Regular Groups
Community Interest Groups
Baslow Choir
Every Wednesday (Sept to June)
7.30pm - 9.30pm
Baslow Choir is one of the leading mixed choirs in North Derbyshire and is based in the beautiful Peak District National Park. We are always looking for new members (especially tenors!) and are a friendly bunch. Please come along to one of our rehearsals.
History Group
2nd Tuesday of the month - from October to April in the hall
7 .30pm - 9.00pm
An annual (1 Sep to 31 Aug) membership fee of £20 covers the cost of speakers/refreshments and is available to everyone aged 18 and over
Non-members are very welcome for a charge of £5 per talk
Garden Society
3rd Thursday of the month
7.30pm - 9.30pm
Baslow Garden Society have been organising winter talks and summer outings for over 45 years. The talks cover mainly garden issues, but some have historical or general themes. Outdoor events have ranged from visits to members’ gardens to a trip to the Prince of Wales’ Garden at Highgrove. The society also supports an allotment group. Visitors and new members are always welcome.
Senior Citizens
Every other Friday (2-3.30pm)
At Baslow Senior Citizen’s Club we cater for "over sixties" and meet fortnightly in the Village Hall on Friday afternoons. We enjoy a variety of good speakers and entertainment and always finish with a very good tea. There are four outings each year usually by coach. We are a friendly group and welcome visitors. We have a healthy membership approaching 70 and subscriptions are a modest £15 p.a. New Members Welcome.
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📞 June on 01246 583375
Luncheon Club
Monthly on a Friday
11.30am - 3.00pm
The Baslow and District Luncheon club meets once a month on a Friday and is by membership only. It exists for the more isolated members of the community. Meetings consist of a chat, a luncheon, and then activity/entertainment of one sort or another. Transport is provided for those members who need it.
📞 Julian Newton on 01246 583112
Women's Institute (WI)
Meeting: 2nd Wednesday of the month - except August
2.00pm - 4.00pm
WISA (Social Afternoon): 4th Wednesday of the month - except December
2.00pm - 4.00pm
The WI is the largest women's organisation in the UK with over 212,000 members. Nationally, we aim to offer women the best opportunity to make an impact in their community, to influence local, national and world issues affecting the social, economic, and environmental lives of our families and communities and to learn new and traditional skills.
At Baslow WI we meet eleven times a year - we have a speaker or demonstration, followed by time for members to socialise and of course share tea and cake! In addition to these regular meetings, we have many outside interests; active crafts, cycling, lunch and walking groups, outings to places of interest and we support WI events around Derbyshire. WI Social Afternoons ‘WISA’ are proving very popular.
Baslow WI is active on social media and has a constantly updated website with full information regarding all our activities. Visitors are always welcome.
Senior Citizens Upcoming Events
Meeting at 2pm every other Friday unless indicated otherwise...
New Year Programme for 2025 - TBC
Feb 7
Feb 21
March 7
March 21
April 4
May 2
Baslow Garden Society Upcoming Events @ BVH
The following speaker events are also complemented by a number of visits to RHS gardens throughout the year.
Thursday 20 March - Designing a Garden For You
Alan Mason - Founder member of the Professional Gardeners Guild
Thursday 17 April - 365 Days of Colour
Karen Gimson - Writer for Garden News, radio presenter and garden designer.
Saturday 10 May, 10.00 - 13:00 - Plant Sale
Held on Baslow Village Green (unless wet, then held in Baslow Village Hall)
Thursday 15 May - Here Comes The Flood
Professor Ian Rotherham on global environmental, historical and tourism issues
Thursday 18 September - Derbyshire's Historic Gardens
Jeff Bates - RHS Master of Horticulture
Thursday 16 October - Behind The Scenes at a RHS Show
Mairi Longdon - Tissington Nursery
Thursday 20 November - AGM, Election of Committee, Presentation of Accounts
Talk: Living Sustainably - James Ellson - Writer, Smallholder, Speaker
Baslow History Group Upcoming Events @ BVH
March 11th 2025
" Ecclesbourne Valley Railway; a Remarkable Story" - A talk from Eric Boultbee, Local Historian
April 8th: Historic Buildings Myth-busting - James Wright, Triskeli Heritage
May 13th: The Portable Antiquities Scheme - Meghan King, Derby Museums
June to September: Summer Break
October 14th: AGM followed by The Vikings in the East Midlands in the 9th and 10th Centuries - Johanne Porter
November 11th: Calke Abbey and its History - Speaker from the National Trust
December 9th: Scientific Methods in Archaeology - Colin Merrony, University of Sheffield