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EDALE COUNTRY DAY THE FEATURE Edale is busy with visitors all summer and at the weekends in winter, but originally it was a loose confederation of five booths. These are huts giving temporary shelter to boothmen, while they kept watch over livestock. The booths eventually became the permanent settlements of Upper Booth, Barber Booth, Ollerbrook Booth, Nether Booth and Grindsbrook Booth-more usually known as Edale.
Courtesy Edale Country Fair Apart from breathtaking scenery, visitors to Edale enjoy a number of events held in the village every year. In particular, Edale Country Day is very popular and, in 2007 it raised in the region of £7,000 for the local school and village hall. The details for 2009 are set out below.
EDALE COUNTRY DAY 2010 On Edale Playing Field Supporting Edale School and Village Hall Sunday 13th June 2009 - 10.30am - 5pm approx Website is www.edalecountryday.org.uk
OTHER EVENTS
Edale Jazz in The Field - Saturday
12 June 09 - Benefit concert in aid of Medical Foundation for Torture Victims.
Edale playing field from
7.30p.m.
www.jazzinthefield.org
for more details.
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EDALE COUNTRY DAY
Enjoy a great day out in the Peak District at Edale Country Day. On Sunday 13th June 2009 from 10.30am - 5pm at the Village Playing Fields. Supporting Edale School and Village Hall. Edale Fell Race finishes in middle of Country Day. Further Information - Website
Jazz in the Field – Saturday 12th June 2010 – Website.
Edale Traditional Church Fete – date to be announced. Contact Elizabeth Wetherall on 01433 670237 for further details.
Edale Barrel Race & Family Fun Day - 11th September 2010.
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EDALE FEATURE
For many years, the Vale of Edale remained isolated. Its location, surrounded by the glowering heights of Kinder Scout to the north, and a long ridge of hills to the south made it difficult to reach. The River Noe just manages to find a space through a narrow gap in the hills on its way towards Hope.
The right to roam the privately owned moor above Edale was severely restricted until the 1950s. Now that access to roam has been negotiated, subject to certain byelaws, the moors are very popular with walkers.
Tom Stephenson’s classic long distance walk, the ‘Pennine Way’ has its official starting point at the Old Nag’s Head, in the centre of the village. It follows the Pennine Chain for over 250 miles northwards, to the Scottish Border at Kirk Yetholm. Attracting some 10,000 walkers each year, it is a good test even for the most experienced walker.
EDALE WALK Edale is a very popular centre for walkers and this easy walk provides excellent views of the valley and the surrounding hills. The Sheffield to Manchester railway line brings walkers in the thousands every year to explore the glorious walking countryside. The Old Nag’s Head is the official starting point of the Pennine Way, which winds its way northward nearly 250 miles to Kirk Yetholm on the Scottish border.
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