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THE TALENT OF MELBOURNE GETS TO SHOW OFF No 273 August 2015
Melbourne & District
SIMON Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and David Walliams turned up in Melbourne for one night only in July – but not as you’ve seen them before. The quartet (or very convincing look-a-likes) graced Melbourne Infant School with their presence as part of “Melbourne’s Got Talent” – a fund-raising evening dreamt up by the school’s Parents’ Association (PA). Not only did the show feature the acting talents of the four judges – one of whom, we can now reveal, was the Village Voice’s very own Frank Hughes (joined by PA chair Jenny Halliday, Junior School mum Mairead Bailey and Andrew Horth) – but it also saw a wide-range of acts perform in the Infant School hall, delighting a sold-out audience. The evening included acts performed by the tal-
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ents of Fiz Dance, Tindles ballet, the infant school choir, eight-yearold flautist Madeline Jordan, plus gorgeous vocal performances from Melbourne Juniors pupil Eva Gormley, 10, and Infant School head teacher Jo Sadler’s daughter Megan, 14. With Melbourne’s Chris Baggot acting as compere, and even an appearance of this year’s legendary “crumble song” performed in fine style by Katherine Parrish, all the drama of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent was there on the night of the show’s one-off performance – including buzzers, boos, much wild applause, based on the initial script and idea of Infant School mum Victoria Stringer. Melbourne’s Got Talent raised £752 for the school, which will be put to good use enhancing learning facilities.
PUB WINS ITS BID TO STAY OPEN LONGER l The judges, (l-r) Frank Hughes as David Walliams, Jenny Halliday as Amanda Holden, Mairead Bailey as Alesha Dixon and Andrew Horth as Simon Cowell with (right) Alesha and Simon (aka Mairead and Andrew) performing.
by Lucy Stephens
ONE of Melbourne’s pubs has won the right to stay open for half an hour longer every night. The Alma on Derby Road now has extended licensing hours which means drinkers can stay outside until 11pm every evening, rather than till 10.30pm under previous rules.
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than encourage new people through the door. Tim Shield, the lawyer speaking at the meeting on behalf of Alma owner Marston’s, said: “Yes, we are running a business but we actually just want to retain those customers we have.” But there was still some protest from those living nearby, who pointed out that since the Alma is in a conservation area no-one is allowed double glazing on their windows to cut out the noise. Local resident Steve Spear said the community had not been given the chance to comment on the amended hours because the fact that the police and the council’s environmental health department had dropped their objections – after the proposals were scaled back – was only made public knowledge on the day of the hearing.
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He also said it was “very disappointing from a public perspective” that neither the police nor environmental health department had turned up to explain their change in position as regards the Alma’s opening times since its last licence was granted in 2005. He told councillors that the Alma had been “well managed” since current landlady Paula Quinby took over three years ago, but said: “It’s not about the landlady, it’s about the potential which was there in 2005 and remains there.” But Mr Shield told councillors they could not base any decision about the Alma simply on the potential for disturbance, given there had been hardly any complaints.
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SEVERN Trent Water has joined forces with the Environment Agency and Derbyshire County Council to create a working group to tackle the flooding issues in Melbourne. Severn Trent states that many residents in the local area have suffered flooding for some years and the group will be working together to investigate the cause and find a long term solution to the problems. Zelia Lyne, sewerage manager at Severn Trent, said: "We suspect there are many problems in Melbourne which are all contributing to the flooding. We have taken a number of steps in the short term to help, but we now need to put a real focus on working together to stop it from happening at all. "The Environment Agency, Derbyshire County Council and our teams at Severn Trent all agreed that a working group, with input
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Baby born to an audience of millions
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by Lucy Stephens
A BRAVE Melbourne family has chosen to share the birth of their precious daughter with a national TV audience – all the while remembering and honouring her sister, who lost her life at only a few hours old. The Staley family took the courageous decision to have their story told on the ITV series Superhospital – a gripping four-part documentary which aired in July and opened the doors on the huge Royal Derby Hospital, with its million patients a year and daily medical dramas. Alison and Alan Staley, who live at Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, were featured in the last programme in the series as they went through the process of an elective Caesarean in order to have their daughter Seren, now eight months old. The couple had been asked by their consultant whether they were interested in being shown on the documentary, and during filming revealed to their midwife that Seren’s birth was “bittersweet” as they had gone through the heartbreak of losing their daughter Lyra only 10 months before. Ali had also been pregnant the previous year, but at the end of 2013 started to experience problems which led to baby Lyra being born at only 24 weeks. Sadly, despite being a reasonably good weight for a premature baby at one and a half pounds, her little lungs were simply not strong enough to support her and she passed away after a few hours of being born. Ali had spent four weeks in hospital as her body fought to keep hold of the pregnancy, while friends and family rallied round to look after the couple’s other daughter, Brooke, now five. But the emotional rollercoaster ride the Staley family were going through was not over yet: after only four weeks of losing Lyra, Ali found herself pregnant again. When the couple were invited to appear on the documentary, they agreed so as to have a unique record of their new daughter being born. In poignantly moving scenes, viewers saw how Alan and Ali were given the emotional support they needed in meetings
l Pictured are Alan Staley, baby Seren, consultant Kara Dent and Alison Staley.
with their midwife, before being taken into the operating theatre on November 21 where little Seren made her first appearance in the world. Today, Ali says the family are doing well. Things have not been easy: post-natal depression kicked in hard after Seren’s birth but now all four Staleys are enjoying their life together – while reminders around their home and in their lives help them keep Lyra forever in their hearts. Ali said she was “delighted” with way the story of Seren’s birth had been told on Superhospital. “It’s something the girls can treasure when they’re older,” she said. “There’s a story of hope behind it all. “We remember Lyra in lots of ways – there are lots of little trinkets round the house. And the Lyra constellation has one of the brightest stars in the sky. Seren is the Welsh for star – if it wasn’t for Lyra, Seren wouldn’t be here so the girls have a special link.”
