This also was the starting point for Dr Alan Roberts' talk "The History of the River Wye in the Buxton Area" to the recent meeting of the Buxton Archaeological, Local and Natural History Society.

The Wye has several meanders in its infancy – some via Burbage and others via Pooles Cavern – before they become the river most people see flowing through the Pavilion Gardens, partly hidden underneath Buxton's shopping area, emerging again into Ashwood Dale and exiting Buxton to the south followed by the A6 and the railway further down through Derbyshire.

Ably assisted by excellent slides, which illustrated the beauty of the river, Dr Roberts also drew attention to its past industrial relevance, for example in the coal and lime industries around Burbage, and the several water driven mills in the area which the speaker had researched although little trace can now be seen of their existence.

The talk was greatly appreciated by the audience as indicated by the number of interested questions. This was the last of the Society's spring programme.

During the summer, visits are being made to Cheadle in Staffordshire and New Mills Torrs; evening meetings will start again in September.