Primitive Hall, Main Street, Chelmorton 

Primitive Hall can be found in Main Street, Chelmorton and is the home of the Lord and Lady of Hollinsclough.

Chelmorton Chase Five mile one thousand foot fell race leaves the Hall  each September.

The Hall acts as host to the Buxton District Landrover Club Hollinsclough Shield scatter hunt and a summer ball is held at the hall most alternative years to help raise funds for local charity issues. A fund called Chelmorton Life was created to support activities in the village. Over the years supporting activities to the village summer festival have taken place which have incuded large firework displays and sheep roast barbecues which in past years have been provided free to everyone in the village. In the summer of 2000 some cattle were disturbed by the firworks which have not taken place since.

All of the surrounding area was in the grip of problems from Foot and Mouth outbreaks in the UK during 2001, most events were cancelled but there was no sign of any problems during 2002. 2003 events went well, blessed with much good weather have shown an upward trend to the present day. The 2004 Primitive Hall summer Ball  raised a great deal of funds for Hollinsclough school.It fell on the same day as the summer festival at Hollinsclough so everyone enjoyed a marvellous afternoon of village fun, tug of war, fell race, stalls and pet show.

In 2005 members of the National Youth Championship orchestra woowed the guests before a cool evening in a heat wave that was quenched with French Rose' wine.2009 is the next June date for the Summer ball at Primitive hall.

Events for your diary 
 

Tenth anniversary race for Chelmorton. Runners and spectators sang Happy Birthday at the start line outside Primitive Hall before the off. Lady Hollinsclough flagged them away. Birthday presents galore, every finisher was give a T shirt, designed in a school competition at lady Manner for the tenth birthday of the race. Festivities continued with a Staffordshire Out Cake feast.  Bright sunshine and dry ground delivered splendid conditions for a mid-day race over Chelmorton Low, representing clubs that included Buxton, Shelton Striders, Pennine, Dark Peak, Glossop, Macclesfield, Matlock, Staffordshire Moorlands and further afield Altringham and Chesterfield. One of the highest events in the Peak District the Chelmorton Chase drew an excellent field including Mark Williams, Nicholas Bassett & Ed Murden. Mark took the front from the start and showed his Penine Fell Running colours to the end. Ed Murden, home in third place running for Shelton Striders secured a team win that saw Shaun Cooper and David Thornton score top place points to win the team prize and take it away from last years top team Macclesfield. Amy Mellor running for Buxton AC was first lady swiftly followed be Annemarie Claye also for Buxton AC. Digital photos and race times were coming out of the computer almost before runners finished the race, ten years in the making, local marshals had become experts, Alan Atkin directed the top of the Low, Burner Hulley took the road styles beyond the Rakes and Arthur Gratton was on five wells gates.   Climax of the run was climbing the Low at over a thousand feet. Access granted by the Allen family, many other local land owners helped, the Whealdon family provided firelds for the youngsters race and car parking kept vehicles down in Primitive Field out of Main Street. Tracey Worth Lady of Hollinsclough comments. 'There is always a great atmosphere as the race finishes down the village Main Street where locals and supporters alike cheer the runners home. But the tenth birthday bash was very special. Children at lady manners school designed the aniversary T Shirts and everyone enjoyed free refreshments at Primitive Hall which included local Stafordshire oat cakes and hartington cheese for the post race birthday party.

Andy Wilton bagged another first place in the Chelly Chase five mile, one thousand foot village fell race. A splendid sunshine morning found Liz Batt home as first lady, the duo held their places from last year but there was no course record. Almost a hundred runners competed for honours on the course, with growing numbers new parking arrangements saw cars parked in Primitive Fields on the right of the entrance to the village. Runners from across the country joined with teams from Macclesfield, Buxton and Staffs Moorlands to warm up on Main Street. Mrs Allen kindly granted permission to use the Low and a great deal of help came in from other farmers, the Ardens, Wealdons and Bagshawas as well as the many marshals from the village who mark the route and attend the turns to keep the fast feet on the right direction. Tracey Worth, Lady of Hollinsclough waved away the start and provided hot pies to all who made it home, tea coffee and refreshments were served out of Primitive Hall and runners left with full time sheets admirably prepared on the spot by Derek, Angela & Judith. A tremendous run on a fantastic course with views and terrain unmatched across the fell race calendar.

There was no rain on the morning but recent bad weather had left a slippery course beyond the record time. Andy Wilton returned from a year out of the Chelmorton Chase to take first place for the third time in the eight years of the race.  Kev Lilley of Dark Peak took second place and Buxton runner Steve Ramsey took a very creditable third place. First lady went to Emma Clayton from Scunthorpe, second Lady home was Carolyn Lee from Shelton Striders. In its eight year the Chelmorton Chase returned to follow the proven course over Five Wells.  Following on the success of past years the 2005 Chelmorton Chase was listed in the North Staffordshire Champioships and again attracted almost one hundred runners with the first team prize going to Dark Peak.

The race covers 5 miles and 1000 feet passing  over the summit of Chelmorton Low with a return down the village main street. Course record held by English International, Andy Wilton who returned to win in 2003 at thirty minutes, thirty one seconds. 99 and 2000 saw a two year winner Richard Crossland. Date for 2005 is Sunday September 18th.  Terrain is mainly grass with a small numer of stone wall styles and a steep climb over the Low passing by prehistoric burial barrows at the summit. Bacon sandwiches should help the starters.English internationals have become the norm in the front places but many others from club through locals and just plain fun runners have enjoyed the course covering the very best of the local rural sights of the district.In 2003 Carl Lomas, Lord of Hollinsclough donned a Buxton AC vest and returned to running after a twenty year break to come home very creditably in just over fifty minutes. You can enter on the day before eleven o'clock, prizes for first men, first ladies. Dark Peak took the team prize in 2004, a team prize for 2005 awaits the lucky winners. Many local landowners make the race possible, access to the Low is by kind permision of Mrs Allen. Funds raised will go to local causes in the village. The village church of St John the Baptist and the village war memorial institute recieved funds from the race in 2004. In 2005 almost two hundred pounds was donnated to the Chelmorton over sixty club towards a trip or event for the older members of the village.