The Bugle A chance to blow your trumpet for the villagers of Alport, Middleton and Youlgrave

No. 102 February 2008 New Head for Youlgrave

All Saints has welcomed a new Head Teacher, Fiona Jackson, who began at the primary school last month. She says she is thrilled to take up the post and is delighted to come to Youlgrave. “I was attracted to the school,” she says, “because I understand village life and working together as a community. It’s a lovely school, the Fiona Jackson, new Head Teacher at All Saints. children are very friendly and I’ve received an open- job for Fiona, and she has already armed welcome from everyone.” rearranged the timetables so she Fiona says she wants to maintain teaches at every level of the school and build upon the impressive level of and gets to know all the pupils. “I try achievement at All Saints. At the end and be visible and approachable,” of last year, Youlgrave School came she says. “I intend to listen to the joint top of ’s 238 primary parents and develop a partnership schools listed in national tables, with them and other community based on aggregate performances at groups in Youlgrave, including the Key Stage two. Church.” Teaching is an important part of the Continued on page 3

Also: New Infant Teacher and News from Youlgrave School Association, p 8

The Bugle is sponsored by Youlgrave Parish Plan 2 3

Continued from pervious page Frederick W. Shimwell (1923 – 2007) New School Head Teacher In the evening, after the ceremonies at which the screens had been a Continued from front page Fred Shimwell, who sensation, the Festhalle was packed died in December As part of developing stronger with the hosts and visitors who, in links with village groups and aged 84, was a beer garden fashion, offered natural painter whose institutions, Fiona has already been spontaneous turns to the spirit of in contact with Youlgrave Playschool artistic talent was, to enjoyment – all except the Youlgrave’s great and hopes to explore further ideas. “I Englischers, of course, who hid behind want to provide the children with benefit, combined their national reticence and fear of more hands-on learning,” she says, with a dedication to showing off. To Fred, letting the side “including music and arts, as well as welldressing. For down was more a more reprehensible traditional activities such as more than half the offence, so he took Dot onto the welldressing.” last century, his dance floor and, while the revellers Fiona was born and brought up in leadership and stood back in admiration, they gave a Hathersage and went to Hope Valley dramatic designs for virtuoso exhibition of the slow foxtrot. College, then Lady Manners Sixth Bank Top served as Honour was restored and, when the Form. After gaining a degree in an example and an welldressers departed next day, they education from Manchester encouragement to the left with a reputation for having more University she taught in Timperley elite group of to their CV than skill with petals. and Buxton. She lives in Tideswell designers who Seven years later, Fred took Dot to with her husband and 9-year-old son created the village’s Home Front and in North Africa and live in Buxton, but he left his heart and says that her hobbies include outstanding reputation. His artistry Italy. behind in Youlgrave. Though Dot died DIY and house renovation – they’re was innate and untutored: having left Fred’s lifelong love was ballroom in 2006, Fred is survived by sons currently doing up their third house! Youlgrave school at 14, he spent dancing, and it was this pastime that Ronald and Phillip and their children “I also try and find time to play the almost all his career in the engineering brought him the more romantic version and grandchildren, all of who have piano and, like many parents, seem section of the Long Rake Spar of lifelong love. He met Dorothy at been instilled with his sense of values. to be my son’s regular taxi driver,” Company. ’s weekly dance and, smitten, Fred was an apostle of welldressing she says. But Fiona doesn’t He was a good companion, a wasted no time in converting his in the long tradition of Youlgrave complain, of course, and you get the friendly and generous man, always chosen partner on the dance floor to designers who have gone out to sense that she thrives on activity, ready with a lively, warm greeting to his partner for life. They were married innovate and assist in other towns and hard work and enthusiasm. The the end. His life was guided by loyalty in 1948. villages. Taking the custom to outlook for Youlgrave School would seem to be very rosy. and a strong spirit of service. He There is an enduring memory of Germany may have been his biggest AM helped the village in many voluntary Fred and Dot dancing for in challenge, but Chesterfield, Buxton, ways, including the lighting and the German spa town of Erbach-im- Pleasley, Hartington and Middleton scenery for the pantomime and stage Odenwald. They, with seven other have reason, too, to remember him productions; and he sat as a parish Youlgrave dressers, had come to with gratitude for his unstinting councillor and helped to promote sport introduce the Derbyshire style of dedication to the ephemeral art. March issue of The Bugle and recreation. When war brought the dressing wells to this small town Unless welldressing already exists in Deadline: 20 February call to serve his country, he joined the celebrated nationally for its annual Heaven, it must surely now be only a Royal Corps of Signals as a despatch festival. matter of time before it does. Contact details on page 19 rider, bringing home five campaign medals awarded for service on the Continued next page Norman Wilson