Ali said that along with its Welsh meaning, the inspiration of Seren’s name had also come from the famous Serenity poem, containing the lines “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference” – a verse that she had on her hospital room wall. “I used to read it in my darkest days,” she said. “It gave me the strength to carry on.” The Staley family is holding a “Little Stars” children’s disco on Saturday, September 26, in Melbourne’s Wesley Hall on Potter Street from 1-3pm. The money raised will go towards foetal medicine and the NICU at the Royal Derby. Tickets are £2, to include squash, and are available from Forteys or on the door. There will be refreshments on sale, a children’s “Wish Upon a Star” competition, a raffle, face painting and a charity greetings card, courtesy of Dandelion stationery, for sale on the day. The Derby branch of Sands – the charity which helps families who have been bereaved through stillbirth and neonatal death – is accessible via www.derbysands.org.uk
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Country Living with Robert Parker
IT wouldn’t be right for a dairy farmer like myself not to mention the current predicament we find ourselves in. I’m conscious that our industry has a name for always complaining and don’t like to add fuel to that fire, but sometimes things have to be said. In the last year the price paid to farmers for milk has reduced on average by around 10 pence a litre, which represents a 30 percent change. From September 1, most will be getting around 20 pence a litre average for the year. Industry experts suggest that it costs 30p a litre to produce, but I would argue that this is rather a high figure. An efficient producer could probably do it for 25p, but as you can see at that figure you will be making a loss. The major problem is overproduction and milk buyers encouraging farmers to expand last year when the price was high. Weather conditions during that period have been very helpful with good supplies of grass and forage which the cows have responded to with ease. These things combined have put us in a bad position with very few options to improve mat-
ters. I don’t think the price in the stores has changed much in the last few months, but as someone said to me the other day, if the price did drop it wouldn’t help to sell more milk. People buy a set amount of this staple food every week. Most farmers can weather this storm for a short time – but everyone is in a different situation. Those who have just started farming on rented farms with borrowed money are the most vulnerable and I feel great concern for them. Our business providing services to livestock farmers is a good barometer to the situation. We are struggling to get paid which is putting a great deal of pressure on a business which a year ago I would have called strong. The irony is that all other sectors are in a similar situation. Beef and sheep farmers have seen equivalent reductions as have crop farmers. The whole industry is in a depressed state. As I write on August 1, harvest has just started, which is at least two weeks behind last year. A cold dry spring has delayed crops and, talking to other friends, yields are very mixed.
n THE Melbourne Parish BBQ held in the rectory garden was well supported with a good turnout. The weather favoured the occasion with the rain holding off until the last licks of the ice creams had been taken. The food is always a significant feature of any BBQ and Garry Dundas and his wife, Diane, did not disappoint their customers contributing to making it a lovely occasion. Garry and Diane are pictured with customers waiting to make their selections.
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Jawbone Lane plan now for 58 homes only
CONCERNS of a revival of speculative housing development in the area are being realised with the emergence of a revised planning application for the Linden Homes site on Jawbone Lane, Melbourne. In a letter to South Derbyshire District Council, the developer is now asking for determination of the application based on an amended scheme. The area of development has been significantly reduced for immediate development and has amended the numbers of homes to be built from “up to 120” to “up to 70” dwellings. The new indicative layout is for 58 homes. The developers point out that the main concern from those who responded to the initial consultation was the loss of a meaningful gap between the villages of Melbourne and King’s Newton. They argue that the smaller scale development of part of the site now would not be considered damaging to the special architectural and historic interest of the King’s Newton conservation area – “even by its critics”. Changes have been made to the design of the access into the site, to the two rows of houses running parallel with the lane, spacing the rows of dwellings to allow for long distant views through the site to properties on Main Street in King’s Newton, and retaining as pasture the land to the north of the development. However, in a letter to South Derbyshire District Council, Melbourne Civic Society maintains its strong objection to this development on similar grounds to those set out in detail on January 27, 2015, in response to the first submission for up to 120 dwellings. It states that the indicative revised master plan clearly shows that this submission is intended to be a first phase of a larger development:
The society also proposes that “ this application should not be considered separately from the other two applications for residential development which are contrary to established planning policies and adversely affect the setting of the King’s Newton Conservation Area, namely applications 9/2014/1141 and 9/2015/0218.” It further claims that “development on this site, and on the sites to the north and south, which are the subject of separate submissions, would constitute a strategic housing allocation and would therefore prejudice the successful implementation of the new Local Plan and the emerging Part 2 Neighbourhood Development Plan”. South Derbyshire District Council’s planning team has advised that this application will not go before the next planning committee because of the extended time for further consultation, given the substantial changes. The planning website shows that the consultation closed on August 7. Objectors have speculated that, as with the development of Station Road, whilst the initial development may be scaled back there is seemingly nothing to prevent additional building at a later time. Meanwhile, some objectors to proposed housing developments in Melbourne have received anonymous letters from “A born and bred” Melbourne and King’s Newton resident, referring to a similar situation in Ashby where “the first people to complain are people who are new to the village”. Whilst the letter was not threatening in content, the way it has been sent to some campaigners anonymously has been distressing for recipients. – Frank Hughes
Iconic thermometer is back on old school wall
A SMALL piece of history has been restored in Melbourne with the reinstatement of the Stephens Ink Thermometer on the old school on Penn Lane. The thermometer was in situ on the gable wall by the entrance to the National School from around 1910 to 1975 when it was taken down and saved to protect it from vandalism. Still in working order, the thermometer shows temperatures ranging from 0 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit and the comparative Centigrade scale. The signs were distributed as advertising by the Stephens Ink Company in the early part of the 20th century and for over a century Stephens was a household name as suppliers of inks for fountain pens. Before the advent of the biro all school children learned to write in pen and ink, enjoying semi-permanent ink stains on their index fingers! The Stephens Ink Thermometer was an iconic design and has been spotted world-
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Journeys theme to flower festival
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THE annual Flower Festival at All Saints’ Church, Sawley, is to be held over the Bank Holiday Weekend of August 29 to September 1. This year’s theme will be ‘Journeys’. The festival will be open each day and, in addition to the floral displays, there will be refreshments and various stalls and exhibits. Long Eaton Silver Prize Band will provide a concert in church on the Saturday at 7.30pm. Tickets are available on the night, priced £6. There’ll be special services on the Sunday at 10am for Holy Communion and 6pm for Songs of Praise. A produce show is planned for the Monday beginning at 12.30pm and the Old Park Farm Dog Display Team will be providing a demonstration of dog agility at 2pm.
