What's on in the Peak District area.

DERBYSHIRE ECO HOMES – ONLINE EVENTS 7pm – Solar PV and batteries. Organised by Transition Chesterfield. Information and free tickets here: https://bit.ly/4eqNumT

MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.00am Easy walk 90 minutes. Lumsdale – opposite Highfields School upper site.

WINSTER MORRIS DANCERS See 22nd October for details.

ASHBOURNE DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.30am. Progression walk 3 hrs. Waterhouses – Peak District National Park car park, Earlsway (ST10 3JS, SK084504).

MAKE GOOD Musical based on the post office scandal by New Perspectives and Pentabus theatre at Fountain Square Church Hall, Tideswell. 7.30pm. Tickets £15 (£14 concessions) www.ticketsource.co.uk/tideswelltheatre or reservations info@tideswelltheatre.org.uk. Extra discount if you also buy tickets for ‘Alas! Poor Yorick’ (24 October).

MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.00am Easy walk 90 minutes. Highfields School, Lumsdale.

MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON All-new family friendly musical. 6pm Bakewell Town Hall, The Square, Bakewell DE45 1BT. Tickets from: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/ashgateheritagearts

ROTARY BAKEWELL 18.00 Rutland Arms, Bakewell. Speaker: TBA.

BAKEWELL BUS USER GROUP Help us campaign for better buses. 2pm upstairs in the Chakra Lounge, Bakewell www.bakewellclimateaction.org

BAKEWELL DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.00am Moderate walk 90-120 mins. Agricultural Business Centre DE45 1AH.

GHOST TOUR OF BAKEWELL Join our new scary guides this Halloween for a ghostly tour of Bakewell. 7.00-8.00pm. Book via www.oldhousemuseum.org.uk/whats_on/

TIDESWELL CINEMA Monthly film ‘Moonstruck’. Tideswell Community Hall, SK17 8PD. Info: facebook.com/TideswellRepairCafe Enquiries and bookings: mail@tideswellcinema.com Follow us on X Twitter @TideswellCinema or Facebook Tideswell Cinema

BASLOW SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB David Davidson “Antarctica 50 years on” with slides. 2pm-3.45pm Baslow Village Hall. More information June Powell Baslow 583375.

MATLOCK ARTIST SOCIETY Portrait Group. Open to all, £5 per session. 1st Friday monthly. 9.30am-12 noon. Starkholmes Village Hall, 105 Starkholmes Road, Matlock DE4 3DE.

MATLOCK STORYTELLING CAFÉ presents Mike Payton telling ‘Last Orders’. Doors open 7.00pm, stories and music begin 7.30. Imperial Rooms, Imperial Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE43NL Tickets £8 available at https://buytickets.at/matlockstorytellingcafe/1422358 More details on Matlock Storytelling Café facebook page

MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON New family friendly musical. 6pm Matlock Bath Grand Pavilion, South Parade, Matlock Bath DE4 3NR Tickets from: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/ashgateheritagearts

PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP, BAKEWELL First Friday monthly, 3.00pm Newholme Health Centre, Baslow Road, Bakewell, DE45 1AB. Informal group offering friendship, support, speakers and outings to anybody with Parkinson’s and carers, family and friends welcome. Information: Joyce 01629 812288.

COTTON GRASS THEATRE PRESENTS ‘You Might As Well Live’ an Evening with Dorothy Parker. Written, adapted and directed by David Frederickson and featuring The Steve Salfield Trio. 7.30pm, The Florence Nightingale Memorial Hall, Mill Lane, Holloway DE4 5BD. Tickets and information: Dave 01773 856545. Online booking: ticketsource.co.uk/florence-nightingale-memorial-hall

UPPERTOWN SOCIAL CENTRE Bonfire and Halloween fireworks and disco. From 4pm. £6, under 5s free. Subject to alteration without notice. Book tickets: Eddie 07966 154798. Uppertown, Ashover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 OJF. www.uppertown.org

WIRKSWORTH REPAIR CAFE Free repairs first Saturday monthly, Wellspring Church Hall, Wood Street, Wirksworth, 9.30am-12.30pm. Fixers will attempt to repair any portable item you bring. Donations towards expenses welcome.