Tell us what you think of the Parish Plan proposals... outlined in the leaflet inside this issue of the Bugle 4 5

V i l l a g e n o t i c e b o a r d Dear Editor Dear Editor,

WANTED: POLICE OFFICE May I say through the Bugle a big thank Youlgrave must be a good place in Youlgrave Scout and you to family, friends and all the which to live – so many interesting FOR YOULGRAVE services that have helped and things going on, so many interesting Community Hall supported me in looking after my folk, that surely one could never be Bakewell Police are looking for husband, Norman Prince, until his death short of something with which to be COFFEE MORNING premises that may be suitable for last November. The Social Services involved. Each month I look forward renting as a police office in Youlgrave. have a great team working in Youlgrave, to the Bugle plopping through my and The building needs to be available Derbyshire Dales Crossroads, the care door so that I can “read all about it”. POST-CHRISTMAS 24/7, with parking outside or nearby. relief team, Dr Pickworth and all the For the past four years my husband The Police must have sole access to Surgery, the District Nurses – without all and I have enjoyed holidaying in the one room where they can have FAYRE this help Norman would not have been village while I have devled deeply into a computer and hence a phone line. able to stay at home. Thank you to Rev my family history. The people of They must also be able to install an Ossie Post, Charles Harrison of Youlgrave have very kindly done their Saturday 9 February alarm and have access to toilet and tea Arnisher Way Funeral Services and best to recall stories of past members making facilities, if possible. The rent lastly Mick Partridge for the poem he 10am-12 noon of the Slaney family, pointing out the would depend on the size and wrote and read out. places where they lived, and so on. I suitability of the property. Thank you all. have been most appreciative, and I Please come and help support If you have somewhere that might be have met and corresponded with the youth groups of the village. suitable please call PC Sandra Wetton Anne Prince on 0845 1233333 or email Conksbury Avenue some delightful people. I have been able to trace the Cake stall – Tombola – Coffee – [email protected] Youlgrave N.Police.UK. diverse family lines, leading back to a Book Stall – Bric a Brac – Raffle great-great-great-great-grandfather who left Heath to marry a Youlgrave CHURCH ROOF APPEAL girl and was apparently the first Slaney to settle in the village. The As you may know, the Church roof family stories I have discovered, YOULGRAVE CARNIVAL – ARE YOU WILLING TO needs extensive repair which, in total, together with the background of PLAY YOUR PART AND HELP START IT UP? will cost at least £250,000. Many people Youlgrave itself, have also intrigued have been most generous but to begin my husband, a retired newpaper the first stage will cost about £100,000, We are making plans to re-start Youlgrave’s once popular and proud Carnival editor, and inspried him to write an so we need more cash to match the in the Summer, with floats and Carnival Queens. It’s hoped that during article about the Youlgrave contribution from English Heritage’s. Carnival week the pubs and club might put on evening events, such as boules Waterworks and its history and the Beginning on 25 February we plan to and a barbeque, or we could hold a local talent show in the village hall, etc. 21st Century Sustainable Youlgrave have a village door to door collection. Carnival day could be a showcase for all the community clubs and groups, project (the January issue of The The church is a beautiful building set in a while in the evening there could be outside activity for the whole village to Countryman). beautiful village. We do hope that cruise around. residents will believe the church is worth More details to follow, as they say, but if you are keen to help out in any conserving for future generations and Madge Green way please get in touch with me on 636260. feel able to contribute. Farnham Phil Wildbore Surrey Jennifer Easton Do you agree with the ideas and suggestions? Is there anything you would like to add or amend? 6 7

