Monthly Market @ No.28 – September 2019
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History
Rebel Belper: A Free History Walk
Rebellion – A Radically Different Walk in Belper Friday 2nd November. 10.15am, starts Market Place, Belper, DE56 1FZ, Finishes
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Burgers, Bumpers And Bikes At Heage Windmill
After two successful events, the Heage Windmill will once again be welcoming a group of American cars, trucks and motor
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Police Seek Medals Stolen From Kedleston Hall
Officers investigating a high value theft from Kedleston Hall are appealing for the public’s help to locate the missing items.
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American Cars Return To Heage Windmill
After a successful event last month, the Heage Windmill will once again be welcoming a group of American cars, trucks
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Opinion: “Salvation for the Belper Mills?”
To judge by the chatter around the plans announced by FI Real Estate Management (FIREM), for Belper’s North and East
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New Era For Society As It Celebrates 60 Years
Sixty years of celebrating the history of their town was marked by Belper Historical Society members this week, and included
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‘Bloomin’ Marvellous’ Exhibition Kicks Off Discovery Days
Saturday night (October 22nd) was the opening night of the ‘Belper In Bloomers’ exhibition at No28 on the Market Place.
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Who Was the World Famous Architect That Built Babington Hospital?
The Babington Hospital on Derby Road, now under threat of closure, is one of Belper’s most distinguished buildings. It’s fairly
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New Exhibition To Open At The North Mill
This Easter Strutt’s North Mill have a new Spring/Summer exhibition starting that will celebrate “The Strutt Workers’ Community”. It opens
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Belper, the Hosiery Town
Belper, with its huge mills along the river Derwent, is probably best known for its historic part in the cotton
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The History of The Lion Hotel
The Red Lion as a Coaching Inn The original building date of the Red Lion is not known, but is
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Hooray for Hazelwood
There are a number of local sites linked to literature. Cromford has Alison Uttley. Darley Dale bags Richmal Crompton. Wirksworth
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January is Local History Month
Nailed magazine to hold local history month throughout January. The aim of the month is to increase awareness of local
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The Rise and Fall of Belper’s Would-Be Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn’s election as leader of the Labour Party recalls the time when another Labour leadership contest electrified the country
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Lost Photos of Belper Now Online
Long before Google Maps sent their vans out to photograph the world, Francis Frith was conducting his own postcard project
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