Sunday, 28 April 2019 19:19
Stair-rod rain for Chelmorton camp meet as steamy campers warm around a giant bonfire fuelled by the big wind
A fire so big it looked like the moon was dancing in the field! Red fire buckets adorned Primitive Meadows field in a hideaway campsite in the very heart of Chelmorton village, eleven hundred feet above sea level in the heart of the Peak District. Bad luck with a rain-lashed weekend did not stop campers forming circle around a mighty bonfire set for the Derbyshire meet.
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Thursday, 25 April 2019 21:13
Chelmorton flyer hits the letterboxes for summer festival 1100 feet above sea level with July dates 15th to 21st
Bunting, scarecrows, tractors, motorcycles and parties in Main Street, Chelmorton for July Summer festival in the week following Buxton carnival. 2018 raised nearly three and a half thousand pounds for the Church, Institute and Chelmorton Children’s charity. The Chelmorton festival follows the Buxton Carnival weekend, Saturday July 13th Chelmorton Buxton Carnival Float, ‘Elvis returns’ pulled by the Bagshaw red tractor and dressed with the Gould's traditional square bales, carries the Chelmorton festival dates to fifty thousand visitors of the well…
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Thursday, 04 April 2019 16:41
No April fools for Chelmorton road closure
From sun tan lotion to snow in April showers, as temperatures bounced between zero and thirteen heatwaves for the early days of April in Chelmorton. No joke for April fools - pinch punch, first of the month as the yellow work signs arrived to advise the road would be closed for two weeks from Monday April 15th. Main Street and the Ditch have become traffic light alley with works on the smart new blue water pipes; tap pressure is up…
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Monday, 04 March 2019 20:00
Cambridge Blue for Chelmorton Girl
Yellow goal smock over Cambridge blue to defend the line and stop the penalty in 2019 hockey Varsity match for Chelmorton girl. Hockey player, Morgause Lomas from Main Street Chelmorton wins a Cambridge Blue March 3rd in Oxbridge 2019 Varsity hockey match. Morgause, playing shirt one, yellow goal smock for Cambridge University, stood the line to save a penalty in the 58th minute of the Varsity Oxford Univ game against Cambridge which took place on the neutral ground of Southgate…
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Monday, 04 March 2019 19:54
Last Days of February - Chelmorton first-ever four-way lights on Main Street
Red traffic lights for February heat wave, but no traffic jams in Main Street. Record temperatures have driven the start of a healthy grass growth in Chelmorton, let’s not forget the Feb snow and last year’s 2018 Beast from the East. There is no doubt the field grass has got body in the warming days of Feb as grass grows, red or green light. Meanwhile with great excitement the first-ever traffic light multi-zone, four-way system ever to arrive in Main…
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Sunday, 03 February 2019 00:11
Chelmorton Snow in February sunshine
First weekend of February for picture postcard snow scenes eleven hunderd feet above sea level in the heart of the Peak District in the linear village of Chelmorton. Mid-week snow found roads from Leek to Buxton closed with the A515 delivering five hour delays for trucks coming up from Newhaven. Plough tractors chained up trucks and kept the Ashbourne road moving into the night. It was time for cars to find their front tow hooks in the boot and get…
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Tuesday, 22 January 2019 22:35
Chelmorton January sunshine in the snow - photo gallery
First snow, some very cold mornings, then sunshine and more snow for Tuesday January 22nd , leaving the village of Chelmorton, eleven hundered feet above sea level as a picture postcard location in the heart of the Peak National Park. Look at our photo gallery after the break...
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Friday, 18 January 2019 21:50
First proper snow for 2019 lands in Chelmorton for tea time Friday Jan 18th
Proper snow falling eleven hundred feet above sea level in the village of Chelmorton in the heart of the Peak District. This was the first proper chunky flakes of snow for 2019. New Year had been marked by one of the biggest joint benefice church turnouts, hosted at Biggin. Villagers from Chelmorton to Monyash and Hartington rallied in the warm Sunday air for a joint service.
