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WELL DRESSING CALENDAR FOR 2010
3rd - 13th May, 2010
• Newborough Well Dressing Newborough
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel: 01283 575988
8th, 9th May 2010
• Carsington Water Well Dressing Carsington Water Visitor Centre, Carsington Water, Carsington, Ashbourne, Derbyshire 10:00 to 18:00 tel:01629 540696
8th - 12th May 2010
• Milford Well Dressing Milford, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00
8th, May 2010
• Waingroves Well Dressing Waingroves, Derbyshire 11:00 to 18:00 tel: 01773 748843
9th May 2010
• Waingroves Well Dressing Waingroves, Derbyshire 14:00 to 17:00 01773 748843
10th May 2010
• Waingroves Well Dressing Waingroves, Derbyshire 10:00 to 12:00 14:00 to 17:00 tel: 01773 748843
13th - 19th May 2010
• Tissington Well Dressing, Tissington, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel:01335 352200
15th - 17th May 2010
• Etwall Well Dressing, Etwall, Derby, Derbyshire 10:00 to 17:00 tel: 01283 223443
15th - 19th May 2010
• Swanwick Well Dressing, Swanwick, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel: 01773 609171
29th - 31st May 2010
• Endon Well Dressing Endon, Nr Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands 09:00 to 19:00 tel: 01782 504085
29th May 2010 - Tue 1 Jun 2010
• Brackenfield Well Dressing Brackenfield, Brackenfield, Alfreton, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel: 01629 534806
29th May 2010 - 2nd Jun 2010
• Wirksworth Well Dressing Wirksworth, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel: 01629 822695
29th May 2010 - 3rd Jun 2010
• Middleton by Youlgrave Well Dressing Middleton by Youlgreave,Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel: 01629 636037
29th May 2010 - 6th Jun 2010
• Monyash Well Dressing Monyash,Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel: 01629 812778
• Ashford in the Water Well Dressing, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel:01629 813464
8th - 25th Jun 2010
• Norbury Primary School Well Dressing Norbury, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00
12th - 16th Jun 2010
• Ockbrook Moravian Church Well Dressing Ockbrook Moravian Church,The Settlement, Ockbrook, Derby 09:00 to 19:00 tel 01332 280840
12th - 20th Jun 2010
• Cressbrook Well Dressing Cressbrook,Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel 01298 872240
13th - 18th Jun 2010
• Litton Well Dressing under Construction Litton, Derbyshire 10:00 to 17:00 18:00 to 10:00 tel 01298 871569
13th - 20th Jun 2010
• Marston Montgomery Well Dressing Marston Montgomery,Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel 01889 591181
19th - 24th Jun 2010
• Youlgreave Well Dressing Youlgreave, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel 07977 451339
19th - 25th Jun 2010
• Mayfield Well Dressing Mayfield, Ashbourne, Staffordshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel 01335 342538
19th - 26th Jun 2010
• Over Haddon Well Dressing Over Haddon, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel 01629 814177
• Wyaston & Edlaston Well Dressing Wyaston, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel 01335 342828
19th - 27th Jun 2010
• Litton Well Dressing Litton, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel 01298 871569
• Tideswell Well Dressing Tideswell, Tideswell, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel 01298 871840
19th - 29th Jun 2010
• Flash Well Dressing Flash, Quarnford, Nr Buxton, Staffordshire Moorlands 09:00 to 19:00
25th Jun 2010 - 3rd Jul 2010
• Old Whittington Well Dressing Old Whittington, High Street, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00
25th Jun 2010 - 4th Jul 2010
• Tintwistle Well Dressing Tintwistle, Municipal Buildings, Glossop, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel 01457 869927
26th Jun 2010 - 2nd Jul 2010
• Rowsley Well Dressing Rowsley, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel 01629 734427
26th Jun 2010 - 3rd Jul 2010
• Elmton Well Dressing Elmton, Markland Lane, Elmton, Worksop, Nottinghamshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel 01909 720035
26th Jun 2010 - 4th Jul 2010
• Bakewell Well Dressing Bakewell, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00
26th Jun 2010 - 5th Jul 2010
• Hope Well Dressing Hope, Hope Valley, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel 01433 621312
27th Jun 2010 - 3rd Jul 2010
• Whaley Bridge Well Dressing Whaley Bridge, HIgh Peak, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00
30th Jun 2010 - 7th Jul 2010
• Peak Forest Well Dressing Peak Forest,Buxton, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 tel 01298 22224
