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EDITORIALWe have had one or two changes in the parish with 'The Jovial Dutchman' finally closing its doors, Dr Shearer retiring and Graham and Barbara Swift leaving the village to live in Scarborough. More about this inside the magazine. Graham Swift was treasurer to CACN and his departure meant we had to find a replacement. Margaret Loxley volunteered to take on the role and is now our new treasurer. There is no truth in the rumour that her need for temporary crutches was connected with the chairman's persuading technique.

One change not taking place is the progress of the new Health Centre. See the note from the doctors inside.

A sincere thank you to everyone who sent best wishes to me during my recent stay in the Derby City Hospital – they were most appreciated.

Please note that the prize for winning our crossword has gone up to £10. We received a bumper entry for the last puzzle – here's hoping the enthusiasm continues.

Delighted that at least one of this issue's articles has been written by someone still at school. Contributions from younger residents always welcomed. I make my usual plea for contributions to this community magazine. They need not be long and polished – I am happy to tweak whatever is sent. To the regular contributors, I am in constant appreciation of your articles – please continue supporting us.

Pleased to note that 'Crich Tea Rooms' are now open more often and that they have a license.

☞ email: editor@cacn.org.uk

☞ write: Editor, PO Box 7178, Crich, Matlock, DE4 9AU

☞ postbox: CACN Postbox, Lloyds Pharmacy (courtesy of the proprietors)

NB deadlines 13th of – January, April, July and October

WORDS OF WISDOM ...Before you criticise someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticise them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

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DistributionLive in the parish and do not get a copy of the magazine? Drop a note in the CACN postbox in the chemist or email distribution@cacn.org.co.ukAlan Briggs looks after the Whatstandwell distribution area: 01629 825682Please remember delivery is only possible thanks to volunteers.

After initial distribution extra copies of the magazine will be available at: Crich Post Office The Loaf, deli & café Crich paper shop, Day Today Crich Chemist Tramway Museum Shop Canal Inn, Bullbridge Derwent Hotel, WhatstandwellOur grateful thanks to all the proprietors and a big thank you to our distributors.

➢ Up-to-date Events Calendar

➢ Talking Pages for the blind

➢ World-wide availability

➢ Breaking village news

➢ Option to enlarge the print size for people with poor vision

➢ Forums for discussions and help

➢ Interactive maps

➢ Crich Parish Council website

➢ Links to other websites

➢ Timetables & “What’s On” listings

CACN is on the internet at www.cacn.org.uk

Crich Family HistoryAnyone with Crich ancestry might be interested to know that a transcription of the 1811 Crich census, listing everyone in the village, is on the CACN website. This is a fairly rare document because very few detailed copies of this census are still in existence. It gives quite a bit of information about the families.The 1821 census for Crich is also still in existence and will be on the website in the very near future. Sadly the first page of this document is missing so you Amatts will be disappointed!

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DONATIONSThe success of CACN

depends on money received by –l donationsl advertisingl 50/50 DRAWl fund-raisingl sponsoring pagesOffers, however small, will be gratefully received.

Each issue of this “free” magazine costs about £1450 to print. Thanks to the valiant volunteer delivery team it is delivered at no cost to over 1500 households. We rely totally on advertising income and donations. Your financial support is vital to the continuation of the magazine.

The CACN committee are extremely grateful for all the donations that are received. These have allowed us to improve the magazine significantly over the past two years –

CACN WEBSITENEW COVERSIMPROVED QUALITY OF PRODUCTION

We hope that your support will continue. Thank you.

If you wish to make anonymous donations to CACN, receptacles are currently sited at:

• Crich Post Office• Crich Chemist• Cliff Inn• Tramway Museum

Shop• Crich Stand• Black Swan• Canal Inn

Our thanks to the proprietors and our gratitude for all your donations.

THANK YOU –£20 Audrey Radford in memory of her parents Mr & Mrs Jim Briggs£10 Andrew Binder in memory of his wife Denise£20 P & B Dawes£10 Mrs M Smith £2 Mrs D Corner£7 Anon donations

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The Editorial Committee reserve the right to shorten letters as considered necessary.All letters must be signed by the writer and contain name and address.Name can be withheld from publication if appropriate.

Bowmer Rough FarmDear Editor,The Dawes and Dawes-Hamp family would once again like to say a huge thank you to everyone for the generous donations given to their Christmas light fund during the festive season. The amount collected was £400 (Four Hundred Pounds). This was divided, of which £200 (Two Hundred Pounds) was donated to the Nottingham Neonatal Service Trust at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham in memory of their loving grandson and son Alexander James Dawes-Hamp, who sadly lost his fight for life at two days old in October 2007. This was to show their appreciation for the intensive care he received by this unit during his short precious life.

The remaining £200 (Two Hundred Pounds) was donated to E38 which is the children's oncology ward, also at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham.

We are sorry that there has been a delay with the thank you letter this year but the cheques were presented to the charities only a short while ago.

Once again THANK YOU to everyone who gave so generously.

Yours sincerely,The Dawes/Dawes-Hamp Family

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CrichDear EditorFrom the sale of plants I have been able to send a cheque for £300 to the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Charity. I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who supported me.

Yours sincerely,Janet Patilla

Australia

Dear Editor

Enclosed is the latest crossword for the September issue of your magazine. I thought you might be amused by my companion in the outdoor shower on our holiday in northern Queensland! It is a brown tree snake, which the reference books describe as a 'reluctant biter' but would you take the chance?! The book says the snake is also a 'back biter', which doesn't mean it utters calumny with its forked tongue, but that its venom is only dangerous if – having reluctantly bitten – it decides to chew! The mind boggles.

Australia is the only continent where venomous snakes (70 percent) outnumber non-venomous ones.

Best wishes,

Brian Sargent

A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the bins, answer the phone, read a book and get the post.A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.

A THOUGHT ...If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?

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Crich1875–1900

Peter Patilla

Parish life with a troubled vicar

REWARDThe family of Revd Acraman are trying to obtain a photograph of their somewhat notorious ancestor. Does anyone have a St. Mary's Church group photograph taken before 1900 which may show the vicar? The family are happy to pay a reward for such a photo or make a donation to CACN.Can anyone help? Contact the editor.

Have you bought a copy yet?A fascinating, page-turning glimpse of life in Crich parish.Obtainable from:

The LoafThe GlebeCrich Post OfficeCrich Tea RoomsCrich Tramway Village

Any profits go towards keeping this magazine free. Your support is welcomed and appreciated.There will not be a reprint of the book – once they are all sold, that’s it.

WANTED

OPINIONS On the first day of school, my grandson handed his teacher a note from my daughter. The note read, 'The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents.'

An independent review of the book was received, sadly too late for to be included in this issue, however, it will be in the next magazine.

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On Friday 17 July there was a real Cliffhanger at the Cliff Inn, Crich!

The landlady of the Cliff Inn, Joan Martin, is a supporter of the CAMRA LocAle campaign – proudly serving locally-brewed real ales. Amongst the favourites she serves are those produced by Wild Walker Brewers of Derby. One of the directors of the brewery, Ken Wild, lives in Crich and as a "thank you" to Joan for her support he has produced a special beer, appropriately called "Cliffhanger".

