Upcoming Events
Please come along to one of our events, click on the entry below to find out more details.
Ambergate Hydro at White Peak Distillery opening
11am – 4pm
Derwent Wire Works, Matlock Road A6, Ambergate
Organised by Derwent Valley Mills
Cost: FREE
ADVyCE will be displaying information about the Ambergate Hydro project at the White Peak Distillery opening, Derbyshire’s first full scale whisky distillery due to be commissioned by the end of 2017.
Inspire Community Garden Workshops: Pumpkin Carving
2-3pm
Inspire Community Garden, off Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S40 4AA
Organised by Inspire Community Garden
Cost: FREE
A session for younger people to learn the skills to carve pumpkins ahead of Halloween.
To book your place email info@inspirecommunitygarden.org.uk
Free Paint at Calverton Recycling Centre
Your last chance this year to pick up some free reusable paint from Calverton Recycling Centre. Bookings are available between 3.30 - 5.30pm. Appointments must be booked in advance by calling 0300 500 8080. Only residents of Nottinghamshire are able to access the free paint at this public event.
Community groups and non-profit organisations can collect free reusable paint all year round. Find out more about Community RePaint. Community RePaint Nottinghamshire is run by Nottinghamshire County Council. Members of the public in Nottinghamshire can drop off paint to local recycling centres, where the paint then redistributed to individuals or community groups in need for free.
Film Screening: Tomorrow
Doors: 7pm, Screening: 7:30pm
Organised by Transition Belper, in conjunction with St Peter's Church
Free
Produced by activist and writer Cyril Dion and actress/director Mélanie Laurent, Tomorrow is an award-winning documentary that travels the world discovering people seeking solutions to the ecological crisis. The film tells the story of the search for solutions to the crisis faced by humanity. Already viewed by over 1.5 million people in France alone, and winner of Best Documentary at the Cesar Awards (the French Oscars), "Tomorrow" has had a huge impact wherever it has been shown. Refreshments will be available, and before the screening you can find out about Transition Belper and its projects. Donations will be warmly welcomed. http://bit.ly/2xVR9b2
Inspire Community Garden Workshops: Preparing the Plot for Winter
2-3pm
Inspire Community Garden, off Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S40 4AA
Organised by Inspire Community Garden
Cost: FREE
A workshop looking at what is best done to make sure that the plot is in good order next year.
To book your place email info@inspirecommunitygarden.org.uk
Hope Valley Apple Day
12:30pm onwards
Quaker Community, Water Lane, Bamford S33 0DA
Organised by Transition Hope Valley
Bring your apples to press into juice. Energy efficiency advice will be available from Marches Energy Agency’s Fantastic Home vehicle.
Planning a spring garden for bees
Each session: 10am-12:30pm
Course startes on 3rd November and last session is on 8th December
Friday 3/11/17-8/12/17 10.00am to 12.30pm Fees: £90/81/45* (Full price/ Derbyshire Gold Card/ Certain types of benefits)
Assess your garden's value for bees and extend your knowledge of bee friendly plants.
Hedgelaying
10am to 4pm on both days
Fees: £78/70/39* (Full price/ Derbyshire Gold Card/ Certain types of benefits)
Learn to lay a hedge in the traditional Derbyshire style, for the benefit of wildlife and the landscape.
Family Conservation Fun: Task Morning
Sherwood Forest Country Park
10am-12:30pm
£2
Booking is essential
Join the Sherwood Ranger Team on their monthly family task, tackling an area of the Country Park in need of a little extra TLC. Spaces are limited so pre-booking is essential on 01623 823202 between 10am & 4pm. Find out more.