The War that changed our World – new exhibition
New Mills Heritage Centre – new exhibition Commemorate the ending of World War 1 with a visit to a new exhibition at the New Mills Heritage and Information Centre – “The War that Changed our World”- a thought provoking look at the world the Great War left behind. The exhibition opens on 30th October. Entry is free. There is a new display of the permanent collection of WW1 artefacts, including the Tor Top trench sign...
FREE childrens summer cookery classes
Visit New Mills are generously funding some taster cooking sessions for 5-11 year olds resident in New Mills or attending New Mills area primary schools. Dates are the mornings of 14th, 21st and 28th August. 2 separate times on each date- 9.15-10.15am and 11.15-12.15. Places are free but booking is essential-(max 8 per session) and 1 session per child is offered. All booking is through Kinder Cooking so please...
Can you help ?
Date: Thursday 12th July Time: Interviews start at 13.10 (if you could come to the school for about 12:45 so that we can run through the interview process with all the volunteers) and will finish by 15:10. Address: New Mills School, Church Lane, New Mills, High Peak, SK22 4NR The mock interviews are a great event for the students to get real, practical experience of facing a realistic work experience situation and be able to get...
Shield Tree Wood
Shield Tree Wood is a Viking themed Forest School and outdoor woodland at Thornsett Fields Farm, New Mills on the edge of the Derbyshire Peak District. They are passionate about getting children and adults back outside where they are happiest. At Shield Tree Wood they use exploration, den building, woodland crafts, tool use, campfire cooking, woodland games and story-telling to support the emotional development of our learners....
Coming soon – Gallery 23
Gallery 23 is a joint venture between photographer Peter Aitchison and artist Christine Ormsby They have been running a gallery in Stalybridge for last 6 years but its time to move on to bigger and better things in New Mills. The gallery will be showing Peter’s Travel Photography work in the front gallery and Christine will have an exhibition/ studio space in another room. The hope is to continue using the gallery as a multi space...