Village Voice No 239 October 2012
Melbourne & District
crime fears as Melbourne sees sharp rise in burglaries THERE has been a sharp rise in burglaries in Melbourne in recent weeks, leading to fears by one councillor of an “open season for criminals”. Area Sergeant Steve Todd outlined the crime statistics to the Safer Neighbourhood meeting in Barrow on Trent. Sgt Todd said that in the last month Melbourne had had the high-
est number of incidents in the area, 35 in all, which included 13 reported Anti-Social Behaviour. Aston on Trent followed with 14 incidents and Shardlow 11. He told the meeting that actions taken to prevent future crime include an increase in the number of patrols, including plain clothes surveillance, and the introduction of Stop and Search practices based on
intelligence. Melbourne Parish Councillor David Smith expressed concern over recent incidents and the impact of the fear of crime on Melbourne residents. “With Wakes Week soon to be on us, followed by Hallowe'en and bonfire night it could be open season in Melbourne for criminals if there is no ongoing commitment to policing
in Melbourne," he said. Sgt Todd assured Cllr Smith that arrangements for a task force to be on hand over the period have been made. He also stressed that crime in the area is low and statistics show it has been falling marginally over three years. The Safer Neighbourhood priorities set for the next three months are ASB in Melbourne and speeding.
School buS Service To conTinue by TOM MILLS THE walk from Barrow on Trent to Chellaston School for pupils IS safe. That's the official view of Derbyshire County Council.
It is a decision that has again angered the parents of youngsters facing the daily journey from the village to school. But reassurances have now been given to residents that the 306 bus service operated by Harpur’s from Barrow on Trent to Chellaston Academy will continue. Fears in the local community that the service would end arose when the county council announced its intention to withdraw the transport subsidy because guidelines laid down state that subsidised bus services need not be provided for school pupils who travel distances of less than three miles over a safe walk route. The distance from the furthest point in Barrow to Chellaston Academy is officially two and a half miles. The transport company has operated the
306 service for six years and when the subsidy was withdrawn in April of this year, it continued to operate the service at a cost of 60p each way for each passenger – an increase of 10pence. Nick Harpur, Managing Director of Harpur’s Coaches Ltd, told Village Voice: “There has never been any intention to withdraw the service." Should the walk be declared unsafe the county council would be required to provide a fully subsidised service. A previous assessment of the walk 11 years ago declared the walk to be safe and the two safe walks assessments carried out by DCC this year led to the same conclusions. However, residents continue to ask why, if the route has always been declared a safe walk, has a subsidy been paid for all that time and why has it been withdrawn now? Barrow Parish Council will be writing to Derbyshire County Council to express its deep disappointment at the latest decision and requesting assurances that any significant change in future traffic levels will trigger a reassessment of the safety of the walk.
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1,000 new jobs up for grabs MARKS & Spencer (M&S) has announced 1,000 new jobs at its new distribution centre in Castle Donington, due to open in early 2013. Set to be the UK's largest dedicated e-commerce warehouse, it will distribute two million clothing and home products a week direct to customer homes and stores across the country. The new site at Castle Donington is big enough to house 12 jumbo jets, and will be equipped with the latest warehousing technology. The new roles include warehouse operatives, engineers, mechanics, administrative staff, transport controllers and managers. The recruitment scheme will be run under their “Plan A” ethical and environmental programme aimed at making M&S the World’s most sustainable company by 2015. Inspired by the scheme already operating in M&S stores and offices, Marks & Start Logistics will help recruit, train and employ people with disabilities and health conditions to work at Castle Donington. It will be run in partnership with Remploy Employment Service, which specialises in giving disabled people the support they need to overcome barriers to work. Darrell Stein, Director of IT and Logistics at Marks & Spencer, said: "Castle Donington is a key part of M&S' strategy for the future. This new distribution centre will help us deliver our goal of being a leading multi-channel retailer by 2015. "It will also allow us to better serve our customers with improved product availability and extended delivery options. “We're delighted to be creating 1,000 new roles as part of this plan and we hope it will provide an economic boost for the East Midlands.”
ASTON on TRENT Parish Council has commemorated the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with permanent photographic display boards depicting life in the village during the 1950s and 2011-12. The boards have been installed in the village “pump house”, circa 1870, which once provided water for the village estate, but in recent times has been used only as a bus shelter. Councillors are hoping that the display will remind villagers and visitors of past and current social activities and traditions. The opening ceremony was performed by David Brown, leader of the Aston community group and the main organiser of the village Royal Wedding and Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Chairman of the Parish Council, Haydn Wheeler said: "The council is proud to commemorate the Jubilee by making the 'Aston Pump' a focal point once again and it is very appropriate that David should perform the ceremonial cutting of the tape.” David Brown (right) is pictured cutting the tape at Aston pump with Cllr Haydn Wheeler looking on.
Club tribute to Brendan Freeman THE AGM of Ticknall Garden Club took place in September. In her capacity as chairman, Mrs Margaret West paid tribute to club member Dr Brendan Freeman, who died earlier this year. She reported that the club had enjoyed a very successful year and now had 117 members and seven honorary members. The club holiday to Hampshire had been a great success as had the recent day trips and the annual dinner with over 50 members attending. The money raised at the excellent biennial plant sale would be used to help pay for future speakers. Mrs West thanked members of the committee for their work in various capacities and also the gen-
eral members, all of whom had made her work as chairman for the past two years enjoyable. Mrs Pat Chinnery was elected chairman and Prof. John Presley as vice-chairman. Mandy Roshier and Sonia Simmons joined the committee who were re-elected en bloc. The AGM was followed by a talk on euphorbias and other vibrant perennials by Don Witton whose garden recently featured with Carol Klein on the Gardeners' World television programme. His talk was illustrated with many colourful slides and there was an opportunity to buy plants afterwards.
■ MELBOURNE Scout and Guides Headquarters has secured a grant for £888 from Derbyshire County Council’s Community Action Grant fund. The group will use the grant to build a cement base and buy a gas cage to store camping gas bottles securely outside. The current store is old and needs replacing. ■ Findern Village Pre-School was also successful in this round of awards and received £995. The grant will buy equipment for the healthy eating and cooking project which includes a space save kitchen, scales, pans, fruit and vegetable sets. In addition it wishes to purchase playground equipment and furniture for a doll’s house and a farm set.
