News & Views Vol 9, Issue 2 Apr/May 2019
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News And Views
Hartington, Biggin, Earl Sterndale
Vol 9, Issue 2 Apr/May 2019
We Are Changing
Our aim is to be:
Accessible; Relevant; Sustainable
A small group has come together and are committed to trying to realise these aims:
Biggin: Julia Hewgill, Sera and Honey Preston, Olivia Williams, Jayne Wilton. Sterndale: Angela Campeau, Ted McCavoy, Mary Wheeldon, Jason Bentley, Pat Sutton. Hartington: Andy Bray, Liz Broomhead, Leon Goodwin, Anna Wardle.
Funding
Increased revenue from Sponsors and Advertisers –PLEASE SUPPORT THEM- as well as an annual donation from the 3 Parish Councils. The Charles Cotton Hotel has generously provided an extra donation.
Printing
A wonderful Charity based in Darley Dale, Greenaway Workshop, will be doing this. Their website is found at: http://greenawayworkshop.org.uk/ Please visit the site; they do amazing work and are very competitive for the printing of “anything”!
Delivery
We are establishing a team in each of the 3 parish boundaries. Please contact the following if you are able to help or if you do not receive a copy: BIGGIN- Julia Hewgill; STERNDALE- Angela Campeau; HARTINGTON- Liz Broomhead. We are hoping to develop a Facebook link; the key people are Olivia and Honey for the younger members of the communities, and Jayne and Anna.
Format/Content
To be more inclusive, the June/July edition will have a new header with logos, created by the children of the 3 primary schools. A competition is being run and will be judged by representatives of the Parish Council and Church Warden. We are aiming for an equal number of items from the 3 villages and to develop a range of new articles.
We are making a start. Please contact any member of the team with ideas and offers of help. This magazine is not only a communication tool but also a valuable historical record for generations to come. A copy of every News and Views from the first has been scanned and stored digitally. It would be sad to lose it.
What’s On
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Saturday 30th March |
Pie & Pea Supper and Raffle |
Earl Sterndale School |
5-8pm |
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Saturday 30th March |
A parlour concert with Mr. Keith |
Biggin Village Hall |
7.30pm |
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(See inside) Wednesday 3rd April |
Hartington PC |
Hartington Village Hall |
7.30pm |
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Saturday 6th April |
HYPAC Sponsored Walk |
Hartington Village Hall |
12 noon |
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(See inside) |
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Saturday 6th April |
Saturday Dance |
Hartington Village Hall |
7.30 pm |
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Tuesday 9th April |
Village Hall Management Meeting |
Hartington Bakehouse |
6pm |
Wednesday 10th April Visit to Lichfield Cathedral Alstonefield and District Friendship Club
(Lunch at Sudbury Prison’s Secret Diner. This will be followed by a visit to Lichfield Cathedral)
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Friday 12th April |
School Children’s Easter Service |
Earl Sterndale Church |
2pm on |
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Saturday 13th April |
Craft Fare |
Hartington Village Hall |
11-4pm |
Saturday 20th April A walk around Milldale at 11.00am, & service at the chapel at 2.00pm. Saturday 20th April Alan Patrick – Country Music Waterloo Biggin 8pm
Wednesday 24th April Talk, “A history of British poultry keeping” Alstonefield Village Hall 2.30pm
(by David Leese, who is a very knowledgeable and entertaining speaker. Alstonefield and District Friendship Club event)
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Saturday 4th May |
Coffee morning |
Earl Sterndale Chapel |
10.30am-12 |
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Saturday 4th May |
The Sound Party |
Waterloo Inn |
8pm |
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Sunday 5th May |
“One Year On” |
Hartington Village Hall |
2-4pm |
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Monday 6th May |
May Market (Bank Holiday) |
Earl Sterndale Church |
12-4.00pm |
£5 a table. To book a table contact Angela Campeau 01298 83447
Wednesday 8th May Talk “Travels in Ecuador” Alstonefield Village Hall 6.00pm
(Talk by Rob Handscombe. Alstonefield and District Friendship Club event)
Wednesday 8th May Hartington PC Hartington Village Hall 7.30pm Fri/Sat 10/11th May Spring Sing in the Pub Waterloo Inn times tbc Friday 17th May Gin Tasting Evening Earl Sterndale Church 7.30pm