Youlgrave Horticultural Society and Sustainable Youlgrave Middleton by Youlgrave Social Club invite you to a An update of the Middleton Social Club activities which took place prior to COMPOSTING WORKSHOP Christmas: at the Reading Room, 7.30pm • A demonstration of Christmas Decorations given by Elizabeth Lomas. Thursday 28 February • Handbell ringing under the guidance of David Camm. Certain members of the Group gave a performance in Middleton Church during the Carol Service, and At its last meeting, the Horticultural questions about home composting. then again at the Group's Christmas Party on 11 December, which was Society decided to add a ‘Home Plus, a member of Sustainable thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. Compost’ class to its annual Youlgrave will share their experience Please make a note that on 5 February we will have a presentation on the Art of Horticultural Show in of visiting the food and Caligraphy by Mrs Margaret Holland. September. So if you green waste composting Other suggestions which have been put forward to be arranged in future include a start now, your site used by the District Beetle Drive; a talk by Sally Mosley about her experiences whilst walking with Alfie compost should be Council at Ashbourne. the dog; and instruction on how to play games such as Chess, Bridge, etc. ready in time for this Entry is free, so do If you would like to suggest any subject other than those mentioned above, year’s event! come along and learn please contact B. Smith (636531) or E. Prime (636527). In the meantime, we look On the evening of how to make the most of forward to seeing you – a warm welcome to one and all. Thursday 28 February your waste. Commencing time: 1.30pm to 3.30pm, in conjunction with the buses to Middleton. in the Reading Room, With a bit of care, Cheryl Woodruff, anyone can make the Home Composting rich and crumbly stuff - For an all-colour Adviser for the Waste worth its weight in W I REPORT Bugle, plus all the & Resources Action Programme garden gold! And you might even win The WI Ladies met on 8 January for their first (WRAP), will give a talk and a prize at the annual Show…! meeting of the New Year, after their usual back issues and demonstration and answer all your celebrations: a Christmas dinner, several parties special editions, go and carol services, which were greatly enjoyed Franglaise comes to by all. to COMMUNITY JUSTICE Mrs Jennifer Easton, our President, then www.thebugle. Playgroup... introduced Mr M. Vallence, who gave a most Have you ever wondered what the interesting slide show of a tour of the South org.uk Magistrates Courts do or how they We endeavour to introduce the island of New Zealand and its most spectacular actually function? children to the French language by scenery. Youlgrave Women's Institute is holding singing rhymes and regularly using On 15 January a small group met at the home ATTIC SALE phrases and commands that they an open meeting on Tuesday 8 April of Mrs Gloria MacCaul for an afternoon of tea Youlgrave Village Hall when Magistrates in the Community will quickly pick up and understand. and games – a very jolly occasion. be coming to Youlgrave Village Hall to One such is ‘en tailleur’, which means A coffee morning has been arranged for 9 Saturday 26 April give a presentation. to sit cross legged on the floor. February at the Reading Room, from 10am-12 10am – 12 noon Everyone is welcome to attend and One day, the children were needing a noon. there will be more details in subsequent lot of encouraging to obey this To book a table ring Rita on The next meeting will be held on 12 February 636663. £6 per table. Bugles. Also, watch out for the posters command when a small boy sitting by when Julia Gow is coming to talk about the or ask at the Post Office for more me, seeking praise for his speedy Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. Also Tombola, Cake Stall, refreshments available. information. compliance, exclaimed, “I’m All Ladies are most welcome. EF Jennifer Easton tailleurING!! AC For Village Hall funds.

We need to know what YOU think... and what you want YOUR village to be and look like 8 9 Youlgrave School welcomes new infant school teacher Youlgrave Parish Plan – Freyar Priestley has joined Youlgrave Primary School as the new infant teacher (Key Stage 1). how are we doing so far? She is a local girl, having being brought up in Bradwell where she went to Bradwell Infant Parish Plan open day: Saturday 16 February, Youlgrave Village Hall, 2-4pm and Junior School, and then on to . After doing A levels at King Pippy the Pig has been busy this 4pm, there will be a display similar to Edward VII school in Sheffield, she did a month. Fortunately, meetings were our original consultation with maps teaching degree in Advanced Early Years at booked before the and pictures and the Sheffield Hallam University. She joins the festive season, opportunity to say school straight from University. which meant that we whether an idea She plays the Flugel Horn and is a member were able to get the should be carried of Castleton Silver Band. She also dances New Year off to a out now/soon/later. (modern and jazz) and features in shows at bright start. There will be free New Mills which she says she enjoys. You’ll find cream teas for those Freyar was a member of Hope Valley Young Farmers as a teenager, and still enclosed in this wishing to indulge in lives with her parents in Bradwell. month’s Bugle a conversation! After two weeks of doing the job, she says she is still enjoying it, but to ask her leaflet outlining the At the Village Hall again in a few months! LL ideas and thoughts there will also be a that were felt important enough to box so that, if you wish, you can make News from Youlgrave School Association write into a Parish Plan. Look through your suggestions anonymously. them carefully. Some may affect you, In the Spring, a final draft plan will some may not, either way you might be available for your perusal and A New Year and already fundraising has what is always a good nights entertainment. have an opinion (steady now!). We approval. Then the work will really begun at Youlgrave School. There will also be a teriffic raffle and tickets need your help again at this point, begin! Following the sucesses of the Sponsored will be on sale through school – so you can because we need and want to know Walk (which raised over £1200) calendars buy them even if you can’t make the quiz!! what you think and whether we’ve (sold out) and a stall in Bakewell market We are also planning some sort of event for missed anything. It’s not too late. Derbyshire Dales District Council (fortunately a cold but dry day) we are now sometime in April/May so watch this space! We’re going to try and make this as turning our attention to other events. We have recently paid for 3 refurbished easy as possible by offering you The Blue Bags are returning in March – computors for the infant class and also for several ways of responding: Area Community Forum they will be delivered sometime late an author to come and visit to talk about his Within this Bugle is a sheet that has February to be collected in on 18th March. work and run workshops for all the children, six headings, reflecting the different Monday 3 March, Agricultural Business This has become a very successful to coincide with Book Week in March. aspects of village life we feel we can Centre, Bakewell, 7pm fundraiser and everyone can participate. As always a big thank you goes out to influence. In the spaces provided, you

