Brasson Banter Issue 7
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Page Heading A Newsletter for Brassington1 Autumn 2017 Issue 7 Heading Inside This Issue Welcome Page 2 Useful contacts to the autumn issue of Brasson Banter Page 3 What’s on & Events Page 4 Brassington School Page 5 St James’ Church Page 6/7 Parish Council & Local Environment Group Page 8-12 Wakes Week Page 13 The Wild Side / RBL update Generating electricity from cow dung – Page 14/15 Miners Arms / ‘Green Energy’ production Brassfest Driving out of Brassington, in the direction of Aldwark, you may have spotted a strange silver dome which has recently arisen Page 16 Football over the countryside at Slipperlow Farm, Longcliffe. Neither an Page 17 Agriculture alien landing nor a new Millennium dome, this is an innovative project established by farmer David Hardy to turn slurry waste Page 18/19 Adverts into ‘Green Energy’. Read more about generating electricity from cow dung on page 17. Page 20 The Back Page Brassington Fell Race See inside for a report on Wakes Week and photos Photo courtesy Ben Lumley 2 Useful contacts Allotments Darren Rippon 540348 Avon Representative Julie Kirkham 540519 Boules Sue Genders 540242 Brasson Banter Heather Leach 540801 [email protected] Brassington FC Jo Wragg 540676 Brownies/Guides June Baldwin 540818 Dial-A-Bus 01335 342951 [email protected] Fish/Game Van R.G.Morris 01298 72458 (in Brassington 4pm Friday) Grocery Van A.R.Bentley 01335 343641 (in Brassington Tuesday pm Greenway 3pm and then Maddock Lake 3.30pm). Local Environment Gp Roger Jackson 540801 [email protected] Milk delivery Paul Johnson 01246 861087 / 07974 527096 Miners Arms Karen Richardson 540222 Neighb’d Watch Sandra Atkinson 540628 Netball Sam Mason 540520 Newspapers Peter-MSR News 01335 343943 [email protected] Over 60s Liz Fargent 540469 Parish Council clerk Christine Sutton [email protected] Peak Advertiser Finn Everest 540959 PCSO 4495 Jo Dales Non-emergency 101 Address: Ashbourne Enquiry Office, number: Compton Road, Ashbourne, DE6 1BX Photographic Club Richard Wilson 540214 [email protected] Pre-school Andrea Brandon 540855 [email protected] PTA (FOBS) Louise McKeown 540498 [email protected] Royal British Legion Liz Fargent 540469 [email protected] Recreation Ground Jo Wragg 540676 [email protected] MUGA bookings Sam Mason 540520 [email protected] School Liz Moorsom 540212 [email protected] St James’ Churchwarden June Baldwin 540818 St James’ Newsletter Caroline Prince 540475 [email protected] St James’ Rector Canon David Truby 822858 Tea and Toast Anna McGuire 540924 [email protected] Village website www.brassingtonvillage.org Village Hall bookings Lucy Wilson 540214 Village Hall Fundraising Bee Lucas [email protected] Whist Drive Von Maddocks 540251 Ye Olde Gate Inn Mel and Tony 540448 www.oldgateinnbrassington.co.uk To be included in this list, please send in details of your group to [email protected] (or see back page). What’s on & Events 3 Regular events: Mon 5.45pm - 7.15pm Brownies meet in the Village Hall (restarts 18th September) Mon 7.30pm - 9pm Guides meet in the Village Hall (restarts 18th September) Weds 1.30pm Whist Drive in the RBL (Fortnightly) Weds 8.30pm Quiz Night at the Gate Thurs 10.30am - 12.00 Tea and Toast in the RBL (restarts 14th September) Thurs 6.30pm - 7.30pm Netball on the MUGA Thurs 6.45pm - 7.45pm Pilates with Louise in the Village Hall (restarts 7th September) Fri 7.30pm Bellringing practice in Church Diary Dates for September Sun 3rd Cricket Fun Day on the Rec Mon 4th Term starts at Brassington School & Pre-school Mon 4th 2.30pm Over 60s Social in the RBL Tues 5th 7pm Parish Council meeting in the Village Hall Thur 7th 6pm - 8pm Joules Seconds Sale at Hulland Ward Village Hall. Funds for Brassington FC & the Motor Neurone Charity. £5 entry. Contact Jo: 540676 or Kerry: 540667. Fri 8th 2.30pm - 3pm Mobile Library Van outside the School, by the play area Mon 11th 2.30pm Over 60s Bingo in the RBL Thurs 14th 10.30am Tea and Toast restarts in the RBL Mon 18th Brownies & Guides restarts Looking ahead Sun 1st October 10am - 4pm Antiques Fair in the Village Hall 100 Club winner July Brassington Antiques and No: 9 Christine Williams Collectables Fair Sunday 1st October Wanted 10am to 4pm Occasional Farm Stone Wall In the Village Hall Builder – Hours to suit – For over 30 years Please contact David Hardy – an annual event Thursday 7th September 01629 540266 at 6pm-8pm. Pop up to see what’s on offer Hulland Ward Village Hall Dog Lane Ashbourne Aluminium Greenhouse Pasture Carsington to Derbyshire DE6 3EG. Free for collection. Frame is Farm Croft Smithy Through Some of the funds raised will be sound and most of the glass is 3: gate Squeeze going towards the Motor Neurone Charity OK but will need some panes. Dale Wirksworth of Top Receiver to dismantle and 2: gate Squeeze £5 entry. Those with tickets collect. Call Terri on 541944 Lane Hillside will be let in first. Squeeze gate 1: 1: gate Squeeze Please contact Jo on Please send in details of your event to 01629 540676 [email protected] Answers: Quiz Picture or Kerry 01629 540667 (or see back page for contact details). 