Melbourne Village Voice December 2014 by Village Voice

Village Voice No 265 December 2014

Melbourne & District

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THAT’S THE SPIRIT! Communities unite to make their voices heard MANY people are unhappy about events that have impacted on the local scene in recent months.

But it was a heartening example of concerted action when more than 200 Melbourne residents came together in September to express concerns about new housing, seen by many as exacerbating chronic traffic problems and adding to school and medical centre overcrowding.

It is not just in Melbourne, though. In Aston and Weston there is considerable disquiet about new developments, while in Ticknall there is serious concern over speeding traffic through the village. All this threatened change has activated the communities as perhaps never before – an indication that they are alive, and aware, and anxious for their voices

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to be heard, a healthy and welcome confirmation of the buoyant society we live in. The Melbourne fire station was retained after an energetic local campaign, which forced a total rethink of a flawed scheme by the County Fire services. The planners in Swadlincote, faced with large numbers of protesters attending final decision making meetings, can be in little doubt about the strength and resolve shown by local communities. But, after all the sound and fury of the passing year, there is no doubt that we are fortunate to live in a very pleasant area with great camaraderie and friendliness, where local societies flourish. The fine spirit shown by a record attendance at Melbourne of over 1,000, for instance, at the Remembrance Sunday parade was a remarkable testament to a society that cares. We at the Village Voice have tried very

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Row over hospital homes money rumbles on

THE first of 150 new employees is now in post at Aston-on-Trent’s new “care village” – but controversy over housing development money continues to rumble on. Work is due to start in the new year on the £30million retirement village on the former Aston Hospital site, along with 74 new homes and owners Richmond Villages are planning to recruit 150 full and part-time staff. Senior village advisor Alison Harding said: “This is a very exciting time, as we are the first of some 150 full and part time staff who will eventually be employed here. "With so many areas involved in running a retirement village, we will be looking for a lot of people with a wide range of experience from care, administration, health and fitness, to hospitality, property and garden maintenance as well as drivers, and will be holding recruitment fairs next year." The development has sparked huge controversy in Aston – not because of the care

village, with which the community has had a long tradition, but because of the 74 homes to be built alongside it. Local residents fiercely objected to the scale of the additional housing, saying it would swamp the village. Controversy and confusion has continued over the Section 106 money – given to local communities by developers – after it was thought it was being spent on education in Weston rather than Aston. Due to a quirk of geography, Aston Hospital is in Weston’s parish despite its location in Aston village. Local anger reached such a pitch that Aston-on-Trent’s parish council passed a vote of no confidence in their district ward councillors and in South Derbyshire District Council’s planning department earlier this year – which resulted in a public meeting with two district council chiefs to allow them to air their grievances. At the meeting parish council chairman Haydn Wheeler said: “It seems that this parish will not receive a penny of the

£400,000 (Section 106 money) and there’s a lot of ill-feeling about that.” But district council chief executive Frank McCardle said it was not yet known where the money would be spent. When the Village Voice contacted Derbyshire County Council – the body responsible for education – a spokesman told us: “We have asked for a financial contribution towards 12 primary school places totalling £136,788.12. “Once that money is received we will decide where it needs to be spent, and that could be either at Weston or Aston primary schools. No decisions have been made – once the development starts and we receive the money we will look at projected school numbers at both schools and decide where the money would be best spent.” At their last meeting Aston parish councillors voted to restore confidence in their district council representatives. – Lucy Stephens

Protecting our wildlife

A DEDICATED wildlife co-ordinator will be helping Derbyshire Police crack down on wildlife crime after taking on a newly created role. Liz Hadfield will be working closely with Derbyshire’s wildlife crime police officers to identify the best way to tackle the issue across the county. The aim is to help cut crime such as poaching, badger baiting and sett destruction, shooting or poisoning birds of prey, disturbing bat roosts, taking wild bird eggs, fishing without a licence and uprooting protected plants.

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! MELBOURNE Parish Church held its annual autumn fair in the Assembly Rooms with a wide range of stalls selling new and used goods, including bric-a-brac, books, greengrocery, knitted items, cakes and jams, gifts and "bling." The "Caring Hands" craft group made a lot of knitted Christmas stocking decorations, sold to raise funds for Pool Cottage. There were loads of good prizes to be won on the tombola and raffle, and Linda Hill won the "guess the weight of the cake" competition. The Rector was selling copies of his Christmas quiz, also church mugs and coaster sets. The potter, who made the ceramic poppies for remembrance that were on display outside the church, took orders from members of the community who wished to purchase their own. Melbourne Mothers' Union offered refreshments, and there was a stall run by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The event raised £1,400, while many boxes of goods remaining at the end of the fair were donated to the Treetops Hospice Shop. Pictured are (l-r) Gordon Hughes, Elaine Chadwick and Graham Truscott.

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! CHILDREN from Melbourne Infant and Junior Schools participated in the Samaritans Purse "Shoebox Appeal" for gifts to be sent to disadvantaged children in Europe at Christmas. The appeal is organised in Melbourne by the Rotary Club, who collected the boxes and arranged for them to be transported to a central distribution centre. Pictured with Melbourne Rotary Club members Kate Dumelow and Margaret Sharp are children from Melbourne Infant School with a selection of the boxes from both schools.

Melbourne leads way in neighbourhood planning

THE Melbourne Neighbourhood Development Plan is starting to gather pace, with the working party now set up and terms of reference agreed. The recent public meeting about housing growth gave a clear mandate to the parish council to progress a Neighbourhood Plan for the parish, and the steering group, comprising Jane Carroll, Mair Aitkenhead, Mike Smith and Ian Turner has taken the preliminary steps. Neighbourhood planning is part of the new planning process introduced under the Government’s Localism initiative, and aims to provide communities with a much greater say in how the places where they live and work should change and develop over the next 15 years. Through the plan, communities can influence the amount, type and location of any new development, what land uses should be provided, and where.

“The plan underpins the Local Plan for the area but it does not stop development and we must understand this,” said Jane Carroll, chair of the group. The South Derbyshire district Local Plan is presently undergoing examination, but it did not indicate any strategic scale growth for Melbourne and Kings Newton. The first steps are to get the go-ahead from the district council and to bid for grants to cover the costs, which can be around £20,000. The team also attended a workshop on the process to learn from others’ experiences. There are many plans now in progress, but very few so far have been formally adopted, and Melbourne’s is certainly a front-runner in South Derbyshire. The team is now looking for more people to get involved. There will be a need to examine every aspect of village life – housing,

employment, business, leisure and so on – and there is a need to have focus groups looking at each area. There will be considerable public consultation and, some way down the line, a referendum which has to gain a majority approval before the plan is formally adopted. If you are interested in becoming involved contact Mair Aitkenhead (07932 116 710) or the clerk to the parish council (melbourneclerk@aol.com). The process of creating a Neighbourhood Development Plan will not stop speculative development planning applications or applications being approved, although council planning officers can take into account the emerging findings from the plans. Individual applications will continue to be considered on merits and on the basis of existing planning regulations. – F Hughes

Chellaston head retires

Step into Posh Spice’s shoes ... CHRISTMAS is coming … and here’s an ideal gift for the woman who has everything: Posh Spice’s very own shirt and shoes. The one-off goods are for sale at Best Kept Secret, a dress agency in Melbourne’s William’s Yard, after the owners bid for them in an online charity auction. They paid hundreds for the Dolce & Gabbana shirt and shoes from Victoria Beckham’s personal wardrobe – with the proceeds going to the singer and fashion designer’s charity. Owners Angela Higson and Diane Saini said they bought the items to put their shop on the map and raise money for a good cause at the same time. Angela said: “She’s got a big following and people would love to have something that’s by Dolce & Gabbana.” The shoes are wooden and pony skin open toed mules in a size three and a half, while the shirt is a black striped number. It will be no surprise to learn: size small.

