UNDER THE EDGE INCORPORATING THE PARISH MAGAZINE , , ROWLAND, , MONSAL HEAD, www.undertheedge.net No. 261 October 2020 ISSN 1466-8211 88 Not Out - Cheers for a Life in Hospitality! “There’s nowhere like Great Longstone, I’ve had a wonderful life here. It’s had its ups and its downs, but I wouldn’t change one iota”. Janet Finney has now lived in Great Longstone for 73 years, 30 of which as landlady at The Crispin. Born Janet Frankland in 1931 in Mitton, near Clitheroe, she was enjoying her job at the local grocers when her Dad upped sticks to bring his family to Great Longstone to be the Poultry Manager for ‘Old’ John Thornhill. Mr Thornhill picked up Janet, her Mum, brother Godfrey, and sisters Sylvia and Hazel (only two at the time), from the station and drove them to their new home next to the White Lion, Harrow House. As he turned the corner by the cross, John remarked cryptically “We had a wonderful turnout last week”. It later transpired this was for the

her father and Donald, her other brother, already there. RemembranceJanet remembers Day service.folk in Great They Longstone arrived to beingfind the very furniture friendly, van and with she soon made friends at the Village Hall, where they all played table tennis, darts and cards. Only after she had done all the household chores, mind,

poorly after having had four of her children in four years. During the day, Janetincluding worked blackleading in the wine the department fireplaces, at because R. Orme &her Co Mum (a huge was always emporium stretching from Matlock Street to Water Street), bottling their own wine from huge vats in the cellars, and later she would go out Janet Finney today with their travellers all over to get orders for food and wine. As you walked on the pavement above, you would breathe in a heady mix of tea, coffee and booze! Janet also helped Roy Finney’s Auntie Myra and Uncle Bernard Saunders, the licensees of the White Lion, provide teas for the many charabanc visitors, up to 50 in the club room upstairs alone. Portion control was strict: six slices of white and six of brown with a ham

It was at the Village Hall that she got to know her future husband, Roy, who lived across the road with his grandparents, thesalad Holmes for each (Roy’s table Mumof 12, Harriet followed was by only12 glasses 20 and of ratherfruit salad poorly). each carefullyIt filled with two tablespoons from huge tins. very annoyed with Roy when he barged past in the middle of her table certainly wasn’t a case of love at first sight: Janet remembers being Meanwhile Roy was asking Peter Thorpe, “Who’s that girl? She’s new. Istennis she onematch. of the “You twins?” big awkward This was thing” an easy were mistake her first to make, words as to Sylvia him! was only a year older than Janet, and with their Mum making all their clothes, they were always dressed alike. Janet’s Dad was very strict, always waiting for her outside the hall to make sure she was behaving herself. “There’s no need to come and wait for me, Dad. You know I come out more or less the same time every night” was met

did. There wasn’t going to be any hanky panky while hefirmly was each around! time It with wasn’t “Yes, long I’m before coming Roy out”, asked and Janetso he out, and one night he said “Shall we walk up Church Lane and round by the churchyard?” On the way they dallied quite a while, but sure enough, Dad was there when they turned back up Main Street, waiting to give them a piece of his mind. Cupid was keeping his arrows well and truly in his quiver at this stage. Roy’s Uncle Ernie would take Janet and some friends to dances at Chatsworth in R Orme’s Derbyshire the Edensor Institute (now the Cavendish Hall). Roy Cream Sherry @ 20/- meanwhile was going out (Continued on page 2) Roy and Janet Finney on their wedding day 1953 (Continued from front page) with four girls in Bradwell. Janet was determined to win Roy’s affection, though, and one by one she ran them all off. The last one, ‘Goodnight’ Irene, was the toughest one to dislodge. Irene always stayed at an ultimatum, and one Saturday she came out from dancing to see Uncle Ernie waiting with his taxi. “I’m not taking you tonight”,the White he Lion said, on “someone Saturday else nights is here”. and usedThere, to sat bring on theMyra railing, a bunch was of Roy. flowers Finally, to itsoften was ‘Goodnight her up. Eventually and Goodbye’ Janet issuedIrene! Roy proposed to Janet on the way back from Edensor one Saturday in 1951. When he stopped the car and said “I want to ask you something”, Janet’s first thought was “Oh bother, there must be something wrong with the car”. With her Dad’s movingblessing, into they the went wooden down bungalowto Brighton opposite for a week where to hunt the forVillage a ring, Shop coming now back is, undeterred empty handed, by their only gloomy to find neighbourthe ‘right’ ring Mr. in H.L. Brown in Chesterfield all along. They started saving straight away, and were married in St. Giles two years later, here today. They were to be married for 65 happy years till Roy passed away in September 2018. Yates,In 1963, who pronouncedMyra and Bernard “You don’t decided want to to retire live there, from it’ll the be White tumbledown Lion, and and Janet gone and in Royfive years”.hoped Needlessto take over to stay, from it’s them. still Disappointingly it was not to be, but the next year the Crispin became vacant and this time they were successful. It was to remain in the family for over 40 years, as when Janet and Roy retired in 1994, their daughter Diane and her husband Robert Hawksworth took over until 2005, when they handed over to Paul and Joanne Rowlinson, the current landlords. It was a bit of a stormy ride for a while, as not long after they took over, Janet’s sister Sylvia announced she was moving to British Columbia in Canada. A few months later, her parents dropped a further bombshell by emigrating to be with Sylvia.