MONYASH QUILTERS MAKERS AND CRAFTERS FAIR Monyash Village Hall DE45 1JH 10am-4pm. Wide variety of local makers offering handmade items. Bags, jewellery, wreaths, cards, quilts, knits, cushions. Free entry, tombola, refreshments. Facebook @MonyashQuilters

BAKEWELL METHODIST CHURCH 10-11:45. Charity stall this month is in support of Christian Aid. Home baked goodies, bric-a-brac, books, Christmas gifts and handmade cards. Coffee, tea and scones available. All welcome.

CROMFORD STAY AND PLAY Every other Monday, Term time 1.30pm-3.00pm (6 months to more-school). Cromford Institute, 16 The Hill, Cromford.

DERBYSHIRE RURAL CHAPLAINCY monthly service at Bakewell Livestock Market. Short, informal service starting 10.00am, conference room, Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1AH. Everyone welcome. Refreshments.

EASTERN MOORS – WALK MOOR 10.30am Steady walk 90 minutes. Walk under White Edge and through woodland on the Longshaw Estate. Meet at Longshaw Wooden Pole car park. 2.5 miles.

MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.00am Easy walk 90 minutes. Cross Green by the church in South Darley.

ASHBOURNE DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.30am. Progression walk 3 hrs. Dimmingsdale Ramblers Retreat (ST10 3JS, SK062431)

CROMFORD WI Pam Bugg Christmas Craft. 7.15pm The Greyhound Hotel, Market Place, Cromford DE4 3QE. All welcome.

FOLK NIGHT Live music session at the Crispin, Great Longstone 7.30 onwards. Come along, sing and play. All welcome.

MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.00am Easy walk 90 minutes. Whitworth Centre car park.

ROTARY BAKEWELL 12.30 Rutland Arms, Bakewell. Business meeting.

BAKEWELL DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.00am Moderate walk 90-120 mins. Rowsley – Peak Village car park outside Bamford’s DE45 1NL.

MATLOCK RAILWAY CLUB Duke William, Church Street, Matlock 7.30pm. Meeting Topics – Geoff Holyoake Collection – ‘SR & WR’. Non members welcome, details 07900 244 913 or matlockrailwayclub.wordpress.com

MIND MATTERS Hartingtonalive in co-production with our local Derbyshire Dales health, social, well-being professionals and volunteers. Information about steps you can take around brain health. Refreshments. All welcome. 1:30-5pm Hartington Village Hall SK17 0AW. Email: hartingtonalive@gmail.com

BAMFORD VILLAGE INSTITUTE 7.30pm AGM followed by a talk by Tim Knebel. Faithful in difficulties: the lives of the leadswingers who were the creators of the WWI Trench magazine of the 3rd West Riding Ambulance Service 1915 to 1919. Entry fee £2 for members £4 non members.

MATLOCK ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES SOCIETY ‘Art of World War One’ – Danny Wells. Imperial Rooms, Imperial Road, Matlock DE4 3NL. 2.30pm Contact Chairman 07566 225126. Visitors welcome £3.

MATLOCK ARTIST SOCIETY Mutual Help Group. Open to all, £5 per session. Meets 2nd Friday monthly 9.30am-12 noon. Starkholmes Village Hall, 105 Starkholmes Road, Matlock DE4 3DE.

MATLOCK MUSIC PRESENTS LIVE MUSIC IN THE DALES Horizon Voices. Wheeldon Hall, Highfields School, Lumsdale, off Chesterfield Road, Matlock, DE4 5NA starts 7.30pm. Tickets £15 at the door. Under 18s free, students and registered job-seekers half-price. All seats unreserved. Ample parking. Further information: www.matlockmusic.org.uk or George Wolfe, 01433 631308.

