Guided Walk and Brunch or Just Brunch. Saturday, October 14th.
Meet opposite Calke Park Entrance at 9.45am for 10am start. All welcome including dogs. Brunch will be served from 11 am at St George’s Church.
Dr Mark Knight – Transforming the Trent Valley – Cultural Heritage along the Rivers Trent, Tame and Dove.
A talk by Philip Heath, Chair of the Melbourne Historical Research Group and former Heritage Officer at the South Derbyshire District Council about King’s Newton at the Bowls Club this Saturday 11th Nov 7.30 pm for the King’s Newton Social Group.
With Geoff Hodge, freelance gardening and horticultural writer, author, editor and broadcaster.
Melbourne Civic Society on Monday, Nov 27th at 7.00 pm at Wesley Hall, Potter St (£2:00 members/£3:00 non-members). Refreshments are provided in the entrance fee.
In this talk we discover how people of all classes in England celebrated Christmas before Singing Santas, outdoor lights and Sellotape. Back in the time when all the trees were real and candles were the main form of lighting, we look at the origins of well-known Seasonal Customs, Food, Cards and Gifts.
MHRG present this talk on the transformation of Melbourne “from farming village to manufacturing town” at the Melbourne Assembly Rooms at 7.30 pm on 1st December.
Entrance is £3 (£2 to Patrons/Friends). Refreshments are available. All welcome.
Members’ Christmas Social with returning Speaker & Horticulturist, Doug Stewart.
Kevin Reynolds – Love and War – how we created our garden birds. A look back at how and why our relationship with the birds in our garden has changed over the last 150 years. When did we start to feed the birds, put up bird boxes and decide that some species were “garden birds”?
The Dower House garden has been actively developed over recent years and is looking better than ever.
Admission is £8, children are free, the doors open at 10 am and close at 4 pm. There is no need to book in advance although if you wish you can do so by going to the NGS website. The National Gardens Scheme receive all the proceeds from admissions and teas to support their charitable giving to (mainly) Macmillan, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, The Queen’s Nursing Institute, the Carers Trust and Parkinson’s UK.
The Dower House garden has been actively developed over recent years and is looking better than ever.
Admission is £8, children are free, the doors open at 10 am and close at 4 pm. There is no need to book in advance although if you wish you can do so by going to the NGS website. The National Gardens Scheme receive all the proceeds from admissions and teas to support their charitable giving to (mainly) Macmillan, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, The Queen’s Nursing Institute, the Carers Trust and Parkinson’s UK.
Meet at the Village Hall at 11.00 am.
Hear some tales from Ticknall’s more recent past with a local guide. Followed by coffee and cake. No booking needed. Free.
No experience needed. Just drop in between 11 am – 3 pm for the craft activities, coffee and cake.
No experience needed. Just drop in between 11 am – 3 pm for the craft activities, coffee and cake.
Meet at the Methodist Chapel. Join us as we light up the evening with lanterns and process through to the church for refreshments and to see a display of the work showing what is special about our village. The procession starts at 5:30 pm.
With National Trust volunteer, Roy Mitchell
Sir John Betjeman once said, ‘ Derbyshire has every kind of scenery except the sea.’ In this revealing presentation, Ashley will take you on a visual journey across our rich, diverse and beautiful county, showing the many photos he has taken of towns and villages over 15 years of writing for Derbyshire Life magazine, with a special focus on his documenting of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.
Encouraging Bees into the Garden; with award-winning David McDowell, ‘The Bee Farmer’.
Sales at this meeting.
Dot Morson – Historical view of the Outer Hebrides with references to herring fishing, Iron Age Brochs and of course Callanish Standing Stones, the wreck of SS Politician and Flora MacDonald.
