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Riddings
Derbyshire, East Midlands
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Riddings
Riddings is a large village in Derbyshire, England. The appropriate ward of the Amber Valley Council is called Ironville and Riddings. The population of this ward as at the 2011 census was 5,821. It is located 2 miles (3 km) south of Alfreton near the hamlet of Golden Valley. The name derives from Ryddynges, a clearing or riding in a wood. This was the ancient forest known as Alfreton Grove within the manor of Alfreton. The settlement goes back at least to the 12th century, when Hugh de Ryddynges received half of the manor of Riddings and half of Watnall from his relative Ralf Ingram of Alfreton.
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Hanley city centre masterplan to be considered by council cabinet on 6 October
Stoke-on-Trent City Council will vote on a new Hanley City Centre Masterplan on 6 October, outlining 750 new homes, transport upgrades and a partnership model to drive regeneration.
Hanley4 minutes ago
Lord Lieutenant marks community service and heritage across Warwickshire in September
During September 2026 the Lord-Lieutenant’s team attended a range of events from military commemorations to charity awards, highlighting the county’s diverse civic life and inviting nominations for the King’s Award for Voluntary Service.
Warwick6 minutes ago
CouncilRochdale Council to spend £15 million on cost-of-living support
A three-year £15 million package funded by the government’s Crisis and Resilience Fund will provide emergency help, welfare advice and holiday activities for families in Heywood, Middleton, Pennines and Rochdale.
Rochdale3 hours ago
CouncilBirmingham Council's High Court hearing on unauthorised flag attachments – 30 September
Birmingham City Council will return to the High Court on 30 September to seek an interim injunction aimed at stopping unauthorised flag displays on streets and highway fixtures, citing safety and harassment concerns.
Birmingham3 hours ago
CouncilBarnsley supermarket fined £28,675 after labelling breaches
LSJ Supermarket and its owners were convicted for selling pre-packed foods without mandatory ingredient, nutrition and allergen information, breaching the Food Safety Act.
Barnsley3 hours ago
CultureEndangered-species mural unveiled on Brook House in Middleton
A 15-metre-high artwork created by artists from Rochdale and Kenya now decorates Brook House, highlighting threatened wildlife and the town’s cultural ties with East Africa.
Middleton4 hours ago
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Amble
Today, 19:00Rock City, Nottingham

MAN/WOMAN/CHAINSAW
Today, 19:30Nottingham Rescue Rooms, Nottingham

Yonaka
Thu 8 Oct, 18:30Rock City, Nottingham

Martin McAloon of Prefab Sprout
Thu 8 Oct, 20:00The Flowerpot, Derby

DNA of History
Fri 9 Oct, 18:30Vaillant Live, Derby, Derby

Red Rum Club
Fri 9 Oct, 18:30Rock City, Nottingham

Days out around Riddings
View allBarbrook One
Owler Bar · 17 miles
On Ramsley Moor in the Peak District, the stone circle identified as Barbrook One stands as an archaeological feature. The embanked ring measures about thirteen metres in internal diameter and is bounded by a rubble bank roughly three metres wide. Inside the circle a single standing stone reaches approximately one metre in height, accompanied by eleven smaller stones whose heights vary between five and twenty-five centimetres. The nearest settlement recorded is Owler Bar. Barbrook One forms part of a larger cairn field that includes a second ring, Barbrook Two, a rubble-banked cairn about 200 metres north-by-northwest of the circle, and roughly eighty other cairns scattered across the moor. Most of these cairns are under six metres in diameter and are thought to be clearance cairns from a later prehistoric period, while the larger examples are likely Bronze Age funerary monuments. Local tradition records that the early saint William Hale employed the circles in attempts to convert local pagans to Christianity. The entire area is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and a further stone circle, Barbrook Three, lies two kilometres to the north.
Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer
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Museum, Sales and Repairs
Kimberley School War Memorial
Swingate · 6.8 miles
A small monument consisting of 3 wooden planks stood upright and a metal outline of a soldier remembering those lost during both world wars.
Skegby Troughs
Dalestorth · 6.8 miles
Spring-fed animal water troughs and plaque on wall
Hucknall No.2 Colliery 1865-1986
Hucknall · 7.5 miles
Part of Hucknall Mining Memorial
Miners' Statue
Hucknall · 7.5 miles
Bronze sculpture of coal miner standing on a Davy lamp, part of Hucknall Mining Memorial
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Newlands Newsagent and Off Licence
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