, and Winter Brownside Parish Council 2017

Parish Room, 3 Lower Lane, Chinley, High Peak, , SK23 6BE Parish Clerk: Mrs Georgina Cooper [email protected] Tel: 01663 750139 www.chinleybuxworthbrownside-pc.gov.uk

Welcome! Money Available for Local Groups

Welcome to the Winter edition of our parish newsletter. It looks set to Every year the Parish Council has a pot of be a busy time in our parish with many Christmas events planned. money available “for any purpose which in its The Parish Council have recently signed up to a Snow opinion is in the interests of or will directly Warden Scheme in conjunction with Derbyshire County benefit the area or its inhabitants”. In the Council. Two of our councillors have volunteered to be 2016/17 financial year we supported Chinley Snow Wardens and they will help clear some of our Primary School PTA, Buxworth Cricket Club, vital paths if heavy snow falls. If you may be able to assist them please Buxworth Football Club, Chapel Mobile do get in touch. There is no obligation to help if snow falls but the Physiotherapy Service, Chinley Table Tennis more volunteers we have to call on the better. Club, Buxworth Basin Heritage Trust and The Friends of Chinley Park manage the park on Stubbins Lane and are Royal British Legion with donations totaling currently looking to recruit more volunteers for their work parties and £3000. committee. If you would like more information on how to get involved If you are a local group or organisation that please get in touch with me or email [email protected]. As always would benefit from such a donation or have please drop in to see me in the Parish Room or phone or email me if an idea on how we could spend money to you would like to discuss any parish matters. With all good wishes for benefit our parish, or a number of the people the festive season. living in it, then please contact the Parish Georgina Cooper, Parish Clerk Clerk for more information.

New Playground for Chinley?

The Parish Council are in the very early stages of looking into options for upgrading the playground next to the Community Centre in Chinley. We have been provided with some initial costs and drawings and are now keen to get feedback from any current or future users of the playground. Please drop into the Parish Room or get in touch with the Parish Clerk to share your thoughts before we pull together a final specification to be sent out to tender.

Parish Council Information

Meetings of the Parish Council are held on the 4th Thursday of each month, except August and December, at 7:30pm in the Parish Room, 3 Lower Lane, Chinley. Issues may be brought to the attention of Councillors during Open Forum. Agendas are available on the website and on parish noticeboards. Everyone welcome. There are ten seats on the Parish Council. Currently our Councillors are: Cllr Martin Walton (Chair) Cllr Graham Hewitt (Vice Chair) Cllr Patrick Wilson Cllr Mrs Audrey Bramah Cllr Richard Drabble Cllr Bill Smith Cllr Alastair Knox Cllr Mrs Jackie Pettitt Cllr Mrs Caroline Rofer Cllr Mike Travis

Delivered in conjunction with the High Peak Review and available at Chinley Post Office and Parish Room

