, Buxworth and Winter Brownside Parish Council 2018 Parish Room, 3 Lower Lane, Chinley, High Peak, , SK23 6BE Parish Clerk: Mrs Georgina Cooper [email protected] Tel: 01663 750139 www.chinleybuxworthbrownside-pc.gov.uk

Chinley Playground Grand Re-Opening Centenary of the end of the First World War As this newsletter is published the parish will have commemorated the centenary of the end of the First World War in a number of ways. Thank you to Lyn Farley for the magnificent display of poppies in the Parish Room window which includes the names of all the soldiers from our parish who bravely fought for our country. It can be viewed until the

end of November. Thanks also to all those who donated and displayed Silent Soldiers and lamp post poppies around the parish. They have made a fitting tribute. A report on the commemorative events that will have taken place in the

parish, including the unveiling of memorial plaques, the planting of a commemorative tree and the lighting of a In October the recently refurbished playground in Chinley beacon on Squirrel Green, will be in the Spring newsletter. was re-opened to great delight from local families! This was Poppy Appeal paid from section 106 monies allocated to the parish council Thank you to everyone who supported the as a result of the Wain Homes development off Forge Road. Poppy Appeal this year, with special thanks The playground is themed around the railway heritage of to those that manned the Aldi stall, to Chinley and includes a much wider range of equipment than businesses that had poppies for sale on previously. Thank you to everyone for their patience during their premises and Churches for donating the installation works. We hope you enjoy this new asset for collections. The total amount raised for many years to come! Chinley and Buxworth will shortly be displayed on notice The wooden fence alongside the car park has recently been boards. Finally if you would like to volunteer for next year’s repaired as it was leaning over onto the path. Please take appeal get in touch with Tess on 07772 464749 or care when parking along here to ensure the path is kept clear email [email protected]. for families accessing the playground this way. Many thanks. Christmas Lights Switch On Grants for Local Groups The annual Christmas Lights Switch On Every year the Parish Council has a pot of money available events will take place as follows: “for any purpose which in its opinion is in the interests of or will directly benefit the area or its inhabitants”. In the Monday 3 December at 7pm Squirrel 2017/18 financial year we supported a number of local Green, Chinley followed by carols, readings groups with donations totaling £3000. If you are a local group and refreshments in St Mary’s. that would benefit from such a donation then please contact Friday 7 December at 6pm Buxworth Primary School the Parish Clerk by the end of January for more information. followed by refreshments in the School Hall.

Parish Council Information Meetings of the Parish Council are usually held on the 4th Thursday of each month, except August and December, at 7:30pm in the Parish Room, 3 Lower Lane, Chinley. Issues may be brought to the attention of Councillors during Open Forum at these meetings or you may contact the Parish Clerk using the details above. Agendas are available on the website and on parish notice boards. Everyone welcome. There are ten seats on the Parish Council. Currently our Councillors are: Cllr Graham Hewitt (Chairman) Cllr Martin Walton (Vice Chairman) Cllr Patrick Wilson Cllr Mrs Audrey Bramah Cllr Richard Drabble Cllr Bill Smith Cllr Alastair Knox Cllr Mrs Jackie Pettitt Cllr Mrs Caroline Rofer Cllr Mike Travis