At the launch of Cliffhanger the Cliff was thronged with people from all over the county eager to try out the new tipple. It was certainly well received. There cannot be too many public houses anywhere in the country that have a beer named in their honour. Congratulations to Joan and all at the Cliff.

For the real-ale drinkers: Cliffhanger is an amber coloured 3.6% ABV session ale with a hint of sweetness.

CLIFFHANGER AT CRICH PUB

Ken Wild, brewer and Joan Martin, landlady

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The four draws will take place on the first Mondays in March, June, September and December, at noon in the Glebe Field Centre.

WINNER of Draw No. 35 – drawn on 1 June 2009

Congratulations to winner L. Travis who won £63, a similar amount going to CACN.

Registered with A.V. B.C.

Please consider supporting our 50/50 Draw. The income helps us to produce this FREE magazine to the parish.Tickets are only 50p and the prize is certainly worth winning.Each winner is notified.Tickets from Glebe Field Reception.Willing to sell tickets? Contact Vicki on 852820

Good News – IKEA have started selling cars

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SPUD CORNERRecipe for one, or more...

The humble jacket potato can be transformed with the addition of savoury butters. Do try some of them, they make a fantastic difference.Just beat together the ingredients and season to your taste.

French Butter2oz butter, softeneda little crushed garlic1 tbspoon white wine1 tbspoon chopped parsleysalt and pepper

Love or Hate Butter2oz butter, softened½ teaspoon Marmitepepper(Bovril can be used instead)

Nut Butter2oz butter, softened½ oz chopped walnutspepper(use other nuts of your choice)

Seed Butter2oz butter, softened½ tbspoon tomato purée½ tbspoon sesame seedssalt and pepper

Maître d’Hôtel Butter2oz butter, softened½ tbspoon chopped parsley1 tspoon lemon juicesalt and pepper

Chive Butter2oz butter, softened½ tbspoon chopped chivessalt and pepper(use 1 spring onion instead)

These butters have proved to be very tasty on different types of bread from “The Loaf ” deli. They are also very enjoyable on toasted bread.

Charlotte Piper

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CRICH MEDICAL PRACTICEBULLING LANE • CRICH • MATLOCK • DE4 5DXTEL: 01773 852966/852035FAX: 01773 853919www.crichmedicalpractice.co.uk

Dr Malcolm WardDr Carolin ShearerDr Robert SmallmanDr Bryan MorlandDr Sarah Savage

AUTUMN 2009Home DeliveryFor our housebound patients who normally get their medication from the dispensaries at South Wingfield and Holloway, we offer a service whereby we will deliver your medicines to your home. Please ask at your usual dispensary.

Medical & Travel Insurance ReportsIf you have any kind of medical report or travel insurance report which needs completing by a doctor, please hand it into reception. This is classed as administrative work and a doctor appointment is not required. Please be aware that, as this is non-NHS work, there will be a fee incurred.

Flu Clinics We will be holding Flu Vaccination Clinics this year on the 10th and 24th of October (Saturday mornings) with possible further dates to be arranged. If you are eligible for flu vaccination, you will be able to book your appointment from the 9th of September. We recommend the vaccination for:

people over the age of 65 asthma patients on medicationpatients with heart diseasediabetics

When you ring to make your appointment, we can tell you if you are eligible. Please note that we will not be sending out invitations by post this year.

On-Call SurgeriesWe do save some appointments every day for patients with urgent problems which cannot wait for a routine appointment and need to be seen that day. These slots should not be used to discuss routine matters.

WebsiteJust another reminder that we have a website where you can get information on surgery times, travel vaccinations, order repeat prescriptions etc.

www.crichmedicalpractice.co.uk

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You will all be aware that the new surgery premises build has been delayed. Like you, we at Crich Medical Practice are very disappointed. It appears that the main reason was concern by Derbyshire County PCT about the cost of the project when the full plans were considered by the finance department. Undoubtedly, and perhaps expectedly, the current financial climate has had a big impact on the project. We have been asked to scale down the premises; this caused us initial concern, but after a recent meeting with the developers, we have arrived at a compromise that we are confident will still allow the majority of our aspirations for the new premises to be achieved. Essentially some of the rooms have been scaled down in size, but in fairness some of the original room sizes were in excess of necessity and will still be a vast improvement over the existing premises. One consulting room has been sacrificed but there will still be enough to meet our needs for the present and future.

The main change has been to scale down the planned operation suite as this was the most costly aspect of the project. Derbyshire County PCT had serious concerns that it would be disproportionate to the size and needs of the practice and would therefore be underused. In fairness we had intended to offer services to other practices in order to justify the capital and running costs, but it now seems that this would be unlikely to come to fruition. Having agreed the basis for revised plans, these will now be drawn up and be resubmitted to planning with a view to starting the new build in spring 2010. Given the seriousness of the current economic climate and the prospect of widespread national services budget cuts, we are confident that we have achieved a fair settlement with Derbyshire County PCT that will still provide new premises for Crich the like of which could only have been dreamed of in the past.

Dr Ward 16 July 2009

UPDATE NEWSLETTER – NEW HEALTH CENTRE

WORDS OF WISDOM ...If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed. If you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.

Mark Twain

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Minister: Rev Mike Redshaw 743177Steward: Mr Norman Shepley 850130

Treasurer: Mrs Jill Ladd 856182

  ALL ARE WELCOME TO OUR SERVICESSundays at 3.00 p.m.

SOUP and ROLLJoin us between 12.00 and 1.00 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month in

our warm and friendly surroundings

Popalong Baby & Toddler GroupPopalong use our premises on Fridays; please contact:

Lynda Gray 01773 857921

Property of InterestChestnut Bank in FritchleyThe house dates back to 1755 and over a door at the rear of the house, engraved in the stone lintel, are the initials and date S E L 1755 (most likely the initials of Samuel and Elizabeth Leams, well-known Fritchley residents).

From October 1885 a room in the house was rented to be used as a school for Quaker children. The school was created as the result of a £1500 legacy, left for this purpose, in the will of Matilda Rickman. This resulted in quite a few pupils leaving Crich Parochial School.

Crich Parochial School logbook: 26 October 1868A great number, mostly infants, have left the school to go to the one lately opened by the

"Reformers".More recently it was used as the surgery in the TV series 'Peak Practice'

and is currently a recording studio.

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FUF Fritchley Under Fives PlaygroupSummer Trip to Gulliver's Kingdom

The fund-raisers at FUF invited all Playgroup children to a day out to Gulliver's Kingdom in June, and what a great time we had! The weather was wonderful, we all enjoyed the rides and special appearances

from Dora the Explorer and Diego!We are ending our year with a fun-packed Fancy Dress Party (staff included!) and will be saying a sad farewell to our sixteen school leavers. FUFs would like to thank everyone for another enjoyable year and we hope that all of our 'graduates' have a great time at their new schools! We are all looking forward to seeing you all again in September, along with the new starters! Don't forget to check out our website for information on Fritchley Under Fives at www.fritchleyplaygroup.co.uk you can also email us at info@fritchleyplaygroup.co.uk or telephone 07989 070158.

Marie Whittaker

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ST. MARY’SCHURCH

www.crichstmarys.org.uk

Vicar: Revd. Philip Brooks MA, MThCurate: Revd. Jim Gray

CRICH BRASS, ORGAN & CHOIR CONCERTDavid Johnson will be playing the organ and Crich Brass will be performing at this exciting concert on 12 September in St. Mary’s Church.