YOULGRAVE CINEMA ‘Till’ PG-13 Youlgrave Village Hall, 7.30pm start. Tickets £5, cash only (bring correct change if possible). Everyone welcome. Booking isn’t necessary but if you want a particular seat, or have any queries, phone Glenys 636477. Ice creams served before film starts, £1.50.

BAND CONCERT Bakewell Town Hall 7.00pm to 10.00pm. Evening’s entertainment as part of the town’s Remembrance events. Music by The Yorkshire Military Band and Corps of Drums. Tickets £10, Veterans £5. Bar. Tickets from Bakewell Pet Supplies, 01629 814264 and Bakewell Town & Community Trust – Box Office at Bakewell Town Hall - 01629 810152. Run by Bakewell Town Council on behalf of Bakewell. Profits to support future Remembrance events in the town.

CRESSBROOK FILM CLUB ‘Shaun Of The Dead’. Doors open 7.30pm, film starts 8pm. Wide cinema screen, high quality sound, comfy seats and bar is open before and after the film. New printed programme available.

EYAM PTFA BONFIRE AND FIREWORK DISPLAY Entertainment starts in the village square from 5.30pm. 6.15pm torchlit procession leads the Eyam Rat through the village. Tickets from Eyam Stores, Fruit & Veg Shop, The Miners Arms, Calver Spar and Bloom Bar & Grill. Adults £9 (16 and over) Children £4 (2-15) Under 2 free. All funds to Eyam Primary School PTFA and local community.

ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH LONGNOR AUTUMN FAIR 2pm Free entry, cakes etc. Christmas hamper raffle. Raffle, tombola, games. Refreshments available. Everyone welcome. All proceeds go to church funds.

WIRKSWORTH ANNUAL CHARITIES FAIR Wellspring Church, Wood St. Wirksworth. 10am-12noon. Hosted by Christian Aid and including several charities: Action for Children. Amnesty. Friends of Waltham House. RNLI. Save the Children. St. Therese Church. Wellspring Church. WI. Handmade gifts, crafts, home baked goodies, Christmas cards, bric-a-brac, books, fresh coffee and cake plus a grand raffle with FairTrade hamper. All welcome.

– 16 FAMILY FRIENDLY ART EVENTS AT CASTLETON VISITOR CENTRE Exhibition of old photographs open every day 10am-4.30pm. Peak District Imaginarium creative drop-in workshops Saturday 9th and Saturday 16th November, 11am-4pm. Artists Paul Evans and Jon Harrison employing AI to bring the past into the present and visualise potential futures. Free, no need to book.

HATHERSAGE REMEMBRANCE PARADE March off at 10.00. St Michael and All Angels Hathersage service 10.30am. Parking for church available from 9.30am at Hathersage Business Centre and a shuttle bus service to the church will operate. Seats need to be pre-booked: 01433 650388.

LITTLE LONGSTONE CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL Remembrance Service 2.30pm. Please come and join us. Little Longstone, Bakewell DE45 1NN.

PERFECT PITCH CHOIR based in Great Longstone, performing at Buxton Opera House. Over 100 local children from Derbyshire, ages 4-18. Including performances from Perfect Pitch, Training Choirs and Key Voices. Plus, special guest Cox Dance Academy. https://buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/event/perfect-pitch-choir

REMEMBRANCE DAY BAKEWELL Procession forms on Market Street outside Queens Pub 10.45am. It will leave for Rutland Square for the 11am two minutes silence and wreath laying. Followed by a service of Remembrance at the parish church.

ARMISTICE DAY HATHERSAGE 11.00am a short wreath laying ceremony and two minutes silence will take place at the village centre.

BAKEWELL BIRD STUDY GROUP ‘Adventures in the Wild….. Continued’ with John Beatty, returning with more tales from his adventuring. 7.30pm. Friends Meeting House, end of Chapel Row off Matlock Street, Bakewell, behind Methodist church. Visitors welcome, £4 on the door or join the group for £15 which includes seven talks and eight field trips. Next trip to Burton Mere on the Wirral 14th November. Meetings listed at Bakewell Tourist Information Office or visit www.bakewellbirdstudygroup.org.uk or call 07768 928432.