Bubbly time for Care volunteers
A MOST enjoyable afternoon was had by Melbourne Community Care volunteers who attended the annual “Bubbly & Afternoon Tea Party” hosted by the chairman, Brian Dollamore, in his garden at Castle House. Brian expressed thanks and appreciation, on behalf of the trustees and committee, to all the volunteers for the commitment they give supporting the services provided by MCC. Victoria Hancock, Community Care manager, expressed her personal thanks, adding it was such a pleasure and privilege to work alongside such an excellent team of volunteers.
Celebrities fly in for bird event
THE RSPB and Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust teams will be presenting ‘Birdfair’ at Rutland Water Nature Reserve, from August 21-23. Highlights of this year's event will include appearances from top celebrities such as Chris Packham, Bill Oddie and Martin Hughes-Games, plus fascinating talks, with subjects as diverse as winter birding in Texas and illegal trapping in Cyprus. New for this year, are Rutland Water cruises hosted by Simon King, Mike Dilger or Nick Baker. Money raised will go towards stopping illegal bird trapping in the Mediterranean. Last year’s event raised £280,000 for wildlife.
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Shedding light on solar farm plan
PLANS for an 11-acre solar farm in Melbourne have been put to the public this month. The proposal is to put the panels on 10.97 acres of farm land referred to on the Ordnance Survey map as “Melbourne Plantation”, next to Staunton Harold Reservoir. Energy providers Push Energy held a public exhibition at the Assembly Rooms on August 4, giving local residents the chance to view the plans in more detail and ask questions. If it goes ahead, the solar farm will be one of a handful that have already sprung up in South Derbyshire over the past two years, with planning permission already granted for two near Swadlincote and a further two sets of proposals in the pipeline.
That follows a national surge in solar farms, with close to 500 now up and running nationwide. A leaflet distributed to Melbourne residents said that, if permission was granted, the solar farm would be surrounded by a wooden two-metre deer-proof fence with panels reaching a maximum height of 1.84 metres. It said: “We have created a design that will offer minimal impact on the community, due to mature trees and hedgerows, mitigating any distant views towards the site. “Our plans are in the early stages, so the design and planting proposals will continue to evolve before any planning permission. The evolution of the design will take into
consideration ecological and landscaping assessments, as well as any local input.” The idea of solar farms is to take land out of the intensive farming system for 25 years and plant wild flowers instead, encouraging biodiversity and enabling the land to become enriched through wildlife and rest, while helping the country reach its energy reduction targets. Farms are also compatible with sheep, which are still able to use to the land for grazing and shelter underneath the panels when it rains. The proposed Melbourne solar farm would produce five megawatts of energy, with enough power for 1,515 households and a saving of 53,750 tonnes of carbon a year. – Lucy Stephens
Work to start on new clubhouse
MELBOURNE Sporting Partnership is all set to go, subject to any unforeseen last minute hitch, with construction of the new clubhouse which is due to start on September 1. Prior to that date there will be a special ceremony to mark the 'cutting of the first sod'.
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Fantastic five’s charity French connection
FIVE likely local lads from South Derbyshire have just completed the mammoth challenge of cycling 600 miles from Barcelona to Nice along the Mediterranean coast. Tom Line, Alex Hollingsworth, Guy Cooper, Richard Fox and Andy Wiseall have raised over £4,500 in sponsorship for their efforts, with all of the money going to the Cancer Research charity. Starting off in the sunny surroundings of Catalonia, the team successfully tackled the tricky Pyrenees on the Spain-France border in some style, so much so that shouts of ‘Pyrene-easy’ were heard echoing around the mountainside. The route then moved eastwards into the heart of the French Riviera, with the team stopping off in Montpellier, Martigues and Toulon before finishing in Cannes, having cycled 570 miles in six days. From Cannes, a gentle 20-mile trundle on the
seventh day to Nice saw the team finish in style, entering the city to rapturous applause from the town’s population, disproving the doping accusations which have recently dogged British riders in France. Tom said: “Whilst the team did reach their planned finish point each evening obstacles were aplenty, from a saddle falling off in the middle of Marseille, to a 10-mile stretch riding on the equivalent of the A50 to finish a long day in Martigues.” Behind every great team, of course, is a magnificent support staff, consisting of Clare Cordon, Felicity Sullivan and Hannah Brennen, who provided staunch technical and emotional support throughout.The bikers wish to thank everyone who has donated so far, and are still taking donations on the website www.justgiving.com/barcelonanice. – FH
POETRY IN MOTION FOR JOHN
JOHN Hyde, a founder member of the Melbourne Male Voice Choir, has had considerable success with his poetry this year. The Derby Telegraph has printed nearly 30 of John’s poems since January; he has had six small books of poems printed over the years, all helping to raise £2,000 for the choir; and he has also had 14 published in the Daily Mail, including two this year. The magazine ‘My Weekly’ also occasionally
featured a number of John's poems some years ago. Whilst his ‘output’ is usually of a comic nature, serious themes sometimes have a place to fill. John’s most recent book, ‘Di-verse-ity’ – aptly named for its variety of subject matter – is still available from any choir member, priced £2. Its front cover is a depiction of the Blue Bell Inn based on a painting by fellow member Ron Kenning.
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EACH year Melbourne Festival promotes the wealth of creative and performing talent in the East Midlands. This year as part of the 2015 Melbourne Festival Art & Architecture Trail on September 19/20, they plan to highlight the talents of the artists and artisan food and drink makers in Derbyshire by creating a Made in Derbyshire Trail within the main trail. The Made in Derbyshire 2015 theme was initiated by Derbyshire County Council following the Cultural Olympiad supporting the Olympic torch relay in 2012 and is still supported by DCC with a year of celebration of the amazing talents throughout the county. Ten Derbyshire artists will be exhibiting and demonstrating their techniques in Melbourne Assembly Rooms – right in the heart of the trail. Another 30-40 other Derbyshire artists can be found all around town in private homes, halls and local businesses. The trail will highlight where to find each of the Derbyshire artists. Names to look out for include Kerri Pratt – winner of the 2014 Jonathan Vickers Award – Cheryl Wilbraham, who was awarded full membership of the Society of Botanical Artists in 2011, Batik artist Louise Macintosh-Watson, wildlife sculptor Lynn Hazel Smith and printmaker Nicola Dennett, to name but a few. This year the performance programme is also highlighting Derbyshire talent. The Festival opens on September 4 with The Old School
Rocks, featuring Derbyshire bands including headline act, Vasey Award winning Youth Theatre Group. Cast Ensemble take the stage on Thursday, September 10, and Gregory Heath leads a fiction writing workshop. Just to keep the programme varied classical guitarist James Rippingale is performing on Sunday (13). After all the excitement of the Art and Architecture Trail on the 19/20, Derbyshire Library Service presents Bonnets and Bloomers – a chance to enjoy afternoon tea with the Bronte Sisters. On Saturday night A Choir’d Taste, who grew out of Melbourne Festival’s Come and Sing Workshops, take to the stage alongside The Benson String Quartet to perform Vivaldi’s Gloria. To round off a fantastic month of performances there will be an afternoon Classical Cushion Concert for children with Melbourne Town Band (take your own cushion). The programme goes out on a high with Sinful Shakespeare performed by the amazing 1623 Theatre Company. This year’s family theme for the young and young at heart is inspired by fairy tales. Local schools have already joined in and Melbourne Library is hosting a fairy tale workshop on Wednesday, September 1. Melbourne Festival’s Sharon Brown said that the Festival team are “really enthusiastic about this year’s theme”. Many local businesses have also agreed to sponsor the Festival again this year. For the third year the main sponsor is Western Power Distribution.
