, and Spring Brownside Parish Council 2019 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

Budget and Precept 2019/20 WWI Centenary 2018 At the January meeting of the Parish Council a budget of Thank you to everyone who took part in any £63,535.00 was agreed for the 2019/20 year and a request of the activities to commemorate the for a precept contribution of £53,863.67 from High Peak centenary of the end of the First World War. Borough Council was submitted. This means that the parish From displays at our local schools, to Silent charge on the Council Tax bill for a Band D property in Soldiers and lamp post poppies in our 2019/20 will be £50.43 for the year, equivalent to 97 pence villages; from unveiling commemorative plaques on per week, an increase of 0.84% on this year. Bugsworth War Memorial Club and at Chinley Park, to the Parish Council Elections 2019 planting of a commemorative tree; from a family event in Buxworth, to the church services and Acts of Remembrance You may be aware that parish council elections will take at our various War Memorials and more. All culminating in place on Thursday 2 May 2019 for all seats. If you would like the lighting of a beacon on Squirrel Green and a display in further information on how you can make a difference to our Chinley’s WI Hall. Our parish did itself proud in the centenary local community as a parish councillor and the process year to ensure we never forget the sacrifices made. An involved in standing for election please contact the Parish impressive £3,972 was also raised for the Poppy Appeal. Clerk. There are 10 seats up for election. Further information

and progress with election proceedings will be posted on parish notice boards over the coming weeks. Litter Picking Beacon lighting on Squirrel Are there areas of our parish that are strewn in litter and Green at 7pm would benefit from a tidy-up? Would you be interested in on joining a community litter-pick to maintain the beauty of our Remembrance parish and safeguard our wildlife for generations to come? Sunday 2018 Please report any problematic areas and/or register your interest for future community litter-picks with the Parish Clerk. Watch out for further updates. Family Fun Day - 6 July 2019 Over 60’s Christmas Lunch Save the date! Bugsworth Basin is having another big Family The Over 60’s Christmas Lunch, hosted Fun Day on Saturday 6 July. We are joining forces once again by the Community Association, was once with the Bugsworth Olympics with attractions to include a again a huge success with more "Lunch-ers” than ever dog show, remote control boats, demonstrations, High Peak before. Everyone enjoyed Sally’s delicious food served by Radio broadcasting from the event all morning, live bands, members of Chinley Youth Club. The Community Association boat trips, food and beer trailer, ponies to pet, an inflatable were pleased to bring together the two generations and ball pool for the kids, stalls and so much more besides! Save hope to do more of this in the future. Thanks to all involved! the date and join us for a fantastic family fun day out!

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) 2019 we hope will bring another enjoyable Access CBTG received the long-awaited Feasibility Study from year at our Women's Institute. Here we are Network Rail the day before the deadline for Arriva Rail North back in November celebrating 100 years since (ARN) to finalise its list of stations for Access for All funding. Women were able to vote with a talk given by two of our Our urgent call for letters of support received magnificent and members in UK Parliament Week. timely responses from the MP, County, Borough and Parish councillors and other community stakeholders, all deftly coordinated on the day by CBTG Chair, Carol Evans. We are very happy to report that Chinley made it on to ARN’s list - news as to how this is progressing is expected in Spring 2019. Many thanks to all those involved.

Extra train services at Chinley CBTG recently met Tom

Davidson, a transport planner from TfN (Transport for the North) to discuss current services and developments once the (EM) franchise is renewed in 2019. There is hope that Chinley could get extra ARN calls in the future but the TPE This year's programme is now on display on our external calls cannot be restored. However, senior TPE managers hall notice board and can also be found on our Facebook (including the CEO) have given public assurances to CBTG that page. If you are not a member, don't worry, come along Chinley’s EM express calls will not be cut if/when TPE takes and get to know us. You can attend three meetings at no over the EM Chinley services in 2020. TPE will also look at the cost, just a donation for your tea and biscuits. We will be possibility of including more EM calls at Chinley. holding our Spring Coffee Morning on Saturday 13 April and a Fashion Show on 30 May. As well as our planned Other news Chinley is now a penalty fares station. Also, strikes programme we also try to plan additional activities or are continuing throughout January, with no information outings that will appeal to our members. available as to whether they will continue beyond . Please check particularly if you are planning to travel on Saturdays. Our refurbishment programme for the Hall is continuing, CBTG continues to report and chase maintenance issues at the which this year includes internal decoration. station. We have agreed to a talk by the Co-op Estate Planning For further information, take a look at our new website http:// Department to be held on Thursday 23 May at 10am in the www.chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/, find us on Facebook or email WI Hall, Lower Lane, Chinley. There will be advice on [email protected]. Inheritance Tax, Lasting Power of Attorney, Protecting your Nest Egg and Sideways Disinheritance. This meeting is Friends of Chinley Park (FOCP for short!) open to everyone, it is not a WI Event. Admission is free Did you know that in 1919 the and refreshments will be provided. land that is Chinley Park was Chinley & Buxworth Women’s Fellowship purchased by local people as a memorial for those who died in Our group of World War One? On Armistice 29 had a super Day 2018 a plaque was unveiled Christmas meal at at the park commemorating this The Old Hall Inn, fact and an oak tree planted to Whitehough back mark the centenary of the end in December. We of that war - look out for them start our new year the next time you visit. on Tuesday 26 February with our Today Chinley Park, our Local two speakers Martin and Mark. They will tell us about their Nature Reserve, is a beautiful place for the whole community 'Pointless experience'. We’re all looking forward to that. to enjoy. It needs looking after throughout the year. Huge On 26 March John Phillips will relay to us the Truth and thanks to all our volunteers who have contributed in so many Fiction about Eyam! We meet on the last Tuesday of the different ways to tending the park and hay meadows in 2018. month in the WI Hall at 8pm. All welcome. If you’re interested in wildlife, nature, planting, digging, admin, Audrey Bramah, Chairman socialising, having fun etc. why not join us at our first 2019 Work Party? It’s on Saturday 9 March. Meet at the Stubbins Chinley & Buxworth Cancer Research Group Lane entrance at 10am. We are holding a Spring Coffee Morning at Chinley WI Hall Special FOCP events planned this year include a Spring Festival on Friday 26 April at 10am. There will be a tombola, raffle, and The Picnic in the Park on Saturday 22 June. Find us on plants, cakes and bric-a-brac. Entrance just £1. Please Facebook – search for Chinley Park Nature Reserve. support this great cause. All welcome!

