Melbourne Village Voice June 2022

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THE long-anticipated application to develop the Senior Citizens Centre and bowls club site has been lodged with the district council and is open for consultation until June 24.

The application by Melbourne Hall Estate is to build three houses on the site, one three-storey four-bedroomed home and two other smaller three-bedroomed properties. The site is adjacent to the Spirit Vaults pub, and to ‘The Pump House’ on Church Street and has an open aspect onto Castle Street. Two of the dwellings would front onto Castle Street.

The hall has also said they will meet Melbourne’s Royal British Legion to discuss where best to put a memorial plaque after concerns were made over its re-siting.

The plaque is in memory of nine soldiers who lost their lives when the area was bombed in 1940.

Brian Budd, from the Royal British Legion, told the latest meeting of Melbourne Parish Council that the branch was worried about where the plaque

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was to have been re-sited under the proposals as it would not have been as visible to the public – particularly important during the Remembrance Day parade when an ‘eyes left’ is made to honour those killed.

Now the hall has said they are very happy to meet the Legion to discuss a more appropriate location.

Brian said he was “very, very pleased” to have the chance to talk about where the plaque should be positioned.

The planning application includes a detailed Heritage Statement written

by Philip Heath, which explores the long history of the site and concludes that “there is good reason to believe that a sympathetic development would be welcomed by the planning authority.”

Included in the application is an impact assessment of the loss of the Senior Citizens Centre as a community Continued on Page 6

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PERFORMANCE venues across the UK had a tough time during Covid – but at Melbourne Assembly Rooms at least, it seems the storm has been weathered.

It is now a decade since a group from the local community took over the running of the former secondary school on Melbourne High Street. With an almost full diary of bookings to the end of 2022, they must be doing something right.

As Andy Heafield, who moved back home from London and has been managing the Assembly Rooms for 10 years, put it: “I’ve never had a job this long!”

The past decade has seen a raft of changes at the Assembly Rooms, with grants and fund-raising contributing to some much-needed facelifts in the interior, and more to come.

The main hall has been treated to a sympathetic restoration as well as tiered seating plus a new lighting and sound system; a smart new bar has been installed, and the next phase of the works is to restore the dowdy lounge room by removing the ceiling to reveal the beams above.

Plus, a new door is being created to give access to the outdoor space for weddings.

What have been the highlights over the years?

“I think working with community groups and helping them with their own events and fundraisers is a constant joy, which, of course, has its moments, but overall I think and hope people appreciate what we are doing here,” said Andy.

“Like every business going, we were worried about the impact of Covid but we seem to be in a good position with an almost full diary of book-

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ings to the end of the year, already 25 for 2023 and even a booking in 2025!”

The Assembly Rooms is currently in use regularly by 42 different groups, with karate, music, dog training, ballet and ukulele playing all going on there at one time or another.

A key moment for Andy was a performance of Blackadder Goes Forth as part of the First World War centenary commemorations in 2018: “It sold out for three nights,” he said.

The cinema club has been another highlight, as is the fact that the Assembly Rooms is much sought after for performance artists with sell-out shows and bands asking to play in Melbourne.

Renowned folk musician Teddy Thompson, who contributed vocals to the film Brokeback Mountain, is playing in Melbourne as one of only four UK dates this summer, to take one example.

Andy said: “We are getting a really good reputation as a place where people want to play.

“The evolving into a highly rated performance venue is something I take great pride in.”

So much for the past, but there is still plenty afoot for the Assembly Rooms over the next 10 years.

“I do think it has become central to Melbourne as a venue,” said Andy.

“I think we have never sat down and been smug and thought we don’t have to do much now.

I’ve always thought: ‘What’s next? What can we do now’?”

CHOIR’S CHARITY CONCERT

IT IS a daunting statistic that 50,000 men in the UK will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year – one in every eight men in the UK! So the Gresley Male Voice Choir, who regularly perform concerts for many various charities, had no hesitation in choosing Prostate Cancer Research

as the recipients of their Annual Charity Concert this year.

The concert will take place in St. George’s Church, Ticknall, on Saturday, June 18, commencing at 7.30pm. Tickets priced at £10 and including a glass of wine, can be obtained by ringing 07359.054834 or Mick Robey on 07967.582442.

Members of the local Burton Prostate Cancer Support Group, formed in 2017, will be present to receive the cheque.

This group of volunteers promote awareness of the disease and support all patients living with prostate cancer along with their wives and partners residing in the area.

Sir ‘Bod’ – he really is a good knight

by Lucy Stephens

ARISE Sir ‘Bod’! Weston-on-Trent is home to a new knight of the realm.

Dr Andrew Goddard, known affectionately as ‘Bod’, has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

A consultant gastroenterologist at Royal Derby Hospital where he has worked for the past 20 years, Dr Goddard said any honour was always recognition for the hard work of many.

When the Village Voice caught up with him at the Weston-onTrent jubilee picnic on June 3, he told us: “It’s always one individual who gets gongs, but actually it’s the work of many other people.”

Educated at the University of Cambridge, Sir Andrew has lived in Weston for the last two decades having started his career in hospitals in East Anglia.

As well as being a consultant at Royal Derby, he has also been president of the Royal College of Physicians for the last four years.

During that time, the medical profession has given this country the greatest gift of all: saving lives and keeping hospitals going through the horror of Covid.

He said: “It was physicians who looked after 95 per cent of people in hospital with Covid. It was really hard. It did bring us all very much closer together. We had something in common that everyone worked against.

“I lost close colleagues to Covid and I will never be able to look back on the pandemic without thinking of them.”

Dr Goddard’s many achievements over the years include setting up the bowel cancer screening service in this area, which he said had undoubtedly saved many lives including significant numbers locally.

His work has also seen him working in areas of gastroenterology such as inflammatory bowel conditions, which he said had seen a rise over the years.

He said: “I think the best bit of my job is my colleagues, both clin-

RUNNERS are being invited to get their red, white and blue on once again – but not for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this time around.

Entries are now open for the second Stephen Price Memorial 10k and fun run which will take place in Aston-on-Trent on Sunday, September 11.

The events are held in memory of the talented runner who was well known for competing in red, white and blue and died suddenly in 2018 at the age of 37.

