Local Heroes…Local Stars Hurrah!! We Are Back
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Covering the 3 Parishes of INSIDE May 2020 Hulland Ward, Hulland THIS ISSUE to January 2021 & Biggin 2-3 4-5 6-7 10-11 12-13 14 15 16 17 18-19 20 Village Hulland Hulland Dates Hulland Brailsford Local Biggin Notices Local Key Hall & Church Ward for School & Groups’ & Services Local Local Parish Your Report Hulland Reports Hulland & Bus Contacts Heroes Council Diary Surgery News Timetable Hurrah!! We are Back It is with great pleasure, and relief, that we are able to resume production of the Herald. Sadly, it was not possible to publish Issue 28 in April due to Lockdown restrictions and Issue 29 in August due to logistical problems. Therefore, this Issue 30 is a catch-up as well as a look -forward hence the incorporation of Issues 28 and 29. Local Heroes…Local Stars During four months of Lockdown and in the months since, businesses in our area remained open and, in some cases, went the extra mile to ensure products and services were available to those who needed them. Some of the few who served the many are mentioned here as, on behalf of you, the Herald pays tribute to them. In no particular order…. …Danni for keeping the Farm Shop open and a big ‘Thank You’ to…. delivering to homes when needed. ...All the volunteers who collected and delivered …Kevin Thraves, Andrew Russell and their provisions and prescriptions for those that needed teams for keeping vehicles running. help. Too many names to mention here! …The Wheeldon’s at The Black Horse, and …Rosie, Abi and Imran for keeping Hulland Margaret and Mark at The Nags Head and for General Stores and fuel station going every day, making the most delicious take-aways ever. without fail! The Stars of Hulland Ward!! …Mrs Underwood and her team for keeping the Primary School open for children of key workers and selected classes. POPPY APPEAL 2020 This year’s Poppy Appeal will be different as The And last, but not least… Royal British Legion has said no door-to-door an appreciative ‘Thank You’ to… collections will take place. Boxes and Poppies will …All the Villagers and volunteers not mentioned be sited in specific locations instead. above but who have acted as such good Thus, this year locally, obtain your neighbours to each other proving that it is the Poppy at Hulland General Stores, people who make our local Villages such lovely Hulland Primary School or The Black places in which to live. Horse Inn. Continued Page 3... PAGE 2 HULLAND HERALD May 2020 to January 2021 - ISSUE 28-30 Millennium Village Hall News Regular Activities In The MVH We Are Open…! Local groups use the Hall daily for activities and We were delighted to be able to re-open the always welcome new members. Millennium Village Hall in early August after nearly COVID-19 restrictions have meant several groups five months of closure due to COVID-19. could not meet at the Hall and some have decided The first activity to return was Laura Daniels’ not to resume sessions until 2021. Pilates classes which are held every Tuesday. Each However, the following are back at the Hall, now:- class is limited to a maximum of 12 and she holds Tuesdays: several sessions over the day. September saw the return of Age UK’s weekly Pilates, Puppy Training Thursday sessions. Some organisations have held Thursdays: Committee Meetings in the main hall, too. The WI Age UK/Over 50s Club held their September branch meeting and will We look forward to welcoming resume regular meetings in 2021. everyone back in 2021. The maximum number of people the Hall can accommodate at present is 30 (less for exercise For more information on classes). It has been decided not to open the Fortnightly and Monthly Activities Kitchen for the time being. For obvious reasons, the please call Bill Whitbread on 370257 Disabled Loo is the only one in use. The path to re-opening the Hall was complicated Films at the MVH—2021 and there were a number of regulations which had COVID-19 struck again with restrictions on large to be complied with to make the Hall Covid-19 numbers of people assembling indoors and the Film Secure. These involved specific signage, cleansing Industry’s decision to halt film distribution. However, requirements, making sure people keep a 2-metre we are optimistic for 2021 and hope we can wish distance, etc. you to “Enjoy the Show” once more. The task was helped by an information sheet Meanwhile, here are some films we would like to written by ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural be showing in 2021…. England). This document ran to 42 pages! Wonder Woman: Our hirers now have to agree to a new list of 1984 Covid-19 