'Peak, 'District t]Ji11,es 'Historical "Society'Ltd Newsletter No 120 October 2006 VACANCY FOR THE POST OF EDITOR FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS PDMHS PUBLICATION "MINING HISTORY" Having been technical editor for successive volumes of "Mining History" since 1988, and managing editor since 2001, Dr Lynn Willies will retire at the end of the current volume. We therefore require a new editor to be in post within the next six months. Anyone who is interested in being considered for this post and/or requires any further information should contact:- Evelyn Dixon, The Peak District Mines Historical Society, c/o The Peak District Mining Museum, Matlock Bath, Matlock, DE4 3NR. GOOD LUCK MINE The Committee that was elected at the Thirty First Three years ago the society was offered the title to Annual General Meeting, which was held on Saturday 26th Good Luck by the owner, Ron Arnner, a long standing November 2005, is as follows:­ Society member. Chairman: MrPSmith+ Advice on this offer was taken from our insurance Deputy Chairman: Mrs M Luff* company, mining experts and the steward of the Barmote Hon Secretary: MrN Nix Court. Hon Treasurer: MrD Gough* After many meetings and careful discussion of the Hon Recorder: Mr R Paulson * aims, assets and liabilities of the society, the council of Hon Editor: Dr L M Willies * management felt that the responsibility on the Directors , Ordinary Members: MrPHarvey who are the Trustees of the Society, was too great an Dr J Barnatt+ imposition, so the offer was declined. Mrs E M Dixon + M LuffDeputy Chairman Mrs N Adlam-Stiles MrKGregory TO ALL MEMBERS Mr A Wood Notice is hearby given that the Thirty Second Annual Those whose names are marked * are retiring as General Meeting of the Peak District Mines Historical required by the Articles of Association and are eligible for Society Limited will be held at 6.00pm on Saturday 25th re-election. Those whose names are marked + are retiring November 2006 at the Peak District Mining Museum, The and are not eligible for re-election. Pavilion, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Fully paid up Members of the Society, who are aged 18 The Agenda will be distributed at the start of the years and over, are invited to nominate Members of the meeting. Society (who themselves are fully paid up and who have By Order consented to nomination) for the vacant posts on the NG Nix Committee. Hon Secretary. Nominations are required for the positions of:­ Chairman THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 Deputy Chairman As required under Article 24 of the Articles of Hon Treasurer Association of the Company, the following Directors will Hon Recorder retire at the Annual General Meeting:- Hon Editor The Chairman Two Ordinary Members The Deputy Chairman A nomination form is enclosed with this Newsletter for The Hon Treasurer you to use. Any nomination will be accepted provided that it The Hon Editor is in the format prescribed. All nominations must be The Hon Recorder received by Mr N Nix (Hon Secretary) by 11th November Two' ordinary members 2006. Proof of posting cannot be accepted as proof of delivery. ---- All nominations must be accompanied by a written I much enjoy the material on foreign mining, in curriculum vitae that will be included in the Agenda of the particular Spain and India, and I know other members feel Annual General Meeting if a ballot is required to elect the same. These countries show the effect of the importation Directors. of British management and techniques and in many cases To save on postage costs, nominations for the demonstrate the use of technology which has been long Committee may be sent with Annual Dinner bookings to extinct here. As such they form an interesting adjunct to the Mr J Thorpe,The Old Bakehouse, 2 Cobden Road,Matlock, study of mining in this country and I hope you will continue DE4 3JR. to find space for the odd article on overseas mining history. Nigel Nix Philip Coates Hon Secretary 2. Mining History FORTY SEVENTH PDMHS ANNUAL DlNNER I very much agree with Mike Breakspear's letter in the The Forty Seventh Annual Society Dinner will be held last Newsletter. Mining History is an excellent publication, on Saturday 25 November 2006 at the Temple Hotel, Temple of which we should be proud, and our Editors (Lynn Willies Road, Matlock Bath. Please assemble in the lounge at and before him Trevor Ford) should be congratulated on 7.00pm for dinner at 7.30pm. developing a journal of high standard, well-presented, well­ There will not be an after-dinner speaker this year. This referenced, and with an international reputation. As a non­ will enable you to chat with your friends local member, that's what I subscribe to PDMHS for. The The menu will be similar to last year. Flindall