The Old Gassworks nominated for a Countryside Award

The Old Glassworks at Pot House Hamlet has been nominated for another award.

The Old Glassworks has been shortlisted and is in the final 6 for the Friends of the Peak District 2009 Countryside Award, this includes the Peak District National Park Authority's Special Award for excellence in building and design.

The Countryside Award Scheme is run by the Friends of the Peak District and CPRE South Yorkshire to celebrate particularly fine example of projects which make a positive contribution to the rural scene. The Award Scheme has been running for over 25 years.

For further information on the Old Glassworks please visit www.pothousehamlet.co.uk

Pot House Hamlet circa 1980

Pot House Hamlet before Silkstone By-pass was built, circa 1980.

http://www.pothousehamlet.co.uk/

Stories through drama along the Silkstone wagonway

Yesterday the pupils of Silkstone Primary School visited the Hamlet. As part of the 'Two Villages Festival' the children enacted a series of historical plays in and around the Pot House Hamlet.