Derbyshire Makes events As the Derbyshire Makes festival rolls on through the county, look out for lots of exciting events this weekend in Chesterfield – and next weekend in Swadlincote. The festival will then move on to Heanor, Glossop and Bolsover. Each town is hosting a full day of free activity bringing together artists, makers,…
Latest news – 11 April Household Membership now available You can now get your whole household (max. 6 people) joined up to our fabulous Go! Active leisure centre for just £400 for the whole year! Take out our exclusive Household Membership and up to six people living in the same household will receive the following,…
A fostering inspiration A huge thank-you to our amazing foster carer Saira for helping us to spread the word about the work of all our incredible foster carers! Saira shared her personal journey and the impact fostering has had on her own life, shining a light on the difference foster carers make every single day….
Latest news – 3 April Food waste collections begin Thank you to everyone who has made good use of their new food waste caddies. We have now completed our first week of collections with our new lorries and staff. Just a reminder that your new bin is collected weekly so make sure you put it…
Happy Easter Our offices may not be open over the Easter bank holidays, but remember you can do lots of things on our website any time day or night, all year round. From renewing your library books and reporting road faults to discovering more about fostering, applying for a job or finding a Trusted Trader for those tricky jobs, there’s lots you can do,…
Agenda – Meeting of the Parish Council on Thursday 9th April 2026 to be held at 6.30pm at The Post Mill Centre, South Normanton.
Latest news – 27 March Celebrating Women in Sport: Elle Mann Meets Sarina Wiegman Activity Leader Elle Mann, Activity Leader recently sat down with none other than Sarina Wiegman, Head Coach of the England Women’s National Football Team. In this inspiring conversation, Elle, who works for Bolsover District Council, and Sarina discuss the phenomenal rise…
Derbyshire Makes fun Six towns across Derbyshire will be staging around 100 spectacular events this spring with the return of our Derbyshire Makes festival. f you’re out and about in Cromford, Chesterfield, Swadlincote, Heanor, Glossop and Bolsover between 11 April and 16 May 2026, you’ll discover each town hosting a full day of free activity…
Digging in for nature Children from a Chesterfield primary school have done their bit for nature by helping to plant 100 trees at our White Hall Outdoor Education Centre. Twenty-five youngsters from William Rhodes Primary School planted native rowan and downy birch saplings while on a residential course at the centre near Buxton. The children…
Latest news – 13 March Tackling issue of empty homes Action is being taken to reduce the number of empty homes. Bolsover District Council is set to introduce an Empty Homes Council Tax to help reduce the number of empty properties in the district. National Empty Homes Week runs from 9 to 15 March and the Council…