Tickets £15. Contact Jason Bentley: 01298 83505
Saturday 18th May Craft Fare Hartington Village Hall 11-5pm Wednesday 22nd May Visit to Byrkley Park Garden Centre Alstonefield and District Friendship Club
(Book your transport/more information, please ring Mandy on 0777 9899860, Ann on 01298 84394 or Lorraine on 01335 310353)
Saturday 25th May “Gold Top” Guitarist and Singer Waterloo Inn 8pm
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Regular Events |
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Monthly Grocery Family Bingo |
Earl Sterndale Church |
7.30pm, 29th April, 27th May |
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Informal Flora |
Hartington Village Hall |
1.00 – 3.00pm |
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(April 24th; May 8th and 22nd; June 5th and 26th; July 10th. See inside) |
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Hartington Though the Ages |
Hartington Bakehouse |
Monday 7.00-8.00pm |
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HYPAC |
Hartington |
Monday 5.30pm (starting 29th April) |
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Badminton |
Hartington Village Hall |
Monday 7.30-10.00pm |
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Biggin Parish Council |
Biggin Village Hall |
1st Monday of the month 7.30pm |
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Pilates |
Hartington Village Hall |
Tuesdays 11.30am |
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Hartington Rural Social Group |
Hartington Village Hall |
Last Tues of the month 2-4pm |
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(Supported by Farming Life and Macmillan we are so lucky to have such amazing speakers/presenters. Cake and Tea/Coffee) |
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Scouts (Archery) |
Hartington Village Hall |
Tuesdays 6.30pm |
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Coffee Morning |
Earl Sterndale Chapel |
1st Wed of the month 10.30am-12 |
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Hartington Social Dance Club |
Hartington Village Hall |
Wednesdays 8.00pm |
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ACES Sewing, Knitting and Craft Group |
Earl Sterndale Chapel |
Every Thursday 10-30am-12.30pm |
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Biggin and Hartington Scouts |
Hartington Village Hall |
Thursdays 6.30pm |
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Prize Bingo every Thursday |
Biggin Village Hall |
Doors open at 7, play starts at 7:30 |
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Art Class, Carol (the Gallery in the Shed) |
Earl Sterndale Chapel |
Friday 5th April & 31st May 10.30-12 |
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(Held on a Friday each month; details: Carol 07583757006) |
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Celebration Assembly/Community Lunch Hartington Church/School Friday 12th Apr &24th May 11am
“The Stars Like Dust”
It seems to many religious thinkers that God does infinitely more than we expect Him to. I suppose that this follows from our smallness in relation to God’s greatness and from His nature and purposes being largely hidden from us.
For example, in the centuries leading up to the coming of Jesus, many Jews had come to believe that God would intervene dramatically in history by sending his Messiah (or Christ) who might prove to be a great King of Israel or a triumphant military figure. From the Christian point of view, God did immeasurably more by “Coming Himself” in Jesus – and his influence has been immense and the seeds of His teachings continue to spread in the world.
We assumed for millennia that the creatures we could see were most of the living things that God had created. The invention of the microscope showed us that the smallest drop of pond water is alive with minute creatures. Just about everything (including us) has microscopic life (bacteria, viruses and so on) teeming in and upon it. Here in the well – watered Peaks every stone in every wall is tinged with the green of life.
For many centuries God was believed to have brought only this world out of nothing in accordance with His own mysterious purposes. Relatively recently, in historical terms, we find that this universe is unimaginably larger than we assumed and contains innumerable suns like our own, clustered in a multitude of galaxies, with no – one knows how many worlds orbiting them. We find “The Stars Like Dust” to quote the title of a novel.
