Home heating oil truck gets to Main Street Chelmorton, south of Buxton, eleven hundred feet above sea level to deliver warmth to Main Street residents on morning of Feb 8th snow storm.
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Chelmorton in the heart of the Peak National Park, eleven hundred feet above sea level. Take a look below at the key dates set for 2024, The summer village entry into Buxton Carnival and the Sept running race. Village Summer festival dates to come shortly.
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Christmas season of snow arrived proper in the first days of December in Chelmorton Derbyshire. Primitive Hall hosted its traditional Christmas gala dinner Friday Dec 1st under a clear starry evening sky.
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Chelmorton Chase Five Mile run, eleven hundred feet above sea level. 8th October 2023. Hot air balloons in a sky full of sunshine for a perfect Sunday running race in the heart of the Peak District at Chelmorton village, south of Buxton and north of Bakewell. Medals for first one hundred finishers at Chelmorton Chase in a perfect sunshine Sunday.
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Chelmorton Chase takes place next on the last Sunday of September 2024. Set your diary for September 29th 2024. Medals for first one hundred finishers remain, the one hundred pound club prize for first team also remains for 2024.
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Flower arrangers wanted please! It's looking like busy festival year for Chelmorton, a red tractor entry for Buxton carnival, a summer festival and return of the October five mile running race.
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Buxton Carnival - Thunderstorm forecast for Chelmorton Tennessee 2023 Chelmorton drive big interaction at Buxton carnival fun –‘Put your hands in the air’ Greggs handed out the free sausage rolls – West Road sorted Elvis the free beer.
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During winter 2022 a depression formed in Primitive Field short of where an old lime kiln building is marked on the maps early 1800s. The depression, considered to be a sink hole, was excavated mechanically and then by hand shovel.
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March 8th 2023, Wed evening a soft small flake fall of snow. Wow, by breakfast time it was white out, a good wind had pushed drifts up to window height!
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Christmas Day family service at St John the Baptist Church, Main Street Chelmorton is set for ten o’clock on the 25th, when the final white candle will be lit. ‘There will be starts', explained David Race. Sunday nativity service, December 18th
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Chelmorton Elvis is in the Room for Buxton Carnival win. First prize open class for Chelmorton Elvis in Buxton Carnival 2022. Return to Sender – back from lockdown Chelmorton Elvis rocks crowds in Spa Town, Buxton Carnival.
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Adele Barker to hold first service for three years, in person with words, music and songs Sunday 3rd July 6:30pm. This is the first festival service for Chelmorton in three years and will be led by the new priest in charge, Reverend Adele Barker. The theme of the service will be ‘Renewal.’ Contact David Race with requests for special choice of music or poem at the festival.
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Derbyshire Scout Archaeology has just celebrated one year of inspiring young people to engage with heritage. Team Lead Morgause was able to celebrate the badge's milestone with a group of Buxton Explorer Scouts (ages 14-18) and an awesome rainbow cake donated by local baker Donna Rainbow.
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Morgause Lomas was online for the Council for British Archaeology's virtual national Archaeological Achievement Awards ceremony, (Dec 7th 2021). Set to be held in Edinburgh Castle, the event went virtual as storms lashed the Scottish coast.
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Hot water from Primitive Hall. First winter snow 27th Nov 2021 on Black Friday shopping day. Late evening snow hit Chelmorton in High Peak Derbyshire in the darkness of the evening. In the early hours some folk spotted what looked like lightning flashes to the South. By sunrise the High Peak village was under four inches of snow cover. And there was no electricity.
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In the Village Institute, Main Street, Chelmorton on Saturday Nov 6th. Jams , marmalade and chutney, gifts, local crafts, tombola, cakes, plants and cards, even a room raffle. Start Christmas on Saturday 6th november in Chelmorton!
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Stockport take first and second in the Chelmorton Five Chase race. It returned on Sunday 3rd Oct 2021 for the first time since COVID-19 on a dry course with the rain parting. Fiona Stephenson was the first woman home and wins the Windross Memorial Shield for 2021. A snapshot gallery of runners and more can be found below ...
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