Help Create Elvaston’s Well Dressing!

🌼 Calling All Volunteers – Help Create Elvaston’s First Dressing for 2026! 🌼

We’re excited to announce that the Elvaston Estate will be unveiling its well dressing for 2026 as part of this year’s Elvaston Village Fete on Saturday 27th June.

For those unfamiliar, well dressing is a beautiful Derbyshire tradition of decorating wells and water sources using natural materials like petals, seeds and leaves set into clay. It’s a wonderful, hands-on process that brings people together to create a truly stunning piece of art rooted in local heritage.

🧑‍🎨 We’re looking for volunteers to help prepare and petal the well dressing Monday 22 to Friday 26 June inclusive (you don't need to sign up for the full week). This is a free activity.

👉 What we need:

• Someone with plastering experience to help lay and smooth the clay on Monday morning. Please DM us if you are able to help.

• Volunteers to help with petalling between 1–4pm, Monday to Friday. Places are limited each day to ensure everyone gets a turn.

🎟 Book your volunteer slot via Eventbrite.

Please note that you will be standing for the total period, although there will be plenty of breaks to sit down and refreshments will be provided.