New Mills Women’s Group want you to be part of their group, which offers you the chance to meet new people, make new friends and get involved with the local community. The group organises fund-raising events and fun days amongst many other projects. The Centre also provides a free crèche, but places are limited. For …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Flora and fauna – what did the Romans ever do for us? Read More »
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 …
Welcome to the ‘visitnewmills.co.uk’ – the new website which we hope will both serve the community, and showcase the best parts of New Mills, the town with the big heart. We love it here, and we want to show the rest of the world why! Although we all love twitter  (1000+ followers) and facebook (4000+ likes) …
This year sees the 150th anniversary of the opening of New Mills central railway station – some would argue we still have the original rolling stock. To celebrate there are lots of events – everything from retro train journeys, model railway and railwayana exhibitions, walks, talks and general merriment. As we are celebrating jointly with …
