UNDER THE EDGE INCORPORATING THE PARISH MAGAZINE GREAT LONGSTONE, , ROWLAND, , MONSAL HEAD, WARDLOW

No. 97 February 2007 50P ISSN 1466-8211

Wagers Flat on New Years Eve First step toward enforcement action on Wager’s Flat

The way has been opened for the Peak Both areas are within the 1952 and cultural heritage of the area,” is District National Park Authority to take permission, which was granted by the deeply concerned that this prominent enforcement action against alleged then Ministry of Local Government landscape feature is being irreversibly unlawful limestone operations at primarily for fluorspar. The planning damaged by the scale of these Wagers Flat on , near permission does not mention operations. . limestone, but allows “the winning and Planning committee chair Narendra The Authority’s planning committee on working of fluorspar and barytes and Bajaria said: “We are equally (Friday Jan 19th) authorised the working of lead and any other concerned as the local community enforcement action¹ to be taken when minerals which are won in the course about what’s happening at Wagers the legal and financial arrangements of working these minerals.” Flat. The Authority is doing everything are in place. At Wagers Flat a fluorspar vein passes in its power to rectify the situation by The move follows mounting concern through the limestone, but the today’s authorisation for enforcement, that the limestone extraction has gone planning committee was advised that and giving consideration to issuing a beyond the scope of the 1952 planning considerably more limestone had Stop Notice at the Authority’s meeting permission, which covers 155 hectares been removed off site than was won on February 9. of Longstone Edge. in the course of working the fluorspar. “We are still looking for a permanent It also agreed that consideration would The report stated: “The removal off-site solution. Rural affairs minister Barry be given to a possible stop notice at a of limestone won in the course of Gardiner has given a positive response meeting of the Authority on February winning the vein, i.e. making the vein to our invitation to come to the Peak 9th. accessible to be worked, is not District to see the situation for himself, Operators MMC Mineral Processing considered to be permitted. As a result and the public will be informed as soon Ltd began quarrying at Wagers Flat it is considered that there has been a as the details of the visit are in place.” (on land owned by Bleaklow Industries breach of planning control.” The Authority is currently preparing for Ltd) last July after a stop notice The National Park Authority, whose a 10 - day public inquiry into the prevented them continuing certain statutory purpose is “to conserve and operations at Backdale, starting at operations at neighbouring Backdale enhance the natural beauty, wildlife Calver Village Hall on February 13th. quarry. P.D.N.P Press Release 1 A man’s All car owners and car 19th century travel drivers please read Journals Be aware of a new car jacking I have recently had the pleasure of scheme. arranging for a fascinating series of six journals by William Bemrose to be You walk across the car park, unlock included in a sale in Nottingham in your car and get inside. Then you April 2007. The Great grandson of lock all your doors, start the engine William Bemrose had contacted me and shift or put into reverse. at my office in Great Longstone. You look into the rear-view mirror to Wm Bemrose married the great grand daughter of Joseph Wright of Derby, back out of your parking space and which is one of his many claims to you notice a piece of paper stuck to fame. William Bemrose wrote a series the middle of the rear window. of journals about his travels abroad So, you shift the gear stick back into with John Cook of Melbourne, A sketch by William Bemrose, park or neutral, unlock your doors and Derbyshire, the son of Thomas Cook depicting one of the touring party jump out of your car to remove that of London. Here is a taster. climbing up Vesuvius whilst it was paper or whatever it is that is On their trip in 1882 he writes about erupting in 1882. There are six obstructing your view. the journey to Egypt and Palestine, journals in the collection which is en route they travelled through Italy expected to fetch in the region of When you reach the back of your car and went up Vesuvius on the railway, £5,000/10,000 that is when the car-jackers appear “the volcano was in a state of out of nowhere, jump into your car considerable eruption…the sight was was erupting, just as his ancestor, and take off! very grand. About 150 yards away Joseph Wright of Derby, had done in Your engine was running, you would across the hot lava…every few the 18th Century, he also painted seconds a shower of stones is thrown Vesuvius erupting. have left your handbag etc. in the car up 50 feet into the air”. They also visited the The Sphinx and and they practically mow you down As you will see from the illustration, the pyramids, The Tomb of Tih, the as they speed off in your car. he not only did written notes in his battlefield Tel-el-Kebir, Luxor and the BE AWARE OF THIS NEW journey but also a pictorial record of Temple of Dendereh, he visited Edtoo, SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING Assonan and the bazaar at Assiout. his trip. It is interesting to me that USED IN William Bemrose happened to be He travelled 19,328 miles and returned LONDON/MANCHESTER MAKING travelling through Italy whilst Vesuvius with “far more luggage than he took with him.” Also whilst the party were ITS WAY ACROSS THE travelling across the Mediterranean, on COUNTRY!!!!!!!! THE WHITE LION their way to Alexandria, they spotted a Just drive away and remove the paper comet crossing the sky, which was at, Great Longstone later! It is stuck to your window. “its most brilliant at this time.” A handbag/wallet contains all Another extract is during his trip in Tel: 01629 640252 identification, and you certainly don’t “New Features” 1885 to India and Egypt when they passed by the Suez Canal they saw want someone getting your home Dandy’s Bistro/Coffee the enormous dredging machines address. They already HAVE your Shop operating there. keys!!! Open 9am-11.30am Vivienne Milburn For Breakfast and Snacks everyday except Tuesday. New Special Menu on Mon, Wed and Thurs From 7 - 8.30pm 2 courses £10 3 Courses & Coffee £15

