New Mills has always cared about Fairtrade and was the first town in the High Peak to gain Fairtrade Town status. Fairtrade ensures a minimum price to protect growers but to gain the Fairtrade mark the farmers have to meet strict environmental standards. Many Fairtrade producers then go on to becoming organic farmers. Fairtrade producers […]
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Since the middle of October our garden has been home for a one-footed robin; two legs but one foot, and I’ve no idea how it lost the other. It gets chucked mealworms and crumbs of cheddar from time to time and seems to do well on them, but does struggle perching, preferring to rest itself
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Local environment and angling writer Andrew Griffiths talks to New Mills’ resident Charlie Copestake about novel arrangements in the ‘smallest room’. He may be no Dustin Hoffman but New Mills has its very own ‘Rain Man’ in the form of Spring Bank’s Charlie Copestake. Charlie collects rain by the barrel-load and while money doesn’t grow
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Visit New Mills loves supporting the repair cafe with Quizits and insurance cover – but did you know how many different things they repair – here is a recent list (and several of them needed multiple repairers) Electric scooter – customer took it away to put it on charge as the success of the repair couldn’t be
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Founded in our very own New Mills, MY URBAN TRAIL is a new women’s outdoorwear brand, set to dress the new generation of modern-day explorers. For too long, dull designs have overpowered women’s outdoorwear, but we say no more! We think you deserve to love pieces for both style and functionality. Their debut collection features
The Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service offers an emotional support helpline to anybody who feels they would benefit from having someone to talk to about things they might be having difficulty with. You can call the helpline on 01773 734989 and press option 2. The helpline is open 9-7 Monday to Friday and 9-5
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Eagles or Doves? Aquilegia is a really common and splendid sight at the moment on roadside verges. Originally a wild flower, there are also many cultivated varieties in gardens and many of these have escaped back into the wild leading to a confusing picture! Original wild varieties are deep blue but can also be pink or
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After much searching and photographing we now have a full list of all the bike racks in New Mills – if you know of others please let us know so we can add it to the map. The map also shows the cafes which have ‘bike bags’ – these are bags full of bike stuff
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An exciting yet reasonably regukar visitor to New Mills the Goosander is a medium-sized duck and a member of a group called the ‘sawbills’ because of their long, narrow bills with saw-like ‘teeth’ which are excellent for gripping fish, especially the brown trout found in the River Goyt. This long sleek, streamlined bird, is perfectly
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The Guelder Rose has a lacy, romantic looking creamy white flower with multiple little clusters of tiny flowers in the centre and a surrounding edge of larger five petalled flowers. Its delicate white appearance makes it easy to see why it inspired a traditional wedding song in Russia. Also known as dogberry, it has bunches of
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