CHELLASTON Academy headteacher Ray Ruszczynski is to retire after 18 years of leadership. The school has had only two long-serving headteachers since its opening in 1977, Howell Thomas and Mr Ruszczynski. His post has been advertised and interviews are likely to be held in January.

! Angela Higson and Diane Saini put their best foot forward.

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Kennels is top dog with owners

THREE local kennels have been named dog owners’ favourite places to send their beloved hounds when they go away on holiday. Melbourne’s Coppice Boarding Kennels and Cattery won the most votes in the Facebook “According to You” campaign to find the best kennels in Derbyshire. Owner Annie Dowell, 21, has been running Coppice for nearly three years, having taken over in January 2012 when she was just 19. On discovering her business had been named the region’s favourite kennel, Annie – who has looked after dogs all her life – said: “I couldn’t believe it! I was over the moon.” Coppice is licensed to keep 50 dogs and 20 cats. Runners-up were Homefields Kennels & Cattery in Barrowupon-Trent and Conifer Boarding Kennels & Cattery in Weston-onTrent.

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ABOVE: Melbourne’s Coppice Boarding Kennels and Cattery owner Annie Dowell and Coco. BELOW LEFT: Homefields Kennels and Cattery owner Anthony Kirkham, Bekki Kirkham (right) and Rachael Lane (left). BELOW RIGHT: Conifer Boarding Kennels and Cattery owner Michelle Mansfield with husband Adrian.

LIKE everything, farming is changing and evolving, and some of the changes I’m not enjoying. In my wildest dreams I never thought to see tractors operating with satellite guidance on board. In the past you just chose the straightest field edge and on each pass a coulter left a mark for you to follow next time. Now you don’t need this mark, for as soon as you’ve done the first pass, the satellite tells you how to follow without you touching the steering wheel. Fields can also now be mapped to see what nutrients they contain and adjusted for optimum crop conditions. Then, when fertilisers and weed and disease controls are applied they are adjusted for best results. I’m not sure whether you put more product on the poorer areas or vice versa. As you can deduce perhaps, I prefer the tried and tested older methods, and seeing

some of the row widths in this year’s maize crop, it’s not surprising. Marketing of crops is becoming much more important to get the best results but I literally compare this to gambling. You can sell grain before you actually seed it which some people think is crazy but it is something I do regularly. I have already sold some of 2015’s harvest at a price which will guarantee a return – albeit not a high one. We then only have the variable yield of crop to contend with. Some would say these steps forward are taking some of the risk out of farming but I’m not so sure. ! It seems once again incredible that another year has passed, and I know I always say the same each time. 2014 has been a vintage year for farming from a physical point of view with the weather generally appearing to be on our side. I’d settle for the same every year. Compliments of the Season to all.

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Flooding: What county council and Severn Trent can do

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THERE was a delayed start for the December Parish Council meeting. Severe traffic congestion on the A50 due to an accident impacted on the guest speaker, the clerk and councillors. The speaker, Richard Campbell, of Derbyshire County Council, adressed the meeting on the topic of drains and flooding in Melbourne. He advised that the county council is now the lead local authority, with a duty to co-ordinate the management of flood risk, and that it is a statutory consultee. Lack of resources within the county council limit the amount of onsite work that can be undertaken, although accurate computer modelling is undertaken. A display of slides taken by Melbourne residents illustrated the extent of the flooding experienced earlier in the year and these were shown against maps of the town that indicated the layout of existing drains and sewers. He advised that the pumping station, located within the development on Station Road, has not yet been adopted by Severn Trent and is still under the ownership of the developer. It is not known if this contributed in any way to the local flooding. Severn Trent are to flush and cleanse the drains system and carry out CCTV viewing to determine if there are any pipework problems. Derbyshire County Council will apply bespoke comments to planning applications on a risk based approval and continue to liaise with Severn Trent. Although the council has recently made comments on the Blackwell Lane planning application, he added that the council is not the body responsible for the approval of planning applications; that lies with the district council. Knowledge of potential flood risk may not influence planning application approval. Once underway with public questions, local resident Barry Thomas was keen to hear what progress was being made with regard to the Thomas Cook Gardens. The parish council said it would proceed when it has obtained costing for the work required. Little progress has been made in obtaining information regarding the planned location of the new style BT Cabinets. The council

TOM MILLS reports from the December meeting of Melbourne Parish Council agreed to pursue this further with SDDC and District Cllr John Harrison also agreed to follow this up. On the subject of litter, Mr Thomas requested that the council take steps to tidy up the outskirts of the town. Civic Society members carry out two litter picks each year, in April and October, but it needs more regular attention to keep litter under control. The council agreed that something should be done and it will be reviewed. County Cllr Linda Chilton made reference to the county council consultation on public transport that is already causing some consternation in the rural communities of Ticknall, Aston and Weston with the fears that services will be withdrawn. Residents of Melbourne are encouraged to take part in the consultation and forms are available at the library. The closing date is December 14. The SDDC Local Plan submitted in August is now the subject of a public examination which started on November 24 in the presence of an Inspector. Cllr Harrison attended for two and a half days and spoke of the council being strongly challenged by developers and their legal representatives. It is hoped that the Inspector’s preliminary findings will be available before Christmas, but a full response is not expected be-

Maria spends a night out with the stars

CHARITY founder and Pride of Britain East Midlands winner Maria Hanson talks about her night out with the stars at the National Pride of Britain awards in London. “It was just amazing – I can’t see myself in the position of having been there now,” she said. She met Simon Cowell, Jason Manford, Paul Hollywood and Peter Crouch, and spent a morning at Downing Street. Her best experience, however, was sharing a lift with Bruce Forsyth (pictured) – “he was really interested to hear about the charity and wished me good luck. As I left him, I told him, you’re my favourite”. But the real stars of the occasion for her were the Invictus soldiers. She sat with Karl Hinett and learned how he was seriously injured when his tank was attacked with a petrol bomb in Basra in 2005. After more than two years in hospital and countless operations he overcame his injuries and since then has been fund-raising for the hospitals and for soldiers’ families. “There was a strong connection between our charity, and what Karl does, as he enables the families to be together in hospital, which is what Me and Dee was set up to do. “It was just an incredible evening at the Grosvenor Hotel in Mayfair, and it has led to another development for the charity.” At a subsequent charity ball, Maria spoke about meeting the soldiers, and said she wished she could provide another caravan home to enable the soldiers’ families to spend precious time together. After the ball she was contacted by a well-wisher who donated a caravan in Mablethorpe! Sadly, Maria will be moving the Me&Dee charity from its current home in Melbourne to Chapel Street in Derby. “It is sad to be losing the connection with Melbourne, and it was a very difficult decision,” she said, but by reducing office costs she will be able

to take on a part-time assistant. It will also lead to more opportunity to look for corporate support. With three caravans now operating and 200 families making use of them, the need for fundraising to keep the services going is ever greater, with every holiday costing around £200. Maria has also launched the 100 Club, which is an appeal to get 100 businesses or individuals contributing £10 per month for a year. If you wish to donate or find out more, visit www.mariahansonfoundation.co.uk

fore spring. Progress with the Neighbourhood Development Plan is on hold awaiting a response from SDDC following the recent meeting of the steering group on November 20. All planning applications considered by the council were approved with the exception of the Blackwell Lane development for which the council has submitted written objections. The annual Dr Freeman Award is due to take place in the New Year and nominations for the award are invited from Melbourne residents. Nominations should be sent to the parish council clerk before December 31.

