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by FRANK HUGHES

THE PROPOSAL for another hot food takeaway in Melbourne village centre has been given the go-ahead by South Derbyshire’s Planning Committee. Despite the strength of public opposition, objection from Melbourne Parish Council and local ward councillor Jim Hewlett, the committee voted overwhelmingly to agree the change of use for the former Birds shop. Planning officers outlined that the scheme was in accordance with the existing policy for retail outlets, which in a “key service” village like Melbourne permitted development, providing it is appropriate to the scale and function of the centre, would not result in trip generation and does not impact on neighbouring properties. Speaking in objection, Mrs Christine Theodorou, who has owned the nearby chip shop for over 25 years, said that Melbourne already had five hot food takeaway premises, three restaurants and four pubs which serve food, arguing the case that it did not need another. “Whilst everyone was keen to support existing local village businesses”, she said, “700 people had signed a petition against the proposal in two weeks.”

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Residents’ letters had also raised 14 points of objection, including anti-social behaviour, noise, littering, parking and sustainability of other businesses. Supporting Mrs Theodorou’s statement, Cllr Hewlett outlined there had been a lot of local opposition to this application. It was in a conservation area, people lived above and on either side of the premises, and he felt this “tipped the balance” against the application. He urged that the application be refused. The committee felt that competition between similar businesses could not be part of their consideration and there had been no environmental issues other than the matter of an extraction flue, which was subject to conditions in any case, if approved. The committee also considered the situation regarding opening hours, which would be restricted from 10am to 11pm, and were clear that, as this was in the conservation area, any changes to external signage would need to be subject of a further application. There was no indication from the owners as to the type of food the new takeaway would be providing.

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GERALD THOMAS EARP (BUTCH) The families of the late Gerald Earp (Butch) would like to thank family and friends for their kind thoughts and words on the passing of Butch. We would also like to thank the doctors and nurses at Melbourne and the Royal Derby Hospital for their care and kindness, John Springthorpe, funeral director and his staff, along with the Rev Margaret Jacques for conducting the service.

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New road junction gets the green light

A NEW junction with the A50 in Sinfin and a road connecting to the new Infinity Park Way moved a step closer after South Derbyshire District Council agreed the proposals. The junction will come off the A50 along Deep Dale Lane, where it currently passes overhead, and there would be access both east and west to the main route. It will be partly a dual carriageway to the north of two new roundabouts in the vicinity. The scheme, which has been estimated will cost £37.5million, is seen as essential to access the Infinity Garden Village, expected to bring more than 2,000 new properties to the area lying between Chellaston and Sinfin. It forms an essential part of the long-term housing supply for both city and district councils. Planning officers explained that the district council is only a consultee to the application and the plan was brought before the com-

mittee so that a combined response could be given to both the county and city, whose responsibility it will be to provide the final decision. The plan will involve the demolition of Ashlea Farm and buildings around it as the road will cross the rural area. It was also recognised that more crossings than currently planned will be needed to facilitate east-west access across the new road for pedestrians and cyclists. Construction of the junction alone would take around nine months, and the whole scheme will involve some 60,000 square metres of road. A majority vote of the council approved the plan, with three councillors objecting and one abstaining. – Frank Hughes

WALKERS united to help stop Parkinson’s for good when they took part in a special charity event at Calke Abbey. The walk at Calke was one of 45 sponsored walks taking place across the UK throughout 2019 to raise vital funds for charity Parkinson's UK. The Calke event happens each year and this time 216 took part. In total, Parkinson’s UK hopes to raise around £19,000 from the day which will go towards the charity's pioneering research to find a cure for the condition. Over the past four years Walk for Parkinson's fund-raisers have raised over £1.5million for Parkinson's UK’s pioneering research to find a cure – and the charity believes that scientists could now be on the verge of a major breakthrough. One in 37 of us will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s in our lifetime. This serious neurological condition affects people of all ages and has over 40 symptoms including tremor, loss of mobility and dementia. Katie Thomas, East Midlands Regional Fund-raiser for Parkinson's UK, said: “I'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who

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Police warnings for dog owners

THREE dog owners in South Derbyshire have been issued with warning notices after allowing their animals to be out of control – with one incident involving a jogger being injured in Melbourne. Police say: “Warnings were issued for a dog being off the lead and attacking another dog on Lowes Lane in Swarkestone, a dog being out of control and biting another dog in Boulton Moor and a dog that caused injury to a jogger in Poppy Wood, Melbourne.” Kerry Wallington Waite, PCSO supervisor for South Derbyshire Safer Neighbourhood Teams, said: “We would urge dog owners to take responsibility for their pets

especially when out and about in the public. It is their responsibility to ensure that the dog is under control and not able to cause harm to other animals or members of the public. “These owners have been issued with CPNWs (Community Protection Notice Warnings) that set out their responsibilities. If they then fail to take action and breach the order a notice is issued, noncompliance of which can lead to prosecution or the issue of a £100 fixed penalty. “We hope that these owners will heed our advice and so there will be no similar issues.” n Police have also issued warnings to visi-

tors out enjoying the sunshine at a local beauty spot to take care of their personal possessions. Messaging on social media earlier in May the local Safer Neighbourhood Team posted: “The sun is out and so are the thieves! Unfortunately, whilst out enjoying some sunshine a bag has been stolen at Foremark Reservoir.” The Melbourne and Mercia team added: “Please enjoy the beautiful places Derbyshire has to offer, but be mindful not everyone is out just for the sunshine.” Anyone who has any additional information about the incident is asked to call 101. – Frank Hughes

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Movement on the public toilets front

l MELBOURNE’S table tennis club, the Swifts, are some of the latest people to contribute more funds to the Brick by Brick appeal at the Assembly Rooms. The appeal is being

CONTRACTORS are to be appointed to build Melbourne’s new public toilets within weeks. The latest meeting of Melbourne Parish Council on June 4 heard an update from Alexander Bruce Estates which is building new toilets for the village at no cost to the parish or district council, as part of their project at the former Wall’s Garage. As reported in the April issue of the Village Voice, the project was delayed because of contamination in the ground which has had to be sorted out. Alexander Bruce Estates provided an update to the parish council as to the progress of the work, which was read out at their public meeting. It said that the restorative work to the land had now been finished, but had proved

held to raise money for the refurbishment of the main hall. The Swifts are pictured handing over a cheque for £50 towards the fund-raising pot.

