What’s on at Cromford Mills MAY 2017
Saturday 6th May
2pm-3:30pm
MORRIS DANCING
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY
The Ripley Green Garters will be celebrating their 35th Anniversary of Dance. Join them and other local Morris teams at Cromford Mills and enjoy an afternoon of dance displays.
For further details please visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk or phone 01629 823256.
Wednesday 10th May
10am-12noon
KNIT AND NATTER
Location: Arkwright’s Café
FREE ENTRY
Join us for a morning of knitting and nattering. This drop in session is suitable for anyone who wants to knit, learn to knit or just fancies a chat!
For further details please visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk or phone 01629 823256.
Thursday 11th May
7pm (includes cheese and wine 7pm-7:30pm)
ARKWRIGHT SOCIETY LECTURE SERIES: THE LESSER KNOWN HOUSES OF DERBYSHIRE – LEA HURST, THE HOME OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
Location: Riber Room (please note there is no lift access to the 2nd floor)
Cost: £7.50 (Limited places, advance booking recommended. Priority booking for members, public booking opens on 27th April)
Lea Hurst in the Derbyshire Peak District was the winter home of the Nightingale family, bought and refurbished by Florence’s father William. Now restored and in sympathetic private hands, it retains more of the character and atmosphere of Florence Nightingale’s time than any other building with which she was associated. Adam White, former Curator of Lotherton Hall, Leeds, explains the history and significance of the house.
For further details and ticket bookings please visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk or phone 01629 823256.
Saturday 13th May
1:30pm-4pm
PLANT SALE
Location: Mill Yard
FREE ENTRY
The North Derbyshire Cottage Garden Society will be holding its popular annual sale of quality plants. Come along, be inspired and find plenty of plants for your garden!
For further details please visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk or phone 01629 823256.
Saturday 13th May
11.30am-12.45pm
CROMFORD VILLAGE TOUR
Location: Cromford Mills
Cost £5 (Limited places, advance booking essential)
Follow in the footsteps of the hundreds of mill workers and explore 18th century village life as you are taken on a journey of discovery around Cromford Village. You’ll visit north Street and see the earliest industrial housing in Derbyshire as well as the state of the art water management system used to power the first cotton mill.
For further details and ticket bookings please visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk or phone 01629 823256.
Tuesday 16th May
1:30pm-3:30pm
VISIT TO HOPE CEMENT WORKS
Location: Meet at the Social Club, Hope Cement Works
Cost: £15 (includes tea, coffee and biscuits on arrival)
Priority booking for Arkwright Society members. Public booking opens on Wednesday 15th March.
Hope Works, which has been in operation within the Peak District National Park for over 86 years, is Britain’s only independent cement manufacturer and one of the best performing plants in the world. Join us for a fascinating guided tour of the works beginning with a safety induction and short film on the process of making cement. The visit will continue to the Quarry Viewing Platform, followed with a look at the laboratories and control room situated within the main works.
For further details and ticket bookings please visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk or phone 01629 823256.
Sunday 21st May
11am-4pm
ARKWRIGHT SPINSTERS
Location: Gothic Warehouse
FREE ENTRY
The Arkwright Spinsters will be demonstrating spinning and fibre crafting and sharing their skills. Bring your own spinning wheel and learn to spin, or learn with group equipment by prior arrangement. Please contact arkwrightspinsters@yahoo.co.uk if you would like to arrange a lesson.
For further details please visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk or phone 01629 823256.
Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th May
10am-5pm
FAMILY FUN WEEKEND: ONCE UPON A TIME
Location: Cromford Mills
FREE ENTRY (there is a small charge for some activities)
Step into a fairy tale kingdom and meet knights, princesses and dragons. A day of magical fun for all the family to enjoy with animals, games, stories and crafts.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Trail – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs are playing hide and seek but she can’t find them anywhere! Can you help Snow White to find her friends and tell her where they are hiding. Find them all and win a prize! £1
Knights, Dragons and Other Games – A variety of games to play that are fun for all the family.
Fairytale Fancy Dress - Come dressed as a character from a fairy tale and enter the free prize draw!
Alpacas – Meet the alpacas and discover more about these fascinating animals.
Owls – Find out about and meet the Barn Owls, the White Faced Scops Owl, the Great Grey Owl and all their fluffy friends. Why not hold an owl for just £2?
Once Upon a Time Craft Workshop – Enter the fairy tale at this enchanting workshop. Make your own fairy or elf door and a fairy or knight puppet to take home. Drop in anytime between 11am-4pm. £3 per child (accompanying adults free).
Fairytale Food – Plenty of fairy tale treats to choose from in Arkwright’s Café including butterfly cakes, fairy cakes, strawberry cupcakes, and edible wands.
Once Upon A Time at the Canal – Literacy crafts and stalls, storytelling for children including a signing workshop from Tiny Talk, and guided storytelling walks around the wharf.
Face Painting (£3) – Barbeque – Model Boats (Sunday only) – Guided Tours – Canal Boat Trips (departs 11am and 2pm – visit www.birdswood.org to book)
…and much more!
For further details please visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk or phone 01629 823256.
Saturday 27th May
11.30am-12.45pm
COACHES, CANALS AND COTTON MILLS TOUR
Location: Cromford Mills
Cost: £5 (Limited places, advanced booking essential)
This once quiet valley changed forever with the growth of the cotton mills, but have you ever wondered how they brought the cotton here in the first place? Come with us on a journey of discovery about how local travel advanced dramatically over the last 200 years to keep up with industrial demands. Along the way we’ll tell stories about the Arkwright family, the building of the canal and the coming of the railways.
For further details and ticket bookings please visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk or phone 01629 823256.
Sunday 28th May
2-4pm
A WALK DOWN THROUGH THE LUMSDALE VALLEY
Location: Meet at the layby opposite Highfields Upper School car park entrance, Upper Lumsdale, DE4 5NA. Please park in Upper Lumsdale and not at the bottom of the Valley.
Cost: £3 – Limited places, advance booking required
A leisurely guided one mile walk down through this wooded gorge of outstanding natural beauty, exploring the stone mill ruins, ponds and waterfalls that make up this unique historical site. Please note the route down the Valley involves some steep steps and uneven paths which can be muddy and slippery. Please wear suitable footwear with a good grip. Walking poles are also recommended.
For further details and ticket bookings please visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk or phone 01629 823256.