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Issue Covering the 3 Parishes of INSIDE February 2020 Hulland Ward, Hulland THIS ISSUE to April 2020 & Biggin 2-3 4-5 6-7 10-11 12-13 14-15 16 16 & 17 18-19 20 Village Hulland Hulland Dates Hulland Local Biggin & Health Local Services Key Hall Church Ward for School Groups’ Hulland Notices & Bus Timetables Local Contacts Parish Your Report Reports News & & Roadworks & Council Diary New MP Herald deadline It's A Happy New Year From Year 6 Pupils Their outstanding SATs results were in the top 15% for the whole of Derbyshire - results that have allowed them to start their education at their respective Secondary Schools with true confidence. (Continued on Page 12) Another Centenary… Sad Sunday, 15th March will be 100 years to the Farewell day since the War Memorial at Hulland to Church was unveiled by Admiral Sir Frederick Inglefield, living in retirement at Windley. Dr Deborah Kennedy Whilst we have been Having joined the Brailsford & Hulland reminded of the fallen and Medical Practice in 2018, personal the returned in the recent cicumstances have curtailed what centenary commemorations Dr Deborah Kennedy hoped to be a long for the First World War, the service at the Practice. Cross has always stood in silent memory of those Dr Kennedy will be leaving at the end of brave local men who never March 2020 so she can be on hand to returned home. support her Father in her home town in Admiral Inglefield, KCB, DL, southern England. FRGS was a Royal Navy officer who served as Fourth Sea Lord, was appointed as a More inside… Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy and Future film screenings…….……………...Page 2 Speed Spotters Sought …….………...….Page 6 commanded auxiliary patrol forces in World War I. Meet our new ‘FIrst Lady’ .…………........Page 15 After retirement he was a Deputy Lieutenant of More roadworks………………………… . Page 18 Derbyshire PAGE 2 HULLAND HERALD February 2020 to April 2020 - ISSUE 27 Millennium Village Hall News Local groups use the Hall daily for 2019-2020 Film Season activities and welcome new members. Weekly Activities Monday: Art Club. Tuesday: Health & Fitness, Puppy Training Wednesday: Hulland Hippos, Indoor Bowls. Thursday: AgeUK Over 50s Fridays: Yoga. FORTNIGHTLY ACTIVITY Alternate Thursdays: Village Hall Bingo Night “Cats” Doors open 7.00pm. Free Entry. Games start 7.30pm and end by 9.15pm. Saturday, 15th February, 2020 £4.00 (4 x 10 games) 7pm start £6.00 (6 x 10 games) Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s West-End smash Food & Drink Prizes, hit transfers to the Big Screen. Cash Prizes, Raffle. starring Half-Time Light Refreshments. Dame Judi Dench, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, Idris Elba, MONTHLY ACTIVITY Ian McKellen, and Ray Winstone. Third Friday of the Month Village Hall Dance Night Check the webpage: Doors open 7.15pm. hwd2.co.uk/filmscreenings £4.00 Entry to find out the forthcoming films. Dancing: 7.45 until 10.15pm. Ticket prices remain at £5 each Raffle. Refreshments. and will be on sale from Bring own eats and bottle. Hulland Ward General Stores, Sorry, no bar. or reserved at the Box Office 370257. For more information on TO BOOK THE HALL Fortnightly and Monthly Contact Activities, please call Wendy Whitbread Bill Whitbread on 370257 on 370257 ISSUE 27 - February 2020 to April 2020 HULLAND HERALD PAGE 3 website: www.hwd2.co.uk Serving the Community Maintenance costs are increasing for two reasons, firstly because the Advisory Committee realise the Hall has to have The Millennium Hall is, I believe, an essential part of our a neat and clean appearance so more work is required, and communities serving Hulland Ward, Hulland Village and secondly in the past members of the Committee carried out a Biggin-by-Hulland. This was very evident last August when lot of the routine work themselves. This is no longer possible the Annual Village Show had exhibitors and many visitors with a relatively small and ageing Advisory Committee who from all these communities. Also, it is the meeting place for also have other commitments. the WI, weekly bowls club, the monthly dance and many other activities that our villagers attend. If anybody who reads this feels he or she could help our community by help running the Hall please contact myself or Because it is a registered charity whose aims are to any member of the Committee. serve the communities, the Hall hire charges are not set to make a profit as such. The charges cover on-going costs You would be very welcome to come to one of our meetings such as water, electricity, gas etc., maintenance and