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HARVEST finally finished for us on the last day of September, although we do have some crops to do for others. In contrast to last year we started at about the same time of mid July but finished a full three weeks later. I have never encountered a year quite like this one for difficulties. The excessive rainfall has made ground conditions very difficult and there are still areas of crop which have not been harvested and probably now never will be. This will be a terrible loss to those concerned, spending up to £300 an acre to grow a crop and not be able to harvest it. All who have crops in storage are finding some nasty surprises when they come to try to sell and deliver the grain. Grain quality measured by specific weight is very variable due to the weather during the last few weeks of the growing period, and many price deductions are being made by buyers. One load delivered by ourselves incurred a £40 a tonne deduction at destination because it fell so far below the agreed specification. That was hard to bear but was made worse as it was sold forward for £130 a tonne in November last
year. Today’s price for full spec feed wheat is around £200 a tonne! One thing is for certain this year, trees and shrubs seem to have thrived after last year's drought which did lots of damage to them. Roadside hedges and young woodlands have grown in jungle proportions but, although fruit trees have done the same, a lot are devoid of crop. Of course a large percentage of our apples and pears etc are imported so depending on things in the ‘new world’ we should see little difference in supply. ■ How many of you see deer dashing across the road in front of you on a regular basis? It seems the wild population of fallow deer is increasing and with that the amount of road traffic accidents. Apparently 20 people are killed each year after collisions with deer in this country. The Ashby approach to Melbourne and around Ticknall are bad areas – a result of escaping deer many years ago from Calke Park. Having seen cars that have been hit by deer, I can verify the damage and the danger that this can pose, so I advise sensible driving in those areas.
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Sunday 21st October, 11am 4pm Come and celebrate local food and produce grown, raised, baked or caught within a 30 mile radius. Our very own Calke chefs will demonstrate some culinary delights using the fresh local produce available on the day! With a wide variety of local producers providing foods to taste and for you to buy, come and celebrate all that is great about local food in our Riding School.
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Saturday 27th October Sunday 4th November 11 30am 3.30pm This Halloween turn into a spider, mouse, toad or cat, then creep underground and find our bats.
Deer Park Walk
Sun 28th October 2pm 4pm Join one of our wardens and enter the Deer Pen at Calke which is usually not accessible to the public. Enjoy a drink and a cookie after this fascinating walk. Adult £7.50 Child £3.50 Booking Required
Calke Alive - 20th Century Monday 29th October, 12.30pm
4pm Meet some of Calke’s 1940s wartime characters. Join in some ‘make do and mend’ activities and our tea dance in the Riding School at 2 30pm
Pumpkin Party Tuesday 30th October, 11am
3.30pm Bring your own pumpkin or buy one here. Decorate it in your own style and add it to our fabulous display
National Trust Walking Festival
Southwood walk, Saturday 27th October 2pm 4.30pm booking required Walking for Health Walk, Monday 29th October 2pm 3pm Family Halloween Walk, Wednesday 31st October 2pm 4pm Pistern Hills and Ticknall Tramway Walk, Friday 2nd November 10 30am 3pm booking required Please visit the website or telephone for more information
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Friday 9th November 10.30am 2pm Celebrated TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh will be here signing copies of his new book, My Secret Garden. Join us afterwards for a light lunch. £15 Booking Required
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MELBOURNE Photographic Society's season is now well under way with weekly Thursday evening meetings. The programme has been extended this year to include two special Friday evening fund-raising events which are open to non-members. The first presentation is on Friday, November 30, at 7.30pm in the Melbourne Assembly Rooms when Dr Les Nixon will give a talk illustrated with slides entitled 'A Lifetime of Railway Photogra-
phy'. Les is arguably one of the country's leading railway photographers and has written numerous books and had over 8,000 pictures published. His talk will cover everything from steam, diesel and electric trains to snapshots of the preservation scene and include visits to many countries around the world. Tickets priced at £6 are available from the Melbourne Assembly Rooms or from Gavin Lake, who can be contacted on 01332 864633.
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What’s being done to improve broadband? THE NEWLY appointed Clerk to the Parish Council, Jacqui Storrer, was welcomed by councillors and took her place next to the council chairman at the October meeting. There were five members of the public present with Steve Spear opening the questions. He spoke about the poor broadband service in Melbourne and asked what the parish council had done to campaign for improvements to the service. Cllr John Harrison responded on behalf of the county council saying that, although the Government had allocated £7.3million for improvements in Derbyshire, it was linked to a matched funding requirement. There was no interest shown by the business community in contributing to this requirement so DCC took the desources. cision to fund the total. However, He asked what the Parish there is now an increase in the Council could do about introduccost of the work to £30million ing Community Speedwatch. and it has not been possible to Picking up the baton, Cllr Harrifund this or to secure contribuson reported that there had only tions from the European Social been two reportable accidents on Fund. Blackwell Lane over a three-year Mr Spear commented that period, both involving drunken while funds may be required to drivers, and was therefore not achieve superfast broadband, to viewed as being an important achieve a middle of the road enough location to warrant the speed 8mb, would be a huge imintroduction of road calming provement and could be done � Jacqui Storer, new clerk methods. through BT if sufficient pressure Regarding Speedwatch, he adis applied. Adam Searle, on behalf of Melvised that a minimum of six local Mr Spear continued with anbourne Neighbourhood Watch, residents are required to underother question to the parish reported a complaint from a resitake training. council regarding the proposed dent of Penn Lane, that the LothCllr Harrison continued with one way system and parking, ian Gardens are not being locked comments about the proposed asking why the parish council on time. one-way system saying that rewas not taking an active role in Speeding traffic was the subsponses from people in the town this topic and not revisiting the ject raised by Matt Harnden, dehad been mixed. The initial proParish Plan. claring that it was an increasing posal had been viewed as using a The chairman agreed to inproblem on Blackwell Lane and sledgehammer to crack a nut but clude the subject on the Highthat the police response to him that the revised proposal was ways sub-committee agenda. was that there was a lack of rethought to be better.
