NEWSLETTER 31St Edition of the Newsletter For: Pleasley, Pleasley Vale New Houghton and Stoney Houghton
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PLEASLEY PARISH COUNCIL NOVEMBER 2013 NEWSLETTER 31st edition of the Newsletter for: Pleasley, Pleasley Vale New Houghton and Stoney Houghton. The Pleasley Parish Council wishes all the read- ers a very happy Christmas and a healthy, happy Archaeological way development and prosperous New Year. I will not say merry, healthy and happy is more appropriate. Work to improve the Langwith Branch Line, This will be the last newsletter this year. Let’s Shirebrook Town and Poulter Country Park hope the winter is a kind winter. The forecast is routes were added to the capital programme not a good one in general, the frosts are already for 2013/14. visible. The work, costing £34,160, will include tree Bolsover DC has said it will stop collection of clearance and is being paid for by the Heritage green bins during the three winter months. Lottery Fund. Once complete in 2015 the Ar- chaeological Way will create an 11 mile walk- Winter solstice officially begins on December ing and cycling trail between Pleasley Pit 21st but the last green bin collection will be Country Park and Creswell Crags. Thursday 21st November, and commence once again Thursday March 13th. There will be carols in the Verney once again The refurbishment of the Terrace Lane recreation Friday 13 December at ground should commence this month. 7pm. A chance to meet old As there was only one application to fill the ad- friends and have a chat. vertised vacancy on the Parish Council the appli- Those attending will partici- cant could be co-opted at the next council meet- pate in a festive drink with ing. The applicant is from New Houghton. This the Parish Council Chair- brings the number of councillors back up to full man and members of the strength. council REMEMBRANCE SERVICE. The Remembrance Service in St Michael’s Christmas Fayre Church Pleasley at 10.15am on November 10th Saturday 30th November at in memory of the fallen heroes in the conflicts as 1.00pm far back as the First World War was well at- New Houghton Community tended. The service was taken by Canon Keith Centre Bingley. This was followed by the laying of poppy wreaths at Pleasley War Memorial at St Michael’s Church Pleasley. 11am and afterwards at 11-30am at the New Annual Christmas Tree Festival. From Friday Houghton War Memorial. Both services were 6th, when the Pleasley Colliery Band will play conducted by Canon Bingley. carols, to 10th Dec. The festival closes with a free concert by the Forest Singers at 7pm.The church will be open daily from Saturday to Tuesday from 11.00 to 4.30pm. People who enter this festival can place their trees in church on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th December between 1pm and 5pm. En- quires contact Barry Clay 01623 810574. Ralph Holmes 01623 810230. Phillip Briggs 01623 810732 Garry Hall 01623 810766 1 PLEASLEY PARISH COUNCIL NOVEMBER 2013 Community Learning in the Pleasley area AN OFFER YOU CANNOT REFUSE. “What actually is Community Learning?” This is the common question that gets asked along with “Am I too old?” In answer to the above, in 2012/13 Vision West Not- tinghamshire College Community Team engaged with over a thousand learners, delivering courses in Somewhere to go Something to do. 60 small, community venues such as Surestart cen- Pleasley Parish Council continues its season of enter- tres, scout headquarters, libraries, and church halls tainment on November 23rd at 7-30pm with another including Pleasley’s own Verney Institute. The aim outstanding and exciting duo. THE HUT PEOPLE of Community Learning is for colleges to engage with The Verney on November 23rd. people in the harder-to-reach and more rural areas The Hut People is an accordion / exotic percussion and to focus on providing opportunities for local peo- duo with many happy village halls under their belt. A ple to improve their opportunities, gain new skills and varied night of music from around the world. Hu- to make friends. mour, spontaneity and determined to get your Often learners are taking their first, tentative steps audience involved from the off! back into learning and have been out of the learning The Hut People are constantly gaining more of repu- environment for many years, so the concept of small, tation as one of the most entertaining acts to appear friendly classes in venues that are local and known on the folk scene in a long while. In their surprisingly to them is crucial to making the courses successful. engaging and often hilarious show, they perform a In addition to advertised, open-access provision the truly unique high-octane blend of folk music from college also works in partnership with many local around the world - perfectly formed & embellished organisations and self-help groups to offer bespoke, with a mind-boggling array of exotic percussion discrete courses for their clients, so any local group (with some Quebecois foot