Scientists now speculate that even this universe may not be the only one to have come into existence – perhaps there is a multitude of other such realities all differing slightly from each other. They speak of the “Multiverse” and this is serious speculation, not just science fiction or fantasy.
Perhaps we can hope to know more of these matters in our own lifetime …..it wouldn’t surprise me if it appears
that God has created universes as liberally as men scattered seeds to the wind in Jesus’ parables!
Richard Benson,
Vicar.
Earl Sterndale Church
Please note that our regular monthly services will now be at 3.00 pm on the THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH;
starting with April’s service On Easter Sunday at 3.00.pm. RJB
Lent Lunches 2019
We do hope that you will join us for these on the dates & at the venues listed below:
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Wednesday 20th March |
St Leonard’s Church, Lady Chapel, Monyash |
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Wednesday 27th March |
The Village Hall, Hartington |
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Wednesday 3rd April |
St Michael & All Angels Church, Vestry Room, Taddington |
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Wednesday 10th April |
The Village Institute, Chelmorton |
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Soup, Rolls, Cheese, Fruit & Tea served between 12 noon -2pm. |
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All donations from the events will be donated to Christian Aid for work in this country & abroad. Assistance in each of the villages will be gratefully accepted by those able to donate soups etc. or help in any other way.
These are always lively and friendly events giving an opportunity to taste a variety of different homemade soups and brighten the winter gloom in fellowship whilst supporting a good cause.
Farming Life
Lambing is well underway in and around Biggin. As a standby lambing helper and farm obsessed incomer I watch every field for new arrivals and reproach the weather for not giving these little fluff balls a drier start to life… turning their lovely wool from newborn lamb white to muddy brown in a matter of days!
Walking around the village with my own dog is a real treat at this time of year but I often see dogs not on leads or being controlled effectively. Perhaps we can gently remind our village visitors that livestock is fragile at this time of year, fields are full of all the lovely new additions and farmers are working around the clock to ensure their safety and well-being. Whether we trust our own dogs or not, let’s all do our bit and set an example by keeping our own dogs close, under control or on a lead.
My favourite farm story of the week has to be zombie orphan lamb.
Sadly a difficult birth lead to a ewe being euthanised after delivering a single lamb , little lamb was given to a ewe who had lost her lamb, rejected fiercely by this traumatised adoptive mother and as last attempt to avoid bottle feeding, the farmer took skin from the dead lamb and tied to the orphan in the hope the adoptive mother would recognise the scent and take it as her own, the skin would fall off eventually but by this time the lamb and mother will hopefully have bonded.
This wet adoption technique isn’t new but isn’t routinely used by farmers as to orchestrate this ruse, they have to skin the dead lamb ensuring the skin is still wet with birthing fluid, tie the skin onto orphan lamb and after all the time and effort involved success isn’t guaranteed.
So, did it work?
It certainly did and little lamb is doing well with her adoptive mother, and is super warm in her double lambswool coat.
Enjoy lamb watching!
Recipes to tempt your taste buds; a regular feature
Like most of us who love cooking and baking there have been key people who have influenced us from an early age- for me it was my Great Aunt Alys, better known as AA. She taught me all the basics, and that cooking should be fun. Secondly, my Godmother, Margaret Tregonning who was gloriously eccentric and knew how to party, but, because she was a trained cook she taught me discipline in the kitchen. Thirdly, the cookery writer, Jane Grigson, who taught me to celebrate the wonderful ingredients for good food which we produce in this country. All of them taught me to appreciate food in its season and good food is best treated with simplicity and love. I am delighted to share a recipe or two with you in our new “updated” News and Views- I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! Sarah Lacey
If you would like to share a recipe you enjoy please let me have it, you can email, leave at Sue’s Post Office or
drop it in at Yew Tree Cottage- Hall Bank- Hartington
AA’s Famous Lemon Cake- NB- because this is done by the all in one method it won’t keep as long as
bought cakes
Ingredients- 225g/8oz Softened butter; 225g/8oz Golden Castor sugar 225g/8ozs self-raising flour; 4 free range eggs, 2 level tspns baking powder, Lemon Curd and grated rind of a washed lemon or orange whisked together with Mascarpone or Double Cream
What to Do- Pre heat oven Gas 4- Electric- 180 – Fan 160 Grease and bottom line 2 sandwich tins- 8”
/20cm. Measure butter, sugar, eggs, flour and baking powder into a large warm bowl and beat until thoroughly blended. Divide the mix into the tins and level out. Bake for 25 minutes or until well risen. Leave to cool in tins for a few minutes and then turn out onto a rack. Sandwich together with lemon curd, rind and cream or drizzle lemon icing on top.