We collect £300 for every ton of clothing we everyone who helps, in whatever capacity. can write your response and drop it Topics for discussion: get, so please have a good spring clean and We try and make sure there is always through the door of the Old Bakery on Safer Neighbourhood Policing fill as many bags as you can! money available to provide extras for the Church Street, Youlgrave • The pie and pea quiz night also makes a children and also to help subsidise trips (anonymously if you wish). • New national travel concession scheme return on the 7th March in the Reading which means that all the children can enjoy On Saturday 16 February in • Feedback on DDDC budget setting Room. Teams are already being formed, for these extra-curricular activities. Youlgrave Village Hall between 2 and Come along to Youlgrave Village Hall... on Saturday 16th February from 2 - 4pm... 10 11 FURTHER DIGITAL TV OPTIONS FOR YOULGRAVE Disability Snowsport UK- the skiers and boarders charity We won’t have to wait until 2011 for accessible digital TV, says Peter Rhodes From now till March, the money made from the Following the article in the last issue of currently have a satellite dish to sale of second hand the Bugle regarding Digital Television, I receive services such as BBC Three books at Youlgrave Post would like to draw readers attention to and ITV2 on BSKYB Freesat, your Office is going to Disability a new satellite service which will be existing dish is probably suitable for Snowsport UK. totally separate to BSKYB. This is very receiving this new Freesat service. Disability Snowsport is a important to residents of Youlgrave, Freesat will bring you over 80 national charity which because Freeview will not be available channels of top entertainment. seeks to enrich and until 2011, whereas this service will Including films, music, news and enhance the lives of those offer better content on both standard children's TV. The full channel line-up with a disability by and high definition TV’s – and much will be announced nearer Freesat's enabling them to take part sooner. launch date. in skiing and Normally if you think of satellite TV, The BBC will offer a wide range of snowboarding. then you think of BSKYB or SKY red button (interactive) services on All the staff, volunteers services. These range from Pay TV Freesat. From launch, you'll be able to and disabled members services of every flavour to the read the latest news and sport are passionate about SKY Freesat service which was stories 24 hours a day, check out skiing and boarding; it is a referred to in the article. Even if what's happening in the world of passion that changes lives and makes a wheelchair user – this was a real thrill you opt for the SKY Freesat business, enjoy entertainment dreams a reality. of speed and a degree of danger for service, you will still need to pay a news, etc. For over 30 years they have helped her. single charge to BSKYB for the From Summer of 2008, you will individuals improve their quality of life, set top box and installation and be able to get a wide range of have fun and transfer the benefits that Roger Easton an additional charge for the news in video at any time you they gain to everyday lives. viewing card. want it, with local weather The photo is of our daughter, Rachel, In 2007 we sent £300 to Cot Death However, the BBC and ITV information. During the Beijing with Zelda, a 5-year-old girl who has Research, for which we thank all who have co-operated and will launch Olympics, you'll be able to choose spina bifida and hydrocephalus and is gave or bought the books. a new satellite service in Spring of this between coverage of different sports year which, somewhat confusingly, will and highlights to get the whole BBC be called FREESAT. However this is Olympics package. Good news from British Gas on the Home Heating Front! nothing to do with BSKYB (in fact, it will This will be an important public compete) and will also allow viewers to introduction of HDTV. If you haven't yet Are you over 70 or on state benefits, eg Attendance Allowance, Disability Living watch free High Definition (HD) TV at got an HD-ready television, you can Allowance, Income Support or Housing Benefit? no extra cost. Just a one-off payment still be prepared for the future by If so you may be eligible for a free Home Insulation Grant worth around £600 from will be needed for the digital set-top getting a Freesat HD digital box. With a British Gas – and you don’t have to be customer to qualify. box, satellite dish and installation – so Freesat HD digital box, you can still you pay once and watch forever. view HD programmes on your standard Cavity wall and loft insulation are offered completely free of charge and could save Prices for the various set top boxes definition television, but the content will you as much as £200 a year on your energy bills. have yet to be announced. be scaled down to standard definition. To find out more and check your eligibility contact them on 0845 6052535 (quoting I believe that the main retailers, such If you buy a Freesat standard definition code JOU) . as Currys, Dixons, Comet, etc, will be box you will not be able to view HD Gillian Webber, GP Surgery Adviser - Citizens Advice Bureau initially stocking the boxes and offering programmes even if you have an HD- installation services. And if you ready television. … and see detailed displays about the Parish Plan … and the outline ideas from the various groups 12 13 Youlgrave Youth Club enjoys a musical night CRIB SERVICE & CANDLES THANK YOU Many thanks to the willing couple who the first time this year, are always On Tuesday 15 January Youlgrave Youth Club came forward to save the day for us made magical by the candle-lit went to watch the Remoulds at the Reading and took on the roles of Mary, Joseph atmosphere. Many thanks to Geoff Room. When we got there they’d just finished and baby Jesus: Hazel and Adrian Jerman who supplies and pays for tuning in their instruments. We got to know Anderson and baby Joel, from these candles. BS each other and then they did their first song. We Newcastle, via Youlgrave! Hazel (née all got up and danced about. After they’d done Thurlow) went to Lady Manners School MEMORIAL CANDLES 2007 some more songs they let us have a go with and was married in Youlgrave Church. A total of 311 memorial candles lit up their guitars, microphones and drums. The It was a pleasure to have them with the side chapel this Christmas in All Reading Room became a room of chaos! They us. Thanks also to Matthew Lovell for Saints Church. We apologise for the played a few more songs then we said thanks filling the need for an extra king, whilst few candles that were wrongly labelled and bye. Jeremy Bacon had to slip into the role but with 311 names listed and labelled, Bronwen Adlington of wicked Herod. Also thanks to Emma mistakes can easily be made! Many Cox for being the angel and Joe and thanks to those people who gave extra Will Hallam for joining in the money for their candles. Altogether shepherds’ scene. Joe Wilkin and £217.50 was collected, which means Reece Weller decided to switch roles that the candles were paid for and then (star bearer and boy shepherd) and all the extra will go towards the very the other actors were old hands at the necessary work on the badly leaking job! But thanks to all of them for church roof. making it such a meaningful and For Christmas 2008 we will be asking happy occasion. It is estimated that everyone to pay for their candles by between 400-450 people attended the using specially printed envelopes. This Service. The Christmas Services, is just an early warning! including the School nativity play for BS & LW