percussion & dancing with a desire to learn a specific subject or topic can thrown in for good measure too!). approach the college and talk to one of the dedicated Community Development Workers to set up a course See www.thehutpeople.co.uk and YouTube for more. specifically tailored to their needs. The college also Tickets which are £8.00 (full) and £7.00 has a team of fully qualified and experienced tutors (concessions, over 60 and U16) are available who can plan courses suitable for any group and There will be complimentary light refreshments in cover a wide range of subjects from Archaeology to the interval and, in the absence of a bar, concertgoers Zumba and almost everything in between! are welcome to bring their own drinks. Doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Vision West Nottinghamshire College is currently Telephone 07724 274848 to book your tickets There planning a range of courses in the Pleasley area are still some tickets available. starting in the New Year and will be delivering sub- jects such as an Introduction to Digital Photography, Mixed Crafts and Stretch & Tone in conjunction with CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR local schools and The Verney Institute. All of these SATURDAY 7th December courses are designed for learners aged 19 to 90 10am—3pm plus, so in response to the question “Am I too old” the answer is “No”! So, if you are interested in learn- in Pleasley Pit ing a new skill or developing an existing one, then Free Entry look out for one of the Community Learning course Salvation Army Choir (am only) guides and see what’s happening in Pleasley in the New Year. You’ll be surprised how many things are Arts & Crafts Stalls happening right on your doorstep! Alternatively tele- Hot and Cold Refreshments. phone Vision West Nottinghamshire College Com- munity Learning Team on 0800 1003646 or 01623 413602 for more information. KEEP FIT Want to get fit in the New Year? Turn up Tone up If the answer is “Yes!” get down to the Verney Insti- tute on a Monday Morning for our Post-Christmas th Verney Institute Tone-up class starting Monday 13 January. For more information and to book your place, contact Starts Monday 4th Nov Vision West Nottinghamshire College Community 9-30 — 11 am £3-75 Learning Team on 0800 100 3646 or 01623 413602. Pre-booking essential! Gentle exercise for all ages for seven weeks. 2 PLEASLEY PARISH COUNCIL NOVEMBER 2013 Bolsover District Council. For how long??? Their areas of responsibility were known as civil parishes and they were grouped together to form Bolsover District Council has formed an alli- rural districts. Civil parishes existed in urban dis- ance with North East Derbyshire District Coun- tricts, but did not have parish councils. The forerun- cil Chesterfield, and is working jointly. ner of Town and Parish Councils were called parish Sharing Chief Executive and Directors and As- vestries. sistant Directors, Department Officers who work so many days per week working in each There are over 9,000 parish and town councils in constituency. England and they form the tier of local government This is to cut down on costs and still maintain closest to the people. good services to the public. However each District Council will still be responsible for its They have a wide range of powers which essentially own constituencies and have its own identity. relate to local matters, such as looking after commu- nity buildings, open spaces, allotments, play areas, The Government will be going through a con- street lighting, bus shelters, car parks, cemeteries sultation process over the next few months to gauge opinion and if approved, the councils of and much more. Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield, Bassetlaw, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, GOOD NEWS for Pleasley Parish North East Derbyshire and Bolsover will be effectively one new authority. News! Community Outreach Services Com- munity Outreach Workers can assist you to This must be the forerunner of a unitary au- access information, advice and service pro- thority. These same councils were completely vision in your area. The service is free and against the creation of Unitary authorities in confidential to any resident of Bolsover Dis- the 1980s. trict. Bolsover DC, along with the other authorities, carried out a governance review and they con- What service can they provide? cluded that a combined authority would im- •Help to prepare a budget to reflect your individual prove the delivery of statutory functions in con- circumstances nection with transport, economic development •Support to ensure you are receiving all the financial and regeneration across South Yorkshire. help available •Referral to debt advice agencies As a new legal entity it would give them the •Support in tackling food and fuel poverty power to decide on all the issues listed above, •Help with improving physical, mental and emotional and Bolsover’s leaders are of the opinion that wellbeing tagging on will benefit the area.