ALPHA NEWSWe have had a very enjoyable and successful ALPHA course run together with Crich Wesley, with eleven participants which necessitated having two discussion groups. Our day-away was at Willersley Castle. Many thanks to all those involved in preparing such delicious meals for about eighteen people! If you are interested in attending our next course please contact one of the Clergy.

SPECIAL SERVICESUp to date details are available on www.crichstmarys.org but here is a selection of some of the special services:

September 6 10.15 Family Service

October 4 10.15 Harvest Festival

18.30 Harvest ‘Songs of Praise’

October 11 19.00 Guest Speaker: Alasdair Kay from Derby City Mission

November 1 10.15 Family Service

November 8 10.50 Remembrance

November 29 16.00 Service of Thanksgiving for the Departed

December 6 10.15 ‘Toy and Tin’ Service

TABLE TENNISThis is open to everyone (over 11) who likes Table Tennis. It meets on Tuesdays in the Glebe. For further information contact Philip Brooks or Ken Heywood.

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SCHOOLS’ HARVESTOur local schools are having a combined service at St. Mary’s Church on 8 October, aiming to start at 10.00.

CHILDRENPopalong Baby & Toddler Group: Friday mornings and afternoons in term time at Crich Wesleyan Chapel, Chapel Lane, 09.30–11.30, 13.00–15.00

Contact Lynda Gray (01773 857921)Family Services on first Sunday of month at St Mary’s, 10.15Lighthouse Services at Glebe on third Sundays, 10.15Groundbreakers, for 3–10 year olds on second Sundays at 10.15 and fourth Sundays at 10.45 at St Mary’s (during second service).Worship at Glebe Day Care: 11.45 on: Tues 15 Sept, Thur 15 Oct, Tues 10 Nov

ALL SAINTS CHURCHChristmas Fayre and Fuddle on Saturday 28 November, 11.00 in the Church Hall, South Wingfield.

WATERCOLOUR MASTERCLASSMatthew Palmer is giving a demonstration of watercolour painting in St. Mary’s at 19.00 on 4 September.Matthew is a skilled professional artist whose presentations are informative and entertaining. An enjoyable evening is promised.

Contact Sybil Denton (857109) for more information

Open EveningThe Conservation of Arkwright's Mill at Cromford

An illustrated talk by Bob Faithorn, chairman of the Arkwright Society. He is very much involved with the ongoing work of conserving this important historic site.

Tuesday 6 October 2009 at 7.30 p.m. in the GlebeAdmission £2, which includes refreshments

This talk will follow the AGM of Crich Branch of the WEA.

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School LaneCrichMatlockDerbyshireDE4 5DF 01773 852384* info@crich-jun.derbyshire.sch.ukHeadteacher: Mrs C Julian

The Early Potato HarvestBack in April, members of the community came to school to help us build and plant our raised beds. In July, we were able to harvest the first of the season’s school-grown sweet peas and potatoes! The beautiful flowers from the sweet peas have been on proud display in our foyer.

The children got stuck into gathering the potatoes, as Cameron and Thomas describe:

It was exciting and dirty when we pulled the potatoes out and by the end of the day we had collected seven full boxes. When we pulled up the plants and picked out the big potatoes it smelt earthy, and it did not take long getting them out of the ground. It was a bit like digging for treasure. Some were bigger than others, and some we had to dig deep for, very carefully, with a fork. We put all the plant tops into the compost bins which were soon overflowing. We tidied up the beds afterwards with a hoe. We learnt that you have to be careful when you dig for potatoes or else you might stab them, but we didn't spike that many.

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Our potatoes have also been cooked by Bernie, the school cook at Fritchley School, who provides all the school meals for the three village schools. The potatoes were baked for the Medieval Banquet.

The Loaf bakery and deli used some of our potatoes to make a delicious Spanish Tortilla, which they sold as their lunchtime special. Here is what Trent wrote about his visit to the Loaf.

On the 15 of July me and Natasha went to 'The Loaf' to try some Spanish tortilla omelette which included our potatoes from the school garden, which we had pulled up the day before. We delivered them at ten-thirty and an hour later we came back to have some of the omelette, which was surprisingly really tasty, it also looked good on the plate with a sprinkle of salad. It had potatoes in it of course, and also egg and onion with parsley, salt, pepper and paprika seasoning. There was another type of tortilla omelette on the menu that had three extra ingredients, tomatoes, beans and peppers. It tasted really delicious and Andrew the baker told us how to make the tortilla. Once we had finished we gave the waiter our plates, thanked him and went back to school. I would like to make Spanish omelettes at school, so I can remember how to make one at home.

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The Luncheon Club at the Glebe also received some of our potatoes, which accompanied their Roast Beef dinner. Charlie and Joseph delivered some rocket potatoes to the Luncheon club. They were taken away to be prepared for lunch that day. The children stayed around to take some photographs and to collect feedback from those having dinner, on the taste of their potatoes. Everyone said that they tasted good or great. Seeing and smelling all the lovely food made Charlie and Joseph feel very hungry, so they wanted to rush back to school for lunch. We were pleased to see some of the gardening club helpers and a parent at the Glebe, as they had assisted with making the beds and planting the crops at the beginning of spring.

Mrs Howard and the children have also been busy cooking with the potatoes, which were used in some very delicious recipes! Here is Mrs Howard’s famous potato bake recipe:

Garden Grub BakeIngredients: ◊ 2 lbs potatoes ◊ 2 onions ◊ 12 oz mature Cheddar cheese ◊ Butter ◊ SeasoningMethod:

Boil potatoes, cool and sliceChop onionsGrate cheeseIn an ovenproof dish, layer potatoes, onions and cheese, adding knobs of butter and seasoning to each layerCook for 20 minutes at 180°C until golden brown

Other vegetables ready in the garden can be added, such as peas, beans, courgettes.

Mrs Howard always cooks extra for the staff as it makes staff meetings more bearable!

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Autumn EventsCooking Bus – Tuesday 17th to Thursday 19th NovemberThe Food for Life Cooking Bus is coming to Crich. We are one of five Flagship Schools in Derbyshire for the Food for Life Partnership, whose goal is to revolutionize school meals, reconnect young people with where their food comes from, and inspire families to cook and grow food.

The cooking bus is an articulated lorry which is set up as a fully working kitchen to accommodate sixteen cooks.

Look out for events in which you can participate throughout the day and early evening.

Family cooking sessionHealthy Eating on a BudgetYoung & not so young cook togetherBake along with Andrew from the LoafGourmet cooking with a local ‘Celebrity’ chef

Birthday Celebration – 125 YearsWednesday 16th December – we celebrate 125 years since the opening of the British School, more commonly known as the Bottom School. Education has moved on in 125 years; the village headteachers no longer throw punches at each other (only perhaps wet sponges at the village fete). Some things, however, never change – the Inspector still calls! I’m pleased to say that the behaviour of village children as documented in the book 'Parish Life with a Troubled Vicar' seems thankfully to have improved enormously over the years. As at the original opening of the school in 1884, we will be celebrating with a ‘public tea’. Further details in the next issue.

