NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Neighbourhood Watch Is Coming to Biggin and Hulland Ward to Join up with the Scheme Already Working in Hulland Parish
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Issue 26 Covering the 3 Parishes of INSIDE November 2019 Hulland Ward, Hulland THIS ISSUE to January 2020 & Biggin 2-3 4-5 6-7 10-11 12-13 14-15 16-17 18-19 20 Village Hulland Hulland Dates Hulland Local Biggin Local Key Hall Church Ward for Your School Groups’ News Services Local Parish Diary Report Reports & & Bus Contacts Council Notices Timetable LOOK OUT! NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Neighbourhood Watch is coming to Biggin and Hulland Ward to join up with the scheme already working in Hulland Parish. Why Neighbourhood Watch? Biggin by Louise Redfern. Tim Sadler is running the scheme in Hulland. It brings local people together to keep an eye on each other’s property - which P lease volunteer if improves personal, home and vehicle you possibly can - all security. It reduces the opportunity for car you need is a pair of theft and house burglary and assists eyes and the ability to residents, particularly elderly and vulnerable r e p o r t a n y t h i n g people to feel safe in their home and unusual, by email or neighbourhood. phone. Neighbourhood Watch schemes will be set Read Maureen Atkin - Page 7 up in Hulland Ward by Maureen Atkin and in More... Louise Redfern - Page 16 Bus Services 113 and 114 More inside… The threat of losing our local bus services has Future film screenings…………………...Page 2 hung around for several years but it seems their Flower Festival Results ……………...….Page 5 future may be secure for the time being, at least. Christmas Last Post Dates …………......Page 18 Without warning, YourBus went into receivership and ceased operations on Thursday, 3rd October leaving many passengers wondering what would happen. Derbyshire County Council acted quickly and High Peak Ltd agreed to take on the services 113 Ashbourne to Belper and 114 Ashbourne to Derby. These High Peak buses (pictured below) have been running as from Monday, 7th October 2019. See page 19 for the new timetables. PAGE 2 HULLAND HERALD November 2019 to January 2020 - ISSUE 26 Millennium Village Hall News Local groups use the Hall daily for 2019-2020 Film Season activities and welcome new members. Weekly Activities “Downton Abbey” Monday: Art Club. Saturday, 2nd November, 2019 Tuesday: Health & Fitness, 7pm start Puppy Training The box office smash hit continues the story Wednesday: Hulland Hippos, of the inhabitants of Downton. Indoor Bowls. Thursday: AgeUK Over 50s Fridays: Yoga. FORTNIGHTLY ACTIVITY Alternate Thursdays: Village Hall Bingo Night Doors open 7.00pm. Free Entry. Games start 7.30pm. “Judy” £4.00 (4 x 10 games) Saturday, £6.00 (6 x 10 games) 7th December, 2019 Food & Drink Prizes, Cash Prizes, Raffle. Matinee—3pm Half-Time Refreshments. starring Renee Zellweger, Rufus Sewell, and MONTHLY ACTIVITY Michael Gambon Third Friday of the Month Village Hall Dance Night Check the webpage: hwd2.co.uk/filmscreenings Doors open 7.15pm. to find out the forthcoming films. £4.00 Entry (from January 2020) Dancing: 7.45 until 10.30pm. Ticket prices remain at £5 each Raffle. Refreshments. and will be on sale from Hulland Ward General Stores, Bring own eats and bottle. or reserved at the Box Office 370257. Sorry, no bar. For more information on TO BOOK THE HALL Fortnightly and Monthly Contact Activities, please call Wendy Whitbread Bill Whitbread on 370257 on 370257 ISSUE 26 - November 2019 to January 2020 HULLAND HERALD PAGE 3 website: www.hwd2.co.uk Hulland Ward Art Club We have people working in lots of media When asked if they want to join our Art and styles, with a range of skills and Club, people often say: "Oh no, I can't draw". experience. Some go back to the same piece Luckily, art isn't just about drawing, as one many times, improving their technique. person found out: Others like to experiment. After all, it's only a “I've never thought of myself as artistic, but piece of paper. after I retired, I wanted to try out new things. Hulland Ward Art Club takes place at the As there was a local Art Club, why not Village Hall on Mondays from 2pm to 4pm. investigate? I had something that I wanted to The first session is free and after that it works copy, so went along one Monday afternoon. out at £2 a week, so why not pop in and give Everyone was very encouraging. They it a try? We have most of the materials you provided me with the materials I needed and could want to get started. There are also lots gave advice on where to start. I began with of magazines and DVDs that