" PRE-SCHOOL children got stuck into designing their own robots when they had a visit from home-grown author and illustrator Jo Litchfield. Jo visited a session of Melbourne’s pre-school Kangaroos to read her book: Bit Bot and the Blob, which features an adorable robot. She helped the youngsters think up their ideas for their own robots by running a one-off workshop. Jo’s visit was part of “listening week” in which the children were finding out all about books. As part of the week they also took a trip to Melbourne Library.

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Caring for castle estate

ELVASTON Castle and Estate is a well-loved green space for local people and other visitors to enjoy that is owned and cared for by Derbyshire County Council. The county council’s cabinet has approved the setting up of an advisory development board to help work with the council to create a single management body for the estate. In future years it is envisaged that the estate will be run by a single management body such as a charitable trust with a trading arm, while the council will retain the freehold ownership of the estate. The development board will provide input and advice to the council on the early delivery and implementation of the 10 year vision and plan for Elvaston, which was approved by cabinet in June 2014. Work will start shortly to recruit a chair and board members to the development board. The Elvaston Castle Estate is included on English Heritage’s Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, and the castle and much of the gardens and other buildings around the estate are also ‘listed buildings’ and are, therefore, of national importance for their heritage. Public access to the gardens, parkland and house will be provided and maintained; the parkland at least will be free at the point of entry on foot.

Mummers, carol singers, brass bands ... it’s all here

THE Melbourne Mummers return for the third year with their revival of the local Mumming play. On December 19, the mummers will be out and about bringing Christmas cheer to the pubs of Melbourne and Ticknall. This year the mummers have a new addition, with the appearance of the 'old hoss'. As usual they will be collecting for local charities and would welcome residents of Melbourne and the surrounding villages to join them in this Derbyshire Christmas tradition. MELBOURNE Charity Brass Band, which is made up of players from various bands in the area, will be playing at restaurants and hostelries in the district between now and Christmas. As usual their final venue will be Melbourne Market Place on the morning of ! DAN Castledine (left) and Dan Gale, of Aspen Tree Christmas Eve when you can listen to traSurgery, supplied and installed all the trees for Mel- ditional Christmas Carols as you do your bourne’s Christmas display in and adjacent to the Mar- last minute shopping. All money collected will be donated to ket Place. They were assisted by Robert Holman, Cancer Research for whom the charity Melbourne’s Sexton, for the installation. band has raised over £50,000 in the last 10 years. FOR the 68th consecutive year, MelMELBOURNE Parish Church is inviting the shops and bourne Carol Singers will be doing their businesses of Melbourne to a community carol service in the rounds again on Christmas Eve. Obviously church at 6.30pm on Wednesday, December 10. very few of the originals are still taking Wine and mince pies will be served from 6pm, to be fol- part, and so they are looking for new lowed by a service, lasting around 40 minutes, with tradi- singers to join them. tional readings, carols and music from the church choir. Why not go along and swell the ranks to ASTON on Trent’s traditional ‘Carols around the Village’ ensure what has become a local tradition will take place on Monday, December 22, starting on Derby continues for many more years. A warm Road at 6.30pm moving on to Moor Lane, Manor Farm welcome can be guaranteed. Road, Manor Farm Mews, and around the Christmas tree Anyone interested in spending an enjoyin the centre of the village at 7.30pm. able but different Christmas Eve should Families are welcome to join in anywhere, just to sing, or contact Alan Dunnicliff on 01332 862162 listen to the brass band playing favourite carols. or 01332 862188 for more information.

Church carol service

! From the left, Fiona Bonner, Sharon Brown, Scrooge (aka Daniel David Webber from Life Theatre Ltd), and Phil Dobby are pictured at Melbourne Festival’s Great Xmas Art Sale held at the Assembly Rooms. Scrooge was collecting on behalf of Children in Need.

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A NEW drive to encourage a green army of responsible dog owners across South Derbyshire has been launched. By signing a Green Dog Walkers Pledge, owners will make a commitment to looking after the local environment by promising to clean up after their pets, to encourage others to do the same and to give other walkers extra doggy bags if they do not have any. Those who sign up to the scheme, which is being implemented by South Derbyshire District Council’s Safer Neighbourhood Wardens, will be given bright green branded leads, collars, armbands and badges, which they are urged to wear during walks. Wardens will offer the pledge at various locations around the district, or those interested will be able to sign up online.

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The best Christmas gift anyone can receive THIS is my second Christmas in Melbourne and I think I can say that I am beginning to find my way around. What’s more, things are beginning to find me!

! THE first sighting of Santa locally this year was at Swarkestone Nurseries on November 22. We caught him on camera with his two assistants and a group of happy children during his visit to the nurseries craft and gift fair.

Getting into the festive spirit

CHRISTMAS is coming and the National Trust's Calke Abbey will be getting into the traditional Christmas spirit with some fantastic festive music on Saturday, December 13th, from 7pm-10pm. The Riding School will host the wonderful sounds of the Derby Bach Choir for the second year as they return to perform old and new Christmas carols and choral works. For a truly traditional Christmas

sound they will be accompanied by the Derby Central Salvation Army Brass Ensemble performing a selection of Christmas medleys. Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. To avoid missing this festive performance, tickets must be booked in advance by contacting Calke Abbey on 01332 695310 or on the choir website at www.derbybachchoir.com

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Jean meets Countess at unveiling of memorial

FORMER Women’s Land Army girl, Jean Johnson, a resident of Barrow on Trent, was invited to the unveiling and dedication of the WLA Tribute memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas. The ceremony took place on a very wet day in the presence of HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO. The Service of Dedication was conducted by Rev Canon Roger J Hall MBE, Chaplain HM Tower of London. Following the service, Mrs Johnson was one of a group of Land Girls presented to the Countess of Wessex. The Staffordshire branch of the Women’s Food & Farming Union (WFU) has been fundraising for many years to provide the memorial to the Women’s Land Army and Women’s Timber Corps. Mrs Johnson has contributed with activities she has organised together with very generous donations made by the residents of Barrow on Trent. With 400 former Land Girls and Lumber Jills attending, together with their families and friends, there were over 2,000 people at the unveiling. Mrs Johson joined the WLA in 1941 transferring to the Ministry of Agriculture in 1950 where she continued to work until 1952 when her first daughter was born.

