Only 4 more sleeps!
New Mills is counting down the days now to the Light Up New Mills event, taking place this coming weekend all over the town. ‘Light up New Mills’ – Friday 25th to Sunday 27th September will be a weekend of creativity that everyone can take part in by lighting up their homes, shops, gardens and businesses. Light Up New Mills will bring the spirit of the Lantern Procession into our homes with an all-people-friendly,...
Light up New Mills – 2020
This September we’re planning to light up the whole of New Mills for an entire weekend by transforming our streets into magical, illuminated galleries! But we need your help… ‘Light up New Mills’ – Friday 25th to Sunday 27th September will be a weekend of creativity that everyone can take part in by lighting up their homes, shops, gardens and businesses. Light Up New Mills will bring the spirit of the Lantern Procession into our...
Quiz Masters – £20K and counting !
Organisers of a popular New Mills pub quiz group that has donated over £20,000 to local causes are celebrating its third anniversary. Quizit is the brainchild of New Mills friends Sean Whewell and Tony Audenshaw. They came up with the idea over a pint at The Rock Tavern pub on Wirksmoor Road, and the weekly sessions are due to turn three years old on Monday 5th March. The events take place at 9pm every Thursday at pubs around the...
The Willows playing at St Georges Church
The Willows a folk band hailing from Cambridge, UK. “…straddle the worlds between Americana and English roots music and do it in a very very deft way…” Mike Harding Folk Show “…Absolutely gorgeous sound, a lovely album…” Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2 “… a breath of fresh air to the folk music community… “Maverick Magazine “…outstanding!” The Telegraph, With stories at the heart of...
It’s Festival time in New Mills!
This September, New Mills will host a variety of activities for people of all ages to get involved in. From an afternoon foraging for fungi, spending a sunny morning chasing giant bubbles in High Lea Park to a family day out at a lantern making workshop, there will be something to tickle everyone’s fancy. New Mills Festival is a two week annual celebration of community spirit, which includes a diverse range of activities. Featuring...
Aftermath Dislocation Principle
AFTERMATH DISLOCATION PRINCIPLE Focal Design carpark, Woodside Street SK22 3HF Tue 20, 1pm – 9pm Wed 21, Thurs 22, 10am–6pm. Fri 23, Sat 24, Sun 25, 10am-8pm Launch Party Tues 20, 7.30pm The ADP is a post-riot landscape created in miniature by acclaimed artist Jimmy Cauty. Following the ADP’s critically-acclaimed appearance at Banksy’s Dismaland last summer, the installation has taken to the road, re-housed in a...