Money raised from the event will go towards three charities and local groups, chosen by Stephen’s daughter Freya, aged 10.

They are Cardiomyopathy UK, Freya’s football team –the Pride Park U10 girls – and Aston School Parents’ Association.

People can enter both races through the website at www.sp10k.co.uk, and 10k runners who enter before July 31 will receive a free technical race T-shirt.

Event organisers are also looking for marshal volunteers for race day, and anyone interested in helping out should email contact@sp10k.co.uk

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l Sir ‘Bod’ with wife Nicky and daughter Anna. ical and non-clinical. I couldn’t have done anything I have done in my career without them, and my patients too – I have got a lot of fantastic patients.

“Having that long-term relationship with people is wonderful.”

Sir Andrew’s wife, Nicky, and daughter, Anna, said they were proud to bits of having a new knight in the family, while he is looking forward to spending some more time at home when he finishes his tenure as president of the Royal College of Physicians in September.

Church’s Smartie fund-raiser CHURCH goers and friends showed a sweet tooth can be a good thing when they raised hundreds of pounds for charity with a Smartie-themed challenge during Lent.

The chocolatey charity fund-raiser was held by Melbourne United Reformed Church and involved congregation members filling an empty Smartie tube with 20 pence pieces.

So enthusiastically did the church community engage with the challenge that they raised a grand total of £820 for the Oncology department of the Royal Derby Hospital – that’s a lot of Smarties!

Church elder Barbara Nadin said the church had provided tubes of Smarties for people to take home, eat the contents, and fill up with 20ps.

She said: “We had an amazing response – we were really pleased with it.

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“We have all commented that we hadn’t had Smarties for years and how we’d all enjoyed them! People were coming back for seconds!”

The church calculated that each tube of Smarties held around £11 in 20 pence pieces, meaning nearly 70 were consumed and contributed in all.

Barbara said it had been decided to raise the money for the hospital’s cancer department as several members of the church have had connections with it over the last few years.

A presentation took place in the church when the cheque was presented to Megan Heapey, the charities officer for Derby and Burton Hospital Charities Trust.

Church members and friends enjoyed tea and cakes in a special social event so they could see the cheque being handed over.

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At the end of the afternoon, he held a keenly contested auction for some

guest tickets to the filming of a future episode of Bargain Hunt.

Around 60 people attended and enjoyed the home-made refreshments on offer.

Despite entrance being free, a small charge was made for each valuation and the event raised £417 for The Friends of Melbourne Parish Church.

Hall shows are big hits

THE first big weekend of shows at Melbourne Hall was packed with big names in comedy, writes KATHERINE PARRISH. The three-night ‘Just the Tonic – Comedy Shindig’ saw more than 2,000 visitors enjoy drinks, food and comedy. There was a bit of rain on the Sunday but the other two nights followed sunshine filled days.

I went on the Sunday and was impressed by the organisation; the food and drinks area looked really stunning, filled with people enjoying themselves. Friday and Saturday saw Ed Byrne and David O’ Doherty headline supported by six other stand-ups.

I have to confess I’m a fan of Johnny Vegas but think his compering style may have been a challenge and shock for some folks in the audience. A lot of them wouldn’t have been ready for the oversharing, chaotic, unorthodox, anarchic, tipsy, not prepared style of tragicomedy which is the Vegas way.

The mainstay of his delivery relies on his interaction with members of the crowd for sources of his comedy – which was tricky to pull off in front of such a large audience, with the view from further back making you feel a bit disconnected from the action on stage. The first few rows were more expensive tickets, so these people had paid to be Johnny’s victims and become part of the show, but quite a lot of us couldn’t see what was going on at the front.

Roger Lowe, of Stable Ales, said the Live at Melbourne Hall team are working to improve the view of the stage and that this “was really only an issue on Sunday being the one night which

was sold out”. They even needed more chairs to accommodate everyone.

The Sunday stand-ups all included jokes that had a pop at ‘upper’ class Melbourne which were taken by the audience in the spirit they were delivered … “Bet you had a hard lockdown Melbourne, disinfecting the Aga”.

The Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue relies on music and a madcap presentation of visual puns and, although really clever and funny, this didn’t transfer so well in this venue where seeing what they were doing on stage was difficult.

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THIS volunteer trio from Melbourne are here to save lives, and they would love more local folk to join them.

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Volunteers who are qualified to support the ambulance service, community first responders are sometimes first on scene in an emergency situation. They have been trained in life-saving skills so they can provide assistance before paramedics arrive.

David Hudson, who has been a community first responder since 2018, said: “We assist mainly in cardiac arrests, that’s our main task: people who are dying or near to death, where a response is required very quickly, and the advantage in having someone local or a local group is that with the length of time it takes to get from Derby to here, we are here quickly and we can arrive at the scene and decide to start doing CPR before the main crew arrives.”

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time,” he said. “I have had to work alongside the fire service and the ambulance service over the years.

“I’m doing this for the love of it. You are putting that smile on someone’s face straight away. Even if it’s just a hand to hold, someone to talk to, it makes such a difference.”

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Paul said: “We want to let people know we are here. We can be going to a job down the bottom of our street.”

Alistair added: “We need more people to come forwards and be volunteers. It’s about saving the lives of people who live here. Every second does

TOP TRIO … (l-r) Paul Liversidge, Alistair Roe and David Hudson, Melbourne’s community first responders. count and the more people who can do it the better.”

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A statement from Melbourne Hall Estate office that forms part of the plans design and access statement alludes to the fact that the site was originally provided for use by the senior citizens of Melbourne by the 12th Marquis of Lothian, some 50 years ago.

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The statement said that Melbourne Hall was keen to support the senior citizens committee wherever possible and has offered financial help, and that other venues in the village “could satisfactorily accommodate the activities of the senior citizens”.

The district council’s parks and green spaces manager, commenting on the plans, said the applicant should provide evidence as to why a community centre in use since 1965 is no longer needed and that is enough alternative provision in the community.

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SEVEN decades of Her Majesty’s reign were celebrated by Melbourne school children.

Each of the seven classes at Melbourne Infant School have been learning about a decade of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. Children found out about different aspects of each decade – from music to clothes, technology, special events and people.

Then classes made a piece of art representing their decade in the style of a stamp – which, of course, famously bears the Queen’s head.

