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Hognaston News No Hognaston News No. 330 June 2017 HOGNASTON NEWS A(shbourne) to W(embley) from Alistair Barbour I am happy to be able to report that the QEGS OnYourBike2017 team completed their 173- mile cycle ride from Ashbourne to Wembley Stadium, London over three days in April: 55 miles from Ashbourne to Leicester on the 10th; 43 surprisingly hilly miles from Leicester to Northampton on the 11th; and 75 very long miles from Northampton to Wembley on the 12th. It was an amazing experience and a great team effort. We are extremely grateful to our support crew for helping us through the tough times, our families for their support and for the ride home from Wembley and, of course, everyone who has donated so generously. We have surpassed our initial target of raising £3,000 pounds for our nominated charities (Chicks, Isabella Peatfield and Cancer Research) and are now aiming for £5,000. Donations can be made online at https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/onyourbike17 until October 12th. [A longer version of this article was previously circulated to email subscribers of HN.] Hoglit – Hognaston’s book club from Stephanie Taylor Book group members appreciated the high quality of writing by Julian Barnes in his novel The Noise of Time but by the end of it had, generally speaking, had enough. The serious oppression it deals with and the questions of conscience it raises do not make easy reading. Next month’s book may bring welcome light relief. Joanna Cannon’s debut novel, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, is a funny and moving portrayal of suburban life in 1970s Britain with an intriguing mystery at its core. Join the group if you can on Tuesday 13th June (7.00pm at the Red Lion) to hear what we thought about it and enjoy an evening of informal discussion in a friendly atmosphere. For more information on Hoglit contact me on 370 293. Hogweed Garden Club from Nicola Mosley May’s Club meeting In a change from the usual monthly meeting in the Village Hall, four members opened their gardens to Club members on the evening of 16th May. After a full week of rain, we had a short window of good weather, allowing us to wander at a leisurely pace through the village and enjoy these lovely established and developing cottage gardens, each individually designed and planted to take advantage of their specific landscapes and views. A huge thank you to Nicola and Mark Fernandez, Elizabeth Stirzaker, Jo and Chris Wigham and Liz [email protected] 1 Hognaston News No. 330 June 2017 Pepperell for a wonderful evening. Thanks to Liz P for also hosting the evening’s refreshments and the plant sale for Club funds at the end of the tour. Also in May, we visited Thenford near Banbury, home to the Hesteltines, to see their gardens and arboretum; these are quite spectacular, with a diverse range of interesting features (plenty of water – medieval fish ponds, a rill, lakes and streams – a walled garden, sculptures etc.) in addition to the trees and plants, all arranged in a combination of ‘pleasure garden’ and more domestic and natural park land styles. Whatever your tastes in gardening there is plenty here for you to enjoy; if you have an interest in gardening Thenford is worth a visit. Hogweed events in June Not strictly a Hogweed ‘event’, but you will have read in previous editions of HN that the Club has entered the Perfect for Pollinators container gardening competition at the RHS Chatsworth Show, which takes place between the 7th and 11th June. Radio Derby listeners may have heard Liz Pepperell give a brief overview of the competition, the Club’s involvement and the importance of planting to encourage pollinators. With the date nearly upon us we are now in the final stages of preparation; Liz and Carolyn will be attending the Show ahead of its opening to set up our entry. Wish us luck – and if you are going to the Show make sure to take a look at our container. The subject of June’s Club evening event is ‘Herbs': this will take place in the Village Hall on Tuesday 20th June, starting at 7.15pm. Our speaker is Lynne Tann-Watson, who is based at The Witch’s Garden herbary in North West Leicestershire, grows and supplies herb-related products to the public and trade and has written several books on the culinary and medicinal uses of herbs and wild plants. Sounds fascinating. Free for members; £4 for non-members. Also in June, on the afternoon of Monday 26th we have June’s in June – an invitation to Club members to visit June Mazzotti’s and to come up with new ideas for her garden which, in its current form, was designed by Percy Thrower. It will be interesting to see what we manage to come up with. More details will be emailed to members shortly. For more information on Hogweed please contact me (370 406 or [email protected]). Hognaston Parish Council from Dave Jackson, Hognaston Parish Council Clerk Points from the May PC meeting 1. Traffic. Concerns were raised by some residents over traffic issues at the junction of Mills Croft and Main Street. In discussions, it was felt that this was probably not a problem that was restricted to this spot alone; our newly re-elected County Councillor, Irene Ratcliffe, undertook to bring a Highways officer to look at traffic issues in the village with representatives from HPC and the community. 