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Chinley and Buxworth WI Chinley & Buxworth Transport Group (CBTG) Another busy year and 2018 all but over. In pursuit of step-free access at Chinley station, Chinley and Our Autumn Coffee Morning raised Buxworth Transport Group (CBTG) has managed to secure and £442.50, thanks to all those who ventured co-ordinate the support of Railfuture, High Peak & Hope Valley out to support us on the day, even though the weather Community Rail Partnership, Ruth George MP and managers at was awful. On 23rd October Caroline Howe & John northern, the Train Operating Company which manages Kappes, our Borough Councillors, presented us with a Chinley station. In the near future, northern will decide which cheque for £400. Caroline and John donated this money stations in its operating area to put forward to be from their Councillor Initiative Fund. This money has paid considered for Access for All funding by the Department for for 5 additional small tables to replace the old plastic Transport. We are very hopeful now that Chinley might be ones. Our thanks go to Caroline and John for their included on the list. willingness to help us improve the facilities in the WI Hall. This follows on from efforts CBTG members have made over A successful night at our Quiz on November 9th. Our several months, including meeting with northern managers, County Councillor, Alison Fox, entered the quiz and at the various rail industry experts, Network Rail managers, Ruth end of the evening presented us with a cheque for £400 George MP, several other elected representatives and from the Community Leadership Scheme. We intend to significantly, a meeting in with Nusrat Ghani MP (the purchase a PA Sound system for the Hall. This is a step minister responsible for rail access). towards achieving equality and diversity for all who use For further information, take a look at our new website http:// the Hall and ensuring that everyone is able to clearly hear www.chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/, find us on Facebook or email the spoken word. Our thanks to Alison for supporting our [email protected]. vision for the Hall. Friends of Chinley Park The WI played its part on Remembrance Sunday by opening the Hall to provide refreshments after the 11am It’s been an action-packed time for the volunteers who tend to service at the Chinley War Memorial and also after the and nurture our beautiful Chinley Park. One of our lighting of the Beacon at 7pm on that evening. A display noticeboards has been repaired, varnished and re-erected; by Keith Holford, a local archivist, and a replica War hours have been spent pulling up invasive Himalayan Balsam Memorial designed by local artist Steve Kerr were on that threaten to crowd out special wild flowers and grasses in display. the park’s hay meadows; the pond and surrounding area have been cleared of excess vegetation; in August a twilight bat talk Our Tuesday coffee mornings are open to anybody to and walk was led by one of our volunteers which attracted drop in for a break and a chat. They have really taken off great interest and last but not least a survey of fungi took place since we started to open every Tuesday. Come in, sit and in October! relax and enjoy a drink among friends. You will be made very welcome. Help of all kinds is always needed! If you’re interested in wildlife and nature and would like to help us look after Chinley Our 2019 Programme will be available in December and Park why not come along to one of our Work Parties. These on display in the WI Hall's external notice board and on are held on the second Saturday of each month in Chinley Park our Facebook page. We hope to develop our website - Local Nature Reserve. Meet at the Stubbins Lane entrance at page in the New Year. 10am. Find us on Facebook – search for Chinley Park Nature Ladies....if you have wondered if the WI is for you, why Reserve. don't you come along and find out! You can attend Chinley & Buxworth Women’s Fellowship meetings as a visitor for 3 months. We started our new year with a presentation evening on 25th We end the year by thanking our Community for their September to our local dementia group. They received a fantastic support and take this opportunity to wish you cheque for £450. Our monthly meetings are always the 4th All a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Tuesday of the month at 8pm in the WI Hall and usually finish Chinley & Buxworth Cancer Research Group at 9pm. Admission is just £2 for non-members and refreshments are included. On 27 November we are looking We are holding a Soup & Sandwich Lunch at Chinley WI forward to welcoming Burbage Bell Ringers! Our Christmas Hall on Friday 23 November from 11:30am to 1:30pm. All meal this year will be held on Tuesday 11 December at the Old the usual stalls plus plants. Soup & Sandwich £3. Drink Hall Inn where you can enjoy good food and company. only £1. Please support this great cause. All welcome! There is no meeting in January. The next meeting will be on 26 Allotments February 2019 when Mark Boston and Martin Mullis will be We have allotments in Chinley and Buxworth, both with a telling us about their ‘Pointless Experience’. We can’t wait for small number of plots available. If you would like to know that one! Please come along. You will be made very welcome. more please contact the Parish Clerk using the contact Audrey Bramah, Chairman details on the front of the newsletter.

