Have you seen our new events calendar? We're pulling together an online guide, month by month, to what's going on in Whaley Bridge. Visit the following page to see what's coming up in January. #WhaleyWhatsOn #WhaleyEvents #WhaleyBridge whaleybridgechronicle.blogspot.com/2025/12/janu...

CHRISTMAS OPENING TIMES FOR THE VILLAGE KITCHEN #WhaleyChristmas

WHALEY CHOIR SEASONAL SING Sunday 07 Dec. Whaley Bridge Uniting Church, (upper hall). 35A Buxton Rd, Whaley Bridge, SK23 7HT Join Patrick Gundry White for festive music, carols and poetry. Mulled wine & mince pies. 6:30-7:30pm Entry by donation to Save the Children. #WhaleyBridge #WhaleyWhatsOn

HIGH PEAK ORCHESTRA 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT This Saturday 6 December. Whaley Bridge Uniting Church 35A Buxton Rd, Whaley Bridge, SK23 7HT. Booking: www.ticketsource.co.uk/high-peak-orch Or pay at the door (CASH-ONLY) £10 / Students £5 / Children FREE #WhaleyBridge #WhaleyWhatsOn #HighPeakDerbyshire

LARGE HOUSING ESTATE PROPOSED IN WHALEY BRIDGE Developer Emery Planning, representing Persimmon Homes, wants to build 150 houses on agricultural land on Linglongs Road. Public consultation on the building project opened today. You can comment here: emeryplanning.com/public-consu...

Inventory tick at the Shepherds in Whaley Bridge. Nice beers and really liked the lounge room

Wintery walkies in Whaley Bridge

FREE LANTERN-MAKING WORKSHOP TODAY It's your last chance to create a stunning lantern from paper and willow! All tuition and materials are provided by the Friends of Memorial Park and Whaley4Wards volunteers. Dress warmly and expect to get messy! Everybody is welcome! #WhaleyWhatsOn #WhaleyChristmas

MISSING HAVING A GREENGROCER'S IN WHALEY BRIDGE? Do you know that Hockerley Hall Farm shop is only a stone's throw from the town centre? It sells locally-produced eggs, dairy produce, fruit and veg and more. 39 Hockerley Lane, SK23 7AU. What3Words: ///pigtails.flicks.diner #WhaleyShops #ShopLocal

AM Showers tomorrow! With a high of 14C and a low of 9C. Forecasts updated every 30 minutes on the website

APPEAL FOR FOOD BANK SUPPLIES Whaley Bridge Food Bank is asking for regular donations of household essentials, including toilet tissue and long life milk. Please take anything you can offer to the Transhipment Warehouse in Whaley Bridge canal basin. #WhaleyBridge #FoodBank #WhaleyKindness

MAKE A CHILD A WHALEY BRIDGE VIP! Buy something from a collaborating business at the November FAB Market and enter a child's name, to be in with a chance for them to switch on the town's Christmas lights on the 29th of November. #WhaleyWhatsOn #WhaleyChristmas #WhaleyBridge #FestiveMarket #HighPeak

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQuiet No more the sound of willow on leather... Abandoned cricket pitch at Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire. 📷 #photography #landscapephotography #abandoned

You can't buck the (insurance) market. This isn't just about flood defences, but about agricultural and building practices and the maintenance of infrastructure (as the inhabitants of Whaley Bridge know) www.theguardian.com/environment/...

PUBLIC MEETING TO PRESENT SURVEY FINDINGS The Visit Whaley team will present the results of the recent public opinion survey which gathered ideas from local people for improving our high street. All residents are invited to the Bowling Club on Tue 28th at 7pm. #WhaleyRegen #WhaleyBusiness

FANTASTIC TURNOUT FOR STONE PAINTING FOR PEACE WORKSHOP The new We Welcome Group invited everyone at the Whaley Bridge FAB Market on Saturday to paint messages of love, peace and welcome onto white marble pebbles, which people could keep or donate to the initiative's art trail. #WelcomingWhaley

WHALEY BRIDGE REMEMBRANCE SERVICES - 2025 #WhaleyRemembers #WhaleyRespect #WeWillRememberThem

20km from Whaley Bridge to ShiningTor and back via The Swan Inn at Kettleshulme.

PLANNING APPLICATION - WHALEY BRIDGE Public comments are still being invited on a retrospective application seeking consent for a 25ft long raised garden platform, already built, on 6ft high posts in a residential area. Comments on application HPK/2025/0212 can be made here: tinyurl.com/79m7mts8

ROAD CLOSURE: DISLEY TOPS Whaley Lane is currently closed to motorists. We're told that this is due to a burst water main on Disley Tops (Buxton Old Road), with unconfirmed reports coming in of damage to the road surface. Updates to follow when we receive them. #WhaleyTravelAndTransport

HIGH ATTENDANCE AT SWIFT EVENT There was great turnout for last night's guided walk by artist & swift expert Deb Pitman, who has set up a local swift group to conduct regular surveys to log nest sites and supply nesting boxes. If you'd like to join the group, email [email protected]

TRADE AND TOURISM REVITALISATION MEETING ATTRACTS HIGH ATTENDANCE The inaugural session for the Community Brainstorm for Whaley Bridge Trade and Tourism filled the meeting room at Uniting Church last night, and a very productive discussion was held between local business owners and the public.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UPDATE At the last meeting of Whaley Bridge Town Council, Ruth George was elected to represent the ward of Fernilee, in addition to her role on DCC. Congratulations to Ruth, & heartfelt thanks to Cllr Linden Smith, who preceded her, for her long and dedicated service to the town.❤️👏

The Whaley4Wards volunteer group is appealing for donations of wildflower seeds to sow on the Linear Path that runs behind the Cock pub up to Horwich End. If you can spare any seeds, please could you donate them by dropping them off at Footsteps Whaley Bridge, 14 Market St. Many thanks, SK23 7LP. 💚

Stumbled across the Whaley Bridge Transhipment Warehouse today - what an incredible place this is for a potter - brilliant selection of secondhand books, DVDs and CDs and super cheap!!

