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9 - 31 July, Midland Railway Butterley, Ripley, Derbyshire
Indie Tracks is back for 2011 at the Midland Railway Centre at Ripley.
Bands include;
Edwyn Collins / The Hidden Cameras / Crystal Stilts / JonnyJeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard / Herman DüneSubur...
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The Rock and Blues show at Coney Grey Showground in Pentrich will not be at full spec this year, but will return in it's entirety in 2012, according to the shows organisers.
Only 1000 tickets will be available.
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MyChoone 2011
August 26th 27th 28th
Lineup now confirmed, bands including Reef, Dodgy, Toploader, The Bluetones, Chris Helme, Sam Beeton, Republica, The Cheeky Girls & The Petebox, plus others, see the mychoone festival website for full details h...
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More details on the Ripley Music Festival coming soon as I can't access the myspace account from work :)...
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On Sunday May 21st there is a free charity concert at Marehay Miners Welfare on Derby Road, Marehay, Ripley from 1pm to 6pm. As well as the music, there will be stalls and a burger van....
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A sensational season-ending performance by former champions Benz-Bavarian Duffield in the tenth and final round of the Premier Squash League (PSL) earned the Derbyshire club top place in the Group A tables – as well as the advantage of a home tie in nex...
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A further 41 market towns have been announced today(12/01/2011) to receive access to BT's next-generation fibre-to-the-cabinet broadband service which will deliver broadband speeds of up to 40Mbps from Spring 2012. This will enable a further 300,000 homes...
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SIX men have been jailed for working at what police say is the biggest cannabis factory to be discovered in Derbyshire.
The Vietnamese men were locked up for a total of nine-and-a-half years after being found at the industrial premises in Ripley with 3,8...
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AN online phone retailer which began life in a former butcher's shop has been named as one of the fastest-growing businesses in the UK.Derby County shirt sponsor, BuyMobilePhones.net, which is based at Alfreton, is top in the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Trac...
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Alfreton company Terra Nova has won an award for producing one of the world's lightest tents.
Terra Nova Equipment makes "super-light" backpacking and mountaineering gear and has been presented with an innovation award by the Outdoor Writers and Photogra...
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A new restaurant and takeaway has opened following a major redevelopment of the old Horse and Jockey pub on Cromford Road Ripley.
It's now called the Sea Fish Restaurant and is owned by Andrea and Panny. I spoke to Panny and Andrea briefly on Saturday mo...
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What a pity I didn't see the actual final on telly as you can't record the red button on freesat.
But at least I did see the the two men's and one of the womens semi's, on my missis big TV :)
Amazing picture and that was in standard def, brill squash a...
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Duffield Squash Club
Premier Squash League 2010 - 2011
Preparations are well on the way for the start of the new season.
Duffield Squash club is again the place to be to see World Class Squash being played on our doorstep. The level of squash to be see...
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Marehay Show is all set again this year for Saturday 4th September. The event will take place at The Kestrel Inn, Upper Marehay Road and Marehay Chapel, Warmwells Lane, from 12 noon to 5pm. The show will raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Associati...
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New Tai Chi classes are running at Ripley Leisure Centre Tuesday & Thursday Evenings 7:00-8:15pm throughout the year.
All are welcome. The cost is £5 per session attended. You can contact the Instructor Neil Bradley on 01773 745599 or visit ...
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The 26th RBCS Rock and Blues Custom Show returns to the two stage 15 acre Coney Grey Showground near Pentrich from Thursday the 29th July to Sunday August 1st.
This is one of Europe's best biker and music festivals.
Appearing over the weekend include;
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DERBYSHIRE chocolate retailer Thorntons is set to axe 35 staff from its head office in Somercotes. The jobs will go in the wake of a review of its operations carried out during the last few weeks. Staff affected are expected to be made redundant during th...
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14th August 2010 - 10am – 24 HoursSwanwick Hall School Grounds£58,000 raised towards Cancer Research UK so far!Relay For Life Swanwick 2010 takes place on the 14th August 2010.We invite members of the public to attend the event, where they willfind a s...
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The Ripley music festival 2010 starts July 10th.
Get the latest updates at www.myspace.com/ripleymusicfestival
Upcoming Shows
10 Jul 2010
12:00
TBC
Ripley
11 Jul 2010
5:30
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A new Tai Chi class is starting at Ripley Leisure Centre from the 1st of July on a Thursday Evenings.
Tai Chi is a system of rounded, flowing movements which help to create balance and improve health. It has been practised for many hundreds of years befo...