Lords visit for pupils
THE headteacher and church leader from Weston on Trent CoE (VA) Primary School, with six lucky children, spent time in July visiting the House of Lords as the personal guests of the Bishop of Derby, the Right Reverend Dr Alastair Redfern. The trip was a special prize won by the school after they scooped first place in the Diocese’s annual video competition. The challenge this year was to make a movie which explained what RE meant to the school. The movie was made using the new iPads which the school has recently purchased. Staff used their iMovie training to make a three minute movie which won first prize. All of the children, and staff, enjoyed their tour of the Commons, which was led by local MP Heather Wheeler, before having lunch and an 'access all areas' tour of the Lords by the Bishop himself. Pictured at the House of Lords are the lucky pupils with Weston School staff member Mrs Mancini, the Bishop of Derby and Lord Ashdown.
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MORE than £55,000 paid in fees for a Melbourne housing development and earmarked for health needs still has not been allocated years after the properties have been occupied. The money, known as Section 106 fees, was paid from the Millbrook (Sweet Leys) housing development and is still being held by South Derbyshire District Council waiting for action by the authorities responsible for its distribution. Section 106 money is paid by developers to mitigate the impact of larger scale developments for infrastructure such as education, health, outdoor space and roads. A spokesperson for SDDC said it was still awaiting responses from NHS despite several attempts to allocate these funds. NHS England says this allocation was now the responsibility of the local Clinical Commissioning group. NHS England said: “NHS England assesses each planning application for new housing developments against the capacity of local practices. The council is then contacted, as they are responsible for the Section 106 funding, confirming a contribution for health is required. “If Section 106 funding is approved for health purposes then affected practices will be required
to submit a bid to demonstrate how the money will be spent to cover the increased population.” The South Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group says: “We took over responsibility for deciding how section 106 money is spent on health services in April this year. The process to access this funding is complex but we're making a lot of progress and working closely with local authorities to help us maximise all money available. “We're looking at health care needs and services across Southern Derbyshire to make sure we get the best value out of the resources we have and all S106 funding. “Local people will still benefit from local development - and we're taking action to make this happen as soon as possible. “We're going to look broadly across all health services local patients might need, whether this is at their nearest practice or out in the community. “Planning our spending in this way means we can make sure health services are offered in the best way to meet the needs of patients.” Meanwhile, Melbourne Surgery, struggling to cope with the additional demand for medical services has seen a bid turned down for funds to amend the layout to extend provision. – Frank Hughes
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MELBOURNE Footpaths Group (MFG) has completed one of the two audits carried out each year, reviewing all the public footpaths in the parish. Several problems were encountered including difficult-to-access stiles on the Windmill path to Broadstone Lane; a broken stile near Burney Lane, and a path blocked by rape from Green Lane, Wilson, to near Park Farm. The county council has been made aware of all issues. MFG's June walk from Springwood to Breedon Church attracted new walkers to the area and familiar faces. Thanks go to Linda and Jeff at Springwood Fisheries for their warm welcome as walkers set off to join the permissive
paths in Springwood, on the Staunton Harold Estate with footpath poetry on the stiles. MFG leads walks with an emphasis on travelling along some lesser-used paths in the local area, for which a small charge of £2 is made to help towards the group's running costs. The next circular walk of around five miles will be on Thursday, September 17, from Swarkestone to Barrow-on-Trent starting at 10am from Swarkestone Nursery and back via Massey's Bridge and the Swarkestone Pavilion. For more information about MFG, footpaths and walks, go to www.melbournefootpathsgroup.org.uk or call 07708 435 469. MFG is also on Facebook and Twitter @melbourepaths
n FOR this year’s summer camp 12 Melbourne Scouts and four leaders are visiting the Haarlem Jamborette, a large international camp in Holland. The jamborette is held every four years. They will be camping together with Scouts from Eccleshall in Staffordshire and from Abakan in Southern Siberia, taking part in many different activities over a 12-day period. The group of Melbourne Scouts and Leaders are pictured at the start of their journey to Holland.