The children had a celebration with a picnic lunch in the sunshine and wore red, white and blue in honour of her majesty.

Head teacher Charlotte Gibbs said: “We have had a fabulous time learning all about the Queen's reign and the different decades.”

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by Lucy Stephens

TALK about a long walk – four men from South Derbyshire will be trekking a whopping 440 miles and visiting 33 football clubs to raise vital funds for a Melbourne charity.

The ‘Miles for Smiles’ team are undertaking the 16-day challenge in August in aid of me&dee, which arranges memory-making experiences for families who are facing short or uncertain futures together due to illness.

The four men have been taking on a series of progressively harder walking challenges annually over the past seven years.

One of the four, Callum Worker from Woodville, explained it had started when his daughter had been ill in Birmingham Children’s Hospital and he wanted to give thanks for the care she received by raising money.

The team has also walked to support people with mental health.

This is the second year running they have chosen me&dee as their fund-raising charity of choice.

Last year, the four walked back home from Edinburgh over 10 days, raising a huge £51,000 for me&dee.

This year they are upping their game with the 16-day trek which will start at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool and take in a raft of football clubs including Manchester United and City grounds, Wembley and many more in London.

The Miles for Smiles team are setting off on August 12 and are due to finish on August 27.

Charity founder Maria Hanson MBE is urging as many people as possible to support the heroic undertaking by “going the extra mile” themselves.

Maria joined ex-Derby County Legend Roger Davies at Gresley Rovers Football Ground to launch the charity’s plea to support the quartet.

She said: “We're asking as many people as possible to fund-raise by 'doing a mile' of something.

“You can walk, swim, hop, skip, anything. And we're appealing to any of you with children in Scouts, Cubs, Guides, Brownies, gymnastics groups, and football clubs to please choose this for a fun challenge in the next few months.

“We would love to see photos and videos to encourage others to join in the campaign.” me&dee can support any fund-raising with sponsorship forms and stickers, and there is more

l Taylor Lewis, eight, and Charley Strickland, seven, both supported along with their families by me&dee, with Roger Davies. information at www.meanddee.co.uk/news/gothe-extra-mile/ The charity also wants to engage schools and clubs, and any who want to take part can send their contact details to events@meanddee.co.uk All taking part will receive an “I’m going the extra mile for miles for smiles sticker”.

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MELBOURNE has a new Queen – and some pretty smart attendants.

It was packed out in the Royal British Legion as young people from the area vied for the chance of being crowned Melbourne’s King or Queen.

The event traditionally heralds the start of Melbourne carnival season with the event promising to be back bigger and better than ever, after it could not be held for the past two years due to Covid.

The room full of contestants all got their moment as they were quizzed by Tracey Ridley.

Judges chose Isla Robertson as this year’s Queen along with six attendants, who will

lead the procession on the day.

The carnival this year is being held on Saturday, July 9, with the procession starting from Castle Square at 11.45am.

This year the event has gone digital for the first time. Tickets can be bought online and scanned on phones at the entrance points so as to ensure minimal contact.

Tickets are £5 for adults, £2.50 for under16s and free for under fives.

Money raised from the carnival supports local charities. Pictured with carnival Queen Isla Robertson are (seated l-r) Isabel Margett, William Findon, Calla Sloman, and Maisie Higginson; back row: Georgia Green and Buddy Phillips.

Spa hit by £20k furniture theft

THE team at a popular spa have spoken of their “devastation” after more than £20,000 of garden furniture was stolen.

Eight rattan loungers and a large sofa by highend brand Akula Living were removed from The Spa at Breedon Priory in Wilson overnight on June 2.

Members of the team at the venue, which only opened in October last year, said the loss had been keenly felt by everyone working there.

Spa director Jemma Whitney, who took up the role in April this year, said: “We’re devastated.

The whole team has felt it.”

The loss is a particular blow as the spa has seen significant growth since starting up with

people regularly going from London to enjoy its outdoor facilities – which included the loungers that have been stolen.

The luxury establishment is currently seeing around 600 visitors a month.

Jemma said: “It’s that rural feel that everybody is looking for. And I think a spin-off from Covid is that people want to be outdoors more.”

Demand for the spa’s facilities is so high that it has taken on seven new members of staff in the last two months alone, including four therapists.

Police said they were investigating the theft and anyone with information is asked to contact 0800 500 111 quoting incident number 22*317057.

Mobile phone signal problems SOLUTIONS are being sought after many residents in Astonon-Trent complained about poor mobile phone signal.

A senior representative from BT visited the village in May to hear concerns raised about the problem and to try to do something about it.

Earlier this year Aston villagers were all asked through the local newsletter, Acorn, if they were experiencing poor mobile phone signal.

Many responded and there have been reports of poor coverage in nearly 100 locations.

There are four main operators in the village: EE, O2,

Vodafone and Three.

Rev Tony Luke, of All Saints’ Parish Church, said: “Mobile phone signal is really poor generally. I can barely get a bar of signal at any time. It does mean you can’t rely on your mobile phone at all.

“It just means obviously that the majority of people in Aston end up having to have a landline as well. If you’re doing something online and they need to send a verification code, you’re wandering around the house, standing on the bed trying to get a signal. For anybody trying to run a business it must be really difficult.”

Edward Hicklin, chair of Aston-on-Trent parish council, said: “The parish council agree that there is a poor signal in parts of the village, and we have written to the operators and to the ombudsman to try and work out a solution to the poor 4G signal in Aston. We’re doing everything we can to work to find a solution.”

A spokesperson for BT said: “After visiting Aston-on-Trent and meeting with one of the residents, we acknowledge the concerns that have been raised and we are exploring what we can do to improve mobile coverage in the village.”

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ONE of Melbourne’s very own original land girls, a woman whose kindness and humour touched many lives, has died aged 93.

Millie Pass, who first moved to this area aged 18 to start life as a Land Army girl, died on May 8.

At her funeral, son Tony described his mother as a lady who always went out immaculately dressed and made up, never wanted to see anyone cold or hungry, and absolutely loved a party.

He said: “One of my lasting memories of mum, is walking around Melbourne pool and not being able to go a few steps without bumping into someone she knew. That was the last time mum was seen out and about and she got to have some lovely conversations with people, an eclectic mix of young and old.”

