Event
12th July 2025 - 19th July 2025
Bamford Well Dressing
Bamford Well Dressing will be on display on The Green -This ancient custom is all but unique to Derbyshire. It's the art of decorating wells and springs with pictures made using only natural materials.
About
12th July 2025 - 19th July 2025
Bamford dresses two wells in the Village each year. The main one is a joint endeavour which everyone is welcome to help out with, and a smaller one is made up by the Playgroup.
Bamford Well Dressing will be on display on The Green next to the wells.
This ancient custom is all but unique to Derbyshire. It's the art of decorating wells and springs with pictures made using only natural materials.
The Well Dressing Blessing will be at 6pm on Saturday 12th July and Castleton Silver Band will be playing.
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