About Us
Bank Vale Artisans are a collective of super talented craftspeople who came together during the pandemic of 2020.
My name is Julie and together with my husband Simon we own an old Victorian paper mill in the beautiful village of Hayfield in the High peak area of Derbyshire.
We moved in 2014 and set to renovating and breathing new life into the property, which had been closed for 5 years.
During the lockdown, like many other businesses we were forced to close. We needed ways of keeping busy and ways to bring in some income.
We were approached by the lovely Jody from @ladyandthelaserbeam who was looking for somewhere to run her laser cutting business after being a redundancy casualty of covid 19, this then led to more enquiries and "Bank Vale Artisans " was born
We have now have a collection of artisans, as well as myself (I own The Thread Mill, a hub of sewing and crafting .)
During the last 2 years we have worked hard to create a hub of creativity in the High Peak including an exhibition space and retro diner for hire.
It's been a tough year with lots of ups AND downs but if anything good is to come out of this pandemic we should grab opportunity with both hands and make it happen .... here’s to better times, collaboration, fun and success.
I hope you will join us on our journey