1969 Duncan was born: another weight on her shoulders, but by this time Diane was 14 and able to help out as the nanny. As far as Janet was concerned, they might as well have been dead, as cheap and easy flights were non-existent then. Then in ‘time’ was called in those days: no one was allowed out the back or the side door, andThirty the partyyears continuedat the Crispin in the saw back a lot kitchen. of changes. “We Therehad a weremarvellous lots of clientele,lock-ins after and there was a hell of a lot of cooking. Mind you, we were hauled over the coals on many occasions”, Janet remembers. On one occasion a suspicious Inspector climbed over the back gate, “What are you doing Mrs. Finney?” “I’m just pouring Ronnie Bright a brown ale... Good evening Inspector, how are you?” After that, curtains were tightly

in the back yard before anyone could sneak out the private door to use the toilets. drawnJanet andalso doors started firmly to serve locked, food, and which Diane was had completely to check thereunheard was of no in onepubs lurking at the time. It took a bit of time to take off, with a lot of customers cocking a snook at the very notion. “What are you doing that for, why have you got chips?” It didn’t exactly receive Roy’s blessing either. In fact, he hated the whole idea. “What’s wrong with sandwiches? Don’t you bring bloody chips near my bar”, he told Janet, “If people

the kitchen; you had to stand a mile away to light the grill they had inherited with touch vinegar they’ll tell me the beer is flat”. It was also not without its hazards in

the pub. It had two settings, hot or off! For five shillings (25p today) you got a nice formerpiece of Thornhill undercut employee)fillet steak onstarted a white his plate, frozen two food halves empire of a fromgriddled two tomatofreezers and in Stoneya mushroom, Middleton. with This a packet meant of chips, crisps. scampi, Not long and afterwards, sausages, served Michael in Holdswortha basket, could (a now be added to the menu. Janet’s reputation was to spread far and wide for her home made steak pies, and over the years she had hundreds of letters from all over the country and abroad to say what a lovely meal they’d had. So much more rewarding than a quick review tapped into TripAdvisor, which is all pubs get these days. Roy Finney at the Cricket Club Ever resourceful, Janet provided Bed & Breakfast for a short time at the beginning of their tenure. This was possible as the Crispin had a completely different layout than today. It was a real rabbit warren back in the day, with two staircases, one with a separate entrance for the B&B guests, and one for the function room which was upstairs then. Today’s big function room downstairs was part of the private quarters then, and the colossal bar area was large enough to hold a dance in, with three pokey little rooms at the sides. It was made even bigger in 1969 when Roy got fed up with the huge bar and chopped it down one Sunday without stopping to consult Robinsons. Everyone mucked in and a new one was ready for supping pints by dinner time. This episode probably helped convince Robinsons that it was high time for some desperately needed alterations. In the process of doing so, several underground streams were discovered that had to be diverted, just to add to the complications. The work included the addition of indoor toilets, which meant

of work for idle hands, though, with all the brass to be religiously polished every Monday. And there was a lot of brass! DianeIn addition no longer to running had to light the Crispin,the paraffin Roy farmedheaters land in the near outside Thornbridge Ladies and with Gents a dozen during Charolais the winter. and Limousin There was cattle, still plentywhich

champion.he bought toThis finish cost off. a prettyWith Diane’s penny, husbandbut there Robert was no being shortage a butcher, of customers they made wanting a perfect a piece partnership of champion and this beef. meant It was a amazinglot of the just Crispin how beefmany was sirloin home steaks grown. you A could couple get of from times one they animal! even went down together to Smithfield and bought the Roy’s great passion was cricket, and it was he who really established the Great Longstone Cricket Club. He was Captain for many years before his bad knee meant he had to hand over to Janet’s brother Godfrey Frankland in 1973. Every Saturday