And a recipe from Biggin WI: Chocolate cake
8oz/200g castor sugar 8oz/200g butter/baking margarine 8oz/200g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder 4 eggs 2 large tablespoons cocoa powder
Cream butter sugar together until soft and fluffy add eggs one at a time mixing well if it starts to split add a little flour. Mix the cocoa powder with water to make a paste then add this to the mixture’ If the mixture is a little stiff add some milk. Sieve flour and baking powder together. Fold in the flour mixture. Put into two greased 7in/17cm tins and bake for 35/40 mins until a tester comes out clean. Leave to cool for a few minutes and turn out onto a cooling rack. Decorate however you wish; butter cream icing is nice but for a treat use double cream whisked and layered together with raspberry jam and fresh raspberries.
Neighbourhood Watch. It is hoped to resurrect this in the near future not only in Hartington but Biggin and Earl Sterndale if they so wish. If you are interested in knowing more or being involved please contact Hartington: Fiona Parsons 01298 84634, Earl Sterndale: Pat Sutton 07974 362676 and Biggin: Sandra McCurrach. A meeting has been arranged by the police: Bakehouse, Hartington Village Hall Thursday 4th April at 3pm; all welcome.
A Village Life: Hartington 1933-55’
The History Group’s book ‘A Village Life: Hartington 1933-55’, based on the diaries of John Robert Sherratt and community memories, was formally launched at an event in the village hall on the 21 January. This publication has been well received by an already wide readership, attracting publicity in local newspapers, magazines and local radio. It has also attracted additional information from people who once lived in Hartington or who had relatives here, including two of the sons of Fred Robinson, the stationmaster pictured on the book’s front cover, still living in Buxton.
‘A Village Life’ was produced with the financial support of the South West Peak Community Grant
Scheme/Heritage Lottery Fund, and Hartington Charities. If you haven’t bought your copy yet it is on sale in Hartington shops, or come and see our stall at the Wirksworth Big Book Day, 2019, on Sunday April 7, when we will also be selling copies of a new pamphlet, James Oliver of Hartington, 1835
– 1922, and the dramatic first-hand account of his near shipwreck en route to Canada in 1857. There are also still some copies available of the Dr Williams memoir, a former Hartington GP, issued last year. These publications will also be available at the village hall ‘One Year On’ event on 5 May. Proceeds from all publications directly benefit Hartington Community Funds.
The Ancestry/Hartington Through Time project, which has been researching the occupants of various properties over time, continues to meet on Monday evenings 7 – 8 pm. The group has now started to catalogue all the accumulated information and documents and to cross-reference them on index cards and in folders. Work progresses slowly, but we enjoy looking at all the stuff we have received or found and sorting them into different categories. We would be more than happy if you wish to join us, the more hands the better as well as the local knowledge.
Hartington News
Hartington Village Hall Update
We have just replaced the main lights in the Hall with energy efficient and much brighter LED lighting. This was made possible as a result of a successful application to the DDDC ‘Local Projects Fund’. Cllr David Chapman supported our bid and Darley Abbey Electricals carried out the work. While the hired tower scaffold was in place a team of nine volunteers seized the opportunity to paint the inside woodwork.
On the afternoon of 5th May- between 2-4pm we will host a ‘One Year On’ event showcasing our achievements over recent months, celebrating the rich diversity of the 20 groups that use the Hall, and launching a lottery to help raise funds to replace the roof. There will be free tea, coffee and cakes in an informal setting for members of our community to come together to hear about the rich variety of groups that already exist, potentially join one or more of our activities, while also learning of how our Management Group will address the need to refurbish the Hall in the coming years.