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2 Great Longstone Cricket Club

Update of G.L.C.C .events: Winter Nets - Net practice for the seniors are being held at Lady Manners School sports hall each Wednesday, commencing 24th January through to the end of March. The sessions start at 7pm and finish at 8pm. We have two large nets and will be using our bowling machine in one of them. Anyone interested in coming along should contact Chris Barnes on 07866 019044 or Danny McGovern on 07811 313089. Dinner Dance – In November G.L.C.C. held an end of season dinner dance at Bakewell Golf Club. We enjoyed an excellent 4 course meal followed by a brief presentation by our President, Farming Notes Godfrey Frankland. Dave Nicholas was presented with a cup for ‘Player of the This is our oldest cow on the farm, “Hardrake Image Aster”. She is a British Year’ and Chris Barnes was presented Friesian dairy cow and is 15 years old. In that time she has had 13 calves, 7 with The Packhorse Walking Stick for heifers and 6 bulls. This is exceptional as the national average for a milk cow over 40’s ‘Player of the Year’. After the is 4 to 5 calves. She last calved a few weeks ago and is looking very well, presentation there was a disco with the back with the herd. When I start milking she’s one of the first into the milking dance floor being packed all night. The parlour pushing her way to the front, so we may go for 14 calves! Aster is a evening was such a success that we pedigree and has been recorded for all of her life. At the end of each lactation have already booked the venue for next we receive a certificate informing us how she has performed. It makes very year. interesting reading, in her 12 lactations so far she has produced 70,000 litres Under 14 Cricket – We are of milk. Or put another way 70 tonnes in weight or 122,500 pints, an awful lot investigating the possibility of running of bowls of cereal. However, the worrying information given to us by these an under 14 team to play other local charts is the history of the demise of the British dairy industry. As a young village teams. If anyone is interested heifer in 1994, she gave 4459 kgs of milk with 4.13 fat and 3.45 protein with a in playing please contact Chris Barnes value of 27.2 pence per litre. The following year it was 26 pence then 25 pence on 07866 019044. and so on until this year when we received 17 pence per litre. Couple this with Chris Barnes rising costs and you begin to see why we are losing dairy farmers by the thousand. It will not be long before we are importing milk into the country.

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Congratulations

The Crispin’s Annual Darts and Dominoes competition raised £257 for Ashgate Hospice. The Darts champion is Peter Bettney and the Dominoes champion John Robison. Thank you to everyone for your support and donations on the evening. The Hermitage and Spring Bank circa 1905

3 Tribute to Village Manchester and then on to Fleet children are all happily married and Street in London, where he became have provided them with ten Bobby’s Son the paper’s youngest ever news editor. grandchildren. Town Crier columnist Michael Jeacock But Michael and Janet wanted a rural Michael spent his life doing all the died 22nd December aged 73 after a upbringing for their expanding family, things he loved best – writing, courageous battle with cancer. and moved to The Merchants House shooting, fishing, watching the races, He spent his last days at St in Swaffham Bulbeck. eating and drinking and spending time Nicholas’ Hospice in Bury St Michael became a freelance with friends he made throughout his Edmunds. journalist, along with friends Peter life on the edge of the Fens. Michael was born in Buxton, on May Dunne and Louis Garnade, covering Extract out of Town Crier Today 22, 1933. stories for all the national papers. from Janet Byrne His dad was the bobby in Great And children, Sarah, Simon, Rachel Longstone, and Michael spent an and Naomi enjoyed the kind of country idyllic childhood roaming the county’s childhood he dreamed of for them. Wildlife stunning moorlands and dales with his The family stayed in the village until Conservation Activity chums – carefree days with no the children had left home, and then boundaries that gave him a life-long Michael and Janet moved to Saturday February 17th 2007 Newmarket where he was able to love of the countryside. 10 - 3.30pm He won a scholarship to Lady pursue one of his great passions – flat Manners School – and would have racing. Come along to our scrub gone to Oxford University, but his Thirty years ago, Michael started clearance activity to: family didn’t have enough money to writing a weekly column for the Town fund him. Crier. (In the St. Neots, Help conserve a flower-rich grassland Instead, he trained to be a journalist Cambridgeshire area) His writing skills on Longstone Edge, which is on the Derbyshire Times, in and humour soon earned him a huge currently under threat by Chesterfield, cycling 13 miles to work following of fans, many of whom have encroaching hawthorn scrub. each day across the hills. barely missed a weekly dose of Views He did his National Service in the from the Fen for three decades. Save this habitat, which is vital for Army and was specially selected to He was helped in his later years of the dark green fritillary butterfly. join the first intake at the Joint Services writing the column by his assistant, School for Linguists in Bodmin to learn Jack the Cat. You will need a packed lunch, drink, Russian and train to be a spy. Writing about the column in 1986, sturdy footwear and old warm After his National Service, he The Varsity publication described returned to Chesterfield and met his Michael as a ‘cult figure’ wife Janet. It said: “When you get into the Derbyshire From there Michael’s career took imagery, the clichés, the local lore and him to the Daily Express in you realise that the man really is a Meanderings genius. By “Peaklander” “The pastoral is taken to its hilarious limit, all the contradictions are there, Bakewell is a lovely town, there wandering out on some idyllic winter’s THE CRISPIN puddings taste just grand, morning ‘with a hip flask of five-year GT. LONGSTONE Bakewell’s fame spreads far and old sloe gin’ (Jeacock actually admits wide, But Longstone beats the band. Quality home cooked to having gout), he communes with In Chesterfield you’d spend a day just meals Nature’s divine perfection…all is looking round the shops, and bar snacks served still…until suddenly, he reaches for his Chesterfield is fine for some but 12-bore and blasts s…t out of anything lunchtimes and evenings Longstone is the tops. that moves. seven days a week Ashford in the Water is a place you’ll In the 1990’s, a book of his Views want to see, Ashford in the Water’s Large dining room from the Fen columns was published. grand available On the back of it, he described himself but Longstone’s best for me. Now for meetings, private as “a family man, country man, Buxton is a fine town, it used to be a sportsman, gourmet, bibliophile, claret functions etc. Spa, blaster, retired conker champion and Open all day Saturday and their famous water cures your ills, the greatest living expert on the but Longstone’s best for me. Sunday. interiors of pubs throughout Mid and Cressbrook in the nut wood has a Quiz night every Sunday East Anglia.” beauty all its own, from He moved to the edge of the fens some folk think its number one and settled into “a blissful life of cricket, 9.30 - Cash jackpot prize but Longstone stands alone. inn-crawling, shooting and watching These Peakland towns are all grand fenland cloud formations.” spots wherever you may roam, A warm welcome assured Michael and Janet have been but Longstone is my number one Tel: 01629 640237 blessed with a wonderful family. His for Longstone is my home. 4 The builders choice for transport even on his wedding day