2and Sunday when they were first married, Roy would be on the Rec, and it was he who talked Mr. Ward into selling the no encouragement to join him. Roger was so good he ended up playing for Derbyshire, having gone to live in London when piece of land where the football pitch is now, to add to the cricket field. Janet and Roy’s two boys Roger and Duncan needed his mates back home, where they would form the basis of the Crispin XI, giving them a rather unfair advantage over the poorhe was Great 18 to Longstone train at Lords home with side. lads On one such famous as Basil occasion, d’Oliveira’s one sonof Roger’s Damon, mates and Normanhit a ball Cowans.from the RogerRec into would the churchyard! often bring Janet also started the Crispin’s long legacy of raising money for charity with an annual football match off Station Road on Boxing Day. It was the Customers, with Roy and the men in wellington boots, versus the Ladies, in shorts. This was followed by a right knees up back in the pub, where money was raised for the Bakewell Cottage Hospital and the Friday Club for old people in Bakewell. In later years, Diane and Robert in turn organised Boxing Day Treasure Hunts to raise hermoney house for on Lodge Station Moor Road, Hospital she felt and at home.the Teenage While Cancershe’d hoped Unit atto Westondo more Park travelling Hospital when in Sheffield.they retired, Roy was more than happyWhen staying the time at home,finally so came Janet for busied Janet herselfand Roy helping to retire, with Mrs. dinners Guyler in had the justkitchen passed at Thornhill away. As House.soon as She Janet also went enjoyed inside a warm friendship with Molly Thornhill, and together they would raise funds by baking cakes for car boot sales and running a stall at Hope Show. These days, Janet is happy to watch the world go by, with a host of memories from a life lived to the full. Adam Rae-Smith Roy Finney’s Memories of the War This was first published in a special edition of the Longstone Local History Group newsletter in 2002 edited by Liz Greenfield I was at Longstone School when the war broke out. Mr Buggins was headmaster. Other teachers I remember were Miss Lomas, Miss Robinson and Miss Charlesworth. I moved to the boys’ school in Bath Street, Bakewell, which we boys knew as The Academy. During the 1940s, evacuees from Manchester arrived by train. Some girls stayed with Mrs Herrington (Mick Goodison’s grandma) and the boys with Mrs Hambleton on Sunny Bank. It took them a while to settle to country life but they were soon joining us, raiding Thornbridge and Dr Skinner’s orchard at The Manor and going up on Longstone Moor (caving we called it). We would crawl in the workings of the old lead mines and one day, we took one of the evacuees, Stan Laverty, but he got very, very dirty, so we persuaded him to in; all us lads were rolling about with laughter but he was scared to go home. `My dad’lljump inkill a pondme,’ he and said, clean but himself luckily up. when Next we minute got home my mate his dad slipped was andout. fell We right had double summer time during the war, so we played outside till quite late, boating on Thornbridge lakes until Mr Boot’s staff moved us off. In the winter, Rowdale

