Ironville & Park Newsletter Local news, events, articles and more. April 2018 Welcome to Issue Number Eight We hope that you continue to find our village newsletter of interest and enjoy its articles and other contents. If you would like to get in touch or send in articles

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News From Ironville and CODNOR CASTLE EVENTS 2018

Codnor Park Primary School

Open every second Sunday of each month 11am until 3pm

 01773 602936 ALL WELCOME. There will be guided tours on most open It has been another busy term at Iron- days to help learn about the history of the castle and the ville and Codnor Park Primary School. The younger children have been learn- powerful De Grey Family who lived there. Including dress- ing all about different celebrations and ing up in historic costumes for the children and also Team have made pancakes, valentines crafts Falchion Medieval battle re enactment group training. and learnt all about the Chinese New There is a toilet facility and refreshments are available. (No Parking) Year. The children in Key Stage One N.B. There are no additional special events during 2018 have been learning all about homes and due to some fantastic news! The Castle Heritage Trust the world around them. They went on a has been successful in their Heritage Lottery Fund bid. visit to the Nottingham Liberal Syna- gogue and will be comparing it to the Works to the Castle and outbuildings church in Ironville. The children in Key are due to start in the spring so Stage One are also lucky enough to be events will be on hold for the going on a visit to the Black County moment. The future looks very bright. Museum in Dudley to explore an open- To update visit the web site: www.codnorcastle.co.uk air museum and discover what it was like to live in homes from the past. The older children have had a real ‘thirst’ for Fabulous news for the Codnor Park Forge site learning this term because they have Codnor Park Forge was purchased last December to be been learning about WW2. They have had two different visitors into school managed as a Wildlife Reserve for all to enjoy. This is a showing them artefacts from WW2 and great outcome. It consists of 71 acres of open meadows, photographs of different planes involved a lake with wetland and woods. Our village and Parish in the war. They will also be going on a will be much enhanced. It is now privately owned by a school trip to Eden Camp in North York- caring local charity in the making. More news inside this shire to experience wartime Britain. Don’t forget to keep up to date with every- newsletter, see pages 4, 30 & 31. thing the school is doing by reading our weekly newsletter on our school website.

Learning about WW2 Parish Council Report by Kath Gruber, Parish Clerk

Since the last newsletter there have been two Parish Council meetings, both of which were well attended by residents who continue to highlight issues to improve the village. A lot has been happening:

Improvements to Ironville and Codnor Park There has been much improvement in the reduction of dog mess as dog walkers pick up after their dogs The hanging baskets provided by the Parish Council around the village look fantastic. The Council has set up an initiative called Smarten our Village where eyesore things that let the village down are being reported and given time and persistence to get them sorted. If residents notice any is- sues let your local councillors know. The skip event on Saturday 13 January 2018 went well.

Allotments All the allotment plots are rented, and the fence installed by the Parish Council has improved the site significantly. Trees have been pruned and there has been a general tidy up where the fruit trees are.

Defibrillator The Council is seeking funding for a defibrillator Butterley Court

Community Centre The Parish Council awarded a grant of £350 to purchase blinds for the Community Room

Improvements along the Canal

The canal towpath is holding up and continues to be very well used. The Parish Council awarded a grant of £150 to and Codnor Park Res Volunteers to buy materials to install 10 steps up a steep bank to the Forge site, (from the new boardwalk. See page 18).

Improving Communications

The Parish Council has set up a Facebook page for the Parish Council – check it out and “like”. You can contact the Parish Clerk through this page. The Parish Council have also secured funding to create a Parish Council website, so more details on this to follow. Just up and running, here is the link to the new website: http://www.ironvilleparishcouncil.co.uk The Council has arranged for Futures Housing to attend the coffee mornings at the Community Centre monthly on Mondays between 10am and 11am. Come along if you have any issues you need to discuss. Residents are advised to raise grievances by telephone in-between the meetings rather than store them up.

Commemoration of WW1 Sunday 11 November marks 100 years since the ending of WW1 and the Parish Council has agreed that Ironville and Codnor Park should take part in remembering the sacrifice of millions of men and women by joining in. As well as the Remembrance Day parades in the morning the Council and the Church will take part in a national beacon of light ceremony and the church bells will ring out at 7pm joining thousands of churches up and down the country in Ringing for Peace.

Christmas Lights The Parish Council wants your ideas for Christmas lights in 2018 – where would you like to see them? Let the Parish Clerk know.

Safer Neighbourhood News In the latest edition of the Ironville and Codnor Park Newsletter we’re reminding children of the dangers of going on or playing near to railway tracks, as youngsters and adults alike wander down during the spring and summer months to take a look.

Figures released by Network Rail in 2016 showed that children are twice as likely to trespass on the tracks over the summer months compared with winter, with over 170 young people losing their lives nationally as a re- sult of trespass over the past 10 years.

PCSO Meikel Miller, of the Somerotes and Riddings Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “The railway is a dangerous place and is not somewhere to hang about or play and it could cost you your life or leave you with extreme injuries. Please parents, speak to your children and teenagers, make sure you explain in as much detail as is needed just how off limits the railway is. Please, make it your business to know where they are hanging about after school or in the holidays.”

Also, there are a number of deep pools locally in relatively isolated places, especially at the back of the Kennel Farm and also in the Monkey Bridge/Forge Site area and many residents worry about youngsters venturing too close.

“We are urging people not to go in the water to cool down if the weather is hot, as they could endanger their own lives and the lives of others if they get into difficulty and need someone to help.

“Open water such as lakes, reservoirs and other sites such as disused, water-filled quarries can be extremely dangerous even for experienced swimmers.” Supt. Shooter added: “While it might be tempting, please remember that there are hid- den dangers such as strong currents, sudden drops, steep sides, and things under the water that you might not see from the surface.

