen

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Reminder: Green Belt & Local Plan Response Deadline – Thursday 2nd

1st May 20191st May 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments AVBC, Local Plan, public consultation, Reminder

The Local Plan, which details land allocated for building development, is still open to public consultation until 4:30pm on Thursday

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How Bullsmoor Was Saved by Residents

26th April 201926th April 2019 Clare Washbrook 4 Comments 2019 Local Election, Bullsmoor, Green Belt, Protect Belper

With political posturing occuring on social media platforms, involving local political parties attempting to claim credit for stopping the development

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FREE Family Day at Hilton Wildlife Reserve

26th April 201926th April 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Family Fun Day, Hilton Gravel Pits

The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are running a FREE day at the nature reserve at Hilton Gravel Pits, on Willowpit Lane

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Climate Campaigners Urge Belper’s HSBC To Stop investing In Fossil Fuels

25th April 2019 Admin 0 Comments Christian Aid, climate change, Fossil Fuels, HSBC

Campaigners from some of Belper’s churches visited Belper’s HSBC branch on Wednesday 17th April to urge the bank to stop

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

First Ever Badger Vaccination Conference in Derby

25th April 2019 Admin 0 Comments Badger Vaccination, Conference, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

Photo by Georgie Hutton DERBY UNIVERSITY, APRIL 27, 2019, ORGANISED BY DERBYSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST, NATIONAL TRUST AND THE BADGER TRUST

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Election: Party Views on Green Belt

22nd April 201925th April 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 1 Comment 2019 Local Election, Green Belt

Plans to pave the way for thousands of houses on protected green belt land have stoked a wave of controversy

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Wildlife Trust Gets Funding To Restore Belper Wetlands

22nd April 2019 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Funding, Wetlands, Wyver Lane

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has been awarded over £18,000 from Biffa Award to save Derbyshire’s wet grasslands. The Trust will use

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Once It’s Gone It’s Gone: Wildlife Perspective on Far Laund Development

22nd April 201922nd April 2019 Admin 0 Comments Far Laund, Green Belt, Housing Development

As you may be aware Amber Valley Borough Council plan to delete 58 acres of land off Far Laund Belper

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Climate Justice Protest at HSBC – 11am TODAY!

17th April 201917th April 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments climate change, coal power, HSBC, petition, Protest

At very late notice, we have learned that concerned citizens will be meeting outside HSBC on the corner of King

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Run and Paddle for the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

16th April 2019 Admin 0 Comments Canoeing, Charity Sports, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Running

New fitness challenge comes to Derbyshire A 9km run followed by an 8km paddle – it’s the Wild Trent Challenge,

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Nature Reserve Saved from Further Quarrying

14th April 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 0 Comments Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Hoe Grange Quarry, nature reserve

Quarrying planning permissions which could have threatened a Derbyshire nature reserve have now been revoked. Derbyshire County Council’s planning committee,

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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, April 2019

6th April 20197th April 2019 Tony Webster 0 Comments April Night Sky, Lunar Mission, Lyrid Meteor Shower, Mars, The Planets

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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Nature-Reclaimed Brassington Quarry To Be Preserved

4th April 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 0 Comments Brassington, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Hoe Grange Quarry, planning permission

A Derbyshire quarry is set to have its planning permissions revoked so that plans to keep it as a nature

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Events in April

4th April 20195th April 2019 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Easter events

Family Forest School Fun Come and join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust for our Forest School sessions in the woods at Millfield’s

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New Nature Reserve for Derbyshire

29th March 201929th March 2019 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, nature reserve, otters, Peak Shopping Village

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has teamed up with Peak Shopping Village in an unusual partnership which will see the creation of

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Protest to Save Green Belt

29th March 201929th March 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 1 Comment AVBC, Green Belt, Local Plan, Protest

Deleting land from the protected green belt in Amber Valley to make way for thousands of houses will take the