BAKEWELL METHODIST CHURCH 10-11:45. Popular charity stall this month in support of Monyash WI. Offering home baked goodies, bric-a-brac and books. Coffee, tea and scones will also be available. All welcome.

DERWENT AND HOPE VALLEYS ADVANCED MOTORISTS AND MOTORCYCLISTS 7.30pm Duke William, Church Street, Matlock. Details: Bill Storey 01629 812732, non members welcome. www.matlock-iamroadsmart.org.uk

FRIENDS OF THE CROMFORD CANAL The Cromford and High Peak Railway – A railway over the Pennines at the dawn of the railway era. Talk by FCC member Keith Bailey, 7pm, Gothic Warehouse at Cromford Wharf. Tickets £5. Seating limited, book early. Non members always welcome www.cromfordcanal.org/upcoming-events-tickets

GATHERING AT THE WWII MEMORIAL IN BATH GARDENS 11am, to mark Armistice Day. Followed by members of the RBL and anyone else wishing to join us, at The Memorial Cottage Nursing Home on Butts Road, for a short service and wreath laying, for the residents. Members of the RBL then go to the cemetery on Yeld Road to place Poppy crosses on the war graves. All welcome to attend to show respect to our Fallen.

MATLOCK CIVIC ASSOCIATION hosting an illustrated presentation by Andrew and Vanessa Pugh (custodians of The Heights of Abraham) 7.30 The Methodist Church Hall, Bank Road, Matlock. Anyone interested in the stories behind the development of the visitor attraction will be welcome.

DARLEY DALE WI Christmas Craft Night – Bev Bunting. Second Tuesday monthly, 7pm Darley Dale Methodist Church Hall, Dale Road North, Darley Dale DE4 2FT. Visitors and new members welcome (first three sessions free).

EYAM VILLAGE SOCIETY AGM in the Eyam Mechanics Institute, 7.30pm followed by ‘The Work of The Woodland Trust’, a talk by Gerald Price. Members £2.50; Non-members £4 (including light refreshments). Details: Alan Buckingham 01433 631079.

FULLY ACCESSIBLE DEMENTIA FRIENDLY WALK AND TALK 2.00pm, short walk, stroll or bench to bench. Meet at the war memorial in Whitworth Park 30-60 mins.

MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.00am Easy walk 90 minutes. Cromford Meadows Rugby Club car park (pay & display).

WINSTER MORRIS DANCERS meetings 20.00 to 21.30 New starters welcome. Burton Institute, West Bank, Winster, DE4 2DQ

YOULGRAVE DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.30am Moderate walk 60-90 minutes. Meet at Coldwell End car park.

ASHBOURNE DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.30am. Progression walk 3 hrs. Belper Lane End, Bulls Head car park (DE56 2DL, SK333 494)

MATLOCK DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.00am Easy walk 90 minutes. Winster West Bank.

REBELLION KNOLL Second Wednesday monthly 7.30pm Methodist Hall, Bradwell. New members/visitors welcome. bradda.org

ST. HELEN’S LADIES GROUP 2pm Quiz afternoon. Darley Dale Methodist Church Hall.

– 15 HATHERSAGE PLAYERS ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens, adapted and directed by Emily Somerton. Mulled wine and mince pies in the bar. Hathersage Memorial Hall. 7.30pm, doors and bar open 6.45pm Tickets: www.hathersageplayers.org or 01433 764064.

BAKEWELL DERBYSHIRE DALES HEALTH WALKS 10.00am Moderate walk 90-120 mins. Monsal Head – on Butts Road (to Little Longstone) DE45 1NL.

