• Book now for one of our walks and if you are a UK tax payer please Gift Aid your payment adding another 25% to your contribution to us
• Look out for our new guided tours coming soon – and book
• Join our Stutt’s North Mill Community Lottery – shares are just £2 a month for one entry in the draw with there is no limit on how many shares you can purchase. So the more you buy, the bigger your chance of winning! Draws take place every month and there is a bumper annual Christmas draw, where you could win even more!

The Planning Application for the Belper Mills complex submitted in May 2018 to Amber Valley Borough Council by the site’s owner GHL Property Management and Development Ltd through their agent FI Real Estate Management Ltd remains incomplete, awaiting the submission of condition surveys for the buildings and water courses.
 

The museum and the Derwent Valley Visitor Centre which are operated by the Trust, its staff and volunteers in leased premises in the North Mill, currently receive financial support from Belper Town Council and from Amber Valley Borough Council.
 
Councillor Chris Emmas-Williams, Leader of Amber Valley Borough Council, wrote to the Trust recently in the following terms:
 

Please see below for a questionnaire about developing a vision for Staveley for residents and colleagues who live and work or have connections to the Staveley area.

https://wh1.snapsurveys.com/s.asp?k=159776523207

We’re looking for people to join a Shared Reading group on Zoom.

Shared Reading groups bring people together through great literature to talk, laugh and share.

Enjoy listening to a story or poem – no pressure to talk or read. Each session will be facilitated by a trained volunteer Reader Leader

To find out more and experience Shared Reading come along to one of our FREE online taster sessions.

Where: Online via Zoom

When: Monday September 21st 2:00-3:00pm Monday September 28th 2:00-3:00pm

It's time to treat yourself to some creative me time

An exhibition celebrating six of our artists who have won prestigious awards:
Lewis Noble, Kerri Pratt, Anna Thomas, Wendy Darker, Sue Lewis-Blake and Mark Langley

from 1st - 25th September 2020

In order to observe Covid19 guidelines we will not be able to have a preview of the exhibition. However, if you buy an original painting by any of these artists, you will receive complimentary bottles of estate wine, supplied by Vintage Expectations Wine Club. 

Lark Online Festival is led by Friends of Derby Arboretum.

Please search for "friends of derby arboretum" on YouTube to find our channel.

New Mills Community Festival kicks off on 1^st September with an entertaining month-long line up of art, music, drama, talks and family fun!
 
This extraordinary year has meant the festival has had to adapt, so it’ll come as no surprise that many events are being streamed online.  With social distancing in mind, there’ll be some great activities to take part in at home and outdoors too!
 

Indoor track cycling is set to resume at Derby Arena from Monday 14th September for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, following confirmation today from British Cycling, the sport’s professional body.

British Cycling is working closely with all venues to support a safe return to indoor activity. It will be a phased reopening, with accredited cyclists initially allowed to return. Indoor competition is not yet permitted, but wider participation will be allowed over the coming weeks and months as guidance changes.