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PCSO Emma Guest delivered a short report which included reference to an assault outside the Spar Shop with youths from Chellaston being responsible. There have been a number of forced entry burglaries recently, resulting in the theft of car keys and motor vehicles. There has been less anti-social behaviour, although some incidents have taken place. With regard to requests for speeding checks, speed gun checks will take place during the next two weeks. Plans for a task force to operate over Wakes Week are in hand. Other items discussed included: â?? CCTV locations had still not been resolved. â?? The Public Toilets in the Market Place will be closed for a short period until repair work has been undertaken. â?? Discussions regarding the recreation ground lease are ongoing.
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Heather is blossoming HEATHER Wheeler, our local MP, was in good form when she came to town at the invitation of the Melbourne Amnesty group. She was very well briefed, well informed, and most considerate of some points raised by members of the group, even when she disagreed. In her time – only since May 2010 in the House of Commons – she has blossomed, and become a most accomplished Parliamentarian, respected enough to become a member of the Conservative Party 1922 Committee, and a most knowledgable and energetic member of the parliamentary committee on Population and Growth. This committee has travelled widely in the Middle East and the Far East, which gives Mrs Wheeler's comments on areas like women's rights the authenticity of knowledge and experience. The meeting, which was really a conversation between Mrs Wheeler and the Amnesty members, was informative and very worthwhile, on matters like the Arms Trade treaty, women's rights, and Human Rights in Syria. She had visited Jordan, and was pleased that her committee had been able to get £3m to help Syrian refugees in that country. The subjects of female circumcision, the problems of forced marriage and trafficking of young people in particular, were discussed, and Mrs Wheeler made it plain the the Government was fully aware of the problems and would legislate to criminalise forced marriage and abuse of young women. She told the members that her largest postbag was complaining about the European Human Rights Act, and her view was forthright; she believes there should be a UK Bill of Rights, and she
looked forward in this area to the Bingham Report, due to be published at the end of this year. She was in favour of the death penalty, citing the recent killing of two police officers. "Pure evil, and he knew what he was doing. He should lose his life." One member spoke of her horror at the death by hanging of a teacher she had known. Mrs Wheeler was very considerate of the ongoing pain this must have caused, but she added that there is no head of steam to bring back hanging, and she doubted if the House of Commons would support a motion to reinstate the penalty. ■Mrs Wheeler spoke up for South Derbyshire's dairy farmers in a Westminster Hall debate in September, following calls by both farmers and processors for the Government to look further into getting a better deal for milk producers, many of whom are continuing to make a loss. Mrs Wheeler has met with several farmers over the Westminster recess and during the debate she said: “We need to build a fair supply chain, which sees the farmer, the processors, the retailer and the customer get a fair price for a pint of British milk.� Afterwards the MP said: “This debate marks only part of the overall campaign to secure a Fair Price for a Pint of British Milk. I have worked closely with the NFU and I will be meeting with representatives from the WI to see how we can take this campaign further. I would also like to thank all the excellent work done by the Young Farmers’ Club, who have been working hard over the summer to show their support for the dairy industry and have even produced their own ‘Supporting the Dairy Industry’ wristbands." –DOB
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RemembRance Day plans MELBOURNE Royal British Legion has announced a change of format for this year's Remembrance Parade and open-air service on Sunday, November 11. Anyone wishing to parade should be at the RBL Derby Road by 10am. The parade will leave Budgens car park at 10.20am and will take the usual route as far as Church Street, but will then turn into Kingtons Lane leading to the rear of the Parish Church. There will be a designated area specifically for the public to enable the parade to enter safely into Church Square. The open-air service will start at approximately 10.55am. There will be no 10.30am Parish Communion service in the Parish Church on this day, but there will be a service at 9.30am for those wishing to attend. Any individual wishing to lay a wreath
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should contact David Worrall, RBL Branch Secretary, on 01332 863547 as soon as possible. If you are laying a wreath, please be aware that they will be laid ‘in order’ and that you will need to be positioned accordingly. The order for the laying of the wreaths will be issued to you on the day. Following the service, at approximately 11.50am, the parade will return to the RB Legion via Castle Square, Potter Street and Derby Road for an informal concert by Melbourne Town Band. (A note of caution, road closures may take place). A rehearsal for the open-air service will be held at 10.30am on Saturday, November 10, in Church Square and anyone who intends to take part, or who wishes to know more about the parade, is encouraged to attend.
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MELBOURNE Infants School Head Teacher Jo Sadler welcomed children, staff, officials and guests to the formal opening of the new classroom and facilities that have been built this year to accommodate the increasing numbers of pupils. As everyone gathered in the area outside the new classroom, the children joined together in singing ‘Hello’, a great achievement in the increasing heavy downpour of rain. With additional words from the chair of governors Dave Smith, it was soon over to local MP Heather Wheeler who, joined by pupils Amy Flemming and William Dodson cut the ribbon and formally declared the classroom open. Following the short ceremony refreshments were provided in the school hall courtesy of the parents association. During his short speech Mr Smith made mention of Melbourne Infants being a high achieving school and gave a pledge to maintain its standards and deliver a good education and sound start for all pupils in their educational future. Mr Smith said: “The school received an Outstanding classification for the last Ofsted assessment and we will endeavour to maintain this in the future." County Councillor John Harrison spoke of his delight that Derbyshire County Council was able to fund the project and provide the facilities for the growing population for years to come. The new classroom is for Penguin class and is part of the facilities for the 75 year one pupils. It has capacity for 30 pupils, although it is only catering for 26 at this time. The new build has increased the school capacity from 190 to 210 pupils. It is well equipped with an interactive smart board and laptop connection. The pupils have access to dedicated PCs and listening stations, all in bright and colourful surroundings. There is also an outside play area with access off the classroom that is safe and secure. Commenting on the new facilities MP Heather Wheeler said: “When the new homes on Station Road were being built people had understandable concerns about whether the infrastructure could cope. We promised at the time and have delivered this excellent school classroom. I’m sure that the new children and parents will be made very welcome. Well done everybody.”
bonfire and fireworks fun for all the family THE MELBOURNE Fete and Carnival Committee’s family friendly Melbourne Bonfire Night will be held on Monday, November 5, at the Recreation Ground on Cockshut Lane. Gates open at 5.30pm and there will be stalls, refreshments, hot food, fairground rides, beer tent and, of course, the bonfire and fireworks. The bonfire will be lit at 5.45pm with the first display at 6.30pm for the young families to enjoy and a second display at 8pm. There will even be a competition to create the best “guy”, sponsored by Promote Melbourne, which can be entered by groups, individuals, families, friends – in fact by anyone. The winning guy will have pride of place upon the bonfire.
