This is a page dedicated to new arrivals to the village. Hopefully it will quickly answer any questions that you might have. If it doesn’t, please drop us a line and we can firstly answer your query, and secondly update this page for others in the future.
Utilities
- Bin Collections
- All other Waste & Recycling info
- Council Tax
- Neighbourhood Watch
- Local businesses and services
- Wifi – the village is supplied with high speed broadband from Sheffield so all major providers are available. If you live outside of the covered area try GigaPeak
- Post boxes – there is one at the junction with the now-closed road to Eyam at the southern end of the village, one in the centre of the village 50m south of the traffic lights, and one at the junction with the train station approach road.
- Bus Stops and times
- Goatscliffe Cottages (opp) 2C 65 65A 101 174 275 276 940.
- Goatscliffe Cottages (adj) 2C 65 65A 101 174 275 276 940.
- Maynard Arms (opp) 048 65 65A.
- Maynard Arms (adj) 048 65 65A.
- Mount Pleasant (adj) 2C 65 65A 101 174 275 276 940.
- Mount Pleasant (opp) 2C 65 65A 101 174 275 276 940.
- Padley Hill (adj) 65 65A.
- Sir William Hotel / War Memorial 174 276
- Train Times to Sheffield – 18 minutes journey time.
- Train times to Manchester – start at 54 minutes journey time
- Cash machine – the closes machine is in Hathersage. The community shop accepts payments with card.
- Defibrellator – there is currently one in the village, located on the side of the Sir William Hotel
- Closest A&E:
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital Minor injuries unit 20 minutes away. Location: Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Rd, Broomhall, Sheffield S10 2JF. 0114 271 2071
- Sheffield Northern General Hospital 35 minutes away, but significantly longer in heavy traffic. Location: Herries Rd, Sheffield S5 7AU. 0114 243 4343
- Whitworth Hospital Minor Injuries is 15-20 mins away, Location: 330 Bakewell Road, Darley Dale , Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 2JD. 01629 580211
- Post Office – Nearest PO is in Calver. White’s Spar Store, Kingsgate, Hope Valley S32 3WY
- Bike Repairs – The Bike Garage, Bamford Garden Centre
- Car repairs – Mount Pleasant Garage in the centre of the village – 01433 530604
- Doctors
- Eyam Surgery – 01433 630836
- Evelyn Medical Practice, Hope – 01433 621557
- Baslow Health Centre – 01246 582216
- Dentist
- Hathersage Dental Surgery. 01433 650044
- Bamford Dental Practice. 01433 651 270
Social
- Top tips and facts from local residents – coming soon
- Community social media & networks
- Village Facebook Group
- Grindleford Goats Facebook Group
- Public WhatsApp Groups:
- Community Support – Purpose: Penny Reynolds will put requests for volunteers to pick up shop deliveries, plus any vital information.
- Prescriptions – Purpose: Carrie / Diane / Colleen will post calls for prescription deliveries.
- Street Wardens – Purpose: for Street Wardens only.
- General Ramblings – Purpose: general chat, good ideas and jokes.
- Village SOS – A general all-purpose emergency group, only to be used in emergencies
- Historical Information
- Clubs, Groups & Societies
- Pubs
- Church
Supplies
- Shops
- The community shop in the village stocks mostly basics, small amounts of fresh fruit and veg, milk and bread.
- Spar in Calver is a well stocked grocers verging on delicatessen. Won best Spar in the UK recently.
- Bakewell has a CoOp and an Aldi whilst Sheffield has all major supermarkets and specialist shops.
- Deliveries
- Peak Pure will deliver local free range eggs.
- Middleton’s Dairy will deliver local milk.
- Local food suppliers and take aways who will deliver.
- Newspaper deliveries – Call Mike Richardson – 01433 631077 / 07908 356446
- Grimsby Fish Van comes to the village at 13.30 sharp every Tuesday. He parks up at the Pavilion car park. Another calls at Commercial Road every Thursday 18.30/19.00 (Mike will take advance orders on 07720256654)
- Garden Centres
- Alpine Plant Centre in Calver. Polly Froggatt Ln, Calver, Hope Valley S32 3ZD
- Calver Sough Nursery. Hassop Rd, Calver Hope Valley S32 3XH
- Filling Stations
- Calver Spar (Whites). Calver Sough , Calver , Hope Valley , Derbyshire , S32 3XH
- Hathersage Spar. Main Road , Hathersage , Hope Valley , Derbyshire , S32 1BB
Activity
- Sports clubs and groups
- Organised sports events
- Grindleford Gallop – early March
- Grindleford Fell Race – third Thursday in June
- Grindleford Goat Cycle Sportive & Sir William Hill Climb – September
- Horticultural Show – August
- Grindleford Carnival – third week in June
- Bonfire Night – November 5th without fail on the Bonfire field next to the allotments
- Some suggested local walks, runs and bike rides, climbing, caving, swimming, wild swimming