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Thursday, 27 December 2018 01:34
Big turnout for Christmas Day in St John's church, Chelmorton
Bells rang loud in Main Street for Christmas morning as folk walked through the gates of St John's Church to celebrate the birth of Baby Jesus. David Race took the service, lighting the last candle to celebrate the birth light of Jesus. The sermon focused on the terms of the meaning of Noel. Hark the Herald Angels rang out louder than the bells as a full church congregation, pews packed full roared out a favourite Christmas Carol while Elle-May played…
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Wednesday, 12 December 2018 14:06
Christmas Carol service - Chelmorton Christmas dates for St Johns Church Main Street
Joy of Christmas for December in Chelmorton, much of the waterwork road digging is finished! A December joint benefice welcomes Taddington, Monyash and more to Sunday December 23rd at St Johns, Main Street. For Christmas Chelmorton Carol service, Hollinsclough Silver Band will be in St Johns church Main Street Chelmorton, Sunday afternoon, December 16th. Three pm service. All children are invited to take crib figures down the aisle, eleven hundred feet above sea level for the 2018 family carol service.…
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Saturday, 10 November 2018 17:33
Christmas fayre in the Institute & Carol Singing on Main Street for Xmas 2018
If you can't wait until December, Christmas comes early at Chelmorton this year. Irene Ottey, Debbie Race and Glenys Heap have organised a November date for Christmas Fayre in the Chelmorton Institute. Saturday November 24th is the date for your diary, from two pm until four, there will be a range of local foods, cards and gifts. Refreshments, bran tub, raffle and tombola. The fayre is in aid of the Church of St John, the Institute and the Buxton food…
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Friday, 09 November 2018 12:35
Chelmorton first snow Nov 21st 2018
First snow for winter 2018 arrives in early hours of the morning Wed, Nov 21st. A light scattering of snow on the ground for breakfast in Chelmorton. Snow scattered across the fields either side of Main Street at eleven hundred feet above sea level and more solid on the hillside of the Low at fourteen hundred feet. Folk in Chelmorton, Derbyshire ate breakfast with glistening scattering of snow outside the windows for the first fall of winter in the 2018…
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Thursday, 01 November 2018 15:43
Three witches behind the door of the Hall for Halloween on Main Street
The Witches of Chelmorton; not one, but three for 2018. Ring the bell and summon the monsters as iron-clad men, monkeys and lions joined the Three Witches of Chelmorton to greet youngsters at Primitive Hall, eleven hundered feet above sea level on the dark cloudy evening of October 31st, Halloween 2018. Road works challenged the crossing of Main Street in the darkness as many of the little ones chose the wise move to stand back from the door of the…
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Saturday, 20 October 2018 22:50
Chelmorton Road Works – digging for water at eleven hundred feet above sea level
Road works adorn Main Street, more bollards than we have ever seen in the linear village at the heart of the Peak District. Are these the highest road works in Derbyshire at eleven hunderde feet? The work is being done by Amey on behalf of Sevent Trent Water. Fibre cable is also still about the pavements; some has been connected to the poles but reels still sit at the roadside by the post box.
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Sunday, 07 October 2018 17:25
Names in the newspaper for Chelmorton Chase five mile five hundred feet
A record hit ratio of over two and a half thousand web visits for the Chelmorton Chase is followed this week by local paper fun as Peak Advertiser article names all the top teams of the event. Tracey, Lady of Hollinsclough again thanked the 2018 team for a great delivery of the race and congratulated the runners. Next year's date is expected to be released soon.
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Tuesday, 02 October 2018 19:00
Chelmorton Harvest Festival at St John's Main Street
Harvest Festival, eleven hundred feet above sea level in Chelmorton at the church of St John the Baptist below the golden locust of the spire on Main Street. October sees array of hay bales cut in what may be the last of the sunshine.