The committee has chosen to make this first annual event free admission to all to give something back to the community, but all donations on the evening will be a welcome boost because all profits are given back to local community groups and organisations. Any enquiries please contact Rose Minifie on 07795362936 or roseminifie@gmail.com
Tombola triumph THE Melbourne Rotary Club tombola, held over the two days of the Melbourne Art Festival trail, raised a total of £650 for the Rainbows Children’s Hospice. Many thanks to all those who generously donated prizes, and, of course, those who purchased tickets.
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Good news on two fronts "CATCH A BARGAIN", the charity shop held in the old HSBC Bank building on High Street, is to reopen on Friday, October 26, at 10am. The shop will be run by Melbourne Town Cricket Club to raise funds for the development of junior and senior cricket in Melbourne. It will open on Wednesday to Friday from 10am to 4pm, and Saturday 10am to 2pm from October to late December. Any donations of clothes, toys, bric-a-brac, books, DVDs etc. can be delivered to the shop, or can be collected in advance. Contacts are: Sheila Hicklin on 865726, Jenny Starkie on 862060 or Colin Wakefield on 07811963317. Melbourne Town Cricket Club wishes to thank John Blunt for his donation of the use of the premises.
AND good news at last for the local HSBC customers cast adrift by the global banking giant in 2010. The Melbourne Post Office, from April next year, will be available to access and deposit cash and cheques, offering the service of a cash machine and the provision of account balance information. When HSBC closed the Melbourne branch in early 2010, disgruntled customers were left with unenviable choices of branch banking at Castle Donington, Ashby or Victory Road, Derby – all of them inaccessible by bus, and all requiring making a special journey. As Shakeel Ahmed, the Melbourne Postmaster, said: "I am sure local HSBC customers will be very pleased with this news."
Uplifting experience THE A Choir'd Taste gave a fine concert as part of the Melbourne Festival, and it was a truly uplifting event. Coming so soon after the great Jubilee concert earlier in the month, which attracted over 500 people to the huge marquee at the Melbourne Hall gardens, one could perhaps understand it if the mixed choir had been just a little jaded. Not at all: from the opening attack of Handel's Zadok the Priest, to the delicate control and the subtle cadences of Vaughn Williams' Antiphon, the evening went off superbly. It wasn't all classical music – the audience thrilled to the sounds of Oklahoma!, in which every word could be heard, and the variety and the mastery of the choir in difficult rapid fire melody was fully evident. The choir has been created by an interesting mix of young and not so old, with many born and bred in the town, and many newcomers – an immensely encouraging sign of a Melbourne community very much at ease with itself. The choir has been led so well, and brought to a very high pitch of excellence by the leadership, both exacting and demanding, of Musical Di- ● Guest soloist Maddie Nicholson receiving a bouquet from A Choir'd rector Nic Robinson. Nic is to leave the choir shortly to take up an opportunity in Taste chair Stephanie Hill. the south of England. His successor will be following a truly class act. Over the two nights more than 200 tickets were sold, and choir member Frank Hughes was pleased that there were visitors in the audience from as far afield as Ashby, Long Eaton and Derby – a tribute to the increasing 'pull' of the Melbourne Festival, and the increasing reputation of what is a really good choir. Simon Collins, music director at Melbourne Parish Church, said: "The choir is a very good community choir, and brings out the great opportunities of a mixed choir." The solo performance of young Maddie Nicholson, 12 years of age, was warmly applauded by choir and audience. She is a pupil at Denstone College and is reportedly a fierce hockey player. Two points for the choir to consider. The M/C spoke without a microphone and was difficult to hear at the back of the hall. And there was some disappointment that the young accompanist, Richard Allen, did not have a solo slot, given his great gifts previously on display in earlier concerts. — DOB
■ Full Festival round-up on Pages 10-11
Half-term fun for the kids MELBOURNE Assembly Rooms will be the venue in the autumn half-term (October 29-November 2) for a range of activities for children aged four to 14. It is a mixed activity week which will include sports, painting, modern languages, reading and a trip out on the Friday. It is being run in conjunction with Clubs Complete and follows on from the successful summer scheme when all places were booked. Further details can be obtained by telephoning 01530 267317 or by visiting the website http://www.clubscomplete.co.uk. The SDDC Wheels Mobile will also be coming to the Assembly Rooms on Tuesday, October 30, from 9am onwards. They will be bringing mini scooters, skateboards, street surfers and KMXs – a cross between BMX bikes, go-karts and mountain bikes. The Wheels Mobile will be fully supervised with all necessary safety equipment
provided. Best of all, it is free. Assembly Rooms chairman Phil Dobby said: "We are delighted that Clubs Complete and SDDC are returning to our venue and, more importantly, are providing young children in Melbourne (and their parents) some much needed youth provision in the holidays." ■ BACK TO NETBALL is back in Melbourne on Mondays from 7-8pm at Melbourne Junior School. If you're thinking of getting back into netball or want to try it for the first time or if you're looking for a fun, new activity why not give it a try. Back to Netball provides a gentle introduction to the sport for players over 16 years of age. Sessions are coach-led and cover basic skill development and court play. The cost is £3 per session and you can play every week or every now and then on a pay as you play basis … it’s completely flexible.
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VISITORS to the Festival who went into the Catholic Church at 3pm on Sunday heard a superb recital from Hannah Webster, accompanied by Philip Heath. The acoustics of the church were perfect for Hannah’s TOP: Magician Paul Brown mystified his audience at the Magical mayhem magic show. MIDDLE: Artist Sujata Atem with her abstact in oils. BELOW: Pop-up poet Dwane Reads entertained visitors. BOTTOM RIGHT: Framed, an installation art project by David Booth with visitors Wendy and Alan Lock.
