Edition 30 – Spring 2018 TIBSHELF NEWS As we are putting our Newsletter together - the snow is on the ground and the temperatures are minus 5 degrees—it can only get better—can’t it?? There’s lots to look forward to in 2018 and lots of good outcomes from 2017—so lets welcome those first warm days of springtime—which we hope you are beginning to enjoy by the time you are reading this. 2017 saw an unbelievable response to our appeal for sponsorship of the lamppost poppies. You may remember that we offered sponsorship at a minimum of £3.00 per poppy—we received £432 from our lovely community. The following pages list all those who made donations - and we thank you! As 2018 commemorates the centenary of the ending of 1914-1918 World War 1, we have already purchased more poppies to replace the ones which were weather damaged last year In this Edition and will be offering the same opportunity for Getting Involved members of the community to sponsor them Page 12 on the lampposts in November prior to Sponsor a Hanging Basket Remembrance Day. Page 14 Life Saving Skills Tibshelf was the envy of many of the Flower Festival surrounding parishes who, along with Page 15 members of our community, were impressed Poetry Book Competition Page 16 with the beautiful tribute. 100 years of WI Page 19 St John the Baptist Church also wanted to Rent an Allotment share with you that £316 was collected at the Page 21 Remembrance Service and passed to the 10% off voucher Royal British Legion. 1 DONATION BY: IN MEMORY OF: Catherine Halliday Geoff Halliday, George Hunter Linda Holland George Kennedy John Shephard Pat Morton Frances Harris McCabe and Harris families Mike Coupe Kathryn Salt Jack Salt FEPOW WW11 Allison’s Memory Threads Master Jack Donkin Cliff Whitehead Arthur Whitmore WW11 Pam Clay Henry Simpson WW1 Michaela Arnold William Arnold (First Special Air Service WW11) Peter Renshaw Michael Renshaw Janine Renshaw Raymond Newbold Elizabeth & Ian Kerry Mrs Clarice Cooper and Mrs Nancy Kerry Leslie & Harold Lowe & family John Rains Elizabeth Pickering Mr & Mrs Pickering & Bill Wilson Hot Rods (High Street) Jocelyn Sellors Sylv Mary Grimshaw John & Helen Allsop Simon & Catherine Morley Pam & Gerry Trevelyan Mark Trevelyan, Rene & Jack Oakley, 2 Jack & Elizabeth Sheasby DONATION BY: IN MEMORY OF: Diane Rutland Arthur Bullock Hilary & Denis Badhams & Jack & Annabelle Sue Marshall Dorothy Sparham Sue Billington Les Pickard Helena & Mark Watkinson Blanche Pickard Phil Billington Jack Billington Cheryl Rothwell Lee Rothwell Greatta and Rosemary Roger James Millie Alvey, Elaine Alvey Geoffrey Alvey & Julie Lovatt Hayley, Andy, Nick, Lucy & Derrick & Beryl Hardwick Megan Hardwick Pete & Michelle Shaw Dorothy Larratt David Brown Alfred Brown WW1 Mr & Mrs John Gregory Alan Snowling Noreen Snowling Peter & Claire Dennis John Vardy , Angela Elliott & Janet Vera Vardy Mottram & grandchildren & great- grandchildren Ann Flint Harry Stapleton 3 DONATION BY: IN MEMORY OF: June Gilbody Harry Stapleton Maureen Causer John Graham, Francis Graham & Wil- liam Graham Wendy Vardy & family Dave Vardy Mrs Jacqi Sales Sadie & George Sales Tibshelf WI Marcella Booth Jason Booth Dave & Liz Shaw Graham Watson Gunners Anthony Abbot (Joey), Maurice Murphy (Spud) and Terry Pritchard—46 Talevera Battery, Royal Artillery, Bulford Camp Steve Marvin Albert Arthur Marvin Staffa Health Robert Byard Allison Beckett 4 TIBSHELF WAR MEMORIAL Commemorating the Centenary 1918—2018 During 2018 we will be commemorating the centenary of the ending of WW1. This year we are arranging for a structural survey on the war memorial as we have some concerns about its stability. Subject to the report we will arrange for any necessary works to be carried out in order to re- stabilise it. We will also be commissioning a clean and re lettering. We are also planning to co-operate with the Royal British Legion, the Church and other local organisations to respectfully mark this milestone in our history. 5 Do you want the Bad news or the Good News?? The bad news was that in 2017 we had a terrible spate of vandalism which saw nearly all the bus shelters in the village damaged. The good news is, after much research—and a lot of expense!! - we have now turned it around and all our bus shelters have been fully refurbished with, what we hope proves to be, vandal proofed materials. The refurbished Bus Shelters are on Doe Hill Lane, one opposite the school and one opposite Spa Croft; one on Newton Road at the junction with St Thomas Close—(we’ve just had a seat fitted in there as well), one on Mansfield Road, one on High Street and the most recent one on Chesterfield Road. We’re sure that you will appreciate that this has come at a high cost - around £9000 in total. When vandals damage public assets like this, it is the hard working council tax payers who ultimately pay for it. The Parish Council, as guardians of the public purse for the community of Tibshelf, have to make difficult decisions about where they direct those resources and we hope that you will agree that this programme of refurbishment has been worthwhile and contributes to improving the village street scene. 