“It isn’t worth the huge risk so please stay safe and out of the water.” To contact the Somercotes and Rid- dings Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team call 101, or send them a message Geoffrey Griffiths from the My Local Police pages of the website, www..police.uk. You can also follow their work on Twit- Hidden dangers lurk below the surface. Illustrated perfectly in this beautiful photograph taken locally by Nina Brown . ter: @SomercotesSNT Photograph by Roger Breen The Forge Has New Owners introduced by Dave Fisher

The Forge has been bought by a wildlife conservation company Friends of Belper Parks Ltd. (FoBP Ltd.) who want to see The Forge be a place where its native flora and fauna will flourish, growing both in number and diver- sity, and provide a breathing place in the middle of our increasingly urbanised country and most importantly to remain a nature reserve in perpetuity. FoBP Ltd. has no shareholders, no employees and all directors are volunteers (i.e. do not get paid) all the mon- ey raised for The Forge by the company from personal donations and funding organisations will be used 100% Deb Biss working with local volunteer for the work of the company in The Forge. We are actively Martin clearing one of the footpaths. seeking charitable status from HMRC. The company has four directors Dave Fisher Chairman and by default Treasurer (no one else wanted the job) Sally Fisher Company Secretary, Deb Biss and Eileen Clennell. We have 10 years experience of taking Belper Parks from being wasteland to a Local Nature Re- serve which included sowing and fencing a 7 acre wildflower meadow. Research has shown that sites actually do better when run by community groups than when controlled by local authorities. The start up meeting in January surpassed all our expectations when 120 people came to the meeting to see who the new owners were and what we hope to do with The Forge. We had so much feedback from the meeting it will take a while to go through it all. The Forge has the potential to be a first rate nature reserve as it already has two species of rare birds the Skylark and Lapwing, (ground nesting birds). For these to survive on the Forge, and they have declined in recent years, they need to be able to nest on the ground in peace. We would ask that if your dog is not able ‘to walk to heel’ that you put it on the lead when in the Forge between 1st March and 31st October. There are at least 22 species of butterfly including two endangered species, the Dingy Skipper and the more colourful Small Heath. These too need to be able to live an undisturbed life. We intend to replace some of the trees with butterfly friendly trees. Alder Buckthorn which will both help to take up some of the water from the soggy areas and provide food for Brimstone Butterfly caterpillars, and Wych Elm to attract the White Letter Hairstreak. There will inevitably be changes in the way we do things and our expectations, but we can assure you, they will all be for Dave and Sally Fisher (left) working alongside Pete Clark & the benefit of the wildlife that Peter Eley in the former Forge Manager’s woods. lives in or visits The Forge. A NEW VICAR FOR THE PARISH OF IRONVILLE On the 8th January there was a very special announcement from The Bishop of Derby’s Office: “The Revd Mark Taylor, Team Vicar of Sutton Team Ministry, Diocese of Liverpool, has been appointed Priest-in-Charge of and Riddings and Ironville and Assistant Curate (to be known as Associate Priest) of Somercotes.” Mr Taylor hopes to start his new post in the Spring. The Revd Mark will move to Derbyshire in early April. It has just been announced that his Service of Licensing – an important legal formality, but also an opportunity for everyone to welcome him officially into all the churches - will take place at:

Christ Church, Ironville on Wednesday 25th April at 7.30pm. Mark has kindly provided the following letter of introduction: It is lovely to be asked to introduce myself as your new soon-to-be Vicar. My name is Father Mark Taylor and I am married to Michelle Alexander who is a qualified archivist and Records Manager at the University of Liverpool. We have one daughter, Isabelle, who is six, but will just have turned seven by the time we arrive in Alfreton. I have worked in the Liverpool Diocese for nearly fifteen years since training for the priesthood at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. We are very excited to be moving to Derby Diocese, as Michelle was brought up in Derbyshire and we both have fond memories of visiting her parents before they retired and moved to Northumberland. Isabelle is very much looking forward to starting her new school and making new friends, and she wants to see the new churches where “daddy will be working”. We eagerly await meeting you and forming new friendships across our parishes, and soon I hope to be that friendly familiar figure that you will come to know as your Parish Priest. In my spare time I love to cook, especially French and Italian food, to grow scented roses of Old and New varieties and to listen to music. As a family, we enjoy days out and are members of the National Trust, English Heritage and the Historic Houses Association so any suggestions of where to go or any good food recipes will be warmly received! In our journey towards Alfreton, Riddings, Ironville and Somer- cotes – right from the moment we saw the advert for this post – we have felt God’s presence guiding and supporting us. We truly believe that this is where God has led us to, and we pray that together we will grow in the love of Christ and one another. I am looking forward to working together within our parishes, and my prayer is that we may be united in spreading the Gos- pel, the Good News that Jesus Christ is Lord and letting people know by our lives and example just how much God, in His Son, loves each of us. We look forward to joining you soon, but in the months ahead, please pray that our goodbyes and our move to Derbyshire will both be trouble free. Father Mark Taylor CODNOR PARK AND IRONVILLE LADIES’ WAR EFFORT by Fred Leighton

During the War years the ladies of the Women's’ Voluntary Service, (which had been formed by mem- bers of the Women's’ Institute, Red Cross and Mothers’ Union) carried out many activities in support of the War effort.

These included washing and repairing clothes for the soldiers stationed at Aldercar Hall, who operated search lights and guns between Codnor Castle and the Monument, where some Soldiers lived in Bell Tents whilst on duty.

Myself and other boys who lived on Forge Row were charged with the task of fetching the soldier’s laun- dry. We collected it in the evenings in the Summer but in Winter we had an extended Lunch break (agreed with school) to carry out this task. Despite the long walk to the Castle we enjoyed it as the soldiers were very friendly and allowed us to play around the equipment. Sometimes the soldiers would deliver and collect their own laundry and these visits would also include a session in the ‘King Billy’.

The WVS ladies also checked on the wellbeing of the evacuees who had been brought from Birmingham to live with families in the Village.

They knitted scarves, cap comforters, socks and gloves for the Forces. The wool was allocated in the colours of each Service, and the volunteers were instructed on the number of items each amount of wool would produce.

The most popular service they performed was the ‘Pie Station’, this was carried out in the Winter months. At the beginning of the War a kitchen was installed at the school to provide Lunchtime meals for the children. The first School Cook was Mrs Lydia Hall, my Aunt, and her assistant was Frances Riley, wife of the School Caretaker.

On completion of their school duties on Friday afternoons these two ladies would be joined by WVS volun- teers, who would bring ingredients (for which the WVS were allocated Ration Books) and they would make meat pies and gravy. By 6p.m. a queue would form in the Mission Room at school. To ensure the system was not abused each customer was only allowed to buy pies for their family members. (see report on closure of ‘Pie Station’ - On next page.)

