Showing posts with label Wirksworth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wirksworth. Show all posts

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Wirksworth Festival 2013


We were up there on September 8th 2013.

We had lunch at the Mistral, excellent food and ambiance with a French flavour - omelette for Harry, crêpe à la ratatouille for me.  Good service, but a slightly claustrophobic cellar experience - no windows and one too many tables for the space available.


We walked up to the Stardisc, where musicians and a theatre group performed in the spectaular setting.


Looking over to Alport Heights

The quarry and Middleton Top
We decided to watch the congregation "clypping the church" - embracing it as the centre of the community. People form a circle around the building, holding hands and singing.



As spectators we were roped in to join hands with the congregation. Hence no pictures! But see these from two years ago.

A lamp from Buenos Aires.

Then down to see Linda Taylor-Fry's exhibition - we watched her sell one of her striking graphic paintings, admired her garden and looked at Colin Halliday's work, which was on show in a marquee in the garden as well.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Wirksworth Festival



A day out in Wirksworth, Derbyshire .  Pictures, music in the streets and more.


On the main street near the market square

Greenhill
What a view!
The StarDisc at the top of Stoney Wood







Various people at the StarDisc.






















Clypping (embracing) of the Church
The clergy and choir sing round the church



The congregation join hands 
Inside St Mary's church



a lead miner with his pick and 'kibble'


On Wirksworth's rive gauche, or should that be the riviera - Le Mistral




and a cuppa in Linda's kitchen before leaving for home









for Harry's video.