3rd Jul 2010
• Derby Well Dressing Derby, City Centre, Derby 10:00 to 17:00 01332 290606
3rd - 5th Jul 2010
• Wessington Well Dressing Wessington, Matlock Road, Wessington, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01773 520152
3rd - 8th Jul 2010
• Coal Aston Well Dressing Coal Aston, Eckington Road, DRONFIELD, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01246 415630
3rd - 10th Jul 2010
• Hathersage Well Dressing Hathersage, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00
• Whitwell Well Dressing Whitwell, High Street, Whitwell, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01909 722388
3rd - 11th Jul 2010
• Buxworth Well Dressing Buxworth, High Peak, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01663 733445
• Chapel-en-le-Frith Well Dressing Chapel-en-le-Frith, High Peak, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01298 815291
• Dore Well Dressing Dore, Dore Road, Dore, SHEFFIELD, South Yorkshire 09:00 to 19:00
• Old Tupton Well Dressing Old Tupton, Station New Road, Old Tupton, CHESTERFIELD, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01246 863311
6th - 11th Jul 2010
• Harthill Well Dressing Harthill near Sheffield, Harthill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 09:00 to 19:00 01909 771328
8th - 15th Jul 2010
• Pilsley Well Dressing Pilsley, Nr Chatsworth, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00
9th - 16th Jul 2010
• Charlesworth Village Well Dressing Charlesworth, Glossop, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01457 853673
10th - 14th Jul 2010
• Pleasley Well Dressing Pleasley, Church Lane, Pleasley, MANSFIELD 10:00 to 19:00 01623 810732
• Tansley Well Dressing Tansley, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01629 55946
10th - 15th Jul 2010
• Belper Well Dressing Belper, Derbyshire 12:00 to 19:00 01773 822116
10th - 16th Jul 2010
• West Hallam Well Dressings West Hallam , Derbyshire 13:30 to 19:00 0115 932 6621
10th - 17th Jul 2010
• Crich Well Dressing Crich, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01773 852026
10th - 18th Jul 2010
• Hayfield Well Dressing Hayfield, High Peak, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01663 754933
• Sutton (Macclesfield) Well Dressing Sutton (Macclesfield), Hall Lane, Sutton, Macclesfield, Cheshire 11:00 to 18:00 01260 252556
11th - 17th Jul 2010
• Gee Cross Well Dressing Gee Cross, Municipal Buildings, Glossop, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 0161 368 1802
11th - 18th Jul 2010
• Bamford Well Dressing Bamford, Hope Valley, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01433 650544
11th - 19th Jul 2010
• Buxton Well Dressing Buxton, Derbyshire, Buxton, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01298 70156
15th - 18th Jul 2010
• Upper Langwith Well Dressing Upper Langwith, Scarcliffe Lanes, Upper Langwith, MANSFIELD 09:00 to 19:00 01623 743241
16th - 23rd Jul 2010
• Dronfield Woodhouse Well Dressing Dronfield Woodhouse, Carr Lane, Dronfield Woodhouse, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01246 416915
16th - 25th Jul 2010
• Cutthorpe Well Dressing Cutthorpe, Main Road, Cutthorpe, Derbyshire 09:00 to 22:00 01246 620314
17th - 22nd Jul 2010
• Aston-on-Trent Well Dressing Aston-on-Trent, The Green, Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01332 793430
17th - 24th Jul 2010
• Heath Village Well Dressing Heath, Main Road, Heath, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01246 851016
• Holmesfield Childrens Well Dressing Holmesfield, Main Road, Holmesfield, DRONFIELD, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 0114 289 0356
• Little Longstone Well Dressing Little Longstone , Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01629 640723
17th - 25th Jul 2010
• Ault Hucknall, Glapwell & Rowthorne Well Dressing Ault Hucknall, Ault Hucknall, Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01246 850608
• Charlesworth and Broadbottom Well Dressing Charlesworth, Glossop, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01457 855837
• Glapwell, Ault Hucknall & Rowthorne Well Dressing Glapwell, The Hill, Glapwell, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01246 850608
• Millthorpe Nr Holmesfield Well Dressing Millthorpe, Cordwell Lane, Millthorpe, Holmesfield, Dronfield 09:00 to 19:00 0114 262 1699
• Rowthorne, Ault Hucknall & Glapwell Well Dressing Rowthorne, Rowthorne Village, Glapwell, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01246 850608
17th - 31st Jul 2010
• Great Longstone Well Dressing Great Longstone, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01629 640943
