Tourism News & Updates
- 25th July 2013
The music and festivals continue in Heanor and Ripley with the fantastic Rock n Blues Old School Weekend, also known as the Pentrich Festival. If you're going, this bog is for you...
- 15th July 2013
Just in time for the great weather, Heanor's paddling pool is set to reopen for little feet this week
- 11th July 2013
Shipley Park is about to get even better, as the council starts work on a £34,000 improvement to the adventure playground.
It seems everybody has a view about the proposed new Morrisons in Ripley, with some for, and others against the plans. If you want to find out more of the details and have your say on the issue, make sure you go along to one of these public exhibitions next week...
Business owners from Ripley met tonight to raise their concerns and discuss the way forward to bring life back into the town. Find out more about what happened and the outcomes in our latest blog...
- 7th June 2013
This year’s Chesterfield Canal Festival looks like being the best yet. There will be lots of things to see and do, including boat trips, with the added attraction of Steam Train rides at Barrow Hill.
- 28th May 2013
High Streets up and down the country are about to go mad for Buy Local Week, and Heanor and Ripley are joining in big style! Find out what's going on and how you can get involved...
- 16th May 2013
Chesterfield is taking part in the love your Local Market campaign from the 23rd to 27th May.
The Open Houses initiative has taken off in Belper and brings many visitors into the town every year over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. Now the organisers would like to make contact with anyone who might be interested in starting off a similar idea in Heanor.
- 18th April 2013
Would you like to see Hardwick Hall, Hardwick Estate and Stainsby Mill for FREE?! You can, this week-end Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd April 2012.