The WVS also allocated Concentrated Orange Juice and Cod Liver Oil for expectant Mothers and small chil- dren. This was carried out in the School Hall after school hours on a Friday afternoon. Mr Riley, the School Caretaker, would have the Hall prepared and the bottles ready for distribution. Ladies would arrive with their babies, some had collected children from school and for an hour or so they would have an opportunity to chat and share their views and opinions. When the Ironville Branch of the WVS closed my Mother continued with the allocation of Orange Juice in the School Hall until the mid 1950’s when presumably the Government stopped the free supply.

AIR RAID WELFARE

Ladies who volunteered to be Wardens were trained to assist in the event of an Air Raid. They patrolled the village at night and were based in the Stable Yard (now JB Transport). Back row - L to R Cook, Kerr, Cook, Leighton, Gregory, Heathcote, Darn, Cook.

Front row - L to R Miss Waplington, Miss Cousins, Rev. I.O. Evans, Mrs Cox, Miss Clark IRONVILLE W.VS. PIE STATION The Ironville W.V.S. Pie Station has been closed down, in accordance with the decision made at a recent meeting in Ironville Schools, presided over by Councillor Mrs. E. Goddard, supported by Mrs. E. Hook (Secretary) and Mrs P. McKeown (Treasurer). The committee’s report and balance sheet stated that the Pie Station operated for 18 winter months during the period of the war and that upwards of 50,000 pies had been made and sold to the public. All the work had been done voluntarily by a band of very willing workers and the whole of the profits had been distributed to various organisations, including: Codnor Park & Ironville Nursing Assoc. £30 Ironville & Codnor Park Parcels Fund £30

Codnor Park & Ironville Red Cross £30 Ironville & Codnor Park Old People’s Rea £25 Ironville & Codnor Park “Welcome Home” Fund £25

Ironville Parish Church £20 Installation for the lighting of the Parish Church Clock £68 Invalid chair for the village £10

Pye Hill Methodist Church £25 Children’s Hospital (Memorial to Mrs. W. Young) £2 Ripley & District Hospital £5.10s

Nottingham Children’s Hospital £5.10s Derby Children’s Hospital £5.10s

The report and balance Sheet, which had been audited by Mr. Arthur Radford and Mr. J. T. Eaglefield, was adopted by the committee desire to convey their thanks and appreciation to all members of the Pie Station for their valuable contribution in making the venture so successful. How about reviving the village Pantomime? Photographs from Alfreton & District Heritage Trust Archive

The annual production in the Church Hall was once an important feature of village life. CHRIST CHURCH – REGISTERS AND RECORDS (Part 3) by David Fearn (Continued from Newsletters 6 & 7 )

The Survey of Registers and Records at Christ Church concludes with a look at the New Cemetery, the Garden of Remembrance, recent new records - and a correction! The NEW CEMETERY……….In the opening decades of the twentieth century, it was becoming clear that there would soon be little burial space left in the original, 1852 Old Cemetery. The solution was to find another plot of land. The kindly provided some ground located conveniently on the other side of Bullock Lane, and this area, roughly triangular in shape and bordered (at the time) by the B6016 Ironville-Riddings road, the Pye Bridge- railway line and the fence of the Vicarage, became the New Cemetery and is still in use today. It was dedicated by the Bishop of Derby, the Rt Rev Edmund Courtenay Pearce, on 20th July 1934. The original plan shows provision for 760 adult burial plots, with a further 71 - closely-spaced - for children, these latter situated at a higher level on the Vicar- age side. A double gate leads into a wide drive with three paths fanning off right and left, together with water and refuse points and a hut for the gravedigger’s equipment. However, as with the Old Cemetery, there were problems from the beginning. Burials began in the plots through the gate to the right and up the bank, but a mixture of poor record keeping, the inability of many families to afford a permanent me- morial and the fact that burials continued for another 40 years in the Old Cemetery proved a recipe for chaos and confusion. It was the custom to identify graves, especially those lacking a monument, with “cornetto”-shaped marker pegs bearing a number, but these were frequently moved around or lost. Two previous Vicars of Ironville – Peter Taylor (1977-83) and Jim Leverton (1992-2000) – attempted to pro- duce an accurate plan, but, to this day, the Master Plan in Church (available to view) shows over 100 burial plots marked “M”, indicating a mound of earth but with no clear record as to who is buried beneath, a situation applying also to a large number of the children’s graves. The New Cemetery has been at the centre of other controversies: Someone discovered to have been buried in the grave of another family: An attempt in the 1990s to remove some of the tall maple trees to free up burial space resulting in a Tree Preservation Order being placed on the whole Cemetery: Some of the ground (with its graves) on the north side slipping into the railway cutting, and – a case of the clock turning full circle – very few burial spaces now remaining. In a short time, the Cemetery will be full and could be closed! For the moment, burials continue, as do further attempts to produce a new and more accurate plan. In Church, there are various lists and catalogues which might help those interested in Family History, but, unfortunately, only so much is possible.

The New Cemetery off Bullock Lane The GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE………Following the death in 1983 of John Francis, Vicar of Ironville from 1947 to 1976, it was the wish of his family that his Ashes be brought back to his beloved Ironville for burial. A spot was chosen beneath a lime tree at a path corner on the south side of the Old Ceme- tery, and this was to prove the first memorial in a new Garden of Remembrance for the Burial of Cremat- ed Remains. Today, there are some 50 memorial plots in use, with plenty of space available for those who might wish to find a final resting place for the Ashes of a loved one. This year, a survey has been completed recording the location and inscriptions of all the existing memorials, and this is available to view in Church. NEW RECORDS...... Several new documents are now in church, including: Old Cemetery - Comprehensive background details received from Peter Taylor relating to burials: Church Inscriptions – A complete and indexed record of all the inscriptions to be found on items both within the church building and in the church grounds: Garden of Remembrance – See above. ……….And finally - A CORRECTION……..The first person to be buried in Ironville’s Old Cemetery (see the previous article in Newsletter 7) was Mary Ann Hubbal [sic] aged 9 from Golden Valley, on 26th April 1852. The first to be married were Henry Aldred (26) and Martha Taylor (25), also on 26th April 1852.

New to Ironville Lauren Monks School of Dance Wed. Mornings 10am - 12pm in the Church Hall  Pam 01773 689414 for further details A fun and friendly group for people of

all ages and skills

The Crafty Crafters stay busy throughout the year creating imaginative works of art that include anything from felting, quilting, crochet, knitting and any other craft that they can think up.

The start of the group’s current project - making an Linda at autumn leaf quilt. To be raffled for a dementia charity. work on the new project.

A great place to learn and share skills - with tea and biscuits of course!