UP ON THE ROOF

I feel quite aloof When I’m up on the roof Looking down on the serf That inhabits the earth.

I feel quite alone Without worries or phone I could stay here all day Very happy and gay.

Elly Tordoff and Nick Smith at Monsal Head But I bet you a pound When I leave the ground Apart from this everything went well, Congratulations to The very first thing Nick and Elly Smith with family and friends celebrating to Is that someone will ring. a Ceilidh band at The Monsal Head Nick Smith and Elly Tordoff were Hotel in the evening. The evening was I’m sorry I missed you married on 19th January at Chapel en a great success with wine’s and beer’s But tell you the truth le Frith. The rumours about Nick running out and some very energetic I don’t give a tissue wearing a running vest for the big day dancing. Unfortunately no honeymoon Cause I’m up on the roof. as you can see were untrue, but the was planned, but then six month’s transit van was really their transport. The Great Ron Littlefield away in October should surfice. Very After joking about not having the rings best wishes to both of you, from all of at the Monsal Head just before they your friends and family. “Nick and Elly set off, Nick discovered he had would like to thank everyone for there forgotten his at the Alter, and quickly kind wishes”. found a key ring as a replacement. LITTLITTLITTON LLON OGSOGSOGS Firewood suppliers RICHARD A. NEWTON Seasoned, cut, split and DOMESTIC APPLIANCE dried in bags, sacks or Repairs and Servicing loose loads ex Hotpoint Engineer Free Estimates Ring 01298 872806 most makes or Repaired and Serviced wwwwwwwww.littonlogs.co.co.co.uk.uk.uk Great Longstone for details