HMI Inspection for History The June 2009 inspectors stated:Pupils' attitudes and behaviour are excellent. They settle down quickly. They work well with each other and with the adults. Many have a keen interest in learning about the past.

All autumn events will be advertised around the village and on the CACN and school websites.

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What are these social networking sites that we keep on hearing about?

Why do children and teens seem content to sit in front of a screen and type messages to their friends instead of going out and seeing them face to face?

Surely this is no suitable alternative. Is this yet another example of technology becoming a hindrance rather than a help?

Social networking sites are a relatively new phenomenon, allowing users to keep up to date with everything that their friends are doing. There are hundreds of different kinds, but Facebook and Twitter are the most popular ones.

The basics of Facebook are that each user has to sign up and then they receive their own profile page. Every time you go onto the site you sign in and all of your network friends can see that you are online. Your profile page is a place where you can post your thoughts, what you are doing or even what you had for lunch, and then your friends can comment on these posts. People upload photos from their digital cameras and phones which are then open for all of their friends to view and comment on. To become friends with someone on the site you just have to find them, which can be done in a variety of ways, and request to become friends with them. It is then up to them to decide whether to accept or decline your request.

Twitter is very similar, but is more about following everything that your favourite celebrities are up to. Stephen Fry, for example, is a regular user and if you choose to you can view every one of his posts, thereby following his life and his day to day commitments.

There are many different arguments for both the positives and negatives of social network sites. They describe themselves as being social networking sites, but in reality are they an antisocial pastime? Sitting on a computer by yourself looking at what your friends have been doing that day is surely not a social activity. There is also the security question that has to be raised; what is to stop a naïve child posting details about who they are and where they live to a complete stranger? They do, however, mean that your distant cousin living in Australia is now not so distant; you can discover what he had for lunch that day or even view the photos of him from his work's Christmas do the night before and all for free. A process that by phone or letters would either be impossible or cost an astronomical amount.

All in all these sites can be a useful and cost effective way of communicating with family and friends if used moderately and properly. However, if they are used to excess they can take you away from everyday reality instead of keeping you in touch with it, and it is only a matter of time before the first cliché online social network site wedding takes place, therefore proving that the online socialising craze has gone too far.

What are they twittering about? Tom Shipman

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Spot the difference!

The left-hand photograph is from the book “Parish life with a troubled vicar”. On the back of the original photograph was written “Crich Carr”, and it was assumed that was where it was taken from. Several locals have been puzzling about where it was in Crich Carr and which track is shown.

Aileen Taylor, with a flash of detective insight, has solved the mystery. The original photograph was printed the wrong way round! Printed the correct way round gives a different picure altogether. The view is not from Crich Carr, but of Crich Carr in the far distance. It is taken from Lambert Lane, Whatstandwell (just across the A6 going towards Alderwasley).

The road seen curving away in the far distance is Hindersitch Lane.

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...

Count every “ F” in the text box:How many?Check the answer on page 46

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Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co.

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Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. is probably the most famous case in English contract law. The facts were as follows –

In 1892 the Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. advertised a £100 reward for anyone who used its Smoke Ball and yet contracted influenza. When a certain Mrs Carlill claimed the reward, the company told her that it considered her claim "impertinent" and referred her to its solicitor. It insisted that the offer of £100 was mere marketing 'puff' and not intended to give rise to a contract. She argued that it was a genuine offer which she had, by purchasing and using the Smoke Ball as advertised, accepted.

Mrs Carlill won the case and the rules of 'offer' and 'acceptance' were established as a precedent in contract law.

The company subsequently folded, while Mrs Carlill lived to the ripe old age of ninety-six, dying in 1942 – mainly of old age but also, according to her doctor, of . . . influenza.

School inspectors worried about temptation in Crich School

This could have been a headline in the year 1864. At that time there were strict rules about unmarried headmasters working alongside unmarried members of staff. Crich Parochial School (now Crich Infants) had headmaster Mr John Radford and newly arrived assistant teacher Miss Annie Gosling on the staff. The School Inspectors (called HMI) had to agree to Miss Gosling's appointment. They were rather worried, as the entry in the school logbook shows.

Crich Parochial School logbook July 1864Summary of HMI report –Deficient in arithmetic and lower classes not adequately taught, grants cut.Before sanctioning the employment of Miss Gosling as assistant teacher in your school under article 91 I am to enquire whether the master is married. My Lords wish to know whether the managers have considered the obvious danger to which this kind of arrangement is exposed unless a master's wife is constantly present whilst the assistant teacher is employed in the school and they desire to know whether Mr Radford is married. This precaution will be observed.

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CHARBS Caring enough to raise money to help people with Cancer

CHARBS Walking Treasure HuntCHARBS second Walking Treasure Hunt was about four miles

long. It took in country lanes, canal towpaths, woodland and field footpaths, passing through very interesting countryside with beautiful views.

Over two hundred forms were collected from the various pickup points with fifty-six completed forms returned. Eight of them had all clues correctly answered. These were placed in a hat, and the lucky winner drawn out was Mrs Wendy Bradley from Riddings, Derbyshire.

As well as local people taking part in the walk, there were walkers from Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Nottinghamshire and Buckinghamshire who were visiting the area. There were some lovely comments on the returned forms showing how much people enjoyed the walk, the countryside, and the whole idea of a Walking Treasure Hunt.

The walk raised £432 and CHARBS would like to thank all who took part and everyone who helped to sell and distribute the Treasure Hunt forms, especially – The Loaf, Glebe Centre, Crich Hair and Beauty Salon, the Cliff Inn and the local Tourist Information Centres. Also, a very special thanks to Brian Field who planned and organised the Walking Treasure Hunt.

The correct answers can be seen at the Glebe, The Loaf and the Cliff Inn.

In June CHARBS helped at the Marie Curie Cancer Care Garden Party at Whatstandwell. They organised a book browse, card stall, and some games which contributed £118 towards the day’s total.Also in June they were at Denby Pottery for its Bicentennial Celebration. The CHARBS Charity Stall raised £362.12 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Want to help CHARBS raise money for people with cancer?Donate raffle prizes or white elephant items.

Spare a couple of hours helping.Ring Lynne on 01773 857227.

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What CHARBS wanted –

George Clooney & Brad Pitt

What CHARBS got –

CACN editor & Brian Field

Mind you, the similarity is there – under certain conditions.

CHARBS Garden PartyCHARBS held their 4th Garden Party in

the garden at the Crich Wesley Church. The sun shone and Crich residents

supported as usual. The garden is a lovely venue, a real sun trap, where everyone was able to sit and enjoy Crich Brass who played for us all afternoon.

During the afternoon the winner of the CHARBS Walking Treasure Hunt was drawn out of a hat by the CACN editor.

Thanks to everyone who came and donated plants, bric-a-brac, books and those wonderful cakes for sale or to eat on the afternoon. It was a really lovely atmosphere – a proper garden party. A special thanks to the CHARBS team who set up the event, ran the afternoon and cleared away – it all takes time and effort.

After expenses £504 was raised for Cancer Charities.

ADULT:A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle.

BEAUTY PARLOUR:A place where women curl up and dye.

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Crich FeteAs usual Crich Fete Committee worked extremely hard to organise the annual July fun-filled afternoon on the Recreation Ground. It was an excellent event, well supported and topped off with perfect weather. A sincere "thank you" to everyone concerned.