Fire crew’s speedy response averts disaster
ANOTHER serious fire in Melbourne was prevented from spreading with potentially disastrous consequences by the speedy response of the local fire crew. The alert came in the early hours of July 18 to a unit on the Station Road industrial site and required the attendance of three pumps, including Melbourne, Ascot Drive and Castle Donington. The local crew were on site within minutes of the alarm. Four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus were committed into the unit and tacked the fire in the rear office. There was a serious risk of it
spreading to neighbouring units but the fast response and actions of the teams managed to contain the fire. The premises have been badly damaged and the fire is believed to have started from an overheated electrical appliance. Watch Manager Andy Astle said: “We have done a lot of training in the area in preparation for this type of incident giving us operational readiness when a fire occurs. With advance knowledge of the building and location of hydrants we were well prepared. I can only commend my crew who acted calmly to bring the fire
under control and preventing it from spreading to further units.” The occupiers of the unit, who prefer not to be named, have praised the speedy response of the local team. As the premises were empty at the time there was no risk to life or limb. The local team in Melbourne are still under strength, even with two new recruits undergoing training and as a result are not always “on the run” and able to respond, particularly at times when they are at their usual day jobs. They would like to hear from anyone who might be interested in joining their ranks. – FH
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Melbourne Festival Wednesday 2nd September - 2.30-4.30pm Thursday 24th September - 7.00 for 7.30pm
Launch of... I Wish... Fairy Tales at Melbourne Festival
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Friday 25th September - 7.00 for 8.00pm
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Be My Baby by Amanda Whittington
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Fiction Writing Workshop with Gregory Heath
Thomas Cook Memorial Hall, High Street DE73 8GF CUSTOMERS of Melbourne’s Sainsbury’s Local have voted in store and online for the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA) to be the store’s Local Charity of the Year. To celebrate the announcement, colleagues at Sainsbury’s Local supported a stall at the Melbourne Carnival to launch their year of fund raising. Proceeds from the treasure hunt to win a bike and a football game to win a football, together with in-store collections, saw Sainsbury’s start the fund-raising with a massive £800 collected. The bike was won by Jonathan Smith. Store manager Gary Dunne said: "I'd like to thank my colleagues for giving up their time to support the stall and helping to get our year of
Village fete provides fun for all
DESPITE inclement weather (it rained quite a lot both before and towards the end of the afternoon), hundreds of people turned out for the Findern Village Fete. The Fete Queen, Molly Milner, and her attendants, Talula Middleton and Lacey Green (pictured), led a parade onto the Green where South Derbyshire District Councillor Martyn Ford carried out the crowning of the queen and officially opened the fete. Apart from the wide variety of stalls, including snakes and bugs, a splendid array of food offerings were available both on the green and in the hall. The "Bake Off" was very well contested and was judged by Ros Litting of the local WI with proceeds of the cake sale going to fete funds. Despite the weather the whole event was judged a great success with record sales achieved on raffle tickets for a super list of prizes, kindly donated by sponsors.
supporting the DLRAA off to such a good start." Collette Richardson, fund-raising co-ordinator of the DLRAA, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to be chosen as the Sainsbury’s Melbourne Local Charity of Year. We can’t wait to work together and raise the profile of our charity over the next year. “Thank you to all the customers that voted for us, we really appreciate the support.” The Local Charity scheme is now in its seventh year and this year, for the first time, customers got the chance to vote for their favourite charity from a shortlist put together by their local store. The scheme has raised more than £7 million to support local charities since 2009. Pictured is Gary Dunne with his colleagues and the prize bike.
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HEATHER Wheeler, MP for South Derbyshire, was elected chair of the Dairy All-Party Parliamentary Group during the Group's AGM in July. Mrs Wheeler said: "I'm delighted. The dairy industry is a crucial part of both the South Derbyshire and the UK economy and there is still much we can do to support it efficiently and effectively. “We had great news in the March Budget which provided help for farmers, and I want to help build on this support for the British farming and milking community. "There are still too many misconceptions and myths about milk and dairy out there and we will do our best to get the most up-todate information on the benefits of dairy.”
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I Wish... Fairytales at Melbourne Festival Children’s activities, storytelling, parade, trail.
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THE 14th annual Weston-on-Trent Scarecrow Trail took place with scarecrows popping up at 53 sites around the village. Once again the creativity and imagination of the scarecrow makers resulted in some stunning scarecrows based on popular children’s books, current films and topical characters from the news. Despite some threatening rain clouds, hundreds of visitors attended and voted for their favourite scarecrows with the children choosing the Chamberlain family’s tribute to the popular book “Aliens Love Underpants” (pictured below) as their winner. The adults also chose a book themed tableaux “The Scarecrow in the Hat” (pictured above) – expertly made by the Lawson family from The Pastures. Trophies this year were sponsored by Richmond Villages/Astonon-Trent together with regular sponsors, The Coopers Arms and the Secret Garden, for which the organisers gave thanks. Presentations were made to the winners and certificates given to all participants at the awards tea where it was announced that £1,800 had been raised to be shared between the Village Hall and the Colin Bloomfield Melanoma Appeal. Other prize winners were Peter Bird for his version of “Springwatch” which saw him lift the Most Unusual Scarecrow Trophy for a second time. and Chris Scott, who received the Scarecrow Trail Award in recognition of her contribution to all 14 Trails. The Scarecrows expect to return to Weston in June 2016.
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CHURCH bell ringing in Ticknall has been “moved into the 21st century” thanks to new computer software that enables novices to practise without being heard. The innovative software system has been purchased for Ticknall thanks to money from county councillor Linda Chilton, through her community leadership scheme, and the village’s parish council. July’s parish council meeting heard how St George’s Church had this year seen a flood of new bellringers and the software was needed so they could improve their skills without local people hearing. The special kit operates with a sensor and a magnet so that during practice sessions the bell clappers can be tied up, muffling the sound so it cannot be heard outside the church, but the correct tone is still generated inside the bell tower via a computer, ensuring ringers can hear what they are doing. Since January, numbers of Ticknall’s bell-ringers have doubled and there are now 20 people learning the age-old skill. This has had the dual effect of enabling all ten of St George’s church bells to be rung on recent Sundays – but also more practice sessions during the week. Ticknall residents will still be able to enjoy bell-ringing on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings, but will not hear other practice sessions in which, as one newcomer put it, “the noise of people learning how to ring the bells is not pleasant”. Bell tower captain Simon Melen, who has rung bells in Ticknall for more than 40 years, said the software now in the church is still fairly uncommon, although other churches such as Melbourne and Derby Cathedral have similar systems. He said: “The bells will be ringing exactly as they have been but we’ll be having our practice rings as well. “When you have ten bells ring-
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She said: “I have caught the bug! I’m really enjoying it.” Last month The Village Voice featured a story about Melbourne’s bell ringing team who took part in the annual Derby Diocese Striking Contest, carrying off first and third prizes. New bell ringing recruits are always welcome at Ticknall. Anyone who wants to give it a try should contact Simon on 01332 864137. – Lucy Stephens
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THE wedding took place on Friday, July 31, of Melbourne Junior School’s headteacher Miss Jane Hinchliff to Philip Whirledge at Melbourne Parish Church in a ceremony that included a reading by Sally Whyte, sister of the bride. Musical contributions included a moving rendition of Ave Maria from Rebecca Foster, niece and goddaughter of the groom followed by children from the junior school singing ‘Morning has broken’ and ‘All night, All day,’ enchanting the many guests. Supporting the bride and groom were the groom’s five children as best men and bridesmaids. Following the marriage service, the wedding party and guests enjoyed refreshments in the rectory garden before departing to the Mercure Hotel, Newton Solney, for the wedding breakfast and reception.
