Andrew Wakefield

Apr 28, 2024 | derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Andrew Wakefield

Aspiring tennis aces in Ashbourne can now benefit from a sparkling new £45,000 clubhouse - following its official opening at the weekend. Ashbourne Tennis Club (ATC) has invested in the impressive facility in a bid to help attract more members to the popular club situated adjacent to Peak Gateway in the town. And during a ceremony on Sunday the ribbon was cut on the new sporting HQ - with guests eager to inspect its enticing modern interior.

Apr 26, 2024 | derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Andrew Wakefield

Evita - as even a novice musical theatre aficionado will know has been the subject of countless professional tours and worldwide productions - a staple of the stage. But how will players from our very own High Peak and surrounding areas fare in bringing this classic to life at our beloved opera house? We're about to find out as murmurs echo around the audience and black and white historic footage of our subject - Eva Peron - is projected on to the curtains.

Dec 18, 2023 | derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Andrew Wakefield

A sparkling Opera House, James Holmes, drinks in hand and lashings of festive spirit – as any regular at Buxton panto appreciates - it’s a combination that no good Christmas should be without. This year’s classic tale to get the Buxton treatment is Cinderella – and a number of returning cast numbers and new additions to the cast seem to have cranked the energy levels high enough to impress even Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.

Oct 3, 2023 | derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Andrew Wakefield

With my mind already working overtime on what frights could be in store I flinch at the sight of the Pavilion Gardens fountain –illuminated at night it seems for a moment to resemble a moving white spectre in my peripheral vision. A fittingly murky and damp hue hangs over the opera house as we enter – as if Buxton’s town centre is helpfully providing the exterior setting for tonight’s performance – the horror ghost story of The Woman in Black.

Sep 29, 2023 | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Andrew Wakefield

Skiing newbie Andrew Wakefield takes to the white stuff in Austria and finds he can’t quite reach the heights of ski-jumping but discovers much else to savour amid the extraordinary Alpine landscape. Arms stretched aloft in a victorious 'V' I soar ever-skywards from Austria's highest ski jump, filled with unbridled joy as I share a knowing glance with a passing golden eagle. At least that's how I pictured things panning out.