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THE Melbourne detachment of the Army Cadet Force has been in the public eye since its formation. Cadets are regularly seen at the Carnival, the Festival, Remembrance Day and on other occasions when young people are called upon to assist with community activities. For the cadets, these occasions contribute to their recognition as ‘Cadets in the Community’ – just one of the awards they receive as part of their training. Each Monday and Thursday (79pm), the cadets meet at the Melbourne Assembly Rooms for their training sessions, which on a normal night generally comprise a first parade, first lesson, Naffi break, second lesson and second

parade. The lessons are geared to enable cadets to progress through grades of proficiency as 1, 2, 3 and 4 star sections leading to Master Cadet. Melbourne has produced two Master Cadets in the last six months – the first in Derbyshire for seven years. The training is not restricted to weekdays. There are great opportunities to take part in optional weekend training camps and the annual 14-day summer camp. Much of the training can be applied to the Duke of Edinburgh Award – first aid, navigation, adventure, field craft and expedition training just some of the activities cadets take part in. The cadets are also part of a

greater organisation. The Melbourne detachment is one of eight in Derby and district which are identified as Delta (D) Company. There are four companies within the county and nine counties make up a brigade. There are currently 14 cadets at Melbourne within the recruiting age group of 12 to 18. Cadets are open to girls and boys with more girls in Melbourne at the present time. Lieutenant Mike Gibb is the leading officer and he is joined by Probationary Instructor Gary Worth. There are vacancies available at Melbourne and if you think that this might be of interest, you will be made welcome. Just turn up on a parade night.

Civic Society in new homes blast

MELBOURNE Civic Society has fired a broadside at the scheme to build 54 houses on the left hand side of Blackwell Lane, on the road leading to Wilson. In its submission, the society states that the erection of 54 houses, relocation of allotments within a walled garden, and the construction of a surface water balancing reservoir is "impracticable", because the relocated allotment is to a site which is too wet, due to being on the Carr Brook floodplain. In addition, it is argued that South Derbyshire District Council has to find an additional 600 dwellings, and that Melbourne, with 150 houses already built, and a further 88 given the goahead, has met "its fair share of dwellings re-

quired by 2028". The society says “speculative housing estate, with access road, 6ft high walls, and a balancing reservoir will do demonstrable harm to one of the key heritage assets within the Melbourne Conservation area". The society asserts that planning law requires developments to enhance the character of the area, otherwise the development is illegal and approval in this instance would be unlawful. The society is clear that the applicant's submission includes a flood assessment "which is clearly defective". The society uses local knowledge and evidence to demonstrate that the east of the area is at flood risk. The final argument is that there are grounds for objecting to the application, in that "the Government has indicated that applications which would conflict with an emerging Neighbourhood Development plan, now being prepared by the parish council, for completion in 2015 "can be refused on prematurity grounds". In summary, the society lists 12 key points in its objection to In Melbourne the submissions made by the ❱Home visits for the housebound Since 1993 Melbourne Estate Office. ❱Private and NHS examinations "The proposal is not sustain❱Free tests and specs for pre-school to teens able, and the supporting techniOpening Times: cal documentation is seriously ❱Budget, fashion, designer frames Monday, Tuesday, flawed, in regard to its heritage ❱Sunspecs, sportswear, safety specs Thursday & Friday and flooding analysis. In addi❱Over 300 styles to view 9.00am - 5.00pm tion, the applicant made a stateSaturday ❱Comprehensive lens choice dispensed by qualified opticians ment of community involve9.00am - 12.30pm ment, which was ‘untrue’, as no ❱Specialist low vision aids and magnifiers Closed Wednesday consultation with the Melbourne Civic Society, which is a statutory consultee, was made.” – DOB

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IT HAS been completely gutted, re-wired and a new ceiling installed while Melbourne shoppers waited – now the much anticipated new Sainsbury’s Local is finally open. A group of invited guests turned out on the evening of December 3 to admire the newly refitted supermarket, which opened its doors to the public the following day. Workmen have been working to transform the former Budgens store on Derby Road for two months – installing new racks and wiring, along with turning the former staff canteen at the back of the shop into a new training room with possible community use. New store manager Gary Dunne, who comes to Melbourne from the Newhall store in Swadlincote – winner of “convenience store of the year” – said he had already spent time talking to Melbourne residents about the new shop before it opened. He said: “This is a fantastic store for the residents of Melbourne.

“I’m hoping we’re two shops in one – people will come and grab their daily needs but also use us as their destination for their weekly shop.” Twenty-two former staff members from Budgens have transferred to the new Sainsbury’s, which has also got a toilet and coffee machine. Sainsbury’s did ask – and won permission – to open until 11pm in line with other stores, but its open hours are currently 7am to 10pm from Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sundays. Mr Dunne said the shop had already donated money to local causes, including a box of new sports equipment for Melbourne Infant and Junior schools, £200 towards the community care bus and £50 to the Melbourne Junior School PTA Christmas calendar. Children from both Melbourne schools were also invited to enter a drawing competition to celebrate the store’s opening and the winners were given £5 gift cards. – Lucy Stephens

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SANTA will be visiting Aston on Trent during Sunday, December 14. He will be making a tour of the village starting at 2.30pm from the playing fields stopping at various designated points. ASTON Players will be performing their annual pantomime in January. Cinderella â&#x20AC;&#x201C;the traditional story with a new take â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is the latest choice. Performances will be held on: Saturday, January 17, at 2.30pm and 7.30pm; Sunday, January 18, at 2.30; Saturday, January 24, at 2.30 and 7.30 and Sunday, January, 25 at 2.30. All performances take place in the Memorial Hall.

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ONE hundred years of growing vegetables in Melbourne â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that is the remarkable achievement of Heaths, which celebrated its centenary this year. From the days when there were scores of market garden businesses in Melbourne to today, when just three remain, Heaths has shown remarkable longevity in these days of fast-paced supermarket shopping. The business was started in 1914 by Marson Gregory, who in his late 30s decided on a change in direction. He left his job at the boot and shoe factory â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thought to have been Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on Derby Road (now The One-Off) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to make his living from the land. He grew most of his produce on Wilson Road but lived at Pingle Cottages on George Street â&#x20AC;&#x201C; now demolished. Then, in 1917, he bought a substantial property on Rawdon Street, complete with yard and outbuildings â&#x20AC;&#x201C; also no longer standing. The next few decades were a golden age of market gardening. Current partner Frank Heath recalls that there was so much growing that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Melbourne used to stink of cabbages, especially after a good frost!â&#x20AC;? When Marson was 60, with no son to carry on the business, he asked his daughter Winnie and son-in-law Frank M Heath whether they would return to Melbourne to help him, and take over when he retired. The family moved to the businessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current premises on Woodhouse Farm in 1959 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; where they have been ever since, with Marsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grandson Frank Heath and his wife Jane taking over the reins. Appetite for home-grown vegetables fell out of favour in the 1970s and the business was mothballed, but was then taken over by a fourth-generation Heath â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Brian, who now runs it. It is still a family affair: Brianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s niece and nephew Jodie and Eric work for Heaths, with his sister Lorna running the weekend stall. Also employed at Heaths is Kyle Floyd, from Melbourne. Brian said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re part of the local scenery. People can see the crops growing in the fields, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all fresh. When we have the stall by the car park on Fridays and Saturdays, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sometimes 10

ABOVE: Brian Heath (left) and Eric Pounder with homegrown vegetables and Christmas trees. RIGHT: Marson Gregory and family on a cart travelling up Penn Lane in 1921.

minutes from the food growing in the ground to being sold to someone; supermarkets canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t match that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re especially proud of our carrots and potatoes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; somehow they have a taste all of their own.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lucy Stephens

Meet the collectables TICKNALL Garden Club had a visit from Graham and Judy White at their November meeting. They open their large garden at Woodleighton Grove, Uttoxeter, for the National Garden Scheme. When Graham married Judy many years ago, he had a dilemma to solve. How would Judy cope with his insatiable desire to collect things? From boyhood he had collected all manner of items: matchboxes, badges and of course numbers from train spotting. To him they were treasured possessions. To her they were junk! Judy was a keen gardener so could the two passions be combined? At first an old garden fork became a plant support, then gradually other old tools were incorporated in the planting. With metal painted black and wood oiled, they looked a treat. Other collections started: old scales, weights of every size, bread tins and trolleys. They were all tastefully arranged and put to good use among the close planting. At the same time the plant collections blossomed. There were colourful heuchera, calming hostas and cool ferns. There were 170 miniature conifers that grew over the years to towering monsters. A new greenhouse slowly developed a fantastic collection of 400 cacti, all immaculately arranged. So Judy had been converted.