“more significant than expected and delayed the programme”. That meant the original contractors had not been able to finish the job and new ones were being appointed “within the next four weeks”. Melbourne Parish Council shut the old toilets last September because they were in a poor state of repair. The latest parish council meeting heard how there had been numerous complaints about the fact that there were still no public toilets, with pub owners saying that people were using their facilities instead. But councillors also said that, while the delay was disappointing, the village was going to be provided with brand new toilets for free. – Lucy Stephens

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Open gardens event a blooming success

“DELIGHTFUL and diverse” gardens opened to the public this June, raising a profit of more than £2,300 for charity. Milton’s Open Gardens took place on Sunday, June 2, with 14 opening to the public, of which 11 were along Milton’s main street and a further three at The Waterworks. With stalls and plants for sale opposite the village hall, the centre of Milton was transformed into an oasis of colour, people, and bunting. The gardens were much admired, one lady even ringing her husband, who had remained at home, to urge him to go and see them! The telephone kiosk was transformed into a 'pop-up' pub complete with glamorous mannequin barmaid, and various scarecrows were to be seen lurking around the village. The village hall became a tea room for the afternoon with the ladies of Milton WI serving tea and delicious home-made cakes. The sharp shower of rain was unwelcome but undaunted Milton still welcomed 279 visitors. Villagers and friends gathered in the evening for a barbeque at The Swan to round off a busy day and enjoy a well-deserved drink and burger.

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A SOLUTION to the flooding problems along Ashby Road and the waterlogged pitches at Melbourne Sporting Partnership has been backed by the district council’s Planning Committee. As reported previously in Village Voice, the scheme involves laying a new drainage system to collect surface water from the playing fields, direct it to a drain running 420 metres down Robinsons Hill and across Ashby Road to connect with the existing watercourse at New Brook towards Melbourne Pool. A further section will be installed on the sloping land behind (west of) the properties on Ashby Road. The application was nodded through without any objection or further discussion, given that, as set out in the planning officer’s report, ‘the council does have an ownership interest in the land, and it will mitigate well known drainage issues and facilitate enhanced infrastructure to the playing fields’. No date is available yet for the construction phase to begin and there will be a need to involve the county council for any temporary traffic management. It is understood that the work could be completed within a 12week period, although this is not confirmed at this stage. The board of the sporting partnership said they were “delighted” that the plans were approved.

Reservoir bus incident

ONE person was taken to hospital after a road incident involving a bus near Staunton Harold Reservoir. The incident happened in the morning of June 6 and four ambulances turned out to the scene after being called at 10.24am. A spokesperson for East Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed that they sent two paramedics in two ambulance cars and two crewed ambulances to the scene, which happened on the road leading up to the reservoir. One patient was taken by ambulance to Royal Derby Hospital.

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a gym before moving to Richmond Villages, although in his younger days he enjoyed playing cricket and tennis, and also going for long walks when he got older. “I had back trouble, years ago,” he explained. “And I went to the Royal Infirmary (as it then was called) for treatment – they gave me an exercise treatment and I have kept it up. “I think it’s important to keep moving because if you don’t, you stiffen and you get old before your time.” Les tries to get his 30 minutes in the gym after breakfast as often as he can – which is most days.

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Tiddlers playgroup’s closure brings era to end

MELBOURNE saw the end of an era for a generation of parents and their little ones as a muchloved playgroup called it a day. Tiddlers playgroup was a two-hour drop-in session for pre-school children and their parents which has been running every Tuesday in term time at Melbourne Baptist Church for the past 12 years. It held its last session in May. A special presentation with pictures made up of children’s thumb prints were given to the group’s leaders – Sarah Woodward, Jill Goodchild and Anne Dando – to thank them for running the group for so long. Speaking to parents as Tiddlers finally wound up, Sarah said: “The aim of Tiddlers has been to provide a safe place for mothers, fathers, grandparents and carers to meet, chat and discuss the good points and also the challenging points of raising children during their early years, as well as building friendships. “Since Tiddlers began 12 years ago, this, I feel, has been achieved.” Sarah added that – this being a group run by the Baptist Church – children had also had the opportunity to learn about the life of Jesus along the way, during activity sessions after snack time. But she said that with her daughter just having entered her teenage years in May, she felt it was time to draw this chapter of her life to a close. Claire Docherty, who has been going to Tiddlers for many years with three of her four children, and who organised a collection for the group leaders, said: “It’s a place where you can finish a conversation – you just get to sit around for two hours and there’s no telly, no phones, no housework … you can just watch your children playing and finish a conversation.” Other parents said that Tiddlers had been the place where they and their children had forged many friend-

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village.” Children from Tiddlers have also enjoyed trips out and Nativities during their time at Tiddlers. Pictured are mums and children who have enjoyed Tiddlers, with leaders Sarah Woodward, Jill Goodchild and Anne Dando. – Lucy Stephens

DIESEL and batteries were stolen from machinery in an outbuilding on Robinson’s Hill, Melbourne, between 8.58am on May 27 and 8.58am on May 29. Anyone with any information for police should call 101, quoting crime reference number 19*274110. n A STIHL petrol strimmer, brush cutter, Stihl petrol leaf blower, Stihl electric edge trimmer and Echo HC1600 petrol hedge trimmer were stolen from what police described as an insecure garden shed and green house on Ingleby Lane, Ticknall, between 7pm on May 26 and 8am on May 27. Please call 101 and quote crime reference number 19*270986 if you have any information for police. n IN the early hours of May 19 – between 12.45pm and 12.52pm – two young men were seen on Ashby Road, Melbourne, kicking wooden gates and causing damage. The young men are described as slim, white, aged between 15 and 17 with dark hair on top, shaven to sides. Police are asking anyone with any information about this to call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111, quoting CR19*256829.

VILLAIR TRAV AVEL DON’T LET YOUR H HOLIDAY Y DREAMS BE SHAT T TTERED n IT was a ‘Full House’ on both nights for A Choir’d Taste’s latest concert in May. The appreciative audience enjoyed an evening of entertainment from musicals whose productions ranged over more than 50 years, meaning that there was something there for everyone. There was audience participation too and even some dancing in the aisles. Choir members were obviously enjoying themselves and looked stunning with jewel coloured stoles and bow ties. Feathers flew from the boas worn by the "Chicago" ensemble. Tears flowed during the tenor and basses and their soloist’s rendition of "Only Remembered" from the stage play War Horse.

