 To show our support for the Lionesses ahead of the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday, we’ll be lighting up County Hall red and white on Saturday evening.
Best of luck to the England team including Derbyshire’s own Mille Bright wearing the captain’s armband. Millie was born in Chesterfield and attended Killamarsh Juniors and Eckington School before going on to become a professional football player.
Go for it Lionesses!
Students across Derbyshire received their post-16 results yesterday after exams went ahead as normal this summer.
We hope students got the results they wanted and are looking forward to their next steps but there is plenty of support available if students are unhappy with their results or unsure about what to do next.
In the first instance students should speak to their school or college for more information, but there’s also help and support available from the National Careers Service and UCAS.
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We hope students got the results they wanted and are looking forward to their next steps but there is plenty of support available if students are unhappy with their results or unsure about what to do next.
In the first instance students should speak to their school or college for more information, but there’s also help and support available from the National Careers Service and UCAS.
Fancy a free day out in the fresh air helping us celebrate sustainability and traditional and contemporary woodland crafts with great entertainment, green gifts and gorgeous food thrown into the mix?
 Then how about volunteering to help at our Woodland Festival at Elvaston Castle Country Park on Saturday 16 or Sunday 17 September?
To say thank you, volunteers get a Woodland Festival Weekend ticket allowing them and fellow occupants of one car free entry to enjoy the festival all weekend.
Volunteers must be over 18 or if 16 to 18- years-old they must be accompanied by an adult.
Roles include:
- meeting and greeting visitors
- helping to run activities and attractions on site
- car park marshalling
- ‘orientating’ visitors – i.e. helping them if they get lost!
- giving information and getting feedback
- setting up and dismantling of the festival gazebos
- and more…
Tempted? We hope so. Find out more in the related documents section. You can contact the Woodland Festival team by email at countrysideservice@derbyshire.gov.uk or phone 01629 533870 for an informal chat.
Stuck for something to do during the hols? Then roll up, roll up to our countryside sites. They are great places to visit any time of year.
Shipley Country Park has a different self-led trail each week – solve the clues and learn about nature both weird and wonderful.
Take a canal boat trip at Cromford, try paddle sports at Tapton Lock or have a feast at Wyatt’s café overlooking the stunning parterre gardens at Elvaston Castle.
Have a go at being a blacksmith on the historic forge at High Peak Junction on Saturday 26 August (23 August fully booked) and make a poker to take home and keep. (Participants must be 11+ years old. Cost £10 per poker. Booking essential on 01629 533298.) Or drop in at High Peak Junction anytime between 10am and 4pm on 24 August for ‘Engineering Thursday’, a free event where budding engineers can have a go with model kits and learn about amazing feats of engineering.
We look forward to your visit.
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We know summer isn’t over yet but we’re turning our attention to colder weather - could you help clear snow and ice from Derbyshire’s roads this winter?
We'd like to hear from residents and groups interested in taking part in our snow warden scheme.
And we're calling for farmers with ploughing or gritting equipment to work as contractors to supplement work carried out by our own gritting teams and help keep roads safe and on the move when bad weather hits.
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If you’ve planted a tree in Derbyshire since June 2021, did you know that you can record it as part of a project to plant a million trees across the county by 2030?
It’s all part of efforts to help boost the environment and tackle the effects of climate change.
To date more than 312,700 trees have been recorded on our online map, which is great news!
As well as adding your tree to the online total you can share details of the story behind your tree too. Thanks to everyone who has shared their stories which range from trees planted in memory of loved ones, as part of a school project, as a tribute to fabulous characters in our communities or simply for the love of trees and feel-good factor of doing something positive for the environment.
We’ve read them all and you can too – just visit our Million Trees website and tap any of the pins placed on the map.
You can also sign-up to receive the latest news about the project straight to your inbox.
  Pictured: Residents who planted two trees in Draycott and recorded them as part of the Million Trees project.
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