to see how we work. improvement costs. The Hall must keep up-to-date if we are to attract hirers, examples of recent improvements are the provision of a dishwasher and upgrading of the lighting in Paul Gage, Chairman. the main hall. The Millennium Village Hall Advisory Committee meets Recurring maintenance costs are, for example, the bienni- every 2nd Thursday of the Month from January to July, al floor treatment carried out last August and attention to the September to December at 5.00pm in the Hall. walls and paintwork. Recently the skirting boards and some Contact Paul on 370884 to find out more. doors have been varnished, and parts of the walls painted. Want to join in a New Activities Regular Event at the Hall? Coming Soon to the Hall It isn’t always easy to just walk into an established Two new health-related activities will be starting up group but a telephone call with the organiser helps on Tuesdays at the Millennium Village Hall. make it a lot easier. We all know that, don’t we? Every Tuesday from 18th February Laura Daniels, a Chartered Physiotherapist, will be running Physio- Art Club is run by Kath Brown led Pilates Classes from 9.30 to 10.30am. Tel: 01335 372834 Every Tuesday from 4th February Dr Ruth Email: [email protected] Aldridge and her team will be running “Sing to Beat Breathlessness” sessions from 2.30 to 4.00pm. Health & Fitness is run by Sam Armstrong. Tel: 07860 478409. For more details turn to Page 17... Puppy Training is run by Dena Skellern. Tel: 01335 372162. Indoor Bowls is run by Peter & Kath Cartlidge Tel: 01335 370778 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 February 2020 to April 2020 - ISSUE 27 Christ Church News Rector's Ramblings: What can I do? I was so disappointed. The event was The environment in general is very much cancelled. The thousands who were on the agenda and the issues seem almost too vast for us to be able to do anything. expecting to go had to find something else to do that day instead. Which event was it? The Brexit is happening this year and as Brailsford and District Ploughing Match. individuals we can't do much to contribute to It was cancelled for the first time due to the the agreements that will need to be forged rain - the fields were too wet and it just wasn't by our politicians with those across the possible to go ahead. A minor inconvenience channel. for those of us who attend, a logistical Sometimes we can feel helpless as we challenge for the organisers and a snapshot ask the question "What can I do?" when the of what life is like for our farmers at the challenges seem so large. John Wesley, the moment. founder of Methodism made the following It is strange seeing fields of stubble rather suggestion: than fields cultivated with new crops. The "Do all the good you can, by all the means inability of farmers to plough and drill the you can, in all the places you can, at all the fields is one of many challenges facing times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can." people at the moment. Now that's something that we all can do. Rev Phil Michell “Messy Church” Spring Fair At our Advent Messy Church we thought On Saturday, 14th March, we will be holding about the birth of Jesus. In January we looked a Spring Fair from 10.00am to 12.30pm at at Jesus' life and why he could be called The Hulland Ward and District Millennium Village Repair Man. Hall. On March 28th we'll consider how the Local groups with Church links will be Easter events also show Jesus to be a running refreshments, raffle, cakes, tombola, Repair Man. books, bric-a-brac, crafts and games for all ages. Come and join us, 3.30 - 5.30pm at the There will be singing by Hulland School pupils. Proceeds to church funds. Village Hall. Please come to support your local church All welcome, and have a fun morning in the hub of your just turn up! community. ISSUE 27 - February 2020 to April 2020 HULLAND HERALD PAGE 5 website: www.hullandchurches.org.uk A Round-Up Of The Christ Church Services Last Three Months Sunday Time Service 1st Sunday 0900 All-Age Service Another enjoyable quiz evening took place on 2nd Sunday 0900 Holy Communion (said) 8th November at The Black Horse. 3rd Sunday 1830 Songs of Praise *see below for 3pm Services On 7th December, Belper Musical Theatre 4th Sunday 1030 Parish Communion with Hymns entertained us at our Christmas Concert. When there is a 5th Sunday in the month, we join with the other four 'Sparkle in Hulland', a new event running from parishes in the Benefice (Atlow, Bradley, Hognaston and Kniveton) 11th to 13th December, saw organisations and for a United Holy Communion at 10.30am.