Blue Box Belper Celebrates its Third Annual Well-Dressing
When summertime brings its flowers and greenery to rural Derbyshire, the tradition of Well-Dressing is certain to return. From roadsides
Read moreWhen summertime brings its flowers and greenery to rural Derbyshire, the tradition of Well-Dressing is certain to return. From roadsides
Read moreResidents, businesses and community groups are encouraged to have their say on ambitious long-term plans that will help shape a
Read morePrint-at-home copies of the big house placards have been requested for displaying in windows. Included below is the leaflet in
Read moreFor the past 4 years, Save Belper Lane have been fighting against the proposed development of green fields within Belper’s
Read moreThe proposed Ambergate Motor Heritage Centre had been approved by Amber Valley Borough Council in October for the former Richard
Read moreOn Monday 2nd March, Adrian Farmer will be giving a talk on the history of news in Belper, from the
Read moreThere are still tickets available for Adrian Farmer’s next history talk, which will be on The Roaring Twenties. The talk
Read morePlans to turn a derelict and listed Belper building into a micro pub have been submitted. Joanne Gregory, an Oakwood resident,
Read moreA historic former chapel and Sunday school in Belper, which have been empty for many years, could be transformed into
Read moreby the Belper in Wartime group After the shocking disclosures of last week, regarding the mismanagement in the finances of
Read moreIt’s been 3 years since the Neighbourhood Plan was written. The Neighbourhood Plan, created by Belper people to assess the
Read moreHeage Windmill is looking more like herself again as the two new sails were hoisted into position on the morning
Read moreAs part of the Strutt’s North Mill Talks for 2019, Adrian Farmer will be giving a talk about animals in
Read moreDespite being flooded and on winter weekend hours, Strutts North Mill was open for half term to provide activities for
Read moreThis month the University of Derby is awarding a series of honorary degrees to recognise individuals of great dedication and
Read moreHeage windmill’s regular openings draw to a close after the last weekend of October each year. She will reopen on
Read moreFriday night saw the preview of Charted Territory: A Colourful History of the Derwent Valley, a new exhibition of historical
Read moreDerbyshire’s Derwent Valley is celebrating its globally important industrial heritage, and so much more, with the county’s biggest heritage festival
Read moreDerbyshire Wildlife Trust have completed the restoration of a Grade II listed building at Matlock Bath station and opened a
Read moreThe Drop Inn Youth Centre on Derwent Street in Belper closed its doors for the last time in September with
Read moreHeage Windmill closes for the season after the last weekend of October each year, reopening the following Easter and our
Read moreBy Leo Swarvett I visited the opening of Seiko Kinoshita’s art installation “Threading Through Time” today. It was situated in
Read moreAn historic and long derelict former hosiery warehouse in a Derbyshire town could be brought back into use as apartments
Read moreAfter some 4 months of intensive part time work by the maintenance team at Heage windmill, led by David Land
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Read moreWe were delighted to receive a visit at Heage Windmill, on Monday 19th August, from local Amber Valley MP, Nigel
Read moreHaving found that two sails at Heage windmill needed to be replaced due to wood rot, the Trust made enquires
Read moreCromford Mills is currently hosting an art installation called Mr. Arkwright. Cromford Mills is part of the Derwent Valley Mills
Read moreJudgement day for plans to turn Belper’s historic mills into apartments could come at the end of the year, the
Read more100 years ago, on 19th July 1919, Belper celebrated the end of “The Great War” (WW1) with a service in
Read moreOn Sunday 21st July 2019 it will be 100 years since the first Peace Celebrations following the end of WW1.
Read moreContinuing the Belper adventures of our Pawtucket twins from yesterday … Cromford Mills After a trip to look at the
Read moreBelper in Wartime are holding a quiz night on Saturday 20th July 2019, as part of the celebrations for the
Read moreThe July heritage walks by Strutt’s North Mill started on Sunday 7th with the Strutt Farms Walk, led by Adrian
Read moreThis evening (Wednesday) in the Main Hall at the Strutts Centre, at 7.30pm Belper Historical Society will be hosting the
Read moreToday, 1st July, is the day, 103 years ago that The Fourteen died. On 1st July 1916, Belper lost more
Read moreToday saw the public unveiling of the Sacrifice sculpture in the Memorial Gardens. Sacrifice bears the face of Jim Green,
Read moreOn 1 July 2016 Belper commemorated the fourteen men from the town who perished on the first day of the
Read more‘SACRIFICE’ – THE UNVEILING ON THE EVE OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME ANNIVERSARY After three years of fundraising Andy
Read moreToday at 1:34pm the famous Flying Scotsman sped through Belper. The train was running 30 minutes late after having to
Read moreCHILDREN CHALLENGE THE VICTORIANS Children stepped back in time at Strutt’s North Mill in Belper, when they “Challenged the Victorians”
Read moreRebellion – A Radically Different Walk in Belper Friday 2nd November. 10.15am, starts Market Place, Belper, DE56 1FZ, Finishes
Read moreVariety and significance – key to festival’s 14th year Over the long summer of 2018, researchers, event organisers and volunteers
Read moreDO YOU KNIT OR CROCHET? OR SEW? On 11th November I will be constructing an installation of knitted and crocheted
Read moreThe National Trust and DerwentWISE are working together to help visitors picture how Duffield Castle might have looked. The tarmac
Read moreA series of drop-in community events are being held to discuss the future of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage
Read moreBelper Town Council is featured as part of a national World War I commemoration during this anniversary year. Belper Memorial
Read moreOfficers investigating a high value theft from Kedleston Hall are appealing for the public’s help to locate the missing items.
