A look at what’s in store for Derbyshire and the Peak District
MUSIC, DRAMA & CONCERTS
5th
Phil Beer
The Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale, 8pm. Tel: 01623 812739
6th
WWI Last Night of the Proms
Newhall Band, Rosliston Forestry Centre, nr Swadlincote. Tel: 01283 222848
7th
Proms in the Peaks
Charity concert with tenor John Hudson and soprano Deborah Norman, Losehill Hall YHA Castleton, 2.30pm. See www.promsinthepeaks.org.uk
13th
Jools Holland
With Gilson Lavis, Melanie C, Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall, Barrow Hill Roundhouse, Chesterfield. See www.engineshedconcerts.com
21st
Rachel Podger with Brecon Baroque
Abbotsholme School Chapel, nr Rocester, 8pm. Tel: 01543 263304
27th
Catrin Finch (Harpist)
Ecclesbourne School, Duffield, 7.30pm. Tel: 01332 841503
27th
Home Service
The Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale, 8pm. Tel: 01623 812739
27th
Sing with Melbourne Operatic Society
Afternoon workshop culminating in an evening performance. See www.melbournefestival.co.uk
OTHER EVENTS
Weekends
Cavalier Horsemanship
Witness expert horsemen in 17th century costume put horses through their paces, Riding School, Bolsover Castle
6th Sept-25th Oct
Matlock Bath Illuminations
Music on the bandstand every Saturday evening followed by a parade of illuminated boats on the river at 7.45pm. Firework display at 9pm on 27th Septenber
6th
Festival of Fireworks
Catton Hall, Walton on Trent
6th
British Shell Collectors Club Fayre
Cavendish Hall, Chatsworth
7th
Trains to the Seaside
Take a train from The Midland Railway in Butterley to a ‘beach’ at Swanwick Junction, near Ripley
12th
Spoken Word Night
Poetry, comedy and sketches, Wheatcroft’s Wharf Canalside Café, Cromford Mills, 7pm
12th-28th
New Mills Festival
An annual celebration of community spirit and culture in the north of the county. Activities include talks, walks, workshops, concerts, exhibitions and a magical lantern procession and street party finale, with a wide variety of free events for all ages. Visit www.newmillsfestival.co.uk
13th-28th
Autumn Footprints Walking Festival
40 free guided walks in the Amber Valley and Erewash area, led by knowledgeable local volunteers and staff keen to show off their patch. Walks explore local heritage, history, wildlife and towns and villages. Suitable for all abilities. Visit www.autumnfootprints.co.uk
13th, 14th, 15th, 16th
Tudor Life at Haddon
A ‘Tudor Muster’ on 13th and 14th and ‘Tudor Housewife’ workshops with TV historian Ruth Goodman on 15th and 16th, Haddon Hall, near Bakewell. Tel: 01629 812855
13th
Flower, Produce & Vegetable Show
Lea Primary School, near Matlock
13th
Motorsport Photography Workshop Experience Day
Learn the art of motorsport photography at Jessops Academy Motorsport Photography day. Hosted by Jessop’s motorsport partners, Volkswagen Racing UK, you’ll get a unique ‘behind the garage doors’ experience photographing the action. You’ll have tutoring from on the most challenging techniques of photographing high speed cars during the races and be taken to the best vantage points at the track to perfect these newly acquired skills. Takes place at Donington Park, 8.30am-3.30pm. Price: £199. To book call 0844 800 4444 or visit www.jessops.com/academy
13th
Magic Festival
Station Building, Peak Village Shopping Centre, Rowsley
13th-20th
Well Dressings
Chesterfield (blessing on 13th at 10am); Hartington (blessing on 13th at 3pm)
14th
Church Wilne Rotary Club Horse Ride
1o or 6 mile charity ride starting off the A6096 (DE7 4PQ). Enter at www.churchwilnerotary.org.uk/horseride.html
20th
Derbyshire Vintage Fair
Imperial Rooms, Matlock
20th
Midland Shire Foal Show
Field House Equestrian Centre, Marchington, Uttoxeter. Tel: 01260 226511
26th
Macmillan Coffee Morning at Denby Pottery
10am until 12 noon in Bournes Restaurant at the Denby Pottery Visitor Centre. All proceeds from the sale of tea, coffee and cake will go to Macmillan Cancer Support. Tel: 01773 740799
27th
Derby Cathedral Climb
Climb the 189 steps up the Cathedral. Hourly from 10.45am, last climb at 3.45pm
27th-28th
Barrow Hill Live!
