Wednesday, 18 December 2019 12:32
First proper snow in Chelmorton - Saturday Dec 14th
First proper snow for Chelmorton, eleven hundred feet above sea level Saturday Dec 14th . Boris in the north with new train timetables as Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse become the 17th champions of Strictly Come Dancing. The Saturday morning snow matched with sunshine for a perfect day amongst the puddles of previous weeks' rain. Chelmorton was in full festive swing, much of Main Street glittered with festive lights on the Saturday evening of the first snow weekend. Sunday morning…
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Tuesday, 03 December 2019 16:36
Christmas at eleven hundred feet above sea level in Chelmorton, Peak District
White frosty mornings for the end of November, Black Friday shopping made easy at eleven hundred feet above sea level in the Peak district village of Chelmorton for December deliveries of Christmas goods to Main Street. Dec 1st marked Advent Sunday at St John's Chelmorton, a Christmas glow below the golden locust weather vane of the church.
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Saturday, 09 November 2019 14:30
2020 Chelmorton Postcard launch for November
Clock changed for darker evenings as villagers of Chelmorton headed for Monyash for the October evensong by David Race. Christmas on its way to Chelmorton ,eleven hundred feet above sea level was marked with the November launch of the Chelmorton 2020 postcards. The postcards for 2020 carry the dates of the Buxton Carnival and Chelmorton float entry - in the diary for July 11th 2020.
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Sunday, 22 September 2019 18:32
Chelmorton Chase 2019
Jake Fearn Buxton AC takes win in 2019 Chelmorton Five Chase race in September rain showers. Jake took the lead from the start and held a healthy position, by High Stool he had 300 metres for the downhill finish to Main Street. Buxton AC doubled the day in taking the one hundred pounds voucher team prize. First lady home went to Gemma Cox, winner of the Windross Memorial shield. Medals to the first one hundred finishers were given out on…
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Friday, 16 August 2019 21:11
Chelmorton Chase Five 2019 is September 22nd
The One hundred pound team prize awarded to Dark Peak in 2018 returns for 2019. Medals to first one hundred finishers presented by Tracey Worth, Lady of Hollinsclough.
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Wednesday, 24 July 2019 10:46
Chelmorton festival, Summer 2019
Eleven hundred feet above sea level in the heart of the Peak District in the single road linear village of Chelmorton for July sunshine beating down the morning rain for village festival. Normans in the Main Street. Historic re-enactment team talked all things Norman from clothing to food, battle to life in the eleven hundreds.
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Sunday, 14 July 2019 20:28
Chelmorton Festival July 15th to 21st
Chelmorton summer festival 1100 feet above sea level with July dates 15th to 21st Sunday sunshine following Buxton Carnival for the arrival of festival scarecrows, Mermaid swimming in Main Street by Sunday tea-time. Scarecrows driving tractors and fishing in the village green. Bunting with colours of summer eleven hundred feet above sea level in the heart of the Peak District for a sunshine start to festival week, five miles south of Buxton.
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Sunday, 14 July 2019 20:19
Holland Fun Fair Silver Cup win for Chelmorton
Elvis returns 2019 July 13th Eleven hundred feet above sea level in the heart of the Peak District in the single road linear village of Chelmorton for July sunshine ready for the town carnival of Buxton, Elvis returned for 2019 carnival float entry to scoop a third prize in open class before going on to win the Holland Fun Fair cup for most interactive float.
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Tuesday, 02 July 2019 23:00
Chelmorton flyer hits the letterboxes for summer festival 1100 feet above sea level with July dates 15th to 21st
Bunting awaits, Main Street Chelmorton is already dressed with colours of summer bunting eleven hundred feet above sea level in the heart of the Peak District, five miles south of Buxton. Scarecrows, tractors and parties in Main Street, Chelmorton for July Summer festival in the week following Buxton Carnival. Everything, from try your hand at dry stone walling to a beetle drive. No Elvis, but a funky DJ and live band in the Institute on Saturday night.
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Tuesday, 02 July 2019 21:39
Last Days of June – Joint Benefice and summer sunshine from Tideswell to Hollinsclough
Moon brick Lego at Hollinsclough and Chrome Hill fell race. June rain and sunshine, eleven hundred feet above sea level in the heart of the Peak District is delivering a bumper grass crop in the fields, head south and some farmers are set on a three-cut year.
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Sunday, 28 April 2019 18:19
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, 04 April 2019 15:41
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
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Wednesday, 12 December 2018 14:06
Christmas Carol service - Chelmorton Christmas dates for St Johns Church Main Street
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Saturday, 10 November 2018 17:33
Christmas fayre in the Institute & Carol Singing on Main Street for Xmas 2018
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Thursday, 01 November 2018 15:43
Three witches behind the door of the Hall for Halloween on Main Street
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Saturday, 20 October 2018 21:50
Chelmorton Road Works – digging for water at eleven hundred feet above sea level
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Sunday, 07 October 2018 16:25
Names in the newspaper for Chelmorton Chase five mile five hundred feet
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Tuesday, 02 October 2018 18:00
Chelmorton Harvest Festival at St John's Main Street
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Monday, 13 August 2018 18:18
Chelmorton Chase – five miles - 2018 Sept 23rd eleven thirty am – enter on the day – six pounds fifty
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Monday, 13 August 2018 17:18
Taddington Wells Week 2018 – a short walk over the hill from Chelmorton
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Sunday, 29 July 2018 13:49
Taddington joint benefice for talk of ancient bread, lanes races and rain at Y Not Festival
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Sunday, 22 July 2018 21:23
Chelmorton Summer Festival at the centre of July
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Sunday, 08 July 2018 22:03
Buxton Carnival opens Chelmorton Summer Festival - July 16th to 22nd
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Sunday, 08 July 2018 21:52
Buxton Well Dressing festival, Blessing of the Wells Sunday July 8th
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Friday, 06 July 2018 11:39
Chelmorton student wins Buxton & Leek College celebration awards 2018
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Thursday, 21 June 2018 21:56
Fibre cable in Main Street Chelmorton for world wide web excitement!
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Monday, 18 June 2018 19:48
Eroica festival of vintage cycles in the lanes of Chelmorton
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Tuesday, 15 May 2018 14:08
Peril of the seas - Southern Ocean moments at Derbyshire Well Dressing ceremony
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Tuesday, 17 April 2018 20:23
Camping and Caravan Club in Chelmorton for Spring Bonfire meet
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Sunday, 01 April 2018 20:33
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 15:00
Local historian interviewed for Discover Buxton podcast
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Monday, 02 October 2017 18:20
October traffic jams in Chelmorton. Main Street red light all stop
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