And dominoes too . . . Julian's Column

Waiting to me is a funny old thing. It can be full of worry …. Like when my son came home later than expected and I imagined all the terrible things that could have happened to him. Then there is waiting at the dentist and again the expec- tation that we are going to need more fillings. But there is also what we can call expectant hope, waiting for something good to happen like a birthday or a new baby. We know what is going to happen, but we just can’t wait for that time to arrive.

That first Easter must have been the sort of “worry waiting” for the followers of Jesus. Jesus was cruci- fied on the Friday and they waited to see what to do next, but then on Easter Sunday he came back to life he, “rose from the dead”. Then of course in the years after that, the worry waiting gives way to “expectant hope” in knowing that Jesus died and rose again for each and every one of us. We know what happens, but we just can’t wait for the day to arrive. So on Easter morning our service in Church is full of joy and happiness because we know all that Jesus did for us.

So God bless to you all, and whatever you are waiting for, if it’s nice I hope it comes soon, and if not, then it is not too painful!

Rev Julian Penfold

Clowns Children's Centre The children at Clowns Children Centre have been very busy over the last few months. We’ve been on number hunts, planted bulbs ready for spring and had a spooktacular Halloween party day. We raised money for Children in Need by wearing our Pyjamas and celebrated Bonfire night by making sparklers for snack (breadsticks and melted choco- late) and created some amazing firework pictures. In December the nursery class children took part in the Christmas Tree Celebration at Christ Church in the village. They hand made Christmas decorations out of salt dough, and baubles with glitter and glue. We have introduced Stay and Play sessions and in January some of our under 3 parents joined in a creative session. The children and the parents made snowmen and took home ideas of activities they could do at home with their recyclable ‘Junk’. If you would like to find out more about the activities we do and are interested in place for your child please contact the nursery on 01773 540050. We would be happy to show you around so you can see how much fun the children have learning through play. We offer places for children who are eligible for 2 year funding and for all 3 and 4 year olds. A Letter from Paul

Dear Resident,

I thought I would share with you a few issues that I have been dealing with in Ironville and Codnor Park and meetings I have recently attended and am in the process of having.

The Forge Site Meeting at the end of January was very well attended and I was quite reassured by the proposals outlined by the Trust and look forward to working with them in the future to help resolve access issues with Network Rail to help create a dedicated bridleway into the site.

The proposal follows on from the idea that this site should remain a public open space, which I fought for through the Opencast Liaison Group and Derbyshire County Council thus bringing to an end the proposal for more housing and industry on this site.

I have been reporting pot holes throughout the village and also faulty street lights, all of which are taking longer to be rectified but I can assure you they are being reported. In addition I have asked Derbyshire County Council to look at including the King William Centre and Forge Row/Station Road in a resurfacing programme.

The work to improve the cycle greenway route is due to start shortly and I have given £2,000 to the project via my Community Fund for two interpretation boards. Also work is to start, when the weather improves, to paint the pedestrian bridge on Cinder Bank.

I am to have meetings relating to the Breakfast Club. Further to this I have organised meetings about the investment for the Railway Carriage and made sure this valuable building is still available for the youngsters.

Regarding the Lawn Bridge Project, I have again asked that it is included in the Local Transport Plan and the cycling network strategy so we can progress to a stage where we can bid for external funding.

I am also excited by the fact that the War Memorial is being considered for Listed Building status – well done John Bates. I was pleased to support John with the restoration of the Memorial and it will be great if his hard work is recognised and the Memorial is listed.

Yours sincerely

Councillor Paul Smith November 11th 2017 WALK ON WALKING GROUP All of our walks are free of charge and are led by qualified walk leaders. New walkers are always wel- come. There is no need to book - just turn up in sensible shoes. Our local walks begin at car park at 10am on Tuesday mornings. We have two levels of walks, one for people who want to walk for the exercise, but cannot cope with stiles etc. This walk lasts 1 hour. The longer walk takes around 2 hours. It’s surprising how many different walks are available from Jacksdale. We have back markers to allow all to walk at their own pace (no fear of being left behind). We are a very sociable group; it is a good way of meeting new friends as you walk and talk. The community centre is open for coffee, tea and snacks on a donation basis for charity when we return. We are always made very welcome and the choice of food is amazing. We also walk on Mondays and Wednesdays from various venues. A programme is available with all venues and meeting points (including post codes for sat navs). Bus trips are organised three times a year. We do not organise walks on these days out, they are just pleasure trips for you to choose to do whatever you prefer.

Motorcycle barriers are designed to keep motorcycles out, but do they? The types of barrier illustrated above and found on the former Forge Site, make it extremely difficult for some walkers and impossible for others to get through. This route is an ideal route into the former Forge Site for people of all physical abilities. However, the barriers illustrated above can present serious access problems. Is it possible for something to be done as a matter of urgency to solve this problem and at the same time prevent inappropriate access? Often this group have to reorganise walks because of these barriers.

Carriages Youth Club, Deepdale "known locally as the Train " The Youth Club offers a range of activities that young people have planned and organised with youth workers. Tues., Thurs. & Fri. evenings 6.00pm until 8pm Contact: Neil Onyon on 01629 533625 By Roger Breen Maths open sessions for Parents/Carers - at Ironville & Codnor Park Primary School

What the parents/carers said:

"Fantastic opportunity to come into school and see the children learning in a hap- py environment. I always look forward to these open mornings. It has given me some good ideas to help my own child after school." "Was lovely to come into school and watch my child learn how to subtract. Look forward to attending future sessions." "Brilliant to see how the children communicate with teachers and others. Also very fun helping all the children make bracelets." "It was good to see the children in lesson. Also had fun making bracelets and colouring with the children." Christmas Tree Festival & Bazaar

“I am very impressed with the high standards, there are even more beautiful trees here than at Chatsworth House,” was typical of the numerous positive comments made by the many visitors to the displays on view at Christ Church, Ironville last December.

Progress (or lack of) at the proposed replacement bridge by

Portland Wharf by John Boucher - Friends of the Cromford Canal Civil Engineer The residents of Codnor Park, Ironville and Jacksdale have become understandably concerned at the length of time it is taking to progress the proposed Lawn Bridge link across the Cromford Canal at the mouth of the Portland coal loading basin at Jacksdale, though it is still official poli- cy to build it. This will replace the wartime Butterley Standard ‘iron bridge’ formerly at the site which had to be demolished a few years ago as its extensive corrosion had made it severely dangerous. In the meantime wildlife volunteers have just constructed a low level board walk across the canal to circumvent the stepping stones, perhaps to the dismay of local children, but the steep path down is difficult for many and the proper bridge is still required.

