Community Fayre

01/03/2024

- Understanding Plastics Recycling Symbols

Derbyshire Dales can take Plastic Recycling Symbols 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 in the blue lid recycling bin / or blue bag if on a sack collection.

Plastic symbols 6 & 7 must go in the Refuse grey lid bin or black sacks.

Symbol 1: PETG or PETE
Symbol 1 with the acronym PETE PETG plastic. Also known as PETE, this symbol represents polyethylene terephthalate, which is commonly used for soft drink bottles, mineral water containers, and fruit juice containers, and cooking oil containers.

Symbol 2: HDPE
Symbol 2 with the acronym HDPE indicates one of the most commonly used plastics, HDPE (which stands for high-density polyethylene). HDPE plastic is used for a number of different purposes but is widely considered the plastic of choice for containers for items like cleaning agents, milk, detergents, and washing soap thanks to its low weight and high strength.

Symbol 3: PVC or Vinyl
Plastic material that exhibit symbol 3 with the letter “V” represent PVC plastic or polyvinyl chloride. You may come across this plastic in trays for sweets and fruit.

Symbol 4: LDPE
Symbol 4 with the acronym LDPE indicates that the plastic is made from LDPE plastic, which stands for low-density polyethylene. This plastic comes in the form of shopping bags, highly-resistant sacks, and crushed bottles.

Symbol 5: PP
PP, or polypropylene plastic, is appropriately marked by the number five symbol including the acronym PP. Thanks to its durability, strength, and low weight, this plastic is one of the safer types of plastic making it ideal for ketchup bottles and medicine bottles.

Symbol 6: Styrene, or PS
Styrene plastic, also known as polystyrene, is marked with symbol 6 that includes the acronym PS. This plastic is commonly used in toys, hard packing, refrigerator trays, cosmetic bags, costume jewellery, CD cases, and vending cups.

Symbol 7: Other
Symbol 7 including the word “OTHER” stands for “other plastics,” which include, but are not limited to, acrylic plastic, polycarbonate plastic, polylactic fibers, nylon, and fiberglass. Not every plastic can be easily recycled.

01/03/2024

Twinning Film 4th and 5th March

The Taste of Things / La Passion de Dodin Bouffant
(In French with Subtitles)

Set in 1885, this film depicts a romance between a cook and the gourmet she works for. The character of the gourmet is based on Dodin-Bouffant from the 1924 novel by Marcel Rouff.

Monday 4th March 7.45 pm (7.15pm for pre-film nibbles)

Tuesday 5th March – 5.30 pm

https://www.tnlcinema.co.uk/movie/the-taste-of-things

29/02/2024

🎉 We’ve been nominated as BEST ARTS, CULTURE & THEATRE in the Muddy Awards 2024!

1st round Nominations runs until 14 MARCH, with the Top 5 businesses with the most nominations going through to the Regional Finals, with Regional Winners going through to National Finals – to be crowned the ‘Best of the Best’ across 28 counties.

Every nomination counts, so please vote.

Head to http://nottsderbyshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/awards to access the promotional social media assets, how to get involved info and FAQs.

This is the link to share for nominations: http://nottsderbyshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/nominate

29/02/2024

📢Historic milestone for Derbyshire...

✅The new Mayor and East Midlands Combined County Authority have been given the final go-ahead.

✍️Residents across the area will go to the polls to vote for the very-first East Midlands Mayor on Thursday 2 May 2024.

Find out what it all means - follow the link in the comments below 👇

29/02/2024

Souper Day on Wirksworth Market Saturday 2 March

Twinning will be at the Farmers’ Market this weekend. Do drop in to taste the soup and chat about twinning. The event is inspired by the community soup served in February in Varallo in Italy to mark Shrove Tuesday..

29/02/2024

Pete is back with a new talk. Discover Wirksworth and the Derwent Valley in World War II.

Book highly recommended, online or in our shop
www.wirksworthheritage.co.uk

27/02/2024

Great article in the Guardian on the Stinking Hellebores on Scarthin Rock .
Our conservation volunteers work hard to clear the brambles from around the hellebores & numbers are increasing every year.
Did you know that Kew Gardens took seed from the hellebores on Scarthin Rock for their Millennium Seedbank?
https://ow.ly/Uk4x50QFHZR

25/02/2024

Did you know this year will mark 50 years of Steve baking bread?! 😮 He started baking bread in 1974 at Hayes Bakery before he moved onto Howard’s Bakery then setting up his own - Pepper’s.

Here we have Stevie P manning one of our stalls at Wirksworth Farmers’ Market, Stevie P and The Baker Girls bake our bread fresh the morning of the market. He loves passing on his trade to the girls, our next generation of bakers!

Our loaves are next available on Saturday 2nd March at Wirksworth Farmers’ Market, £1.80 for white, £2 for brown 🍞

23/02/2024

A reminder that Derbyshire Dales residents can now sign up to our garden waste scheme for 2024/25 👇
www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/gardenwaste

The price for households subscribing to the scheme, now in its 4th year is £56 - the first increase since the scheme was introduced in 2021, though early bird subscribers in year one could claim a one-off discount price of £35.