Members of the audience were on their feet to applaud Vaughan Saxby’s performance of “Old Man River” from “Showboat” and they were also treated to “Tell me on a Sunday” sung by Michele Waddingham and “Chess” sung by Jackie Awling and Carolyn Smith. Paul Marshall, musical director, and Richard Allen, accompanist, gave a surprise duet performance of music by Cole Porter. This was a reminder of the excellent musicianship supporting and directing this choir which is such an asset to the local community. The choir is now in its 10th year. This will be celebrated at its next concert. Tickets sell fast. Do not miss them! – Judith Baron

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DRIVERS are being urged to be “deer aware” with collisions peaking at this time of year as the animals cross roads in search of new territories. Police said the highest risk of collisions was between sunset and midnight, and the hours

shortly before and after sunrise. Signs have been placed where animals are known to be active and drivers are advised to slow down at these places. Drivers who hit a deer are advised to do the following in this order: Keep yourself and

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I’VE been very surprised about the sudden appearance of the red kite in and around this area. I don’t know a lot about this bird but, with its forked swallow like tail and sleek body, its identification is easy. I was working on the Notts/Leics border yesterday and several kites were competing with the new widespread common buzzards for the small mammals I was disturbing when mowing grass. The rise of these birds is phenomenal. I remember commenting on these over 10 years ago when I first saw them and now I see them every day. Like the kites I believe both species mostly eat carrion which they search for very diligently. The red kite is a very fast and skilled flier and cannot be confused with the buzzard. I told you about my hope for having some house martins nesting here but I think it now doesn’t look too promising. A couple of days ago, a few of them were perching under the eaves of one of our barns and did appear to be looking us over. The martins build a mud domed nest on the eaves of buildings and the nest

has a small hole at the top for them to get in. Just like swallows but totally enclosed. There could still be time for them to choose our site and I will keep you posted. n There is always a challenge with cows and last week we had to have a Caesarean on one of our Limousin heifers. She started to calve and I examined her and thought she did not have room to give birth naturally so our vets were brought in. Thirty-plus years ago not many vets would have performed this operation but now it’s quite common. Two vet students helped which made the job even longer as they had to be shown all the relevant procedures. A well alive heifer calf was produced and the heifer’s foot long incision was sewn up. On letting her see her calf she chased everyone out of the building and has remained very protective of her new daughter. Some mothers are like that and some have to be persuaded to take to their calves. Just the everyday doings on a cow farm …

A RARE butterfly has been reintroduced to Calke Abbey where it’s not been seen for 52 years, thanks to an ambitious project by the National Trust and wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation. The grizzled skipper has declined by 55 per cent across the UK over the last 40 years and disappeared from Calke, its former stronghold, in 1967. Mike Slater, of the Butterfly Conservation Trust, is pictured with one of the grizzled skippers.

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Calke restarts cafe initiative

AN initiative to help combat loneliness or isolation in rural communities is set to re-start at Calke later this year. Crafting Relationships, a Midlands based social enterprise, have developed the Local History Cafe programme in partnership with National Trust at Calke Abbey as one way of tackling the issue. Calke has been running a cafe since October 2018 and group members have enjoyed presentations about Ticknall lime yards, the Harpur Crewe family, Stoneywell and more. In June the group will visit nearby Staunton Harold church. The next set of cafes at Calke will start on Tuesday, September 3. Cafes run in five monthly blocks, through till January 2020, and people are asked to attend as many of the five as possible so everyone has the opportunity to build connections.

GP puts medical profession problems under microscope

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DOCTORS are leaving the medical profession “in droves” because of the pressures of a demanding public and an increasing complaints culture – says the Melbourne GP facing an inquiry for asking a Muslim patient to remove her veil during a consultation about her child, saying he could not hear her clearly. Dr Keith Wolverson, under investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC) for alleged discrimination over the incident in Stoke last May, was responding to a letter in the May Village Voice querying the writer’s four-week wait time for an appointment at Melbourne Surgery. Dr Wolverson, who is currently not working for the NHS pending his investigation, and who practised as a locum GP (not in Melbourne), said long waiting times in many surgeries were caused by so many doctors leaving the profession. “You used to get hundreds of applicants for one job,” he said. “Now you’re lucky to get one.” An increasing culture of patients demanding medicine and instantly complaining if they did not get it was leading to pressure on doctors to either comply or face having complaints against them investigated, he said. “A GP has to undergo a yearly appraisal on performance and patient feedback – and complaints – have to go into any appraisal,” explained Dr Wolverson. “If you have a sufficient number of complaints NHS England (steps in). You can see why many doctors do anything to avoid complaints. “Whatever a patient requests, they tend to get it, now. A good example would be children having

antibiotics that aren’t required. A child with croup – very often you will get the parent coming in very, very vociferously requesting antibiotics and many doctors will just provide them just to stop the patient from further disquiet and to prevent a complaint.” He added: “I have come across more than a few children to have fairly nasty Hepatitis from antibiotics.” Another example was back pain, which, when thoroughly investigated by a doctor to find nothing serious was the underlying cause, as Dr Wolverson explained. “At one time, you would

have said (to the patient) ‘I’m very pleased to tell you there’s nothing serious’ – people would have given you a big hug, but now the response is ‘there must be something wrong, how is it you can’t find it’?” Due to these pressures – as well as rudeness from patients “I’ve had patients effing at me, calling me everything from a pig to a dog” – Dr Wolverson said that no doctor would volunteer to work weekends or longer hours only to risk further complaints. Dr Wolverson added: “The vast majority of patients locally have been a delight.” Dr Wolverson said complaints made against him in the past have included refusing a backdated sick note to a woman who had moved further away from her work and said this was causing a strain on her marriage, and a man who complained when Dr Wolverson asked him to say please when requesting a repeat prescription. A petition in support of Dr Wolverson on change.org has so far attracted more than 130,000 signatures. Charlie Massey, chief executive of the General Medical Council, said: “Our guidance makes clear that we expect doctors to treat patients’ beliefs and choice of religious dress with respect. If having exhausted all possible alternative communication approaches a doctor believes they cannot provide safe care without seeing a woman’s face, they can sensitively explore whether she would be willing to remove her face covering. “Should this cause her distress the doctor will need to continue with other channels of communication. “If a doctor follows this guidance and treats pa-

tients politely, honestly and with sensitivity, then they have nothing to fear from being referred to the GMC. “The full facts of this case have not been aired, nor should they be until the issue has been examined fully and fairly. Doctors and patients have a right to expect that we carry out investigations in an even-handed way, so we will not be commenting on the specifics of the case referred to us by Dr Wolverson’s employer. “Employers only refer cases to the GMC where the conduct or behaviour of a doctor raises a serious concern around future care of patients.” The GMC also provided the following comment in response to Dr Wolverson’s comments about pressure on doctors to provide treatment to avoid complaints: n Doctors should only prescribe if they are satisfied that this would serve the patient’s needs, based on the best available evidence. They should also take account of clinical guidelines published by organisations with appropriate expertise, such as NICE. n If a patient asks for a treatment that the doctor considers would not be of overall benefit to them, the doctor should discuss the issues with the patient and explore the reasons for their request. If, after discussion, the doctor still considers that the treatment would not be of overall benefit to the patient, they do not have to provide the treatment. But they should explain their reasons to the patient, and explain any other options that are available, including the option to seek a second opinion. – Lucy Stephens

