12th annual Community Quiz open to local groups of friends, clubs, pubs, shops,businesses. Prizes for winners - and losers! Entry forms from Barry Foster.

Support Cancer Research UK & enjoy breakfast, a chat, browsing the newspaper & the opportunity to win a Big Breakfast Hamper 9.00-11.30

This meeting is to help plan the Spring Clean day in April. If you would like to comer along and offer to volunteer it will be great to see you. (Information supplied by Mike Ratcliffe)

There are already 100 transition towns in the UK, and this meeting is to decide whether our town should join them. Transition's about moving from an oil-based economy to one that works with alternative sources of energy and with less need for energy. Everyone is invited to the Red Lion on Monday 22 March at 7.30pm.

Monday 5th April at 7.30pm. County Hall (Members Room) Matlock. Tickets available from Sainsbury's at Matlock, Matlock Tourist Information Centre and Traid Links at Wirksworth. Price Adult: £6.00; Children under 16yrs and concessions: £4.00, and family ticket: £18.00. Addional information from www.ccll.org.uk/bonsall

I have a poster and leaflet with further information which I could email to you.

Sue Mitchell.

mitchells.matlock@btinternet.com

Come & have a fun evening with The Down Trodden Band & raise money for Cancer Research UK 7.30-11.00pm. Tickets £5 each from Janet Pidgeon, tel:01629 824912 email: pidgeons@w3z.co.uk

Wear something pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness.

This special evening is dedicated to exploring Scotland's greatest export. Our host, Balvenie Whisky will take us on a tasting tour using some of the finest Scottish single malts to demonstrate the range and depth of flavour of the 'king o'drinks '. Thursday 15th April 2010, The Black Swan, Idridgehay, nr Belper DE56 2SG.  7.15pm for 7.45 start. 2 course dinner plus 5 whiskies to taste: £40 per ticket. Raising money for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (charity no 208858). To book tickets and for further information contact Milly Wastie on 07525 323450 or milly.wastie@rabi.org.uk

A great way to spend Bank Holiday Monday! Enjoy the beautiful garden at The Riddings Farm, Kirk Ireton; refresh yourselves with tea/coffee & home-made cakes & raise money for Cancer Research UK at the same time.

Thanks to Peter & Kate Spencer for supporting Cancer Research, UK, Wirksworth by opening their garden again for us.

Derbyshire Dales Council For Voluntary Service (DDCVS) are hosting a Community Group Networking Event at Wirksworth Town Hall on Wednesday 5th May from 9.30am – midday. The purpose of the Networking Event is to bring together Wirksworth and area voluntary groups, clubs, 3rd sector organisations and to provide an opportunity for them to meet Wirksworth people. There will be stalls with a wide selection of groups from the area and the good news is that the stalls are provided free of charge to Voluntary groups and organisations by DDCVS; entrance to the hall will also be free. Previous such events organised by DDCVS in Ashbourne, Matlock, Hathersage and Doveridge have allowed local voluntary groups and clubs to ‘showcase’ their work to the public and the forthcoming event in Wirksworth will hopefully will allow groups to attract new members and volunteers.

Guitar Concert in Wirksworth 

An internationally renowned guitarist has announced a return to Wirksworth for special, one-off performance this month.
Fiona Harrison is well known all over Europe for her virtuoso performances of classical guitar and flute music and is planning to perform a concert at St Mary’s Church on June 19th 2010
Her wide repertoire includes J S Bach, Jorge Morel, Carlo Domeniconi and she is delighted to be able to fit a Solo Guitar concert in Wirksworth in her busy calendar.
“I’ve always known Wirksworth to be a great place to perform and a lovely place to visit. The audience was fantastic last time I played there”
Fiona Harrison gained her undergraduate degree at the Royal College of Music and Master of Music degree from Yale University, USA. She has broadcast live on BBC radio, appeared on television and performed the Rodrigo “Concierto de Aranjuez” in the UK and Spain. Her flute and guitar ensemble work includes performances in the Barbican Centre and London Purcell Room.
Fiona has additionally worked for the ABRSM professional development team since 1999, co-directed numerous residential flute and guitar courses in France, Morocco and the UK, with Julie Wright and Atarah Ben-Tovim, MBE, and been a guest tutor at international guitar festivals, including the summer festival at West Dean, UK. Other work Fiona has undertaken includes adjudication at music festivals and external assessment for the junior department of the Royal College of Music.
Advance tickets for the concert are available from Traidlinks  in Wirksworth.
Call Jonathan on. 01629 825129 if you need more details.