Shine A Light

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Visitors are invited to watch Derbyshire's history unfold in magical night-time shows projected on to four heritage venues as part of the new Shine A Light programme that runs from September 2022 to February 2023.

The large-scale projections take place for the first time at Elvaston Castle. Also at Barrow Hill Roundhouse (Chesterfield), National Trust's Hardwick Hall and Cromford Mills return to host the unique outdoor events for a second year.

In addition, the towns of New Mills and Bolsover will be working with the 'Shine A Light' team to build exciting new additions for their annual community lantern processions.

Providing fun for the whole family, the event will bring together awe-inspiring illuminations and projections in a visually stunning display that is unique to each venue and centred around the themes of climate change and water.

Delivered by internationally-renowned Derbyshire-born video projection artists Illuminos, 'Shine A Light' is inspired by Voices From The Peak – a celebration of Derbyshire county in sound created by local poet and performer Mark Gwynne Jones to celebrate the Peak District National Park's 70th birthday in 2021.

Confirmed dates and venues are:

Cromford Mills, home of Sir Richard Arkwright's first mill complex, in the UNESCO Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, on Thursday 27 October and Friday 28 October
Elvaston Castle, a Gothic Revival castle and surrounding parkland, run by Derbyshire County Council, on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November
Barrow Hill Roundhouse, the last surviving railway roundhouse in the United Kingdom with an operational turntable, on Thursday 8 December and Friday 9 December
Hardwick Hall, an Elizabethan country house built by Bess of Hardwick in the 1500s, owned by the National Trust, on Friday 17 February and Saturday 18 February
Exciting new works will be displayed at New Mills Festival Lantern Procession & Community Event on Saturday 24 September and Bolsover Lantern Parade on Saturday 26 November.