issue didn't particularly appeal to me (since my The cost of the dinner will be £ 18.50 per head. interests are more in the technology), but it was a well­ Please use the booking form enclosed and send your researched contribution to the subject, and definitely within remittance to John Thorpe, "The Old Bakehouse", 2 Cobden the range we should be covering. Road, MATLOCK, DE4 3JR One of the strengths of Mining History is its A4 size, Please book early and allow 14 days for the receipt of and the quality of illustrations and layout which makes this your tickets (SAE please). Tickets may also be collected possible. It's a very different publication from British from John Thorpe at the AGM. Mining, and long may it remain so. If we had to have a single model for journals on mining history I'd much prefer BARMOTE EVENT 2006 ours, but far better to keep the difference. Why have two The annual Barmote Event will take place on journals both trying to do the same thing, when clearly Wednesday 18 October 2006 at the Peak District Mining there's some out there who prefer the British Mining Museum, starting at 11.00am. approach, and others (myself emphatically included) who The event continues the long tradition of mining prefer the Mining History style? regulation which has stretched over centuries. The meeting David Cranstone gives an opportunity to meet old friends anc:I new members and to visit the Museum and Temple Mine where new NEW MEMBERS additions and exhibits are always on view. As usual, G Coupe, BAKEWELL refreshments will be provided. M & S Swindell & family, MATLOCK Continuing with the successful innovation of last year, B Spencer, MATLOCK new members will receive their own invitation. The usual M J Hopkinson, GLOSSOP suspects need only ring the Museum (01629 583834) to M J & CJ Gregg, CHAPEL-EN-LE- give some idea of the catering requirements and the FRITH distribution of the customary clay pipes. Alas, or perhaps D C Ettritch, ALFRETON happily, the traditional tobacco is no longer provided. G J & LP Philbrook, BAKEWELL Jim Rieuwerts Foreman ofth e Wirksworth Barmote Court K Jacques, BARNSLEY WILLIAM SARJEANT PARK. SASKATOON, GOOD NEWS FROM THE TAX MAN CANADA When the Peak District Mining Museum was first PDMHS founder member, the late Bill Sarjeant, has opened on 14 February 1978 it was governed by a had a park named after him in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, partnership of Peak District Mines Historical Society, Canada. The naming of this park has nothing to do with his Derbyshire Dales District Council and Derbyshire County geological or mining interests. It is in honour of his work in Council. It was governed by a joint Management Committee the preservation of historic buildings in Saskatchewan. which consisted of 3 persons from each organisation and Trevor Ford who met on a quarterly basis. With effect from 31 March 2001 the partnership was dissolved by the respective LETTERS TO THE EDlTOR councils due to changes in government legislation. However, 1. Society Publications this was not ratified until 26 July 2004 when the agreement It must be a difficult and often thankless task editing was finally signed. the Newsletter and Mining History. Effectively, from 1 April 2001, the Society and the Inevitably different topics will be of differing degrees Museum became one organisation. of interest to different members and I am sure it is necessary For many years the Museum has been registered for to draw a balance amongst the material submitted. I regard VAT, but given the change in circumstance, and the fact that this balance as being about right and hope you will not act the Society is a registered charity, I looked into the on Peter Naylor's comments in the last newsletter without possibility of claiming Cultural Exemption on admission taking further soundings amongst the membership. charges, ie no VAT collected on admission charges. This 2 L 111 "' exemption was granted and as a result, the Museum's To book your place/further details/equipment hire contact turnover is now below the current VAT threshold. We have Paul Chandler. Tel: 01246 220773. therefore de-registered for VAT. However, if the Museum and Society joint turnover exceeds the threshold in the Thanks to "Heights of Abraham" for allowing access to future, it will then become necessary to register and pay the the Masson system via the Show Cave. tax again. For further information on the Masson system, see The Charity Commission informed us that they "Lead Mining in the Peak District" edited by TD Ford & J required a consolidated set of accounts and, to comply with H Rieuwerts (2000 edition), plus various PDMHS Bulletins this, the financial year end of the Society was changed to 31 & Mining History. March to fall in line with the Museum.