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Programme the THE Festival is always the perfect opportunity to see some great events, and the consensus is that this year's concerts and performances provided the best programme ever. As always Comedy Night was a big success on the night before the Trail, while Rosie Meek and the Open Road entranced the audience with their superb blend of acoustic folk. As always A Choir’d Taste put on a great performance and Hannah Webster’s solo performances were spine-tinglingly good. In the final week the Festival broke its own rule of not having the same people more than twice and invited Library Theatre Touring Company back for a third year with Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads – Deborah Kelly was excellent, first as Miss Fozzard and then as vicar’s wife Susan, who finds love and passion with Ramesh III, the local grocer. Friday evening saw a large audience of people enthralled by Indian Classical Dance. Nisha Nath performed a stunning classical
piece before ch tume to tell us dance on Bolly fusion piece fit Both perform from the jazz g of the spectru nearly 30 child struments ran tering cans, fro up and coming Big Band took band jazz num In complete transported to hours of jazz g Quartet. This was a small venue an had an amazin for a Sunday ev Festival. It’s ju for concerts to
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tival in the Courtyard at Castle y popular and the talks there d history and creating sustaine UK were very well received. nd Music Marquee outside the e was packed all weekend – it’s amilies and young people enjoy-
w lots of jealous looks and the car popular. Total visitor numbers s last year – around 4,000. s now starting to look into fundFestival is surviving from year and it would be a pity to lose as which makes Melbourne special. oing in to the Arts Council and ations shortly, but all applicaing from local businesses. nate in having the Festival and n the map; without support from sk losing it. If any local busive ideas for funding the festival tival Office. our diaries: The Great Xmas Art ce to buy art at affordable prices mas gifts – opens on Friday, Noues over the weekend of Novem-
family. Hannah sings with hoir’d Taste, and often perms solos or duets. he recital was a definite hlight of the Festival Trail – he sings again next year, it an opportunity not to be sed.
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TOP: A range of Classic cars were on display over the weekend. ABOVE: Sculptor Duncan Thurlby with some of his creations. LEFT: Indian classical dancer Nisha Nath. BELOW: Artist Louise Macintosh-Watson with her abstracts. BOTTOM: Sticky Fingers Kids cookery parties in the food court.
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HAPPY 60th ANNIVERSARIES AUDREY Lester met Edward (Ted) Sheldon at a Melbourne dance on Easter Saturday, April 1951. Ted was on leave from serving with the Sherwood Foresters, stationed in Germany as part of his National Service. His demob came the following month and he returned to his Castle Donington home which made their courting much easier. Audrey worked at the Co-op in Melbourne and Ted was soon in work at Derby South Engineering, part of the LMS Railways. The couple set their minds on getting married and set the date for September 6, 1952 at Melbourne Methodist Church and now they are celebrating 60 years of married bliss. Audrey had three bridesmaids, sister Jenifer, cousin Phillida Sudale and Ted’s cousin Margaret Cook. Margaret’s brother Ivor Cook was Ted’s best man. They held their reception in the Wesley Hall and they had a three tier, horseshoe shaped wedding cake from the Co-op. Their honeymoon took them to Bournemouth for a week. Ted continued to work for the railway until the division moved to Nottingham and so he changed jobs and went to work for British Midland Airways at Castle Donington in the engineering department before moving on again to Hawker Siddeley at Wymeswold until he retired. Audrey left work when daughter Mary was born, followed by Amanda, Joanna and Alison Jane and spent her time raising the family until she opened The Wool Shop in Melbourne Market Place in 1973. The family continues to grow and they now have four grandsons, three grand daughters, two great grand daughters and one great grandson. Audrey was a Sunday School teacher for many years and for a short time she was Superintendent. Singing was Audrey’s preferred pastime and she was a member of school and church choirs and as an adult she continued her singing as a member of Chellaston Choral Society and the Rolls
Royce Ladies Choir. They are still both active with Ted a member of Melbourne Probus Club and a former President. Audrey is a member of the WI both at Staunton Harold and Melbourne. Holidays are important to both Audrey and Ted and they identify Wales and Italy as their favourite places to visit. They have just enjoyed a short trip to Wales following on from their Diamond Wedding Anniversary celebrations, a family party at the Coopers Arms, with the latest addition to the family, three month old great grandson Thomas also in attendance.
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JOHN and Margery Brealey, better known as Jack and Marge, have been married for 60 years and have been Derby County season ticket holders for over 50 years. When arrangements were being made for their diamond wedding anniversary by Jack’s niece, she apologised that it was on a Saturday and a home game for Derby. Obviously Jack and Marge joined their family for the celebrations and missed Derby’s 5-1 win over Watford. The couple first met in Melbourne Market Place during the summer of 1950, waiting for a bus to Swadlincote. Jack was introduced to Madge by his friend and he asked her for a date before the bus arrived in Ticknall where Marge lived. Jack stayed on the bus to his home in Boundary. Jack had just completed his two years' conscription serving in India and the Sudan and was working for E W Pelcher, a grocer in Swadlincote. Marge was working at the Dunnicliff shoe factory in Melbourne. After a two-year courtship, they were married on August 29, 1952, at Ticknall Parish Church with cousin Margaret Smith as bridesmaid and Jack‘s brother Alan best man. Their reception was held in Ticknall School Rooms and Jack recalls that they had ‘special treatment’ with the food, courtesy of his grocer employer, because rationing was still in force. After a week in sunny Blackpool, they returned to live in Ticknall with Marge’s parents for two years before moving to South Street in Melbourne. Jack changed his job and went to work long hours, seven days a week, at the pit in Swadlincote to earn enough money to buy the house before being made redundant. He moved to Melbourne Engineering where he stayed until retirement. Marge had retired early and took up home working for the shoe factory. Both have been keen gardeners with Marge the flower specialist and Jack concentrating on growing vegetables on their Hilly Fields allotment. They have both been keen Rams fans and Marge would go to the match on her own when Jack wasn’t able to go. Their season tickets at the Baseball Ground were in the Normanton Stand and when the Leys Stand opened they took the two years for £25 option – a bargain. They now have tickets for Pride Park, East side on the centre line and you’ll find them there every Saturday home game. They celebrated their diamond anniversary with family at the Boars Head Hotel in Sudbury and with the 5-1 win for Derby.