Phil Dolby introducing Jean Stinson, who opened the Fete. Before retiring Jean was head at Crich Infant School.

Maypole dancing by Crich Infant School.

Julie Kirk, head of Crich Infant School, gets a soaking. At times like this you know who your friends are!

A Hawker Hurricane flew past during the afternoon. The Hurricane was undoubtedly one of the greatest and most versatile fighter aircraft of WW2.

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Crich Brass played.A smiling Bryan Sellors with wife Pat helping the St Mary's Church fund-raising.

Falconry and owl display.Rob Lee singing with PITZ.

CHARBS fund-raisers ever busy. CACN in attendance.

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CRICH BAPTIST CHURCH

Pastor: Chris Hand 01773 853180

www.crichbaptist.org

REMEMBER NOW YOUR CREATOR IN THE DAYS OF YOUR YOUTH

September can often feel like the start of a ‘new year’. If we are parents, it may be that our children are starting school for the first time. Or perhaps they are moving to a new school. Maybe you have just moved to the area from another part of the country so as to be here for the start of the school year. So it seems timely to bring to your attention the Bible text above, and remind you of our Sunday School and Seekers Club.

Our children grow up quickly and none can doubt the challenges contemporary culture presents to them. The choices they are confronted with highlight the need for wisdom from a young age. And what better place to find that needed wisdom than in the Bible? It sets out timeless truths given to us by the unchanging and eternal God who made the heavens and the earth. It reveals to us His mind and will. It describes the place of Christian conversion through repentance and faith, and shows us the nature of the Christian life. How many people through the ages have looked back to their time spent at Sunday School and realised that it played a crucial part in their personal development?

So if you would like your children to remember their creator in the days of their youth, then do think about sending them to our Sunday School or Seekers Club. You can find details about where and when these happen in the ‘Children’s Work’ section below. They will be most welcome. But, remember too, it is good to know our creator however young or old we are.

BAPTIST REGULAR MEETINGS AND SERVICES

Sunday Services10.45 a.m. & 6.00 p.m.

Tuesday Prayer Meeting7.45 p.m.

Ladies’ Meeting1st Wednesday each month 2.00 p.m.

Thursday Bible Study7.45 p.m.

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CHILDREN’S WORKSunday School

Our Sunday School takes place during the Morning Service and if you would like your children to come, they would be welcome at the beginning of the service at 10.45 a.m. when the Pastor gives a ‘Children’s Talk’. The Sunday School itself begins at 11.15 a.m. and takes place in the ‘School Room’ at the rear of the church, which can be found by going down the drive between Lloyds the Chemist and the church.

Seekers ClubMost Thursdays we hold a club for young people of Primary School age. There are

Bible teachings, games, crafts, quizzes and other activities. The times for those aged 5–7 (Infants) is 5–6 p.m. and for those aged 8 and above (Juniors/Seniors) is 6–7 p.m.

For more details about the Sunday School and the Seekers Club, contact the Pastor on (01773) 853180.

To listen to recent sermons from Crich Baptist Church, go to –www.crichbaptist.org

To hear a recorded message updated weekly about the Christian faith –ring 020 8749 2109

Remember the ‘Family Page’ on our website at –www.crichbaptist.org

As you may know, Dr Carolin Shearer retired from Crich Medical Centre this September. She has been one of our village doctors for over twenty-seven years, so she has fully earned a more relaxed life-style. On behalf of the readers of CACN we wish her, and husband Allan, a long and contented retirement.

Overheard in the Loaf deli –It is getting so cold I’ve started wearing my terminals again.

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What a busy time at school! The children and staff worked hard on our school production of Tattybogle. It told the story of a friendly scarecrow who loved everything, even the crows. Then, one day, the Autumn wind was so strong that Tattybogle was blown to pieces. All that was left of him was an old stick, but he never lost hope. Spring turned out to be the start of a glorious new life for him as his stick took root and he became a tree. The dress rehearsal was well received by the staff and children of the junior school, as were the final performances for parents and carers.

We also say goodbye to our year-two children who have moved down to the junior school. They had a series of visits there in preparation for their move. We celebrated their time with us at the infant school by having a special memories assembly on the last day of term with parents and carers attending. This was followed by a special clapping-out ceremony.

We also said goodbye to Mrs Hills who retired after being associated with the school for twenty years. There was a special assembly for her attended by pupils, parents, carers, governors and staff.

Julie Kirk, Headteacher

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Graham and Barbara Swift

The village has lost two of its well-known faces in Graham and Barbara Swift, who have left Crich to live near Scarborough.

Barbara worked in Crich Chemist for a great many years, right up to when they moved, and it will seem odd without her being there. She was also an active member of the Baptist Church where she was the treasurer. Readers may remember her recent charity walk, to celebrate a notable birthday, along the Great Wall of China to raise money and awareness of the Arthritis Research Charity.

Graham was also an active member of the Baptist Church where he was deacon and its DIY expert. As well as being busy with church and youth work Graham was a founder member of this magazine, being its treasurer for many more years than he intended (he only took on the role temporarily!) His humour, many acts of kindness and contribution will be sorely missed by all the CACN committee.

We wish Graham and Barbara every happiness in their new home on the east coast and thank them both for their services to our community – you will be missed.

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STARS IN YOUR EYES

Looking east from Crich at 10.00 p.m. on the 12th October 2009The constellation Perseus with its “twinkling” star Algol.

The mythology of PerseusPerseus was the son of Zeus and

the mortal princess Danae. Perseus’ grandfather, the king of Argos, was warned by an oracle that he would be killed by his grandson. Not wanting this to happen he locked his daughter Danae in an ivory tower to prevent her bearing a child. However, Zeus quite fancied Danae and, being a Greek God, was able to enter the tower disguised as a shower of gold. The result of his visit was the birth of Perseus. The king was not too happy over this. He locked Danae and Perseus in a wooden chest and threw it into the sea. The chest did not sink, but floated to the island of Seriphos, the kingdom of Polydectes. Perseus and his mother lived with the

king in his palace, although Polydectes did have an ulterior motive – he fancied Danae and wanted to marry her. In the way of Greek myths he did not want Perseus to know of his intentions so he lied, pretending he wished to marry someone else. Perseus was very relieved that his mother appeared safe from the unwanted attentions of Polydectes and promised the king a magnificent wedding present – the head of the Gorgon, Medusa, whose gaze would turn men into stone.

In obtaining Medusa’s head Perseus had help from two Greek Gods, Athene and Hermes. Athene gave him a shield, to act as a mirror, so that he would not have to look at Medusa and be turned to

Algol, the famous star in Perseus, is the white "star" in his right leg. What makes it so special is that it winks! This is because it is a bright star which has a dimmer star passing in front of it – giving the appearance of a winking star. This occurs every 2.87 days. Algol is said to represent Medusa’s eye.

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PICTURE QUIZ by Ken Hawley

Where is this stile in Crich?Answer on page 46

stone. Hermes was particularly helpful in giving him a sickle to lop off the head, winged sandals so he could fly, a helmet that would make him invisible and a magic wallet in which to put the severed head. It would appear that Medusa was not very popular with these two gods.

