A traditional Derbyshire get-together, the Hartington Wakes Sports & Country Show celebrated its 122nd year this autumn. It was held at ‘Hall Bank’, on the outskirts of the picturesque village, by kind permission of Mr Richard Sherratt.
The first Dovedale Sheepdog Trials took place at Ilam in 1890, which makes it the oldest trial in Derbyshire and one of the oldest in the UK.
Derbyshire Agricultural & Horticultural Society organised another excellent and successful show for its 139th, which was celebrating a return to the Elvaston Showground.
The 113th Brailsford Ploughing Match early in October attracted crowds of visitors keen to celebrate the countryside and local farming life.
Beating Retreat and supper at Chatsworth
