Flora and fauna – the field vole
Spring must be on its way if the voles are starting to nest – enjoy this short interlude where life is so simple in the gardens of New Mills
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New on the High Street
When we say new, it’s still in the same place and still has the same lovely local artists running it, but apart from that the refurbishment over the last week at The Gallery on the High Street in New Mills has been a total transformation. The Gallery has fast become one of the ‘go to’
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Flora and fauna – Scarlet Elf Cup
Scarlet Elf Cup I’m no expert on fungus (mycology) but you may have noticed this pretty little variety around lately on dead and rotting wood. An inch or two across and around late Winter/ early Spring it’s aptly named the Scarlet Elf Cup and is said to be edible, but please don’t try it on
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Community cinema
Great to hear that almost 30 children enjoyed todays free cinema at St Georges this morning. We are certainly fortunate to have so many films being shown now in so many venues in New Mills hosted by both New Mills Community Cinema and Spring Bank Arts – there is
Full steam ahead
Well we could hardly say it was planned and it is a little bit early to celebrate New Mills 150, but Sunday morning (15 February) at 11:30am a double header steam train will be passing through New Mills onto the Hope Valley Line. You will get fantastic views of it from either platform (stand back
The train now standing on platform 1…
As part of New Mills celebration of the opening of New Mills Central station on the Hope Valley line (Manchester to Sheffield) 150 years ago there will be a ‘retro train’ heading up along the Cumbrian coastline on 11 July. The train will have several classes with everything from fine dining through to bring your
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Free golf courtesy of New Mills Golf Club
You thought it was too good to be true, but its not. New Mills Golf Club is a member of The Society of 1907 Golf Clubs which means that New Mills members may play other society members courses without payment of green fees. You need to contact any of the other member clubs before playing and should
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Flora and fauna – what did the Romans ever do for us?
It’s not just birds that have a tough time in hard winters, some of our mammals struggle too. I’ve just been a wander in the (disappearing) snow and spotted these bark-stripped branches where rabbits have been at work. Along with much of our wildlife, rabbits struggle to feed in the winter months, only the fittest
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Walks for everyone
New Mills is certainly blessed with literally hundreds of footpaths and many different walking groups catering for all types of walks – strenuous all day hikes, shorter informational walks and more recently walks aimed at our younger walkers. New Mills Walkers are Welcome working with the Derbyshire Rangers will be hosting many walks during the
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