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Concerts to help the heroes

THE British Legion and Help For Heroes both benefited from the Armistice Day tribute concert staged by Roots Community Singers from Newbold, Coleorton. Approximately £140 was shared between the two organisations. The concert consisted of songs, music, stories and poems performed by the choir and individuals set against a visual show of World War One and Two images.

Staged at the Royal British Legion, Melbourne, the performance was enthusiastically received with many of the audience admitting to be quite moved by the experience. Roots Community Singers were joined by special guests John and Sheila Bentham, from Soar Valley Storytellers, who performed a unique set detailing the exploits of Songster, the Loughborough war horse.

RADICAL plans are afoot to preserve the small rural village of Barrow-upon-Trent – by making it smaller. The proposal is to change Barrow’s parish boundary so that large numbers of houses which are planned for the area will be in the neighbouring parish of Stenson Fields. That way, argue villagers, their small community will avoid being swamped by houses which threaten to multiply the local population by 10. An article in the parish newsletter explained: “For several years it has become apparent that there will be a significant increase in the number of new houses built in South Derbyshire, and that a large number will be built in our parish. “These houses will be built to the north of the A50 trunk road, but will increase our parish housing stock from around 250 to around 2,250; this will mean a jump in our parish population from around 450 adults to around 4,500, plus children.” The proposed boundary change would put back Barrow’s border by about a mile, to the A50. The move, which has been agreed with Stenson Fields Parish Council, is being put forward to protect Barrow’s parish council which has many assets – including cottages built by the parish in the

18th century. Parish councillors fear that large numbers of newcomers on the council could threaten some of these assets – for example, by potentially selling them off. This would affect Barrow’s “hard won” way of life, the newsletter said. Parish council chairman Anne Heathcote told the Village Voice that if the new houses were built within Barrow’s existing boundary, “the village as we know it would be changed forever. It wouldn’t be the little rural village that we have. “We are trying to preserve what we have.” To try to get the boundary changed, enough residents of both Barrow and Stenson Fields have to be in favour. The legal requirement for Barrow is for at least half the parishioners to vote for a boundary change. Stenson Fields, because it is bigger, only needs around 10 per cent of parishioners to sign up for a change. The next step is for residents to be petitioned to see if they want the boundary to move. At least 230 adult signatures in Barrow are needed before the plans can go any further. – Lucy Stephens

A CONCERT was held in Ticknall Church, the proceeds of which are to go to the Help For Heroes fund and the church renovation fund. Twelve young people, whose ages ranged from 17 down to nine, performed to a packed church, thrilling everyone with their enthusiasm and the high standard of their performances. For everyone’s enjoyment there were flautists, a cellist, a violinist and pianists playing an eclectic range of music from Chopin and Tchaikovsky to Rhythm and

Blues, a bit of jazz and a song from Les Miserables. A glass of wine was served in the interval and the evening made the wonderful sum of £652. Pictured are a group of young musicians who performed at the concert.

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Probus Club’s fund-raiser

THE Probus Club of Melbourne organised a fund-raising dinner to commemorate the start of the Great War in 1914. The proceeds of this dinner at the Bay Tree restaurant, with the active and valuable contribution of Rex Howell, realised £1,175. This will be devoted to this year's Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. The dinner, on Remembrance Day, November 11, was interspersed with readings of contemporary poetry recalling the events of that war, and the sacrifice and suffering of so many people. The readers were Gordon Hughes, William Kerr, Steffi Hughes, whose rendition of a poem by Vera Brittain was particularly poignant, and David Bellis. Terry Harrison, president of the Probus Club, said: "We were very pleased that the club came together, members and friends, to support this special Remembrance Day dinner. We shall present cheques for £1,175, including supportive do-

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MELBOURNE Junior School has been ranked as one of Britain’s best, in a new national poll. The Sunday Times published its annual list of the country’s top performing primary schools and Melbourne Juniors was named in the top 200 state providers. Rankings were made by comparing 10 and 11-year-old children’s level 5 SAT results for maths and English – a stage Melbourne children reach at junior school. The Sunday Times list mixed independent and state schools for the first time, which put Melbourne Juniors in 155th place in the UK. When compared only with state providers, it was ranked 106th. It was one of the few local schools to have been included in the rankings. Others in this area included Griffe Field Primary in Derby, St Elizabeth’s RC Primary in Belper and Repton Junior School. Melbourne Junior School pupils scored highest in English Grammar where they achieved 86 per cent. Head teacher Jane Hinchliff said: “As a school we are very pleased to hear that we are in the top 200 state primary schools. “We work very hard with our parents and local community and appreciate the recognition of these partnerships. “However, we do not rest on our laurels and continually strive to improve progress, outcomes and wider opportunities for our children.” – Lucy Stephens

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Chris Wakefield ! THE 40th Anniversary celebrations for Melbourne Civic Society at Melbourne Assembly Rooms was a very light-hearted and enjoyable affair helped along by the wine and very fine buffet provided for those attending. Display boards with a range of photographs showing sites along the Parish boundary were an interesting feature and the photograph albums available for everyone to view also offered some gems including how young many of those featured looked. (Well, it was 4o years ago.) Richard Heath said a few words about the formation of the society – A body of Angry Young Men, an opinion expressed at the time. From the setting up of a steering group to becoming a Society, three of the original officers were in attendance; Richard Heath Chairman, John Blunt Treasurer and Tony Hobbs Secretary.

Award time NOMINATIONS are now open for the Aston on Trent ‘Excellence in the Community’ award. Individuals can be nominated with a proposer and seconder together with a description of what the nominee has achieved. Closing date for nominations, which should be sent to the clerk to the parish council, is December 31.

Originally formed to campaign to prevent the demolition of Chantry House, the felling of all the trees and building new houses on the site. Other subjects that became hot topics included: Concerns about Swarkestone Bridge, Traffic in Melbourne, contentious planning proposals and the conditions of public footpaths. With what is happening in Melbourne today, it would seem that some things never change proving that the Civic Society carries out a continuing important role in the town. Pictured at the Melbourne Civic Society 40th anniversary celebrations are l-r: Ian Turner (former chair), Tony Hobbs (original secretary), Neil Wright (former chair), Pat Hobbs (former committee member), Michael Blatch (former committee member), Brian Budd (current chair), Richard Heath (original chair), Irene Brightmer (former chair) and John Blunt (original treasurer).

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Trust to plant 120 new trees

FRIENDS of Aston Brickyard Plantation have received a grant from The Woodland Trust to acquire 120 new native trees to increase the variety of tree species and improve the woodland structure. If you would like to join in with the Friends’ monthly activity work days you should contact Richard Coates on 793196 for details.

