Darley Dale Town Council

Darley Dale Town Council provides YOUR local services. We strive to make Darley Dale a better place to live, work and visit. Our website includes a wealth of information about how we conduct business and what we do. Use the search or browse the site to find whatever you are looking for. If you can't find the information you require then please contact us.

Darley Dale Town Council was formed in 1980 and consists of 12 councillors - seven covering the North Ward and five covering the South Ward. Meetings are normally held on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm (except August) at The Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale. A period of 10 minutes at the start and end of meetings is allowed for members of the public to raise issues with the Town Council.

Darley Dale's Neighbourhood Plan

Twinning Trip to Onzain

Visit to Onzain Friday 22nd May to Monday 25th May 2020

This visit will take place on the above dates and is open to all residents of Darley Dale & District

We have been asked to limit the number of visitors from Darley Dale to about 75 as this will be a very busy weekend of joint twinning anniversary celebrations with both of Onzain's twin towns of Flein (Germany) and Darley Dale.

All visitors, both individual and groups, must make their own travel arrangement to get to Onzain. If you intend to join this twinning visit to Onzain in May 2020, please advise Pat Haworth our Hosting Coordinator with the names of the travellers and their contact details. Please tell Pat whether or not you have already arranged to stay with a host family in Onzain.

Pat's contact details by email: johnstafhaworth@hotmail.com

Please respond urgently as we need to know how many people intend to go, even if your final travel details are not yet sorted out.

Further information is on the the Darley Dale Twinning Association website: https://www.darleydaletwinning.org.uk/index/latestnews.html

Darley Dale Town Council's Community Awards

Darley Dale in Bloom

Darley Dale in Bloom win Silver Gilt this year!

Two of the Darley Dale in Bloom committee travelled to the Winding Wheel in Chesterfield last month to receive the news that the group had been awarded a Silver Gilt certificate this year in the East Midlands in Bloom competition. While it was disappointing to drop down from the Gold that had been awarded for the last three years, the committee were delighted that a richly deserved Judges' Award had been made to Chris Townsend and her volunteers for the Peace Garden at St Helen's church in Churchtown.

The results were announced to a packed audience of town councillors, representatives of the local business community, schools, other organisations, volunteers and supporters at the Darley Dale in Bloom Celebration Evening at the Whitworth Centre on 26 September. After a presentation of the group's work,including mention of the proposed Sensory Garden in the Whitworth park, the Silver Gilt certificate was presented to Mary Myers, the Mayor of Darley Dale and Chair of the Town Council and the Judges' Award to Chris Townsend. The chair of the DDiB committee, Barbara Newton, also read through the judges' recommendations and appealed for any help with areas such as the group's Facebook page and website, and taking photographs of the beds and other displays, events etc throughout the year.

The autumn bedding is now in place and the group are hoping for a good display throughout the winter and spring to provide some welcome colour to Darley Dale. Planning for the Sensory Garden in the Whitworth Park is progressing well and the planters should be in place soon.

www.darleydaleinbloom.co.uk

Darley Dale in Bloom's Silver Gilt certificate being presented to Mary Myers, the Mayor of Darley Dale by Barbara Newton, Chair of Darley Dale in Bloom.