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  • Wirksworth Book Festival Among the Shelves 1

    Wirksworth Library Town Hall, Market Place, Wirksworth

    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 […]

    Free

  • Wirksworth Book Festival Among the Shelves 2

    Wirksworth Library Town Hall, Market Place, Wirksworth

    You are invited to Wirksworth Library for 2:30pm on Friday 25 April for another author ‘among the shelves.’ Janet Tennant will talk about her new book, The Refugee Countess - […]

    Free

  • Wirksworth Book Festival Story Games

    Wirksworth Library Town Hall, Market Place, Wirksworth

    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 […]

    Free

  • Wirksworth Book Festival Off the Bookshelf

    Wellspring Wellspring Church, Woodstreet,

    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, […]

    Free

  • Wirksworth Book Festival The Power of Reading

    The Feather Star

    The Power of Reading with Vanessa Hall What is single most powerful way to improve your child’s well-being, academic achievement, communication skills, general knowledge and capacity for empathy? Well, obviously […]

    Free

  • Jamie Thrasivoulou Feral poetry launch and open mic

    The Feather Star

    Award-winning writer, poet, and educator Jamie Thrasivoulou will launch Feral, his third full-length collection of poetry at The Feather Star. Jamie Thrasivoulou is also the lyricist in the band Kez. […]

    Free

  • Great Wirksworth Book Quiz

    Memorial Hall 39 St John Street, Wirksworth

    Test your literary learning, your English expertise, and your paperback proficiency with questions set by Scarthin Books, last year's quiz winners. Prizes for the winning team donated by Ken's Megastore […]

    £20

  • Traditional Brush Making Workshop

    Haarlem Shop 11 Market Place, Wirksworth, United Kingdom

    With Sophia Elouise Learn the traditional technique of brush making and take home two of your own handmade natural fibre brushes. Brush binding is a lovely skill to learn ands […]

    £75.00

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Haarlem Gallery The Red Lion, Wirksworth

    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

    £6 – £10

  • Modern Calligraphy Course (1 day) at Zantium Studios

    Learn the art of pointed pen & ink calligraphy from initial concepts to finishing flourishes. Develop your own distinctive lettering style with this modern free flowing approach. Go with the […]

    £130

  • Mosaic Course (1 day) at Zantium Studios

    Design and make your own mosaic using beautiful glass and ceramic tiles. Project ideas include a decorative panel, mirror frame, placemat or house number. A perfect introduction to this all-absorbing […]

    £130

  • Mosaic Course (2 days) at Zantium Studios

    Zantium Studios Godfrey Hole House, Near Hopton, United Kingdom

    Design and make your own mosaic. Explore traditional or contemporary approaches using beautiful glass and ceramic tiles. Potential projects include a decorative panel, mirror frame or small table top. Two […]

    £250

  • Willow Animal Sculputre Course at Zantium Studios

    Let your imagination run wild creating your own willow animal. No experience necessary for this fun and accessible medium. Make a fox, pheasant, hare or hens to enhance any home […]

    £250

  • Stained Glass Sun Catchers (1-day) at Zantium Studios

    Let the sunlight flood in…through your own handcrafted window hanging. Using the copper foil (Tiffany) technique you will create a beautiful stained glass light catcher to take home. Perfect for […]

    £130

  • Wirksworth Writers New Members Taster Sessions

    The Town Hall

    Wirksworth Writers welcome new members for free taster sessions. Meetings on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month 7:15-9.30. For more details contact wirksworthcreativewriters@gmail.com.

    Free

  • WWII, how it changed womes lives for ever

    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    A talk by Shirley Mann, our local award-winning war novelist. (see The talk will be at at Wirksworth Station on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway as part of the Wirkworthback to […]

  • WWII, how it changed womens’ lives for ever

    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

    A talk by Shirley Mann, our local award-winning war novelist. The talk will be at at Wirksworth Station on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway as part of the Wirkworth back to […]

  • The Wirksworth UFO Incident

    The Northern Light Cinema

    The Film Premiere of The Wirksworth UFO Incident by local filmmaker Stuart Wheeldon 🛸 THE WIRKSWORTH UFO INCIDENT will screen at The Northern Light on Friday 25th July! Don’t miss […]

  • SIX The Musical

    National Stone Centre Portland Lane, Wirksworth

    Outdoor theatre in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District! Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the […]

    £16 – £17.50

  • Juju plays live in Guiser Art exhibition

    Haarlem Gallery The Red Lion, Wirksworth

    Stopping at Haarlm Gallery aspart of their UK tour JUJU hail from Italy as one of the hottest psych synth pop bands in the country. Featuring Chad Channing (Nirvana's original […]

    £10