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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 1st Sunday 10:30am Communion, 4pm church services and events. Please see Messy Church (for all ages). our website for full details of all our 2nd Sunday 10:30am Worship, 6:30pm weekly services. Worship. 12pm Shared Lunch. We have an enthusiastic Acorns group 3rd Sunday 10:30am All Age Worship, (for pre-school and Key Stage 1 aged 6:30pm Worship with Communion. children) who meet during Sunday services and join in with our monthly All 4th Sunday 10:30am Worship, 6:30pm Age Service. Please do join us. Worship (Healing Service). Brass Band Concert in December Events Coming up: 5th Sunday 10:30am Worship, 6:30pm We meet fortnightly on Sundays at 3pm. Worship. Forthcoming services to be held on 3 & Ash Wednesday Service - St Mary’s 17 February, 3, 17 & 31 March, 14, 21 & In addition Toddlers & Carers Monday Chinley on Wednesday 6 March at 28 April. On Shrove Tuesday 5 March we term-time from 1:15 - 3pm. Bible Study 7:30pm. will be holding a meal and social with Tuesdays at 7:30pm, a Thursday Mothering Sunday A Celebration for All pancakes. Prayer and Chat sessions will Gathering from 12:30 - 2:30pm and Lent Ages (with Holy Communion) - be held on Wednesday 13 February and Study sessions. For more details call 13 March at 7:30pm. For more St Mary’s Chinley on Sunday 31 March at Rosie on 01298 814433 or information please see church window 9:15am. [email protected]. or contact Rob Cross on 01663 750435 www.ChinleywithBuxworthparish.btck.co.uk www.chinleyindependentchapel.org.uk or [email protected].

Bugsworth Basin Save our Toads! Chinley Swift Project Bugsworth Basin are looking for Across the UK we have lost 68% of our More than 40 people attended the first volunteers to help out with ground toad population in the last 30 years. meeting of the Chinley Swift Project last works to keep this beautiful site Some of this is due to the fact that toads October. The inspiration for the project maintained. This could include painting, migrate back to the ancestral breeding was the Hathersage Swift Group where a weeding, planting, helping repair ponds each spring and the increase of successful swift nest box project is benches or cutting grass. We meet up at traffic on the roads means that underway. John Ellicock and Lester Bugsworth Basin on the first Sunday of thousands of them are killed each year. Hartmann from the Hathersage group every month and it would be great to In Buxworth our toads migrate to the spoke about the swift population in their see you there. We are also looking for canal basin often choosing the town, and how their swift boxes are volunteers to help in our charity gift hazardous route between the Britannia encouraging the birds to nest in greater shop. We sell souvenirs, gifts and Mill site and the railway bridge at the numbers. There has been a 51% postcards as well as hot and cold drinks top of Station Road. decrease in swift breeding numbers in and ice-creams. It’s really friendly and You may have noticed the the UK between 1995 and 2015, mainly relaxing if you have a few hours to spare. road traffic signs reminding due to the lack of nesting sites. If you can help with the above please get drivers to slow down when The next step for Chinley is for John and in touch with Carli on 07758 003157 or they see our toad patrol out, Lester to visit the houses of people who email [email protected] or pop usually during the evenings in March and are interested in putting up swift boxes. in to the shop at Bugsworth Basin. April (earlier if the weather is mild). The Hopefully by springtime when the swifts Photo below shows the now completed volunteers wear high-viz jackets and migrate back to the area, there will be replica Tramway wagon, carry torches and buckets. They collect enough boxes to give these beautiful sited at the Basin, after Brian Greaves, any toads which are then carried to the birds the homes they so desperately the floating blacksmith, forged and canal basin to be released safely. Last need. For more information contact Julia installed the gate. It looks great! year we saved over 600 toads! We at [email protected]. always need more help to save more Buxworth Cricket Club toads. We have a rota, so you can help on days and times to suit you. Help us do We are looking to recruit something really useful to help our new players to our junior wildlife survive. Toads are worth saving, and senior cricket teams they are excellent pest controllers in our this season. We have junior gardens and can you imagine Wind in teams in U11, U13 and U15 age groups the Willows without Mr Toad? For more and a first and second team of seniors. information please email Please call Paul Smith on 07968 142486 [email protected]. for more information.