We’ve now been re-opened since November and things seem to be going well. Striking a READING ROOM NEWS balance between letting some of the boys let off steam and stopping them running riot can DINNER PLATES - in the last Bugle, we asked for donations to swell our stock, and now have a be a challenge, but we’re working on it and getting there. The children seem to enjoy (or at good supply. Thank you! It’s a delightfully motley crew of plates and we love them already. least put up with) a range of organised activities. We’ve been delighted to have parents and supporters leading an activity at the club - an COFFEE MORNING - early warning for Saturday, 12 April, in the hope that clashes may be exercise session with Steve Marsden, a paramedic demonstration from Martin Hill and Chris avoided, since these aren’t to any village organisation’s fund-raising benefit. Howley and a visit to David Brown’s band (above) so far, with sausage making, healthy ART EXHIBITION AND SALE - Thanks to the huge generosity of Connie Knowles, we were eating and drama to come. Please rack your brains for other ideas, which either you or able to mount an exhibition and sale of what Connie called “Walter’s sketches”. Well they someone you know could provide. Activities usually last about 45 - 50 minutes, but there’s looked like wonderful paintings to us - and lots of other people must have thought so, as we plenty of flexibility and full support, so please talk us about your ideas - whatever they are. raised over £500, and that was after paying for every picture frame in every charity shop for 15 miles around. We still have some of Walter’s work on display and for sale. Please phone 636477 We now have several parents and friends joining us on the rota, coming however often if you’d like to look or buy. suits them, and we are extremely grateful - it’s making sure the club has a future, as the original group couldn’t have done it alone indefinitely. Anyone else who’d like to join is most ERIKA OLDFIELD - Eddie has chosen a lovely sepia painting of the Stoneyside clapper bridge welcome - please get in touch: Lenka Kavanagh 636711, Glenys Moore 636477, Barbara by Walter, to commemorate Erika’s tireless work for, and love of, the Reading Room, and this Scrivener 636601, Carol Sutcliffe 636570, Jean Youatt 636241. has now been hung in the Room. It’s free to enter and everyone is welcome to attend There are even scrummy cream teas available! 14 15 CAR SHARING – IS ANYONE INTERESTED?

