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Oc tobe r 2003 Vo lume 9, Is s ue 9

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Tides well’s Musician in Residence,

Pete Rosser,

will be in town from Thursday 6 No-

vember. During the following

week he’ll build on the success of his

recent residency at the end of Septem-

ber, when a full timetable included

making music with pupils at Pursglove

Primary School and join ing rehearsals

with the Tideswell Singers, the Tides-

well Male Vo ice Choir and the Junior

Brass Band. At the playgroup he plans

to meet Tideswell’s very youngest resi-

dents. Full details of Pete’s November

itinerary and the groups involved in his

music-making activit ies will be publi-

cised locally.

Tideswell Musician in Residence pro-

ject is organised by the Firebird Trust, a

community music organisation which

brings together people of all ages with

specially skilled workshop leaders.

If you would like to join a session or

wish to know more contact Project

Manager Helen Fraser on 01629

760791 or Pete Rosser on 07813

967364.

The Firebird Trust is grateful for funds

received from Derbyshire County

Counci, the Chase Foundation and Der-

byshire Community Foundationl to-

wards the cost of this project. Helen

Fraser 24.9.03 Gordon

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TIDESWELL LOCAL HISTORY CLUB Programme for 2003-2004

Believe it or not, but it is time to think about the winter and to consider the second Thursday every month, for those are the days when the Tideswell History Club meets to listen to erudite talks by renowned speakers.

Here is the programme for next winter. There may be a few changes that you will be told well in advance of any alterations.

Thursday November 13th when Bill Bevan, an archaeologist for the Peak Park National Park Authority, will talk to us about life in the Peak District during the First Millennium. December 11th is the time for the Christmas Party. During it the Rev Cummins will tell us all about Pub Signs.

Then on January 8th, Martin Hulbert, late Vicar of Tideswell, talks about Bishop Pursglove. Martin probably knows more about Bishop Pursglove than anyone. We have chosen Bishop Purs-glove for the History Club’s logo as he is probably the most re-nowned person in our past. On February 12th, Derek Briggs is talking about Haddon Hall. Then on March 11th, Roy Hattersley is talking on The Long Afternoon --- The Story of Edwardian Eng-land. This will be a very popular talk so admission will be by ticket bought in advance with priority given to members. In the last talk of the season, on April 8th, when Ron Wilson describes the Arkwright family and Cromford Mill.

All meetings are in the Institute behind the church starting at 8 PM. Membership subscriptions remains at £6 and may be paid in advance to Elaine Chapman or BEFORE the start of the meeting on November 13th.

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As I stand on the bridge

As I stand on the bridge and watch sleek freight-liners tear past at 100 miles an hour, I am thrilled with the knowledge that the Peak Park sacrifice is for the nation's benefit. But it is not to be. All I see are lumbering wagons carting yet more of our limestone hills away to the South. And a few more local lorry drivers are out of work. Over there is untidy tarmac with cars of commuters who are using the district as a suburban dormitory. Slowly -- chip by chip, this exceptional national park, one of the greatest in the world, is being eroded. I say HALT Let the willow warb ler sing on the dog rose and the stars and the moon alone illuminate the long night. Let the tranquillity of the trail remain. Eric Heaf

TIDESWELL LOCAL HISTORY CLUB Believe it or not, but it is time to think about the winter and to consider the second Thursday every month. For those are the days when the Tideswell History Club meets to listen to erudite talks by renowned speakers. Here is the programme for next winter. There may be a few changes that you will be told well in advance of any alterations. Thursday November 13 th when Bill Bevan, an archaeologist for the Peak Park National Park Authority, is talking to us about life in the Peak District during the First Millennium. December 11 is the time for the Christmas Party. During it the Rev Cummins will tell us all about Pub Signs. Then on January 8th, Martin Hulbert, late Vicar of Tideswell, talks about Bishop Pursglove. Martin probably knows more about Bishop Pursglove than anyone. We have chosen Bishop Pursglove for the logo to the History Club as he is probably most renowned person in our past. On February 12th, Derek Briggs is talking about Haddon Hall. Then on March 11th, Roy Hattersley is talking on The Long Afternoon ---The Story of Edward-ian England. This will be a very popular talk so admission will be by ticket bought in advance with priority given to members. In the last talk of the season will be on April 8th when Ron Wilson describes the Arkwright fam-ily and Cromford Mill All meetings are in the Institute behind the church starting at 8 PM. Mem-bership subscriptions remains at £6 and may be paid in advance to Elaine Chapman or BEFORE the first meeting of November 13th.