Read moreTo judge by the chatter around the plans announced by FI Real Estate Management (FIREM), for Belper’s North and East
Read moreBelper Mills Plans Unveiled FI Real Estate Management, the owners of Belper Mills, have unveiled ambitious plans to regenerate the
Read moreAs part of the on-going 60th anniversary celebrations for Belper Historical Society, an exhibition with talks on Belper and its
Read moreCampaigners have said that Wheeldons should be ashamed of their proposals to build on the Green fields of Belper –
Read moreStrutt’s North Mill Museum in Belper will have a host of activities for children over the February half-term. The museum
Read moreAdrian Farmer, the Heritage Co-ordinator for the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, has been awarded a British Empire
Read moreThere’s a chance to work off some of the extra pounds you’ll be putting on over Christmas – and learn
Read moreHaving spent several years looking into the history of the Belper men who died during World War One, researchers from
Read moreSixty years of celebrating the history of their town was marked by Belper Historical Society members this week, and included
Read moreHeage windmill closes for the season this weekend (October 28 – 29) and the team are celebrating the event by
Read moreIn our town we have Strutt’s North Mill, one of the most important buildings in the history and culture of
Read moreResidents of Berkin’s Court, along Bridge Street, showed people around their houses on Sunday (October 15) to tell them the
Read moreTravelling into Derby this morning for the unveiling of the installation I reflected upon the fact that I was lucky
Read moreAlthough not the oldest of Belper’s Churches, Christ Church has stood at ‘The Triangle’ end of Bridge Street, where the
Read moreNot only was there art and music, but revolution was in the air at No.28 Cafe this Saturday where talents have
Read moreBelper has moved a step closer to having an installation of a new World War One sculpture. At the latest meeting of
Read moreAnyone driving north to south through Belper will know how difficult it can be getting along the A6. You may
Read moreCharles Edwin Stone V.C. M.M. was celebrated in style at an event in Belper on 4th February. Throughout the day
Read moreCharles Edwin Stone is amongst a small number of men who were awarded the Victoria Cross and the Military Medal
Read moreBelper Town Council has dedicated the Memorial Gardens as a Centenary Field. This cements the Memorial Gardens link to the
Read moreBelper Arts Festival, in partnership with the Centre For Hidden Histories based at Nottingham University, has secured a grant to
Read moreOn Sunday 23rd October Belper North Mill was offering free entry to its exhibitions as part of the Derwent Valley
Read moreBelper North Mill Trust, which runs Strutt’s North Mill Museum, was successful in winning 2 awards at the recent Derbyshire
Read moreAlison Hargreaves (1962-1995) must count as one of the most famous people to have been brought up in Belper, Derbyshire.
Read moreThe Babington Hospital on Derby Road, now under threat of closure, is one of Belper’s most distinguished buildings. It’s fairly
Read moreOn Friday 1st July, it will be exactly 100 years since 14 Belper men lost their lives on the opening
Read moreA chance discussion about working in Belper’s mills has led to one Belper lady’s reunion with a 1940s booklet which
Read moreIn 2006/07 the Dally Wash well site was completely overgrown and covered over by trees. But when locals discovered stone
Read moreThe creators of The Fourteen, a centenary commemoration of the destruction of world war one, are still seeking relatives of
Read moreThis month (and for the next few months) the community of North West Belper are celebrating the 125th anniversary of
Read moreSpring Forward, Fall Back. No-one ever remembers when the clocks change and many people cannot remember whether they go forwards
Read moreOn International World Heritage Day (Monday 18th April) Adrian Farmer from Derwent Valley Mills Partnership will be giving a free
Read moreThis Easter Strutt’s North Mill have a new Spring/Summer exhibition starting that will celebrate “The Strutt Workers’ Community”. It opens
Read moreLast week Nplan4B hosted a talk, by Barry Joyce MBE and Adrian Farmer from the Derwent Valley Mills Partnership, to
Read moreThe One About The European Zombie Film, Set In The Lake District, That Was Shot Just Down The Road… It’s
Read moreWE WILL REMEMBER THEM On the 1st July 2016 a commemoration of the first day on the Somme and the
Read moreHistory of the Building The Herbert Strutt School was proposed by Herbert Strutt in 1907, for the benefit of Belper
Read moreOn the weekend of the 1st/2nd/3rd July 2016 Richard Pinkett is helping arrange several commemorative events around Belper to mark
Read moreBelper, with its huge mills along the river Derwent, is probably best known for its historic part in the cotton
Read moreThe Red Lion as a Coaching Inn The original building date of the Red Lion is not known, but is
Read moreThere are a number of local sites linked to literature. Cromford has Alison Uttley. Darley Dale bags Richmal Crompton. Wirksworth
Read moreNailed magazine to hold local history month throughout January. The aim of the month is to increase awareness of local
Read moreCotton spinning was carried out on the Belper Mills site for over 200 years, from c1778 when Jedediah Strutt’s first
Read moreThis Boxing Day will see the Strutt’s North Mill Annual Heritage walk take place around Belper. The walk will commence
Read moreJeremy Corbyn’s election as leader of the Labour Party recalls the time when another Labour leadership contest electrified the country
Read moreWe mostly know Christmas as a cultural midwinter festival where feasts are enjoyed and presents are exchanged. Beyond that the
Read moreLong before Google Maps sent their vans out to photograph the world, Francis Frith was conducting his own postcard project
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