Born on July 18, 1928, Millie arrived at The Rectory in Stanton-by-Bridge as a funloving 18-year-old Amelia Hartley, having come from a family of 13 from Sheffield.

At first she did not enjoy life in the Land Army and cried herself to sleep many a time.

But Millie found things began to improve and one day at a dance in Stanton Village Hall, she met her future husband, Derek Pass, a market gardener and shopkeeper’s son from Melbourne.

The pair were married on November 28, 1953, and had their firstborn, Tony, a year later. A daughter followed, Jacqueline.

Derek and Millie’s first home was a caravan at Shaw’s Farm in Stanton-by-Bridge, followed by a tiny home next to the school in Penn Lane, from which they had to move because a new curate was arriving who needed the house.

The small family relocated to a home in ‘The Puzzle’, and then they all moved to the Market Place to look after the family shop: Pass’s greengrocers.

Life was hard work for Millie during this time; she was caring for her mother-in-law, Nana Pass, who had been diagnosed with cancer.

Along with two small children, she had

two men coming off the field for a hot dinner and pudding at midday. The family were all living in one tiny room with a tinier kitchen, no proper bathroom nor an inside loo.

Two further daughters arrived – Alyson and Julia – Millie going into labour with Alyson while still working behind the counter at the shop.

The family then moved to Derby Road and life became much easier.

Millie’s life was full of many highlights, one of which happened in 1989 when, horrified by seeing footage of Ceausescu’s orphans in Romania, she secured a farm building; mobilised a community into donating shoeboxes full of unwanted shampoos, soaps, toothbrushes and other things to give to the orphans, collecting enough donated to fill an articulated lorry.

She also arranged free services of a transport company, two drivers and fuel for

the trip to Romania.

Millie’s Help for Heroes dinner parties over the years became legendary and she loved inviting people to her home. Many in this area will also not forget the sight of Millie walking the catwalk when in her 90s at a charity fashion show in Melbourne, on the arm of two topless male models!

She loved bowling at Kings Newton and Ticknall, and was known as ‘Mam-ma Millie’ by all the children looked after by daughters Alyson and Julia. She also enjoyed visiting her son and his partner Bryn in Portugal on many occasions.

Millie leaves her four children, grandchildren Alice, Amy, Amelia, Liam, Rachel and their partners, and great-grandchildren Bonnie, Tobias, Henri, Isla and Ella.

She also managed a cuddle with the latest addition to the family, baby Harry.

She also leaves a brother, Bill, and sister Marie.

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Along with many, she was evacuated to safety with sister Elsie to live with a family in the countryside, and after the war they returned to Barrow with its bomb-damaged housing and afterwards were joined by a brother, Vincent.

Joyce did not excel at the skills of a 1940s schoolgirl as cooking, cleaning and needle work were not her forte! Looking after Robbie, their Springer Spaniel dog, was much more interesting.

A bright girl, Joyce went on to read history at Bristol University where she excelled and gained a Fulbright scholarship to study American History at Massachusetts University, USA. On returning to the UK, she completed teacher training and taught history in Allestree where she met husband Roger.

They were married at Alding-

ham church, Lancashire, in 1965.

Nicholas was born a year later and Roger’s work with Rolls-Royce took the young family to Indianapolis for 18 months where they were able to holiday in Bermuda, considered a luxury in the 1960s.

Roger was especially proud to fly on the new VC10 Jetliner, powered by R-R engines of course.

Together with their friends, the Millers, they had a great

time in the US. Returning to the UK, they settled in Stanton by Bridge in a house designed by Roger’s cousin. Shortly afterwards Thomas was born and with her family complete Joyce helped set up the Melbourne playgroup before resuming her teaching career.

She became head teacher at Castle Gresley Infants before retiring to concentrate on her lifelong passion, dogs.

Beginning and having most

success with the Weimaraner breed, her dog Ben became a full champion and, in her proudest moment, he competed at Crufts. Labrador, German Wire and Short Haired Pointers followed, and they would be used in field sports locally and would compete in field trials.

Joyce judged competitions and wrote articles for specialist newspapers.

She also was a member of A Choir’d Taste, Melbourne’s mixed voice choir, and she was involved with Derby arts groups, making many friends along the way. She travelled widely with Roger and Elsie, her sister, and one visit took them to Sydney to visit brother Vincent.

Through sons Nick and Tom, Joyce had five grandchildren, in whom she took enormous pride, seeing them grow and flourish.

After Roger passed away in 2012, she and her sister Elsie moved to be together in Honiton in Devon, but she was soon back in Melbourne to her friends and the choir.

Over the last few years, and following a stroke, ill health took its toll and she passed away in May. Leaving her sister, brother, two sons and grandchildren, she was greatly loved and will be missed by all.

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ABOVE: Jennifer and John Smallwood, and Gemma Bettelley, enjoying the celebrations at the jubilee street party in Oaklands Way, Melbourne.

Kate and Stirling Todd at the jubilee picnic in Weston-on-Trent. BELOW: Residents in Stanton-by-Bridge enjoying a party in the village hall.

IT was a sea of red, white and blue all around with parties aplenty to celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee.

In Melbourne, more than 3,000 people turned out on a sunny afternoon to Melbourne Junior School playing field to enjoy a spectacular afternoon of music, dancing and fireworks on Thursday, June 2.

The free event financed by Melbourne Parish Council and organised by a team of four – Cllrs Sheila Hicklin, Joe Ward, Guy Crawford and Assembly Rooms manager Andy Heafield – was said at the latest meeting of the parish council to have been a huge success.

Cllr Nigel Collyer, speaking at the meeting on June 7, said: “I’m sure that everyone will unreservedly say what a superb event it was. It surpassed what we did 10 years ago and I thought that was really good as well.”

One comment on social media summed up the mood with: “Just what we all needed after all that’s happened in the last two years.

“It’s no wonder Melbourne is known as the jewel in South Derbyshire.”

Mr Heafield said: “At the outset of planning over a year ago, the aim of the organisers of Melbourne’s Platinum Jubilee event was based around three simple boxes to tick: put on a show for the whole community that will live long in the memory and bring a smile to faces.