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Great British Spring Clean – Litter Pick

28th March 201929th March 2019 Admin 0 Comments Belper Town Council, Great British Spring Clean, Litter

  Belper Town Council  is again organising Belper’s participation in Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean. The Litter Pick

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Star Studded Wind in the Willows Animation Calls For Action on Tragic Reality

28th March 201929th March 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments climate change, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, ecological disaster, Wind in th Willows

  To call attention to what we humans have done to nature, Sir David Attenborough, Catherine Tate, Stephen Fry, Alison

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Protecting the Green Belt in Belper

27th March 2019 Admin 8 Comments

Green Belt Policy was established in 1955 primarily to stop urban sprawl and to permanently protect belts of open land.

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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Secures Funding For Two Sites

26th March 2019 Admin 0 Comments Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, EU Funding, Monsall Trail, Whistlestop Centre, Wye Valley

Photo: Orchids at Chee Dale A Derbyshire Wildlife Trust project to improve the visitor experience at two of its most

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Midlands Wildlife Charities Team Up To Save Birds of Prey

19th March 2019 Admin 0 Comments Birds of Prey, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Lottery Funding, National Trust and Peak District National Park Authority, RSPB, Sheffield and Rotherham WIldlife Trust

Birds of prey are in trouble in the Peak District. They should be a common sight on the hills and

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CREATIVE BELPER CULTURE ENVIRONMENT FEATURED HEALTH & WELLBEING LIFESTYLE WHAT'S ON 

Planning For Belper Goes Green 2019 Now In Full Swing!

16th March 201919th March 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Belper Goes Green 2019, volunteers

by Cherry Anderson The festival, which will be held on the weekend of 31st May and 1st, 2nd June at

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ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

Join a Torchlit Newt Survey with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

16th March 2019 Admin 0 Comments activity, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Newts

Join Derbyshire Wildlife Trust to learn about the newts that live at the Trust’s Avenue Washlands nature reserve, at Wingerworth.

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS 

Encouraging Ospreys to Nest in Derbyshire

16th March 201916th March 2019 Clare Washbrook 0 Comments Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Osprey

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are attempting to encourage the return of ospreys to Derbyshire. In recent years ospreys have been seen

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, March 2019

5th March 20196th March 2019 Tony Webster 0 Comments Belper night sky, Comet Iwamoto, Mars, Star Count, supermoon, vernal equinox

March brings: the vernal equinox on the 20th and a super Moon on the 21st. Mars is still prominent in

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Green Belt Deletions in Amber Valley

27th February 201927th February 2019 Eddie Bisknell (LDRS) 3 Comments environmental sabotage, Green Belt, Housing Development

Space to build 2,010 extra houses in Amber Valley by 2028 is set to be freed up by deleting land

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ENVIRONMENT WHAT'S ON 

Transition Belper’s Green Exchange – February 23rd At No28

22nd February 201922nd February 2019 Edward Sills 0 Comments cafe, february, Green, Green Exchange, No 28, Tetra Pak Collection, Transition Belper, Transition Café

February’s Transition Belper Green Exchange Café will be held at No 28, Market Place, Belper on Saturday 23rd February from 10.00

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ENVIRONMENT LIFESTYLE 

Fashion Revolution Event

16th February 2019 Admin 0 Comments ethical consumerism, fashion, St. Peter's Church

Do you wear clothes? Do you know who made your clothes? I don’t mean which shop they were bought in

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ENVIRONMENT 

Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, February 2019

5th February 20195th February 2019 Tony Webster 0 Comments Belper night sky, Comet Iwamoto, Star Count, The Planets, Total Lunar Eclipse, Uranus

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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CREATIVE BELPER ENVIRONMENT 

Poem: Birdwatch Hour

29th January 2019 Jo Kirk 0 Comments Jo Kirk, poetry, RSPB

Marking the end of the Big Garden Birdwatch run by the RSPB from 26th-28th January 2019, which asked members of

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