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Newsletter No9: 2009 [SIZE: 1.5 Mb] The Annual Newsletter for the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Published by the Derwent Valley Mills Partnership. To receive a copy by post telephone Call Derbyshire on 08456 058 058 after October 16 2...
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21/08/2009
The new leaflet detailing activities for the 2009 World Heritage Site Discovery Days is now available to download here.
The leaflet will be available from mill sites, libraries and other businesses in the Derwent Valley from September 1....
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The Arkwright Society is inviting members of the public to take a look at the restoration work now completed for Cromford Station buildings.
The Cromford Station Open Day is on Saturday 4th July 2009 from 11am to 4pm.
The two historic Cromford Station b...
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25/06/2009
The Arkwright Society is inviting members of the public to take a look at the restoration work now completed for Cromford Station buildings.
The Cromford Station Open Day is on Saturday 4th July 2009 from 11am to 4pm.
The two historic Cromfo...
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23/02/2009
A major revamp of the Derwent Valley Mills website is currently being planned. New branding, more information and easier to use, the website changes will be coming on line in April - watch this space!...
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02/02/2009
THERE'S a new face at Belper's award-winning independent museum, based in Strutt's North Mill. Sharon Cooke has been appointed as the new manager, taking over from Mary Smedley who stepped down in November.Sharon comes from Games Workshop, the...
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12/08/2008THE VISITOR centre at Strutt's North Mill in Belper has secured £15,000 of funding from East Midlands Tourism (EMT) through Visit Peak District and Derbyshire.The funding was approved to establish a franchise Tourist Information Centre at the v...
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10/11/2008
THE ONLY World Heritage Site in the East Midlands has been showcased during a nine day festival packed with over 100 activities.
The picturesque Derwent Valley was the birthplace of the factory system, leading the world in to the Industrial A...
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29/10/2008
CREATIVE mix of local residents, architects and planners from across the region recently got together in Belper to look at the challenges that historic settings bring to urban design.The conference, timed to coincide with the launch of Amber V...
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12/09/2008
The fourth World Heritage Site Discovery Days event is nine days long in 2008, running from Saturday October 25 and Sunday November 2.
The festival of over 100 activities will showcase the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.In the past,...
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04/09/2008
ONE of the finest viewine points in the Derwent valley is the setting for the latest addition to Beth’s Poetry Trail, in Belper.Derbyshire poet Cathy Grindrod’s poem ‘Vital Valley’ has been added to the railings in Calders Corner at Br...
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02/06/2008FASCINATING details of how a Belper water wheel operated have been uncovered in a long-lost record book recently presented as a gift to Strutt's North Mill in Belper.The West Mill Water Wheel Time Book records how the wheel operated from 1823 to...
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19/05/2008JUNE is nearly here, and with it the start of a new summer season of musical events for Belper’s popular River Gardens.Over 30 different acts are planning to perform on Sunday afternoons between June 1 and August 31, thanks to the Friends of B...
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19/05/2008MARY had a little lamb – and he helped her put on a great night of entertainment as part of National Museum and Galleries Month!Mary Smedley is manager of Strutt’s North Mill in Belper, who organised with the mill volunteers an evening of mu...
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14/05/2008
At this stage, most times and activity details have yet to be confirmed, but below is an indication of some of the events planned for the Discovery Days Festival. The complete listings will be available from mid-August.Saturday 25th October â€...
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21/04/2008
Jump on board the Derwent Valley Line train and join one of the Walks, Talks or Mill Tours taking place along the line on Friday 16th & Saturday 17th May. Events have been arranged as part of the National Community Rail weekend by Friends of t...
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21/04/2008
Amber Valley Borough Council has committed nearly half a million pounds to begin the refurbishment and restoration of Belper River Gardens.
Councillors agreed to make the funds available at a Full Council meeting in March. The move came aft...
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26/02/2008
CROMFORD station is being bought back to life thanks to the determination of heritage enthusiasts. Derbyshire County Council is helping to fund the Arkwright Society's restoration of Cromford station with over £20,000 from the Redundant Build...
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25/02/2008
THE Friends of the Derwent Valley Line are staging two days of events on Friday 16 & Saturday 17 May, working with Derwent Valley Community Rail Partnership and East Midlands Trains.
This is the first of a series of special events planned for...
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31/01/2008
A NEW Conservation Partnership scheme – supported by English Heritage, the County Council and the Borough Council – is offering grant aid towards historic building repair and restoration in Belper. Expressions of interest received for aid ...