5 insurance. The Clerk confirmed he now could not recall any figure at all. Mike Parish Council Notes had a copy of the certificate. Hirst suggested that the land should Rick Gooch asked the council what have very little monetary value as the current status is for repair work previous letters from the Peak Park Under The Edge readers are reminded that is urgently required for many of suggested no planning permission that this is only an account of the the footpaths within the village. He would be given for rear doors or even contents of the meeting and is not the stated that whilst out running he had fences. He went on to comment that official minutes only the Editors fallen and injured himself twice due to if a low figure could be agreed interpretation. If you wish to see the the dilapidated state of pavements, if residents could club together to full minutes they are posted on the he were to fall again would seek legal purchase the land and hand it over to village notice board just outside the proceedings. He also advised anyone the village, or for the Wright estate to school. The parish council meeting else suffering injury, should take legal offer to donate the land for the use of took place on Wednesday 17th January action. Councillor Gregory stated she the community and visitors. at 7.30 pm. knew of another incident involving the Minutes of the last meeting – The Public Questions and Comments poor state of the pavements which is minutes were declared true by – Frank Parker asked for all of the on the agenda for the next meeting. Councillor Barton and Seconded by Parish Council minutes to be put onto Councillor Wright suggested taking Councillor Mason. the village website and for Peter photo’s of the worst places and Declaration of Interest – Councillor Askews name be removed. The passing them onto DDDC along with Barton declared interest in items 12 council were unclear as to who a letter. The Clerk reported that DDDC and 16, Councillor Wright declared an updates the website, the Clerk is to are to carry out repair work but have interest in item 10. look into this. Godfrey Frankland asked no funds available until the next Feemouth Yard – Councillor Wright if the council had paid the contractors financial year. Has anyone got a spare was asked to leave the meeting having for mowing the recreation ground in bag of tarmac? The Clerk was declared a prejudicial interest in the full, as only 20 of the quoted 32 cuts instructed to write to DDDC to request subject. Councillor Gregory declared had been done and the workmanship a site meeting. at a former meeting it had been was not up to the necessary standard. Pam Frankland asked if the footpath unanimously voted to stop The Clerk was instructed to complain between Grisedale Road and Glebe maintenance. After much discussion in writing to the contractors. Godfrey Avenue is on the list of areas to be between the Council with little also stated that the Council appeared repaired. The Clerk replied that this progress having been made on a to think the Cricket Club were not path is one of the many on the list. decision to re-commence capable of cutting the recreation Mike Hirst questioned the Council maintenance, the Clerk reminded the ground to the standard required. The about their decision not to carry on Council that 12 letters had been Clerk asked Godfrey for his comments with the maintenance of Feemouth received with regard to the state of the in writing. Councillor Gregory replied Yard, as the area is rapidly turning into yard and they had a duty to take notice she feared that there may be a a disgrace. If the lack of maintenance of resident’s comments. Councillor manpower problem in the case of continues a poor impression will be Mason suggested that they carry on illness within the Cricket Club. given to the community, especially to with the maintenance but upon sale Godfrey replied that the Cricket Club the school children who walk that way of Feemouth Yard they ask the Wright had cut the recreation ground for 50 to Church. Councillor Gregory replied Estate for full reimbursement of costs. years without a problem. Mike Hirst that as the land was owned by the Councillor Gregory proposed they commented the only reason that the Wright estate and not the Parish it continued to maintain the yard with the Cricket Club stopped the mowing was was decided at a previous meeting not proviso that costs be reimbursed. This the mower broke down and they had to carry on with the maintenance of was seconded by Councillor Bowering insufficient funds to purchase a Feemouth Yard. Mike Hirst asked and the Clerk was instructed to write replacement, so the Council took over what the asking price was for the land to the Wright estate. the responsibility of mowing. Councillor when it was offered to sale to the Police Matters/Neighbourhood Gregory asked if there had been residents. Much to the Council and Watch – Councillor Gregory stated clarification of the Cricket Clubs publics disbelief Councillor Wright that the Police have started from the 16th January to have two Police vans, that will come fortnightly and park on Main Street near the White Lion. The Police will offer advice to any member of the public on their concerns and are able to offer the elderly residents timers for lighting and additional door locks/chains. The vans will next be here on the 30th January from 2pm until approximately 5pm and every fortnight thereafter. School Matters – Councillor Raynor was absent from the meeting so nothing to report. 6 Planning Matters – Conversion of that it is a mess and dangerous. It barn to dwelling, 2 Croft Road, Gt. was decided that Bruno Cardona be Ash Wednesday Longstone. This was unanimously asked to carry out the necessary work agreed by the Council with Councillor required. Revd Clive Thrower writes Barton stating that the Council should Recreation ground – Hawthorn trees, This month sees the start of the Lent write to the Peak Park to show their the Clerk reported that Dave Goodwin, period leading up to Easter Sunday. support for local need conversions, of the Peak Park, was to meet with N Using up of the fat stored over winter this was seconded by Councillor & G Tomlinson on Thursday 18th on Shrove Tuesday gives way to the Gregory and the Clerk was instructed January and will then advise on which stringency of the fast on Ash to carry this out. option to take. Wednesday (21st Feb.). We keep 40 Financial Matters – Nothing to Village Christmas Tree – days of quiet in the church building report. Councillor Gregory stated that she with no flower arrangements to cheer Maintenance – 1) The Clerk would like to thank very kindly, all of our services; in some places bright reported he had phoned the Peak Park those who donated the tree, erected metal surfaces of crosses are covered this morning regarding the re-routing it and took it down again. with sackcloth. Note the 40 days of of footpath No. 2 on Station Road. He Spring Bank/Sunny Bank – The Lent do not include the Sundays! was informed the Peak Park Rangers possibility of proposed hard standing Why ash or ashes? The expression were at site last week but, were told at the top of Spring Bank was “dust and ashes” is a play on Hebrew to stop work by Mr Finney and two discussed. Councillor Bowering asked words (aphar and epher) and signifies Councillors as there is a mains supply whether or not it would be used by the origin of the human body from almost directly beneath the site. At residents, and estimated a cost of ordinary chemical elements. The this point the Clerk started to become £1500 – £2000 for the work alone. The bereaved were sprinkled with ashes, agitated and was asked by Councillor meeting was closed at 8.50 and or sat dressed in poorest clothes Gregory not to get angry. The Clerk reopened at 8.55 after public among ashes, as a sign of mourning expressed his concern that neither discussions including Godfrey Franklin so the word “ashes” is often united Councillor Gregory nor Councillor suggesting double yellow lines from with “sackcloth” to express mourning. Wright had the foresight to let him Fred Mellor’s Shop down to Casey’s, In Israel, in Old Testament times, a know what had happened before he and the fear of a hard standing area good portion of the national economy spoke to the Peak Park. Both attracting undesirables. Councillor went up in smoke each year; Councillors gave their apologies to the Bowering proposed that the Clerk hundreds of animals and a lot of Clerk for their lack of communication. should write to residents around manpower to gather wood, to keep the 2) The Clerk stated he had spoken Spring Bank to ascertain whether or fire lit, and offer sacrifices. Sacrifices to the Peak Park regarding the finger not a hard standing would be used by were made at the Temple in post on Croft Road but was unable to them. This was seconded by Jerusalem. The smell of the two-a-day obtain a date as to when the work will Councillor Dalton with all in favour. sacrifices always hung over the city. commence. Skateboarders – Councillor Barton Meat was a luxury, but every day they 3) After discussions about Bell Style asked for this to be put onto next smelled the aroma of a barbecue and Councillor Barton’s comments months agenda as a meeting with the dedicated to God. youngsters had not yet been arranged. Offerings fell into three broad types. Village Hall – Nothing to report. The guilt and sin offerings were usually U.T.E. – A letter received from the offered first; they cleansed people from U.T.E. secretary was discussed and sin. Then came the burnt offerings, in its contents accepted. It was agreed which whole animals were burnt to that a Council representative would not ashes. Made at least twice a day, be required on the U.T.E. committee. these sacrifices evidently expressed Wagers Flat – Councillor Barton complete dedication to God. The final spoke about the current situation at sacrifice was the fellowship offering, Wagers Flat and the forthcoming essentially a family meal shared in the meeting Friday 19th January where the presence of God. Peak Park will try to obtain a The Christian observance of Lent has enforcement notice against Bleaklow striking similarity to the ancient three- Industries. Councillor Dalton proposed fold sacrifice. It is a time when we strive that the Clerk email the Peak Park with to dedicate ourselves to God. It is the council’s full support. This was characterized by prayers of seconded by Councillor Gregory with repentance for past sins, abstinence all present in favour. from some of life’s luxuries, and Thornhill House – Nothing to studying the Bible, especially in the report. fellowship of discussion groups. Date of Next Meeting – (Acknowledgement given to Wednesday 21st February 2007 Compton’s N.I.V. Bible for source material) Paul Gill

