 If you're still smoking, Stoptober is the perfect time to stop for good and there’s lots of support for you both locally and nationally.
If you're ready to kick the habit you can get in touch with Live Life Better Derbyshire and join a FREE stop smoking clinic. Call 0800 085 2299 or visit www.livelifebetterderbyshire.org.uk
Alternatively, if you’re not quite ready to join a stop smoking service you can download Derbyshire County Council’s FREE My Quit Route app. It’s full of expert advice and tips – straight to your phone or tablet. Find out more and download the app online.
There’s still time for you to have a say on our proposals to change our community care charging policy.
We want your views about three options to change our charging policy for people who adult social care in their community to make it fairer, sustainable and ensure we can continue to support those people who need it most.
This doesn't affect anyone living permanently in a residential or nursing home.
The consultation closes on Wednesday 4 October.
You can find out about the proposals and fill in an online questionnaire
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Ever worried about scammers, hackers and fraudsters online? You can get help with staying safe online with free webinars organised for Cyber Security Awareness Month.
Setting strong passwords, downloading the latest software updates and learning how to spot a phishing scam are among the issues covered in the webinars we've organised in partnership with Derbyshire Police.
Cyber Security Awareness Month takes place throughout October 2023 with webinars organised for a variety of groups:
- businesses – Wednesday, 4 October.
- schools – Tuesday, 10 October, 4-4.30pm
- residents – Friday, 20 October, 6.30-7.30pm
- parents, grandparents, carers – Thursday, 26 October, 6.30-7.30pm.
All the webinars focus on four key areas of behaviour to help keep you safe from scammers and hackers.
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If you pass by Chesterfield Canal regularly, you may have noticed that we’re carrying out some routine maintenance on the towpath.
The work, on a three-mile stretch between Brimington Road, near Tapton and Works Road, Hollingwood, is expected to take two to three months.
We'll keep the towpath open when possible while the work takes place but there may be occasions when we have to close some sections for short periods for safety reasons. There'll be signs on the route to indicate when it's closed and announcements on the Chesterfield Canal page of our website and the Tapton Lock Facebook page.
The work's been funded jointly by Chesterfield Borough Council and funding allocated from Government to our Highways Capital Maintenance Programme for Cycleways.
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Would you like to see Derbyshire's heritage and history brought to life in spectacular large-scale moving animations?
 Tickets are on sale for this year’s Shine A Light extravaganza which will see stunning displays of light and sound return to Derbyshire for the third year running, providing fun and entertainment for the whole family.
Projections will return to the historic Cromford Mills in the UNESCO Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, near Matlock, on 26 and 27 October 2023, and to the impressive Elvaston Castle (above) near Derby on 8, 9 and 10 December 2023.
Do you have broken stuff that you'd really love to mend but don't know how? That's what repair cafés are for.
Two new repair cafes have been set up in Darley Dale and Bakewell taking the total number across Derbyshire to 18.
Darley Dale joins the network on Sunday 1 October at the Whitworth on Station Road. And Bakewell Repair Café met for the first time in September with future events on 28 October and 25 November at the Methodist Church Hall on Market Street.
Items you can take along include small electricals, clothes, garden tools, bikes, computers and hand tools. Small items of furniture can also be considered for repair. Repairs are free but donations are welcome. These are community events with refreshments and often other activities like book and plant sales.
Goods that are beyond repair can be taken to our household waste recycling centres
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Are you looking for local inspiration to make your home more energy efficient?
There’s a great opportunity on 7 and 8 October, to look around homes in Chesterfield and Hope Valley where the owners have taken steps to improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and cut their fuel costs.
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The residents will be on hand to chat about their experience in creating more eco-friendly homes.
Transition Chesterfield and Hope Valley Climate Action are organising the events.
Find more information and book a visit for Chesterfield or Hope Valley.
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