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Chinley, Buxworth and Chinley Summer Fete Brownside Community Save the Date! This year Chinley’s annual Summer Fete will be held on Sunday 14 July Association 2019 on the theme … The Great British Seaside!

Can you Help? Treasurer Required! Musical Memories We were sad to The Community Association are currently looking for a new say farewell to our Treasurer to help us manage our small budget. This is a inspirational and voluntary role and we are looking for someone who is able to: compassionate  manage our income and expenditure and produce a community monthly report musician Vic but  maintain petty cash are very pleased  raise and pay invoices to welcome music  produce annual accounts for independent verification therapist Chier and submission to the Charity Commission Morris. Chier will now be guiding anyone living with or You will be joining a committed and supportive group in affected by dementia through a musical memory journey of organising a range of events and activities for our community. familiar songs every fortnight. Many thanks to Frances and If you are interested in helping please email Mark Connolly on Geoffrey for enabling us to buy a few of our own instruments. [email protected]. Please get in touch if you would like to join us every other Book Swap THURSDAY from 11:15am - 1pm to sing, beat a tambourine and eat cake. (Note the change of day and time). Please Held every Wednesday from 9:30-11:30am. 2018 was again a contact Chier on 07738 093417 or email successful year for all our lovely Book Swappers with more [email protected] or see Linda, Phil or our posters. friends made and bacon butties served. Thank you to everyone who has supported this warm and welcoming Citizen’s Advice community group. Special thanks to Kath, Edith, Jo and Ruth Don’t forget there are monthly Citizen's Advice for all the delicious cakes. sessions in Chinley at the Community Centre on The year ended with our seasonal soup special. Sale Salvation the 1st Wednesday of every month from 10 - Army Brass Band played beautifully for us and we raised £469 11:30am. No appointment necessary, just drop-in! for their Christmas Appeal, helping many families in need. Jog into January Thanks to Shev and co for their “crafty” support. High Peak Running Group have been welcoming new joggers Much more to come this year, so why don't you pop along to their group in Chinley as part of the annual ‘Jog into with or without your book or jigsaw and join us. January’ campaign from Jog Derbyshire which runs into Chinley Cinema March. Novice runners are welcome at the group all year Chinley Cinema takes place on the 2nd Sunday of every month round. Jog into January is a tailored plan to help beginners go showing both a children's and adult's film (at 3pm and 7pm) from walking to being able to run 5k over 10 weeks. The with refreshments available. We also offer a Monday group is run by qualified leaders and is free to join. Matinee on the 1st Monday of each month, starting at 2pm High Peak Running Group meets on both Mondays and with hot drinks, cake, popcorn and choc ices available and a Wednesdays at 6:45pm on the bridge in Chinley, just up from small raffle to raise funds for local dementia projects. The Squirrel Green & Chinley Post Office. We are a friendly, mixed Centre has disabled access and Monday Matinees are group. Come along and give us a try! For more information dementia friendly. You may bring your own cushions! contact Liz Stillo, Group Leader High Peak Running Group, via We welcome donations at the films to cover costs. Please let Facebook or email [email protected]. For more information us know if you can spare a few hours to help each month. on all Jog Derbyshire groups visit www.jogderbyshire.co.uk.

Chinley Primary School fundraising activities for Children in Need and Save the Children and the whole school worked together to create our It was a busy Autumn Term at Chinley Primary School. In own ‘weeping wall’ to mark 100 years since the end of WWI. addition to our Christmas celebrations, which were very well The children have enjoyed an Environmental/Eco Day, visited supported, we managed to fit in a Nursery trip to Shield Tree ‘Chatsworth at Christmas’ and workshops on the Mayans and Wood where Father Christmas made an appearance! Our Ancient Egypt – all on top of our normal learning activities. sports stars took part in gymnastics, boccia (a bit like boules) More exciting activities to look forward to in 2019 to really and table tennis competitions with our boys table tennis help bring the children’s learning to life! team achieving the silver medal at the County Finals. The School Council and Global Schools Group organised Peter Lambert, Headteacher

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