Perseus came across Medusa asleep. By looking at her reflection in his shield he was able to slice off her head without being turned into stone. The head he placed in the magic wallet. Medusa’s two Gorgon sisters frantically looked for their sister’s killer, but the helmet worn by Perseus made him invisible and with the winged sandals, he made his escape.

On his way back to Seriphos, and king Polydectes, Perseus came across Andromeda who had been chained to a rock to be killed by a terrible sea monster. He quickly made a deal with her parents – for rescuing Andromeda he wanted to marry her. After killing the sea monster, and rescuing Andromeda, her parents changed their mind about the marriage. Not a wise decision. Perseus took the

head of Medusa out of the magic wallet and turned them to stone.

Perseus, and wife Andromeda, returned to Seriphos. There he found his mother, Danae, had fled to a temple in order to avoid marrying Polydectes. Realising the king had been lying to him Perseus entered the palace, where a banquet was being held, and announced that he had brought the marriage gift as promised. He then showed them the Gorgon’s head, thereby turning the entire banquet party to stone. (The island of Seriphos contains a group of boulders which some still believe to be the petrified remains of the banquet.)

Some years later Perseus was at a funeral where it was customary to have games going on. During one of these games Perseus flung a discus which went astray, killing one of the spectators – the king of Argos, his grandfather – thus fulfilling the prophecy.

Thanks to our astronomer J. G.

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Lynne’s visit to KenyaAt Easter I was lucky enough to visit Mercy Care Centre, a school accommodating over five hundred students in one of the poorest slums of Nairobi. Although the conditions are appalling compared to schools in England – earth floors, tin roofs, no electricity, cramped and over-crowded conditions, – the children receive quality education, nutritious meals, guidance and support from the dedicated staff. With Patrick Lumumba, the Principal, we visited the Rift valley outside Nairobi. There, on a piece of donated land, Patrick and the students are building a vocational college where they can continue their education, learning practical skills.

When we left Nairobi we flew to Kissumu about three hundred miles away to visit Happy Home Orphanage. It was newly built on land purchased in 2004, replacing the old orphanage. It was a really “happy home” reflecting Kenyan family structures, where older children and adults share responsibility for looking after the younger ones. Whilst we were there we helped paint the new dormitories, and celebrated the opening of the new Happy Home.

The positive achievements at both Mercy Care Centre School and the Happy Home Orphanage to empower and change the lives of their children are moving and inspirational. Both places depend on fund-raising and support at home and abroad, but it is reassuring to know that all the money donated is spent on what really matters, improving the life of their children.

I took out and shared equally the items and money donated by the members of Crich Wesley Chapel, Popalong, and the children at Crich Juniors, Crich Carr Primary and Fritchley Primary between the Mercy Care Centre and Happy Home Orphanage. Since my return to England we had a Kenyan evening at Crich Wesley and I have been back into the three schools to tell the everyone about life at Mercy Care Centre and Happy Home Orphanage.

If you are interested in the work of either place you can find more information about them on these websites –

www.mercycarecentre.com www.valleyofhope.org.au www.hhkt.org

Lynne Field

top photo: schoolmiddle & bottom photo: orphanage

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Intergenerational Nursery Rhyme Session Crich Toy Library

Crich Toy Library mums and tots joined up with Crich Glebe Field Centre day-care clients for an “Intergenerational Sing Song” as part of the weekly stay and play session.

Day-care clients and staff shared their experiences of nursery rhymes from their own childhood and those which they sang to their children and grandchildren. Mums and tots were able to show the actions to timeless nursery rhymes such as ‘Wind the Bobbin Up’ and ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’. The session proved such a success with mums and the Glebe day-care clients that it will now become a regular fixture for Crich Toy Library ‘Stay and Play’ sessions.

Quote from Crich Toy Library chairperson Ann-Marie McMillan – Crich Toy Library is keen to develop closer links with other users of the Crich Glebe Field Centre, particularly those who attend the Day Care as a number of our members have families spread out across the country and the young children miss out on the regular interactions between their grandparents and older family members. We hope to develop further ‘Intergenerational Play Opportunities’ in the future for families and carers in the local community, with games, arts and crafts, imaginative play, story telling and singing. It is well documented that the ongoing social connection between the young and the elderly increases the sense of well-being of both parties.

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NEWS FROM CRICH PARISH COUNCILGlebe Field Centre, Glebe Field Close, Crich, Derbyshire DE4 5EU

Tel: 01773 853928 Email: crichparishcouncil@btconnect.com Web: www.cacn.org.uk Clerk: Clive Ludlam

Crich Ward: Cllrs Bateman, Birkin, Brierton (Vice-Chair), Harwood, Steppings, Tromans, BownFritchley Ward: Cllrs Fudge, Lane (Chair), ThorpeWhatstandwell Ward: Cllrs Clark, Harrison

The new administration at Derbyshire County Council has pledged to take action to improve the state of rural roads and pavements. We look forward to finding out what they plan for our parish. They are also favourably disposed to the idea of designating some country lanes as "Quiet Lanes". We hope to discuss this with them as it may be a solution to some of our speeding problems.

Unfortunately, plans for a Youth Club at the Glebe are not progressing as quickly as we had hoped. As I write this in July, we are awaiting the results of the C.R.B. checks on volunteers and that is what is holding things up. We need more volunteers to help run the youth club than we have at present, so if anyone is interested, please contact the Clerk to the Parish Council, Clive Ludlam (contact details above), or speak to any Parish Councillor.

There are some unstable gravestones in the burial ground which need to be made safe or laid flat as a matter of urgency. The Clerk will do his best to notify the families concerned where they have not been contacted already, but in the event that they do not take remedial action, the Parish Council will have to lay the unsafe memorial stones flat.

The Environmental Services

Department at Derbyshire County Council is responsible for maintaining public footpaths, in co-operation with the landowners who should ensure the footpaths are not blocked by overhanging hedges and trees. The D.C.C. footpath officer for our area is concerned that the public are not keeping to footpaths and are choosing their own routes across land, sometimes at the expense of growing crops. In the interests of good relationships between farmers and the public I would ask that everyone stays on the designated public footpaths.

We have had some incidents of vandalism and graffiti at the public toilets and the playground. It is sad that these are recurring problems and that we have to keep spending public money to clear up after the mindless few.

The Parish Council is trying to find a contractor to clean and repair the war memorial which is in need of some care and attention. In the past, we have had difficulty finding anyone who is qualified and willing to do the work but we are doing our best and want parishioners to know that this is important to us.

Margaret LaneChair of Crich Parish Council

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THE GLEBE FIELD CENTREGlebe Field Close, Crich, Derbyshire DE4 5EU

01773 857894info@glebeonline.force9.co.uk

Registered Charity 1045937

SERVICES AT THE GLEBE FIELD CENTREPhotocopying – A4 colour and black and white available at reception.An exciting range of second-hand books and jigsaws on sale from 20p to 50p.Greetings cards 50p.

OUTSIDE CATERINGDo you need sandwiches/jacket potatoes etc. for your lunchtime meetings or for any occasion? We can cater for your needs. Buffet menus on request. Give Maxine a call at the centre for more information.

HIRE THE GLEBE FIELD CENTREWe are able to cater for groups up to 200 people for Public and Private Events –

Children’s & Adults’ partiesDancesWedding ReceptionsChristenings

Funerals Conferences Meetings Training days

Fund-raising eventsAntique & Craft Fairs etc.

