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APRIL 2026

Boom Magazine Belper 24 great local walks for families,dog walkers

and those of us who just don't have legs we used to, find out

more here: http://bit.ly/short-walks-book

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We have a Citizens Advice advisor at the Food & Community Hub Tuesday & Fridays so please get in touch if you need any advice.

Advice sessions are:

Tuesdays 9am-12pm - appointments only

Tuesdays 12pm - 2pm - drop in session

Fridays 12pm - 2pm - drop in session

We are based at the Baptist Church on Bridge Street. To book an appointment call the free phone adviceline on 0808 278 7954.

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Wednesday 1st

Thursday  2nd

 

Friday 3rd

Saturday 4th

BELPER TOWN FC  v  BOLDMERE ST MICHAELD (A) -  K.O. 3.00 pm

NPL Midlands Division  2025/26 match

Sunday  5th

Monday  6th

BELPER TOWN FC  v  LONG EATON  UNITED  (H) -  K.O. 3.00 pm

NPL Midlands Division  2025/26 match

Tuesday  7th

Wednesday  8th

Thursday  9th

Friday 10th

Saturday 11th

BELPER TOWN FC  v  LOUGHBOROUGH  STUDENTS  (A) -  K.O. 3.00 pm

NPL Midlands Division  2025/26 match

Belper RUFC 1XV  v  Ashbourne 11  - (H)

 Midlands Division- Midlands 3 East (North).

Belper Farmers Markets are held on the 2nd Saturday

of every month on the Market Place

from 8.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

There is free parking in the adjacent Coppice Car Park.

Café and crafts at No.28. Free entry.

Wiith

STEVE  HUBBLE

playing live at The Congregational Church

Church Walk, Green Lane, Belper

BELPER: Ma Polaine's Great Decline at the Queen's Head

Ma Polaine's Great Decline

Date & Location

Saturday , 11 April, 2026 at 07:30 am (BST)

Queens Head

29 Chesterfield Road, Belper, United Kingdom

About the event

BELPER: Ma Polaine's Great Decline at the Queen's Head

Tickets available from Mike mjones572@hotmail.co.uk

Ma Polaine’s Great Decline are an award-winning band praised by MOJO Magazine for their unique blend of pop, folk, blues, and Americana, embarking on an exciting UK tour following the February release of their fifth studio album, Monster Swan

 

PRESERVING BELPER’S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE – BELPER 250

A project coordinated by Belper Historical Society (BHS), aiming to engage with communities in and around Belper who may have relatives who worked in the many Belper factories and have treasures hidden away in cupboards and dusty attics. Volunteer BHS ‘curators’ will help to collect, organise and preserve factory-related photographs, documents and artefacts, creating virtual scrapbooks.

Once catalogued and digitised, original materials will be offered to the Derbyshire Record Office for long term storage. Donated artefacts will be added to the secure BHS store, to be used in future research and exhibitions.

A BHS team will attend the monthly Belper Market, to promote the project, offer advice on materials being organised before donation, and collect donated materials. Later market dates for 2026 are 9th May, 13th June, 11th July, 8th August, 12th September, 10th October, 14th November and 12th December.

Venue: No.28, Market Place, Belper – Time: 9am – 1pm – Cost: Free

PRESERVING BELPER’S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE

A project coordinated by Belper Historical Society (BHS), aiming to engage with communities in and around Belper who may have relatives who worked in the many Belper factories and have treasures hidden away in cupboards and dusty attics. Volunteer BHS ‘curators’ will help to collect, organise and preserve factory-related photographs, documents and artefacts, creating virtual scrapbooks.

Once catalogued and digitised, original materials will be offered to the Derbyshire Record Office for long term storage. Donated artefacts will be added to the secure BHS store, to be used in future research and exhibitions.

A BHS team will attend the monthly Belper Market, to promote the project, offer advice on materials being organised before donation, and collect donated materials. Later market dates for 2026 are 11th April, 9th May, 13th June, 11th July, 8th August, 12th September, 10th October, 14th November and 12th December.