I lived with my grandparents during the war, and one night, when there was Roy with Sam Gillott’s haulage van in Wardlow pond was a favourite spot for ice-skating. playan air pop raid about in Sheffield, the searchlights Granddad in said,Coplow `Come Dale: on, `Showing we’ll go forthem a walk the way, up Stansal they are!’ Dale.’ When It was a stick pitch of black,bombs but was when dropped we got in Greatthere, Hucklow, we could we see lads lots were of flashing off on our lights bikes on collectingthe horizon. shrapnel. I thought One it Saturday was very they exciting dropped but frightening. bombs near GranddadStoney Middleton used to and machine gunned Chatsworth House. When the news came on the radio, we had to sit very quietly, particularly when the Prime Minister was speaking. The railway station was our main connection to Derby and Manchester. We were on one of the main freight lines to the northwest docks from the area. Sometimes I stayed at Woodlands with my Auntie Myra (Saunders) and late at night, we could hear the trains coming, fully loaded with we knew not what and could not see. Their wheels were slipping on the lines due to the excess weight they were pulling; engines on the front pulling, engines on the back pushing. engines, coupled to each other, returning to Rowsley, back to base ready to go to work again. All the boys and girls from schoolAs the trainwere wentsent, pastin groups we could of 10 see or the12, firemanto do light shovelling work on coalthe farms.at great This speed. would The be next hoeing day potatowe would rows, see singling five or sixturnips light in the fallow fields, and potato picking. We didn’t care for stone picking, clearing the fields before seeding. I recall 22 farms wasin the to area fetch but water now from there the are pump; only therefive left. was a standpipe situated some 80 yards down the village. I thought he’d said pub, When I left school I started work with my uncle, Sam Gillott. His wife Millicent and my mother were sisters. My first job had in years young man. Would you like mild or bitter?’ She then told me the pump was down the road, this being the only supplyso I knocked in the onvillage the pub for washing door and and asked drinking. the landlady I learnt if my she lesson. could fill‘Listen my buckets.before you She walk said, off.’ `You My are uncle the wasfirst acustomer cattle dealer I’ve theand war, I went when with we him were to all stooking the local corn markets, sheaves Buxton, on Seedlow, Bakewell, behind Chapel-en-le-Frith, Longstone Moor, Leek, there Holmfirth, was the most Penistone, strange Chester deafening and noise.Macclesfield, We looked which up wasand specialthe sky because was full myof planes, uncle always maybe bought 40 or 50. me They a silk were neck so tie; low I had we acould drawer see full.the markingsOne day, later on the in aircraft. They were American Flying Fortress B17s and B52s, going east, but we could only guess where. `Careless talk costs lives’, `Put that light out,’ `Shut that door’. How many million times was that shouted at us during the war?

We delivered the milk we had collected from local farmers and I saw all the devastation. And when the lads from the village didn’tIt was come brought back home from tothe me war what it made the war you was ponder. all about Roy when Finney I went to Sheffield with my uncle, Bill Pheasey from Ashford. 3 A Postman’s Lament Hello, this is your postman, Alan! I have been your postman over the last ten years, delivering around Monsal Head, Little Longstone and Great Longstone. I have thoroughly enjoyed it, but now sadly I have to retire underlying health issues. becauseMy wife of andCOVID-19. I spent It many would holidays not be safein the for Peak me to District return and to work stayed due in to a friend’s cottage in , where we fell in love with the area, so when overjoyed. We rented a cottage in Great Longstone called Periwinkle, down byin 2010The Mires, I had and the later chance bought to transfer a house into Matlock.Bakewell Every Delivery time Office,I drove I up was to the Monsal Head Hotel and the Café on my delivery, I would have to pinch myself and say how lucky I am to have these wonderful views. I would never take them for granted. I have worked for Royal Mail for over 43 years and most of that time I worked in Bristol Mail Centre doing various jobs, including the TPOs. These on the go. The train would leave Bristol Temple Meads station and go on to were special trains fitted out so postmen and women could sort the mail to stop these trains and send everything by road, but I have seen many changes over the years, not all for the better. BirminghamSo a big thank and youthen to Newcastle. everyone Itwho was has a sad made day mywhen job Royal so enjoyable. Mail decided It has been a pleasure to be your Postie and I will best, and keep safe! Alan Ball missYou’ll you be all. much But missed at least by nowus all, I Alan.will haveThanks more for alltime you’ve to pursue done over my the hobbies years, and enjoymaybe your find retirement! some new And ones. indeed, All the thanks very to all our postmen for all they do for our community, particularly keeping deliveries going in these difficult times. Editor

Early Bird Scheme Don’t miss out! From April 1st next year it will cost £50 a year if you want to have garden waste removed in your green wheelie bin once a fortnight. But if you subscribe before the end of January, this will be discounted to £35. To catch that worm, go to derbyshiredales.gov.uk/ gardenwaste and click : Rail or Derail? on Subscribe. If you do not have access to the internet, opened nine years ago. you can call 01629 761223. FeelingsThere arehave now run two high separate over the proposals Monsal Trailto restore ever sincethe railway. the tunnels The Peaks were and re- Dales Railway group wants to bring back regular passenger services. Its lead sponsor is Conservative MP for High Peak, Robert Largan, and their proposal can be viewed online at memrap.org. Meanwhile heritage operator Peak Rail aims to run slower steam trains between Matlock and Buxton alongside freight