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n KATE DUMELOW is on the hunt for fellow classmates. Pictured is the class of 1960 to 1965 from Melbourne School having a reunion celebrating their 50th birthdays at Melbourne Tea

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Anti-social behaviour at cemetery

ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour is continuing to be a problem at Melbourne Cemetery and in Lothian Gardens, a public meeting heard. The latest meeting of Melbourne Parish Council on June 4 heard how the cemetery had been the scene of “another spate of anti-social behaviour” and that three youths had also been spotted ripping down and then jumping on fencing in Lothian Gardens. Parish council chair Sheila Hicklin reported how a group of lads had been seen in the ceme-

tery riding bikes, jumping over gravestones and playing music. “Quite a bit of alcohol,” was also involved, the meeting heard. Cllr Hicklin said: “My gripe is, it’s a cemetery, there are so many places these kids can go.” Cllr Dave Smith added: “There are people going round there on summer nights to pay their respects, and they expect to be able to walk in there without having that rubbish in front of them.”

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CHILDREN enjoyed unicorn rides as people turned out to enjoy Elvaston Village Fete. The event is always held on the second May bank holiday Monday and this year the profits are going to HomeStart Derby. Visitors enjoyed stalls, tombola, ice cream, food and … of course … unicorn rides. Eve Wilson, one of the event’s organisers, said the day had gone well despite the showery weather and the fact the fete was held on the same day as the Derby play-off match against Aston Villa at Wembley.

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Anger over business park site notice

A BARROW resident whose home borders a newly green-lit business park the size of four football pitches has spoken of his anger and frustration that he only learned of the proposals on the day of the planning meeting. The site notice, he said, had been put up on a roadside with no pavement and surrounded by nettles. In May’s Village Voice we reported on a decision to allow the new business park for Barrow at a South Derbyshire District Council Planning Committee meeting in April. Iain Davidson, of Barrow, told Village Voice in response to our report that he had not been informed of the plans for this park, despite living next to it, and was therefore too late to lodge an objection either in writing or at the planning meeting. In a letter to us, he said: “I discovered the plans when a neighbour told me that they had just discovered them, on the day of the planning meeting. “I immediately contacted the planning officer to complain that I had not been directly contacted and was told that ‘publicity of applications is controlled by legislation and the Statement of Community Involvement’. For several weeks now I have repeatedly asked for copies of both from the planning department but, despite receiving general responses and escalating within the council, I am still waiting for both. I was also told that there hadn't been any complaints, but the officer admitted that there had been a surge in complaints that day as neighbours had become aware. I was told that this was too late. “On the same day I was made aware of the plans by my neighbour I eventually found the site notice on Sinfin Lane which you mention in the article, attached to a post surrounded by nettles. Note that there are no pavements on this lane and, as a consequence of the danger, pedestrians do not walk along this road and certainly not on the side where the notice was attached.”

Furthermore, Iain said that when he asked the council where the plans had been advertised, he was told this had happened back in January in the Burton Mail and that the parish council had been informed. Summing up, Iain said: “I thought it important to contact you as a warning to the people of South Derbyshire that clearly residents of South Derbyshire need to spend their spare time attending all parish council meetings in their area, walking along dangerous roads without pavements looking at posts surrounded by nettles, randomly and regularly checking through the council planning website and reading the Burton Mail just in case a massive new business park is planned next to their home. “Do, however, expect to be fobbed off if concerns are raised.” Iain said it had been particularly frustrating at the planning meeting itself when, with him unable to speak, the image of the proposed site beamed from the screen clearly showed his property. The green-lit business park is situated on a 2.68 hectare site on Sinfin Lane, and has room for 93,861 square feet of business space, plus room for 168 cars, 30 HGVs and 50 bikes. Barrow-upon-Trent Parish Council objected to the scheme, but councillors – debating the proposals – said that while they acknowledged it would bring pressure on roads, it would also provide excellent opportunities for start-up businesses to grow and flourish. A spokesperson from South Derbyshire District Council said: “The site notice was placed on a lamp post opposite the site entrance, a number of neighbours were notified directly by letter, an advert was placed in the DET (Derby Evening Telegraph), and the parish council notified. “Our publicity of applications is controlled by legislation and our Statement of Community Involvement, both striking a balance between notifying interested parties and using public resources effectively.” – Lucy Stephens

Charity’s baby unit dream coming true

LOCAL charity Little Stars’ vision to “give a hug” to families going through difficult pregnancies, by creating a calming waiting area for them, can now become a reality. Top brass at the Royal Derby Hospital have given the plans the go-ahead. The charity was started in September 2015 by the Staley family, with the aim of supporting the Fetal medicine and Neo natal intensive care departments of Royal Derby Hospital. In 2014, the Staleys sadly lost their own baby daughter, Lyra Grace, born prematurely, and had spent many painfully emotional hours in those particular areas. As a result of that experience, the Staleys – whose firm, ASBC Heritage & Conservation, has won many awards for its work on historic buildings, and has also recently won a contract to work at Windsor Castle – resolved to try to improve the fetal medicine waiting area at no cost to the NHS. l Spiderman, Alison Staley, daughter Brooke Staley, and They have now learned the Belle at the disco. scheme has been green-lit by the hospital’s PFI (Private Finance Initiative) team, light boxes, and the hospital TV system will be which means it can go ahead, although timescales linked into the area. The idea is to create a natural environment to are not yet known. Alison Staley, who described the current fetal help calm families who are facing hearing bad medicine area “like waiting in a prison”, said she news about their pregnancies. The sympathetic design of these new areas has was “over the moon” at the news. “It’s helping people in dire straits, by giving been completed for free by Ashby-based Gloss Inthem a hug almost,” she explained. “It’s some- teriors. “It’s been an amazing and emotional experience thing that’s very important to me, it’s very close to my heart and it will be a lasting legacy for our for us to work on this project with Alison. When little Lyra. But it’s not just about that for us, it’s she first spoke to us about Lyra and her vision to about helping other people in their moment of improve patient experience we immediately need, and giving back to the staff – we have been wanted to help,” said Keeley McNulty-Argyle so well looked after by the guys down there, it’s a from Gloss. “We all knew it was going to be almost imposdifficult job, delivering that kind of news to families, so giving something back to the staff as well sible to get through all the red-tape at the hospital so when we heard that the PFI were happy for is high on my agenda.” The new design for the fetal medicine and PAU us to proceed we were absolutely delighted.” The Little Stars charity has held two main (Pregnancy Assessment Unit) waiting areas, as well as a corridor from one of these waiting areas events this year to raise money – adding to their to the consulting rooms, is intended to create a total so far of more than £10,000 since launching. The third Little Stars children’s disco held at soothing, natural, organic environment with soft colours and a curved, opaque wall etched with Melbourne Assembly Rooms on May 12 raised star flowers – a gentle nod to baby Lyra, which is £2,063 – with lots of youngsters turning out to throw some shapes in the company of Disney’s also the name of a small constellation. The Little Stars charity project was initially Belle and Spiderman, to music provided by just aimed at improving the fetal medicine area, Gazza’s Disco Hire, who were recent contestants on Britain’s Got Talent. but when staff learned of the plans they asked for With sponsorship from Howden’s Derby depot the PAU to be included too, with a view to roll out and ASBC, children enjoyed face-painting, glitter the new scheme into counselling rooms and the tattoos, card making, games, refreshments from other antenatal areas. Sainsbury’s and a raffle with local prizes. Nature-themed art will also be displayed in “Thanks very much to the Assembly Rooms for having us, to my amazing volunteers, and for everyone in the community who continue to support us – a great time was had by all,” said Alison. A team of volunteers, including Alan Staley, were also due to undertake the gruelling Three Peaks Challenge in June – just as the Village Voice was being printed – with the aim of raising further thousands. To donate to Little Stars, visit https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/alison-staley-little-stars – Lucy Stephens l An artist’s impression of the new waiting area.