Around the Parish Chinley & Buxworth Chinley and Buxworth W.I. Transport Group

Our recent petition, We are now ten months in to our demanding the Centenary year. During this time we Department for have been fortunate to receive Transport (DfT) improve several donations to help us replace items of furniture access to the platforms in the Hall. Our High Peak Councillors provided funding at Chinley station, for 5 new "coffee tables" and our County Councillor attracted well over 800 funded 6 sets of display boards so that we are now signatures, and, on Friday fully equipped for exhibitions. In addition to these the 13th October, we Women's Fellowship donated £450 which they raised formally handed it at their June Coffee Evening to fund some new chairs. to Ruth George (MP for High Peak) at the station. Turnout by members of the public was extremely encouraging, and we were delighted that disability campaigner Chris Hughes came along to support the event - although, as a wheelchair user, he could not access the platforms. We also welcomed Paul Abell, Vice President of Railfuture; John Kappes, High Peak Borough Councillor; and Roland Strube, from Sustainable Hayfield. Since the last newsletter, we provided our group response to the DfT consultation regarding the Trains franchise. As ever, if you would like further information, or would like In October, Members and friends visited Gorton to become a member or supporter, please contact us at Monastery where we learned all about the history of [email protected] or via Facebook the building followed by a soup and sandwich lunch. (@chinleybuxworthtransportgroup). Christmas is ahead and its "party time" for the Kinder Group of WIs. This includes Chapel, Chinley & Buxworth, Hayfield, Horwich End, and Chinley & Buxworth Women’s Fellowship Sparrowpit. Our Christmas Celebration Service, jointly We meet at 8pm in the W.I. Hall in Chinley every 2nd and 4th celebrated with our colleagues in the Kinder Group, Tuesday of the month, except January. We always have a will be held at St Mary's Church, Chinley on 7th very informative, interesting and sometimes humorous December. speaker. We have an annual Coffee Evening in June and this We will be supporting St Mary's Christmas Tree year raised £450 which was donated to the W.I. towards their Festival on the 2nd and 3rd December with a tree refurbishments. Our Christmas Lunch will be held at The Old designed to represent who we are and what we stand Hall Inn in Whitehough this year. THE FULL PROGRAMME IS for. ON DISPLAY IN THE LAUNDERETTE WINDOW. Please come along to a ‘taster’ evening for £2.50 which will include a cup Our 2018 programme starts on Tuesday 6th February of tea/coffee and a biscuit at the end of the evening, and of at 7.30pm and we welcome new Members. Our course a chat with friends. We have been meeting for at least current Membership is 38. Look out for the 50 years in which time £23,000 has been raised for different programme in the New Year, you will see it on our charities. A new face is always welcome at our independent external noticeboard or find it on our Facebook page. group meetings. No pressure, just relax and let the If you would like to find out more about our WI, then committee organise for you! Thank you for reading. come along to the meeting, you will be made very Audrey Bramah, Chairman welcome. The WI would like to thank you all for your Chinley & Buxworth Cancer Research Group continuing support and we wish you all a Merry We will be holding a Soup & Sandwich Lunch at Chinley W.I. Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. Hall on Friday 24th November from 11:30am to 1:30pm. Everyone welcome!

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St Mary’s Chinley and St James’ Buxworth Chinley Independent Chapel

Please visit www.chinleywithbuxworthparish.btck.co.uk Sunday Worship for details of all service and events. Everyone welcome!  10:30am every Sunday – Communion every 1st Sunday,

All Age Worship every 3rd Sunday Christmas Tree Festival at St Mary’s on Saturday 2nd December 10am - 6pm and Sunday 3rd  Messy Church at 4pm every 1st Sunday. Other Sundays December 10am - 4pm. If you are a Group/ 6:30pm. Communion every 3rd Sunday. Organisation/Business interested in supporting Monday this event please contact Angela Phillips on 01663 750198 or [email protected]. 1:15 – 3pm Toddlers and Carers every Monday during

Christmas Lights Switch On Monday 4th December at 7pm term time. at Squirrel Green, Chinley followed by carols, readings and Thursday Gathering refreshments at St Mary’s. 12.30pm every 2nd and 4th Thursday, apart from the end Christmas Lights Switch On Friday 8th December at 6pm of July and August. at Buxworth School. **Please note new date** Coming Up: Carols by Candlelight at St Mary’s on Sunday 17th December at 5pm. Saturday 26th November 10:30am Christmas Fayre Sunday 18th December 10:30am All Age Nativity Service Christmas Eve 2:30pm - ‘Round the Crib’, a short service at St James’, Sunday 25th December 10:30am Christmas Service Buxworth with involvement for everyone! www.chinleyindependentchapel.org.uk. 11:30pm - Holy Communion at St James’, Buxworth

Christmas Day Buxworth Toad Patrol 2018 9:15 am – Family Service with Calling all nature lovers. We’re gathering names of local Holy Communion at St Mary’s, Chinley people who would like to be part of next year’s Toad Patrol ‘O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord’ in Buxworth. 2017 was our most successful year, but only by spreading the word and having more volunteers can we ensure that our local toad population survives into the Blackbrook Walking Group future. If you’d like to find out more information on how to

help then please get in touch with Mark Day via email on The Blackbrook Walking Group travel the footpaths of the [email protected]. Blackbrook valley on Thursday evenings from April to September. We had an excellent 2017 season, welcomed new members and managed to stay dry most of the time! Buxworth Allotments For the first time the group will walk through the Winter Back in the Summer newsletter the opening of the months with a small number of longer daytime walks at the allotments in Buxworth was announced. Four plots are still weekend. Weather permitting, the walks will be on vacant. If you are interested in finding out more please Sundays 26th November, 25th February and 25th email [email protected] or contact the March. All walks will start from Squirrel Green at 10am. For Parish Clerk using the details on the front page. more details please call 01663 750104 or 750076.

