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We've put together a range of activities to help keep you occupied while it's not possible to physically visit us.  There's lots to do for children and families and we now have our Derbyshire Oatcake challenge up and running too! (We've now extended the closing date...

Public statement–   Following the Government directive on regarding Covid19, for the safety of all the Heritage Centre will be closing until further notice.  We thank all our staff, volunteers and customers for their continued support and look forward to...

The Heritage Centre is pleased to be part of Wirksworth Wizarding Day. On Saturday 26th October our museum galleries will be transformed into the gateway to the town's Wizarding School. For this day only, they won’t be open for general visitors (but there will be so...

The Heritage Centre is hosting the work of photographer Jenny Neale in this year's Wirksworth Festival, her photographs on show in the Studio until Friday 13th September. Meantime, our new mascot Woolly the Rhinoceros hit the streets at the Festival Art Trail with new...

Two new members of staff have joined the team at Wirksworth’s award-winning Heritage Centre. Jo Higton-Metcalf picks up the reins as the new Community Learning and Education Officer (CLEO), managing and developing the centre’s varied programme of events and activities...

Wirksworth Heritage Centre is seeking a part-time Community Learning and Engagement Officer

Wirksworth Heritage Centre has won the award for Best Educational Building in the prestigious LABC 2019 Regional Building Excellence Awards. The LABC Awards are the largest business to business awards in the building control sector, recognising quality in all types of...

Thanks to Lottery players and a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £1.34m, Wirksworth Heritage Centre was officially opened to the public on Saturday 13th April. The opening was conducted by well-known journalist and broadcaster Matthew Parris, and attended by...

This was obviously a tough one from our team of literary buffs. Even the winner of our quiz, Olwyn Bailey who receives the £20 gift voucher, managed correct answers to only 37 of our 40 posers. As the team wander off to read up for next year's quiz, here is the full...