Found a nice route between Poynton and Whaley Bridge via Port Shrigley Not too much traffic and lots of hills

A brief but lovely walk by the Whaley Bridge canal. It was only brief cos I was carrying 2 lots of milk, roses, and a packet of wine gums (which were for me) 😆🥛💐

12km up the Goyt valley from Whaley Bridge to Chapel en le Frith

Link from Peak Forest Tramway at Bugsworth Basin to Whaley Bridge train station (trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Buxton). There is an underpass to turn from the Bugsworth Basin branch of the canal towards Whaley Bridge; it has steep cobbled ramps. cycle.travel/map/journey/...

Need fresh air this BH weekend without polluting your destination? Here's a set of station-to-station walks along the Buxton Line: www.outdooractive.com/en/list/poin... @peaksandpuddles.com @walkridegm.org.uk @walkridestocky.bsky.social @whaleychronicle.bsky.social

FIRST LOOK AT HOUSING AT FORMER WHITE HORSE PUB The development of the pub at the crossroads of Macclesfield, Buxton and Chapel Roads, which was announced in 2019, is now complete, and units within it are on sale. #WhaleyProperty www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

The Labour Party said I wasn’t fit to continue as county councillor for Whaley Bridge & Blackbrook. The people - overwhelmingly - said I was. Ruth George - 2,662 Conservatives - 785 Reform - 711 Liberal Democrats - 223 Labour Party - 168 Green Party - 118 — feeling thankful.

Can't believe I forgot to post my best goose babies picture of the year so far, by the Peak Forest Canal near Whaley Bridge on Monday...

FAB MARKET TODAY! Local traders, selling arts, crafts, food, drink and more! Don't forget to check out the preloved book shop in the Transhipment Warehouse too, and if you can spare a donation for the food bank, you can drop that off at the warehouse. #WhaleyWhatsOn

Air quality remains poor in Whaley Bridge due to the ongoing moorland fire near Errwood reservoir. The Cat and Fiddle Road, where firefighters have been tackling the substantial blaze since yesterday morning, is open, but drivers are advised to use the route with care as crews are operating there.

"What is going onn?!" Another win! Whaley Bridge Incline is the latest to win big against barriers, confining some awful examples to the bin on a useful route out into the Peak District.

COMMUNITY FUN DAY - SUNDAY 25 MAY Come along to Whaley Bridge Cricket Club for a 6 hour family-friendly celebration of spring at our Whaley Bridge Town Council community fun day! * Live entertainment! * Activities for all ages! * BBQ! * Licenced bar! Admission FREE!

This week our Whaley4Wards volunteers are sprucing up Footsteps Café. Joe, Bill & Ian are giving the café's woodwork some TLC to make it look smart again. If you'd like to help keep Whaley looking lovely e: [email protected]. W4W is a committee of Whaley Bridge Town Council.

Sunny tomorrow! With a high of 24C and a low of 8C. Forecasts updated every 30 minutes on the website

Air Quality in Whaley Bridge very poor due to the smoke from the fires in the moorlands above Whaley settling down into the valley, keep indoors.

smoke from fires in the moorlands, picture credit to the very talented Nick Rowley

Partly Cloudy tomorrow! With a high of 14C and a low of 6C. Forecasts updated every 30 minutes on the website

While you work or study, let the sounds of spring lift your mind. Episode 113 - Spring's here in mild valley (43 mins) The colours of the valley are the dull greens and browns of winter. But the sound is rich. Listen-in from this sheltered spot under a tree. > bit.ly/LenMild

Today is #NationalGardeningDay. What does your garden in Whaley Bridge look like at the moment on this glorious sunny spring morning? #WhaleyBridge

To celebrate #RoseDay we are visiting 1950s Whaley Bridge. Taking centre stage on this sunny day is Rose Queen Elaine Jarvis, here surrounded by her attendants. #PhotoFriday #history #1950s

FILIPINO BAKERY OPENS IN WHALEY BRIDGE Ann-Marie Eastmond has launched her Cherry Pinay bakery, which creates speciality Filipino baked goods to order, from her Cotton Close home. To find out more visit: cherrypinay.com Welcome, and good luck Ann-Marie! www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/business/i-w...

Fog now, Current Temp 5C , Humidity 78%, UV Index 0. Wind 8 from East. Sunset February 6, 2025 at 05:01PM. by whaley_weather

Cloudy today, With a high of 5C and a low of 2C. Wind from Southeast at 5 mph. Sunrise February 1, 2025 at 07:52AM, Setting February 1, 2025 at 04:51PM. by whaley_weather

PACK HORSE IN HAYFIELD MAKES PRESTIGIOUS GASTROPUB TOP 20 The Estrella Damm top 50 list celebrates the best pubs for dining in the country. The Hayfield inn was ranked at number 18, moving up further since 2024. Congratulations to owners Luke and Emma. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/foo...