THE wedding of Danielle Miller and Keith Robinson took place at Amalfi White, in Melbourne. Danielle was born and lived in Melbourne, Australia, where she met Keith four years ago. Keith was working in Australia, although he had grown up in Long Eaton, Derbyshire. The newly married couple will make their home in Breaston, Derbyshire. Danielle is a secondary school art teacher and Keith works with his brother in their landscaping business. Wedding guests came from Melbourne, Australia, Washington DC, Hong Kong, Cornwall, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
Historical society AGM and programmes
TICKNALL Preservation and Historical Society will hold its AGM on Friday, September 25, at 7.30pm in Ticknall Village Hall. Following the brief AGM the 2015/16 programme will commence with “Sir Jesse Boot – Recreation and Education the Highfield Estate” with Professor John Becket. The programme will continue each month in the village hall. There is an entrance fee of £1 for members and £2 for visitors,
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IT’S official – Melbourne Junior School is a good one. The school’s latest Ofsted report was published this summer, and inspectors judged it as “good” – in line with its previous assessment of 2011. In the report, which has been issued to parents, inspectors had much praise for the school and the way it is run. They said the school was not deemed to be “outstanding” – the highest ranking a school can achieve – because they felt standards in maths, nor the marking or feedback in that subject, were as good as those in other subjects. When inspectors visited the school they observed 10 lessons, looked at work across a range of subjects and listened to a group of year three and year five pupils read. The oldest year group, year 6, were not in school at the time because they were on a trip. Melbourne Juniors particularly impressed Ofsted when it came to the teaching of writing, with inspectors drawing particular attention to pupils’ handwriting which they said was of “an exceptionally high standard”. They added: “…when pupils in Year 4 were asked to develop a simple sentence, one pupil developed ‘I walked in the snow as it fell’ to ‘I sprinted gleefully in the pearl white snow while it danced, happily, cheerfully and joyfully’.” – Lucy Stephens
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KENNETH MICHAEL SHAW 1932 - 2015 MICK was Mr Breedon, a man with a wealth of knowledge, information and details of the village. He also had a huge store of memorabilia. He was a hospitable man always willing to share his knowledge. Born in Andershill Cottage, Breedon, he was the youngest of four brothers. Mick left school at 14 years of age to work on the farms, firstly for John Hamilton at Charity Farm, moving to Amos Bird at Manor Farm, and then Billy Smith on Worthington Lane. He then moved to Cloud Hill quarry as a driver, where the quarry manager, Robert Walker, recognised Mick’s skill as a gardener and soon had him working in that capacity at his home, the Spinney. Called up for National Service, Mick served with the Army in Germany and Malaya. On completion he returned to work as a driver until the advent of illness with his mother; he gave up work to care for her. Priory Nurseries were beginning and Mick took a position there and went on to run the nursery. The nursery flourished.
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On reaching retirement age Mick expanded the business in the greenhouses, previously part of Tonge Nurseries, growing thousands of bedding plants and Christmas bulbs, many given away as presents. Mick was involved with the church, providing flowers, fruit and vegetables for many functions. He became a member of the Donington Flower Club. His other big interest was in photography, joining the Melbourne Photographic Society and giving slide shows of old Bree-
don. His book of Breedon, Hand Me Down Hearsays, was a success, with local libraries, schools and other institutions having copies for their students. Many local people purchased a copy. The book is still in print today, and Mick was very proud of this. During his busy life, Mick found time to marry Pat and inherited two stepsons, Tommy and Paul, but after just a few short years, Mick tragically lost Pat to cancer. Weekends would see Mick judging flower shows, best kept gardens, or taking photos – often at agricultural shows, or of the local hunt and supporting his favourite team, Tottenham Hotspur. He developed computer skills and soon turned to building his own. Ill health took its toll, and latterly Mick could not get around or into his beloved garden, needing both medication and oxygen to help with his illness. He died suddenly at his home on July 4. The family wish to thank the army of helpers and neighbours who came to help when Mick couldn’t get around much. These words are but a short summary of the life of Mick Shaw, a much loved man who will be missed by many.
Making a b_line for cheaper travel
THE new scheme for b_line cardholders went live from August 1, meaning that thousands more young people who live in Derbyshire will be eligible for cut price travel on local buses and trains with a b_line2 card. This is because apprentices and other young people on training schemes, working or looking for work will also qualify for the discount. Previously it had only been for students up to19 in full-time education. Orange b_line1 cards are now for 11 to 16-year-olds. These can be used to prove the cardholder is eligible for the bus or train operators‘ own discount or child fare’. The b_line2 cards for 16 to 19year-olds are now purple instead of silver and the discount is now 25 per cent off full adult fares rather than 33 per cent off.
Both cards can continue to be used to get discounts at around 600 local shops and other businesses and as library cards to borrow at any Derbyshire and Derby City library. Most people will get their new b_line cards at the start of the new school term in September. But provided they still have a valid date, old cards can continue to be used until the end of October. Young people not at school will need to make their own application. Application forms can be downloaded at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/b_line b_line is a joint scheme between Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council. Young people get the travel discount because the two authorities pay the bus and train companies the discounted part of the fare.
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A SEASON of theatre productions is being planned for Melbourne Assembly Rooms to extend the range of events there and give local residents the opportunity to see some live theatre without leaving the village. The venue has become well established for concerts, tribute nights and parties, but it is hoped that the addition of the tiered seating and some extra lighting means the venue can successfully host smaller playhouse productions. The ‘season’ will include the traditional St Michael’s Players’ performances on November 5-7, with both Fawlty Towers and the Library sketch by Victoria Wood currently in production. Live and Local will be hosting New Perspectives Theatre Company’s production of He Wore a Red Hat on November 20. With a seasonal theme this comedy uses volunteer detectives to investigate a number of local crimes, and it will appeal to a very wide audience. The Derby Shakespeare Theatre
Company is putting on Stones in His Pockets for two nights, October 22/23. This “tragi-comedy” by Irish author Marie Jones was a success both in the West End and on Broadway, and is being performed in a number of smaller venues across the county. In addition there are productions under the Festival banner by Cast Ensemble of Be My Baby on September 10 and Sinful Shakespeare on Saturday, October 3, performed by the 1623 Theatre Company. Another Live and Local group has been lined up for early 2016. Costs for the productions will vary slightly, but on average will be around £8. It is hoped to also make an arrangement with Community Care to provide transport both to and from the venue for those who are less mobile, or anxious about being out in the evening. Frank Hughes, a director at MARs, said: “We are working hard to provide a varied programme of activities at the Assembly Rooms, and we hope we can encourage people to support us and enjoy a night out.”