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CLUES1 SHALLOW2 ENTRANCE3 RICH4 EMPTY5 SHRINK6 FALSE7 HARD

Answer on page 46

Write the opposite word to each clue.The tinted squares will give a mystery word. What is that word?

WORD PUZZLE

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GLEBE ACTIVITIES i GLEBE ACTIVITIES i GLEBE ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES FOR THE ELDERLYDay CareMon, Tue, Thu, Fri10.00 a.m. – 2.30 p.m.Nurse or Doctor to refer

Luncheon ClubWed 10.30 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.Heather Johnson 856212

EvergreensFri 1.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.Doreen Mason 856145

BingoTue 1.30 p.m. – 2.30 p.m.

ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDRENCrich Pre-SchoolMon–Fri in term time9.15 a.m. – 12.15 p.m.Jeanette Dachtler 856784

Crich Toy LibraryMon 9.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.Ann-Marie McMillan0845 009 3019

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIESLine DancingThur 7.30 p.m. – 8.30 p.m.Ballroom/Latin/Modern SequenceThur 8.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.Kath Cresswell 872022

JujitsuMon 6.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m.Anthony Stewart0781 404 6935

ACTIVITIES FOR ALLCrich WIThird Weds 7.00 p.m. – 10.00 p.m.Penny Chambers 827453

Indoor BowlsEnd Sept – end MarchFri 7.00 p.m. – 10.00 p.m.Roger Phipp 01773 857762

St Mary’s Mothers UnionSecond Tues 2.30 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.Mrs L Riddings 853455

Trefoil GuildFirst Weds 7.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.Di Fretwell 852460

Table TennisTues 7.00 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.Revd Philip Brooks 852449

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIESWEA ClassesYoga, Local History & much moreSylvia Taylor 853468

Crich Heritage PartnershipLast Thurs 7.30 p.m.Paul Garrud 856083

ANY QUERIES?% 857894

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SUPPORT FOR PARENTSBaby Clinic9.30 – noon every Monday

ParentcraftFour courses for expectant parents each yearGroups for parents as required

NHS HEALTHBlood Test ClinicMon, Tue, Wed 9.00 a.m. – 10.20 a.m.Thur 9.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.

ChiropodistMon & Thur mornings 9.00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.Doctor’s referral needed

Hearing ClinicFirst Tues 2.00 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.

PRIVATE HEALTHChiropodist Wed 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.Steve Thaw 857894

OpticianTue 2.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.Thur 9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.Martyn Newman 857894

OsteopathyWed 6.30 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.Sat 9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.Paul Ashburner0845 009 8030

Slimming WorldMon 6.30 p.m.Sue Rutter 609251

BEAUTY TREATMENTHairdressingMon to FriAppointment neededAnn Davison 857894

COMMUNITY SERVICESCrich Parish CouncilFirst Mons 7.30 p.m.Public welcome to attendClive Ludlam 853928

Police Drop-in SessionFor dates & times 857894

GLEBE ACTIVITIES i GLEBE ACTIVITIES i GLEBE ACTIVITIES

LUNCHESDaily Light Bite 11.30 a.m. – noonFrom £1.80Daily two-course Meal 12.30 p.m.£3.85Prior booking needed

THEMED & CELEBRATION LUNCHESOpen to all – very popularSee Glebe Notice Board

SNACK BREAKTea & Coffee in Coffee Bar50p

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Signals can mislead: part 2

The hornThe horn should be sounded only if you need to warn other road users of your

presence. It should be used sparingly, but you should not be reluctant to use it firmly at the right time as it can be a life-saver. It is illegal, except in an emergency to avoid an accident, to sound your horn between 11.30 p.m. and 7.00 a.m. in a built-up area, or if your car is stationary.

There are three situations when using the horn should be considered. First, it can serve as a warning of your approach when the view ahead is very limited, perhaps before a blind bend on a narrow lane or when nearing a dangerous crossroads where the side roads are obscured by hedges.

Second, the horn can be valuable when another road user is vulnerable despite your safety precautions – children, cyclists and pedestrians might benefit.

Third, a firm but polite note on the horn can be used when you are about to overtake another vehicle whose driver may not have noticed you – this is often appropriate when passing a large truck or tractor.

Do not assume that your horn will have been heard. The person you are aiming it at may be deaf or may have the car radio turned up loud.

Never use the horn as a substitute for the observation, planning and courtesy which are the mark of a good driver. Remember that British drivers seem far more ready than their continental counterparts to take offence at the sound of a horn, so use it with discretion. If they think that a note on the horn is not delivered politely, some drivers take it as a reprimand, a challenge or an insult, and react accordingly.

Thoughtful and courteous use of the horn is what counts. You may not use it often, but to believe that it should never be used is a mistake.

Headlight flashingHeadlight flashes should be used only for one purpose: to inform other road

users that you are there. Headlight flashes are useful when the horn would not be heard and in place of the horn at night. Use good judgement to decide the timing and duration of the flash.

The following advice comes from the IAM Advanced Driver’s Manual:

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Any other use of headlight flashing gives rise to confusion because your message might be interpreted as meaning something quite different. Attempting to give an order (‘get out of my way’), offer an invitation (‘you may come through this gap I have left’), issue a rebuke (‘your bad driving has just caused me to brake’) or make an acknowledgement (‘thank you for waiting’) can be misunderstood. Never assume that it is safe to proceed as a result of a flash from another motorist – this is well-meaning but the driver may have made an error of judgement.

Before overtaking, a headlight flash can be helpful if you think the other driver is unaware of your intention. Headlight flashing at night can usefully emphasise your presence. Consider it on the approach to a hump-back bridge, a blind bend or a sharp crest on a narrow road. But do not give these signals if they might be misunderstood by road users for whom they are not intended.

Truck drivers have their own headlight code, whereby one driver tells another overtaking driver when it is safe to pull back to the nearside. As a car driver there is no need for you to adopt this practice: imagine the distracting light show that would occur on motorways and dual-carriageways if everyone did it.

MATLOCK (Derwent and Hope Valleys) Group of Advanced Motorists Tel 01629 812732 www.iam.org.uk/groups/matlock

Oops!

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A FAREWELL INTERVIEW WITH MY FRIEND SUE SPENCELY

Sue Spenceley is retiring from teaching this summer. She has held her post as headteacher at Fritchley for eighteen years, but I have only really got to know her since I became a governor at the school. Governors are expected to be a “critical friend”, but in my case, the friendship has become very important to me.

I asked Sue if she would mind my interviewing her for articles in the local Parish Magazine and in CACN and, after a face grimace, she agreed.

Since starting paid work, have you always been a teacher?Yes, I'm the classic school-to-college-and-straight-back-to-school sort of teacher, although I did have some Saturday jobs to earn money. I was a cinema attendant for a while – up and down the aisle with a torch and the ice-cream tray in the interval! I also worked in a fashion shop for ladies. It was in the days when each jumper was in its own bag, so if a customer couldn’t decide what they wanted there was a lot of unwrapping first to inspect the article, then it had to be packaged up again afterwards!