Special Hire Conditions but most are Starring: Gal Gadot common sense and not too onerous. Cleaning of all Mission Impossible: 7 surfaces that have been touched has to be done by Starring: the hirer but we do not charge for the extra hire Tom Cruise time involved to carry out cleansing tasks. It is early days for our Hall re-opening but I and Top Gun: the Hall Committee feel that it is a safe venue. We Maverick Starring: all need to try to return to some normality and Tom Cruise hopefully see the Hall used on a daily basis in the not too distant future. Paul Gage, Chairman, There may even be a return MVH Advisory Committee of you know who…. TO BOOK THE HALL Watch out for the Untitled Call Wendy Whitbread on 370257 Elvis Presley Project (2021). A look and remember…. at the life of the legendary rock and roll star. We can only stay open if everyone adheres to Directed by Baz Luhrmann. Starring Tom Hanks. COVID-19 compliance rules. ISSUE 28-30 - May 2020 to January 2021 HULLAND HERALD PAGE 3 website: www.hwd2.co.uk Local Heroes…Local Stars continued How did our local businesses cope Andrew Russell of Hulland Ward Garage said during Lockdown and in the months they were closed for the first since? two months, although he Numerous local small businessmen and women was on standby for were able to continue providing their services, emergency call-outs. including builders, gardeners and cleaners, during Business resumed in June and has been good and after the official Lockdown this summer. since with them being busier than normal at this time, and bodes well for the future. What of those businesses with premises serving the local population? The Nag’s Head closed during the Lockdown months but offered Margaret Allsop of Allsop’s Electricals said they a take-away service. Re-opening were furloughed until Lockdown ended during which with COVID-19 compliances in time they could not carry out repairs in people’s place, people were able to use houses. However, customers who ordered new the outdoor areas as well as be inside. Whilst machines and were understanding when these had Sunday lunches are now being enjoyed, the to be left outside their properties! Since Lockdown popular take-away service and Thursday night’s pie eased, Margaret and family have been back at work night continue. and are very busy – which is normal for the time of With new features becoming available, they are year – and view the future with confidence. looking forward to the exciting times ahead. The Black Horse Public House was closed during Kevin Thraves of Richard Thraves Motor Repairs the Lockdown months said that, being open throughout Lockdown, they and re-opened with did experience a slight drop in business during the COVID-19 compliances first few months. However, since July matters have in place. Since then improved and they are now twice as busy as usual business has been good and they foresee this for this time of year and Kevin feels positive about continuing for the rest of this year and beyond. the future. Hulland General Stores has never closed enabling Danni’s Farm Shop stayed open throughout local people to obtain necessary provisions and fuel Lockdown offering a home locally. A home delivery deliveries service, and service began before personally shopping for Lockdown for those shielding anyone home-bound due to which kept Rosie busy when shielding. she was not on duty in the shop. Wendy returned Special thanks to Danni for running fundraising from shielding in July, and Abi left to resume her raffles for Christ Church, Just for Dogs and other University Course – safely – in September. The local charities who had to cancel any planned Shop now offers Christmas-related items so is events. clearly catering for the future! LATEST COVID-10 NEWS…. Derbyshire Dales has the lowest number of confirmed cases in the County. As of 16 October, 2020, those closest to our area were:- Brailsford, Bradley & Doveridge = 6; Ashbourne South = 5; Carsington, Wirksworth, Ashbourne North and Dovedale = all under 3. The Dales’ Local COVID Alert Level is ‘Medium’. Go to www.gov.uk/guidance/local-covid-alert-level-medium to find out what this means (there’s too much to include here!!). Updates & information on Covid-19 is available at www.gov.uk/coronavirus . PAGE 4 HULLAND HERALD May 2020 to January 2021 - ISSUE 28-30 Christ Church News Rector's Ramblings: What can I do? The doors were shut... and locked. Like every Now that things have moved on a bit, we now other place of worship in the country, we had to hold one service per month in the Church (on the close our building when lockdown was announced 2nd Sunday of the month), the Church is open for in March.