Venue: No.28, Market Place, Belper – Time: 9am – 1pm  –  Cost: FREE

Sunday  12th

Millworkers Wanted – A Living History Walk: 12th April 2pm

Overview

It’s 1820 and the mill is in need of new workers! Join your guides as they thread through history from Belper Mills to Long Row meeting colourful costumed characters along the way.

This walk includes access into the North Mill basement, so involves a number of steps. The streets are also cobbled with a slight incline, so this unfortunately is not suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.

Experience last approximately 90 minutes. Children weren't able to start work in Strutt's Mills until they were 9 years of age, so this walk is only suitable for those aged 9 and above.

Sorry but dogs are not permitted on this experience.

Book tickets – https://www.belpernorthmill.org.uk/calendar/

 

BELPER AT WAR WALK – BELPER 250

People tend not to associate Belper with military history, so it usually comes as a surprise just how much the town actually has. This three-hour walk around the town tells the story of Belper’s military history, from the 1700s and the steps taken by the Strutts to protect the mills, to the 20th Century and one of the biggest secrets of the Second World War. Time: 10am and 2pm

Booking:https://derbysheritagewalks.com/belper_at_war.htm,with payment via a PayPal button (with other options too).

Cost: Prices £3.00 per person, family rates £5.00 for 1 adult and up to 4 children, and £8.00 for 2 adults and up to 4 children.

Monday  13th

Tuesday  14th

Wednesday  15th

Thursday  16th

75 YEARS OF BELPER TOWN FC – BELPER 250

Talk by Mike Smith for Belper Historical Society. Mike has been researching the history of the current Belper Town Football Club, The Nailers. This is a brief look at the highs and lows of the Town’s premier football club since its reformation in 1951 – from changing in the Talbot and trotting over the bridge, to the floodlights and fancy scoreboards of the 21st Century!

Venue: Room 107, Strutts Community Centre, Belper

Time: 7.30pm, doors open at 7pm

Cost: Free to members; £5 for visitors. Annual membership available for £15.

Friday 17th

Saturday  18th

BELPER TOWN FC  v  MICKLEOVER  (A) -  K.O. 3.00 pm

NPL Midlands Division  2025/26 match

Belper RUFC 1XV  v  Long Eaton ll  - (H)

 Midlands Division- Midlands 3 East (North).

Belper RUFC 2XV  v  Tupton 2nd XV  - (H)

Saturday 18/4/26 St. Peter's, Belper with the Derby Hospital Band

NEW BOOK ON BELPER – BELPER 250

From this day, which is International World Heritage Day, there’ll be a new book in town, telling the story of Belper and its mills, and the influence of the Strutt family on the community!

More details to come!

Sunday  19th

The Belper Jazz Company presents Simon Spillett at No28.

The BJC are joined by the phenomenal tenor sax player for an evening of music that will take your breath away...and probably the bands too!

Sunday 19th April 2026

Number 28, Market Place, in Belper

7:00pm til 9:30pm (Performance starts 7:30pm)

Buy Tickets

https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Derby/Number-28%2C-Market-Place%2C/The-Belper-Jazz-Company-presents-Simon-Spillett-at-No28/41442384/

Belper Pubs Past and Present Heritage Walk: various dates

Overview

Step back in time to the Inns and Taverns of the Town to discover their historic past and entertaining stories.  

This easy to moderate one mile walk includes a mid-point stop at either Crich Brew Co Brewery Tap or The Railway, for an opportunity to purchase refreshments.

Meet at The Talbot pub, Bridgefoot. The walk lasts approximately 2 hours.

Please note this is not a circular walk and finishes at the Old King's Head on Days Lane.

A Souvenir Map of this Walk created by a local artist is available from the guide. Donation required.

Available dates: Sunday April 19, July 12, October 11 at 2pm, and December 20 at 1.30pm.

Unfortunately, we don't allow dogs on this walk.

