FROYLE VILLAGE MAGAZINE JANUARY 2015 No: 406 PARISH NEWS & VIEWS Parish Clerk - Philippa Cullen Stephenson Crabtree Gate, Well Lane, Lower Froyle Tel: 01420 520102 Email: [email protected] Web: www.froyleparishcouncil.org.uk “Lest We Forget” Now that all the “Lest We Forget” books have been delivered, the Parish Council would like to take this opportunity to thank Annette and Chris Booth for the crea- tion and production of this book. A copy is lodged with The British Library, mak- ing it invaluable to anyone researching their Froyle ancestors of the time. Planning. EHDC has now granted permission for the demolition of numbers 39 – 41 Westburn Fields. To be replaced with 8 new houses. The Parish Council has no further details of timescale at present. Parish Council Archives September 14th 1903 “The business of the meeting was the consideration of the reduction of speed with regard to the Motor Act of 1903 and the safety of the public through certain parts and places of the Parish of Froyle and the setting up of signposts denoting such dangerous corners and precipitous places. The meeting having been called by the District Council through a letter received from the County Council. The Parish council felt that rates of speed should be reduced through the parish for safety of public on such narrow roads which in some parts measured only from 12 to 14 feet in width. The Parish Council recommended that danger boards should be erected at the Hen & Chicken, Quarry Bottom, the crossroads by Highway leading to Isington and Froyle and in various places through Lower Froyle which was especially dangerous at such times of Motor traffic. A letter to this effect was sent to the District Council for their perusal.” Over 100 years later letters are still being written to the District Council about the dangers of motor traffic and there wasn’t the problem of cyclists then!! - 1 - Hiring the Hall Some gentle reminders: The general rule is please leave the hall in the condition you found it - or better. It is not always possible to clean the hall between bookings. Please take your rubbish with you as there is insufficient bin space for two weeks accumulated rubbish. If you wish to use the dish washer follow the instructions and remember to rinse plates first. Before you leave please check the loos, make sure the floor is swept, the tables and chairs are correctly stacked, all windows and French doors are secured and all lights and the water heater turned off. Double lock the front door. Please return the key into the birdbox on the righthand side of the front door of ‘Brecklands’ - NOT THROUGH THE LETTERBOX - as soon as your session has ended NO MATTER WHAT THE TIME. The next booking may start very early the next day. If you have used the barbecue please make sure it is returned to the container once it has cooled down. If you have any comments, suggestions or complaints about the hall other than bookings please let me know. Nick Whines (23130) [email protected] FOR YOUR DIARIES FROYLE FILM NIGHT DATES 2015 Froyle Film Nights will be held on the following dates in 2015:- Friday 6th March 2015 Friday 12th June 2015 Friday 27th November 2015 Details of the films to be shown will be published nearer the time. A Date For Your Diary Wednesday 18th February is Ash Wednesday, and therefore the first Lent lunch. There will be more detail in the February magazine, but if there is anyone who has not yet hosted a Lent lunch, and would like to join the list, please let me know. Jenny Gove 23697 - 2 - THE MEETING PLACE The first Meeting Place of 2015 will be on Friday 2nd January and we look forward to seeing you as usual for coffee, tea, squash, home-made cakes, stamps, local papers, cards etc and of course good company. Many thanks to all those who have baked cakes and helped in the kitchen during 2014, without you the Meeting Place could not operate. We hope you all have your new Rotas for 2015. We welcome all our new Volunteers and if there is anyone else who like to come forward we would be very pleased to hear from them. A special Thank You to Patty for her continuing help with setting up each week. Cake Bakers for January 2nd Jan. Madeleine Black Elizabeth Sealey Janet Dodson Charlotte Roberts 9th Jan. Gill Bradley Jenny Gove Brenda Milam 16th Jan. Jeanette Cray Maureen Fry Caroline Findlay Helen MacDonald 23rd Jan. Bea Sword Alex Roberts Sue Lelliott Sarah Roberts 30th Jan Kay Pogson Anne Andrew Jo Mills Alison Pincott Helpers for January 02 Jan. Gill Bradley Ann Nethaway 09 Jan. Sue Carr Jack Watts 16th Jan. Kim