Welcome to my Ripley

A site for the people, businesses, clubs, organisations and anything else related to Ripley in Amber Valley, Derbyshire.

If you are a business sports club or any other organisation in Ripley and want a free listing on MyRipley.co.uk, or if you want to make general comments, suggestions or feedback, just send an email to the above email address.

The idea of this site is to promote the town of Ripley and it's shops and businesses. I first thought of the idea for a website when Ripley still had half a market.

At one time, going back a few years(scratches head wondering how long ago that was), Ripley market was full of stalls. Grocers, shoes, clothes, hardware, household, all sorts of stuff. Now, just a few remain(Feb 2009), including John with his fruit and veg and Malc with his sweets and bread.

The rest of the town isn't doing too well either. In the late eighties/early nineties, we must have had six butchers and as many grocers, a few Bakers and a Fishmonger, at least four newsagents and just a few take-aways.

As if Ripley wasn't struggling enough, now in 2008/2009 we have the credit crunch and what has to be a recession, which isn't going to help.

What do you think about the council charging for parking on Sundays.

Have your say on the Ripley Forum.

The town of Ripley in Derbyshire is the most English, according to a study of people’s names.

The research, which classified the ethnic background of Britain’s 42.2 million adult voters according to the origin of their names, found that 88.5 per cent of Ripley’s inhabitants were ethnically English.

Heanor, in Derbyshire, had the second highest proportion of English names, followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, and Boston, Lincolnshire.

The study, carried out by Professor Richard Webber, of University College London, on behalf of OriginsInfo marketing.

Amber Sound FM is a fun local radio station for the Amber Valley area of Derbyshire.

24 hours a day seven days a week until at least 2013. Broadcasting to Ripley, Alfreton, Belper, Heanor and all the small villages that make Amber Valley the special place it is. Well, this is what is says on their website :)

Knightsbridge Place is the former Co-op building on Nottingham Road and is Ripley's largest building. The Co-op closed in the late 1980's and the building was purchased by Tim Godkin in 2001. Derbyshire Investments David and Maginda Gill acquired the building in 2004 and have developed it into apartments and retail. Taylors Mill. Another smart development finished at the end of 2008 by Derbyshire Investments is the re-developed Taylors Mill on the corner of Crossley street and Wellington Street. The new Taylors Mill comprises, ground floor retail and three upper floors of smart luxury apartments.

ASHER LANE SERVICE CENTRE Land Rover 4x4 Specialist All Landrover models serviced Asher Lane Service Centre Asher Lane, Hammersmith Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 3RE Tel 01773 747893

Antiques - Cars & motorcycles sales & repairs - Cards & Gifts - Children's wear - Electrical Retailers - Financial Services - Food Stores - Hair Dressing - Health & Beauty - Home & Gardens - Jewellery Leisure -  News/Stationery & books - Photography - Public Houses & Nightclubs - Restaurants/Cafes & Fast food -  Sports & Outdoor Leisure - Travel Agents Ripley - Web based businesses

Ripley businesses, why not add your details to http://www.myambervalley.co.uk/ the more links to your website, the better the ranking in search engines.

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