Possible funders have emphasised the need to demonstrate community involvement, and the pos- sibility of developing the project in stages. One area where some progress should be possible is investigating the archaeology of the site. This is an essential requirement of the planning approval process, and it will help inform the design of foundations for the new bridge, and hence the form of the bridge itself. There are remains of at least three different generations of bridges on top of each other, so locating remains could have a significant effect on the design. The site is on the part of the canal taken over by the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, and the crayfish and voles inhabiting the area require careful consideration. DWT and FCC volunteers have started a study of the exposed re- mains on the west bank of the bridge site, but a more detailed study requiring excavation below water at the edge of the canal needs careful advanced planning and can only be arranged with detailed assistance from approved wildlife handlers. There could be scope for a full ‘community dig’ in the not too distant future.

When the DWT and FCC teams cleared back the west bank in August 2017 (Fig 1), we were able to gain a little more knowledge of the site, and to fill in details to clarify the land survey undertaken by DCC. It had originally been in- tended to excavate three trenches in an attempt to locate the west side foundations of the 1792 bridge, but as there were known to be crayfish in the area, this was deferred until a future date. As one of the suggested locations was on dry land, where it had been hoped to locate the south west wing wall, a shallow trench was dug here down to just below canal water level, but it was found that Fig. 1 When the DWT water seeped in which made further and FCC teams excavation difficult. Probing in the cleared back the west bottom of the trench did indicate a bank in August 2017 hard layer about 600mm below canal water level, which should be investi- gated in the future. The trench was back filled on completion. Within this trench there was a lot of old building debris (demolition brick) on the surface, and one loose well shaped stone wall coping. Interestingly, there were a lot of small forged wrought iron items which were identified as wooden railway wagon components (fig 2). They had all been used, many containing bolts and fittings, and included a rubber drawbar spring unit. They may have been made by Butterley on the site, although as they were made to a standard Railway Clearing House pat- tern, they might have been from a ‘foreigner’! One possibility is that they are the abandoned remains of an accidental derailment dating from the 1847 -1890 period when the bridge was in use as a railway. More artefacts remain to be found when digging resumes! Curiously, the FCC archivist has since been searching the West Riding archives in Wakefield (of all places) and found a record of an agreement between the Butterley Company and the Midland Railway Com- pany dated 1902, wherein the MR agrees to take down its railway bridge, and at the same time widen the canal as requested by Butterley. Why they wanted the ca- nal widened is not clear, but if that involved the removal of the original bridge foundations on the west bank it might explain why we have been unable to find them! As a result of the measurements taken, and research into old Canal Company and other records, it is possible to see how the various bridges would have fitted in. Fig 3 shows these bridges fitted on the remaining ground profile. The original bridge was a standard stone arch bridge, with de- tails taken from a record made of bridges remaining at the time of a thorough inspection in 1929. The outline of the railway bridge is based on the standard design of colliery branch line bridges constructed by the Midland Railway in 1848, and the 1943 Butterley Standard steel bridge is based on details recorded before it was demolished. Future investigations will look at the various crossings of the adjacent sections of the River Erewash which was re- aligned in 1808, and then crossed by the canal into the Portland basin in 1822. These were the Jacksdale Street bridleway bridge of 1808 (missing), the re-aligned bridleway bridge of 1822, still there, the canal aqueduct of 1822, and the later railway bridge of 1847. I am particularly interested in the canal aqueduct which was recently described in a video recording by an elderly gentleman from the area who remembered it before it was demolished in his youth. It was a cast iron trough aqueduct, but he described it as lined by lead sheet (which rapidly disappeared!). The description was videoed and placed on the Facebook site of the Crom- ford Canal and Codnor Park Reservoir Group, but so far I have not been able to track the gentleman down. If you are he, or if you have knowledge of the aqueduct, I would dearly like to meet you to obtain further details. Please get in touch.

THE ANVIL CLUB The Anvil Club is open every evening between 8.00pm and Midnight with Bingo on Sundays

The Anvil Club is the

perfect place for your functions. Where you can celebrate those special times or hold

important meetings. Photograph - Friends of the Forge Facebook page - Inaugural Meeting

A cosy place, to enjoy a pint of good bitter ale with a welcoming atmosphere. A great place for a game of snooker too. With Your host Maria serving ales clear and bright.

There is a children’s games room too with Pool, Football, and Air Hockey tables.

Contact Maria McCormack on 01773-689559 or 07816-439881 The Anvil Club, Casson Street, Ironville, Nottingham, NG16 5NN

Mavis Bacon with the help of Cllr Pam Cope & Cllr Paul Smith position a plaque outside the OAP Centre, Victoria Crescent in the memory of Joe Heathcote (1923-2016). Joe served for 50 years in local government. He was a former Deputy Leader and Chairman of Derbyshire County Council. He was also a past chairman of the former Alfreton Urban District Council. In the village he looked after Ironville Football Club, Ironville Carnival Band and organised dances at Ironville and Codnor Park School, where he served as a governor for 43 years. He was also a Justice of the Peace between 1969 & 1991, serving Alfreton and Ilkeston. "Joe's tireless work was of huge benefit to the local community. He was indeed a man who devoted his life to helping people"

Photo by Geoff Griffiths The Birmingham to York express passes through Codnor Park on 9th December 2017; other- wise known as the Christmas White Rose and Steam hauled throughout by engine No: 5043 “Earl of Mount Edgcumbe.” This was the first steam locomotive to pickup and drop off passen- gers at Ilkeston since the closure of Ilkeston Junction Station on 2nd January 1967! Wouldn’t it be amazing if a way could be found to reopen Ironville & Codnor Park Station?

Getting ready for Christmas early !

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Crafty Crafter Dawn is already preparing for the next Christmas Tree Festival at Christ Church - her theme is Pantomimes. What will yours be? Cromford Canal and Codnor Park Res Volunteer Group

October 17th 2017 was a fantastic day for the volunteers. A new board- walk at the Stepping Stones. At long last a safe crossing point. Many thanks are due to the DWT and local volunteers for sorting the boardwalk.

On October 11th 2017 the group re- ceived a boost. They took the first of two deliveries of a donation of 20 tonnes of limestone from Longcliffe quarries to maintain and repair the canal towpath. This has now greatly improved access to the area.