“All boxes were ticked as over 3,000 people of all ages came to the school playing fields for a day to remember and talk about in the years to come.

“The event, supported financially by the parish council, was free to enter, bring your own food, drink, chairs, anything else you can carry, sit back and enjoy the music.

“The audience certainly did that, sitting in groups of family and friends and getting up to dance to the music of Tom Car-

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radine, Jimmy Jemain, Paul Bacon and Break Free – better known on the day as the Cockney sing-a-long – Cliff Richard, Elton John and Queen. It was an almost non-stop music event, the only breaks being to

grab a drink or food from either your cold bag or the local vendors on site.”

The day was rounded off with fireworks on Brown’s Field kindly provided by the Dunnicliff family.

Mr Heafield added: “I want to thank the parish council personally for their financial backing to allow the event to happen; the easiest answer would have been a ‘no’ but they had faith in us to deliver

and that is very heart-warming.

“I have had so many people send messages, stop me in the street, call into work, even send letters all thanking us. To my fellow organisers (Council-

lors Hicklin, Crawford and Ward better known as Sheila, Guy and Joe), thank you, it was a real team effort supplemented by so many more people on the day itself and clearing up afterwards.”

Over in Ticknall, jubilee celebrations included a picnic in the village hall, preceded by a ‘decorate a biscuit’ and cake competition event the previous day.

Her Majesty the Queen herself even dropped in on celebrations – or an extremely lifelike version of the monarch at any rate. A team of highly creative villagers spent weeks creating Queen Elizabeth II using an imaginative array of materials including screwed up newspaper, a boiler suit, wires and a hairdo provided by Pat Bentley-Watts.

In Aston-on-Trent, rain did little to dampen spirits at a busy jubilee event held at the recreation ground, while over in Weston, a public picnic held in the local park was also well attended.

Street parties of varying shapes and sizes were held over the bank holiday weekend, including at Quick Close, Melbourne.

Despite the drizzle, residents said a great time was had by all with bingo, a quiz, sing-a-longs, dancing and even a real life hungry hippos game.

PB Landscapes of Melbourne was warmly thanked for sponsoring the occasion.

The raffle raised £300 for charity, which was split between Melbourne Community Care and The Alzheimer’s Society.

In Kings Newton, the jubilee party was also very well attended by local residents despite the damp weather.

Organisers had sourced enough shelter for all picknickers to stay dry as they enjoyed the afternoon.

Entertainment was provided by the Cranberry Flicks, playing jazz, rock and roll, blues and other styles of music from across the decades.

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TOP: Crowds enjoying the scene at the Melbourne jubilee concert.

(Photo: David Reay)

TOP: Sheila Blood and Pauline Jackson with Her Majesty.

ABOVE: Residents enjoying the street party in Quick Close, Melbourne, sponsored by Paul Bignall of PB Landscapes (pictured centre).

ABOVE: Her Majesty takes a well-earned sit down next to Paul Colleyshaw, chair of Ticknall Parish Council.

RIGHT: Singing outside All Saints’ Church in Aston-onTrent.

LEFT: Leon Hand and Paul Bignall hobnobbing with the Queen at the Quick Close street party in Melbourne.

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2 2 0 2 1952 FAR LEFT: Louisa Zak and Xander Jackson with a portrait of the Queen painted by Louisa’s daughter Alex Zak, at the Oaklands Way jubilee street party.

CAKES FIT FOR A QUEEN LEFT Judge Ian Oliver with Cllr Kerry Haines with second placed Jeremy Staley and first placed Liz Wibberley, with parish council chair Paul Colleyshaw, showing off their prize-winning bakes in the Ticknall jubilee cake competition. Iris Stead, five, is pictured with her prize for the best decorated biscuit.

RIGHT: Sue Davey with one of the entrants in a cake competition held at the Weston-on-Trent jubilee picnic.

BELOW LEFT: Liz Wibberley’s prize-winning cake in Ticknall.

BELOW MIDDLE and RIGHT: Some lovely looking cakes at Melbourne street parties.

LEFT: Jenny Williams and Linda Ferriday with a right Royal post box topper in Astonon-Trent.

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l Scenes at the Melbourne jubilee concert including Cllr Sheila Hicklin, who took to the stage with ‘Elton’ John (right).

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IF you are a fan of afternoon television programmes you may have noticed a familiar face wandering through the village.

Melbourne resident Roger Bacon has become a regular on Channel 4’s The Great House Giveaway, which was screening daily during May. On the BAFTA award-winning show two strangers get the chance to get on the property ladder, as they are given the cash to buy, renovate and sell a house, and keep any profit they make.

Roger, who moved to Melbourne in 2016 with partner Amanda Hughes, got into the show when his son Tom was accepted to appear on it and renovate a house in Swadlincote.

“I helped him out and after we had finished it, I got a call from the programme company asking me if I would like to be one of the on-screen builders,” Roger said.

“I got in on the end of series three, which has just aired recently, and have been working on series four which will screen later in 2022.”

Roger, who started life as an engineering apprentice, got into the building trade after renovating his own house and has been self-employed ever since.

“Being 62 this year, I was slowing down a bit, when this opportunity came along and thought I would give it a go,” he said.

Roger said he always manages to get some of Amanda’s artwork into the completed houses too, and has even sold some pieces, having been on the TV! Asked about any disasters on the house builds, he said that one couple of lads just went hammer-mad with a house in Manchester and smashed it to pieces and cleared off: “Obviously the house has to get finished so I had to step in and get the job done.”

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Child models wanted! l Roger Bacon is pictured with presenter Simon O’Brien on his right and another of the builders, Phil Carroll, at the house in Swadlincote.

He also said that when the cameras are there you have to keep doing the same job, like putting up a cupboard, several times so they can get it filmed from all angles, which obviously takes more time up.

“It gives me the chance to travel all over, to parts of the country I have never been to, and I really love it!” he said. “I enjoy building things, renovating buildings and helping people along the way.”

NEW HEAD FOR CHELLASTON SCHOOL

CHELLASTON Academy has a new head teacher.

Philip Smith took up the post days after parents were told a review of the school’s “leadership and management” had been undertaken.

Formerly head teacher of City of Derby Academy, he took up the job at Chellaston on May 23, replacing former head Ryan Metters.

