The Glee Club of Wirksworth are delighted to present a brand new version of the classic rags to riches pantomime with bells on, Dick Whittington. Wednesday 30th November is the world premiere! Please come along and join in the fun. Refreshments will be available and there is a raffle with fabulous prizes. Warning, this performance […]
Join the National Stone Centre this Christmas for a range of festive and geological activities for all the family! For the first time, market stalls will be hosted in the site's brand new marquee, hosted over ten local businesses selling a variety of goods. Live music will take place throughout the day, with performances from […]
Santa will be taking time out of his very busy schedule to visit Wirksworth Heritage Centre on Saturday 10th December 10am-3.30pm. £5 per child (including gift)
Learn the basics of creative photography in a fun and creative relaxed workshop. This course is for creative families who are looking for some guidance in how to channel their ideas You will learn: About composition, the practical basics, and fun ways to explore your creativity together. How to take great photographs of nature and […]
Jo & Rob from the Award Winning Feather Star Alehouse invite you to the Feather Star Beer Festival! 30 Real Ales + 15 Craft Kegs + 10 Real Ciders + Live Music + Family Friendly + Great Food!
The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway are proud to announce the 18th Wirksworth Model Railway Exhibition. Spread across three venues around Wirksworth town centre - The Town Hall, The Memorial Hall and The Parish Rooms. Don't forget to visit our Model Railway Coach at Wirksworth Station too! Includes: Specialist Trade Stalls DVDs and Books EVRA Tombola Secondhand […]
This is a fundraiser for Children's charity "AFK". SIX Teams of two compete against eachother to get the chance to put their working memory to the test with the "conveyor beelt of prizes"! Local people show their skills that have to be replicted by the team member. Just like the 80's famous games show, chaos […]
Visit our 'great hall' for witchCRAFTS! Drop in for children's crafts. £3 per child, choose a craft kit and make it in our 'Great Hall' with help from other Witches and Wizards.
Performance of Fauré Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine after a Come and Sing Day with Adam Green Musical Director of Wirksworth Community Choir leading the Wirksworth Choral Day Choir in their performance of Fauré Requiem Lynn Dean former MD of WCC leading the Cantique
Pop along to Wirksworth Heritage Centre and visit Santa in his grotto. There will also be some Christmassy crafts in the studio! 10-3:30pm, no booking required. £5 per child (includes gift).
Good tidings! The Town Council will be running a family-friendly Christmas Market again this year, on Sunday 3rd December 10am -3pm. Alongside unique local Christmas gifts, delicious hot food and mulled wine, there will be Santa’s grotto, run by and in aid of Wirksworth Preschool Playgroup. 10am-3pm: Wirksworth Christmas Market on the Memorial Gardens. Indulge […]
Meet Santa, search for his reindeer in a magical trail, watch live band performances, browse a Christmas market, and more at this year's event! Activities, attractions and performances (Confirmed so far) Santa's Grotto Experience (Meet and greet with Father Christmas) The Search for Santa's Reindeer Trail Performance by Ukeswirks Band Performance by the BM&W Brass […]
Join Lynn Willies on this walk around the National Stone Centre site and discover some of the industrial history of the site (quarrying, limekilns and transport links) and the people who worked in them. Just £3 per person - please bring the correct change. Meet outside the cafe building (metal building on the down-hill side […]
One for the enthusiast! Our first-ever winter steam event featuring visiting Class 2 78018 plus resident Class 4 80080. 0-4-0 "Brian Harrison" is set to feature and it is planned for the event to be the launch into service of Bagnall "The Duke"
Join Tony Wood on this walk from the National Stone Centre to Middleton Top and back - with several diversions from the direct route. You will discover some of the industrial history of the area and the people who worked in them. Just £3 per person - please bring the correct change. Meet outside the […]
Join Lynn Willies on this walk around the old quarries in Wirksworth town and discover some of the industrial history of the area (quarrying, limekilns and transport links) and the people who worked in them. Just £3 per person - please bring the correct change. Meet outside the Limekiln pub in Wirksworth (DE4 4RF) at […]
Wirksworth welcomes the return of its book festival and fair for a day on the 20th April and a little bit more on the 19th and 21st. The festival features local and national and local authors talking about their work and is sponsored by TDP, manufacturers of recycled plastic furniture, and Scarthin Books. Friday 19th […]
Wirksworth welcomes the return of its book festival and fair for a day on the 20th April and a little bit more on the 19th and 21st. The festival features local and national and local authors talking about their work and is sponsored by TDP, manufacturers of recycled plastic furniture, and Scarthin Books. Saturday 20th […]
Wirksworth welcomes the return of its book festival and fair for a day on the 20th April and a little bit more on the 19th and 21st. The festival features local and national and local authors talking about their work and is sponsored by TDP, manufacturers of recycled plastic furniture, and Scarthin Books. Sunday 21st […]
Every year on the last weekend in June, the town comes alive with it's annual Hidden Gardens and Courtyards of Wirksworth weekend event. Approximately 30 gardens will be open, showcasing the varied gardens, courtyards, hidden gems, and often surprising views which makes Wirksworth so special DATE - Saturday 29th to Sunday 30th June TIME - […]
You are invited ‘among the shelves’ of Wirksworth Library to meet two authors on Friday 25 April. Wendy Garvey is the first. She welcomes young readers and their families to Story Time at 10am, 11am and 12pm. Come along and hear her delightful tales read by the author. Learn why a Chicken is driving a […]
Participants will be led through timed writing exercises using dice, cards and chess pieces as triggers to generate plot lines and characters. Story Games are fun and useful tools for provoking the imagination, and potentially giving writers the initial inspiration for larger works. After each round, participants are invited to read out their pieces, if […]
11am - Sophie Draper, Jane Bettany and Mark Eklid - Derbyshire's Partners in Crime Join Derbyshire-based authors Sophie Draper, Jane Bettany and Mark Eklid, who will be discussing their books, the popularity of crime fiction, and the appeal of the sub genres in which they write. Jane is a writer of cosy crime novels set […]
Follow Alice down the rabbit hole with this fabulous radio style reading by the esteemed Kirk Ireton Light Programme. Tickets are for sale at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/wirksworthbookfestival
