Dore Village Society

The Society aims to foster the protection and enhancement of the local environment and amenities within Dore, to encourage a spirit of community and to record its historic development.


The society is active in a number of areas including:

• Planning - monitoring  planning applications and reacting to them on behalf of the community’ wider interests
• Publishing - Dore to Door, a local community magazine going to 3,200 households quarterly. Occasional local history booklets and other publications including pictures and Christmas cards
• Public meetings - invited speakers on subjects of interest to the community
• Environment - conservation, and projects to improve public spaces including Ecclesall Woods and Dore Recreation Ground
• Traffic & Transport - applying pressure for safety initiatives and improvements to public transport
• Dore Playground - fund raising for and installation of improved play facilities in Dore Recreation Ground
• Dore Collection - collecting and cataloguing information and material relevant to the development of the local area, from archaeology to recent history
• Dore Show - a traditional annual village show, with classes for entrants ranging from vegetables to fine arts

A small elected management committee meets on the last Tuesday of each month. Membership of the society is open to all current and past residents of Dore at £5 per annum. If you have a particular interest in any of the above areas please email us for more details.

Subscriptions can be paid at the Society's room in the Old School between 10am & 12 noon on the first Saturday of any month, or by post - see the contact details.

*** DORE TEA TOWELS ***
Dore Village Society tea towel 1965-2005 with village scenes. Only £2.50

Village Design Statement
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