Police keeping up to speed on village’s traffic

DERBYSHIRE Police say they are “disappointed” by news reports claiming they asked keen speed watchers in Ticknall to stop monitoring the roads. Volunteers from the village have been given specialist equipment by the police which enables them to clock speeding motorists travelling through Ticknall on the A514. The campaign attracted widespread media attention – including The Daily Mail – after it was reported that police had asked the volunteers to stop watching for speeding cars because it created too much paperwork. Contacted by Village Voice, the police said they had asked nothing of the sort. A spokesman said: “Community Speed Watch events are an extremely valuable resource of information for us, as they help to illustrate the volume of speeding in certain areas. “This allows us to focus our efforts on areas that we know are a problem or could potentially become one. “The A514 through Ticknall has been identified as one of 100 roads across the county that we will be focusing on over the coming year, and that is partly down to the work of local residents carrying out the speed watches and highlighting the true extent of the issues. “The watches do result in increased workload for police staff, as every driver seen speeding receives a letter and this has to be processed. “If they are held too often, the impact actually lessens because if drivers are expecting a speed watch to be taking place in the same spot, they will slow down and we will not get a proper reflection of the volume of speeding drivers on that road. “That is why we ask residents to be reasonable

! Gunning for speeders ... Kevin Harris, Cllr Linda Chilton and Carol Harris. Photo courtesy Burton Mail.

with the frequency and length of time spent recording details. “However, we have not told volunteers in Ticknall to stop carrying them out completely, and we are disappointed that recent headlines in the media have distracted from a positive story about police and the public teaming up to tackle a local issue.” Ticknall resident Kevin Harris is one of the local volunteers who has been monitoring traffic using the equipment. Traffic monitors allow motorists a 5mph leeway over the 30mph limit and anyone travelling at above that speed is sent a letter by the police asking them to respect the speed restriction. Mr Harris – who takes time out from running his business to monitor the roads – said he and a few fellow volunteers had been conducting checks since October. Ultimately, they would like to see speed-restricting humps or chicanes through Ticknall to stop motorists using the road through the village as a rat-run. He said: “You can’t cross the road some mornings; it’s a 45 mile-an-hour rat run both ways. You take your life in your hands sometimes; there are people with children in push chairs and horses crossing the road. “I have thanked the police for their support. We’re right behind what they’re trying to do.” – Lucy Stephens

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! ASTON-on-Trent Primary School held a non-uniform day for Children in Need. The theme was Superheroes and there was a huge variety of characters in school! There were thanks to the school cook and her team for the Pudsey Cookies they made, which sold like “hot cakes”. Everyone was delighted with the outcome, raising a grand total of £395.

Bus users’ survey over services

LOCAL bus users are being urged to tell transport bosses what services they use, as part of a cost-cutting exercise. Derbyshire County Council funds some of the region’s bus services but faces having to save £157million by 2018. They are asking as many people as possible to fill in a survey so they can find out which buses are used the most. Around 80 per cent of the region’s bus services are run privately so would not be affected by council budget cuts, but some – such as the 61 service from Melbourne to Swadlincote, which goes through Ticknall – are partly funded by the council, at a cost of £3.7million a year. Other council-subsidised bus services include the number 70 between Barrow-upon-Trent and

Derby and the 73 between Weston-on-Trent and Derby. Anyone who wants to take part in the survey has until December 14 to do so. You can fill one in by logging on to derbyshire.gov.uk/supportedbuses – either at home or in your local library.

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New crematorium not needed

I NOTE your article in Village Voice with regard to the proposed crematorium at Aston on Trent. It is interesting to note how selective the Dignity spokesperson’s comments were which carefully managed to ignore the inevitable negative impact on Aston on Trent. Access to the proposed site would be on an unsighted bend on an already very busy minor road, the site will rip up valuable prime agricultural land, the crematorium will be visible for at least 15 years as mature trees are not being planted and the roar of the A50 is audible and constant. The pre-planning blurb described the site as ‘near Thulston’: it’s not, it’s in the parish of Aston on Trent. The laughable quote that ‘initially there

would be two or three funerals a day’ is disingenuous. Dignity is a massive corporation out to make profits which it will not do at that volume. The most telling point is that this crematorium is not needed – ALL local crematoria are under-utilised, another unit is unnecessary and additional provision is not even in the SDDC Local Plan. Residents in local villages should be under no illusion as to the massive traffic disruption; this industrial complex paves the way for more green belt land-grabbing and should be fiercely resisted. It’s time for all South Derbyshire villages to say, ‘enough is enough’. J.H. Aston on Trent

THE national media have recently been busy creating more “news stories” about extreme weather – this time we are told that 2014 could be the wettest year on record. But if you live in Melbourne, you may well be a bit surprised. My own recollections are of a drier than usual year. When the Somerset Levels were making a name for themselves for being submerged in flood-water for a long period early in the year, and the national media were revelling in their “wettest ever” stories, I recall that it was generally dry in Melbourne. My dogs, who go out in all weathers three or

four times every day, tell me they have very rarely been required to wear their waterproof jackets. But I have no statistical backing for my memories, and it’s just possible that I may be mistaken. Does any Village Voice reader maintain meteorological records of local weather conditions? If so, and if any local weather-person would like to make an informed comparison between our local weather and the national image, based on actual statistics, I am sure that many readers would be interested. John Burney

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Swarkestone. Her father donated a field to the local cricket club which is still there today. She was a keen swimmer and learned to swim in the River Trent. The Crewe and Harpur at that time was a farm, public house, administrative centre of the Crewe and Harpur Estate, bowls green and cricket ground. She raised her family there, sons John, Tommy, Roger and daughter Marion. They moved to The Poplars, Woodshop Lane, Swarkestone in the early 1960s. At this time she was a keen cyclist, carrying her daughter in a child seat on her bike to the local school. In the 1960s she moved to Barrow upon Trent. She drove a delivery van for Williamsons Butchers of Melbourne. Pets included Percy, the Canada Goose, Kitty the cat

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competitions with her pastries and cakes. She played cricket when she was 80 and incurred an injury. The doctor wrote “cricket injury” on her notes. On her 100th birthday she appeared on the BBC One show as a driving centurion and even eclipsed the other guest, Dame Helen Mirren. The researchers for the show managed to find a Bullnosed Morris car, the same type Susie had learned to drive in the late 1920s. She passed away on November 8, after listening to Derby County beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-0. She departed from this world a very happy woman.

MEARN CALVERT 1944-2014 MEARN was born in Glasgow to Betty and Bob Cant, but only lived there for about six months before moving to the Midlands. She spent most of her school time in Stoke-on-Trent, where her father became MP for the Central Division in 1966. She went to train as a teacher but found this did not suit her and went to work for the Midland Bank in Hanley. This was where she met David and they married at Pittshill Methodist Church in August 1968. Later that year David was promoted to the Tarporley Branch and the bank gave Mearn a job at Chester. In 1970 he was sent to open a branch in Eccleshall where they lived for some 20 years. At this time Mearn was transferred to the Stone branch where she remained until 1972 when Neil was born and she became a full-time housewife. She devoted much of her time to various voluntary activities. Catherine arrived in 1980. In 1989 the family moved to Minsterley in Shropshire, where David became Business Manager of the, then to become, HSBC Bank, and lived there for14 years before returning to Melbourne. In all these places Mearn worked for various activities in the Methodist Church, Age Concern, the WRVS Emergency section, Women’s Institute and with the Scouts, where, in Shropshire, she with some neighbours, set up the first all-girl Cub Pack. She went with David on several international Scout Camps in Norway, Denmark and Germany as well as in the UK. In her limited free time she was

very keen on sewing and made many of her own clothes. Probably her greatest achievement was when Neil got married; she made Diane’s wedding dress and those for the bridesmaids. She was also keen on cooking and was renowned for her cakes, which were abundantly provided for many occasions. She entered preserves and other items in the large home cooking section at Eccleshall Show where she regularly won prizes and, once, the overall section cup. On their return to David’s home town of Melbourne, she joined some of the same organisations and was involved with the launch of the Athenaeum. She also worked one day per week in the Fairtrade shop. Shortly after the return the grandchildren, Josiah and Abigail came along and she was devoted to them. In early 2012, vascular dementia followed a stroke and she went into the Bluebell Park Care Home at Chellaston where she lived very contentedly until a further attack in October sadly ended her life.

