Duffield Community Association

17/10/2026

DUFFIELD FIREWORKS NIGHT
Brought to you by DUFFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Friday 6th November 2026 on EYES MEADOW, DUFFIELD.
Tickets on sale NOW
EARLYBIRD from £5.00 available until 1st Nov. Then £7.
Under 5s free, and don't need a ticket.
Get you tickets from DUFFIELD NEWS or via Ticketsource - https://www.duffieldvillage.co.uk/fireworks
Gates open 6.15pm
Fireworks 7.15pm approx.

10/10/2026

DUFFIELD FIREWORKS NIGHT
Brought to you by DUFFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Friday 6th November 2026 on EYES MEADOW, DUFFIELD.

Tickets on sale NOW
EARLYBIRD from £5.00 available until 1st Nov. Then £7.
Under 5s free, and don't need a ticket.
Get you tickets from DUFFIELD NEWS (soon) or via Ticketsource (now)- https://www.duffieldvillage.co.uk/fireworks
Gates open 6.15pm
Fireworks 7.15pm approx.

There will be a SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY by DYNAMITE FIREWORKS

And:
• Anthony Andrews Burgers
• Tipsy Trotter's Pork Rolls
• Deli Licious Loaded Fries ***NEW THIS YEAR***
• Mulled W**e ***BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND***
• Shiny Brewery Pop Up Bar - B**r, l***r, c***r, G&T, soft drinks (cans only)
• Cafe2U Hot Drinks
• Ecclesbourne School Cake Stall
• Candy floss, slush, popcorn
• Children’s inflatable slide
• Duffield Scouts selling Novelty LED glo toys & soft drinks
• etc

No parking on site (except blue badge holders)
Spectators fireworks (including sparklers) are not permitted at the event.
The Crowd area is just past the Changing rooms. Hot food and drinks, licensed bar are on the hard ground to rear of the Changing rooms.
Please bring a torch.
The grass may be wet and could be slippery, so please wear appropriate footwear.

No refunds except in the case of event cancellation. Details and Timings may be subject to change.

WARNING!! Street pedlars in the village selling LED Toys etc. are NOT part of the event. Duffield Scouts will be on Eyes Meadow selling LED Toys to raise funds.

DUFFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION is a registered charity, raising funds to support the Duffield Community. If you would like to make a donation, you can do so during the booking process. Many thanks.

01/10/2026

CPR and DEFIBRILLATOR AWARENESS TRAINING
Saturday 14th Nov,10:30am, at The Trinity Exchange (former Methodist church) on King St.

Organised by DUFFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION and delivered by the EMAS Belper and District Community First Responders, for the residents of Duffield.

This is a FREE event for Duffield residents. Places are limited so please reserve a place via Ticketsource: https://duffieldvillage.co.uk/AED
ALL WELCOME
We would like to encourage families to come and learn together.
(Under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult)

You are invited to come along and learn some basic life-saving skills - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and familiarise yourself with the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
You will also learn about the work of the EMAS Responder Group (CFR) covering Belper, Duffield and surrounding areas.
The outline of the session is:
• Introduction
• Heart attack v cardiac arrest
• CPR when you would do it & how - adult and children
• Use of a AED & how to access a community AED
• Practical session - have a go at CPR on a manikin, look in detail at how an AED is used (using a training AED).
• Q&A session to finish

If the session is oversubscribed, we will organise another one, so please use the Ticketsource waiting list to register your interest.

26/08/2026

Duffield Parish Council invites everyone to celebrate the opening of The Trinity Exchange.
The LAUNCH PARTY on Sat 5th Sept will have something for everyone - activities, food drink, music....DCA volunteers will be helping to serve tea, coffee, cake (lots of cake), soft drinks. Come and see us.
Have a look around at the building, see what has been done so far and what the aspirations could be for the next phase of the development. Following the earlier public consultation, new plans have been drafted....it's still a work in progress so go and have your say.
The Centre is already taking bookings and will open its doors for business on 7th September.

15/08/2026

🌿🌿🌿FOOTPATH IMPROVEMENT GROUP (FIG)🌿🌿🌿
Meeting on Wednesday 19th Aug, 2pm, at The Bridge Inn.

The plan for this month is to walk the path to Little Eaton to do a bit of tidying up, maybe call in at the Little Kitchen.
Please join us.
Come armed with secateurs and gardening gloves!

We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of every month throughout the summer tackling different footpaths, without disturbing wildlife.

17/06/2026

Another gift to the village by the Duffield Carnival crew

Duffield Community BBQ by the DCA is one-week today with thanks to the generous support of Croots Farm Shop & Cafe
🍔 🌭 Burger and sausages
🥗Veggie and vegan salads
This is all FREE for the residents of Duffield. Donations of course are welcome to Duffield Community Association.
🍦Ice-cream van on-site taking cash or card
🎟️ Carnival tickets available (post Early Bird) to buy for £7.50/each
😎 Sunshine ordered

14/06/2026

🌿🌿🌿FOOTPATH IMPROVEMENT GROUP (FIG)🌿🌿🌿
Meeting on Wednesday 17th June, 2pm, near the Cemetery lay-by.
This week we will start to clear the nettles and brambles along the Lower Chevin footpaths, in preparation for the DUFFIELD 5

Please join us.
Come armed with secateurs and gardening gloves!

We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of every month throughout the summer tackling different footpaths, without disturbing wildlife.

08/06/2026

Duffield Carnival Week is the DCA's busiest time of year. This event is organised for the village, by the village, in other words... it relies upon volunteers to make it happen.
Can you spare an hour or two to make this year's Carnival another success?
🙏 Volunteers are needed to support various events

Register your interest via this link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffvAu66-DKsZW6AbP59-TxDISDDacZcAldQNLKLRzyK4Hw0A/viewform?usp=header
or email [email protected]

During the course of the year people say they will help with the Carnival, knowing who is free to do what is a challenge. The DCA has created this questionnaire to try and match people to things that need doing. If you can spare an hour or two it would be much appreciated. The DCA Carnival Week depe...

19/05/2026

, 21st-27th June, events and activities throughout the week
🎟️Early bird tickets for carnival day go on sale 22nd May

12/05/2026

🌿🌿🌿 FOOTPATH IMPROVEMENT GROUP (FIG) 🌿🌿🌿
A small group of secateur wielding volunteers meet roughly once a month over the summer to clear public rights of way of excess vegetation.
Our first official meeting of the year will be on Wednesday 20th May, at 2pm at St Alkmund’s car park to clear footpaths in the vicinity (being mindful of nesting).

Why not join us?

The meeting on 17th June will clear vegetation at the bottom of the Chevin in preparation for the DUFFIELD 5 fun run.