The Coffee Morning held Friday 26 September in the Methodist Hall,

Tideswell raised £442, of which £221 has been given to Macmil-lan Cancer Relief and £221 to the Tideswell Cancer Fund. Raffle winners were Carol Bradshaw, Margaret Collier, Jill Whitwell, Susy Turner, Kathryn Maltby, Sarah Wells, Barbara Hicks, Julie Dolan and telephone no 85570. There were 124 sweets in the jar competition wish was won by Brenda Stain-rod. The organizers Great Hucklow & District W.I. which to thank everyone who gave their support to make it so successful.

The Power of Prayer As I write this, my daughter Laura is 7 months old. It has been the most eventful seven months of my life, and dealing with the physi-cal and emotional stresses of a new baby combined with breast cancer, a mastectomy and chemotherapy has taken most of my re-serves of energy. However, what has helped myself and my family get through this time is the knowledge that so many of you in the village have been wishing us well and praying for us. Having strangers stop me in the street to ask how things are, and knowing that so many people care, really has made a huge difference to my recovery and morale. Thank you all for your thoughts and good wishes, thanks to my friends for being there, for supplying ‘grub in a tub’, and for look-ing after Bethan so well during the times when I was unable to do so, and thank you for the power of your prayers. Ann McNeill

TIDESWELL LADIES DARTS & DOMINOES LEAGUE Are you a lady who fancies a good night out on a Tuesday evening playing Darts and/or Dominoes in local pubs? If so please contact either: Kath 871910 Janice 872602 Jan 871328 Don't worry if you've never played before - be-ginners luck may mean you're better than a lot of us!!!!! Looking forward to seeing you.

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A DAY OUT TO REMEMBER! Members of High Peak Diabetic Self Help Group enjoyed a day out at

Cadbury World recently. The older members enjoyed t he museum and

Quaker archives, the young Pen People joined in the inter-active

show, and everyone thought the car ride was the bes t of all!

Sadly, funding which had been promised in the last financial year

from the Rural Transport Partnership was not availa ble, due to a

change in criteria, and the group funded the whole of the trip

themselves. Some of the youngest diabetics learned to do their own

blood sugar testing for the first time, when they c ould see other

children doing theirs. The experience of joining ot her children

for a day out, who have diabetes like themselves, i s a valuable

experience for many little ones who may be the only child with

diabetes at their own school.

When the coach returned to Buxton, a tea buffet at the Portland

Hotel was eagerly devoured! Truly a memorable day f or all

concerned.

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The Village Voice team would like to thank all those who make this newsletter possible by

giving their time to printing and de-livering. Special thanks also to all

our contributors.

Coming to a theatre near you soon ! In the coming months Tideswell Community Players and other village organisations will be working individu-ally and together on a project organised by the Firebird Trust to bring arts to the community with a stress on mu-sic. More details to follow. Saturday 4th October - Voice Workshop Led by Pete Rosser (Tideswell's musician in residence). Come along to exercise your tonsils ! Friday 7th November - Tango Siempre Heart-stopping Argentinian Tango played by Pete Rosser and his band. Not to be missed ! Make sure you come and hear this exciting music, especially if you are in one of the village organisations working with Pete. With as-sistance from the Firebird Trust 26 - 29 November - Tideswell Community Players Murder at Muldoon Manor and The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard. Spoof murder mysteries with a distinct difference ! First Tuesday of each Month - Continuing the series of Tideswell Play Readings: come along to read, or listen to contemporary and classic plays. 7.15pm. Venue:local pubs and meeting rooms - ring to check ! Spring 2004 - More professional and local produc-tions: In February a welcome return of New Perspectives (previously in Tideswell with Thank God For cod, In the Bleak Midwinter) with their latest production When Ici-cles Hang By the Wall. In March: Talia Theatre with Vaudevilles a series of comic plays. In April TCPs own production. Watch out for more emails and posters in the village. Tickets on sale in coming weeks for the November events from Tideswell Stores and Chapmans. For more information, reservations or to add names to the e-mailing list please contact 01298 871063 or email gpr@ukonline.co.uk Tideswell Community Theatre brought to you by Tides-well Community Players

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CHURCH LANE ALLOTMENTS

The unusual weather this summer has made for mixed results come harvest season, but many plotholders have had a really successful year. As usual, it’s the ones with the most time input that have reaped the best output. Some p lots look fantastic (you know who you are) and others, ahem, less so, with prizewinning crops of weeds. So this is an appeal to all who are losing the battle up there – and a reminder that there are still a few people who have not paid their rent for this year. If you want to keep your plot would you please pay up, as there are plenty of keen newcomers – there is actually a wait ing list now. Obviously, we’d rather see the land producing flowers, fruit and veg, than nettles, thistles, and docks. On the plus side the odd “untidy” corner makes great habitat for wild life, so there are plenty of frogs, hoverflies, ground beetles etc to act as biological pest control. If you want to keep your plot but find that it is too much for you, don’t get disheartened, you could al-ways consider sharing it . Please let me know if you want to give up your plot. If you want to keep it on, please pay your rent so we know who has which piece, and if you would like to halve your workload by sharing with someone off the waiting list, please let me know. Pete Bailey 01298 872595 Yellow Pages We’ve just had our yellow pages delivered. Anyone who is wanting to recycle their old yellow pages (the normal paper collection doesn’t like them) might be inter-ested to know that the recycling collect ion point at Whaley Bridge Tesco’s has a bin for them.