18th - 26th Jul 2010
• Grindon Well Dressing Grindon, Nr Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands 09:00 to 19:00
23rd - 27th Jul 2010
• Barlborough Well Dressing Barlborough, High Street, Barlborough, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01246 810578
24th, 25th Jul 2010
• Chadkirk Chapel Well Dressing Chadkirk Chapel, Chadkirk, Romiley, Stockport, Cheshire 08:30 to 19:00 01614 744444
24th Jul 2010 - 2nd Aug 2010
• Stoney Middleton Well Dressing Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01433 631942
28th - 30th Jul 2010
• Bradwell Well Dressing under Construction Bradwell, Derbyshire 10:00 to 20:00 01433 621459
31st Jul 2010 - 6th Aug 2010
• Bonsall Well Dressing Bonsall, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01629 826316
1st - 8th Aug 2010
• Bradwell Well Dressing Bradwell, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01433 621459
9th - 11th Aug 2010
• Great Hucklow Well Dressing Under Construction Great Hucklow, Derbyshire 11:00 to 18:00 01298 873047
11th - 17th Aug 2010
• Barlow Well Dressing Barlow, Commonside, Barlow, DRONFIELD, Derbyshire 09:00 to 22:00 01246 550152
12th - 17th Aug 2010
• Great Hucklow Well Dressing Great Hucklow , Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01298 873047
13th - 15th Aug 2010
• Holloway Well Dressing Holloway, PO Box 18, Town Hall, Market Place, Ripley, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01629 580406
16th - 19th Aug 2010
• Taddington Well Dressing under Construction Taddington, Derbyshire 10:00 to 17:00 01298 85396
20th Aug 2010
• Taddington Well Dressing under Construction Taddington, Derbyshire 10:00 to 12:00 01298 85396
21st - 25th Aug 2010
• Holymoorside Well Dressing under Construction Holymoorside, Holymoorside, CHESTERFIELD, Derbyshire 10:00 to 19:00 01246 567314
21st - 28th Aug 2010
• Taddington Well Dressing Taddington, Derbyshire 01298 85396
24th - 27th Aug 2010
• Wormhill Well Dressing under Construction Wormhill, Buxton, Derbyshire 10:00 to 22:00 01298 871023
25th - 27th Aug 2010
• Eyam Well Dressing Under Construction Eyam, Derbyshire 10:00 to 19:00 01433 630599
26th Aug 2010 - 8th Sep 2010
• Holymoorside Well Dressing Holymoorside, Holymoorside, CHESTERFIELD, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01246 567314
27th Aug 2010 - 5th Sep 2010
• Foolow Well Dressing Foolow, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00
28th Aug 2010 - 4th Sep 2010
• Eyam Well Dressing Eyam, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01433 630599
28th Aug 2010 - 5th Sep 2010
• Wormhill Well Dressing Wormhill, Buxton, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01298 871023
11th - 18th Sep 2010
• Chesterfield Well Dressing Chesterfield Market, Market Place, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 09:00 to 17:00 01246 345777/8
11th - 19th Sep 2010
• Hartington Well Dressing Hartington, Derbyshire 09:00 to 19:00 01298 84380
Well Dressings
What is Well Dressing?
Its origins are something of a mystery and may date back to the Celts or even earlier. The church banned it as water worship, but the tradition refused to die. Tissington revived the custom in 1349, Barlow started dressing wells in Elizibethan times and Tideswell began 'tap dressing' when piped water came to town.
Well dressing is only found in or near Derbyshire and, at its simplest, it's the art of decorating springs and wells with pictures made of growing things.
So how can such intricate and detailed pictures be made using only flowers, berries, leaves!! It all starts with a wooden board that's thrown into the local river to soak for a few days. Then it is hauled out and filled with soft, wet clay.
The next job is transferring the outline of the picture to the clay, and every village has its own way of doing this. Some use wool, others use 'bark' or alder cones, known locally as 'blacks'.
Then the picture is coloured in. Some villagers call this ?petalling', but in Holymoorside it's 'flowering' because instead of petals they use whole flower heads. Dressing a well can take a team of people up to 7 days to complete and it will only last about a week before the clay dries and cracks and the flowers fade.
Cutthorpe Well Dressings
This pretty village near to Barlow has two well dressings this year, the main well dressing has been restarted since 1974. This it is called 'The Angel Visits Mary' the picture shows work in progress.
The second well dressing is called 'Many Hands make Light work' and has been decorated by children all under 11 from Cutthorpe School.
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