Well Dressing

Held for 6 days from the Saturday closest to St John the Baptist’s Day (June 24th) when the Five wells are blessed. Having its own private water company Youlgrave has more reason than most to give thanks each year. Other local villages hold similar blessings at different times throughout the summer. The boards are soaked in the river and puddled with clay on the Monday evening and then moved to locations around the village to be petalled for the week before being put up for display early on the Saturday morning in good time for the service at 2pm and left up to view until Thursday. Please see the attached Youlgrave Welldressers Invitation