It is one of the recommendations in the If anyone in the village Village Plan and an ambition of is interested in jointly owning and Sustainable Youlgrave that we should sharing a vehicle I would like to hear seek to develop car sharing from them with their own preferred arrangements in the village. answers to the four questions above. I am giving some time to this and The vehicle might be one that a among the issues we have to face are: proposed sharer already owns or be • Who owns the shared vehicle? bought (new or second-hand) for the • How is its purchase financed? purposes of sharing. And it might be a • What sort of vehicle is it? small van rather than a car. It depends • Where is it kept? what you need. In the simplest kind of arrangement, Please ring me on 636570 or drop a the shared vehicle would be owned note through my door at the Old School jointly by the people who share it. They Hall, opposite the Farmyard Inn. would decide what kind of vehicle to buy, I’ll give some feedback to everyone where to keep it and the arrangements who contacts me and also write a brief for sharing its cost and its use. report in a future Bugle. John Sutcliffe

Sustainable Youlgrave explores the possibilities of community owned ‘Green Energy’ Sustainable Youlgrave recently met However, as John Malone said, our John Malone, a consultant who works project is more marginal and more for E4All (‘Energy4All’). He explained complex, and some elements are that they are working for the East smaller in scale, than a ‘simple’ large Midlands Development Agency wind turbine venture, which isn’t for this (emda), which is inviting applications area. for a development grant designed to Energy4All is a consultancy service help community groups such as that grew out of the Baywind Co- Sustainable Youlgrave. It’s called operative, now nearly 10 years old, and Community Owned Green Energy. It’s which takes a 9% p.a. return from all very new – a pilot programme in England’s first community owned wind which emda, E4All and the turbines in southern Cumbria. Several communities learn from each other. others have been developed since, The initial programme fund is £160k, around the UK. Through consultancy, for eight ventures across the East Energy4All passes on the expertise it Midlands region. has developed to new ventures. On first impressions, it looks as So there’s a challenge! We await with though this might be timely for the interest the outcome of John’s energy strand of Sustainable meetings with his client, emda. Youlgrave’s three-pronged road map. JY

So make sure it’s in your diary: Saturday 16th February, 2-4pm, Youlgrave Village Hall 16 17