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BREEDON Parish Council held a 'Fabulous Frontage' competition as part of the Open Gardens event this year for the first time. The competition was judged by Martyn Roan, chair of Belton Gardening Club, who took a drive/cycle through Tonge, Wilson and Breedon to look for fabulous front gardens/frontages! Martyn chose a winner from each of the villages and from those three had an overall winner – Tonge Hall Cottage in Tonge (pictured), whose owner, Simon Hutchinson, was delighted to win. As it was an open competition for all households he hadn't heard about it so was thrilled and surprised to get the call to say he had won.
War on bad dog owners continues
SOUTH Derbyshire District Council has vowed to continue the fight against irresponsible dog owners as the summer gets into full swing. The council’s Safer Neighbourhood Wardens have been stepping up patrols and working with businesses to encourage residents to sign up to the Green Dog Walkers Pledge, which was introduced last year with the aim of creating an army of responsible owners who are given bright green branded leads, collars, armbands and badges to wear. Anyone caught failing to clean up after their dog can expect to receive an on-the-spot £75 fixed penalty notice, and anyone who can provide information about offenders is urged to contact the wardens. Councillor Peter Watson, chairman of Environmental and Development Services at the district council, said: “Dog fouling is always a huge concern for us and we have been working intensively to stop the problem. “What we really need is information about the offending dog owners from members of the public, which will be treated in the strictest confidence. Over the past year we’ve received
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Church thieves hunt still on
POLICE are still looking for thieves responsible for stealing lead from a church roof in Smisby. Raiders climbed on to the roof of St James’ Church on Annwell Lane between noon on June 2 and 11.30am on June 7. Not only is the lead itself worth around £2,000, but the perpetrators have also caused what police described as a “substantial amount of damage” to the church. They want to hear from anyone who may have been seen acting suspiciously in the area at the time. Anyone who can help is asked to call Derbyshire Police on 101, quoting crime reference 23848/15. Or you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Carefree summer days at Calke Abbey Edwardian tea party Friday 14 August 11.30am - 3.30pm
You are cordially invited to attend the Calke Garden Edwardian tea party. Take tea in a china cup and enjoy cream scones in the meadow. You can play traditional games or just relax and listen to the Edwardian choir.
Ugly bug ball Wednesday 19 August 11am - 3.30pm
Crawl up, crawl up, to the ugly bug ball! Join us in the Garden of Imagination for some insect themed fun. Enter the best dressed bug competition, sing creepy crawly songs, follow the beetle trail and play some bug games.
Craft skills day
Thursday 20 August 11am - 4pm Pop into the Riding School and courtyard and see what the ranger and building teams get up to each day. Have a go at brick-laying or building a bird box, watch the trimming of sheep’s feet or see the expert joiner at work. You can even see what it’s like to sit behind the steering wheel of a tractor!
Child friendly tree walk Wednesday 26 August 1.30pm - 2.15pm
Meet at Calke Explore for this shady walk and find out all about the different trees at Calke. Wear sturdy footwear.
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How church benefits from solar power
IT is always encouraging to see in your pages recognition of the good work that the churches do in this community in so many different ways. In last month’s edition you featured the environmental lead shown by the parish church with its solar PV electrical generation system, producing clean electricity at the local level. Churches here and across the world are tackling climate change and environmental issues, setting very positive examples. Some will have noted the words and actions of Archbishop Justin Welby and Pope Francis amongst other spiritual leaders and congregations. As the article rightly states, the Melbourne Parish Church PV system was installed to highlight these issues. It is also a better use of and a better return on the church’s limited financial resources than a high street bank could provide. The church here, which is open every day of
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the week, receives a Feed-in-Tariff for electricity sold to the national grid. That money all goes towards repaying the cost of the system and will do for years to come. Even when the loan has been paid off, far more than the tariff money will be needed to help maintain this large, ancient and expensive building as a uniquely special resource for our whole community. The church freely welcomes anyone and everyone, whether Christian or not, to its peaceful spaces in daylight hours for quiet thought and reflection, but the truth is, unfortunately perhaps, that there is no “swelling of coffers”, real or imagined, not even on the roof or behind the scenes! Joanna Hocknell and Linda Latchford on behalf of Melbourne Parochial Church Council.
Appeal for more foster carers
DERBYSHIRE County Council is looking for foster carers for children who can’t, for whatever reason, live with their families. Anyone interested in fostering with Derbyshire County Council is invited to meet foster carers and staff from the county council’s fostering team at Swadlincote Market on Friday, August 14. People say they get a lot out of being a foster carer and Derbyshire County Council will pay allowances.