7 Jottings from St Giles’ one God, use the same Bible, speak Easter Eve, Saturday 7th April. The the same language, and it seems to prayers last for a maximum of 15 Compiled by Harold me that we should take every minutes and everyone is most Richardson opportunity to meet together and share welcome. Perhaps a decision to attend It is early in the morning of the 16th our worship. The candlelit services in as many as possible of these may be January as I sit before my computer, the run up to Christmas were a better Lenten discipline than giving looking out of the window onto a grey, inspirational; we met together on New up chocolates and cream cakes and wet scene and with a mind that is as Year’s Eve to give thanks for all that the odd glass of red wine why not give blank as the computer screen. Last had happened in the old year and to it a try and there is NO collection! night I was reading ‘UTE’ and look forward with hope to the New There have been some donations happened to notice on the back page Year, what better way to start? And already towards Isaac’s spectacles that the deadline for copy for the then on 12th Night, or the Feast of which I mentioned in last month’s February edition was 5pm on the 17th Epiphany, (in fact it was the day after ‘UTE’ We have discovered that the cost – panic stations. What can I write but never mind!) we brought the festive of the glasses, including the about, what is there to say? Being at season to an end with another specialist’s fee, is £165 and any a loss for words is not something that wonderful candlelit service of music, further gifts would be very welcome. I usually suffer from! carols and readings. The church was Rev’d Clive or Warden’s Alan Grant or My mind turned to what I had just almost full with people from several Mike Hirst would be only too pleased read in January’s ‘UTE’ ‘that minute surrounding villages and, indeed, from to receive them. It is urgent, Isaac’s 974.00 decided to precept on the next further a field - even as far away as time at school is rapidly coming to an highest quote.’ and that ‘item Sheffield would you believe. end and it would help him 139(REC2) was of personal interest to Many readers will be aware that the tremendously if he could see properly. a Councillor’ and that ‘8 would be 8 in organisation of the Church of May I end on a personal note and decimal and octal but 9 in decimal locally, is changing, particularly in the offer thanks to everyone who sent would be 11 in octal’ Am I capable of grouping of the parishes. Our erstwhile cards and good wishes to Pat and me writing an article in this new language friends in Ashford and Sheldon are as we celebrated our Golden Wedding I thought (note to editor – I’m only joining with Bakewell parish now that Anniversary recently. We were joking!) the new Vicar of Bakewell has arrived, overwhelmed by your generosity and I did decide that I was glad that the whilst St Giles’ joins with and kindness and again say thank you, for Parochial Church Council meeting welcomes the parishes of Stoney allowing us to share so much in the does not take place until tomorrow Middleton and Curbar into a new life of the village. night, at 7.30pm, too late to meet the grouping. We will work together under I will report in full detail next month deadline, and I, and you are spared the leadership of Rev’d Clive. For the on the goings on of the PCC – I having to plough through a report on a technically minded Rev’d Clive retains promise, unless of course I forget, and meeting!! By next month I shall have the title of Vicar of Ashford and of I do hope that what I have written is in forgotten what was said anyway! Sheldon until his retirement in June, a language we can all understand! My We have had a very busy time in and the Vicar of Bakewell will be mother used to say to me that the last couple of weeks of December Curate of Ashford and Sheldon until sarcasm was the lowest form of wit and the first two weeks of January with Rev’d Clive’s retirement. (Isn’t life and I am sure that she was right. many special services, several of complicated?) which were with the united The season of Lent begins on 21st Choir History Help congregations of the Methodist, February and we shall begin on that Congregational, and Anglican day what has become a tradition - the Any photo’s, written records or churches and a good number of visitors Lent Daily Prayers in St Giles’. Every recordings especially pre 1977, of St too. This is something which I think is morning (except Sundays) at 8.00a.m Giles’ choir would be greatly to be encouraged, we all worship the prayers will be said in Church until appreciated to help celebrate 30 years under current leadership this July. You can pass any information to the UTE correspondance address, or contact Robert and Jane Cumming.

