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A new weekly Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment collection service is launching across Derbyshire Dales. Starting on Monday 3 February, Derbyshire Dales District Council is launching a new free weekly collection service for Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). Residents can now easily recycle small WEEE items such as old toasters, kettles, hairdryers […]
Darley Dale Town Council will be hosting what they hope will be a well-attended green energy event at The Whitworth Centre, in Darley Dale, on Saturday 8 February. Attending the show will be experts in the fields of insulation, double and secondary glazing, solar panels and air source heat pumps, as well as Marches Energy […]
If you’re a Derbyshire resident and you use Derbyshire County Council’s household waste recycling centres please register to continue to do so. Their nine recycling centres are provided for people living in Derbyshire and the new registration scheme will ensure that those using the sites are entitled to use them. Find out more and register […]
Derbyshire Dales residents who subscribe to the District Council’s garden waste scheme will be able to recycle their real Christmas tree by placing it at the edge of their property by 7am on their green/recycling day until Friday 7 February. Trees need to be cut down to no longer than 5 feet 9n length, with […]
Refuse collections update, issued by Derbyshire Dales District Council | Wednesday 8 January Serco and the Council waste officers have been out this morning, jointly reviewing and monitoring the condition of the roads around the district. A joint decision has been made to stop the collections at the north end of the district, due to […]
Floods & Emergencies Following Storm Babet in 2023, the Parish Council reviewed its Emergency Plan, which was recently approved. The Parish Council has also bought some magnets for each household, so watch out for yours being delivered soon. You can look at flood alerts by following this link where you can also sign-up for alerts […]
Baslow & Bubnell Parish Council has recently updated its Emergency Plan, which you can read and download, as required, by clicking HERE.
St Anne’s Church, Baslow, is holding the next Repair Café on Saturday 12 October, from 10.00am-1.00pm. Skilled volunteers will be on hand to repair electrical items, do sewing repairs, sharpen blades and mend all manner of broken things. The way things work is that tons of perfectly good things get thrown out because we don’t […]
Baslow Environment Group’s bid for a feasibility study was successful, which was applauded for its quality and depth of work that had gone into it. The total award is for just over £38,000, which includes the feasibility study and provisional sums for accountancy, legal and communications work. Commenting on the award, Graham from Baslow Environment […]
Derbyshire Dales District Council (DDDC) has issued a ‘thank you’ to everyone that attended the recent Traveller sites public meetings regarding the six possible temporary locations. The final meeting, in a series of five events, took place on Monday 23 September at Matlock Town Hall; it attracted 200 members of the public – the highest […]
Join Darley Dale Town Council on Saturday 21 September from 10:30am for an insulation workshop which will cover: Natural breathable insulation and building materials for houses with an older construction, like many homes in Derbyshire Pros and cons of the various materials Practical details of how to install and fix Samples of the different materials […]
Just a reminder that the Baslow Environment Group will be meeting at 7.30pm on Wednesday 18 September in The Devonshire Arms, in Baslow. A whole lot of exciting work has been going on and we should have some exciting news to share. Please come along and bring your thoughts and enthusiasm. All the best and […]
Update from the Baslow Environment Group Great turnout again and loads of ideas and information – it felt like we’re making progress. BIRDS WALKS. Birds have been spotted by people who haven’t spotted them before. In a small but important way people have learned to see and love the world differently. TRACTOR TOURS around the […]
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Order made by Derbyshire County Council on 4 January 2024 under Section 14 of The Road Traffic Regulation Act. 1984 (as amended) the effect of which was to close the stone slab crossing point over Bar Brook footpath no. 14 and to close the pedestrian footbridge over Bar Brook, […]
Councillor Vacancy There are now two vacancies for Parish Councillors on Baslow and Bubnell Parish Council. One vacancy will be filled by co-option and the other is currently open for an election, if an election is not called then this will also be filled by co-option. Would you like to represent the views of the […]
Would you like to recognise a birdsong when you hear it. Or identify a bird, or understand its behaviour and how it lives? And, would you like to know more about the birds living around our village? On behalf of Baslow Environment Group, Ian Johnston will be running two birds walks to introduce you to […]
Baslow Garden Society is holding a plant sale on Saturday 4 May on the village green in Baslow, from 10am to 1pm. There will be a range of fabulous plants from local gardeners, Millthorpe Nursery and Bradders Nursery, along with garden structures, obelisks and decorative pieces. Please bear the sale in mind, if you’re doing […]
A message from Graham who runs the Baslow Environment Group: Hi everyone Just a note to say there are still places available on both Chatsworth tours. This is a unique opportunity for everyone interested in practical work to transform and create habitats and encourage wildlife. We’re looking to create a range of projects for all […]
Headlines from last meeting Lots of people came and we welcomed some new faces. Ben, George and Chris from Chatsworth chipped in their ideas about land and biodiversity, volunteering opportunities and the hydro electric generation on the estate. Ben is planning 2 trips around the Chatsworth estate to show the projects we could be involved […]
Here is an update report from Graham of Baslow Environment Group How are we doing? Well I think we’ve come a long way since our first meeting in October. We now have 50 people on the mailing list and great attendance at the four meetings we’ve had so far. The land theme has three areas […]
The Baslow Environmental Group’s sub-group on birds is meeting on Wednesday 7 February at 7.30pm in The Devonshire Arms, Baslow. If you took part in the RSPB’s recent Big Garden Birdwatch weekend (26/28 January) then the group would like you to share your results. The main aim of the sub-group is to help the village’s […]
The next meeting of the Baslow Environmental Group will take place at 7.30pm on Wednesday 28 at The Wheatsheaf, Baslow. Baslow Environment Group is supported by local organisations including: St Anne’s Church, Baslow and Bubnell Parish Council, Baslow Garden Society, Women’s Institute and the Orchard Group. Contact: hello@stannesbaslow.org.uk
With winds of 50mph forecast to hit Bakewell on Monday 13 November, Derbyshire Dales District Council has had to take the decision to cancel this week’s scheduled outdoor stall market in the Market Place and Granby Road. Their priority is the safety of traders and their customers.
Derbyshire Dales District Council is urging residents across the area to get in touch if their home was impacted by the floods They are appealing to local residents whose homes were damaged by the floods to get in touch. Their response teams distributed 2,500 sandbags during the height of the crisis last weekend and they […]