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BRIAN Clough, Peter Taylor, Steve McClaren – Melbourne-based barber Phil Robey has met them all during his 40 years as a barber, which he celebrated last month. May 17 marked four decades to the day that Phil began his career in barbering. Now working at Alive ‘n’ Klippin on Melbourne’s High Street, which put on a 40th anniversary celebration for him, his career has seen him meet some famous faces including legendary Derby County duo Brian Clough and Peter Taylor. Phil, a Derby fan himself, met Clough and Taylor at the start of his career when he was working for John Borrington on Newland Street, Derby. Phil described Borrington as “hairdresser to the stars” around the 1970s – cutting the hair of not just Clough and Taylor, but various Derby County players, World of Sport presenter Dickie Davies, commentator Brian Moore and others. Borrington also cut Phil’s hair from age 10: “Even at that age he would tell me ‘I’ll have you working for me one day’ and in the end I did.” Phil began his apprenticeship with Borrington at 16: “On the first day of my apprenticeship he gave me some paintbrushes and paint, he sent me outside and had me paint the outside of the shop.” But within weeks Phil was cutting hair: “John bought me a pair of scissors and a comb; on a very busy Saturday morning he called me over, pointed at a man waiting and told me he is my first client. It took me around two hours to cut his hair, but I got there eventually.

“That was my first pair of scissors; unfortunately I do not have them anymore, I wish I did. A lot of barbers like to keep their scissors for a while, they maintain them. I have never really done that; I have probably had around 30 pairs during my career.” Phil recalled one memorable meeting with Clough: “He once rang up the shop and asked if John would be there at the end of the day. We waited for him, he turned up in his Mercedes and parked on double yellow lines outside the shop. I told him he couldn’t park there but he replied ‘young man if you can afford to drive that car, you can afford a parking ticket. Here’s the keys, get the stuff out of the boot and bring it in the shop, but be very careful with it’. “I carried in various items, but one was something big wrapped in a blanket. He watched me carefully place it on the floor and then unwrap it. It was the European Cup trophy he had just won.” John was shocked and asked him why he had brought it here; he simply said: ‘I have told the club I’m borrowing it for today, and I will take it back tomorrow’.” After leaving Borrington, Phil worked at various other shops in Derby. His first job in Melbourne came in 1988 at The Wine Man on Derby Road. He ran his own business from a small backroom: “It was originally a tiny kitchen, but the man who owned the building offered to kit it out for me to work in. “In the 90s, during one of the World Cups I had a small black and white TV in the corner of the room. Loads of people used to squeeze into that tiny room to watch the football.”

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Lorraine Ray, Treetops events fund-raising lead, was delighted with the success of the night: “Our huge thanks to each and every person who’s come along tonight and supported Treetops. It’s been an amazing event – the atmosphere has been brilliant – and we know that everyone’s had great fun. “The donations and sponsorship we receive means we can continue to provide all our services for free to people living with a life limiting condition across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. “It’s not too late to show support for everyone who’s taken part as well. You can donate online by heading to our Starlight Strut JustGiving campaign page. Every donation, no matter how big or small, would be fantastic.” The full ‘60 before 60’ team included Angie and Marvin, Emma Wojick, Sarah Stone, Alison and Ruth and Alan Lee (all pictured left). – Frank Hughes

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A MELBOURNE bar manager is departing for Ticknall after more than 20 years at the Royal British Legion … but she will still be pulling pints. Yvonne Young has been working at the legion since 1998, but is now beginning a new “adventure and a challenge” to take on The Wheel in Ticknall with husband Tim. Yvonne said the decision to leave the Legion where she has been bar manager had not been easy, but that she was looking forward to running her own pub for the first time. “It was a hard decision to make,” she said. “The Wheel came along and I thought it’s just an adventure and a challenge that I’ve always wanted.”

Yvonne (pictured behind the bar at the Legion) said she was planning to run The Wheel as a traditional village pub: “Everyone likes going to a pub. They are all shutting down and it’s a shame. “A lot of people have said

they will catch the bus and come and see me!” The committee and customers of the Royal British Legion said they wished Yvonne all their best wishes for the future and thanked her for all her service.

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MANY of the conclusions reached in Dr Grimley’s letter to the Melbourne Village Voice – “Proposals in the new Government National Aviation Strategy and the possible effects at EMA” (May 2019) – appear to be either misleading or offer a very liberal interpretation of the consultation document text. The Department for Transport (DfT) is seeking feedback on its Green Paper which outlines proposals for a new national aviation strategy. This sets out the challenges and opportunities for aviation to 2050 and beyond. East Midlands Airport (EMA) along with every UK airport, will respond and use the opportunity to outline how we can play a key role in supporting UK aviation and its importance to the UK economy while working to minimise the environmental effects. As with a number of major UK airports, EMA is a 24-hour operation. Night-time flights are essential for express cargo carriers to move goods to and from Europe and across the world, facilitating the UK’s ability to trade globally. In his letter, Dr Grimley writes: “Remarkably, for a national policy, the strategy specifically nominates EMA (and no other airport) to have increased night freight flights and thus increased night noise. The strategy supports noise growth up to the existing night noise cap applied by NWLDC which is, of course, much higher than current noise levels.” This is a rather loose interpretation. The Government recognises the importance of night flights to the air freight industry and particularly for the express freight market which allows UK consumers to receive products from around the world in ever shorter timescales demanded by customers.