Please do come along on the 5th May, drop in at some point in the afternoon and bring the family and better understand how this invaluable resource that lies at the heart of our community can look forward to celebrating its centenary in the near future.
Mr Gordon Stone and family wish to invite relatives and friends to join them in a celebration of his 90th Birthday. This will be held in Hartington Village Hall on Saturday June 8th between 12noon and 4.00pm. There will be light refreshments available, so come along and stay a while to meet old friends and maybe make new ones.
We look forward to seeing you to help make this a memorable day for Gordon.
Mr John Wardle. We would like to thank everyone for their support, kind words and cards after we lost our Dad. We are so grateful for your generous donation in memory of Dad, which came to £700. This will be divided equally between Hartington Surgery Patient Group and Hartington PTA. Anna and Mark
The Family of David Young wish to say a big Thank You to all who sent cards, messages and flowers to us on our very big loss. A big thank you to neighbours and friends for always being there for us and offering lifts at all times of day or night. Donations received of £1,025.00 will be given to Ashgate Hospice where David was looked after with such care as were the family. Angie, Paul, Donna. John and families xx
Informal Flora. Whoopee; Informal Flora is about to start again. £10 a session. Please register so we have sufficient flowers etc. for everyone. Sarah: 01298
84319 or Linda 07757844977. Refreshment included. Look forward to seeing you again; don’t forget to bring your aprons, floral scissors, secateurs with you. It is not compulsory to sign up for every session.
Hartington C of E Primary School- 2019 has got off to a flying start with many new initiatives as well as the consolidation of our long term projects. Key areas this term have been Internet Safety, enhancement of Collective Worship and a Pilot with the Youth Sports Trust (YST) of an Intergenerational Project- “Active Across Ages”.
A Parents Evening was held on 6.2.19. The Internet Safety workshop was held at Biggin School on 8.2.19 and then both Biggin and Elton Schools were hosted by Hartington; a Collective Worship training for the children was delivered by Alison Brown from the Diocese. A whole school trip to “Open Centre” Derby was staged on 12.3.19 when KS2 visited a Mosque and participated in a workshop; while KS1 had a “Synagogue experience” and workshop.
The Celebration Assemblies, prior to Community Lunch are proving very successful and enjoyable. The children are able to showcase their work as well as lead a themed worship, always including some beautiful singing of the hymns. Community lunches are really well attended, this time we held a Bingo session to raise funds for the Uganda Goat project- a magnificent sum of £62.50 was realised- thank you to everyone who supported this.
The 11 children in KS2 are excited to be involved in the Inter- generation Project alongside Anthony Gell Secondary school, Wirksworth. They received a full day of training, delivered by 4 tutors from YST, and are now busy planning a programme which will be shared with the community. The sessions will be held in the summer and autumn terms- watch this space!
Derby County Community Trust (DCCT) continue to support Mrs Blackwell in the delivery of PE on Tuesday afternoon which is preceded by a lunch club and then after school club- all well attended. We continue to attend competitions/festivals at QEGS with Biggin – forming BIGGHARTS. In preparation we have linked with Fitzherbert and Parwich schools to practice and develop our skills
World Book Day, 7.3.19, saw the children dressed as fictional characters. We used the opportunity to celebrate Shrovetide with pancake races and selling of cakes; raising £38 for the Goat Project. The whole school will dress in RED on 15th March for Red Nose day. We are delighted to have a member of the community who attends every Friday afternoon to listen to the children reading
Before we finish for Easter- we will be visited by a School from Oundle, Northamptonshire who are staying at the YHA. The children will teach them
traditional Maypole Dancing and then be “Hot Seated” by the visiting children regarding the Church. This will also include a Christian Worship delivered by the Collective Worship Team. The final Community Lunch for this term will be on 12th April after Celebration Assembly
Returning after Easter we are looking forward to the Music Partnership delivering the Curriculum Music as well as the whole school singing in preparation for a musical performance on 17th July.