STEPHEN SAMUEL WISEALL 1957-2014 STEVE grew up in Somerset where he lived a typical care-free rural life. His father worked at Hinkley Point power station and his mother as a home-help in their village. He seemed to spend his time outside in fields playing football, fishing and collecting apples for the local cider farmers. He moved up to Loughborough University to study physics and threw himself into academia, but his social life and parties are still talked of fondly. He went on to join Rolls-Royce and remained there; he was a modest man, respected by many colleagues at Rolls-Royce and universities around the world. Having married Sue they moved to Melbourne in 1991. Their two sons, Andrew and Christopher, followed in Steve’s footsteps and enjoyed playing football and rugby. Holidays were often spent camping near the Cornish coast or in Europe. Steve and Sue enjoyed Morris dancing with Blackadder Morris, much to the

embarrassment of their two sons. The dancing side meant a lot of time was spent at festivals in the UK and abroad. Steve also loved fishing and walking with friends locally. Steve immersed himself into Melbourne life. He was involved with Cubs and Scouts, was a Junior School governor, a member of MRFC, the Fit-Fat blokes and enjoyed the annual Melbourne Quiz. He will be remembered as a loving, gentle and very special person. Steve will be sadly missed by his family and many friends.

Village Voice December 2014 19 A CONTINGENT of the Queen’s Company, Grenadier Guards gathered at the War Memorial in Church Square and marched to Melbourne Pool led by Melbourne Town Band. There they met with family, friends and colleagues of exGrenadier Guardsman Carl Foster. Carl served with Melbourne Guardsman Daniel Blinco and were on patrol together when Daniel was killed in the Northern Ireland conflict. ! Family, friends and colleagues of Carl Foster at the planting of the tree.

Huge turn-out for the Remembrance service

WITH the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One this year, it was understandable that the turnout for the Remembrance Day Parade and service in Melbourne was greater than normal. The numbers taking part in the parade were estimated at 500, which swelled the large gathering in Church Square to well over 1,000. The youth organisations and schools were well represented and a detachment of the Grenadiers Association added a military feel to the marching. In glorious sunshine, the short service was led by the Revd Dr Mark Powell with contributions

from clergy representing the other Melbourne churches. The Exhortation was delivered by British Legion president Richard Heath and the Last Post and Reveille were played by Karen Worrall. Wreaths were laid by many paying their respects at the Memorial, both personal and by representatives of organisations, military, civil and civic. The parade returned to the RBL Club for the traditional rousing concert performed by the Melbourne Town Band. – Tom Mills

ABOVE: British Legion Standard Bearers take their positions at the War Memorial. RIGHT: Harry and Grace Forster planting crosses.

Members of the clergy conduct the Remembrance Service in Church Square.

Young Beavers view the collection of ceramic poppies located outside the Parish Church.

Tree tribute

Carl has since been a great friend of Daniel’s family and others in Melbourne through association with the Melbourne branch of the British Legion. In 2013, Carl set about raising money to replace the commemorative bench on Pool Road, bearing Danny’s name. There was such a positive response that dona-

tions were also made to the RBL Melbourne, the Parish Church and to the Colonel’s Fund. Carl died earlier this year and in recognition of his connections with Melbourne, his and Daniel’s friend Simon Gotheridge asked Lord Ralph Kerr for permission to plant a commemorative tree at the side of the pool. In addition to granting permission, Lord and Lady Ralph Kerr donated the tree.

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MELBOURNE COMMUNITY CARE SHOPPING TRIPS/SOCIAL OUTINGS

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" EVIE Carter, of Melbourne, together with several of her Birmingham University student friends organised a charity event at Breedon Priory Nursery and Garden Centre in aid of Macmillan Cancer Research. The event, a footgolf charity day, was open to the public and attracted over 100 visitors plus guest professional golfers and members of Derby County FC goalkeeping staff with ex-Rams player Eric Steel. Gini Smith, fund-raiser for Macmillan Cancer Research, thanked Evie and Derby County for joining together to support Macmillan saying:

Can you get a kick out of walking football?

WALKING Football, a craze which encourages those aged over 50 to get involved in playing the beautiful game, has been launched at Swadlincote’s Green Bank Leisure Centre. The sessions are already proving to be a popular attraction and the initial run of six is likely to be extended in the New Year. Designed to be a more accessible version of our national sport, the idea was devised back in 2011 by the Chesterfield FC Community Trust and proved an instant hit. SDDC Village Games Co-ordinator Lee English said: “Take-up has been good so far and, if there’s enough ongoing demand, we

plan to roll out the sessions to other locations in the district.” Etwall Leisure Centre is the most likely venue for an expansion of the sessions, although Melbourne has not been ruled out for consideration subject to sufficient interest being shown. Some of the Swadlincote sessions are now volunteer led by Sue Fagence, a member of the public who was keen for her partner to indulge his love of a kickabout. The rules of walking football are simple – if a player runs, he/she concedes a free kick to the other team. There are no goalkeepers and the ball

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“We can’t do it without your support”. Evie would also like to thank the businesses and organisations in Melbourne for their generous donations of raffle prizes. The event raised £1,603.94. Pictured (l-r) are: Mark Jackson, Nathan Gilpin, Evie Carter, Joe Way and Jake Morris (joint organisers of the event as part of their University of Birmingham, Event Management Module), Gini Smith (Macmillan), Lee Mason, Mitch Handley and Tim Coxon (golfers) and Eric Steel, Matts Morch and Jonathan Mitchell from Derby County.

must never be kicked above hip height. These restrictions, together with a ban on slide tackles, are aimed at avoiding injuries and facilitating the playing of the sport by those who are physically disadvantaged. Its main benefits include improving cardiovascular fitness, with limited stress placed on the body. To express an interest in bringing the sport to Melbourne you are invited to contact Lee English on 01283 228752 or by emailing him on lee.english@south-derbys.gov.uk

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Summary of proposed licensable activities: Serving hot food from 17.30 to 00.00 Monday to Saturday between the hours of 17.30 and 00:00 Monday to Saturday Dated: 29/11/14 The register can be viewed during office hours at South Derbyshire District Council, Civic Offices, Civic Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 0AH. Please contact 01238 595890 or 01283 595724 in order to make an appointment. Alternatively, the full application can be viewed at www.south-derbys.gov.uk. Any representation relating to this application must be made in writing to the Licensing Authority by 29 consecutive days after the date of this notice. It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application. The maximum fine on summary conviction for this offence is £5,000.