A Council spokesperson said: “We have held the price of the garden waste subscription scheme at £50 per bin for the last three years since the scheme was introduced in 2021.

"During this time we had a change in disposal site for garden waste, due to the sudden closure of the local Vital Earth Facility. Unfortunately this has increased the costs of running the garden waste service.”

Residents who sign up before 10 March will be entered into a draw to have the chance of getting their subscription fee for the year 2024/25 refunded. All subscribers who beat that deadline go into a prize draw, with 20 lucky residents being refunded 1 x £56 subscription fee.

Those who pay by direct debit will have their subscription automatically renewed for 2024/25 at the charge of £56 per subscription.

Subscribers’ 2024/25 orange bin sticker will arrive before 1 April if residents subscribe now.

For more information, please see our frequently asked questions at www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/gardenwasteFAQs

21/02/2024

Join us this half-term for a guided-fossil trail amongst the geological landscape of the NSC site.
The activity is suitable for all the family and runs every hour between 11:15am - 2:15pm.

Simply turn up to the NSC rock shop on the day to take part!

Community Fayre | Visit Peak District & Derbyshire | Wirksworth Heritage Centre | Peak District Mining Museum and Temple Mine

21/02/2024

21/02/2024

- Garden Waste

For those who don’t already have a green lidded bin, garden waste bin (which is the same size as a blue recycling bin), we have a paid subscription scheme where you can have your garden waste taken away to be composted.

How do I sign up to the Garden Waste Subscription Scheme?
Derbyshire Dales’ residents need to opt-in to our garden waste subscription scheme. Subscriptions for this year starting from 1 April 2024 are available now. Follow the link to subscribe:

https://www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling/garden-waste/garden-waste-subscription

New to the scheme: On joining the garden waste scheme we will provide you with a tamper-proof bin sticker and a green lid bin. Apart from a non-collection over New Year and Christmas, your garden waste will be collected fortnightly from the start of April to the end of March the following year.

What can I put in my Garden Waste Bin?
• Plants
• Weeds
• Hedge trimmings
• Branches (small or broken up)
• Leaves
• Grass cuttings
• Bark
• Bedding from vegetarian pets (e.g.rabbits and guinea pigs)

What happens to my Garden Waste that is collected?
The material you separate out of your gardens, is collected on behalf of the District Council by Serco Limited and taken to one of two sites: Biffa in Etwall, Derby or Suez in Waterswallows, Buxton. At these sites, Garden Waste is subject to a process of In Vessel Composting to create compost and soil improvers.

Vessel composting first shreds the garden waste and then mixes it. It then draws air through the garden waste over a period of up to 2 days and is then stored for around 8 weeks until it’s usable as compost. It is finally then sieved to remove any contaminants. The end product is used for restoration, landscaping and agriculture.

20/02/2024

19/02/2024

19/02/2024

SIT DOWN...make yourself a cuppa and apply for this year's WIRKSWORTH ART TRAIL. Applications close on 16th March but why not break the habit of a lifetime and make your application before the final day!! (it will make admin really happy!!!)

16/02/2024

Entries are open for all our races for this year! Have you entered yet!?

The Incline Race and junior races - Sunday 14th April.
Tunnels and Trails and kids fun run - Wednesday 12th June.
The Undulator - Sunday 29th September

https://wirksworthrunningclub.org.uk/racing/

16/02/2024

You may have popped into the Centre and seen the Wirksworth: Picturing Past & Present, and here is a fantastic opportunity to hear the story behind it. Phil Richards will present this talk about this exhibition between the Heritage Centre and AGS Camera Club - book now!

www.wirksworthheritage.co.uk

Talk starts at 7pm, doors open 6:30pm and bar will be open.

13/02/2024

The Meadows Renewal Project has now gone out to tender. This is an exciting moment in the project but a complicated process for a small council to undertake. Interested companies can view the Contracts Finder portal here: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9bbe9ef-9740-4a64-80e2-d4371a3ffcbf . Expressions of interest should be emailed to [email protected]. Organisations with expertise in meadow creation, who are local and experienced in working with councils will be preferred.

12/02/2024

Check test results, order repeat prescriptions, book appointments (we are limited to what appointments are available to book online, if you cant see one suitable for you, please contact us) track referral waiting times and much more. Manage your health the easy way with the NHS App.
Your NHS is at your fingertips.
Start using the App today.
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/

09/02/2024

What a lovely new group for carers, call Grace on 01629 812 154 for more information.

It always amazes us how Wirksworth pull together and create new things for the community.

07/02/2024

Our lead climbing wall has been out of action for a year, but at the end of February, it will be closed for a couple of weeks so that 5 new 10m lead climbing lines with 10 new routes can be installed.

07/02/2024

04/02/2024

The copy deadline for the Spring24 Issue of Community Fayre is fast approaching. Please send any submissions of local interest to [email protected] by Fri 9 Feb. Advertising enquiries welcome.
Read the Winter23 issue here:

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