The Outdoor City, Sheffield When you talk to most Sheffielders, what they love about the city is the proximity to the Peak District National Park. In fact a third of Sheffield actually overlaps with the Peak District, making it the only major city in the UK with a National Park within its boundary. It’s a little known fact that surprises a lot of people, especially those who’ve never visited Sheffield and still think of it as one of those bleak industrial cityscapes. The truth is Sheffield is green, hilly and compact, with an attractive public realm ready to surprise you as soon as you step off at Sheffield Train Station into The Outdoor City. There’s also a friendly, independent and alternative vibe to the place...
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Peak District Voices
The Peak District National Park is a truly inspiring place, and the tales told by the area’s people are every bit as varied, intriguing and wonderful as the landscape. Our Peak District Voices page is a platform for fascinating stories from every corner of the Peak District, told by the people who know the place best. Here you’ll find the accounts of artists, writers, designers, sheep farmers, runners, social historians and fishermen, to name but a few. Their experiences are all different, but tied together by a passion for this beautiful place that inspires them every day.
Peak District Voices: Baslow WI
Baslow WI in Derbyshire’s Peak District www.baslow-wi.weebly.com Hello! My name is Ann McPhie, I have been a member of Baslow WI since moving to Derbyshire in 1984. I am the editor of our website and an admin on the Facebook page with three others. I am pleased to have the opportunity to write a blog about Baslow WI to share news about how active our WI is in the community and within the organisation. About the WI The WI was first started in the UK in 1915, it is a three-tier organisation for women with local, county and national levels. Baslow WI was formed in 1919 and is one of 166 WIs in Derbyshire. In 2019 a special programme of events was put together to...
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May in the Peaks
Kate Chappell is a Peak District writer, journalist and photographer, and also the editor of the Hope Valley Journal. Published three times a year, this beautifully-designed print journal celebrates the best of the Hope Valley: the landscapes, the wildlife, the plants, the people. Far from being your average local magazine, the Journal is instead a thing to be kept and treasured, with over 100 pages of features, photography and illustrations from talented contributors who have all been inspired by this wonderful corner of the Peak District. We hope that Kate will become a regular Peak District Voice for Let's Go Peak District. In this article she looks at the Peak District traditions still celebrated in the merry month of May. It seems to have happened overnight…...
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Life Lines: How Fishing at Ladybower Reservoir is Transforming Lives
Life-Giving Water The cool, clear waters of Ladybower Reservoir have been nurturing life for over 75 years. The reservoir was built between 1935 and 1943, and at that time it was the largest reservoir in Britain. It was built to supply the growing water demands of the East Midlands, and the reservoirs of the Upper Derwent Valley still provide life-giving water to this part of England; they have a staggering combined capacity of 464 billion litres. Ladybower Reservoir also enriches life in less obvious ways. The open moorland, towering forests and shady banks that surround the reservoirs are home to shy mountain hares, birds and butterflies. Trout, perch, roach and pike hide in the depths of the calm waters. It is a peaceful haven for...
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Cycle of Success – Pedal Peak District
Pedal Peak District - a Cycle Friendly Peak District Pedal Peak District The Peak District is now more cycle-friendly than ever before, following more than 24 months of work through the Pedal Peak District for Business project. Within the Derbyshire area of the Peak District, the project has been working with businesses to raise awareness of how to boost cycling tourism. The £350,000 Pedal Peak District project, led by Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) was funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), PDNPA and Derbyshire Dales District Council (DDDC) until 31 March 2019. The Pedal Peak project was part of the wider £1.49 million Growing and Developing the Visitor Economy within Derbyshire project, led by Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire (MPDD) funded by ERDF,...
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Let’s Hear Your Peak District Voice!
If you would like to contribute a ‘Peak District Voice’ please get in touch with us via one of our social media channels in the first instance. We think sharing is caring, so every Peak District Voice is shared to our large and engaged Facebook audience [Let’s Go Peak District Facebook] which means that a post sharing a link to your content goes on to be liked and shared widely by our followers. What do we want in return? Just a link back to Let’s Go Peak District from your blog or website. That’s it!