6 More Good News !! Neighbourhood Planning You may remember that, in our Summer issue 2017, we shared with you the Parish Council’s proposal to develop a Neighbourhood Plan—but we couldn’t do it alone. We were excited to receive many expressions of interest from the community about getting involved in developing a workable vision for the future of our village. As a result of this the Parish Council have engaged an expert in this field, to help and support both us and the community in moving forward. Further exciting news is that we have been successful in accessing external funding to help us along the way. We held a meeting with all interested parties in mid March and, out of this, we intend to spread the word wider throughout the community, making sure that there is an opportunity for everyone who is interested to have a voice and influence the future of Tibshelf. TIBSHELF Please keep your eyes peeled for news on the notice boards, in future Newsletters and flyers, and on our website www.tibshelfparishcouncil.gov.uk we will be looking for you to get involved!! 7 Christmas 2017 saw the Parish Council in working on their programme for the Tibshelf Christmas displays throughout the summer and autumn months. 2017 We listened to the comments from our community, many of whom wanted to see the Christmas display expanded further down the High Street. We looked at several ideas, including Christmas decorative lighting, but we considered that the most effective would be to continue with the Christmas tree theme using the lampposts. This was also the most cost effective option as, although there were some considerable costs up front in the first year, the ongoing costs were much less than other options considered. Special thanks go to Bradford Festival Lights who have been supplying our Christmas decorations for many years, P & D Specialist Services who did a great job, advising and working closely with us, doing all the electrical and installation work on the lampposts, Robert Cook for erecting and lighting the large Christmas tree, all the trees on the commercial properties and the decorations on the Village Hall and Dean and Ashley, our Parish Rangers, who look after all the stock year round and help to get all the decorations in to place. Our gratitude to Bob Ganley, Keith Spencer and Steve Ansell who look after, erect and maintain the beautiful display on the tower of St John the Baptist Church. Santa’s visit was a resounding success with lots of excited Tibshelf children turning up to see him in his beautiful grotto (which again was magically designed and erected by Councillor Wendy Vardy) Special thanks to Anthony of Atmosphere who entertained everyone whilst they waited to see Santa and our immense gratitude to Tom Deakin and family who braved the cold with their donkeys , setting a festive scene outside the grotto. Santa has also asked us to thank Cliff Whitehead and Emily Tunnicliffe - he says he couldn’t have done it without them! 8 Have you got your 2018 diary? Here are some Parish events you can start pencilling in ! Lots more detailed information will follow in future editions—and keep your eye on the noticeboard and the website for updates! Neighbourhood Planning—various opportunities to get involved—look out for more details The Poppy Proms—date to be arranged—an evening of entertainment led by Hucknall and Linby Community Brass Band in commemoration of the centenary of the end of WW1 Tibshelf Carnival—organised by Tibshelf Community Association— Saturday 21st July 2018 Tibshelf Lamppost Poppies—25th October— 11th November Tibshelf Fireworks—3rd November 2018 Tibshelf Remembers—Sunday 11th November 2018 Tibshelf’s Memory Christmas Tree—from 1st December (look out for more details) Christmas in Tibshelf—visit Santa Friday 7th December Christmas Craft Fayre—Saturday 17th November 2018 Parish Carol Concert—St Johns Church, Tibshelf—Monday 17th December 2018 9 ….Yes—we want to make it happen !! For many months we have been working with a number of different interested parties to try and bring a vision to reality. It was almost 3 years ago when this community was devastated by the untimely closure of Exercise4All, and we have been questioned on many occasions about whether we could revive the facility. We’ve taken many routes to try and come up with a solution and, after much heart searching, have had to discard most of them.