New Bakewell base for Derbyshire Dales CVS The Youlgrave Jokes of the month Exchange Local voluntary organisation Lawrence, Community and Voluntary Derbyshire Dales Council for Voluntary Sector Development Officer Nikki Postman: “Is this letter for you? Services (DDCVS) has moved from its Tugby and Development Worker Sarah The name is smudged.” 2 adult size sleeping bags, both home on Bath Street in Bakewell to the Paisley. Marion Beloe, also a Man: “No, it can't be for me, my ‘mummy’ style. First is a Karrimor Agricultural Business Centre. Development Worker, divides her time name is Smith.” summer weight, weighs 3lb16oz, As you may be aware, the District between the Bakewell office and the filled with Dacron Qualofill Council, who own the building on Bath CVS outreach office at Ashbourne (polysester) with a full length zip and Street, has moved their one-stop-shop Business Centre. Community There was a man who painted hasn't been used much. Second is an service to the Agricultural Business Development Worker, Caroline Stone rabbits all over his bald head. He older Blacks bag, originally 3 season, Centre and as such the CVS was is based at the Children’s Centre, claimed they looked like hares from filled with goose feather and down, offered space there too. Our new office Castle View School, Matlock. a distance. no zip and heavier. Both have stuff is very modern compared to where we With an office within the CVS office in bags. Call Val on 636420. were and I am sure we will all miss Bakewell is Sam Tock who is the As told by the Bugle Editor looking out on the spring blossom of Volunteering Development Officer for Large storage chests on wheels. the trees in Bath Gardens. Volunteer Centre Derbyshire Dales – Used by band for storing drums, The new address is DDCVS, Northern Dales. Sam can be contacted stage dress, etc. Disbanded due to ill- Agricultural Business Centre, about any volunteering matter on health Agricultural Way, Bakewell DE45 01629 810907. VILLAGE EVENTS DIARY 1) 37" x 56" x 29" 1AH.Telephone number, email and The support the CVS offers to groups 2) 23" x 28" x 42" website addresses remain the same. around policies, funding advice and I know attempts have been made before to 3) 29" x 26" x 37 Based at the new Bakewell office are research remains the same as do our keep a village diary, and somehow they May be good for groups (eg Guides, Chief Executive Officer Neil Moulden, practical services such as haven‘t managed to get fully off the ground. Pantomime, etc). Also: folding door, Finance and Facilities Manager Janet photocopying. Tel 01629 812154 or But it would be SO useful to have one to white, 62" x 20" approx. Smith, Signpost Manager Beth email [email protected] refer to. Avoiding coffee mornings bumping Must collect. Call Chris on 01629 into each other, and pea & pie suppers and 650386. Must go, otherwise will be The Farmyard Inn, Youlgrave – forthcoming attractions: concerts and film evenings elbowing each skipped. other out of the way, would be SUCH a WANTED: large flower pots for LIVE ENTERTAINMENT benefit to everyone involved, that I think we Bankside Wildlife Garden in order to Sat 9 Feb: vocalist Don Fletcher (evening) should try again. plant on very young saplings prior to A diary is now hanging in David Figg’s permanent planting later. Must be SIX NATIONS RUGBY MEALS - enjoy a themed, shop, with a few events already entered. It minimum of 10in in width. Please call 3-course meal, then watch the match live on the big may be helpful to refer to it when Val on 636420 if you have any spare. screen. Pre-booking essential on 636221 considering dates for an event, and for Sun 10 Feb: England vs Italy announcing your event, once planned, Sat 23 Feb: England vs France which will hopefully deter too much Sat 8 Mar: England vs Scotland competition on the same date. www.thebugle.org.uk Sat 15 Mar: England vs Ireland Of course, it will be important not to take the diary away from the shop. Thanks very www.youlgrave.com MOTHER’S DAY much to David for giving it shop space. Sun 2 Mar: lunchtime carvery (booking essential on 636221) Let’s hope we manage lift off this time. GM We need to know what YOU think... and what you want YOUR village to be and look like 18 19 Please support the Bugle in 2008! REGULAR LOCAL EVENTS Mondays Monday Club (Day Centre), Barn, Greenfields Farm (636341) Youlgrave Village Hall, 10am-3pm Thurs Youlgrave Silver Band, Methodist Regular readers of the Bugle may have have to be listed on the back page if Tuesdays Yoga with Iris Pimm (636341), School Room, 8pm noticed that the quality of the you don’t want to, but any help you can The Barn, Greenfields Farm, 7-9pm Fridays Gentle Yoga, Scout & Community photographs has improved give – big or small – will be much Tuesdays Youlgrave Bell Ringers practice Hall, 3.30pm immeasurably over the last couple of night, All Saints Church, 7.30-9pm 2nd Mon Mobile Library, Greenfields Farm, appreciated. Mon-Fri Youlgrave Playschool, Scout & issues, thanks to Greenaway 9.30am; Alport, 9.45am; Community Hall, 9.15-12 noon Abbeyfield, 10am; Bradford, Workshop purchasing a brand new Our 2008 rates are: Weds Drawing and painting classes, 10.20am; Rock Farm, Middleton, printing machine that has finally Youlgrave Reading Room, 10am £25 for businesses, commercial 10.40am replaced their old fashioned Litho Weds Parent and Toddlers Group, 