4 Brassington Primary School News The summer term has been an exciting and busy time for pupils and staff at Brassington School. Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies This was our first major production for a while and the school was turned into stage and set for three weeks. The universal opinion was ‘best school play ever.’ It kept us all laughing with such lines as ‘I haven’t been so shocked since I put my electric blanket on my water bed!’ A huge thanks go to the staff who worked so hard and to the children for a wonderful performance. Y6 Test Results visit from the Mad Scientist who challenged them Congratulations to Year 6 – 100% were at or to jump and stay in the air for 3 seconds while above the expected level in Reading, Writing and introducing them to the idea of gravity. Maths. We are very proud of the school’s high academic standards. Sports Day In true Brassington spirit we just ran a bit Trips and Visits faster to avoid getting too wet. The school is In July, a whole school trip to Derby visited a involved with the Sports Partnership based at mosque and gudwara. We were made very Anthony Gell and this term Annabelle came out welcome and learnt about different customs and as the fastest 60m sprinter in all the Gell schools – cultures. Dragons Class finished the term with a congratulations to her. Over the Hill to Carsington On the 7th July the older children walked from Brassington to Carsington Water to meet their parents for a picnic and give an open air samba drumming concert. It was a lovely day with many staff and parent volunteers walking with us. I heard many wonderful conversations going on with much sharing of knowledge and expertise between adults and children about lead mining, nature, fishing and sailing. Thanks to all who helped. Goodbyes We are sorry to say goodbye to our wonderful year 6 – Saphi, Tasha, Oliver and Annabelle and also to Miss Rhodes and Mrs Buswell. We look forward to welcoming new pupils One by one Griffins Class in September. disappeared into the rocks … St James’ Church 5 I don’t think that there can be any other place in Liverpool, the Castle in Edinburgh. Every village the United Kingdom which does open air services is unique, and Brassington has its own iconic like Brassington! Part of the charm of Wakes building, its church. It provides a sense of place Week is the challenge of leading a service stood and is a guardian of its history. It remains a on one side of the road while the congregation is place of worship too; all the more reason why sat outside the pub across the street, with pints Wakes is significant. Long may this continue. etc in hand! This year, I at least got a drink to keep me going, and as ever I enjoyed the occasion The application for an enormously, despite having a huge tractor drive aerial in the church past half way through the service! Wakes is one tower continues to of those traditions, copied in some form in most progress. If you wish villages, which speaks of a sense of community to discuss it with me, and belonging. then please call me on 01629 822858. At the centre of most villages is the Parish Church, and Wakes begins with the marking of the With best wishes Patronal Festival of, in our case, St James. It is said that buildings provide us with a sense of David Truby place, and certainly the iconic buildings in our (Team Rector, country immediately tell us of the location. Wirksworth Team The Shard in London, the Liver Building in Ministry) Calendar of September Church Services – all at 9.30am Flowers & Sidesmen Sunday 3rd Eucharist David Truby 3rd Audrey Seals Ann Barry Sunday 10th Morning Worship Keith Orford 10th No Flowers Audrey Seals Sunday 17th BCP Eucharist Kara Werner & Rod Prince 17th Debbie Wain Rita Charlton Sunday 24th Eucharist Martin Hulbert 24th No Flowers Barbara Paine September Church Key Rota 4th Angie Woolley; 11th Pat Horrocks; 18th Jane Smith; 25th Phil Bateman Food Bank Church Access Improvement Scheme Please bring contributions to the There are movements afoot region of £16,000, so if any of Church, particularly canned food to make the access to Church you know of anyone who can and dried goods.