by BandBMatlockwebperson9 | May 16, 2019 | Derbyshire, Peak District, What's On
Well Dressings in Derbyshire What is a well dressing? Throughout Derbyshire during the summer months many of the villages display well dressings. A well dressing is in collage form and made from placing different coloured and shaped petals onto a clay mixture to form... 
by BandBMatlockwebperson9 | Feb 19, 2018 | Derbyshire
British post boxes in Derbyshire Take a closer look at our letter boxes I recently posted some postcards for a guest at our local post box at Matlock Green and noticed the Victorian Royal Cypher and how unusual it was. That got me thinking about their history. Will... 
by BandBMatlockwebperson9 | Jan 1, 2018 | Chatsworth, Derbyshire, What's On
What’s on in Derbyshire and the Peak District The year that is… Derbyshire! Welcome to 2018. We hope you had a great start to the New Year and are looking forward to 2018. As usual Derbyshire and the Peak District have a range of events during the year. The... 
by BandBMatlockwebperson9 | Apr 19, 2017 | Derbyshire, Peak District, What's On
Things to do on the May Bank Holiday in Derbyshire Ready, steady, May….. If you will allow us to start with optimism, we are going to stick our neck out and say the sun will shine in May! Perhaps not all day every day, but looking at the long-range forecast for... 
by BandBMatlockwebperson9 | Apr 10, 2017 | Chatsworth, Derbyshire
1st Chatsworth Flower show celebrates Joseph Paxton Joseph Paxton 1801 – 1865 Joseph Paxton, architect and landscape gardener, was born in 1801. He started his career as a gardener’s boy and was spotted by the Duke of Devonshire whilst working at Chiswick. He began... 
by BandBMatlockwebperson9 | Mar 20, 2017 | Derbyshire, Peak District
Blue John and tourism in Derbyshire The Romans were the first “tourists” in Derbyshire, to exploit its caves and caverns for minerals. Lead was mined for hundreds of years. In the Hope Valley, on the boarder of the “White Peak” and “Dark Peak” you will find several... 