Bar and exhibition available from 5pm, please arrive with time to register. Commemorating a time, 50 years ago, when Hardcastle Crags could have been submerged under water by a plan to halt the river and fill the valley to the brim.

Together we’ll acknowledge the great determination of local people who saved the beauty of this valley and our right to roam within it. Join us at dusk to journey upriver to “Little Switzerland”, the location where the water might have met a high dam wall. With contributions from acclaimed sound artist Dan Fox and Sattelli, a multi-instrumentalists duo of Swiss heritage; we’ll raise a toast and reaffirm our commitment to preserving this beautiful place for future generations.