Local artists Pop Up at Peak Village

Wildlife artistJules Chabeauxhas become the first artist to take advantage of a new initiative to encourage and support local artists by providing pop-up exhibition spaces to display their work at the revitalised Peak Village in Rowsley.

Jules Chabeaux at her Peak Village pop up -high quality downloads from this link.

Based in Trusley, Derbyshire, Jules Chabeaux's Wild Britain Collection features oil-based coloured pencil artworks of native wildlife such as foxes, hares and badgers and aims to bring out each animal's character and soul. "I am fiercely protective of wildlife so Peak Village is a great opportunity for me to show my work and talk with visitors to highlight issues around protection and conservation. From all of the sales I make I'm donating 10% to Derbyshire Wildlife Trust who are working hard to protect wildlife."

Peak Village is already home to a nature reserve run in partnership with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. Open to visitors and the local community, thereserve, which sits alongside the banks of the River Derwent, has become home to a growing population of wildlife, plants and species.

Katayune Jacquin, site manager at Peak Village: "We were really excited to welcome Jules with her pop up gallery. The exhibition has been very well received by visitors who have a shared love and respect for wildlife. It can be hard for local artists and makers to find suitable spaces at an affordable price so I hope to hear from others looking for opportunities to display their work.

"Offering space to artists or small retail pop ups is a great way for Peak Village to support small local businesses whilst giving customers something new and interesting to see and experience. We will be looking to activate any free space we have with more pop up shops and galleries, workshops and events throughout 2023."

Peak Village actively welcomes independent retail brands and businesses with a strong local connection and in the past year has added Coghlans Food and Wine Experience Centre, Wild Olive, Lambs Cakes and Bakes and the new dining and retail concept Chatsworth Kitchen, which have all proved popular with visitors and driven increased footfall.

Situated in the village of Rowsley on the edge of the Peak District National Park, Peak Village is home to nearly 20 retail and leisure businesses and employs between 80 and 100 people. Significant investment over the past two years has enabled the site to continue growing following its purchase in 2021 by the Devonshire Group, the company that represents the interests of the Devonshire family at nearby Chatsworth.

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Notes to Editors

Devonshire Group

The Devonshire Group comprises the Devonshire family interests, charities and businesses throughout the UK and Ireland, including Chatsworth, which sits within the Derbyshire Estate, the Bolton Abbey Estate in North Yorkshire, the Lismore Estate in County Waterford, and the Compton Estate in Sussex.

The businesses include visitor attractions, shops, restaurants and luxury accommodation at Chatsworth, Bolton Abbey and in Lismore Castle in Ireland. The estates include tenanted businesses and residential property, a property development business with a pipeline of 2000 homes, sustainable forestry and farming businesses and an estate farm shop at Chatsworth. The Devonshire Group employs approximately 1,400 colleagues across their estates which are spread over 65,000 acres.

The group is committed to benefitting heritage, people and a shared future, by preserving, restoring and enhancing their heritage assets, by being a significant contributor to their communities and by being seen as a leader in the way they do things.  

Devonshire Property Group

Devonshire Property Group is part of the portfolio of Devonshire Group businesses set up in 2016 to deliver the wider group's property ambitions in the management and development of both residential and commercial property.

The wider group's ambitions are evidenced in the published ‘Our Commitment to our Shared Future, 10 goals for 10 years' document, and specifically ‘Goal 1 - To enable the creation of 1000 homes for local families and 1000 jobs for local people'.

The Property Group has a pipeline of residential development sites in both Derbyshire and Yorkshire that will deliver over 2,000 new homes over a 20 year period.  Creating good places for people to live and for communities to thrive. In addition, the Property Group has a pipeline of almost 100 acres of land suitable for various commercial, retail and leisure uses, that will provide valuable employment opportunities with spaces for businesses to grow.

Devonshire Property (Retail) Ltd

Devonshire Property Retail is a subsidiary company of Devonshire Property Group, and has been specifically established to manage, invest in and revitalise Peak Village in the village of Rowsley on the edge of the Peak District National Park and the Chatsworth Estate as part of a long term commitment to the local area and its economy by the wider Devonshire Group.

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