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St Mary’s Chinley and St James’ Buxworth Chinley Independent Chapel Brierley Green Church We offer a warm welcome to all of our Please visit our website for full details of church services and events. Come and our weekly worship services. We also celebrate Christmas with us: host a Toddlers & Carers session each Christingle Service St Mary’s, week as well as Bible Study evenings Chinley on Sunday 16 and The Gathering Fellowship. December at 9:15am. Please join us for any of our Christmas Carols by Candlelight St events: Mary’s, Chinley on Sunday 23 Christmas Fayre on Saturday 24 Puppets visiting church in October December at 5pm. November from 10:30am - 2pm. Please join us in December: Crib Service St James’, ‘Light Up A Life’ service (with Blythe Whaley Bridge Brass Band Concert on Buxworth on Christmas Eve House) on Sunday 9 December at Saturday 8 December at 7pm. £6 adults at 2:30pm. 5:30pm. Remembering our loved ones. (£3 children) including tea/coffee/juice. Holy Communion St James’, Buxworth Christmas Service on Christmas Day at Tickets from Rob Cross on 01663 750435 on Christmas Eve at 11:30pm. 10am. All are welcome! or [email protected]. All Age Holy Communion St For more details please call Rosie on Carol Service and Refreshments on Mary’s, Chinley on Christmas 01298 814433 or email Sunday 9 December at 3pm. Day at 9:15am. [email protected]. Nativity Service on Sunday 23 www.ChinleywithBuxworthparish.btck.co.uk www.chinleyindependentchapel.org.uk December at 3pm for all ages.

Chinley Primary School Littering and Dog Fouling Musical Pickles The children have enjoyed a super start High Peak Borough Council (HPBC) is We have had a wonderful year of music- to the new academic year and we are so prioritising enviro-crime, such as littering making with children from birth up to pleased to welcome 31 new children and and dog fouling in public areas. Failure pre-school age. Responding to rhythms, their families into our busy Reception to pick up is an offence which can result joining in with familiar words from Class. Already this term the children in a fixed penalty notice being issued, songs, banging drums, marching to the have enjoyed hockey sessions with our and failure to pay can result in court Grand Old Duke of York, following the sports coaches in PE; E-safety workshops action and a substantial fine. alphabet with fruit treats for each letter to help them keep safe online; a Greek Borough Councillors Caroline Howe and and discovering new instruments and Day in Year 4 and Year 6 completed their John Kappes have been working with the sounds they make! Every Monday Bike Ability training. local organisations to help with this issue 9:30 - 10:15am at the WI Hall, Chinley. Looking forwards the next term will be and focusing on particular problem £3.50 each child or £5 for 2 children. No full of sports events, visitors and trips areas, such as Bugsworth Basin and booking required, find us on Facebook. out – as well as the usual hard work! If Buxworth football field. HPBC have Chinley Baby & Toddler Group you can, please join us for our annual issued a number of fixed penalty notices We meet every Tuesday in term time at Christmas Fair on Friday 7 December in Chinley and Buxworth so far this year the Community Centre from 10 - from 3:15 - 5.30pm. and increased signage and regular 11:30am. There are lots of toys to play patrols by the HPBC Enforcement Officer Peter Lambert, Headteacher with for all ages up to pre-school. Toast have resulted in improved awareness and fruit for little ones and tea & coffee Association of Buxworth & Clayton and a noticeable reduction in dog for adults. Suggested donation of £1.50. fouling. Caroline and John have recently On the 29th August we had a brief but Activities and parties for special events accompanied the Enforcement Officer enjoyable visit from Pete Lawrence who with guests such as Musical Pickles & on patrols in Chinley and Buxworth. was touring Britain with his wife and Baked Well Pottery painting. We also members of his family. Pete was Mayor To report a dog fouling blackspot please have a Breastmate most weeks. of Clayton City Council at the time of the contact Caroline on 07800 819901 or twinning and is a signatory on the John on 07403 629058 or use the online Twinning Charter. He fulfilled his wish to report form on www.highpeak.gov.uk. have a pint in the Navigation Inn Buxworth and to visit Brierley Green Snow Wardens Farm, the home of the Clayton Family. If you would like to volunteer to help We always welcome new members. To clear snow and ice and grit footways and find out more please contact Elaine on pavements in our parish we can provide 01663 750624. free grit. Please contact the Parish Clerk.

