Edition 21– Autumn 2014 TIBSHELF NEWS 1 World War 1 Centenary 1914-2014 In recognition of the Centenary of the beginning of the First World War the Parish Council are purchasing and erecting a flagpole which will bear a Centenary Flag. The flagpole is to be erected next to the Christmas Tree/Flower planter on the green in front of the District Council Flats on High Street and will be in place before Remembrance Day. tibshelf’s great war Joff Whaites’s short documentary on Tibshelf's Great War, which tells the stories of some of the men of Tibshelf who took part in the conflict, is progressing well. Julie Lovatt has been the primary contact for information and contributions have come in from far and wide. So far an interview with a Notts and Derbys Regimental Historian has added some background on the Sherwood Foresters and it is hoped to record interviews with some subject matter experts to support the military aspect of the story. The film will be illustrated with some stock footage purchased from the Imperial War Museum and photographs and letters from the time supplied by local families. Some new material has been shot around the village. Parade to be led and marshalled by Mr Ivan Brentnall. calling relatives of harry Meer ….. 09:30am Parade and Hucknall and Linby Brass Band The parish council received this enquiry - Can YOU help?? Members Assemble in the Crown Car Park. 10:00 am Parade marches to White Hart and back to Church. Hello, this maybe a bit of a long shot but I'm seeking living relatives 10:20 am Arrive at Church to be seated for 10.30am of a Harry Meer who Lived in Tibshelf. I have his WW1 medals which 10.30 am Service commences. came to me through my late Grandfather. I have no Idea why he had 12 noon Laying of Wreaths at War Memorial. them. As this Year we are commemorating the Start of WW1 I 12.15pm Parade and Band March back to The Crown. thought it an Ideal opportunity to attempt to get these 3 medals back to his Family. The documentary ’The Great War’ will be screened during the Service 2 There are 6 Commonwealth graves in St Johns Churchyard of Tibshelf servicemen who served their country. Many others are buried in cemeteries in other parts of the world and the War Memorial records all those who served in the Great War and made the ultimate sacrifice. REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 2014 Parade to be led and marshalled by Mr Ivan Brentnall. 09:30am Parade and Hucknall and Linby Brass Band Members Assemble in the Crown Car Park. 10:00 am Parade marches to White Hart and back to Church. 10:20 am Arrive at Church to be seated for 10.30am 10.30 am Service commences. 12 noon Laying of Wreaths at War Memorial. 12.15pm Parade and Band March back to The Crown. The documentary ’The Great War’ will be screened during the Service 3 Hanging Basket Saga 2014 - (it had a bloomin’ good ending …!) You may well have seen a lot of activity around the hanging baskets this year! We were badly let down by our existing contractor who, first of all was very late putting the baskets up, then put them up in the wrong place, missed a lot of posts and finally supplied very inferior standard baskets - so much so, that we asked them to re do them, which they did - and they were worse than before!! As a result we agreed they would be removed, at no cost to the council. We then hurriedly negotiated with Woolley Moor Nurseries who, despite the lateness of the season, stepped up to the bar and ultimately provided us with the excellent display which you can witness around the village now. We are very grateful that they invested the time, patience and expertise to ensure that we ended up with such an abundance of colour which is lasting well in to the autumn. You may also recall, from the last edition of the Newsletter, that we invited groups, organisations and individuals to sponsor the baskets this year. We are very happy to report that we received a very healthy response to this suggestion and we are happy to acknowledge all those who have kindly sponsored hanging baskets this year. 4 The Parish Council are extremely grateful to the following who have, to date, sponsored the Hanging Baskets and boundary planters for 2014 Aips insurance ltd Angling Lines Blueline roofing Caring Hands Chatsworth Motorhome and Caravan Servicing Elite lubricants ltd Haslam Steel Fabricators Ltd Hers N Sirs High street auto centre Ian kerry home services J m bramley & co accountants Judson signs Maun motors Phil cotterill plumbing and heating Sbk computers ltd Staffa health centre St john the Baptist church Sub Fish ltd Subframes uk ltd Tibshelf allotment society Tibshelf infant & nursery school Tibshelf old