Saturday, 27 November 2021 18:20
Storm Arwen brings snow and power cuts for Chelmorton
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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Friday, 29 October 2021 12:29
Chelmorton Christmas Fayre
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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Saturday, 02 October 2021 21:40
Chelmorton Chase 2021
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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Tuesday, 20 April 2021 10:23
October 3rd is the new date for the 2021 Chelmorton Chase
Chelmorton Chase moves to first Sunday of October for the 2021 year. Set your diary for October 3rd 2021. Medals for first one hundred finishers remain, the one hundred pound club prize for first team also remains for 2021. Just fill in the Entry form to enter!
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Tuesday, 20 April 2021 10:18
Chelmorton Elvis is not going to Buxton Carnival 2021
Buxton Carnival is put on hold for 2021 Covid - Buxton Carnival cup is to stay in Chelmorton one more year. The Chelmorton Carnival Elvis team will return, but not for 2021.
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Tuesday, 20 April 2021 10:15
March lambs eleven hundred feet above sea level
The fields of Chelmorton are alive with new lambs. Farmers and border collies on duty, night and day as the newborn fill the fields of Chelmorton, eleven hundred feet above sea level in the heart of the Peak District. Snowdrops line the limestone wall sides under cloudy skies as the general weather has turned positively warm after the winter snow.
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Wednesday, 24 February 2021 21:57
Feb 2021 - Main Street digging
Derbyshire Dales Council orange flooded Main Street Chelmorton as digging began Wednesday Feb 3rd in the Peak District linear village, eleven thousand feet above sea level.
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Sunday, 17 January 2021 20:16
2021 Jan – Snow over Chelmorton, Peak District, Derbyshire
Between lashings of January rain, blankets of white snow fell over Chelmorton, mist making atmospheric vistas from the top of the Low, some photos from fifteen hundred feet above sea level...
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Monday, 04 January 2021 11:51
2021 January road closures eleven hundred feet above sea level in Chelmorton
One of the fastest single track roads in Chelmorton, Church Lane, derestricted for sixty miles per hour, but beware, it's got two days of closures in mid January. Local gossip is they are putting the gas pipes in, but don’t believe what you read!
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Monday, 04 January 2021 11:46
Christmas Card weather 29th December 2020
Chelmorton, eleven hundred feet above sea level, South of Buxton, in heart of Peak District. After a sunshine Christmas Day, extensive rain fell from Boxing Day. The village awoke to a post-Christmas white blanket on the morning Dec 29th. Chelmorton is a linear village, with Main Street as the single road that follows Illy Willy Water from the top of the village at St John the Baptist Church. At the other end of the village, what locals call 'The Docks'…
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Monday, 21 December 2020 16:39
December first snow in Chelmorton - Christmas Day service 2020 at St John the Baptist church Main Street
First snow for end of year fell evening Thursday December 3rd 2020 with a proper white covering for Friday morning December 4th in Chelmorton, eleven hundred feet above sea level in the heart of the Peak District.
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Friday, 02 October 2020 11:46
Harvest Festival 2020 under COVID-19
Chelmorton, eleven hundred feet above sea level is a go for Harvest Festival church service under the golden locust of St John the Baptist church at the top of Main Street in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales. Masks are recommended and social distancing will be observed. There will be music, but no singing.
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Monday, 31 August 2020 18:51
Chelmorton Five is CANCELLED - the COVID year...
With the present position of Covid-19, the Chelmorton Five has been postponed for 2020. The five mile FRA-registered race will return for Sept 2021; a running race starting eleven hundred feet above sea level.
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Sunday, 02 August 2020 23:42
Chelmorton in London Great City Race Tuesday July 21st 2020
5k City running 1500 feet above sea level Virtual run from home - It still takes your breath away! Carl Lomas from Chelmorton teamed up with All Hallows by the Tower church, the oldest church in the City of London for their team entry, running in the City of London Great City Race Tuesday July 21st 2020.
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Thursday, 11 June 2020 12:45
June triplicate day - Green and double Blue at One for Main Street Chelmorton
Well done Derbyshire Dales district council! Bang on time for lockdown special as the first green bin collection arrived in Main Street at 1PM.
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Thursday, 04 June 2020 14:40
2020 June half-marathon in Chelmorton for World Global Running Challenge during lockdown
Life in lockdown, eleven hundred feet above sea level in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak district, lambs in the fields getting larger, first grass cut harvested, clear sky without aeroplane tracks. The sky was so clear it was just possible to see the new rocket heading for the space station due west in the evening sky. Blistering May sunshine and then some June rain to push the next grass up from the last days of May cutting. Wild flower,…
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Thursday, 04 June 2020 14:35
Refuse bins all on time for Chelmorton Main Street
Refuse bins all on time for Chelmorton Main Street - Tuesday April 7th Applause and recognition for service and sacrifice in Chelmorton, eleven hundred feet above sea level. In the heart of lambing season with sunshine for Easter weekend. Chelmorton followed the Bishop of Derby in lighting candles on the evening of Mothers Day.
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Monday, 06 April 2020 18:34
Clear skies over Chelmorton Low but Festival postponed
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Wednesday, 26 February 2020 12:46
Morgause Lomas from Chelmorton, hockey Guru extraordinare
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Wednesday, 18 December 2019 12:32
First proper snow in Chelmorton - Saturday Dec 14th
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Tuesday, 03 December 2019 16:36
Christmas at eleven hundred feet above sea level in Chelmorton, Peak District
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Saturday, 09 November 2019 14:30
2020 Chelmorton Postcard launch for November
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Wednesday, 03 July 2019 00:00
Chelmorton flyer hits the letterboxes for summer festival 1100 feet above sea level with July dates 15th to 21st
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Tuesday, 02 July 2019 22:39
Last Days of June – Joint Benefice and summer sunshine from Tideswell to Hollinsclough
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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
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Monday, 04 March 2019 19:54
Last Days of February - Chelmorton first-ever four-way lights on Main Street
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Tuesday, 22 January 2019 22:35
Chelmorton January sunshine in the snow - photo gallery
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Friday, 18 January 2019 21:50
First proper snow for 2019 lands in Chelmorton for tea time Friday Jan 18th
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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 22:50
Chelmorton Road Works – digging for water at eleven hundred feet above sea level
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Sunday, 07 October 2018 17:25
Names in the newspaper for Chelmorton Chase five mile five hundred feet
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Tuesday, 02 October 2018 19:00
Chelmorton Harvest Festival at St John's Main Street
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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
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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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