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Poppy Appeal Honour Walk ● ERIKA Mills, daughter of Linda and Tom Mills of Melbourne, married Matt Orme, son of Pat Ashmore and Michael Orme of Chellaston, on September 8 at Melbourne Parish Church. The bride was attended by bridesmaids Sammi Newton, Lois Cliford, Catherine Ison and Skye Mills; flower girls Lola Orme and Eva-Rose Bradley and page boy Eddy Humpston. The couple held their wedding reception at The Park Farmhouse Hotel, Isley Walton, and later honeymooned on a cruise from Singapore followed by a week in Bali.
THE ROYAL British Legion Poppy Appeal Honour Walk will take place at Rosliston Forestry Centre from 11am on Sunday, November 4. Set in scenic surroundings, the 5km sponsored stroll is held to help make a difference to the lives of brave troops, past and present. The walk is suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs. Sponsorship forms are available from Rosliston Forestry Centre. Alternatively, a suggested donation of £5 per walker can be made on the day. Telephone 01283 563483 or email tor@roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk for more details.
Leaping into Christmas PROMOTE Melbourne are a-leaping into action with a Twelve Days of Christmas theme for the late night shopping evening set for Friday, November 23. There will be a lantern-lit procession from Budgens, starting at 5.45pm led by Lord Ralph Kerr, South Derbyshire District Council Chairman Mick Bale and all the children from Scallywags. This will be followed at 6pm with the switching-on of the Christmas lights and the event continuing with shops staying open until 9pm. Santa will also be setting up his grotto for young visitors. It is intended to have stalls inside the Assembly Rooms for local clubs and charities as well as the stalls outside for local businesses. Another innovation being considered this year is a ‘food tent’ on the route to avoid the bottleneck at the top of Potter Street. There will be a raffle in aid of Melbourne School Parents Association with tickets on sale in advance. Anyone with ideas or wishing to help with the event can contact Ruth Malloy at Cream Interior Design, Kirsten at Lily & Lime or
Christine at the Fair Trade shop. So, with plenty of notice, there is ample time to sort out the costumes for Maids a-milking, Pipers piping, Drummers drumming or – in Olympic year – five gold rings, to join in the fun. ■ A TOP line-up is planned for the next Funhouse Comedy night on Friday, November 2, at the Royal Suite in the British Legion. James Dowdeswell and Andrew Bird top the bill; both are international comics who have worked the comedy circuit and do a fair share of TV work. James appeared in Extras and Chaos while Andrew has supported Rhod Gilbert and Lee Hurst and has been on TV’s The Sack Race. Ben Davids and compere Sam Brady complete the line-up for what promises to be a night of fun and laughter. These events continue to support and keep alive the Melbourne Art Festival, helping to provide badly needed funds to keep it afloat financially. Most importantly they help to bring live entertainment to Melbourne. Tickets are available from Frank Hughes on 07506303247.
Undercover barn dance BREEDON Parish Forum is planning to beat the rain by going undercover for its next event on Saturday, October 27. The Breedon Parish Barn Dance will be the next venture in getting the community together for an evening of fun, laughter and an affordable drink or two at Breedon Primary School. The Red Fox Ceilidhs live music band and caller will welcome everyone to dance the night away, hopefully in check shirts, 10-gallon hats and cowboy boots to really get in the mood. Fish and chip suppers and drinks will be available as well as homemade desserts. Tickets for the night are adults £7 and children £3.50 available from the Pinnacle store in Breedon on the Hill or email breedonparishforum@hotmail.co.uk.
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OBITUARY GEORGE COOPER BRYANT 1922 - 2012 GEORGE was a Melbourne man, born in the School House where his father Percy was the caretaker and where George went to school. After gaining a scholarship at Ashby Grammar School, George became a qualified Mechanical Engineer, a member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and was also a qualified Electrical and Civil Engineer George was posted to Malta in the war as a Staff Sergeant in the Royal Engineers, before returning to Melbourne in 1948 where he had a successful career with the National Coal Board. George loved Melbourne and has given a life of service to the community which has spanned over 60 years. He was: ❍ A founder member of Melbourne Round Table in 1959 and later chairman. ❍ A founder chairman of the 41 Club in 1965. ❍ A former Rotarian. ❍ Secretary of the Melbourne Fete and Carnival Committee for a number of years. ❍ Committee member, honorary secretary and later president of Melbourne Old People's Welfare Committee and was instrumental in securing the land for the building.
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❍ Entries secretary for the Melbourne Musical Festival. ❍ Governor of Melbourne Infant and Junior Schools for 20 years. ❍ Trustee, chairman and treasurer of the Grays, Greens and Adcock Charity which distributes annual modest amounts to deserving Melbourne causes. ❍ Member of Ashby Ferrers and Ivanhoe Masonic Lodge and was Worshipful Master in 1980/81. ❍ Parish councillor for 32 years, twice serving as chairman. ❍ Chairman of the organising committee for the Queen's Silver Jubilee year 1977. ❍ Chairman of the Leisure Centre (Assembly Rooms) from its opening in 1978 and involved in the organising of the sports days which were run every August since 1983. In recognition of his service to Melbourne, George was nominated Citizen of the Year in 1993. George also enjoyed his sport. A tennis player, keen golfer and a season ticket holder at DerbyCounty for over 30 years. Later in life he took up bowls and by all accounts was a decent player – one can only imagine what he'd been like if he could see! Truly a man of Melbourne, remembered by his family, Brenda, sons Mark, Julian and Nicholas and grandchildren Joe, Chloe, Natalie and Adam, and the many people whose life he touched.