Anne Martin, chief executive officer of Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School Multi Academy Trust, of which the school is part,

wrote to parents to inform them of the change on May 19.

The change in leadership follows reports of unruly behaviour among some pupils which were swiftly followed by a visit from education watchdog Ofsted.

Ms Martin said in her letter to parents: “Mr Smith brings a wealth of experience and has a proven track record of driving rapid and sustained school improvement, and during a recent Ofsted inspection received a ‘good’ for leadership and management.

“A new headteacher has been appointed to replace Mr Smith at the City of Derby Academy, and Mr Smith will work very closely with him. I will retain oversight of both schools.

“From September 2022, further school improvement and leadership capacity will be added when two new, highly skilled and experienced Directors of Education join the Trust. There are some strengths at Chellaston Academy and we are confident that these changes will bring about rapid, positive and lasting change.”

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WE ARE really looking forward to seeing all you festival loving folk once again for our Midsummerish Festival on Saturday, June 18.

One of Whistlewood’s aims is to show people how to live more sustainable lives and this can also mean how to have fun sustainably too – not just how to grow food, be more energy efficient or better at recycling.

Our festival uses no single-use plastic and encourages all visitors and food vendors to do the same. We have our own set of reusable plastic cups which you pay a deposit for and when the festival is over they get washed ready for use at the next event.

Although we do have space for a certain number of cars we encourage everyone who can to walk, cycle or use public transport to get to the festival.

I think there could be more frequent buses and this would probably help us, Melbourne, and Ticknall local

businesses to be more profitable whilst encouraging fewer car miles.

The festival will have local food vendors providing burgers, pizza, noodles, falafel, strawberries and cream alongside our own volunteers serving tea and cake. Local beers from Tollgate, who will be providing the bar, will be very welcome refreshment. They’ve been partners of our festival for a few years now and great supporters of the project through the years. We hope you’ll show your support for these local businesses.

The bands will also be local with some of our ‘regulars’ as well as new acts not seen before at our festival – with a range of music which will suit all tastes.

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l David and Sharon Mackinnon in their Stanton garden.

TEACHING can be a hard job – and supply teaching is pretty tough too.

Being parachuted into a school where you have no prior relationship with the pupils requires a special set of skills.

During Covid, frequent staff sickness has meant the demand for supply teachers has rocketed. There is also the fact that teachers themselves are so bogged down with paperwork that many have reported they are thinking of leaving the profession altogether.

Step forward David and Sharon Mackinnon, from Stanton-by-Bridge, who are trying to do something about the issue by quitting their teaching jobs to start up their own agency, with the aim of providing great supply teachers in schools in the primary sector.

Called Supply & Teach, David and Sharon now want to hear from teachers who love the job and want to help schools carry on providing a good service when permanent staff are not available.

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Former head teacher Sharon said: “We feel we know what schools are after from a teacher perspective and we know the kind of quality they are looking for.

“We also know that supply teachers are not always the most valued by agencies. I think they can be a bit of cannon fodder at times.

“When we interview teachers we are trying to ask the same questions that you would ask when recruiting for a permanent role. We want to attract quality supply teachers and we also want to treat them correctly because there is not a lot of love for supply teaching agencies in schools.

“We have walked in those shoes of being the teacher. We know it’s a really tough job.

You work all hours. The supply teacher is a middle ground for a lot of people. There is a little bit more work life balance. It’s less stressful.

“It can be like the best of teaching to do

supply teaching. You have got that interaction with children. You get to teach children who are sponges and want to absorb all this information.”

Having started off her professional life in marketing, Sharon was most recently head of school in Sudbury before leaving to set up Supply & Teach with her husband.

David started out as a volunteer before gaining his qualification to be a primary school teacher. For him, the job is all about having a laugh with children so they don’t know they are learning.

He said: “There are so many skills in being a teacher. Not everybody can go and do that. Sometimes you’re not just being a teacher, you are almost like a parent so often.

“The whole mental health side of things with children is so important, and their wellbeing. You have got to be able to pick up on those sorts of things.”

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The referendum is being held on July 7 at Melbourne Assembly Rooms.

Residents will be asked whether they want the town’s Neighbourhood Plan to be used by the district council when deciding planning applications.

The plan, ratified by the parish council, has been years in the making and involved extensive consultation with Melbourne residents, organisations and businesses on how future development should fit in with the town.

It includes a raft of policies, including the maintenance of separation between Melbourne and Kings Newton, and protection from development in eight designated areas of Local Green Space.

You can view the Neighbourhood Plan on Melbourne Parish Council’s website: www.melbourneparishcouncil.gov.uk

We’re back ... Women’s Institute’s double delight

THE Women’s Institute is alive and well – and in Weston-on-Trent and Ticknall, it has even seen a joyful rebirth.

One hundred and twenty-five years after the very first WI was set up in Canada, women in these two villages decided this Spring that what they need is the chance to meet up with each other once a month for friendly chat and the chance to learn something new … with hardly a whiff of jam and Jerusalem in sight.

In Weston, there has been no Women’s Institute group since the old one was disbanded just before 2000, having been going before that since 1933.

New president Rebecca Lacey explained why she felt starting a group up again was such a good idea.

by Lucy Stephens

“I’m a nurse, and all the time I see how positive it is for women to talk to each other, to support each other,” she said.

“I can go into a bay at work and if I can get them all talking, they are helping each other.

“I can see such strength and positivity in that.

I thought it would be really beneficial, not just for the older generations but for all generations.

“I want women to come out once a month to do something just for themselves. I wanted this to be a treat for women to come out and be themselves.”

The newly re-born Weston WI has an enthusiastic committee who have put together a list of

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speakers for the year which include sessions on self-defence, having a sustainable wardrobe and nutrition.

One member is Chris Blount, who was formerly president of the previous Weston WI, having originally joined, as she explained, to make friends locally.

“Everyone has always been so friendly,” she said.

Asked why so many women were so keen to start up the WI again in the area, members of the committee told the Village Voice that they particularly enjoyed meeting people they did not already know.

Also over the past few months, the WI has been re-born in Ticknall, numbers of the previous group having dwindled pre-Covid.

Villagers were asked if they would be interested in starting up a WI again and a large number jumped at the idea.

