Local Events
JANUARY
1st January:
New Years Day bridge jump at Mappleton.
Have fun watching or taking part in the jump from the bridge at Mappleton nr. Ashbourne. Jump usually 12.00 noon. | |
FEBRUARY
Royal Shrove Tide Football- held on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday each year.
Ancient game of football played between 'uppers' and 'downers' depending on which side of the river you live. A hand made exquisitely painted leather ball is thrown up by a local or famous figure at 2.00pm each day from Ashbourne Shaw Croft car park.The game goes on until around 10.00pm in the evening. Goal posts are around 2 miles apart, anyone can play with hundreds in each team- no real rules, prepare to get wet. Great fun not to be missed. |
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MAY
Well Dressings
Ancient tradition of dressing old wells using flower petals - religious themes.
Tissington - Beginning May
Tel. 01335 352200
Wirksworth - End of May
Tel. 01335 822695
Ashford in the Water - Late May
Tel. 01773 822537
Crich Tramway Museum
VE Day 60 weekend - May 7/8 2005
Morris Minor Day - May 15th 2005
Tel: 01773 854321
http://www.tramway.co.uk
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JULY
Ashbourne Arts Festival
Friday 1 July
Cinderella – Garden Opera Company
7.30pm, Tissington Hall. (Grounds open from 6.00pm) Tickets: £20 (non-refundable). Unreserved seating. In the event of extremely inclement weather, the performance will not take place. | |
AUGUST
Bakewell Show
First Wednesday and Thursday in August each year.
Two day large agricultural show on Bakewell Showground. 6000 entries in more than 700 competative classes. Floral art, food and farming, cattle, sheep, chickens,pigeons, rabbits, goats, horses, dogs, ferrets, army, vintage vehicles, trade stands.
Tel: 01629 812736
Ashbourne Show
Small agriculural show in the grounds of the Osmaston Estate. Cattle, sheep, horses,jumping. Trade and craft stalls. Held on a Saturday mid August | |
SEPTEMBER
ASHBOURNE-
Antiques in the Street, usually 1st Sunday in September. | |
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