peoples club Woolley moor nurseries Mr & Mrs Lesley Bush in memory of Maxine and april bush Mr & mrs nyland Mr harry scott in memory of ann scott 5 what’s the parish council worth to you ?? We often hear the comment ‘What do I pay my Council Tax for?’, and thought it would be really useful to try and answer that question for you in relation to the Parish Council. There are 1673 properties in Tibshelf paying council tax and the majority of these - 996 - are in Band A. A household living in a Band A property pays £1.53 per week from their council tax for the services of the Parish Council. As well as a variety of one off projects like the refurbishment of the Pavilion, erection of bollards on High Street, provision of a secure container for the allotments, your regular services include:- Litter pickers and Rangers on the streets of Tibshelf 7 days per week; the provision of hanging baskets in the summer and Christmas trees and grit bins in the winter; provision and upkeep of the Shetland Road Sportsground, pavilion and play area; provision and upkeep of Tibshelf Cemetery on Doe Hill Lane; provision, upkeep and management of Tibshelf Village Hall; the Parish Christmas Carol Service and Christmas Event with free gifts for all children attending; the administration and management of all Parish Council affairs; cleaning staff; grants to local organisations - (you’ll find a list on Page 11 of the Newsletter); financial support for the Fireworks display; upkeep of the parish boundary planters; regular cutting of the verges in and around the parish; caretakers to lock and un lock the village hall, the cemetery and the playgrounds; the upkeep of the Parish Clock and the provision of poop scoop bags, dog bins and bus shelters. We hope you’ll agree that this represents pretty good value for the price of a pint of milk and loaf of bread. 6 An immense thank you to Viridor Credits for approving a grant to assist us in upgrading the floor at the Village Hall, and to the Old People’s Club for providing the third party grant which was a condition which had to be met before Viridor were able to release funding for the project. We now have brand new flooring in the kitchen, toilets and entrance hall to complement our recently refurbished main hall floor. We have also taken the opportunity to replace the worktops, sink and taps in the kitchen. We are thrilled that we are now able to offer such excellent facilities both for our regular users and for those who are celebrating their birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, reunions or any other excuse for a party !! And a Post Script about our other Viridor project - the Pavilion at Shetland Road …. Tibshelf Football Club are now in the Midlands Regional Alliance Premier Division and tell us that, not only have visiting teams been very complimentary about the refurbished changing rooms, they are also the only team to have scored full marks for the facilities , awarded by the inspection team from the league. 7 Tibshelf's Railway Heritage. From the 19th into the mid 20th century the link to the railway network was important to the village. It became the main arterial for transporting coal to fuel the nation's industrial development. Coal was the basis of the village's wealth and the mines in and around the village were its major employer. Use was also made of the railway for commuting and pleasure. The development of the road network, along with the railway closure programme by the Government under Beeching, finally proved to be the railway's undoing. Tibshelf Station was opened in 1893 and was one of three in Tibshelf. The others being Newton Road and Doe Hill. Tibshelf was a thriving station for both the Great Central and Midland Railways. The track was partly built to carry coal to the expanding London markets but passenger trains also ran from May 1st 1886 and took 38 mins to travel from Mansfield to Alfreton via Pleasley, Teversal, Woodend, Tibshelf, Newton, Westhouses and Blackwell. This is a view of Tibshelf Town station taken from the railway line, looking towards the High Street Cutting and Bridge. 8 This photograph shows a train laden with coal with Tibshelf in the background. The High Street Bridge has its claim to fame as the only bridge built to have all four corners at different heights a major feat of engineering. Many thanks to Richard Brown for this snippet of information. (an ex. pat. whose family had W.H. Brown and Sons on the High Street.) (Extracted from website tibshelf247.co.uk) 9 On Saturday 19th July, Tibshelf Community Association celebrated a fantastic event, even though the sun wasn't shining that weekend at the Tibshelf Carnival.