The best local breweries and distilleries in Derbyshire

The best local breweries and distilleries in Derbyshire

ByJose Walbank

…sent for bio digestion, to become a renewable form of natural gas. https://www.instagram.com/p/C1O3O5grN_A/?img_index=1 Derby Brewing Company From Little Eaton to Derby city centre, Derby Brewing Company is a family-run craft brewery, creating a growing list of award-winning real ales. The brewery has a core selection of eight permanent beers, plus numerous limited edition seasonal real ales, which are released throughout the year.  You can  order…

5 Free Virtual Book Clubs to join right now

5 Free Virtual Book Clubs to join right now

ByJen Lowthrop

…is sharing other books she recommends daily on her Instagram page. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FrqJDHW5Z/ The Barrister’s Book Chamber’s Virtual Book Club The Barrister’s Book Chamber is my local second hand book shop and I was so excited to learn they’re doing a live virtual chat with one of my favourite author’s Libby Page. I finished her latest book, ‘the 24 Hour Cafe’ just last month and loved ‘The Lido’ too. Her books are heartwarming and i…

Best Christmas Markets: The Midlands

Best Christmas Markets: The Midlands

BySophie Bratt

…more about Haddon Hall’s Christmas Market Bristol’s Local Christmas Market www.facebook.com/pg/BristolLocalChristmasMarket/ The clue is in the title! Some of Bristol’s best indie traders set up camp here over the festive period, and even though the market is small it’s right in the heart of the shopping district anyway. They have a Jägerbarn (yes) and a beer garden (in true Bristol stylee). Loads of ethical, fair trade gifts to purchase and a whol…

Guest Post: Start Small – Traffic jams and ideas that start with a seed

ByJen Lowthrop

…infrastructure in Busua, Ghana. 19 year old Jamie Dunn is one of the challengers using his entrepreneurial skills to blag, borrow or trade his seed throughout November, you can follow his journey on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/JDEntrepreneur or sign up yourself at www.superseedchallenge.com And who knows…maybe those street vendors will set up permanent drive thru’s on the Rohtangla pass by next year…?! Written by Swatee Deepak @swatee…

Why and How to Support your Local Shops – in Matlock and Beyond!

Why and How to Support your Local Shops – in Matlock and Beyond!

ByJen Lowthrop

…xt read and nowhere to get a key cut when you’re in need of spare. https://www.instagram.com/p/CaPOk-YqaIT/ To support your local economy There are many stats about the benefit of putting your money back into local businesses. Research shows that for every £10 you spend in a local shop, £50 will go back into the local economy. This is because the shop owners will likely but that money back into the community. It has a cyclical effect and over time…

Six Things You Need to Know About: Travelling to the UK

ByJen Lowthrop

…r Manchester for a great night out, for instance. (photo credit to https://www.flickr.com/photos/ukgardenphotos/19258046158/) The weather is a regular conversation topic Whether it’s raining, snowing or sunny, people in the UK will be surprised by the weather. It’s always a conversation starter. Hasn’t it been wet this week? Aren’t we lucky to finally have some sun? Have you heard it’s going to snow later in the month? These are all typical phases…

10 best places for a cheap lunch in Derbyshire

10 best places for a cheap lunch in Derbyshire

ByJen Lowthrop

…oth or for a chilled afternoon with beer and burgers by the river. https://www.instagram.com/p/CrBhCQ2IIGx/?hl=en 7. Butter Fingers, Matlock Butter Fingers is an ode to all-things-sweet. Every day, the display counter is loaded with freshly made cakes, and every sugary, chocolatey flavour profile that you could hope for. Think indulgent brownies and blondies, thick cookie pies, freshly made Battenberg, stacked layer cakes, and you get the idea. I…