repair/service centres, and public houses. Two core industrial locations exist at Draycott, west of Victoria Mills which feature companies producing food preparation equipment and automation tooling, and repurposed Draycott Mill industrial units which host smaller niche businesses and retail. There is a pyrotechnics business based at Church Wilne. Events and community groups The Draycott Village Fund is a local community group, creating events such as the Scarecrow Festival and Christmas market. The ‘Draycott in Bloom’ programme has entered the East Midlands in Bloom competition, receiving high rankings in recent years. Recreation Various youth organisations are hosted in the village including a junior football club, Scouting, Brownies and Rainbows organisations, Army Cadets and the Draycott and Long Eaton Table Tennis Club. Facilities include: Millennium Green (left of Hopwell Road) cycle track outdoor gym equipment youth shelter Draycott Playing Fields (right of Hopwell Road) play area playing fields football field with pavilion The Leisure Green (New Street) enclosed floodlit multi purpose games area with football and basketball posts concrete table tennis and chess tables St Chad's Nature Reserve (Church Wilne) nature walk residents' fishing club Tourism Walking The Midshires Way is a long-distance footpath and bridleway that runs for 230 miles (370 km) from the Chiltern Hills from Buckinghamshire to Greater Manchester. A section cuts through Derbyshire and within the parish it enters from the south via the footbridge over the Derwent at Church Wilne. It comes through the east of Draycott and exits to the north east of the village. Cycling Route 6 of the National Cycle Network is a long distance cycle route from London to the Lake District within north west England. A section of this crosses from the west of the parish from Borrowash, following the A6005 road before branching off via the towpath of the disused Derby Canal. Avoiding the built-up Draycott village to the south, it exits to the east towards Breaston. Landmarks Conservation Structural protections Listed buildings There are 17 items of architectural merit throughout the parish, St Chad's Church at Church Wilne holds the highest statutory designation of Grade I, the rest have Grade II listed status, and consist of varied features such as several former mills and associated buildings, large notable houses, bridges, as well as a former turnpike milepost and a farmhouse. Environmental designations Green belt The majority of the parish, except for the immediate built up area of Draycott, is within