On top form
ONE of the highest running races in the Peak District, the Chelmorton Chase, will be staged on Sunday September 7. Now in its 11th year and run at an altitude of 1,000 feet, around 100 runners will leave Chelmorton’s Main Street to race five miles around Five Wells,Taddington, The Rakes and over the prehistoric barrows of Chelmorton. Villagers will cheer them home and all will enjoy oat cakes and Hartington cheese on their return, courtesy of Lady Hollinsclough, at Primitive Hall. For more details visit www.primitivehall.demon.co.uk/chelmorton.
Badger and water vole updates
KEEP up to date with news of badger cubs rescued this year courtesy of the Mid-Derbyshire Badger Group. Pauline Kidner will give an illustrated talk called ‘Secret World - Wildlife Rescue’ at the Gothic Warehouse, Mill Lane, Cromford on September 17. In ‘Tails of the Riverbank’, at the same venue on October 15, Helen Perkins and Steve Docker will spotlight Derbyshire’s water vole recovery project. For more information, call 01773 852647.
Renishaw Vineyard tour
THE season of mellow fruitfulness is the perfect time to enjoy a tour of Renishaw Hall’s vineyard – especially when followed by a tasting and buffet in the Gallery Café on September 21. Renishaw’s vineyard was planted in 1972, and until 1986 was certified as the most northerly in the world. The September tour will enable visitors to see how the bottom leaves are removed from the vine to expose the ripening bunches to autumn sunshine,producing sugars and flavour before the grapes are picked by estate staff as late as possible in October. For more details, call 01246 432310.
SEPTEMBER
3rd - 7th Conservation Tour, Sudbury Hall 01283 585337
4th - 28th Equestrian and wildlife art exhibition, Studio 61 Gallery & Art Café, Lea, near Matlock 01629 534532
5th - 7th Specialist tour, Sudbury Hall 01283 585337
6th Wildlife Explorer Group, Kedleston Hall 01332 842191
6th - 7th Craft Fair, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
6th - Nov 15th Buxton and High Peak Art Society Annual Exhibition, Buxton Museum and Art Gallery 07963 714793
7th Beetle Drive, Crich Tramway Village 01773 864321
7th Autumn plant sale, Chatsworth 01246 582204
10th Drawing and Painting Day, Haddon Hall 01629 812855
10th - 14th Conservation Tour, Sudbury Hall 01283 585337
12th Stone carving Weekend, Hardwick Hall 01246 858400
12th - 14th Antiques in the Park, Kedleston Hall 01332 842191
13th Heritage Open Day, Kedleston Hall 01332 842191
13th Buxton Fine Food Fair, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
13th - 28th The Amber Valley and Erewash Walking Festival 01773 841488
14th Let's Go Fly a Kite, Lyme Park 01663 762023
14th Classic Ford Day, Crich Tramway Village 01773 864321
14th Vineyard 'Tour & Taste', Renishaw Hall, Sheffield 01246 432310
14th Craft and Gift Fair, Hartington 01782 822713
14th Plant and Gardening Fair, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
14th Piva - Music of the Renaissance, Haddon Hall 01629 812855
16th The Secrets of Hardwick Gardens Tour, Hardwick Hall 01246 858400
17th "Secret World - Wildlife Rescue", Mid-Derbyshire Badger Group, Cromford 01773 852647
17th Historic Dance Workshop, Sudbury Hall 01283 585337
17th - 21st Conservation Tour, Sudbury Hall 01283 585337
17th - 21st Historic Dance Week, Sudbury Hall 01283 585337
18th - 21st Kirker concerts Chatsworth 01246 582204
19th Going Batty' Bat Walk, Renishaw Hall, Sheffield 01246 432310
20th Farmers Market, Imperial Rooms, Matlock 01629 57488
20th The Pemberley Trail, Lyme Park 01663 762023
20th - 21st Artists and Designers Fair, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
20th - 21st Hayfield Sheepdog Trials & Country Show, Hayfield 01663 742112
20th - 21st Tudor Craft Weekend, Haddon Hall 01629 812855
20th - 24th Hidden Collections at Calke, Calke Abbey 01332 863822
20th - Oct 3rd Textile art by Helen Meakin, The Little Gallery, Belper 01773 880801
21st Vineyard 'Tour & Taste', Renishaw Hall, Sheffield 01246 432310
21st Midlands Kite Flyers Annual Fly-In, Kedleston Hall 01332 842191
23rd Hayfield Walk, High Peak Estate 01433 670368
23rd Bess' Hidden Hardwick Tour, Hardwick Hall 01246 858400
24th Elizabethan Week, Hardwick Hall 01246 858400
24th Guided Tours, Haddon Hall 01629 812855
24th - 28th Conservation Tour, Sudbury Hall 01283 585337
24th - 28th British Food Fortnight, Sudbury Hall 01283 585337
26th Going Batty' Bat Walk, Renishaw Hall, Sheffield 01246 432310
26th Macmillan Coffee Morning Coffee morning, Renishaw Hall, Sheffield 01246 432310
26th Going Batty with supper, Renishaw, Sheffield 01246 432310
27th Enthusiasts' Day, Crich Tramway Village 01773 864321
27th The Vaughan Williams Anniversary Concert, Derby Cathedral, Iron Gate, Derby 01332 341201
27th - 28th The Victorians at Home, Lyme Park 01663 762023
27th- 28th Antique and Collectors' Fair, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114
27th - 1st Oct Hidden Collections at Calke, Calke Abbey 01332 863822
28th Curious Celts, High Peak Estate 01433 670368
28th Cancer Research UK - 10k Run, Kedleston Hall 01332 842191
28th Book Fair, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 01298 23114