Dore Festival 2011 and Scout & Guide Gala
The 2011 Dore Festival was held from Saturday 25th June to Sunday 10th July, with the Scout and Guide Gala on Saturday 9th July.
This year there were three well-dressings, produced by the Guides, Scouts and Dore Primary School, and Dore Methodist Church celebrated its 150th anniversary. See below for some photos.
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The programme of events was:
This year there were three well-dressings, produced by the Guides, Scouts and Dore Primary School, and Dore Methodist Church celebrated its 150th anniversary. See below for some photos.
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The programme of events was:
| 25th June - Sat | 9km round walk from Ashover to Easton Hall and Ogston Reservoir organised by Wyvern Walkers. All welcome. |
| 9.30am | Meet at the Old School, 9.30am. Return mid-afternoon, bring sandwiches. |
| 26th June - Sun | Village Open Gardens, Organised by Dore Garden Club |
| 2pm to 6pm | Tickets £3 from first garden visited or from Valerie of Dore. |
| 27th June - 1st July | Preparation of Village and Guide Well Dressing Boards |
| 10am - 12pm 2pm - 4pm 7pm - 9pm |
Visitors and helpers welcome. Scout HQ, Rushley Road. |
| 29th June - Wed | Dore, Raising the Curtain |
| 7.30pm | A talk on the history of Dore by John Dunstan in Dore Methodist Church Hall. Tickets £3, contact 0114 236 0002 for more information. |
| 30th June - Thur | Gardeners' Question Time |
| 7.30pm | Dore Methodist Church Hall. Visitors £2. |
| 2nd July - Sat | Setting up of Village Well Dressing and Guide Well Dressing |
| 10am | Village Green and Devonshire Terrace Road. |
| 2nd July - Sat | 8km round walk from Snake Pass over Bleaklow to the largest aircraft crash site, ornanised by Wyvern Walkers. All welcome. |
| 9.30am | Meet Old School, 9.30am. Return mid-afternoon, bring sandwiches. |
| 2nd July - Sat | Dore Guilbert & Sullivan Society Summer Concert |
| 7.30pm | Dore Church Hall |
| 3rd July - Sun | Well Dressing Service |
| 3pm | Village Green |
| 3rd July - Sun | Afternoon Cream Teas |
| 3pm - 5pm | Dore Methodist Church Hall |
| 4th July - Mon | The story of Dore Methodist Church and its People: a talk by John Dunstan to Dore Methodist Ladies Fellowship |
| 2.30pm | Dore Methodist Church Hall, all welcome. |
| 4th July - Mon | Family Fun Run |
| 7pm | Dore Recreation Ground |
| 4th July - Mon | Lord Conyer's Morris Men |
| 8pm | The Devonshire Arms |
| 5th July - Tue | A Hack's Tale: a talk by Ian Soutar, of the Sheffield Telegraph to Dore Ladies Group |
| 7.45pm | Visitors £3, including refreshments. |
| 6th July - Wed | Open Air Theatre "The Rivals" Performed by The Company |
| 7.30pm | Village Green, Interval Collection. |
| 7th July - Thur | Dore Male Voice Choir and Dore Mercia & Totley Townswomen's Guild choirs open evening |
| 7.30pm | Dore Church Hall. Collection for Charity. |
| 8th July - Fri | 5km Health Ranger walk around the Village, arranged by Wyvern Walkers. All Welcome. |
| 10am | Meet Old School, 10am. Refreshments provided on return. |
| 8th July - Fri | An Evening of Jazz, by the Walker Brothers |
| 7.30pm | Christ Church Dore. Tickets £6. Contact 0114 236 0002 for more information. |
| 9th July - Sat | Dore Scout & Guide Gala |
| 2pm - 6pm | Dore Recreation Ground |
| 10th July - Sun | 9km walk to Hathersage via Houndkirk and Hathersage moors, organised by Wyvern Walkers. All welcome. |
| 9.30am | Meet Old School, 9.30am. Return by bus or train. |
| 10th July - Sun | Festival Songs of Praise |
| 6pm | Christ Church Dore |