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You will have seen in the Village Voice that Norman Hill, Melbourne’s Parish Clerk of 37 years, has decided to take a well earned retirement. Norman has been a dedicated clerk and taken a keen interest in the wider Melbourne Community. He will be missed by us all. We wish him well for the future. We welcomed our new clerk, Jacqui Storer, to her first meeting in October. She has a lot of experience of working with Parish Councils and is familiar with Melbourne as she stood in for Norman during his illness a few years ago. We look forward very much to working with her. Malcolm Stockill, our newest Councillor, elected in June has settled in well to the routine of council business. The Council received a presentation from Philip Heath about the plans for the development of the Assembly Rooms. The plans have been on display at the Assembly Rooms and look very exciting. We have given the plans our support. The Sporting partnership is surging ahead with its plans to improve sporting facilities at the Cockshut Lane site. We have given wholehearted support to their grant application to Derbyshire County Council. Melbourne Footpaths Group have got off to a good start and have collected more than 300 signatures for their petition to make Melbourne a “Walkers are Welcome” Town. They have surveyed all the paths, and made some improvements. They are due to have some training from Derbyshire Rangers. The Council have agreed that an award, in memory of Dr. Brendan Freeman, will be made annually to people or organisations that have made outstanding contributions to the Community. Nominations will be requested to be received by the Parish Council via the Village Voice and the award made at the annual Parish meeting in March. The proposed one way system was discussed with Derbyshire County Council and a reduced plan, which would make both Chapel Street and Potter Street one-way, is under consideration. A public consultation will be held before any final decisions are made. We have welcomed members of the public to Council meetings. Issues that have been raised include policing and highways. It is with regret that we have little power to deal with some matters but where possible we do give our support to residents’ concerns. Members of the Public are encouraged to attend and raise issues at Parish Council meetings on the first Tuesday in the month at 7.30pm in the Melbourne Room at the Assembly Rooms. Members of the public are also welcome to attend committee meetings held on the Monday following the monthly meeting. Jane Carroll - Chair, Melbourne Parish Council
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Village Voice Postbag Only one solution to town congestion THE proposed one-way system outlined in Village Voice would do little to combat congestion in the centre of the town. The most heavily congested area lies between the top of Church Street and the top of Chapel Street, with short-term parking required for the newsagents, the bank, the Post Office and other shops, and large delivery vehicles outside the Post Office, the Hotel, and the Spar shop. Right in the centre of all this is Potter Street. It is clear that traffic emerging from Potter Street adds very significantly to the congestion; if Potter Street were to be made one-way from Castle Square to the Market Place, pulling in additional traffic, it would be many times worse. Potter Street should be the escape route from the Market Place, taking traffic away from the congestion, one-way down to Castle Square, (where there is plenty of room to turn in either direction). The principle is clear – get vehicles out of the congested area, do not bring more vehicles in! This would leave Chapel Street as one-way up from Station Road and Packhorse Road, which is the traffic’s natural flow direction. The top of Chapel Street forms an acute angle with Derby Road, making a left turn from Derby Road difficult, especially for large vehicles. If it were one-way up, the right turn into Derby Road is considerably easier. If this alterative one-way system were to be adopted, and combined with clear signage from Packhorse Road and Station Road for traffic heading for Ashby Road to use Castle Street and Church Street, then the congestion in the Market Place could be significantly reduced. The short stretch of road between Church Street and Chapel Street should then be surfaced in a completely different material, such as coloured brick, and a 15mph limit imposed, with clear signage giving priority to pedestrians, and the “town centre” would become an area worth visiting once again. John Burney
We don’t have huge traffic problems I LOVE Village Voice, and esteem your contributor David Bellis, but I can’t let September’s front page article go without comment. He writes about our “huge traffic problems” and “chronic snarl-ups”. What problems are these? At most times of the day it takes no more than five minutes to drive from one side of Melbourne to the other. Apart from Main Street in Kings Newton there’s been negligible through traffic since the opening of the M/A42. Parking in the public car parks is free and, except during the Festival, it’s nearly always possible to find a space there or in one of the on-street parking bays. Admittedly, drivers have to drive slowly through the Market Place and along Derby Road, Chapel Street, Church Street and Potter Street, and sometimes they have to give way to other drivers and may even have to wait for 30 seconds whilst a couple of cars or an Arriva bus go past. Good. That’s as it should be. It’s safer for both drivers and pedestrians. I can’t recall any headlines about traffic accidents. There aren’t any traffic lights. There isn’t even a pedestrian crossing because there isn’t a need for one. There is no “serious” traffic problem, and there’s certainly no need for a one-way system to speed up what traffic there is. Who wants to live on a one-way race track? I acknowledge that there is a bit of an on-street parking problem, particularly along Derby Road, where some local residents feel aggrieved that they can’t leave their cars outside their own houses. And that’s about the extent of the “problems”. Anyone who has lived in a large town or city knows what a “serious traffic problem” looks like. We, fortunately, live in a small town or large village, call it what you will, and we are lucky that we can enjoy such a safe and pleasant environment. Exaggerated headlines about non-existant problems might even discourage visitors from coming to visit and do business here. Ian Turner, Church Street
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State of pavements I WAS reading the September Village Voice and saw the report from the Parish Council meeting about road rage. Can you or someone come and see the condition of the pavements that we have to walk on? I can’t get out unless I’m in a wheelchair, so it is very difficult to get by. I would like to thank Mrs Kemplay for bringing the condition of pavements to the attention of the council. I and five other people who live in our block all agree. Mrs O’Donnell (82), Penn Lane, Melbourne
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TiTle won in sTyle MELBOURNE Town Cricket Club 1st XI secured their first league title in a decade, winning their final two league games. They began the final weekend at home to Aston 2nd X1 and, batting first, scored a massive 298-6 with leading run scorer Mark Rossi hitting 116 aided by 48 from Phil Maddocks. The away side was shot out for just 98, with Mick Meakin taking 4-29 and Julian Humpidge 3-20 doing the damage. The following day, in the last league game, away to their nearest rivals Trentside 2nds, Town again batted first and Mark Rossi capped an amazing season by becoming the first Melbourne player ever to hit more than 1,000 league runs when scoring 99. This gave him a total of 1,064 runs at an average of over 100, as Melbourne posted 255-5. Skipper Alex Slater added a quick-fire 71 and Russell Allaway hit 40. Trentside were then bowled out for 185 with Mick Meakin capturing 3-22 which took him to 51 wickets in the season – the best in the league by far. This, together with two wickets apiece for Slater and Humpidge, secured Melbourne's league title in some style – by no less than 89 points. MELBOURNE Town Seconds secured two losing draws on the last weekend to earn a very respectable sixth place in their first season following promotion last year. Away to Kings Bromley the
WINNING FEELING . . . Melbourne celebrate their title success. Back row (l-r) Albert Wood, Rusty Allaway, James Smith, Marc Towell, Ian Roberts, Julian Humpidge, Mick Meakin and Mark Rossi. Front row (l-r) Matt Briers, Neil Thurlow, Phil Maddocks, Alex Slater and Andy Potts. hosts hit a daunting 265-4 with only Dan Marshall (3-39) doing any damage but in reply Melbourne stood firm on 167-5 with Andy Stanley top scoring with 62. An entertaining game at home the following day to Quarndon 3rds proved how much the pitches at Melbourne have improved with the visitors amassing 240-6 with leading wicket-taker Jason Lander capturing four wickets. Melbourne’s chase ended just three runs short on 237-3 as Joe Storrar hit 71 along with 59 from skipper and leading runscorer Ken Grant plus
41 by the much improved Ranjit Rathore. MELBOURNE Town Third team finished their first ever season with a disappointing defeat away to a strong Dunstall 4ths, but this should take nothing away from Paul Scrimshaw's men who have exceeded all expectations as well as blooding many young local lads that will prove brilliant for the club in the long term. Dunstall hit 241-9 with Dan Marshall taking 3-43 along with two wickets apiece for veteran John Hallifield, vice-captain Kev
Towell and newcomer Howard Williams. In reply the thirds were bowled out for just 98 with skipper Scrimshaw top scoring with 28. With the under 13s winning a league match for the first time – in fact three altogether – the under 11s Kwik Cricketers rarely losing a game, an under 11s hardball team and an under 15s team planned for the 2013 season, Melbourne Town Cricket Club seems to be going from strength to strength and the future looks bright for many up and coming cricketers in Melbourne.