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Chinley, Buxworth and Over 60’s Christmas Lunch Brownside Community Saturday 8 December at the Community Centre. Booking is essential. Please phone Sally on 07969 Association 595042 or see Linda at Book Swap and elsewhere! Book Swap Salvation Army Defibrillator Project Seasonal Special The Community Association has adopted 6 decommissioned On Wednesday 12 December from 9:30am - 2pm Book Swap telephone kiosks and raised funds to provide defibrillators in extends a warm welcome to all when we will again host our each (2 in Buxworth and 1 each in Chinley, Whitehough, seasonal special. After the morning's helping of bacon Chapel Milton and the Wash). Some defibrillators are now 2 butties, we will be serving soup and mince pies at lunch time years old and have been taken to emergency situations to the evocative music from our friends, the Sale Salvation following 999 calls to the ambulance service but not used as Army Brass Band. All proceeds will be given to this Salvation the patients didn't deteriorate into cardiac arrest. They have Army to help their vital community work. provided much reassurance before paramedics arrived. Musical Memories The Community Association is fundraising once again to provide a further defibrillator at the Community Centre and We are very grateful to Chinley playing fields in Chinley. We are very grateful to have already Women's Fellowship who have received financial support from County Councillors Alison Fox generously donated the funds and Jim Perkins and from Chinley Junior Football Club. Please raised at their recent coffee contact Linda on 01663 750448 or email evening. Audrey from Women’s [email protected] for more information. Fellowship pictured here with Vic. This marvellous sum of Chinley Youth Club money has enabled us to Chinley Youth Club reopened in April continue to run our fun and friendly group. Once a fortnight, this year. Initially the average anyone living with or affected by dementia can have the joy attendance was around 45 but it has of singing familiar songs and making music under the expert continued to grow beyond our and compassionate guidance of our community musician Vic expectations and at the beginning of (toria). Please get in touch if you would like to join us in the October 78 young people arrived! In Community Centre every other Friday from 10am - 12pm to September the winning logo design sing, beat a tambourine and eat cake. Please contact Vic on was unveiled. 07422 964627 or email [email protected] or see Linda, Phil or our posters. A small group of volunteers has provided a wide range of weekly activities including arts and Citizen’s Advice crafts, quizzes, team challenges and sports as well as a tuck If you have a problem, you may benefit from the shop. One-off activities have also included pizza making and free and confidential help offered by the Citizen's life drawing. Our aim is to provide a place for young people to Advice at their monthly drop-in sessions in go where they can choose to join in with an activity or just Chinley. Just come along to the Community Centre on the 1st spend time with their friends away from the routine of Wednesday of every month from 10 - 11:30am. Please see school. We have benefited from the wonderful weather this the posters and information leaflets which are available in the year and most of the time the children have been outside. As Centre and locally. the dark nights approach this has thrown up a new challenge. Children still want to be outside and we encourage this, but

Chinley Cinema - new Monday matinees supervision becomes more difficult. We are attempting to Chinley Community Cinema is now well established, showing minimise the risks by using outside lighting and roping off the both a children's and adult's film, at 3pm and 7pm area between the skate park and the woods and we have respectively, on the 2nd Sunday of every month. involved the children in discussions about safety. We are now pleased to offer our new Monday Matinees on To help us to continue to provide an exciting and safe youth the 1st Monday of each month, starting at 2pm. By popular club we need more volunteers. We don’t need you to commit request, we will initially show some of the old musicals. We every week and you don’t need to have any special skill to had lovely comments about our first film in October. Do join share, although if you do that would be a bonus! The fact that us for fun, popcorn and choc ices. All welcome and the so many children are coming to the club each week shows it cinema is dementia friendly. is needed so if you are able to spare some time come along Because of licence restrictions, we are unable to advertise or on a Monday evening between 6:30 and 8:30pm and speak to charge admission but welcome donations at the films to one of the volunteers, or contact Vicky on 07854 172022 or cover costs. Get in touch if you have a few hours a month to email [email protected]. You can also find us on spare and can come and help us. Thank you. Facebook. Thank you.

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