All of the images above are from the Facebook page “Cromford Canal and Codnor Park Res”. See lots of stunning wildlife photos here. Community Diner - Our Super Kitchen

A place for people to eat a meal: affordably, socially and for environmental benefit. This event takes place in the Church Hall, Casson Street, lronville on Wednesdays between 4pm and 6pm. Adults £3.50 / Children £2.50 / Families £10.00. Project leaders Tina & Rachel welcome you all to come and dine with us. You can contact Rachel on 07727 141216. Delivery is available for a small charge of 50p - Ring Tina on 07510 646224

A younger member of the local Taekwondo group receives some expert tuition. See page 24 for further information about this group.

CODNOR PARK Christ Church RESERVOIR Fishing in well

stocked water

 Alan Birks:

07941 824374 Acting Vicar  Eddie Harvey:  01773 833280 07715497310 Rev Julian Penfold

WATERS EDGE  07932 564888 Warden: BURGER BAR David Fearn Drinks, hot and  01773 605447 cold food available. Services: Open Wed - Sun Sunday at 11.00am: Parish Communion 7.30am -1 pm

Holy Communion Angie Harvey: (BCP) at 9.15am, 07899 095758 (2nd Wednesday)

by Moray Stewart

Ironville Strollers The Ironville Strollers are already going strong in 2018 and are open to anyone who would like to join our local group based at Christ Church, Ironville. The main aim of the group is to encourage local strolling as an inexpensive, convenient form of exercise, whilst providing excellent social opportunities and the chance to discover the natural beauty in this locality and sometimes further beyond. Walks are short (2 - 3 miles long), varied and suitable for all abilities. They are led by trained walk leaders, walkers being able to walk at their own pace. They are therefore limited in distance. Our walks take place as follows: Local Strolls - every 2nd & 4th Thursday; every first Thursday by car to a designated starting point; every 3rd Thursday by mini-bus to an arranged starting point and stopping off at a café for refreshments. The photograph shows our group on the Forge site, recently acquired by The Friends of Belper Parks. We very much look forward to our strolls though this area in the future, as it develops into a nature reserve and wildlife sanctuary for everyone to enjoy. So if this is for you, why not give our Walking Group a try! Contact: Elliott Hughes on 01773 540245 to find out more.

Crossings Club

Monument Lane

 01773 602346

Bingo (Wednesday pm); Snooker & Pool; Snacks; Licensed Bar; Games Machines; Live Acts & Groups ; Breakfasts (Saturday 9am); Function Rooms for Hire; Live Sports on Big Screen; Thurs - Food - 6pm - 9pm; Band Night (Fri. pm); Sunday - meat and beer draw, and Poker School

Who was George Clayton and what is the story behind this

IRONVILLE HERB PORTER AND SPRUCE BEER BOTTLE? George Clayton moved to Codnor Park from Knutton in Staffordshire circa 1886. He probably first moved here to live in a cottage together with some family members plus a servant, near to Old Living Farm (now “The Park” on Monument Lane). George Clayton was foreman over the puddlers at the Codnor Park Ironworks. His son, Frank, was also employed at the Iron- works as a Roll Turner – a highly skilled job. It would appear that George Clayton retired in 1892 when he was presented with a gold keyless English leaver watch at a special ceremo- ny. At this time he was living with his married son Francis and they moved into Ironville. The Clayton family resided in Ironville until 1900 when the family moved into Jacksdale. The transferred bottle being marked “Bourne Denby” on the reverse, (photo right), with no date or number usually means the bottle was manufactured between 1899 and 1900. George Clayton is listed in the 1892 Kelly’s Directory as a “Soft Drink Manufacturer” in Ironville. It is very likely that George Clayton traded between 1893 and 1897. Facts that fit in nicely with our story.

The Clayton family were devout Primitive Methodists and worshipped locally at the Pye Hill Methodist Chapel. Several family members were Methodist local Preachers and Stewards. The 1901/1911 census records show the family had moved to Dixie Street in Jacksdale. They appear to be living side by side or even in the same property in the census of 1901. Frank’s two daughters, Elizabeth and Dorothy, were born in Ironville in 1893 and 1895 respectively. Elizabeth’s story is well documented on the Jacksdale & Westwood Community & Heritage site, (JACHS).

George Clayton died in 1904 followed by wife, Caroline, in 1906. Frank and his family were still residing in Dixie Street, Jacksdale in 1911. Both George and Caroline are buried in Ironville cemetery, two of his daughters are also buried in the same plot. The spruce beer originally in this bottle is highly likely to have been a non-alcoholic beverage

sometimes known as black beer. This would fit in with the family’s teetotal Methodist tradition.

A small scale bottling and brewing operation such as George Clayton’s could have been quite easily carried out from a small room or outbuilding and may have been a seasonal business which operated in the summer months. Another possibility is that the herb porter

and spruce beer may have been for consumption at Methodist celebrations.

So this could be the story behind a no alcohol beer of its day! On a chilly morning on Saturday 2nd December, 25 people and 4 dogs turned up for the Inaugural Ironville Santa Walk in aid of Iron- ville Breakfast Club and conservation projects around the vil- lage. We had initially set a personal fundraising target of £1,000 for the Breakfast Club but managed to secure a £500 donation from 2017 Slimming World which lowered the target required. As the projects are not registered charities we couldn’t apply to the easier usual sources for funding but we persevered. We then secured sponsorship for the event from Western Power Distribution on the understanding that this would be spent solely on promotional materials and marketing of the walk to the village. I am pleased to say that despite the relatively poor turn out, from the village residents that we raised £500 for the Breakfast Club and a further £173 for conservation work around the village. Many people have come forward for next year’s event – this is now in the planning stage, it will be announced shortly. We would also like to extend our grateful thanks to Angie and the staff and customers at the Waterside Burger Van as they did an impromptu cash collection on the day and raised over £50. They also stayed open later than usual to make sure that all the walkers had a nice hot cuppa at the end of the walk.

The event itself has provided the club with 12 months of funding and I will now concentrate on ensuring that finances are secured to allow long term sustainability of the group moving forward. If any of our Newsletter readers would like to get involved in local fundraising events then please do get in touch, especially since the fabulous news that the Forge site will now be transformed into a Butterfly and Wild- life reserve. Volunteers are always welcome and please do not underestimate what skills you have – everything from making tea, design and print work and gardening expertise would be

welcome.

