Following a decision by the council to repair the bridge at Bakewell, all the love locks had to be removed and were at risk of being melted down and sold as scrap. The work on the bridge has now been completed but the council will not allow any further love locks to be attached.

The love locks from the bridge are now safe and are stored in large bags at Thornbridge Hall. Emma Harrison has kindly agreed to display them in the grounds of the hall, however we need to raise money to help build the new structure to display them again.

Thornbridge Hall is an ideal solution and it is where people can still visit their love locks and also allow the tradition to continue with space being created for new love locks to be attached. But we need your help to create a suitable lasting home. as each one has a special memory and there are 40000 memories to save.

Our Goal

We have set up this Just Giving page to provide funds to build a structure similar to that of the wires on the bridge to not only display the love locks in their new home but increase the capacity so that the memories can be continued.

The Structure

It is the aim to build a suitable structure and create an area that displays the locks in their full glory for all to enjoy. This will be in an accessible area in the grounds of Thornbridge Hall. We would love to raise enough funding for seating and information boards and some forms of digital record of the Love locks.

This all take time and money and has to be made strong and safe so we need your help. Every pound raised will help preserve the 1000’s of memories and allow new lasting memories hopefully for generations to come.

Every donation would be amazing and create a wonderful peaceful place for the Love Locks. So literally every penny raised will be thankfully received and used to help this tradition continue. We have come a long way to achieve this and it has taken a long time to get to where we are, please help us get the job finished so that the memories are preserved and not lost.

Thank you.