BASLOW SENIOR CITIZENS’ CLUB Jane Buckham ‘Winning the fight against childhood leukaemia’. 2pm-3.45pm Baslow Village Hall, Nether End, Baslow DE45 1SR. More information Baslow 583375.

LIVE & LOCAL 7.30pm, Tansley Village Hall, Grace Smith Trio, DE4 5FH. Full listings and tickets: liveandlocal.org.uk

– 17 CHATSWORTH PLAYERS Present ‘Our Country’s Good’ by Timberlake Wertenbaker based on the novel ‘The Playmaker’ by Thomas Keneally. 7.30pm The Medway Centre, Bakewell. Age guidance 16+ www.chatsworthplayers.com

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR Memorial Hall, St John Street, Wirksworth. 10am-12 noon. Variety of stalls. Funds for West Derbyshire URC Wirksworth.

HATHERSAGE PLAYERS ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens. Hathersage Memorial Hall. 2.30pm, doors and bar open 1.45pm. Tickets from www.hathersageplayers.org or 01433 764064.

LIVE & LOCAL Grace Smith Trio. 7.30pm, doors 7pm, licensed bar. Great Longstone Village Hall DE45 1TB. Full listings and tickets visit liveandlocal.org.uk

TIDESWELL AND DISTRICT REPAIR CAFÉ Bring your broken items to see if they can be fixed. Run by volunteers, no charge, but donations encouraged to help venue hire costs. Drop in 10am-1pm. Refreshments available. Tideswell Community Hall, SK17 8PD. More info: facebook.com/TideswellRepairCafe

UPPERTOWN SOCIAL CENTRE Dark Lightning Soul and Rock £12 inc. supper 7pm for 8pm. Registered Charity (Number 1023876). Uppertown, Ashover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 OJF. Subject to alteration without notice. Book tickets in advance Eddie: 07966 154798 www.uppertown.org

YOULGRAVE WI WINTER FAYRE 10am-12.30pm. Youlgrave Village Hall. £1 entrance includes coffee and biscuit. Our WI members have been baking, sewing and crafting, creating lots of gifts to buy. Tombola stall, name the teddy, raffle draw for hampers, plants, pre-loved items, and lots of jams, cakes and chutneys. Bacon butties!

& 17 14TH ANNUAL BAKEWELL CHRISTMAS MARKET 9am-5pm Bakewell Town Centre. Free entry. Over 100 stalls, gazebos, and trailers offering a fantastic selection of holiday gifts, food and drink. Live entertainment all weekend. Information: www.whatsonbakewell.co.uk/events/bakewell-christmas-market-weekend

– 24 EYAM MAKERS MARKET Open daily, 11-4 in the old Market Hall and the stocks opposite Eyam Hall. Hand picked collection of local arts and crafts. Jewellery, mixed media art and cards, basketware, woodwork, Christmas decorations, photography, handpoured candles, vintage, textiles, pottery, knits, home baking and artwork. Information: 07740 856034.

DERWENT AND HOPE VALLEYS ADVANCED MOTORISTS AND MOTORCYCLISTS, meeting, Peak Village, Rowsley, car park by exit, 10am. Free assessment drives and rides for local motorists and riders. Contact Bill Storey 01629 812732 for details. www.matlock-iamroadsmart.org.uk

ADVENTURES WITH WILDLIFE 7.30. Illustrated talk by John Beatty, one of Britain’s most exciting nature, travel and adventure photographers. Darley Dale Methodist Church Hall, Dale Road North. Darley Dale, Matlock DE4 2FT. Admission £3. 01629 650480 for more information.

CROMFORD STAY AND PLAY Every other Monday term time 1.30pm-3.00pm (6 months to more-school). Cromford Institute, 16 The Hill, Cromford.

DERBYSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST (WYE & UPPER DERWENT) 7.30pm Darley Dale Methodist Church Hall, Dale Road, Darley Dale, DE4 2FT. John Beatty on Wildlife Adventure. All welcome £3 (inc. refreshments). More info 01629 650480 / 07860 140435.