Marie Brown (Principal Director Almus Fundraising) 07812130061; e-mail: [email protected]

“Tootsies” Footcare - Affordable Footcare

Age UK Derby and Derbyshire and NHS Derbyshire County are working together to offer an affordable, long-term footcare solution for people aged 50+.

th rd In Ironville Church Hall, Casson St. on Wednesday 11 April and Wednesday 23 May

To book an appointment please call 01773 766922 (More dates are to follow) Ironville Church Hall

Thursday’s 7 - 8.30pm

Every 3rd Sunday 6.30 - 8pm

Taekwondo classes have be held in Ironville for almost thirty years. They are led by Dave Gregory who is a 8th Dan World Master, Chief Examiner & Instructor. The classes are in the military style/ self defence/ unarmed combat. They are for ALL the Family, both Juniors & Seniors. (Contact Dave on 01773 609626)

Local Kickboxing Classes

Tuesdays at the Crossings Club 6 - 7pm

For children only - ages 5 to 15 years With Shane & Michelle Holmes News from the Train by Michelle Goodall, youth worker at the Train Carriage Youth Club

It's been a strange few months at the Train as it's been shut since Septem- ber 2017 , work needs to be done on the interior before we can go back in , but hopefully it won't be much longer. As a result of this, staff and young people have been braving the elements three times a week at the courts on Deepdale, wind, rain, snow and ice nothing puts us off ! Staff are armed with a hot water pump flask and pro- vide lots of hot chocolate and biscuits for the young people. It's great to see we still have lots of teenagers attending the project, being outside in the cold doesn't put them off ....we are made of strong stuff in Ironville! Football is still very popular at the Train and we are very lucky to still have a sports worker from Derby County Community trust who comes down every Thursday to play and facilitate games for our football enthusiasts, this is a popular session and well attended. Back in November 2017 we were lucky enough to be given free tickets to attend a Derby County football match, so on a very cold night staff and young people sat shivering in the North stand at Pride Park to watch Derby lose to Ipswich, a disappointing result but everyone had a great time and we look forward to going again. Even though we've been outside for months it's not stopped us having fun, we make warm drinks, we remember birthdays and bring cakes and sing happy birthday, we sing and dance to keep warm, we've cooked hotdogs and made pancakes on the camping stove, we even had a Halloween party, where we played games, told spooky stories and decorated pumpkins. Then Christmas came along and with no money, no building and cold weather things weren't looking good for a festive celebration. But thanks to various people in our community who contributed to our cause, we were able to provide a great Christmas party outside, with lots of festive tunes , food and each young person receiving a Christmas gift . On March 24th we are holding a fundraising event at the Church Hall in Ironville to raise funds for the Train to buy equipment and hopefully go on trips. There's going to be lots of stalls, a raffle, a tombola, penalty shootout and lots more, come along and support us, it will be great to see you.

Cllr Pam Cope & Cllr Paul Smith watch on as much needed repairs are carried out to the floor of the Train Carriage Youth Club, (see above). The Community Association are overseeing the repairs. The Ironville & Codnor Park Community Associa- tion’s main aim is the raising of sufficient funds to provide some form of premises for a Youth Club to meet - hence the railway carriage, which is owned and maintained by the Association. (Contact Pam on 01773 606454 if you would like to become involved with the Association) Drama Club by Leona Hi I'm Leona and I am 8 years of age. I live in a vil- lage called Ironville and participate (take part) in a local drama club which is held in Ironville church hall on Tuesday from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. It is £2:50 per person and that includes a free snack and drink. We get to make props for the performances that we act out and we get to choose what performances we do. We take it in turns to play parts in drama club, it's amazing and we do things together as a group and we work as a team. When I go to drama my favourite part is when we act because I love to perform my parts and I like to make the backgrounds and props because it gives me time to get creative. The last play that we did was called “The Three Little Wolves and The Big Bad Pig “ which I really enjoyed and I was the second (grey) wolf. I enjoyed the performance because we made the audience laugh. I thought it was hilarious and at the end we had cake and the performers received a certificate as well as a bag of chocolate coins. The next performance is going to be called There's A Dragon In The Library! Everyone is welcome to join us in the next performance. Look out for the post- ers. The photographs (top left) show the drama club in rehearsal, for their recent successful and loudly applauded production of “The Three Little Wolves and The Big Bad Pig.“ The two photographs (bottom right) are from the live performance.

Halloween in Ironville 2017

Arty Party is an arts and craft club where people of any age and ability can come and have fun with their artistic side whether it be making jewellery, junk modelling, painting or drawing. It doesn’t matter if you’re good at art or not, everyone is treated there as equal and we all bring ideas of what we can do. We all come up with ideas on what to make and do, the children learn how to plan their own days activities which helps them to gain confidence. Just pop in on a Saturday from 2pm till 4pm at Ironville Church Hall. It is £2 per person or £6 per family, under 3 year olds are free. All children under 16 years old will need to have a suitable adult as we cannot be responsible for younger children. All children will get a free drink of juice and tea and coffee with a snack is 50p each.

