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New Mills Linen Is On Its Way Thanks to Wiseheart & Wild

We caught up recently with Annie Greatorex, Wild Spinster and she had some very exciting news to impart! Here’s what she told us: “A chance conversation during New Mills Fashion Week started us thinking. Could we produce our own linen?Turns out it’s possible, the only thing we were short of was a field or two,

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Flora and fauna – Bird Cherry

The midpoint of the Sett Valley trail is a perfect place to stop and savour the delights of the beautiful Bird  Cherry tree. A tree that loves to grow near water, there are several dotted around here in the wet woodland  and by the stream bank.  A particularly lovely one lies in the field by the public footpath leading up to Hayfield Road. At the moment these trees are covered in clusters of creamy blossom which have a powerful scent of almonds.  Eventually the tree will develop black berries. Like most plants it had a range of uses in the past: its bark was once used to ward off the plague and its berries to dye wool. PC

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New Music Service Comes to New Mills

New Mills has a new music service – High Peak Recordings – which offers mixing, mastering and audio repair services, as well as advice on recording. High Peak Recordings was established by Bon Holloway. With over 10 years’ experience in mixing, mastering and recording, Bon graduated from Spirit Studios, where he received a Distinction in

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New Mills – A Fairtrade Town!

New Mills was the first town in the High Peak to gain Fairtrade town status back in 2006. To gain this status the original Fairtrade steering group submitted forms and evidence to show the group’s activities promoting an awareness of Fairtrade in New Mills. They detailed the involvement of the council, schools, churches and businesses

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