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Monday, 13 August 2018 19:18
Chelmorton Chase – five miles - 2018 Sept 23rd eleven thirty am – enter on the day – six pounds fifty
Sunshine through the storm for a morning race in the heart of the Peak National Park. Luke Cook set a record of 32.31 for the new course of Chelmorton Chase FRA five mile run. Dark Peak took a hundred pounds of club vouchers for first team of four home, Amy Mellor came in first lady to win the Windross shield and Reg Cooper wins the Veteran 60 class. A fast new course, Chelmorton village, south of Buxton eleven hundred feet…
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Monday, 13 August 2018 18:18
Taddington Wells Week 2018 – a short walk over the hill from Chelmorton
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Sunday, 29 July 2018 14:49
Taddington joint benefice for talk of ancient bread, lanes races and rain at Y Not Festival
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Sunday, 22 July 2018 22:23
Chelmorton Summer Festival at the centre of July
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Sunday, 08 July 2018 23:03
Buxton Carnival opens Chelmorton Summer Festival - July 16th to 22nd
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Sunday, 08 July 2018 22:52
Buxton Well Dressing festival, Blessing of the Wells Sunday July 8th
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Friday, 06 July 2018 12:39
Chelmorton student wins Buxton & Leek College celebration awards 2018
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Thursday, 21 June 2018 22:56
Fibre cable in Main Street Chelmorton for world wide web excitement!
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Monday, 18 June 2018 20:48
Eroica festival of vintage cycles in the lanes of Chelmorton
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Tuesday, 15 May 2018 15:08
Peril of the seas - Southern Ocean moments at Derbyshire Well Dressing ceremony
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Tuesday, 17 April 2018 21:23
Camping and Caravan Club in Chelmorton for Spring Bonfire meet
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Sunday, 01 April 2018 21:33
April 1st Chelmorton Easter Sunday Treble bill and sunshine dancing on the lambs and egg wrappers
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Thursday, 01 March 2018 20:12
Building white stuff in the Peak District for March 1st snow
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Monday, 19 February 2018 02:50
Chelmorton youngster Morgause Lomas in Cambridge Nomad Varsity win against Oxford -18th Feb 2018
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Monday, 12 February 2018 21:08
Sunrise on Main Street Chelmorton Mon Feb 12 2018
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Sunday, 11 February 2018 22:29
Chelmorton Snow for last Saturday before Valentine's Day
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Monday, 05 February 2018 22:47
Sunday February sunshine eleven hundred feet above sea level
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Saturday, 27 January 2018 00:56
Late January weather eleven hundred feet above sea level in Chelmorton Derbyshire
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Wednesday, 27 December 2017 18:38
Chelmorton Christmas Day service - who we are and Baby Jesus
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Sunday, 17 December 2017 22:17
Hollinsclough Silver Band for St John the Baptist in Chelmorton for Sunday family carol service
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Sunday, 10 December 2017 15:08
Snowmen in Main Street with two weeks to Christmas
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Saturday, 25 November 2017 20:14
Pink Tractors arrive in Chelmorton for first snow of 2017 with the bride aboard
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Saturday, 04 November 2017 19:29
Chelmorton all ready for the Christmas post.
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Wednesday, 01 November 2017 23:50
Halloween in Main Street Chelmorton - 31 Oct 2017
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Wednesday, 25 October 2017 16:00
Local historian interviewed for Discover Buxton podcast
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Monday, 02 October 2017 19:20
October traffic jams in Chelmorton. Main Street red light all stop
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Monday, 02 October 2017 19:15
Harvest Festival below the golden locust of St John in Main Street, Chelmorton
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Monday, 02 October 2017 19:05
Carl Lomas Chelmorton, Derby London Paris Heathrow Manchester week-long cycle ride for Transaid transport charity
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Tuesday, 29 August 2017 14:35
MacMillan Mighty Hike in Chelmorton for Saturday September 2nd
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Monday, 21 August 2017 19:37
A-level grades 2017 report Cambridge place for Chelmorton youngster
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Saturday, 15 July 2017 21:32
Chelmorton Village Festival Week - Saturday Festival - 15th July 2017
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Monday, 10 July 2017 20:25
Perfect Sunday sunshine to dress Main Street with red white and blue bunting.
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Saturday, 08 July 2017 11:59
2017 Buxton Carnival float entry for Chelmorton
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