DORE VILLAGE SOCIETY NO. 120 WINTER 2015 ISSN 0965-8912 30th Anniversary issue Dore News Action on litter Dore Calendar 2016 who gave us the “thumbs up” and if anyone would like to help us in the future that would be fantastic! It needs tackling on a regular basis. Sheffield is a brilliant city with fantastic woodland,parks and green spaces bordered my the wonderful Peak District National Park! We need to look after these areas for us all to enjoy and for future generations. LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE! Kind regards, Julie Gay The Village Society’s calendar for 2016 Well done to Jen and Julie for a bit of is now available. Concentrating this year ‘affirmative action’! They already take part on ‘Dore in Bloom’, the calendar features in the regular village litter picks - this was Hi, stunning pictures of local floral displays, just a bit of overtime! My friend Jen and I litter picked for three photographed for us by Elaine Nichols. Our thanks also to everyone who took and a half hours today on Limb Lane near Comprising 52 weeks spread over a part in the Doreways ‘Autumn Action’ litter the HSBC Sports Ground, Porter FC on convenient twelve month period, this year pick in September, which helped to tidy Ash House Lane and the car park leading the calendar also has a bonus day on 29th up the village as we hunker down for the to Ecclesall Woods. We retrieved 14 large February at no extra cost. winter months. The next Doreways event black bags of trash and encountered a lot Still only £5, which includes a stout will be in the spring; full details will be in the of fly tipping! We met some lovely people envelope for posting to your friends and next Dore to Door. relatives who don’t live in such a nice place as this. spite of many phone calls from residents What a crock of The calendars can be bought from: and Councillor Colin Ross there was l The Village Store Many of you will have noticed the leak on delay after delay. The situation was not l Valerie of Dore Dore Road near number 162. You may helped by Yorkshire Water changing their l Hartley’s Fruit Cabin have even taken in its distinctive aroma! subcontractor on 1st October to Amey. l The Devonshire Arms This is a sewage leak that was first notified Finally, Yorkshire Water announced a l Dore Service Station to Yorkshire Water on 4th August. Yorkshire date of 19th October for when the road l Dore Garden Centre Water investigated the leak and tried to would be dug up. or see any DVS committee member. solve the problem by jetting the sewers. Well, residents watched as October 19th This failed and clearly an excavation came and went without any sign of activity. was required to investigate the cause. In Numerous phone calls over the next two A change of career days finally extracted the reason. There Dear Dore to Door, was an error in the paperwork to the Council I would like to take this opportunity to requesting permission for temporary traffic thank my customers over the past twelve lights! years for their loyal support and business. Work finally began on 3rd November Unfortunately due to shoulder problems and it immediately became apparent that I have had to stop working as a joiner it wouldn’t be a quick fix. As Dore to Door and carpenter. goes to press they’re still digging. However, on the plus side I now We should not have to put up with have a new career having qualified as untreated sewage running down Dore an Approved Driving Instructor. I have Road for three months. On your behalf the been driving for 35 years, 20 of which local Councillors have complained in the have been as an Advanced Driver with strongest terms to Yorkshire Water about the Institute Of Advanced Motorists. I the terrible situation. am passionate about road safety and Cllr Ross looks into the matter Colin Ross am eager to pass this information onto young drivers who are starting out or any It’s that time of year again... driver who wishes to have a refresher course. I can also help with any particular As a regular reader of Dore to Door, you will be aware of the work of the Dore Village difficulties that someone may want to Society and the influence that it has on our lovely village. In order to continue this improve on. work, it is vital that we have a thriving membership. You now have the opportunity to Once again thanks to all my ex continue your invaluable support by renewing your membership or, if you are new to customers and I look forward to hearing the area or have never been a member, by adding your name to the list of our regular from any new customers regarding subscribers. 2016 membership will ensure that you have a say in the planning of the driving lessons. area through the Neighbourhood Forum (see opposite page). I can be contacted on 0114 2364778 The annual subscription is still only £6. Please complete the membership form or 07506 537681. My email address is enclosed with this issue of Dore to Door and return it to me or, if you would like to [email protected]. pay your subscription through a standing order or BACS, please let me know. My Nigel Watson contact details are all on the form, and on the opposite page. I look forward to being overwhelmed by your response. Kath Lawrence Front cover: This year’s Scarecrow Competition winning entry photographed by John Baker. 2 Dore News Neighbourhood Plan Road works – latest schedule The major focus of DVS at the moment is The below has been received at Dore to Hathersage Road, Cross Lane, Causeway the development of the Dore Neighbourhood Door from Claire Tideswell, South-west Head Road, Dore Road and Rushley Forum and the Dore Neighbourhood Sheffield Area Steward for the Streets Road/Limb Lane are under a separate Development Plan. The copy deadline for Ahead project. classification (A18 Zone) and we currently Dore to Door was before an important public “In Zone B52 for Dore, we presently have have no information as to the timetable meeting to discuss this so we are unable to the following programme: though we believe that the schedule will report on the outcome until the next issue. In l Street lighting and spot kerbing works largely overlap. Similarly, Dore roads on the meantime we will place a summary on are due to start in mid-November 2015. the Ringinglow side of Hathersage Road, the DVS website www.dorevillage.co.uk. For l Pavement works are due to start in such as Long Line, fall under the Ecclesall anyone without Internet access you will be February 2016. B50 Zone. able to collect a copy from the DVS office l Road resurfacing works are due to start To report a problem or issue relating (upstairs at the rear of Dore Old School) in June 2016. to the Streets Ahead project, call their from the beginning of December on Friday l During recent weeks, we have been Customer Services office on 0114 273 mornings between 10am and midday, or replacing street name signs in Dore. 4567 or email streetsahead@sheffield. on the first Saturday of each month (not l The tree works haven’t yet started here, gov.uk January) between 10:30 and 11:30am. this is due to start in December. A Neighbourhood Forum is a community l Gully works started mid-October, and group that is designated to take forward we expect that to continue until mid- neighbourhood planning and the Dore November across the zone. Help to light up the village Village Society achieved this status in “There are currently plans for a scheme Christmas is rapidly approaching and the October 2014. This means that every on Townhead Road to install more village Christmas trees are scheduled for member of the Dore Village Society is also road drainage gullies. At the moment installation on Saturday 28th November. a member of the Dore Neighbourhood I am awaiting further confirmation and If you have time to help with this task it Forum and thereby entitled to participate timescales for this work. would be greatly appreciated. Just turn in the development of the Neighbourhood “With regard to the rumour of closing a up at 10am outside Hartley’s Fruit Cabin Development Plan. Neighbourhood forums road for 8-10 weeks for resurfacing works, or email Geoff Cope on geoff.cope@ can use new planning powers to establish this would not be the case at all. We write dorevillage.co.uk to find out what is general policies for the development and to residents for road resurfacing and involved. use of land in a neighbourhood. Once a pavement resurfacing works (if the road is Neighbourhood Development Plan has required to be closed) approximately ten been formally adopted by a community the days before the work is due to start, and Ex Libris Sheffield local planning authority is under a legal on-street signage is displayed five days duty to bring it into force. So, if you want to beforehand.” A year after the closure of the city’s mobile participate in this exercise but are not yet a We should note that the above only library service, which used to be available member of the DVS please join as soon as applies to those roads which fall in in Dore once a week, some of the holes possible.