Oct 2017

Doubtful Tail and a Spooky Story by David Wooton What untold stories are there still to be heard from those in our village who worked in the industries that thrived in this valley? We have all heard the stories of children (usually young girls) who took their fathers snap to him in the foundry/wagon works dodging the rail wagons and walking by the furnaces. What other stories are there? Moving into the village in the mid 90s I had the privilege of sharing a pint or two with some of the old timers who worked in the pits and foundry, or as they termed it “proper industries” and the following are two of the stories. The first concerns Pye Hill Pit in the bad winter of 62-63. Apparently it was so cold water froze on the walls of the main shaft preventing the cage from being raised up or down. This problem was solved by filling oil drums with burning coal and lowering them down the shaft melting the ice. Now I do have my doubts about the truth of this story given the prohibition of the use of naked flames in mines, but is there anyone in the village who can confirm this story? The second story was told me by a mining fitter who I will call Albert. He worked in the local mines assembling, repairing and dismantling mining machinery. On this occasion he was working alone dismantling machinery on an old mine face when he heard a voice call out his name. This voice he recognised as that of any old colleague who had been killed in an accident some months before. The voice said “Albert you are working too hard, you need a rest, take a holiday” While disturbed by this Albert completed his shift but did decide to take the next day as a holiday. That was the day that the old mine face collapsed burying the machinery that Albert had been working on! There have also been many a story told, of ghostly sightings and strange unexplained tales in and around Codnor Castle. Reported ghostly activities at the Castle including in and around the nearby farm house range from hearing a girl/woman singing all around the site, the figure of a wom- an walking across the grassed area, a knight seen standing at the Castle, peo- ple being touched, hearing audible voices, audible foot- steps all around the venue and much more. More stories to the Editor This cottage featured in two recent please. episodes of “Most Haunted” on TV. Pete’s Page THE FORGE TODAY – WHAT’S IT LIKE? by Cllr. Pete Clark The Forge is the reason the village of Ironville exists in the first place. Ironville was built to provide a workforce to run and operate this very large Forge works. The building of our village is a story in its own right, but suffice to say, the Forge is at the heart of the village. Even though the machinery and buildings have gone, many long-term residents feel an affinity to the Forge area as often their parents or grandparents earnt a living there and raised families. Now the Forge has a new future as a Nature Reserve for all to enjoy, so what does the Forge actually consist of? The area purchased at auction is made up of 5 different Title Deeds, the main Forge area plus 4 bits and pieces along the railway boundary. It is very roughly cigar shaped, with the village end being a lot broader, see the map on the facing page. At 71 acres it is as big as 42 Wembley pitches! It is about 1 mile long. The wide end, near the village has a small wood at the top where the Forge Manager’s/Engineer’s house was (before Butterley demolished it). The large open area is where most of the Forge buildings were, and following coal extraction, is now rough grasses and meadow. The poor clay soil here is actually good for native wildflowers and hence good for butterflies. An open lake (“Forge Lake”) been created after the coal extraction of around year 2000, and has a small stream leading to it (see map). The lake is very pleasingly situated with expansive gentle sloping areas around parts of it. Ideal for picnics (wildlife permitting) in summer. There are marshy and boggy areas to the canal side of it, and that is ideal habitat for wetland birds, reptiles and in- sects. It is pretty with bullrushes too. Past this are the extensive “Canyons” woods which are good to walk around all year. They were created by furnace & slag waste over 100 years ago, and are now naturalised in an interesting and attractive way. A closer look at the rocks and formations give an insight into their industrial past. Beyond that, past the Monkey Bridge, there are mature woods. Even beyond that is yet more open land, a strip alongside the railway. By now we are nearly level with the pylons before Stoneyford Boat lane. If you want to be kept informed join Friends of the Forge (Facebook Group) or get on the Forge email list. There are monthly Forge meetings on the first Tuesday of each month at 7pm. (venue varies, but in or near village)  07971 772184 for help. Pete is pictured here with a

group of volunteers young and some a little older, who are all keen on wildlife. They have constructed a Habitat Stack. The local wildlife say 'thank you' too for making new places for them to find insects to eat, shelter, and even live in. Why not join the volunteer group - it’s healthy, you will enjoy it and benefit the local wild life too?

Skylark

Restocking the reservoir on 8th November 2017

Clerk: [email protected]  07595515154

Monday - Dog training - 7pm - 8.30pm All meetings take place at The Community Room, Victoria Mainly for people who compete in obedience and working Crescent, Ironville, starting at 7.00 pm (See new website) trials. Sheila Tannert - 07739535115 Every meeting includes a period for Public Participation at Tues - Drama Club - 4.30 –6.30pm which local residents are invited to attend - a time alloca-  Tracey 07555584913 (See page 26) tion of 15 minutes at the beginning of the meeting. The Tues - Crooked Line Club 7.00-10.00pm next two meeting dates are: Dancing with Daz just for fun - free door prizes Monday May 14th Cllr Jack Brown Daz 07967760065 or Steve 07419323705 Chairman th Wed AM - Crafty Crafters & Dominoes Monday July 9 10am - 12pm  Pam 01773 689414 (see page 8) Wed pm - Community Meals - 4pm to 6pm

Social Eating Events - Adults £3.50 / Children £2.50

Rachel & Tina  07727141216 (See page 19)

Thurs - Lauren Monk’s School of Dance Here local residents have the opportunity to meet Children’s Ballroom & Latin Classes Cllr Paul Smith - County, Borough, & Parish Coun- 5 - 5.45pm up to 8 yrs ALSO 6 - 6.45 8+yrs cillor together with Cllr Pam Cope (Parish Councillor)

Lauren Monks - 07812994066 at their surgeries to raise any issues or concern.

Thurs - Taekwondo - 7 to 8.30 pm Saturday 12th May For all the family - adults and children. (See page 24) Telephone Cllr Smith Home: Dave Gregory 01773 609626 01773 540345 or Fri AM English and Maths for Adults 07713 265670 9:30 till 11:30 For those who want to gain confidence for further details in the skills needed for Maths and English in daily life. Surgeries are at the OAP Community Centre, Victo- 01773 832201 - This class is FREE at present. ria Crescent, Ironville from 11:15am until 12:15pm. Friday - Line Dancing - 8.00 pm - 10.30 pm Social evening with free door prizes. Dancing until further notice with Daz.  07967760065 Ironville Post Office  01773 605472 Sat PM - Art Club - Arty Party - 2pm - 4 pm Mon - Sat: Open 7am - 8 pm; Sunday: Open 8 am—12.30 £2 per person or £6 per family (See page 27)

 Tracey 07555584913

The Friends of the Cromford Canal Talks: Bess of Hardwick Hall A talk by Sonia Victoria Crescent- Bookings  Pam Cope 01773 606454 Preece - with examples of period costume On Monday 21st May starting at 7.30pm Mon: Gentle Movement - 10am - 11am Off the Boats - A talk by Elizabeth Holloway - on (Chair based exercise  Miriam 07937 3495408) Monday 18th June starting at 7.30pm Mon: Coffee Morning & Bingo- 11am - 12pm The admission charge for talks is £2 with a Bar, Raffle & Sales Stand. All Welcome at both talks. (AGM - 16th April) Tues: Money Bingo 7.30pm - 9pm

Bookings Maria McCormack Friday - Prize Bingo 7.30p.m. - 9.00pm 01773-689559 or 07816-439881 (Do come along and join in with these community events)

Ideas and local information, news or events please e-mail: Andy: [email protected] or text Tracey on 07555584913 Deadline for next issue (October) - 7th September 2018 This Newsletter has been supported by the D.C.C. Community Leadership Scheme via Councillor Paul Smith The views expressed in this Newsletter are not necessarily those of the Unicorns Editorial Team. We also make it clear that we reserve the right to refuse or edit items that are sent in.