Mixed month for rugby club MELBOURNE RFC’s 1st XV started November with a short trip to Notts Casuals. The performance was chalk and cheese, with Melbourne establishing a 20-8 lead, with some excellent rugby before conceding late tries and ending up with a 20-20 draw. Tries came from both Ash Stringer and Jack Fisher, with 10 points from Euan Holden. Will Judge was awarded Man of The Match, but the players felt that it was an opportunity for a win lost. At home next saw the arrival of Stamford with the match ball sponsored by Dave Middleton (personal training). Melbourne were again much changed but were always in control of the game. Dominant in the scrum and efficient in the line out saw good ball throughout. The final pass was always the problem with lots of promising positions coming to nothing. An early Euan Holden penalty and a smartly taken try from hooker Dan Walker, after good work from Rob Foster and Joe Stuart, saw Melbourne lead 8-0 for much of the game. Ash Stringer had a good game at centre with Will Judge and Michael Lowery fronting up well in the pack. Matt Derbyshire made his debut for Melbourne at 8. Stamford scored a late penalty to earn a losing bonus point with the final score at 8-3. MoTM was Joe Stuart. Next up was a league and cup double header against local rivals Ashbourne. A few changes again, with Theo de Vies absent. Chris Fulton made his season debut at 9. Melbourne put in one ! THE Back to Netball activity held in Melbourne during the summer months has now come to the end of the outdoor season. During the winter months netball will be available at Swadlincote’s Greenbank Leisure Centre on Thursday and Sundays. Those wishing to start or continue playing should contact Emma Warren on 01283 595873.

of their better performances but came undone with three errors costing three tries, to see Melbourne lose 20-5. Joe Stuart scored Melbourne’s try with Michael Lowery MoTM. The 2nd XV finally got their first win of the season with a good performance against a big West Bridgford side 21-12. Tries from Al Hollingsworth, Alec Judge and Dale Bilson with three conversions from Will Cresswell. They then went to Chesterfield with a bare 15, losing Danny Lawson in the first minute with a dislocated shoulder and eventually finishing the game with only 12 players. Despite this a 3-33 loss was creditable. Next saw the arrival of a very strong Paviors 3rd team. Melbourne battled well, but with some very good players against them went down 7-57. Dale Bilson scored Melbourne’s try, Will Cresswell converting. The u19 Colts are growing in numbers under the tutelage of Ian Watts and Richard Gundry. Numbers are increasing with half a dozen new players in recent weeks. They lost narrowly to Ashby 0-5 and also Ilkeston 15-24.

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" KINGS Newton Bowls Club held the end of season presentation evening at the club house on Packhorse Road. The season’s competition winners presented with their trophies were: Men’s Singles – Rob Philipson, Ladies Singles – Cynthia Bailey, Handicap Singles– David Smith, Handicap Doubles – Alan Hicklin and Nev Cave, Mixed Doubles – Joan Ford and Bernard Raine, Open Doubles – Cynthia Bailey and David Smith. The Galley Jackson Trophy was won by Rob Philipson. The Champion of Champions was Rob

Philipson, who came from being 10-5 down to beat the Ladies Champion, Cynthia Bailey to secure the title. The club is holding a turkey and tinsel evening this month while, on Boxing Day, the annual bowls competition takes place with breakfast also being served. The club, members and visitors have enjoyed a very good 2014 and are looking forward to 2015. New members are always welcome to join KNBC which has excellent facilities and a top class green.

BOWLS CLUB PREPARES FOR THE 2015 SEASON THE Aston & Weston Bowls Club 2014 season has now ended and members are busy scarifying, seeding and top dressing the green ready for next year. Closed season activities commenced with the October AGM, followed by the annual dinner in November. Walks, a games

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Cracker of a month for Dynamo’s two teams

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! Melbourne Dynamo Reserves (back row l-r): Paul Lakin (first team coach), Ryan McLaughlin, Jack Stanley, Callum Cocker, Ben Newton, Tom Donnachie, Adam Dolman, Ben Dale, Steve Dunhill (fitness coach). Front row l-r: Dan Stanley, Ryan Monk, Jack Goodband, Eddie Dale (assistant manager), Vinny Hallifield (captain), Greg Salisbury (manager), Richard Fox, Farrall Scott and Ben Stanley.

SAILING CLUB LANDS A £56k LOTTERY BOOSTER

STAUNTON Harold Sailing Club, voted Club of the Year 2014, is among 148 local sports projects to secure a share of £10million of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities fund. Since 2011, Inspired Facilities has been helping breathe new life into community sports facilities and converting existing buildings into venues suitable for grassroots sport. Staunton Harold Sailing Cub will receive

£56,000 of National Lottery funding to upgrade training facilities at the club, which has already helped hundreds of local young people and adults get into sailing since it opened its doors in 1975. The improvements will include expanding and upgrading the training rooms and equipment. Club Commodore Nick Waters said: “We are delighted to have secured this investment, which means we can upgrade the

quality of our training premises to match the quality of our sailing coaches and other facilities. Our training school plays a vital role at the club by introducing new members into the sport as well as developing the skills of existing members. “ This supports our strategy of providing a fantastic sailing experience for all at Staunton Harold Sailing Club, which helped us secure the RYA Club of the Year award this year.”

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MELBOURNE Dynamo enjoyed an outstanding month of November. The first team won all three of their games and the reserves went one better, winning all four of theirs. The first XI began with a huge home game against unbeaten league leaders Rowsley 86 and Dynamo didn't disappoint with a stunning 4-2 win thanks to goals from Ben Blackburn, Matt Brian, Micheal Tristram and Danny Guild. They followed this with a 2-1 home win in the Derbyshire Cup against Allestree with goals from leading scorer Tristram and Dave Brough sending them through. Gav Salisbury's men ended November with a solid 3-1 home victory over a gritty Newhall United. Veteran Dave Brough continued his good form with a double and a sublime free-kick by Tristram put the team in third place. They face a big month of cup and league games in December. MELBOURNE DYNAMO RESERVES had a quite brilliant month beginning with a solid 2-1 home win against Pastures Reserves. Goals from Dan Stanley and Tom Donnachie secured the three points. The following week they set out to retain the Derbyshire Junior Cup they won last season with a 5-0 home win against Little Eaton Reserves. A hat-trick in the last five minutes by leading scorer Jack Goodband finished the game off after a Ben Stanley brace had earlier put Melbourne on the way through. A week later a weakened side secured a superb 4-0 away win at Willington Sports with old timer Alex Slater rolling back the years with a hat-trick that included a penalty. A Tom Donnachie header finished the scoring. It was a much easier game the following week in the Junior Challenge Cup. Opponents Derby Deaf were beaten 7-0 by a rampant Reserve side at home as Slater continued his good form with his second consecutive hat-trick. A Jack Goodband double plus strikes from Tom Donnachie and a Ryan McClaughlin screamer completed the scoring. Greg Salisbury's men ended the month with a brilliant team performance when they beat fellow high flyers Chesterfield Town 3-1 with Goodband taking his total to an impressive 26 for the season so far with another brace plus a strike from man of the match Tim Adcock. TICKNALL RANGERS struggled in November, failing to win a game. They started with a disappointing 5-0 home loss to Winshill Parish. A week later they lost a cracking cup tie 4-3 at home to Real Roebuck. A Slater double plus a Craig Hall header were the consolation goals. The month ended with a 5-1 home defeat to top of the table Yoxhall Rangers with leading goalscorer Craig Hall once again getting the consolation to finish a tough month for Rangers.

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