Industry can support growth within existing night noise limits by using quieter and more environmentally friendly cargo aircraft and government encourages their early adoption where possible. Indeed, the consultation document includes a range of proposals to reduce the environmental impact of aviation in the UK. Contrary to what Dr Grimley suggests that “EMA will be exempt from producing a noise reductions plan and can just let noise increase”, EMA does have a range of noise controls and an overall noise cap. Furthermore, under the EU Environmental Noise Directive the airport is legally required to prepare a Noise Action Plan that is subject to government approval and is reviewed every five years. The latest EMA Noise Action Plan was published in February this year. The Green Paper also proposes the extension of the areas in which UK airports provide grants for sound insulation. The current area defined in the EMA scheme, which has been in place since 2007, significantly exceeds that which is proposed in the consultation document. The Government is seeking views of a wide range of stakeholders. EMA is clearly a national and regional economic asset. It is important that its future growth brings jobs and delivers economic benefits, but in a way that is responsible and, where possible, minimises the numbers of people affected by aircraft noise. Far from the government’s Aviation Strategy being a “triple whammy” of negativity, as Dr Grimley concludes, EMA is recognised as an asset of strategic national importance. Chris Hayton, Head of Corporate Affairs, East Midlands Airport.

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READERS of Village Voice may be interested to hear of the proposals in the new Government National Aviation Strategy and the possible effects at East Midlands Airport. Remarkably, for a national policy, the strategy specifically nominates East Midlands Airport (and no other airport) to have increased night freight flights and thus increased night noise. The strategy supports noise growth up to the existing night noise cap applied by NWLDC which is, of course, much higher than current noise levels. So, effectively, Government is sponsoring an almost 50% increase of night time noise in this area. The strategy proposes that major airports will be required to produce noise reduction plans, but only if there is no existing noise cap. So EMA, already having a high noise limit, will be exempt from producing a noise reduction plan and, it seems, can just let noise increase. The strategy also talks of improved sound insulation grants

‘to mitigate against sleep disturbance’. The existing EMA noise insulation scheme is the only one in the UK based on night noise, and the only one actually designed to reduce sleep disturbance. But the strategy makes no mention of improvements to the EMA scheme. So this Government strategy seems to hit the EMA communities with a triple whammy: state sponsorship of increased night noise, exemption of EMA from a producing a noise reduction plan; and no improvement to the EMA sound insulation scheme. The proposals are included in a public consultation, open until June 20. The consultation document, giving details of how to respond, may be accessed by a web search for ‘Aviation 2050’. Melbourne Civic Society will make a detailed response to the Government consultation, available on our website at http://melbournecivicsociety.org.uk. Our response may be helpful if anyone wishes to respond personally.

Rams lose but fans enjoy the big day

DERBY County suffered defeat at Wembley in the Championship play-off final, but Rams fans still enjoyed a good day out in London, writes Melbourne’s Ollie Wiles, who travelled down to the capital with dad Steve and a group of friends to watch the game. More than 38,000 Derby fans were at Wembley on May 27 as The Rams fell to a 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa. Despite not seeing their team win promotion to the Premier League, many supporters were satisfied with the season overall and remain optimistic for next. Amongst the 38,000 Rams fans were a group of friends and family from Melbourne and Chellaston. Tom Gilmour and James Dickinson, both 21, from Melbourne, travelled with their dads, and Ben Richards, 21, from Chellaston, travelled with his grandma. All of the group are lifelong Derby fans, and a few have season tickets, meaning they were guaranteed a ticket for Wembley, whereas some of the others faced a nervous wait for tickets on general sale. Due to restrictions with buying tickets for the match, the group were unable to sit with each other in the stadium, but they did meet up before and after the game. Tom Gilmour, from Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, travelled to London by car with dad Stuart and had this to say on the day in London: “The day overall was great apart from the scoreline. The atmosphere from start to finish was fantastic and I was very proud to be a Derby fan. It’s a shame we couldn’t finish a great season off with the win but I’m hopeful for next year.”

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called The Torch which had put on a barbecue and was only open to Derby fans. From there they took the walk up a very busy Wembley Way, which was filled with chanting fans of both teams, before reaching the stadium and going their separate ways to find their seats. James said: “I loved the atmosphere in and around the stadium, despite the poor result.” Aston Villa took a 2-0 lead in the game before Jack Marriot pulled a goal back for Derby in

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n FIFTIES rocker Vince Eager turned up in Aston-on-Trent to present an award to two hard-working volunteers who every year provide the sound and lighting at the village’s annual fund-raising music festival. “Astonbury” is a fund-raising event which takes place over two days every Spring, with the first day traditionally being held at All Saints’ Church. At this year’s event, the well-known 50s rocker (pictured right) was specially invited to present Nathan Powell (centre) and Tim Davis (left) with a token of appreciation from the Aston Well Dressers for their continued exceptional work on the all-important sound and lighting. This year’s two-day festival raised around £1,000, to be divided between All Saints’ Church and the village’s well dressing ceremony. The well dressers put their share towards staging the village’s well dressing festival on July 6 and 7.

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The Common Touch... AT Whistlewood we have lots of lovely long grass which children love to run through – a simple pleasure which is a rare experience now for youngsters. When summer comes it signals the start of our mowing regime, which is designed to maximise habitat for wildlife. Mostly we leave large areas unmown; other areas get cut once every two years. Main paths get mowed a few times a year and we mow most often the areas where there’s a lot of human activity (music festivals, workshops, weddings). At first glance grass seems to be an uninteresting topic, but there are over 12,000 species worldwide and there are some poetic names for them: Meadow Foxtail, Yorkshire Fog, and Timothy! Over the past five years we’ve seen some improvements in the diversity of plants within our grass. We’ve

THE GARDENS MELBOURNE HALL Melbourne Hall and Gardens is a delightful place to visit with its historic connections and magnificent gardens. once home to Victorian prime minister, viscount Melbourne, who gave his name to the Australian city. The hall is a treasure house.

been removing the grass cuttings to lessen the fertility and now have lots of clover and dandelions. As the soil gets poorer we will be able to introduce more wildflowers too. If you’re lucky enough to have a garden there’s a good possibility you’ll have a lawn. With hotter summers due to climate change it’s a good idea not to cut it too often or too short. Maybe leave some areas much longer and learn to love the daisies and the dandelions as these provide food for bees and insects. Many councils are mowing grass verges less often and encouraging wild flowers to grow. Have you noticed how after a drive your car windscreen stays insect free these days? The extinction figures for insects are horrific, eight times faster than that of mammals, birds and rep-

tiles. We need to do all we can to support insect life and a wild lawn area can help. There is a noticeable move to people installing plastic grass, which may well be made out of some recycled plastic but certainly does nothing to encourage wildlife. Nature, small children and quite a lot of adults like outdoor spaces more on the wild side. Encouraging insect pollinators is vital at Whistlewood so we can have a good crop of fruit. This year at the Midsummer Festival we are launching ‘Cider Club’ (first rule of Cider Club: talk to everyone about Cider Club). Our own existence relies on these pollinators for our food security – so do your bit, go a bit ‘Whistlewood’ by embracing a wilder style of gardening.