can teach oils, which is still what really interests me, but techniques and provide inspiration. I've been inspired by them and our regular A tutor workshop is held once a month. tutors to use different media. Over the last This is also open to non-members at £10 per couple of years I've tried pastels, acrylic, session. If you’re interested in attending a watercolour, charcoal, ink and collage. Not workshop, or would like more information on everything works out, but it's always the art club generally, contact 01335 372834 or [email protected] absorbing and for two hours I'm completely focused on what I'm doing and can forget We hope to see you soon. about everything else. And my drawing skills A warm welcome awaits. are improving too!” Kath Brown Want to join in a Regular Event at the Hall? It isn’t always easy to just walk into an established group but a telephone call with the organiser helps make it a lot easier. We all know that, don’t we? Art Club is run by Kath Brown Tel: 01335 372834 Email: [email protected] Health & Fitness is run by Sam Armstrong. Tel: 07860 478409. Puppy Training is run by Dena Skellern. Tel: 01335 372162. AgeUK is run by Andrea Eley. Tel: 01332 736919 (Thurs: 01335 372811) Yoga is run by Anne Thorne. Tel: 01629 581170. PAGE 4 HULLAND HERALD November 2019 to January 2020 - ISSUE 26 Christ Church News Rector's Ramblings: #Follow the Star I remember a long time ago seeing a bumper We would like as many people as possible to sticker (remember those!) which said, "Don't follow make stars and display them around our villages. me, I'm lost too!". If you participate in any form of They can be knitted woollen ones, wooden, social media on your smart phone or other device, illuminated or painted stones. Let your imagination you can 'follow' people and get regular updates on run wild and make some stars. what they are doing and saying. We can then put them on display in, or on our We can follow the fortunes (or otherwise) of our homes, gardens, cars, shops, etc, or even wear favourite teams in a variety of sports. When we were them from the 1st December. We can make more children, we most likely played 'follow the leader'. than we need and give some away. We are doing Following is something we have all done at some this across all five of our parishes but in Hulland it point in our lives, even if we think we are a born will tie in nicely with our Sparkle in Hulland event leader! (details below). In the run up to Christmas this year, we are T he idea is to help us to think about what the focus encouraging as many people as possible to join in of Christmas should be about. with the #Follow the Star campaign adopted by the The Wise Men followed the star - and found Jesus. Church of England. Who are we following this Christmas..? Rev Phil Michell Social Events Do You Fancy A Bit Of Sparkle We have some great social and fund-raising This Christmas? events coming up. See the list opposite for further If so, come to Hulland Church and details: enjoy our Sparkle in Hulland event. See our Our ever popular pub quiz on Friday, 8 November beautiful decorations and Christmas trees from at 7.30pm; Wednesday, 11th; Thursday, 12th; and Friday, 13th For the first time in Hulland Ward a Christmas December from 4.00 to 5.30pm. Free entry. concert by the award-winning Belper Musical Refreshments served. Warming drinks, Theatre on Saturday, 7 December at 7.00pm; gingerbread biscuits, cake! Craft activities A return visit by Ashbourne Town Band on for children. Saturday, 18 January at 7.30pm. “Messy Church” Harvest Thanksgiving Harvest began with the Hippos and School Har- Twenty-two families came to the September vest Services on Wednesday, 9th and Thursday, 'Something Fruity' Messy Church. Ten different 10th October. The Church was beautifully decorated activities helped us to explore what Jesus meant by by the School and Church members, and there was ‘I am the vine, you are the branches’, and reflect on a very good attendance of children and adults. the fruitfulness of God’s creation. For tea we had Our Harvest Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, jacket potatoes with a choice of fill- 13th October was well-attended and most enjoyable. ings, fruity faces and cake. The Harvest gifts from both services went to the The next Messy Church sessions Ashbourne Food Bank. are Saturday, 23rd November, 2019 Our Harvest Supper on Saturday, 12th October, and Saturday, 25th January, 2020. with a very entertaining talk by Peter Newsham on Both run from 3:30 to 5:30 pm at The Streets of London, was another enjoyable social the Village Hall. event and £407 was raised for Church funds.