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Longstone Harvest Longstone Harvest Festival will be taking place again this year (see schedule of services) but because of the current restrictions there can be no congregational singing. It has also been decided that this year we should support the local food bank

given to the most vulnerable in our society. in JamesMatlock. Croft Please only bring non-perishables, so that they can be collected and ( 01629 640257 [email protected] 4 October Garden Notes My greenhouse tomatoes are nearly the glass and the framing. Quite a job well so will be on my list for next year. over now so I have removed the but well worth doing as everything gets tomatoes, plants, supports and pots surprisingly dirty. The compost that I have to be sown early to give them time and made room for plants which used to grow the tomatoes in I will use toSweetcorn ripen which did meanswell also, starting but I find them they off I will overwinter. I have taken the as a mulch on the borders. With the in the greenhouse. There is still plenty shorter days and cooler temperatures I will reduce the watering in the greenhouse. Certain plants such as cacti and echeverias (a succulent that I have quite a few of) will not require any water at all through the winter. I have a few cacti some of which will have Rebutia),

flowers for weeks on end ( (thenEchinopsis others). that flower for one day onlyIt hasbut thebeen flowers a great are year spectacular in the vegetable garden, so I’m taking stock of Echinopsis what has done really well for growing Rebutia opportunity to take out everything in next year, and one or two that did not of weeding to do and all the yellowing the greenhouse (involving a couple of do well. I grew several kinds of peas, but leaves on brussels and cabbage can be hundred plants) so that I can clean all the Hurst Greenshaft did particularly removed. Shallots, onion sets and garlic can be planted now for good size bulbs Care for Feet Podiatry Foot Clinic next year. I dig over any empty areas (Trading upstairs Loughran Hague Salon) now and let the cold weather break Home Visits Available down and hard lumps. Spring bulbs can be planted in the General nail care, ground or in containers for a show of Hard skin/callus and corn removal • Verruca, fungal nails as hyacinths can be planted now • Treatment of ingrown toenails, flowers next year. Some bulbs such • cracked heels and reduction of thickened toenails smell is wonderful. There are still for flowering at Christmas and the • Matlock Street, Bakewell DE45 1EE. Tel: 01629 259672 cutting to provide indoor displays. www.Careforfeetuk.co.uk Andyplenty Hanna of flowers in the borders for

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and the Multi-Use Sports Area boasts a brand new smart cameand rigid into fence force, to so replace the Tennis the rather Club tiredhad to old champ chain-link at the one. bit forThe a few work months, on the but fencing as you wascan seefinished from thejust photo, as lockdown they’re making up for lost time now! The basketball hoops and goal mouths now form part of the fencing, which should make The attractive MUSA fencing with its built-in basketball hoops them much more robust.

Tennis Club veterans making the most of the recently refurbished MUSA: A toddler enjoys the newly repaired ‘Nellie’ Julie McPhee, Clare Toole-Mackson, Ted Fraser-Smith & David Hammond springer in the playground area of the Rec Good On Yer, Godders! Godfrey Frankland has had a long association with the Longstone Cricket Club, dating back to 1948. Dave Richards paid tribute to him in a UTE April 2010 article celebrating the 150th anniversary of the club, where he compared his obdurate captaincy to that of legendary Yorkshire and captain, Brian Close. Godfrey steered GLCC to the pinnacle of their success in 1983 when they won the treble of the thirteen team Longstone League, the Orme Shield and the Yorkshire/

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6 October Farming Notes Over the last month we have been old Massey Ferguson baler which has and cart, and going to the land near The preparing for the October lamb sale been on the farm since 1981. Bungalow at Longstone Station which at Bakewell Market where we will sell was being farmed by John. They also some of the lambs that were born in recalled that there was a fruit tree in April this year. It’s an important date the garden of the farmhouse and they in our calendar and we are hoping would reach through the window and for good prices after a disappointing gather fruit. They were very amused couple of years in 2018 and 2019. that when looking through the window The build up has meant regular hours from the garden they spotted a chair working with the sheep and lambs in the corner of the main living room down at the farm, giving their feet downstairs which reminded them of some attention, clipping their tails how the interior layout used to be. are in optimal health. The lambs have grownand spraying well and them we areagainst optimistic flies so about they good prices. after a while with no pigs on the farm We had some special visitors to Dale We also finally got some piglets Farm over the summer, twin sisters Joan and Betty Glover aged 89 from Derby. They lived near to the Rolls Royce factory that was getting bombed during World War 2, so the sisters were

