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The Burbage race is near – it is on Tuesday 13th May this year, starting at 7.30 pm. Anyone able to help please contact Andrew Moore.

The new Edale Chase race, which had been planned for Sunday 11th May, has been cancelled. The Edale Country Day race will go ahead as normal on June 8th as advertised.

Paul Sanderson has been acting chairman since Andy Moore\’s resignation earlier this year; if anyone is interested in taking over on a permanent basis please let Rob Moore know before next Wednesday. Any nominations for other committee positions should also be sent to Rob, on 07766520741 or despam(secretary@dpfr.org.uk, email)

It\’s the club AGM next week (7th May) at the Grouse, Froggatt. If you have any items for the agenda please contact Rob Moore on 07766520741 or despam(secretary@dpfr.org.uk, email).

I have (thanks to Gavin) got a set of club newsletters back as far as Summer 1993 (now back as far as June 1987 – thanks Ann). I have been scanning them in and uploading the results, but someone out there must have copies going back further than that. If Read more

A memorial Service is to be held on the Dam Wall 10:00am on the 16th May 2008, to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the 617 squadron RAF, raid on the Ruhe Dams (Dambusters). The end of the service will be marked by a flypast of the Battle of Britain memorial Read more

Thankyou to everyone who took part in yesterday’s Some You Win – Some You Lose fell race. Runners, marshals, registration, results, website, sweepers, car parking attendants(!), photographers, &c. &c. to name just a few. It was not until I started to e-mail helpers individually that I realised how fortunate we Read more

Dry, quite cold at times on the tops, and heavily bogged in places. Much hard work had clearly gone into the preparations, and everything seemed to work through most efficiently. A new Ladies record from the World long distance champion, ahead of Angela Mudge. Jethro Lennox was first man, with Read more

Don\’t forget the race on Sunday. Start at 10am in Hope, details on the Calendar link. Also if you are approaching Hope from the East, note that the road at Mytham Bridge (map) will be closed on the day of the race. We suggest an alternative route via Yorkshire Bridge Read more

Bob Berzins has written this article about the illegal persecution of birds and animals in the Peak District. There is a wealth of information in it which will help any of us who come across what we think could be a problem to decide whether anything illegal is taking place Read more