2025 Well Dressing: Saturday 26 July – Sunday 3 August
We are only a few weeks from Well Dressing! If you are interested in helping petal the Wells then come along to the Petalling tent in the churchyard from Sunday 20 July - there is no need to book and you can come along for a few minutes or all day! We will provide guidance for beginners.
Check out the Events page for what is going on.
We are hoping for a good display of scarecrows this year on our theme of insects, spiders and creepy crawlies, could be based on a film or just your own imagination.
if you have never made one, they can be any size and made from cardboard, papermache, pillows or old stockings filled with straw or paper - whatever comes to hand. You can then decorate them and display them outside your home.
Please email [email protected] and tell us if your entry is a family/adult one or a child (U16) entry.
Can you help?
We are looking for plants for the plant stall and homemade jams & chutneys to sell in the shop - even a couple of jars would be welcome - just bring them along during Wells Week or contact [email protected].
Welcome to the Stoney Middleton Well Dressing website. We aim to maintain & promote the custom of Well Dressing for present & future generations. Our Well Dressing Week incorporates a week of varied activities for all ages, these include a treasure hunt, model boat race, quizzes, brass band, children’s events, sports events & fell race to name but a few.
Profits from Well Dressing Week are ploughed back into the village community. For 2025 we invite any local group to apply for a grant.
Stoney Middleton Well Dressing was started in 1936 by Ted Shimwell and our well dressings consists of 3 wells.
- Main Well Dressing: on The Nook, near St Martin’s Church.
- Children’s Well Dressing at the entrance to a house on The Nook, next to the Main Well Dressing.
- Bath House Gardens Well Dressing: Follow the Nook around to the spring near the old Roman Baths.
Our Well Designer for 2025
Si Homfray has designed our Main Well and Bath House Well, he is an artist, designer, author and adventurer – he has a gallery in Hathersage by the station – find out more…
The Children’s Well is being deigned by a team of young people from the village.
Like all our designers he has given up his free time to design the Wells and will be making a short address at the Opening Ceremony – where he will be available to chat about his designs and the process he went though.
Would you like to design our Wells next year?
Well Designers come from all walks of life and experience, you could be an Art Student or an experienced amateur artist. The position is voluntary but you will get lots of support from the many experienced petallers and previous designers. To find out more come along during Wells Week or if you cannot make it then please email [email protected] for an informal chat.
Fell Race – Sign up now!
Sign to compete in the Fell Race here – Thursday 31 July. This popular annual event challenges runners over an 8.5km course with 308m ascent. BBQ and Beer on completion – ages 18-89! (You can sign up on the evening).
2024 Wells
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