In Ticknall, each meeting starts with a 10minute wellbeing slot before a speaker takes to the floor, with the first being South Derbyshire District councillor Kerry Haines, who talked about her role serving local people.

Speaking at the group’s first meeting in Ticknall Village Hall in May, she said: “I think it’s absolutely fantastic and brilliant to see such a good turn-out here, and a variety of ages too.”

Local resident Jen Woodhead, who is the Ticknall WI’s new secretary, said: “I’ve joined because I want to get to know more people in the village.

I think we’re all desperate to be social!”

ABOVE: Committee members from Westonon-Trent’s WI relaxing in front of the village hall where they hold their monthly meetings.

Left to right are Chris Blount, Janine Lacey, Alex Byatt, Rebecca Lacey, Ruth Askam, Holly Holland, Becky Moore, Nicky Goddard and Sue Davey.

RIGHT: Weston on Trent WI members taking part in a craft evening in 1954. l Members of Ticknall WI pictured above in the village hall and (below) Jen Woodhead, Ros Baker and Cllr Kerry Haines with one of their first activities – grow your own potato.

Hearing about crime

LOCAL residents will get the chance to hear about crime management in their area at the next round of area safety forums.

The Melbourne Area Forum is being held on Thursday, July 14, at the sports park at 6.30pm.

Members of the local police and council will be on hand to talk about crime and disorder in the area, and the public is invited to go along to ask questions.

The Melbourne meeting also covers Barrow, Stanton-by-Bridge, Swarkestone, Aston, Weston, Thulston, Ambaston and Elvaston.

Residents in TIcknall, Calke, Foremark, Findern, Ingleby, Milton, Smisby and Twyford can also go along to their area forum, which is being held in Ticknall Village Hall on July 19, also at 6.30pm.

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TABLE TENNIS CLUB PAYS TRIBUTE TO NIGEL

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MELBOURNE Swifts Table Tennis Club (MTTC) has paid tribute to founder and former chairman Nigel Webster for seven years of sterling service.

Nigel was the driving force of the MTTC committee and the current committee has decided to award him the Lifetime Membership Award.

Nigel won many awards through his table tennis career including the coach of the year for the East Midlands region awarded by Table Tennis England for recognition of his work coaching all abilities and ages but particularly youngsters in the Melbourne area.

Melbourne Table Tennis Club offers both casual and competitive play at Melbourne Assembly Rooms and provides opportunities for all abilities and ages to get involved.

The Bat & Chat casual play session on Tuesday afternoons is as popular as ever and regularly

runs at capacity. It is a two-hour session with a half-time break for tea, biscuits, and a chat before resuming refreshed for the second half.

Bat & Chat is so popular that an additional casual play session is being held on a Thursday evening to allow anyone not available in the daytime to get involved and have an opportunity to play some gentle table tennis in a fun environment. All equipment is provided, and the first taster session is free.

The club says table tennis is a great sport for all ages and Swifts are keen to support any teenagers who want to give it a try, for example, for their Duke of Edinburgh award.

For those who want to practise more seriously there is a training session on Tuesday evenings and Swifts are currently on the lookout for more league players.

All session details are on the Melbourne Swift's website swiftstabletennis.co.uk.

The 2021-22 season has just ended and MTTC fielded four teams in the Derby league and two in the Loughborough league.

Dynamo boys promoted

MELBOURNE Dynamos have another trophy under their belt after the football club’s Under-14s side won their league.

The team (pictured above) has now been promoted to division one of the Derby City League having won the second division.

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and Aaron Forster, who said: “This achievement is testament to the boys’ determination and skill.

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“They are all great friends and team mates, and Conor and I are so proud to coach them.”

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MELBOURNE Wildcats football teams finished the season in fine form with success in the cup competitions.

The U10 team won a nail-biting cup final against Stanton Ilkeston.

After coming back from 1-0 down to take the game into extra time, the girls kept cool heads during the penalties to become deserved champions after a fantastic season in the DGLL (Derby Girls and Ladies League).

The U15 team won their plate competition which, with only 10 players available, was an incredible achievement.

The U9 and U11s came runners-up in their respective competitions.

Their spirit and attitude has remained positive throughout the competition and coaches report seeing all players grow in confidence ready for the season ahead.

With the interest in girls’ football continuing to grow, the club has seen great success in the Wildcat section of Melbourne Dynamo FC this year.

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Town’s topsy turvy start continues

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MELBOURNE Town Cricket Club continued their topsy turvy start to their 2022 season with all three senior teams giving inconsistent performances.

The first eleven began May by travelling away to Abbots Bromley and, batting first, posted a creditable 226-8. New signing Faisal Mehmood smashed 48 not out at the end of the innings after Alex Slater (35) and Muhammad Nadeem (33) had set the platform.

A superb opening spell of 4-22 by Adam Swain plus three wickets for Nadeem secured a comfortable 69-run victory.

A week later it was a run-fest at Melbourne as the first team again scored 272-9 off their allotted overs. Nadeem (50), Swain (46) and Slater (33) all contributed well but, despite three wickets from Nadeem, and some decisions not going the first team’s way, Uttoxeter first team won by two wickets with nine balls to go.

An unbelievable spell of 6-47 from Hamayan Wahid plus 3-19 by Sam Barker saw bottom of the table Breadsall first team bowled out for just 153. Half centuries from Matt Barmby (59) and Zale Wood (56 not out) rushed Town to a seven-wicket victory with over 11 overs to spare.

An exciting low-scoring affair at home to Wootton was the first team’s last game of the month as Alex Slater’s men were shot out for just 101 but showed tremendous character as Slater (3-29) plus two wickets apiece for Nadeem, Swain and Wahid bowled Town to a seven-run victory.

Town’s second team have started the season well and began the month with a comfortable six-wicket win as they knocked off 219 with Ranjit Rathore (80 not out) and Ashley Elwell (67) in good form. But a disappointing display the week after away to Rosehill Meths seconds saw Fraser Radcliffe’s side bowled out for just 136 with Rathore (38) the only contributor. Despite 3-37 from James Hogwood the home side crawled home by three wickets.

Rathore led the way with the ball the following week taking 3-43 as Brailsford seconds posted a challenging 198 but a superb opening partnership from Lara Shaw (54) and Marcus Radcliffe (57) plus 40 not out by Julian Humpidge saw the seconds home with 10 overs to spare.