2. Play Area. Damage has again been caused to property in Mills Croft by balls from the MUGA and by players climbing fences to retrieve them. As pointed out last year this not only causes annoyance and distress to residents, but dogs also can take exception to uninvited visitors to their space. HPC would be grateful if parents would stress to children using the Play Area that if balls should inadvertently go over fences into adjoining gardens it is only courteous to go to see the owner to ask for permission to get them back, and to ‘own up’ to any damage caused. Councillors are looking at the viability of installing ‘catch-netting’ at that end of the MUGA. An order has been placed with Atlow Contracting to improve the drainage along the Old Bakery Close side of the Play Area. Work will be carried out at some point over the summer, hopefully avoiding the school holiday. 3. Planning. Approval has been given by Derbyshire Dales District Council’s Planning Committee to application 16/374/FUL (Four Lane Ends Farm - use of premises for commercial dog breeding purposes, replacement kennel and erection of new isolation unit); strict conditions have been attached. [email protected] 2 Hognaston News No. 330 June 2017 The Parish Council has expressed no objection to applications 17/187/FUL (Turlow Cottage - single-storey extension) and 17/388/FUL (Millbank - single-storey extension). The next meeting of HPC is at 8.00pm on Monday 10th July 2017 in the Village Hall. Annual Parish Meeting The APM received reports from: HPC Chair (David Hartland). Thanks to Councillors and an outline of Council activity including the Play Area, bus shelter, planning applications (notably that concerning kennel development at Four Lane Ends), the Local Plan, broadband, and the monitoring of road and drainage conditions. HPC is also investigating ways of protecting common land spaces in the middle of the village against future inappropriate development. Village Hall (Jean Gardner). Following the recent improvement of lighting (with thanks to Hogfest for their financial contribution) the next major concerns are heating and flooring, as well as dealing with some subsidence in the car park. PCC (Alix Compton). Appreciation of the efforts to make the Winter Festival such a successful community event and for the donation towards lighting improvements, which have now taken place. Maintenance of the church building is an on-going concern, as no assistance comes from outside the community - hence the setting-up of a patronage scheme to help meet current and anticipated expenses. Hogwalks (David Lucas). The footpaths audit showed that stiles, gates etc. were generally sound, with very few needing work or replacement. Where landlord’s consent has been given, boardwalks have been improved by the attachment of non-slip strips. A second local walk leaflet has been produced and will be distributed shortly. Hogfoot (David Lucas) – a mixed-age group of between eight and twelve players continues to play football weekly at the Wirksworth all-weather pitch. Representation from the village is good with six parishioners playing regularly. Minutes of the APM will be on the PC website in due course. Hogfest2017 from Darcie Cousins Tickets for Hogfest2017 will be on sale from 3rd June from Darcie and Ian at Bank Side (just up from the Red Lion) and from Jayne at the Old Post Office (opposite the pub). To keep things simple, this year we are not having ‘all event’ tickets; instead there are two sessions – day and evening. Children aged 16 and under can attend the day session at no charge; otherwise tickets cost £7.50 per person for each session. 2017 Hognaston Winter Festival from Alan Cribbens A planning meeting held on 3rd May reviewed the feasibility of the various suggested events and decided not to pursue the idea of a food fair. Good progress was reported in the development of proposals for a concert, the "panto evening" and the living advent calendar. It is now confidently expected that the Festival will also include a return visit from the Hathersage Carol Singers, a craft event and a wine tasting.
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