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A CHARITY bike ride in memory of a talented young scientist set off bright and early from Melbourne Pool on the first day of June … and raised £4,000 for the Anthony Nolan charity. This was the third annual bike ride in memory of Dr Sophie Miller, which sees riders pedalling the 94 miles between Melbourne – her home – and Cambridge, where she had been at university. Sophie died of a blood disorder in 2016. Every year since, the bike ride has taken place around the time of her birthday as a way to remember her and raise money for Anthony Nolan, which had helped her during her illness by finding a stem cell donor for her in America – although sadly the match was not quite perfect and so could not save her. This year, 24 riders who knew Sophie from her school and university days set off from Melbourne to Cambridge, to be joined by four more along the way.

One of them was Ollie Temple, a friend of Sophie’s from university who helped organise this year’s ride. “For me, the reason we’re doing it is it’s just a really positive, happy way to remember Sophie,” he said. “Clearly, Anthony Nolan helped her a lot towards the end of her life; being able to raise awareness and money for them is great. They’ve been really good to us, they invited us down to their lab last year – you just feel they are a wellrun charity and that the money is making a big difference.” Sophie’s family would like to thank Melbourne Fish Shop, Zeerah Restaurant, Eden Tree Care and Life Cycle Derby for their support. Anthony Nolan matches people willing to donate blood stem cells or bone marrow to people with blood cancer and blood disorders who need transplants. You can still donate to Sophie’s bike ride here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/teamsophiecycle

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CALLING all Melbourne children ... would you like to take part in this year’s carnival procession by walking the route, carrying a small fish as part of a shoal? Organisers of this year’s Melbourne Carnival on July 13 would like to see as many children as possible taking part in the procession opening this

year’s proceedings, and they are asked to carry a lightweight fish on a stick provided by the carnival to create a giant, shimmering shoal. The idea is in keeping with this year’s carnival theme: Under the Sea. Carnival organisers would also like to hear from more local organisations who would like to

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Church work that could help others

AROUND 90 people turned out in the May sunshine to enjoy a special open day and exhibition at Twyford church, a building dating back nearly 1,000 years whose spire was saved from having to be dismantled, thanks to Lottery money. The open day at St Andrew’s Church in Twyford gave people the opportunity to see the restoration works which had taken place at the Grade I listed building. The exhibition also provided detail about how the restoration work had become urgent because of poor materials used to patch up the church in the mid20th century, in the hopes that other such projects could be avoided in the future. The local and wider community joined Twyford Parochial Church Council for a cup of tea and homemade cake to admire the work, which was undertaken thanks to grants received from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Garfield Weston and Allchurches Trust Ltd. When St Andrew’s Church was built, nearly 1,000 years ago, earth mortar – with the inclusion of lime – was used between the stones which allowed them to dry out when the building became wet. In later years “hot” lime mortar was used between the stones, which still allowed them to dry out. However, in the middle part of the 20th century, parts of the building had been repointed and repaired using impermeable Portland cement mortar, which – said the church council – was “completely incorrect” as it “effectively sealed water into the stone and subsequent frost damage caused the stone to crumble”. The latest repointing and renovation works have been carried

out using “hot” lime mortar. This was made in the traditional way, allowing the stones to drain and dry out as originally intended. Part of the exhibition held at the church illustrated this, in the hope that other heritage buildings would not be faced with renovation works that could have been avoided. Among the guests were the church architect Mark Stewart, and the stonemason Gary Dickman, who were in charge of the project. They were able to talk to guests about the renovation works in detail, and a video diary of the work had also been produced which was shown during the afternoon. At the right-hand side of the church’s entrance door, renovation works have also been undertaken to a table top tomb in memory of the eminent surgeon John Wright. Wright, a farmer’s son born in

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EXHIBITION ... (l-r) Gary Dickman (stonemason), Anne Bennett, Jenny Jackson and Rev Tony Luke. LEFT: the restored table top tomb of the eminent surgeon John Wright.

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WHAT’S ON YOUR GUIDE TO EVENTS IN THE AREA Friday June 14: Old New Borrowed and Blue. Folk Night featuring Colin Henderson (and the songs of Bob Dylan) with Ebb and Flo. Tickets £10, Melbourne Assembly Rooms. Saturday June 15: Findern Village Fete. 12 noon - 4pm. A traditional village fete with fun for all the family, music, crafts, stalls, home-baked cakes, food, drink, cream tea, games, well dressing, Ferris wheel. Saturday June 15, and Sunday June 16: Flower Festival. St Mary’s Church, Weston-on-Trent - 12 - 6pm. Car parking, refreshments, & the tower will be open to view across South Derbyshire (weather permitting). Saturday June 15 and Sunday June 16: 18th annual Weston-on-Trent Scarecrow Trail. 12 - 6pm. Trail starts at Weston-on-Trent Village Hall. £2.50 adults; £1 children. Stalls and refreshments. Wednesday June 19: An introduction to the History of Melbourne by Philip Heath, Melbourne Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm, free admission, refreshments available. Organised by the Melbourne Historical Research Group. Thursday June 20: Three Churches Walk. Melbourne Footpaths Group. Meet at Sutton on the Hill Parish Church, 10am. 5.6 miles. Small donation to pay for insurance costs and the group’s maintenance work. Waterproofs and boots needed. Dogs on leads please. Thursday June 20: Cinema showing: Mary Queen of Scots. 6.30pm for 7pm start, Melbourne Assembly Rooms. Membership of Melbourne Film Club available on door. For details phone 01332 863522. Friday June 21: Battle of the Bands. Five great bands battling for first prize. Melbourne Assembly Rooms. Tickets: £5. Saturday June 22: Midsummerish Music Festival. Whistlewood Common, at the new straw bale roundhouse. From 2.30pm. Bands of all styles playing from 3pm-11pm. Camping available overnight. Bar, barbeque, cob oven pizzas, veggie and vegan food, wellbeing area. Tickets online at Forteys or www.whistlewoodcommon.org