What attracted you to teaching?I was at school in the days when secondary pupils took either commercial qualifications, or CSEs or GCE O-levels. I originally thought about secretarial work, shorthand and typing etc. Then I began to think about being a children's nanny, but my head teacher persuaded me to aim higher academically and to go for O-levels, rather than the commercial subjects. That head raised my self-confidence and I was able to apply for teacher training college.

Where did you teach before you became Head at Fritchley?My first teaching post was at Henry Bradley Infants in Brimington. Then I returned to Lancashire (where I'd trained) and worked in a school in Bickerstaffe. On returning to Derbyshire, I taught at Clay Cross and then transferred to Deer Park School in Wingerworth, where I became Deputy Head. My first headship was a temporary one of eighteen months at Starkholmes, which was due for closure. That "temporary" post became five years! Towards the end of that time I applied for the Fritchley headship and began here in January 1991.

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What have been your best memories of your time as Headteacher here?The whole experience has been memorable. School life is never the same from one day to the next! The high points have been when we were able to build two new classrooms at the top of the school building. Also those times when there has been enough slack in our budget for us to be able to "experiment" a bit with ways of introducing children to curriculum subjects. But there have been low times also. Twice while here it's been necessary for us to lose a teacher as our enrolment numbers fell. I will really miss my teaching colleagues as much as the children, but I'll also miss the inspirational ‘Friends of Fritchley’ and the Governing Body support and debate about school matters. The atmosphere at this school is really good amongst all those who work here.

Is there a funniest memory?Perhaps I shouldn’t tell you this, but after a particularly good school performance one year, we staff wanted to celebrate. So a bottle of wine appeared in the staff room and before we finished the wine we were doing the can-can together in the school hall! I don’t think any of the parents or pupils saw it! Then one year – it must have been an Olympics Year – we held a Greek Sports Day. All the staff were dressed in togas and laurel wreath head-dresses while the children were all in white. That was huge fun as we held a proper opening ceremony by processing from the school building to the sports field.

Is there anything that you will miss when you retire from teaching?I will miss my colleagues greatly! But I think of my retirement as the next phase of an exciting life. I'm a person who doesn't like looking back, I like looking forward and that's how I'm approaching my next phase.

What won’t you miss when you retire?OfSted inspections! I've been through three of them now and I'd always hoped that the experience would stop feeling like a "stick to beat you with" and become an exhausting but interesting, supportive and constructive experience but it doesn’t feel like that to me yet. Also, I won’t miss the ever increasing paperwork associated with headships today.

Any particular plans for your retirement?Like many teachers, my list of domestic jobs tends to be shelved until the long summer break. So I'll work through that list first! Longer term plans include visiting my pen-pal in Canada. We've been writing to each other for fifty years and have never met! I've had a few interesting job offers – including one from an undertaker, but I think not! My days in the classroom are definitely over for me though – I want to move on to different things now.

Sue, we really do wish you well for the future. We will miss you!Di Fretwell (Chair of Governors at Fritchley School)

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CACN FREE PRIZE CROSSWORDCrossword No.34 Compiled by Lin & Brian Sargent

First correct entry opened to Crossword 33 was from: Hilary Charleson, Dimple Lane, Crichwho receives the £10 prize donated by Lin & Brian Sargent.Thank you to all who entered.

Name:

Address:

Phone:

Closing Date 13 Oct 2009Entries to: CACN postbox Lloyds Chemist Crichor post to:Crossword, CACN, PO BOX 7178, Crich, Matlock, DE4 9AU

ACROSS7 “mists and mellow ...” (Keats). (12)9 Oh nab me. To make good soup!(7)10 Errand-running dogsbody. (5)11 Anger, irritate. (4)12 Britain had one. Edinburgh still has. (8)15 Lookers and listeners. (8)17 Eagerly expectant. (4)19 Big bugaboos. (5)21 Old Roman’s eighth month. (7)22 Harvest home in US. (12)

DOWN1 Cowhorn’s deformity at Jack’s House. (8)2 Dogmatic zealot. (5)3 Devitalised, used up. (6)4 “back to dear old ...” (Mills & Scott). (7)5 Villein. (4)6 Rarest logos. They’re starstruck. (11)8 At brewhouse. Location? (11)13 Wandering rascal. (8)14 Japanese button-like ornament. (7)16 Ravine. (6)18 Bashed in. (5)20 Glean. (4)

Answers to Crossword No.33Across: 1 Summertime. 9 Cornets. 10 Voted. 11 Crab. 12 Bully off. 14 Extras. 15 Relish. 18 Magnetic. 20 Slip. 22 Olive. 23 Askance. 24 Eightsomes.Down: 2 Uses. 3 Museum. 4 Revolver. 5 Intro. 6 End of the pier. 7 Ice cream cone. 8 Dreamt.13 Basement. 16 Island. 17 Figaro. 19 Going. 21 Skye.Thank you to all who sent in entries.

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Now and Then

Railway arch, just off the Market Place

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HOW MANY ‘Fs”? page 21There are six. Strangely, many people only get three. The word 'of' is what is missed.PICTURE QUIZ page 33The stile is at the top of 10 Acre Field, between Crich and Plaistow Green.WORD PUZZLE page 37DEEP, EXIT, POOR, FULL, GROW, TRUE, EASY. Mystery word – EXPLORE.

All change at the Jovial DutchmanMany readers will know that the Jovial Dutchman has been sold by the brewery to Mike Brett and will become a holiday let with five bedrooms. Refurbishment is currently being carried out.

Mike Brett states that he is conscious of the historical context of the building and its location in the heart of the village. He plans to create a website at www.jovialdutchman.co.uk which will go into as much depth as is possible about the building’s history, its uses and, if possible, past landlords. He would love to receive stories and anecdotes related to the Dutchman. He is particularly interested in photos of the building and this part of the village during years gone by. Mike would like to record these photos for posterity and can be contacted by email at mikebrett1@gmail.com or a note can be dropped in the door of the Dutchman, with his name on it. He will return any photos borrowed once copies are taken.

Michelle and Adrian Worthy on the final evening the Jovial was a pub

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ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer. ABBOTT: Mac?COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.ABBOTT: Your computer?COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.ABBOTT: Mac?COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.ABBOTT: What about Windows? COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the windows?ABBOTT: Wallpaper.COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software. ABBOTT: Software for Windows?COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write letters and run my business. What do you have?ABBOTT: Office.COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything? ABBOTT: I just did.COSTELLO: You just did what?ABBOTT: Recommend something.

COSTELLO: You recommended something?ABBOTT: Yes.COSTELLO: For my office?ABBOTT: Yes.COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?ABBOTT: Office.COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a letter. What do I need? ABBOTT: Word.COSTELLO: What word?ABBOTT: Word in Office.COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows? ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue "W".(A few days later)ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you? COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off ?ABBOTT: Click on "START".............

ABBOTT and COSTELLOFor those of us who sometimes get flustered by computers, please read on – although to fully appreciate it you have to be old enough to remember Abbott and Costello and be too old to REALLY understand computers.

If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch "Who's on First?" might have turned out something like this: COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT

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Crich Carr School about 1925

Douglas Street (4th from left on the back row) Photo: Rose KellandElsie Lynam (3rd from left on the front row)

Can you name any of the others? Reply to CACN editor.