Managing the Cold in Espedalen – Spike Johnston After a string of ski tours in Norway during March and April, with hightemperatures and melting snow, we decided to go earlier in the year. In February2026 Helen and myself went to Espedalen for an easy trip and spent ten days inchallenging conditions with temperatures reaching -27C […]

The first winter Lecture of the 2026-7 Series will start at 8 pm The work of Derby Mountain Rescue Team – Robin Knott Derby Mountain Rescue Team is an emergency service who are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and consist entirely of unpaid volunteers.  Working in partnership with police, ambulance […]

Photo Competition at The Royal Oak, Ockbrook

From Peaks to Peat … looking after our uplands – Steve Charles BMC The Fishpond pub (Ballroom), Matlock Bath 7pm for 7:30pm start.As walkers, climbers and mountaineers we inevitably end up ‘taking’ from the places we love. Steve is going to talk about some of the conservation pressures on our uplands and mountains and ways […]