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Council Concerns – Sept. meet ing.

There is an open session for the public to ask questions and make

comments at the start of every meeting. Not many people take

advantage of this ‘breakthrough’ in democracy. I suspect that if

we were all in the stocks and free rotten tomatoes were pro-

vided ??????? The Vicar came to this meeting to discuss the inci-

dents of vandalism, including broken church windows, which have

occurred around the church. Unfortunately unless the people in-

volved can be identified there isn’t a lot that can be done. A sug-

gestion to install CCTV cameras was discussed but nothing was

resolved at this stage. We appeal to people who witness vandal-

ism to report it as soon as possible.

Dales Housing: Mr. Gerald Taylor, Chief Executive, gave a talk

about the functions and activities of Dales Housing (DH). It’s a

not-for-profit making organization (which means that its income

and profits are ploughed back into its housing services) and a Reg-

istered Social Landlord. The District Council could not commit it-

self financially to improving its housing stock but DH will spend

over£300,000 on its 68 properties in Tideswell over a 3 year pe-

riod. It is bidding against two other housing providers to build low

cost quality housing, about 20 houses and two bungalows in

Tideswell. If successful it hopes to employ local builders, provide

training for local people and start apprenticeships. Building will

start in spring 2004 to be completed in 12 months. It is borrowing

£4 million from the nationwide building society for new build in its

area.

Police Matters: PC Kevin Lowe has been in the village from time

to time. Some youths have been admonished for attempting to

break a bench out side the vicarage in Market Square. There have

been incidents of tyre slashing at Townhead.

Plans: The following were recommended for approval:- Installa-

tion of telecom. Dish at T’well Moor; 2 Wheston Bank extension to

dwelling; Torr Farm change of use of agricultural building; exten-

sion to Unit 5 Meverill Rd. The Peak District National Park Author-

ity has granted the following applications:- Holmelacy, Alma Rd.

extension to dwelling and erection of garage; Chippers Barn, Man-

chester Rd. amendment to previously approved extension; 43

Sherwood Rd. extension to dwelling; extension to Plasma Coat-

ings; Meverill Rd.; 3 Gordon Rd. extension to dwelling.

The Club: (a little local controversy). The District Valuer valued

the property at £155,000 and at a later date increased this to

£165,000. David Hopkins kindly agreed to make a loan for this

amount. The Parish Council and the Community Association

agreed to make a bid whilst at the same initiating the setting up

of a Management Trust which would apply for a village hall grant

big enough to repay David and refurbish the building. At the time

of the meeting contracts were being signed and exchanged but

since then events have dramatically overtaken us. It’s important

to say the PC had no intention of using precept money for the

purchase nor did it want to run a village hall.

Cemetery: A tender for £6,980 was accepted for tarmacking the

paths which are badly in need of repair. The cemetery is to be

tidied up with replanting, weeding and spoil removal.

Playgrounds: It will cost about £1,000 to replace and insure

swings, springer (Abigail’s playground) and bits of the slide

(Richard Lane).

Parish Office: The one rented from the Co-op is unsuitable be-

cause of poor access and lack of facilities required by Health &

Safety Regs. Negotiations are continuing with the Sports Manage-

ment C’ttee for an appropriate room in the pavilion.

Commercial Rd.: The Council held a public meeting about the

problem of traffic parking on the pavement alongside the parish

church. There was little enthusiasm for bollards consequently

they will not be installed.

Scratch & Sniff: Because there’s a lot of mess on the lodge

there has been a request for dog bins. A notice has been put up

asking for residents’ (polite?) comments.

Village Plan: The draft action plan (that’s the bit with your pro-

jects that need funding) is about to go out to organisations and

households. A full version will be in the library and available on

request. If you have any last minute additions please let me

(872436) or Jen Bower (871139) know. The plan will be reviewed

annually to add new projects and remove old ones. Tissington

has received about £30,000 in funding through its plan.

Clr. David Griffith for TPC. Meetings on the 2nd Mon. of the month

in the Pavilion at 7 pm. There’s an open session at the beginning