8 Derbyshire Dialect sartin on’t! Cum drink, lad en lets be wull agen, yoi, as long as God spares off afore thy sister misses thee.” “Aw me – so dunna, dunna leave me! reight,” said John; “en su hehrs luck; Prythee dunna! Theers a gud lad! Cum An abstract from Longstone en off wehl gu.” At that moment, as thy wey whoam agen, oh! Dow, moi Records by G.T. Wright 1906 poor John was drinking his ale, hurried dear brother, dow!” She took hold of “Oi’ll dowt ; yoi, oi’ll dowt; oi tell thee footsteps were heard, the door of the her brother’s shoulders, entreated him that, an oi wull, thah mey depend on’t apartment was opened quite quickly, not to go and leave her, kissed him “ These words I heard spoken by a and in walked poor John’s sister. very warmly, and burst into tears. Her voice which I thought was familiar to “Jack!” she exclaimed, with trembling brother – poor blind John – cried too; me. I turned to find whence they came, vehemence, “What art thah dowin for a few moments tears were the only and to my surprise saw my old hehr? Thas now bisness hehr drinkin language in that room. The landlord of schoolfellow John Baggalley – who with that owd feller! Cum thee wey the house, transfixed, stood looking was quite blind – in company with whoam; cum theers a gud lad – cum on the touching scene, and as he another man, an old pedlar, well thee wey whoam; cum, theers a gud placed on a table the second glass of known in the village, who was also lad – cum!wutna?” “Nough, oi wunna: ale I saw him raise his arm and dry blind, and was led about the country oi shonna gu to that whoam onny his cheek with the sleeve of his shirt; by a little dog. They passed by me muir; oibin theer tow lung; oist gu wi’ he then spoke, and in a warm but down the street. I heard no more owd Ned, en get a livin sellin things, trembling voice, said “oi tell thee what, words; but anxious to know how this es hey dows – hahaver, oist try; oi bin Jack, if thah can find I’thee heart t’leyve strange couple had met, and what was a trouble en a birdin on thee lung inuf sich a sister as Mary, oist ne’er loik the purpose of their meeting, I followed – tow lung – en oil try en na trouble th’seight on thee ony muir; nowt et’s them into the parlour of a beer shop, thee ony muir; su dunna try t’persuade owt el cum tow thee, thah’ll deserve and ordering a glass of ale, sat down me! Oist gu, oive made up my mind iverythin es is bad. Oh! Ber thah conna to observe their movements, and find up t’gu!” “Jack!” said his sister, dowt – thah wunna leave her, wut?” out why they were thus together. I “oh!Jack, thah surely wunna gu en “Yo mythern me,” said John; “Mary, soon made the discovery. “Hast quoit leave me! No! no! I work’t neight an let me gu en troy, theers a gud wench, made up thee moind t’gu weh me?” dey ommust t’mak thee comfortable yoi, let me troy what oi can dow; oi asked the old man. “Yoi, oi hav,” said an content?” “True! thah has! thah know owd Ned ell tak care o’me wut poor John. “Wehl then, heres luck, lad, has!” said Jack; “the thowt on’t it maks na Ned? Whoy dust na speyk, Ned? en may we dow wehl! – oi think we me want t’get awey; keeping me oi Tell Mary thah’ll tak care o’me, en sholl; oi’ll show thee how t’ manige, know s’t’mitch for thee – oi know it – bring me safe back agen. Ned, whoy en oi know thahl soun dowt es wehl, en thah knows it tow, yoi, thart dust na speyk?” “ Jack, said Ned, “by or bettur nor oi con misell.” “Thank “starving thysen ta deeth t’keep me, guy, I conna tak thee awey fro sich a thee, Ned, oist troy; en’ll dow aw e’ en for moy sake; bur it shonna be – wench es thoi sister; nough, oi conna con t’ get a livin wi’ thee; bur moind oist gu, en oist try t’dow summit loik dow that, after aw! Oi onct had a sister one thing, oi’ll do owt sowner than hing owt Ned dows, en oi’ll uphold thee, – a very kind un, tow – it pleysed God ony lunger o’ Mary; hough dows her manage t’get a crust somehow; bur oi t’tak her from me, en oive fun th’ want best t’mak me happy loik, bur oi tell mean t’cum tow thee sumtimes, Mary, on her; ah lad, oi dunna think oi should the what, lad, ows starving hersell t’ ber oist feel happier if oi get a livin for iver dow well agen, if after what oive dowt; aw hough arns is bey seaming myself, oi sholl!” “Oh, Jack’ dunna talk heard, I did owt t’part thee and thoy towthrie stockins – a poor trade! oi su! dunna, dunna!” talk su! dunna, sister” “Dust think su, Ned? Then Mary, conna think o’ hinging on her onny dunna! Said Mary; “stop wi me – dow, wench, wipe thee eyes, en lowk up lunger, fur oi know if oi be th’deeth on rithee dow! It’ll kill me t’part wi thee, agen; oi’ll stey wi thee, Mary, en nowt hur, en what am oi t’ dow? Oi conna thaa knows it wull! If thah leaves me bur deth shall part us – come, kiss bear t’think on’t, lad! En su oi’ll gu weh oi sholl niver have a dey’s comfort me; en now we’ll gu whoam agen wei theh only wear, en dow owt thah loiks agen; dunna, Jack, prythee dunna thee!” – yoi, owt! Sowner nor dow poor Mary leave me! Have’na oi down aw oi cud After some hearty hand shaking, John onny hurt!” “Thart a rair chap!” said to keep thy sperits up and mak thee and his sister left the “Miner’s Arms” the old man, “en deserves good luck, happy? Thah knowsoi hav – ay, and for their humble home; and poor old en oi’m sure thahl hav it – yoi, quite Ned took his departure, under the guidance of his old faithful dog, to tread the old paths, through the old Professional neighbourhoods, to seek a precarious means of existence from the sale of House Painter his small haberdashery, without the hoped for companionship of John Reasonable rates, Baggalley. “Reliquary,” January, 1871 short waiting list I have tried to keep all of the text as published in 1906, but there will Call Mick undoubtedly be the odd mistake. Many thanks to Peter Welsby for 07966 530484 the continued loan of the book!

