YOUR NATIONAL PARK
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It’s great to see your adventures and memories of the UK’s original National Park on our social media channels. Of course, social media wasn’t around 70 years ago, but you have been tagging us since 2008, so we have trawled back in time to find some of our favourite posts. We hope you enjoy them.
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History in the skies Commemorative flights by historic aeroplanes have drawn crowds over the years to the Upper Derwent Valley. This photo was taken by a member of National Park staff. The flights are organised by the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. The Lancaster bomber has flown down the Derwent Valley to mark anniversaries of 617 Squadron’s raid on German dams.
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Google Doodle On 17 April 2014, we became the first national park in the UK to be featured as the Google Doodle! It was our 63rd birthday and we were so excited. We celebrated it across our Twitter, Facebo ok and Google Plus channels – spot the one that is no longer a thing!
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Well, well, well! Well dressings are made and displayed in many Derbyshire towns and villages between May and September. These colourful tableaux are created using natural materials such as flower petals and moss pressed into clay. They last one week for local Wakes Week celebrations. If you were in Ashford-in-the-Water in June 2019, you might remember this one celebrating 70 Years of National Parks. Thanks for sending it in, Steve Sharratt. 36
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Instagram since June 2016 /peakdistrictnationalpark You can write to us at: ParkLife team, Peak District National Park office, Aldern House, Baslow Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AE. We read all your letters but we aren’t able to respond personally.
