Would you like to make a difference to your local community?

We currently have one PARISH COUNCILLOR VACANCY that we are looking to fill by co-option. We invite anyone who is interested in being considered to notify the clerk via e-mail or post. In particular we would like to hear of any specific skills or interests that you believe would benefit our group. If you would like an informal discussion... Read More »

Officers received a call about the incident at a house on Luke Lane at around 10.30am on Friday, April 5.

One man was stopped at the house by two members of the public, who passed descriptions to officers of another man they had seen, and waited while officers arrived.

Another man matching the description was stopped by an officer on the A52, not far from Luke Lane.

The men, both aged 28 and from Derby,... Read More »

Notice of uncontested election

Statement of Persons Nominated District Council

Derbyshire Library Service has two mobile libraries, based at Buxton and Long Eaton, serving around 150 communities across the county. These communities are visited once every four weeks and the mobile libraries offer a range of services for everyone including fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children, large print books, books on tape and books on CD as well as a selection of local studies... Read More »

Advice On How And When To Contact Us

Do you know what to report to the police and when to contact your local council office?

On the web link below you can find out the most convenient ways to report crimes, incidents or neighbourhood problems to either Derbyshire police or its partners.

Use the icons in the centre of the page to find the most relevant topic and way to report your specific issue

http://www.derbyshire.police.uk/Contact-Us/Contact-Us.aspx... Read More »

Following last year's success, Santa and his Sleigh will be visiting Brailsford again this year. Keep an eye out for him on Thursday December 20th from 5pm, as his Sleigh and Elves make their way around the village. Be sure to have your winter woolies at the ready, as there may just be a Christmas sing song, and a few festive treats before Santa heads back to the North Pole. Donations of sweets can... Read More »

Have you had one of our flyers and questionnaires through your door? We want to hear your ideas for our village park. Please take a few minutes to fill yours in and bring along to the event on Saturday. If you can't make it we are also collecting completed questionnaires at the post office.
If you've not had one yet and would like to fill one in please let us know

We have set up a Go Fund Me site for donations to improve the facilities on The Plain and all donations will be greatly received https://uk.gofundme.com/the-village-playing-field

Brailsford's Playing Field has fabulous potential for everyone in the village to enjoy, and now its officially ours we want to make the most of it. While we're busy checking out a grant or two, the newly formed Working Party are keen to hear your ideas about the best use of the space in the future - to add to the suggestions from the school children's competition.

Whether you're 2 or 92, we'd love to... Read More »