 Inclusions - What you'll need 📋 Other - Clothing appropriate for the weather

Book tickets – https://www.belpernorthmill.org.uk/calendar/

Monday  20th

NORDIC WALK IN THE DERWENT VALLEY – BELPER 250

Belper town centre starting point information will be given on booking

Join a FREE beginner friendly Nordic walking taster session. Rejuvenate in the fresh air at the end of the day and learn a new skill at the same time. Nordic Walking is a great way to exercise the majority of muscles in your body. It’s a fantastic way to improve posture and get active whilst reducing joint aches and pains. If you would like to enjoy the benefits of the outdoors and meet new friends then give it a try. You’ll be learning at the picturesque Belper Meadows Cricket Ground in the Derwent Valley, with views over Belper Mill/ picturesque Belper River Gardens.

If you can walk unsupported, you can Nordic Walk. Please wear closed toed shoes suitable for walking on grass. Walking poles provided. Free parking & toilets. No dogs please.

Venue: Belper town centre, information provided on booking. – Cost: Free

Booking: Limited places on 3 separate sessions, running at 5pm – 5.45pm, 6pm – 6.45pm & 7pm – 7.45pm. Booking essential. Text 07967 727780 or email nordicstride2thrive@gmail.com.

Tuesday  21st

Wednesday  22nd

Thursday  23rd

Friday 24th

Saturday 25th

BELPER TOWN FC  v  BOURNE TOWN  (H) -  K.O. 3.00 pm

NPL Midlands Division  2025/26 match

Belper RUFC 1XV  v  Dronfield 11  - (H)

 Midlands Division- Midlands 3 East (North).

Belper RUFC 2XV  v  Ashfield 2nd XV  - (H)

Sunday  26th

Sir Arthur Heywood and his Railways - Talk at No 28 - 26th April 6pm

Overview

Sir Arthur Heywood built at least three miniature railways in the late nineteenth century. He built the locomotives, carriages and wagons in a workshop at Duffield which was a small scale version of Derby Locomotive Works. This is the story of this amazing man and his eccentric railways at Duffield, Doveleys and Eaton Hall which gave a lot of pleasure and attracted much interest in their time. You will hear how his children spent their nights in a narrow gauge sleeping car doing circuits of his grounds among other things. We look at what is left today including a film of the restored railway at Eaton Hall and find out why there are now more Heywood locomotives in operation than there were when he was alive!

This talk by Trevor Griffin takes place at 6pm at No 28 on Belper Market Place and is part of the Belper 250 anniversary celebrations.

All proceeds go to the Belper North Mill Trust.

Book tickets –https://www.belpernorthmill.org.uk/calendar/

Belper Ghost Walk

Overview

Dare to uncover the secrets of the unseen in Belper town centre, and share your own stories as we wander the haunted streets. This 1 mile walk takes in information about the supernatural, graveyard features, mythology and folklore around ghosts and death.

There are a number of steps on this walk, so unfortunately it isn't suitable for wheelchairs.

Although under 16s are allowed on this walk, the content is aimed more at adults.

Sorry but we do not allow dogs on this walk.

This walk is taking place on Sunday 26th April, 28th June and 30th August at 2pm. Please select your ticket type to see the available dates.

Inclusions – What you'll need 🧤 Warm Clothing ☂️ Waterproofs

Book tickets https://www.belpernorthmill.org.uk/calendar/

American n Classic Car Truck N Bike Day

Sunday, 26 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am

Date & Location

Sunday, 26 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am to 03:30 pm (BST)

Heage Windmill

Heage Windmill, Belper, DE56 2, United Kingdom

About the event

American n Classic Car Truck N Bike Day

American n Classic Car Truck N Bike Day, Coffee N Cars welcome all of you to come out to Heage Windmill and show off your pride and joy,

Free entry to all, public parking for non show cars,

Food and Drinks available onsite, Pets welcome,

Tours of the Windmill will be taking place all day

Trophys to win

Monday  27th

Tuesday  28th

Jewel in Belper's Crown Heritage Walk - 28th April 2pm

Overview

Join Christine on 28th April at 2pm for an easy one hour 1 mile stroll to discover the beauty and little known history of Belper's River Gardens.

This accessible walk is suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs. Not advised for children under 8 years of age.

Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome on this walk.

Book tickets https://www.belpernorthmill.org.uk/calendar/

Wednesday  29th

Thursday  30th

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