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7 There’s No Such Thing as the Poo Bag Fairy The disgusting photo on the left was taken at the entrance to Headstone Tunnel on the Monsal Trail. It just takes one person to leave a poo bag and then everyone else follows suite! Sam Davey of Little Longstone was given a volunteer day by his employer, Innocent Drinks. He chose to spend eight hours litter picking in and on inspired by many others who actively take on this role. “I think that visitors need to be constantly reminded of the Countryside Code and the message Take your Rubbish Home” said Sam, shown on the right. Annie Davey Days Are Where We Live My book Days Are Where We Live (available from Amazon) was published this spring. This is what the back cover says: Me: “We’re really old.” Him: “Fortunately, nature has its own way of sorting that problem out.” Me: “I’m really fed up.” Him: “At least you’re not at risk of cannibalism. If you were a depressed Neanderthal, you’d be an easy straggler for the neighbours to pick off.” Days Are Where We Live is a selection from ten years’ worth of Sue Hepworth’s honest, funny, sad, thoughtful and quirky blog. It covers everything from life, death,

joy and grief, to bad-temper, spring fever, rejection, and Christmas in the shed. You inwill The also Times. find hilarious interchanges with her Aspie husband (the brains behind the AndON/OFF here Christmas) is an excerpt and from her the amusing book: domestic and family pieces first published May 3rd 2013 Not even standing room Our small village church was packed for Christine’s funeral two days ago. The pews were full, the aisles were full, and there were people outside who couldn’t squeeze in, listening to the service on the loudspeaker that Frank had fixed up. 300 people whose lives had been touched by Christine. 300 people is almost half the village, but there are many more who were away and couldn’t be there. Christine ran our village shop with her brother. It’s like a shop from my childhood, stocking everything from Stilton to starch, party balloons to the New Statesman, toothpaste to Sauvignon Blanc. What they don’t stock they will order. They were delivering shopping years before home delivery was even on Tesco’s business plan. But I’d rather go in and have a chat. They have a chair for weary customers: I remember one village lady who used to sit in the shop most weekday mornings, being served coffee when the family were brewing for themselves. After school on Fridays, the children queue up with their pocket money to buy lurid sweets from plastic boxes stacked on the counter. It doesn’t matter how long they dither between liquorice sticks and rainbow drops, they are treated with patience, respect and kindness. Adults have to wait their turn, which is just as it should be. It is my kind of shop. Christine’s life was cut short. She is missed. She will always be missed. Sue Hepworth

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between Thursday and Sunday, though with looks terrific after its recent refurb.( It’s01629 open 640471 onlythe beer five gardentables inside, is open bookings and there ( are also ) are limited to 3-8 people. However, precautions include full height plastic screens betweentwo benches tables. out front Drinkers (with cover). can sit COVID-19 inside between 4 and 6pm on weekdays, but after 6 these tables will be for food service only, until These new signs by the school they come free around 9.30pm. For now, there are part of a safety initiave will also be no sandwich, tapas or bar snacks driven by the Parish Council. menus. David and Lorraine look forward to Since term started there has welcoming you and hope to be back open 7 sadly already been a near miss days a week by the end of October. Check their between a local child and a car website and Facebook page for latest details. mounting a pavement. All Change on Main Street! Round and About We have all become so

time capsule in Main Street thataccustomed it gave torise Nick to quiteCasey’s a double take driving past and seeing new signage! Alistair Slack of Little Longstone rented space before lockdown in the Rutland Arms Antiques Centre in Bakewell, and is now testing the water with this new venture, Mews Antiques. Alistair can be contacted on last gasp of summer nectar on Hardrake 07792 327863. Lane,Small onTortoiseshell the way up butterflies to Longstone enjoying Edge. a A Note From The Editor Thank you to everyone who submits material for publication and especially our regular contributors. Enquiries and submissions should be sent to: [email protected] Please include your name and contact details. The copy deadline for the next issue is 5pm on: Thursday 22nd October Photos should preferably be at least 1MB (1500x1500 pixels) and in colour. Printed photos should be scanned at 300 or 600 dpi. We can scan material if you do not have access to a scanner. The Traditional Family Owned rispinInn Country Inn The editors and management committee C Quality Home Cooked Food do not necessarily endorse opinions (Local produce & suppliers) expressed in articles and adverts. Takeaway available Award winning Cask Ales Extensive Wine List [email protected] Two dining rooms available for CorrespondenceSubscriptions are addressavailable for - contact those parties & business meetings without access to email: Beer garden & outdoor seating c/o The Vicarage, Church Lane, Children, dogs & muddy boots welcome 5 star hygiene rating Great Longstone, Bakewell, Supporting the community Derbyshire, DE45 1TB since 2005 All back issues available on our website (01629 640237 www.undertheedge.net Main Street, Great Longstone DE45 1TZ www.thecrispingreatlongstone.co.uk 12