Paul Gill 9 IMPORTANT! Save Longstone Edge Walk Sunday 4th February Meeting at Calver Crossroads 10am Two New routes, all welcome A week before the crucial Public Inquiry, come and witness the incredible destruction that has taken place over the last six months for yourself, and learn more about the wider implications for our National Park.

Vivienne Milburn Chartered Arts & Antiques Surveyor with some of the items Help the elderly in from the collection. the village Antique Collection but I had to look at everything properly Caught in a Time Warp Thornhill House provides home as everything had the potential of cooked lunches for those elderly being a treasure.” said Vivienne people in Greatt Longstone who can The untouched contents of the late Milburn, Independent Fine Art Valuer no longer cater for themselves, either Mary Melland’s estate, from the house and Auctioneer. through illness or just being unable at Chandlers, Monyash, Bakewell, is Mary was the sister of Alice to shop. This is a valuable service to be sold in Nottingham in February Robinson, deceased, who was a well- and we desperately need volunteers 2007. The house has remained, just known Derbyshire antiques collector, to take the meals to them. It involves as it was for the last 50 years, until it whose very extensive collection was visiting 6 -8 people at lunchtime. We revealed its treasures, then it was sold in 1995 at the instructions of The need cover for Saturdays (need not valued and taken to the salesroom. “I National Trust. Mary’s Estate is very be every Saturday) and holiday cover was amazed at what I found, this type similar, although less extensive, and for regular deliverers. of collection crops up very rarely. consists of Georgian and later Please help this important, not for There were so many things to look at, furniture, clocks and collections of profit scheme. If you are interested stoneware, Ashford marble, china, please ring 640034 and ask for more snuff boxes, jewellery and pictures. The collection is expected to fetch in details. excess of £35,000. If you require any further information Congratulations about the sale contact Vivienne Milburn on 01629 640210 or the The Packhorse Inn, Little Longstone Saleroom direct on 0115 9624141. have raised £420 from their quiz nights. This has gone to the Air The Packhorse Inn Ambulance. Many thanks to all who Little Longstone have participated and contributed. Jane, Martin and Sam offer a warm welcome opening from noon daily, seven days a week. Sunny Garden

Small parties catered for! Design & Excellent hand-pulled ales and quality home cooked food are Maintenance available from 12 – 2.30pm and 6- 8.30pm daily. Quiz night on Thursday with ‘A Bingo Twist’ at Neil Horton Tel: 01629 8.45 with proceeds going to Air 640210 or 07951 Ambulance. Children, dogs and walkers are all 774120 welcome in the pub and beer garden. Telephone 01629 640471 10 Sundays and Festivals February in the Garden Vegetables – Order or buy seed potatoes for early crops and sprout them in 2nd Feb. Fri. Presentation of Christ a light frost proof room or shed. Late in the month sow early beans and peas. in the temple Plant shallots if conditions allow. 4th Feb. Sun. Third before Lent Herbaceous Plants – Clear dead tops of plants if not done already. When 11th Feb. Sun. Second before Lent top dressing with complete fertiliser and digging between plants has been 18th Feb. Sun. Next before Lent deferred until now, complete if conditions are right. 21st Feb. Wed. Ash Wednesday Roses – Support bushes loosened by recent gales and firm soil around them. 24th Feb. Sat. Matthias the Apostle If conditions are suitable complete any planting of new bushes. Lawns – Scarify and aerate in dry conditions. Apply lawn sand and moss 25th Feb. Sun. First of Lent killer. Sweet Peas – Break down and tread soil on planting site. Erect supports for plants to be grown on cordon system. Vicar The Reverand Dahlias – Examine tubers for rot and shrivelling. Cut away any rot and dust Clive Thrower with flowers of sulphur. Tel: 01629 640257 Fruit – Continue pruning, prune newly planted fan trained peaches and nectarines. Spray against peach leaf curl with fungicide dithane 945. Trees and Shrubs – Clear moss and lichen from tree trunks with winter February Services at wash. Prune hard back to within a few inches of summer flowering varieties of clematis. Cut back all shoots which have just flowered of winter jasmine and St. Giles thin out old and week wood. Continue planting deciduous trees and shrubs in favourable weather. Firm any loosened by frost. 4th Sun. 8.00am Holy Communion Flowers from seed – Plan spring planting programme under glass, sow first 11.15am Family Service of the half hardy annuals. Lightly fork beds prepared for annuals and work in a 6.30pm Evensong dressing of bone meal. 7th Wed. 9.30am School Assembly General Tasks – Have a soil test carried out in a new garden. Destroy weeds 10.00am Midweek (MU) and ivy under hedges. Holy Communion 11th Sun.11.15am Sung Eucharist W.I. Report January 6.30pm Evensong 18th Sun.8.00am Holy Communion 11.15am Sung Family Our January meeting was an outing to ‘The Dome’ in Buxton at the Bistro. 15 Eucharist members attended and were transported via a Bakewell and Eyam community 6.30pm Evensong bus, always a main stay for our trips. The venue is now part of the University of 21st Wed.8.00am Lent Prayers Derby High Peak College, and is a very busy and imposing centre. The building Daily prayers at 8.00am has been extremely well adapted to suit the needs of the students and I for Except Sundays, until one, would think it a privilege to study there. The lunch at the Bistro meant we Easter were waited on by students who were learning all of the arts concerning catering, 11am Holy Communion at cooking and waiting in turn. The food was very good and the restaurant was Thornhill House busy, I recommend a visit. It is very popular and you will need to book in 7.00pm Sung Eucharist advance. th 25th Sun.11.15am Sung Eucharist We have the Youlgreave pantomime to visit on Wednesday, January 24 , always 6.30pm 3 Choirs a treat for pantomime addicts like me. I’ll report on it next month, you lucky Bakewell people. Now all the seasonal festivities are well and truly over, lets’ hope the year will be a good one for us all. Our feet are back on the ground now as we get ready for our first full meeting of 2007. It’s on Wednesday, February 7th at February Services at 7.30pm in the village Hall, I haven’t received a programme for the year as yet, Wardlow so can’t give any information about our speaker. Nevertheless, feel free to join us if you wish, everyone is welcome at any of our meetings. 4th Sun. 9.00amHoly Communion Pam Smith 18th Sun. 9.00am Family Service