They ended the month in nail-biting circumstances as Melbourne ran four off the last ball to secure an unlikely tie as they chased 176 on a difficult wicket.

James Hogwood (3-27) kept the home side to a lowly total. Elwell (37) and Rathore (30) scored well but it was not until Elliott Baker and Paul Scrimshaw came together that the chase looked possible and it was these two there at the end to claim the tie.

The club’s third team has struggled for players in the early part of the season but did post 213-8 in their home match against Allestree seconds as 66 from Chetan Patel plus John Collins (30) and Darren Poyser (30) all contributed. Despite a superb spell off 3-30 from youngster Tom Bagnall the away side sneaked home by three wickets.

In their only other game in May heavy top order scoring from Tony Papas (57), Collins (47), Patel (40) and Sunny Dhiman (37) saw the third team total 227 which they manfully defended as two wickets from Dhiman plus one each from Tom Knight and Freddie Oxspring – the latter a stunning diving catch from Andy Owens – saw John Collins’ team hold on for the winning draw as Tutbury fourths ended on 220-5.

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MORE than 130 people attended the Melbourne Rugby Football Club awards, which were held for the first time since 2019.

There was a fine attendance at the Melbourne Assembly Rooms from the academy and parents as well as the senior teams and supporters as the academy and senior awards were linked for the first time.

Jules Raine hosted the event.

The winners (pictured above l-r) are as follows: Matt Suddaby (1st XV player of the year and players' player), Thomas Watson (1st XV leading try scorer), Ben Rosamond (most improved player), Jules Raine (clubman of the year – with Roy Briscoe and Olly Page), Dean Sylester (Robin Clayborn award),

Bowlers back on the green

KINGS Newton Bowls Club is now back in full swing, and has welcomed some new members from the old Melbourne Bowls Club.

A club spokesman said: “We have a total of nine teams competing in various leagues throughout the week, every day except Sunday.

“At a time when many clubs are losing members or even closing down we are bucking the trend with a good influx of new members, both full playing and social.”

Included in the new recruits are some of the now closed flat green bowls club members. They are going to the club weekly and have very quickly adapted to the differences between flat and crown bowling.

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The internal competitions have also begun, the Packhorse Trophy being won by new member Jim Smith and returning member Josh Hall.

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Also held was the Quentin Blood Trophy, also won by Josh Hall but this time partnered by Ben Roe. The club said: “The green is always in demand for representative fixtures. So far there has been a federation match between Burton and Bolton, won by Burton.

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Not present were Ed Saunders who won a new award (‘Unsung Hero’) and Pete Ilott, who was made an honorary lifetime member of the club.

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Century for cricket club

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TICKNALL Cricket Club will be scoring a century this month when it marks 100 years of playing the game at their ground.

The club’s very own century at The Grange on the outskirts of Ticknall will be marked on June 24 with an evening of entertainment.

Festivities start at 7pm with a marquee providing live entertainment, full bar facilities and fish and chips available to purchase.

As far as play goes, the club has reported a poor start for both the first and second teams, with some signs of improvement during May. The club said its first team had been beset with injuries and non-availability of players.

“Two heavy defeats against Alrewas and Ockbrook were nullified by two battling winning games against Marehay and Denby, making May an OK month with signs that the team is moving in the right direction,” a club spokesman said.

The second team started May with a defeat against Uttoxeter, but three consecutive wins against Breadsall, Wootton Sports and Dunstall made the month a successful one.

It is hoped that June becomes a month of celebrations for both team performances and 100 years of cricket played at The Grange.

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The shield is given annually in memory of much-loved football coach Tony Coffey, who is remembered by many for his work with Melbourne Football Club in the 80s and 90s.

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surely means you have given your all and performed with excellence.”

Zak began his journey into football aged six in 2010, when he joined the Melbourne United soccer school.

At the time so many of his year group enjoyed the experience that a team was formed which played friendlies and tournaments before joining the Derby Junior Football Under-8s League two years later.

Zak was awarded the Manager’s Player of the Year trophy for his willingness to listen and learn through training.

Today, he still plays for Melbourne Dynamo under-18s side.

While in year nine at Chellaston Academy, Zak got a taste for coaching and completed the sports leadership programme.

He had intended to complete the FA Referee course but lockdown meant this was cancelled, so he undertook the FA Introduction to Coaching course instead, which he then followed up with the FA Level 1 in coaching.

When football began to be played again post-lockdown, Zak answered a call to help out with coaching for Melbourne Dynamos on Saturday mornings, alongside adult coaches.

He joined the soccer school coaching team in April 2021 with the group that later became the club’s under sevens side. He has continued to coach both the soccer school and under sevens since then, and has also supported the managers at some of the match days for the under sevens Broncos team at Lees Brook School.

Zak said: “I’m very, very privileged and really happy. I think it’s nice to give back to people and it’s nice that people recognise it as well. It makes me want to get involved more.”

Tony Coffey’s son Liam, who was there to present the award, said: “Zak was a very easy choice for everyone to win this award, for all of the hard work he has put in and with all the volunteering that he has done, which in itself is a selfless thing to do.”

DYNAMO CUP BLUES

MELBOURNE Dynamo Football Club had just three senior games in the month of May to finish off their 2022/23 season but one of them was the CMFL Presidents Cup final.

A good following travelled all the way to Blidworth Welfare Ground as Dynamo took on Besscar FC from the division above.

An even first half saw Besscar take the lead after 20 minutes but five minutes later James Smith finished off a fine move to equalise.

Despite constant pressure plus a few key decisions going against Dynamo it meant they lost 3-1.

Completing their league season a couple of weeks later a weakened first team travelled to PMG and a Jack Goodband consolation was the only plus point as Gav Salisbury’s men were well beaten 6-1 to finish their first season in Division 1 South in third place.

Dynamo Reserves had just one match in the month as they travelled to Little Eaton Reserves and a goal fest ensued as Adam Dolman’s men were beaten 7-4 with Charlie Tovell, Alex Walsh, Charlie Lewis and Harry Foxon all getting on the scoresheet. The Reserves ended the season in fourth place in the MRA Division 1.