Kids - get active this summer!

Find out about the great activities happening this summer at our leisure centres in Ashbourne, Bakewell, Matlock and Wirksworth.

Latest information

27 July 2010 - Discover beautiful Dales with free ranger service William Alves’ boots are made for walking – and that’s just what he does, leading teams of intrepid adventurers through some of the Derbyshire Dales’ most beautiful and remote areas.
9 July 2010 - Derbyshire Dales Street Inspection Programme Here’s a list of the villages and areas that will be inspected and swept in the coming week by the District Council.
7 July 2010 - Summer forums Here's a report from our summer Area Forums, which took place in Ashbourne, Bakewell and Matlock in July.

28 July 2010 - Hall Leys Park officially one of UK's best Derbyshire Dales District Council’s Hall Leys Park in Matlock is officially one of the best UK parks
26 July 2010 - Happy birthday for our popular Bakewell market It was a happy birthday for Bakewell Farmers' Market on Saturday (24 July) as our multi-award winning event celebrated its 10th anniversary in style.
26 July 2010 - Pupils test drive our latest play area Local schoolchildren were the given the chance to ‘test drive’ Derbyshire Dales District Council’s newest play area in Darley Dale last week.
26 July 2010 - Gateway Court development opens The £4.8million Gateway Court - Derbyshire Dales District Council’s affordable housing development in Matlock's Bakewell Road - has opened.
16 July 2010 - Only Scilly Isles safer than the Dales! Only the Isles of Scilly can now boast a lower burglary rate than the Derbyshire Dales as crime reduced again in the past year – boosting figures that were already lower than almost anywhere else in England.
15 July 2010 - 10th birthday celebrations to be captured on TV The 10th birthday celebrations of Bakewell Farmers' Market on Saturday 24 July will be captured on TV.