Events Beyond our Area

Winter sunset from Alsop

Events Beyond our immediate area

The Events listed bellow are not intended to be exhaustive and they are selected somewhat randomly. They include larger events that may be of interest to the residents of our area (Alsop en le Dale, Ballidon, Parwich & Pikehall), are in easy travelling distance of our area, or just took our fancy. Email any events you would like to see included to parwich@hotmail.co.uk

2008 Events Calendar
Date	Time	Event	Location	Additional Information

Tuesday 5th & Wednesday 6th February	Turning up 2pm each day	Ashbourne Shrovetide Football	Starts at Shaw Croft car park in Ashbourne	see BBC Discover Derbyshire & Ashbourne Town Council

Sunday 27th April	11am to 4pm	West Derbyshire Spring Plant Fair & Open Gardens	Culland Hall, Nr. Brailsford	In aid of Mid-Derbyshire Association for Mobile Physiotherapy Click here for the Charity's contact details

Thursday 1st to Wednesday 7th May	Service 11am	Tissington Well Dressings	Tissington Village	see http://www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk/tissingtonwelldressings.htm

Wednesday 14th - Sunday 18th May		44th Buxton Antiques Fair	Pavillion Gardens Buxton	see http://www.buxtonantiquesfair.com/

Saturday 17th - Sunday 18th May	10am-4pm	Bakewell Garden Festival	Bakewell Showground	see https://www.bakewellshow.org/Garden_Festival__39.html

Saturday 17th May - Sunday 25th May	9am-7pm	Ashford in the Water Well Dressings	Ashford in the Water	see http://www.dms-visitpeakdistrict.com/ thedms.asp?dms=13&feature=5&GroupId=1&venue=6029298&easi=true

Saturday 17th May	10.30am	Historical Railway Walks-Peak Rail	Rowsley Old Station	see http://www.derby.org/wheaty/rowsley/walks.html

Saturday 17th - Thursday 22nd May		Carsington Church Flower Festival	Carsington Village

Sunday 18th May	11am-5pm	RNLI Fun Day	Carsington Water	see http://www.moretoexperience.co.uk/server.php?show=conEvent.97

Saturday 24th to Monday 26th May		Derbyshire Open Arts	Various	see http://www.derbyshireopenarts.co.uk/

Sunday 1st June	1pm-5pm	Stanton in the Peak Open Gardens	Stanton in the Peak

Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th June	1pm to 5-30pm	Birchover Open Gardens	Birchover	see http://www.birchovervillage.co.uk/index1.htm

Sunday 15th June		Fenny Bentley Open Gardens	Fenny Bentley

20th June to 6th July		Ashbourne Arts Festival	Ashbourne	see http://ashbournearts.com/

Saturday 21st June	10.30am	Historical Railway Walks	Rowsley Old Station	see http://www.derby.org/wheaty/rowsley/walks.html

21st & 22nd June		Matlock Live	Matlock	see http://matlocklive.co.uk/

Sunday 22nd June		Derbyshire County Show	Showground Elvaston	see http://www.derbyshirecountyshow.org.uk/

Sunday 29th June Saturday 5th July		Winster Wakes Week	Winster	see http://www.winster.org/winsterdiary.shtml

Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th July		Brassington Open Gardens	Brassington	See Brassington village website

Wednesday 9th to Sunday 29th July		Buxton Festival	Buxton Opera House & other venues	see http://www.buxtonfestival.co.uk/
Wednesday 9th to Sunday 29th July		Buxton Fringe Festival	Various	see http://www.buxtonfringe.org.uk/

Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th July	1-30 to 5-30pm	Secret Gardens of Winster	Winster	see http://www.winster.org/secretgardens.htm

Sunday 20th July		Ashbourne Highland Gathering	Ashbourne	see http://www.ashbournegathering.com/

Friday 1st - Sunday 3rd August		2008 English National Sheepdog Trials	Ilam	see http://www.englishnational-sheepdogtrials.co.uk/
Saturday 26th July	10.30am	Historical Railway Walks	Rowsely Old Station	see http://www.derby.org/wheaty/rowsley/walks.html

Wednesday 6th & Thursday 7th August	8-30am to 6pm	Bakewell Show	Bakewell Show Ground	see http://www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk/bakewellshow.htm

Thursday 7th to Sunday 17th August		Bakewell Arts Festival		see http://www.bakewellfestival.com/

Saturday 9th August	9-30am to 5pm	Manifold Valley Agricultural Show	Castern Hall, Ilam	see http://www.staffsmoorlands.gov.uk/site/scripts/ events_info.php?eventID=173

Wednesday 13th August	10.30am	Historical Railway Walks	Rowsley Old Station	see http://www.derby.org/wheaty/rowsley/walks.html

Saturday 16th August		Ashbourne Show	Polo Ground, Osmaston	see http://www.ashbourneshow.co.uk/

Saturday 23rd August		Eyam Well Dressings Begins	Eyam	see http://www.eyamsports.ik.com/ calendar/4792138386.ikml

Friday 29th to Sunday 31st August		Chatsworth Country Fair	Chatsworth Park	see http://www.countryfairoffice.co.uk/

Saturdays and Sundays from 30th August to 25th October		Matlock Bath Illuminations & Venetian Nights	Derwent Gardens, Matlock Bath	see http://www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk/matlockbathilluminations.htm

Sunday 31st August		Antiques in the Street	Ashbourne	see http://www.ashbournetc.co.uk/events.html

Saturday 6th September	10.30am	Historical Railway Walks	Rowsley Old Station	see http://www.derby.org/wheaty/rowsley/walks.html

6th to 21st September		Wirksworth Festival	Wirksworth	see http://www.wirksworthfestival.co.uk/

Saturday 4th October	10.30am	Historical Railway Walks	Rowsley Old Station	see http://www.derby.org/wheaty/rowsley/walks.html

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