Blake Margaret Stanford 23rd Jan. Jill MacKenzie Sue Sharman 30th Jan. Kay Pogson Jack Watts Gill Brdley Christmas Quiz News Breaking News - After a number of requests the deadline for entering the Christmas Quiz which you will find again on page 14 of this month’s magazine has been extended until the first Meeting Place in January, the 2nd January. So why not spend some time over the festive period testing your general knowledge with a chance of winning cash prizes to spend in the sales. B Rainy - 3 - Pat Pritchard It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Pat Pritchard following a long illness, bravely borne. Froyle lost a very lovely lady who had spent her whole life in the village. Pat was born 80 years ago to Tom and Mercy Milne and went to Froyle Village School and Amery Hill School. She worked locally at Chesterfields, Upper Froyle P.O., Froyle Quarry, and The Cold Store. She attended the Methodist Church and took part in amateur dramatics, The Ladies Group, Good Companions and the Meeting Place. She was a founder member of The Froyle Archive and, having lived in the village all her 80 years, an invaluable fount of all knowledge about Froyle. All her friends will have their own special memories but a lot of us will always remember her taking the money for Teas at the Froyle Fete, which she did for many years. Pat was quietly spoken , independent lady, who was a rock to her family, who she adored. Janet Dobson/Annette Booth Our mum Pat Pritchard played an active role in village life but more importantly to us she was Mum, an independent lady with a good sense of humour who would help anyone whenever she could. Amazingly Mum, who suffered over the last two years never once complained, she was a remarkable woman. We were moved by the reaction to Mum's passing and all the support we received. We would like to say a special thanks to the meeting places ladies for the wake and the wonderful food, to the ladies of the church for the flowers and finally to the Reverent Yann Dubreuil and the Methodist Minister Keith Underhill for conducting the service in Froyle thereby meeting our Mum's final wish. Our Mum will be sadly missed by us all but she will nevr be forgotten. Thank you so very much Andrew, Martin and Miranda - 4 - FROYLE 100 CLUB A Very Happy New Year to all members of the Froyle 100 Club. With the arrival of the New Year, those of you who pay by standing order will have your bank accounts debited with your contribution for the year. Everyone else will be nagged for their cash contributions. If anyone wishes to change from cash to standing order contribution, please let me know. MOST IMPORTANTLY, if anyone in the village is not currently a member (or can’t remember whether they are...) and would like to be, do please get in touch with me. The rules are simple: - each member contributes £12 a year in January (£1 per month, so people can join at any time during the year), is allocated a number and participates in a draw which takes place at the Meeting Place in the Froyle Village Hall on the first Friday of each month; - there are four winning numbers each month, with cash prizes cur- rently ranging from £30 first prize to £5 fourth prize; the amount of prize money available each month is set so that half the total contributions are paid out in prizes, and the other half goes to the FVH; - Any adult can be a member, so for example a family of husband and wife with school age kids can have two memberships. It is an entertaining and relatively painless way of raising much needed funds for the Village Hall, and of course the greater the number of people who contribute, the more prize money is available, the more money the FVH gets, and the more fun it is. Although it is called a 100 club, there is no limit on the number of members. It would be a wonderful thing for the village if everyone with an interest in the well- being of the Village Hall were to participate, whether or not they ever come to the Meeting Place – and that is certainly more than 100 people. So just give me a call or send me an email..... William Tel: 23164/07775 928933 Email: [email protected] Froyle 100 Club Result December 1st prize: June Fenn 2nd prize: Jane Mcnabb 3rd prize: Elizabeth Sealey 4th prize: Nigel Southern Congratulations to all the winners! - William Knowles - 5 - Froyle Baby and Toddler Mornings Thursdays 9.45 am – 11.45 am in Froyle Village Hall The group is open to all babies and toddlers with their parents or carers and aims to provide an opportunity for the children to play and socialise.