Saturday June 29, Champion Your Inner Warrior, Men's Retreat Day, Whistlewood Common. Open to men from all walks of life, this life affirming workshop honours what it means to be a man in today’s world. 10.30 am 4.30 pm. For information www.shop.whistlewoodcommon.org Saturday June 29 and Sunday June 30: Art Exhibition featuring seven local and award-winning artists, 10am to 4pm, Melbourne Assembly Rooms. Free admission. Saturday July 6 - Sunday July 7: Aston Well Dressing Festival. 11am to 5pm each day. Dedication takes place at 11.15am on July 6 at the main well dressing. Food, stalls, family fun. Well dressings on display until July 11. Sunday July 7: Melbourne Operatic Society presents Songs from the Shows. Songs from Gypsy, Sweet Charity, HMS Pinafore and more. Melbourne Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm. To book, call 07763 278981. (See main ad on P11). Saturday July 13: Melbourne Fete and Carnival. Theme: Under the Sea. Procession; stalls, games, food, live performances from school choirs, Oakden Dance and bands. Saturday July 20: Bem Te Vi, Brazilian Festival of Culture at Whistlewood Common. Day: Capoeira, drumming and singing workshops. Early evening: costume making, face painting, craft activities and a carnival procession. Night: dancing with Samba, Latin and Funk and soul bands. Tickets info: www.shop.whistlewoodcommon.org Sunday July 21: Free open afternoon, Melbourne Tennis Club. 2pm-4.30pm. Junior and senior players will have the chance to play with coaches, plus free bouncy castle, tombola, games, face painting, strawberries and cream. The MSP bar will be open.

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STAUNTON Harold Sailing Club member Ellie Rush will be competing on the global stage this summer when she heads off to compete in the 420 World Sailing Championships in Portugal. Ellie, who has been a member at the Staunton Harold club since the age of seven, is now 14 and is competing in the under-19s category of the championship with team-mate Kathryn Byne, the boat’s skipper, who sails at Draycote Sailing Club. The 420 championships are dinghy races which are a known pathway for young sailors to hone their skills before attempting to qualify for the Olympics. British Olympic gold medallist Hannah Mills was a 420 World championships gold medallist in 2006 before going to take part in the Rio Olympics a decade later. For Ellie, sailing is in the blood – dad Tim Rush was a World, European and national champion himself and is now a national junior squad coach. Ellie started sailing at five at a river-based club in Nottingham but was attracted to Staunton

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Seven decades later and Rob is still not out

ROB Dumelow is still not declaring just yet, despite having played cricket through seven decades. In that time, he reckons, he has notched up over 45,000 runs. He caught the cricket bug as a young boy playing in the farmyard with his older brother. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is not a window in the yard which had not been broken with a cricket ball at some time,â&#x20AC;? he recalled. The cow shed was his â&#x20AC;&#x153;netsâ&#x20AC;? and the stand pump in the yard doubled as a wicket. His skill was spotted at school, and at the age of 12 he was playing with boys years older than him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At Ivanhoe College teacher Mr Reid must have seen something in me, as he made me captain of the first 11 aged just 14.â&#x20AC;? At 14 he was playing for Ticknall in the days before league cricket was established â&#x20AC;&#x201C; when it was just friendlies between local rival clubs. He continued to play for them until he was 30, playing evening weekday matches also at Castle Donington and helping Swarkestone win the under-18 league in 1964. After Ticknall his playing career took him to Ashby Hastings C.C and had a â&#x20AC;&#x153;phenomenalâ&#x20AC;? record there over 10 years. Between 1980 and 1990 he was leading batsman for seven of those 10 years. He then returned to Ticknall where he played for a further 20 years, and for the last seven years he has been playing with the Quarndon cricket club. Along the way he has many highlights. He topped averages wherever he played, even taking 100 wickets one season at Ticknall. His top score, he remembered, was 169 against Durham. He has played for a representational side in the Leicestershire League, and played for Derbyshire over 50s in a team which won three national championships in four years. A special highlight was playing for England over 60s twice against Australia. His many memories include playing a match against the Royal Household Cricket Team in the grounds of Windsor Castle when one of the spectators on the boundary was HM Queen Elizabeth. An early memory watching cricket was going to Trent Bridge to see a Test match between England and India, with the great Freddie Trueman and

LEFT: The 2011 Derbyshire County Cricket 50+ team winning county championship. BELOW: Rob Dumelow is second from right, front row in this team shot from 1961.

Brian Statham playing. That would have been in 1959. Asked about the differences from when he had started playing, Rob said there had been â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś tremendous changes in the game. If you scored 100 back then you were almost guaranteed to win the game, but nowadays you can score 300 and still not be safe. The use of heavy rollers, mowers and covers had changed the playing surfaces no endâ&#x20AC;?. He also thought attitudes

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welcome to 1st class cricket, ladâ&#x20AC;?. Another proud memory was when he opened the batting at Lords with Michael Di Venuto and they had a hundred partnership. Rob is not planning to hang up his cricket boots anytime soon, even though tying the laces can be a bit of a struggle these days, and he is musing on the idea of playing for an over 70s side! Howâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Frank Hughes

MELBOURNE Tennis Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2019 season has proven very busy already. The Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s B team had a winning start in their Burton league as the Roger Spencer/Bill Heath and Jesse Goscomb/John Cowley pairings both won to secure a 4-0 scoreline against Rolls-Royce. The Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s C team that plays in the Burton league have had a very busy time of it, winning two matches, drawing one and losing the other. They began with that defeat against Etching Hill but won well against David Lloyd as the Rob Heldrich/Gordon Hughes pairing along with Andy Ryley/Steve Chandler secured the win. The latter pairing won both their rubbers again against RollsRoyce as did the Andy Dawkins/Andy Foulds partnership to claim the victory. A hard fought draw against Alrewas saw the team lying in second in the table at the end of the month. Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; B team were well beaten in their first match of the season as the Mair Vater/Sallie Allen and Marjorie Tunnicliffe/Allison Noble partnerships took part, but the Mixed B team drew with Netherseal 2-2 as both pairings of Vicky Barton/Paul Fox and Rob Wright/Emma Guest managed to earn a point apiece.

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MELBOURNE Dynamo senior football club completed the 2018/19 season in style as the Saturday first team won its third MRA Challenge Cup in just eight seasons. A brilliant early free-kick from Dave Worger plus goals from James Smith and Jack Bodill secured a comfortable 3-1 cup final victory against Mayfield to complete a good season for Gav Salisbury’s men. Melbourne Dynamo Saturday Reserves celebrated winning Division One by beating third placed Willington Reserves 3-0 in their last game of the season. Leading goalscorer Brad King adding another to his season’s tally along with strikes from the Foxon brothers, Toby and Harry. Melbourne Dynamo Sunday first team ended their first season in a

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