New Nordic Walking Club Feel Good Fitness! Following the great success of the Nordic Walking project in Exercise to the Sounds of the Chinley, a new club has been being formed. Taster sessions 60’s at Chinley Community are free then £3 per session thereafter including Centre. Every Tuesday from 1:30 comprehensive personal training plans. Poles are provided. - 2:30pm. Improve your mobility Members walk locally and further afield. Newcomers and whilst having fun. All abilities beginners always welcome. Nordic Walking turns ordinary welcome. £5 per session. walking into a full body exercise and can be enjoyed by anyone, even if you have mobility issues. For more details Please contact Bridget on 01663 contact Phil on [email protected] or leave a message on 751166 for more information. 07484 868949.

Any errors or omissions in this newsletter are unintentional; every effort is made to produce an accurate newsletter

Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside Community Association

An Update on Chinley Youth Club Derbyshire County Council (DCC) recently carried out a review of Youth Services. Anti-social behaviour is seen as an issue that can be addressed through youth clubs. However, the Community Association was recently informed that there is no evidence of anti-social behaviour in Chinley, and therefore DCC can no longer provide funding for the Youth Club in Chinley. Prior to this decision we had been in discussion with DCC about identifying volunteers to work alongside Youth Workers with the possibility that at some point in the future the club might be managed by the Community Association. We saw this as a long term plan and are therefore surprised and disappointed that no provision has been made for the Youth Club in Chinley following the summer break. Following some further discussion DCC has agreed to provide a couple of sessions at the centre to meet with young people to signpost them to other services. The dates for these sessions have yet to be confirmed, but we will ensure they are advertised as soon as possible. We would still like to provide a service for young people and are continuing to look for volunteers. DCC has also agreed to provide some support and training to help volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering with the Youth Club or any other activity in our community please contact Mark Connolly via [email protected].

Outdoor Christmas Market Musical Memories On Friday 17th November 2017 from 4 - 7pm We are very grateful to County Councillor on the Hard Court, Car Park and Buildings of Alison Fox who has secured us funding from a the Community Centre on Lower Lane, Chinley. DCC Community Leadership Scheme. This has There will be Stalls, Refreshments, Carols, enabled us to continue providing an Music and a Special Visit from Santa's opportunity for anyone living with, or affected Reindeer! by, dementia to be able to be in the moment through music making, to express themselves The event will go ahead whatever the weather without using language, and have fun in our so please do come along and get in the festive friendly group. Please get in touch if you would spirit! like to join us at the Community Centre every other Wednesday from 2 - 4pm to sing familiar tunes, beat a tambourine or drum and eat cake. Book Swap Salvation Army Seasonal Special Vic(toria), our music therapist, would also like On Wednesday 6th December from 9.30am - 2pm. As last year, Book to hear from local musicians willing to play for Swap will extend over lunchtime when we will be serving soup and us. Please contact Vic on 07422 964 627 , email mince pies etc. A perfect accompaniment to your bacon butties! [email protected] or see Linda, Phil or Musicians from Sale Salvation Army will be playing for us and all our posters. proceeds from refreshments and the raffle/stalls will be given to help Monday Winter Soup Lunch the Salvation Army's vital community work. NOT TO BE MISSED! This will begin in the New Year as volunteers are now too busy with their own seasonal Over 60’s Christmas Lunch schedules. We still need more people to help provide a hot lunch at the Community Centre This annual event will be held on during the cold winter months. If you think you Saturday 9th December 2017 from can help please contact Linda on 01663 750448 1pm onwards at the Community or email [email protected] for more Centre on Lower Lane, Chinley. A information. 'Free' Traditional Festive Lunch for anyone aged over 60 who lives in Community Vision Event and AGM and around the Parish. Places are Wednesday 29th November at 7:30pm. All are limited and booking is essential. welcome to hear an update on our Community Transport is also available. To book your place please call Sally on 07969 Vision and to join us at the annual AGM. 595042 or see Linda at Book Swap on a Wednesday morning at the Refreshments provided. Agenda available on Community Centre. the website.

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