2nd Tues Youlgrave WI meetings, printer. However, it has also meant that organisations, local authority bodies Reading Room, 1.15-3.15pm Youlgrave Village Hall, 7.30pm our print bills have risen significantly and professional individuals Weds Darby & Joan Club, Youlgrave 4th Wed Confidential Advice Sessions with (by over 30%). £20 for local community groups, Village Hall, 1.30pm Matlock & District Citizens Advice Since the Bugle is financed entirely voluntary associations and individuals Weds Bingo, Youlgrave Reading Room, Bureau, Youlgrave Medical 7.30pm Centre, 9.30am-12.30pm through local sponsorship, we are once more encouraging existing businesses, Weds Youlgrave Youth Club, Scout & Alternate Mobile Library, Grove Place, In addition, you can sponsor an Community Hall, evenings, 7pm Thurs 2-4.30pm, Holywell La 5-6.30pm community groups and individuals to individual issue for £25 with messages Thurs Ecumenical women’s Bible study 2nd Fri Mobile Police Station, Holywell renew their backing and see us of your choosing across the bottom of and fellowship, Youlgrave of month Lane, 12.30-4pm through the next 12 months. each page. 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Youlgrave Parish Plan is about the future of your community This is the time to have your say! ANNUAL SPONSORS Peak Osteopathy, Lathkill Farm, Alport 636997 Iris Pimm, The Barn, Greenfields, Alport 636341 Bakewell Bridge Car Park (M & D Rhodes) 636453 Pots from France – Exhibitions of functional and artistic L.T. Birds, Joinery & Home Maintenance, ceramics from France, contact Jack Blackburn 636689 23 Northwood Lane, Darley Dale 07786 434376 RAOB Lathkill Lodge 636221 Brightmore & Shimwell, Plumbing & Heating Services Brian Roche, Violin maker and repairer 07989 984826 & 07971 839515 www.rocheviolins.com, 630099 Bull’s Head Hotel 636307 Barbara Scrivener, Massage and reflexology 636601 Ray Caswell, County Councillor 01335 344750 Shearing Associates, IT project management 636331 Castle Farm, Bed & Breakfast, Caravans and Smerrill Grange, Bed & Breakfast 636232 Camping Barn 636746 Phil Smith, Hairdressing for that special occasion Circuit Safe – Mick Rowan, approved electrician 630018 & 07790 940909 07799 066920 Trevor & Val Smith, Dubai [email protected] Derbyshire Aggregates Ltd 636500 Jean Stacey, Cake-making & decorative icing 636485 Derbyshire Dales Council for Voluntary Service, Sustainable Youlgrave: Think global, act local! 636241 offering support for local community groups 812154 Carol & John Sutcliffe, self-catering holiday accomm Derwent Valley Roofing, free quotes and repairs at The Cottage, Crimbles Lane 636570 undertaken 733305 & 07817 133459 Thimble Cottages, self-catering holiday cottages in Dulux Design Service – your local designer Chris Read Youlgrave 07817 900841 www.duluxdesignservice.co.uk 0845 880 6888 Tulips Florist – flowers for every occasion, daily Equity Estates, Commercial and Affordable delivery service 815816 Residential Properties 636815 Andrew Twyford, Motor Engineer 636093 Farmyard Inn 636221 Kathi Ward, Woodwind instrument repairs Maggie Ford, Training in Public Speaking, [email protected], 636179 Presentation Skills; Film-maker 636189 The Wee Dram, specialist malt whisky shop 812235 Harry Holland, Anniscroft Farm, Youlgrave 636246 James Wilson, UK & international mortgages, home High Standards, Home Laundry Service – personal contents/life insurance [email protected] and domestic, free collection and delivery 636937 John Youatt, Planner, [email protected] 636241 George Hotel 636292 Youlgrave Bell Ringers, contact David Camm 636576 Granby House, Very sheltered housing 636123 Youlgrave Bowls Club 636344 Hollands Butchers 636234 Youlgrave Day Centre (Monday Club) at the Village Hopping Farm Caravan Park 636302 Hall, contact Daphne Jackson 636392 James Bacon, JDB Plumbing & Heating Youlgrave & District Horticultural Association, 636637 & 07866 365610 contact Leslie Toyne, Treasurer 636484 Diane Kettle, Working studio, paintings for sale, Youlgrave Garage 636943 cards, commissions, personal tuition 636763 Youlgrave Methodist Church 636558 Knoll Club (Headquarters of the Royal British Legion) Youlgrave Neighbourhood Watch Peter Knowles, Architect 636362 Coordinator: Stella Sparrow 636022 www.lightingforgardens.com 01462 486777 Youlgrave Parish Church 636285 Long Rake Spar Company Ltd, decorative aggregate Youlgrave Parish Council 636151 supplier 636210 Youlgrave Playschool – nursery education for Matthew Lovell, Christmas Cottage, Church Street 2-4 year olds 636536 – wood-turned crafts and gifts 636151 Youlgrave Post Office 636201 Maxies Taxis 636124 & 07710 867887 Youlgrave Reading Room 636477 Patrick McLoughlin MP, House of Commons, Youlgrave Scout & Community Hall, available for SW1A 0AA, [email protected] parties and small events 636692 01332 558125 Youlgrave Silver Band 636362 Maureen Parry, Garden design & planting plans 630064 Youlgrave Village Hall 636084 Middleton & Smerrill Parish Council – contact John Youlgrave Waterworks Limited Warren, Clerk, [email protected] 636037 Youlgrave Welldressers 636341 The Old Bakery, B&B and self-catering accom 636887 Youlgrave Wesleyan Reform Church 636603 F. Parker, Grocer & Butcher 636217 Youlgrave Women’s Institute 636479 Peak Feast, Vegetarian bakery, specialist cakes and Youlgrave Youth Hostel 636518 ready-meals, catering for private functions 630000