For some more specialist fostering schemes, the council pays a fee as well. There are different types of fostering and people can decide which sort they're interested in and what best suits them. Councillor Jim Coyle, cabinet member for children and young people, said: “We've got a wonderful team of foster carers already but we need more. “Anyone over the age of 21 can foster. People can be single, married, in a same-sex relation-
ship, straight, gay, transgender or bisexual, working or unemployed, and from any walk of life. “They just need the space to provide a much-needed home to a child or teenager for a few days – for example, offering respite care – or for weeks, or sometimes for months or years.” People who are interested but can’t get to the market should call 0800 083 77 44 or 01629 533071 or visit www.derbyshire.gov.uk/fostering
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LOCAL athlete Celia Brookes braved heavy rain to participate in the Jenson Button Trust Triathlon in Markeaton Park, Derby. The event attracted more than 500 amateur and professional triathletes, as well as celebrities including chef Gordon Ramsay. Competing against mostly younger opposition Celia came in 39th out of 102 women competitors in the morning eliminator round, earning herself a place in the finals alongside elite male and female triathletes and the 2009 Formula 1 World Champion himself. The final was held in glorious sunshine. The course started off with a 400m swim in Markeaton Lake, followed by a 20km bike ride in Derby City centre on roads closed for the occasion, and finished with a 5km run in Markeaton Park. The first male home was Adam Bowden, British International triathlete and former
International 3000m steeplechaser, while the first three women, Emma Pallant, Sophie Caldwell and Hannah Drewett, are all British triathletes. Against such stiff competition, Celia achieved a very creditable 115th place out of 125 competitors. Cancer Research is the official charity partner of the Jenson Button Trust
Rugby club all out to keep the minis production line rolling
MELBOURNE Rugby Club is appealing for boys and girls to join its thriving and friendly minis and juniors section. The club is holding a registration day for players aged five to 17 on Sunday, September 6, between 9.30am and midday. Interested families are being encouraged to go along to Chellaston School, where the club's busy junior and mini sections train to find out more about the club, and become members if they wish. Juniors from across South Derbyshire and East Staffordshire have helped swell the club's age group sides, with four coaches in place for the U8s alone – but the club is keen to keep growing its age group sides. Club publicity officer Clare Bampton said: "My two boys have been part of Melbourne Rugby Club for the last two years and, as well as the excellent organisation, friendly atmosphere and RFU-trained coaches, the club also has a clubhouse adjacent to the Chellaston School pitches that serves brilliant bacon sandwiches and tea and coffee during training on a Sunday morning! "So for parents there's no more standing
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Mixed end to tennis club season R H MOTORS
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MELBOURNE Tennis Club finished their 2015 season with a win and a loss, starting the month with a hard fought 5-4 win away at Duffield. First pairing of Mark Earp and his son Daniel were superb in winning all their three games 9-4, 9-4, 9-3. The second pairing of Simon Readman and Steve Brenchly won one of their games 9-4 whilst losing the others 3-9, 4-9. The final pairing of captain Howard
Cheshire and John Mayers secured the match with a 9-5 win but lost 3-9, 4-9 but still confirmed a 5-4 match victory. Melbourne's final match away to Belper saw them lose 2-7 to a strong side with first pairing of Dave Faux and Rob Wright winning two of their sets 9-5, 9-3 but losing the other 6-9. This was as good as it got as the Cheshire/Readman partnership lost 0-9, 69, 6-9 and the new pairing of veteran Pete
Boundary walk runs up cash for cricket club
IT’S not often you hear of a 24-hour partnership in English cricket, but at Elvaston, chairman Andy Heafield and “kit man” Martyn Harrold paced the boundary from Friday lunchtime until Saturday noon, stopping only for occasional comfort breaks. The 24-hour walkathon in aid of club funds raised in excess of £2,500. “The club are planning to build a much-needed extension to the club house,” said Andy “and this will give the whole project a good kickstart.” The duo, both in their 50s, set a target of 220 laps of the 440-yard boundary, but when the early pace was so good they increased that to 240 laps, and ended up walking 56 miles, the equivalent of Elvaston to Northampton. Andy admitted that they went into the walk with very little preparation, although he had avoided blisters by frequent changes of socks and liberal dosings of Vaseline! “It was hard going at times,” he admitted, “especially in the rain in the small hours when only just over half way, but the support has been tremendous, and we have had someone walking round with us for most of the time. Radio Derby presenter Andy Potter turned up, and did a few laps with us.” The club is clearly enjoying something of a rejuvenation of interest in the game. As the couple pounded the boundary, scores of youngsters were practising in the nets, or in small groups alongside a makeshift wicket. Whilst having a long tradition and history, the club is focussing on a good coaching programme for juniors and bringing them through into the game. As the pair were given a standing ovation on the final lap Andy’s thoughts were turning to a new challenge for next year – “perhaps a walk of the boundary at Lords and then walking back to Elvaston”, he mused. Since then he has already sought and gained the rare approval of the MCC to do the Lords bit of the walk! The words glutton and punishment came to mind. – FH
Ticknall history
TOM Wood and Paul Borringtom made Ticknall history with a record opening partnership in the 1st XI's win against Denby CC in the Derbyshire Premier & County League match. Denby won the toss and elected to bat, leaving Ticknall needing 250 from their 50 overs. Ticknall's opening pair knocked off the total in just 45 overs with Tom Wood 126 and Paul Borrington 112. Ticknall U11s have won the South Derbyshire Development Group League title for the second time in a row – and have done so whilst remaining unbeaten throughout the 2015 season. They retained their title following a win against Lullington but determined to finish the season undefeated they went on to beat Etwall to achieve their goal.
Newbury in over his 50th competitive season on the trot for Melbourne along with Phil Stanhope lost 8-9, 1-9, 3-9 to complete the season for the club. With the hope that new courts will be up and running under the Melbourne Sporting Partnership complex by this time next season, the tennis club will be able to host home matches once again for the first time in over 15 years and look to expand as a club.
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SWARKESTONE is enjoying another competitive season in the Derbyshire Cricket League. The 1st XI is currently fourth in the Premier league and in the chasing pack of clubs who are on the tails of current leaders Sandiacre. It has been a mixed season for the team, having lost games too easily in the first half of the season. Former Australian Test bowler Michael Beer has proved to be a great addition to the Swarkestone side and is currently second leading wicket taker in the Premier League with 36 wickets. Opener Chris Durham is the leading batsman with 613 runs, whilst allrounder Gary Park has 437 runs and 35 wickets. Swarkestone's 2nd XI are in sixth place in Division 4S and have shown
much improved performances in recent weeks with excellent batting performances from Lewis Hearne and Captain Nick Thompson. Sam Stuart is leading wicket taker with 37 wickets. The club's 3rd XI are riding high in Division 7S in second place. If they can maintain or improve on their current position, then they may well be celebrating their third successive promotion campaign under the leadership of their captain, Ben Flower.
Tricky time for Melbourne Pictured (back row left to right): Jack Brooks, Lewis Hearne, Jake Needham, Toby McCabe, Luke Lacey and Chris Durham. Front row: Tom Hamilton, Michael Beer, Wayne White (captain), Bruce Dilks and Gary Park.
MELBOURNE Town Cricket Club had a difficult month of July, winning just one of their four league games and picking up two losing draws and one heavy defeat. They began with that heavy defeat to local rivals Ticknall 2nds. Town could only amass 133 with Mark Rossi (40) top scoring. This proved to be an easy target for Ticknall as they eased home by 10 wickets. A better showing the following week away to Etwall 1sts saw
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