Community Projects
The Steel Cotton Trail Project 2026
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1358845694133206/posts/35537528042504867/
Bamford Writers Group members Philip Taylor and Mark Bradshaw are leading a project to bring to life the Steel Cotton Trail, supported by the BCAC and Hope Valley Rail Partneship. If you wish to get involved, please keep an eye out for details of future meetings.
The Thornhill Trail Project 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKwkWVsB6dQ
Residents from Bamford and the wider Hope Valley got together 'online'
during the pandemic to create a musical video of the Thornhill Trail.
The project was put together by Wes Finch and The Mechanicals Band, and funded by Live & Local
The Bamford Community Art Project 2020
In 2020, The BCAC commissioned local folk artist Sue Prince to design a set of panels of Bamford and its history and stories. They were painted by the community in Bamford Institute over two weekends in March 2020 and the four finished panels were exhibited in the Moore Memorial Hall on the17th/18th October 2020. The project was made possible by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The panels are housed permanently in Bamford Village Institute and three sets of copies are being erected round the village so that the artwork can be admired at any time. One set has been installed adjacent to Coronation Gardens near The Anglers Rest. Copies will also be installed on each platform at Bamford Station. Cards of the panels are on sale at The Anglers Rest in the cafe.
Here are photos of the unveiling weekend at the Moore Hall, Bamford
From left to right: Sue Prince with Cath & David Allwood, Liz Marshall & Jonathan Lindley of the BCAC committee just before opening the exhibition to the public.