Congratulations

Lydia Jaye Rowlinson on completing four hours in a sponsored silence, a huge achievement for such a chatterbox. She raised £112 for the N.S.P.C.C. Many thanks for everyone’s support and kind donations.

11 Put it in the Diary Area Community Note From The 15th Mar. U.T.E. Committe meeting Forums - March 2007 Editor 7.30 White Lion st 1 April – United service for Palm To all UTE readers, Sunday Details of the Council’s next round of Please remember to include your th 13 May – Rogation Sunday walk Forums are given below. name and contact details with any copy th 19 May – St Giles’ Flower Festival Monday 5 March 2007 - Agricultural that is submitted. Failure to do so will th 26 May – Wardlow Flower festival Business Centre, Bakewell result in the editor being unable to th 27 May – United Service to celebrate Monday 12 March 2007 - Bonsall publish your copy. Thankyou to those ‘Wesley 300’ Village Hall of you that regularly send in material th 10 June – ‘3 Choirs Evensong’ at Monday 19 March 2007 - and special thanks to those of you who Ashford Village Hall regulary submit material. 14th July – Church fete Sunday 15th July – St Giles’ Choir Anniversary All start at 7 pm and subject matters Sunday have yet to be decided The Women’s World Day of Waste Collection Ros Hession Prayer service, entitled Dates Tel: 01629 761302 “United Under God’s Email: Saturday morning collection Tent” [email protected] will be held at Hassop RC Church on WARDLOW - March 24th, 7.47 - 9.15. Friday 2nd March at 7.00 p.m. The LITTLE LONGSTONE - March 31st, service has been prepared by the Congratulations 7.45 - 9.00. Christian women of Paraguay, and the GREAT LONGSTONE - March 31st, speaker will The Rev’d Ethel Milroy. John and Joyce Poulter on 7.45 - 9.00. GREEN WASTE - collections from the Everyone is welcome, not just women! your 50th anniversary, 22nd Bakewell Agricultural Centre have been December. Great Longstone cancelled. CARDBOARD - You can put your Methodist Chapel Harold and Pat Richardson cardboard waste in your green waste th th Local Minister Revd M. Roe on your 50 anniversary, 9 January. bin. Tel: 01629 812195 GARDEN AND OTHER WASTE - Colin and Sylvia Henson on Stonegravels, Chesterfield, is open 7 your 50th anniversary, 29th January. 4th February 10.30 – Mr M. days a week. Greatorex 11th February 10.30 – Rev M. Roe 18th February 10.30 – Rev P. Bakewell Bettison The deadline for copy 25th February 10.30 – Lin Chilcott Decorating for the next issue is Wednesday February FOLS Winners For all your decorating needs. 21st at 5pm January 2006 Please call for a free estimate. 01629-640779 The editor’s and management 1st prize £15 Fiona Dowding 0772 904 0087 committee do not necessarily endorse 2nd prize £10 Shala Caan Manor Barn Cottage, Main Street, opinions expressed in articles. 3rd prize £5 Sue & Jerry Edmans Great Longstone When sending in copy could you please put a contact name and number with the article or advert. N. & I.S. CASEY Subscriptions are available, please NEWSAGENTS contact Liz McDonald, Suilven, The GROCERIES AND Neil’s Taxi Close, Great Longstone, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1TT Tel (01629) GENERAL STORE Great Longstone 640171 WINES AND SPIRITS AIRPORTS Other enquiries and correspondence to: Haven Cottage, Main Street, Great Choice of Fresh Fruit and FUNCTIONS Vegetables daily. Longstone, Bakewell, Derbyshire Main Street, Great Longstone PARTIES Tel: 07837 549572 - you can leave answer-phone messages or send texts Tel: Great Longstone 640379 TEL: 07816 201746 Satisfaction Guaranteed to this number and we will respond. Email: [email protected] Editor February Paul Gill 12