Barrow Hill Roundhouse, Chesterfield. Tel: 01778 391123
THEATRES
Buxton Opera House (0845 127 2190)
4th
Wuthering Heights
Chapterhouse Theatre Company
11th
A Compás
Jaleo Flamenco Dance Company – a scintillating fusion of vocals, footwork and guitar playing
15th-16th
Sherlock Holmes
‘The Scandal of the Scarlet Woman’ – the world’s most famous detective meets the world’s deadliest woman
28th
Carmen
Mid Wales Opera
Pomegranate Theatre Chesterfield (01246 345222)
15th-20th
April in Paris
John Godber’s romantic comedy, with star performances from Shobna Gulati and Joe McGann
Winding Wheel Theatre Chesterfield (01246 345222)
4th
Dominic Kirwan
An evening of live music with ‘one of the most dynamic and best loved entertainers that Ireland has ever produced’
10th
The Blues Band
With Tom McGuinness and Paul Jones of Manfred Mann
Derby Theatre (01332 593939)
12th-13th
Flown
Derby Festé’s launch event, with a stunning troupe of acrobats, aerialists, daredevil stuntmen and musicians
19th-20th
Uluzuzulalia
Focusing on the power of voice and the things it can do!
19th-4th Oct
Antigone
A story about loyalty, truth, life and death by renowned playwright Roy Williams
26th
Be Here Now
A comic yet tender look at how music infiltrates and influences our lives
Guildhall Theatre, Derby (0115 989 5555)
9th-10th
Watching The Living
Daphne du Maurier’s atmospheric short stories brought to the stage
15th-19th
The Importance of Being Earnest
Derby’s Ashrow Theatre
20th
Lisbee Stainton
Singer and multi-instrumentalist
Mansfield Palace Theatre (01623 633133)
12th, 13th
Sunshine on Leith
Funny and touching musical following two soldiers as they return home from Afghanistan
21st
Sam Sweeney’s Fiddle:
Made in the Great War
A stunning performance with music, spoken word and film, based on a true story
24th
Jimmy Tarbuck OBE
‘This is My life’
Nottingham Theatre Royal (0115 989 5555)
10th-28th
Shrek: The Musical
Fun for the whole family
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall (0115 989 5555)
6th
Fawlty Towers: The Dining Experience
‘A two-hour eat, drink and laugh sensation’ where the audience play the diners and Basil and Sybil serve up mayhem!
25th
The Osmond Brothers
An evening of musical memories with Merrill, Jay and Jimmy
SOCIETIES & TALKS
Allestree Flower Group
16th ‘It’s a Kind of Magic’ demo, Evergreen Hall, Cornhill, Allestree, 7.30pm
Chesterfield & District Family History Society
2nd AGM followed by member talk, St Hugh’s RC Church, Littlemoor, Chesterfield, 7.30pm
Derbyshire Embroiderers’ Guild
13th Demo and shop with Viv Arthur from Art Van Go, Derbyshire House, Sherwin St, Derby, 2pm
Derbyshire Historic Gardens Trust
26th ‘The Gardens at Haddon Hall’, Strutts Centre, Belper, 7.30pm
Derby Poetry Society
12th ‘Saying Yes’, Friends Meeting House, St Helen’s St, Derby, 7.30pm
Derby & Sandiacre Canal Society
23rd ‘Drystone Walls’, Wilmot Arms, Derby Rd, Borrowash, 8pm
Heanor Floral Art Group
15th Harvest festival, Wilmot Street Welfare Centre, Heanor, 7pm
Kyleburn Historical Society
18th Tattershall Castle (NT), Kilburn Baptist Chapel Schoolroom, 7.30pm
Long Eaton & District Horticultural Society
13th, 14th Annual Produce Show, Coronation Hall, Portland Rd, Toton, Sat 2-5pm, Sun 10-3.45pm
Matlock & District Embroiderers’ Group
22nd ‘Designing for Hand Spun Yarn’, Imperial Rooms, Matlock, 7.30pm
Mickleover Flower Arranging Group
8th ‘Let’s go Dutch’, St John’s Church, Mickleover, 7.30pm
Midland Railway Trust
18th ‘St Pancras: A History of the Station’, presentation by Nigel Lowey, Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, 7.30pm. Tel: 01773 747674
Sawley & District Horticultural Society
29th ‘Bass Railway Trips’, Sawley Church Hall, Old Sawley, 7.45pm
Ticknall Preservation & Historical Society
26th AGM and ‘The Noble Art of Strategic Deception’, Ticknall Village Hall, 7.30pm