Ticknall’s future looks to be in good hands WHILE the 2012 cricket season has been blighted by the weather, the junior teams at Ticknall CC have battled on to bring in the silverware and have achieved remarkable success. Ticknall provides probably the largest junior section in South Derbyshire with over 100 young cricketers participating each week. During the 2012 season the club has operated with two Kwik Cricket sides, two sides at both under 11 and under 13 age groups, an under 15 side and an under 17s. In addition to the competitive sides, the club has also provided ‘Fundamentals’ based training to over 50 youngsters under eight years of age, on its regular Tuesday night training sessions. In the South Derbyshire leagues, the under 11A, and under 13A sides have gone through the season unbeaten, and consequently won their respective leagues. The under 13 side has also won the Burton & District Cup. The under 12s are the 2012 Callard Dawn Cup, South Derbyshire, champions; the under 15 side finished third in their league; and the under 17 side won the highly competitive Erewash and District league, also ending the season unbeaten. Kevin Holdgate, the club’s Cricket Development Manager, said: "The achievements of all our young cricketers this year have been remarkable given the appalling weather. “As a club we feel that we have a responsibility to provide the best possible coaching, facilities,
and development opportunities to all our players. Our junior sides are trained and managed by ECB qualified Level 1 and 2 coaches, many of whom coach at a representative level. "The continued success of our junior section is vital to us as a club. We have a policy at Ticknall
of growing ‘organically’, which means developing our own ‘next’ generation of players. “We give senior club experience to as many of our young players as possible and I am pleased to say that over 60 per cent of the current first team squad, playing in the premier division, have pro-
gressed from our own junior section. We currently have young cricketers playing in every representative squad at county and South Derbyshire district level. “The junior section is the future of Ticknall CC and we are immensely proud of all of our young players."
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Dynamoes hit the opposition for six
SPORT KINGS Newton Bowls Club reached the final of the Swadlincote and District Sunday Morning Cup. Under the astute captaincy of Mick Walters, the team delivered an impressive performance winning five out of six legs against Gardens A, Stapenhill, to take the trophy by 22 shots. Back row (l-r) are: Terry Summerlin, Graham Leech, Roger Timmins and Neil Hill. Front row: Mick Walters and Alan Bradley. Team members not shown are Peter Balfour, Peter Barton, Alan Hicklin and Henry Hastings.
MELBOURNE Dynamoes once again struggled with injuries in September but showed great resolve in picking up some great results. And they ended on a high with a sixgoal bonanza. The first team began with an entertaining 3-3 draw away to Newhall United with goals from Danny Guild, a Matt Brian free-kick and a Carl Alsop header earning the point. A week later Dynamoes lost 5-1 to champions for the last three seasons, Allenton. Jack Purkiss scored the consolation and Melbourne did hit the woodwork three times in a spirited second half showing. A 2-2 draw against high-flying Swanick was thanks to Purkiss and veteran Dave Brough, while the first team ended the month with a resounding 6-0 home victory against Punjab United. A re-juventated Brough hit a hat-trick along with goals from Danny Guild, Adam Ross and youngster Conor Betteridge.
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MELBOURNE Dynamoes Reserves also began September with a 3-3 draw away to league leaders Pastures Reserves with Dom Saniera, Rob James and an own goal earning a point. Disappointment followed when they lost 4-1 to Little Eaton Reserves in the cup with the consolation strike by Rob James. A point away to Newhall Reserves was thanks to a Matt Brian brace. Melbourne ended the month with a resounding 7-1 home win over Wirksworth Town Reserves.Vinny Hallifield is in the form of his life and hit his second hat-trick of the season along with a double from Farrell Scott and a strike by Tom Jennings. An own goal made up the scoring. The club would like to thank the month's ball sponsors: Lomas Opticians, Dove’s Garages and Solhurst Construction. Without support from these concerns the club would struggle to survive.
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TICKNALL completed their August fixtures with a win against Alvaston and Boulton maintained third place in the Derbyshire Premier League. A win against Rolls-Royce by 83 runs was a good start for September but luck was running out as they went into the final weekend. With games on Saturday and Sunday not going to plan, Ticknall lost away to Quorndon by 18 runs on the Saturday. The Sunday fixture was at home against fourth place Ockbrook and Borrowash. A three-wicket win to Ockbrook saw them leapfrog Ticknall and push the Grange outfit into fourth place. Earlier, in the Notts-Derbyshire Premier Cup semi-final against Chesterfield, Paul Borrington smashed a superb unbeaten 166 in Ticknall's 76 run win, but a weakened side played Sandiacre Town in the final at Lullington Park and were well beaten by the Premier leaders. Ricky Kniveton, wicketkeeper and stand-in captain – having done a splendid job in both roles – has now left the club to continue his studies in London. ■ Melbourne Cricket Club with their league trophy – picture inside.