Hartington Community Group AGM and meeting (27.2.19). This was well attended, the formalities; of reports, accounts and elections soon completed. An opportunity to welcome a new Secretary –Liz Hitch- and to say a BIG THANK YOU to Janet Bray who is standing down from this role after 7 years. This group provides a forum for all community groups, supporting them with an opportunity for communication, cooperation and co-ordination. We have representation from 20 groups.
A full report of the activities in 2018 is available of the village website. We were able to support Badminton Club, PCC, and Ancestry Group with small grants. The HCG accounts are used as a vehicle to support the transaction of many activities; Poppy Display raising funds for the Services, Harvest Supper, Lantern Parade and Christmas Tree Festival and John Bob Sherratt publication which is now raising funds for HCG. These are just a few of the opportunities and support the HCG can provide. We try to deliver on two fronts- supporting fund raising activities for the community as well as providing a social network for volunteers to work together.
The next meeting will be in September; if you would like to be involved please do come along. If you have any ideas about projects, activities you would like to see happening as well as how we can be more effective, please contact me – Liz on 01298 687263 or email liz@broomhead.net
HYPAC- Sponsored Walk- Saturday 6th April 12 noon- 4pm. This will be our main fund raising event for this year so your support and help will be much appreciated- the key areas will be
- Purchase of Prize draw ticket £1 a ticket –
First Prize £100 many other excellent prizes
- Sponsoring a Member of HYPAC on the walk through, Beresford, Wolfescote and Biggin Dales
- Doing the walk – Forms available from Sue at Post Office or doing the walk and a donation at the end
- Help on the day in the Village Hall with refreshments and stands
Our target is £1500 which will enable us to continue to provide a challenging, exciting and enjoyable opportunity for the children in Hartington, Biggin and beyond. Fingers crossed for some fair weather and lots of people. Liz Broomhead
Dog fouling in Hartington
Despite numerous dog fouling advisory signs posted in Hartington, a number of complaints have again been received by members of Hartington Town Quarter Parish Council regarding a further increase in the cases of dog fouling on village pavements. This is of particular concern on the pavement area between the telephone kiosk and Hartington Primary School where children have to walk to school.
The parish council appreciates that some of the cases may be as a result of non-residents behaving irresponsibly, allowing their dogs to foul pavements and not removing such waste to the bins provided but, in the meantime, the parish council appeals to all parishioners to bag their dog’s waste during walks in the village and to place the sealed bags into any of the waste bins around the village. All of the village waste bins are now dual purpose for receipt of rubbish and sealed bags of dog waste.
The parish council would appreciate co-operation with the above request for the benefit of the community.
Thank you Sandra Hampson Clerk Hartington Town Quarter Parish Council
REMINDER. Village Planters – Calling all gardeners! Please could you grow a few extra bedding plants to go into the planters during the summer. For example Marigolds, Nasturtiums, Cosmos, Fuchias etc. Contact Janet Bray for further information on 84417
Welldressing
The Welldressing isn’t until September but it would be really helpful if we could have volunteers to plant some flowers in their gardens specifically to use for the well. We often use Statis,( the blue variety), small daisies, dahlias and of course hydrangeas. We would also welcome more helpers for that week commencing 2nd September so please come along. The school well will be a little smaller this year so as to encourage the children to get more involved without feeling overwhelmed by the size. Thankyou Lucy Annat
Biggin News
St Thomas’s Church News
Biggin School will be coming to church after morning registration on Friday 12 April for their end of term service and to make an Easter garden. Friends and family are welcome to come and join us. There will be refreshments. The church will be open on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th April for anyone wishing to place Easter lilies or seasonal cream/white and green flowers in memory of a loved one. We are also pleased to say that the tradition of placing flowers on the altar
in memory of a loved one has been re-introduced this year. There is a calendar at the back of the church for anyone who wishes to do this.
St Thomas’s will be holding a festival entitled “In Loving Memory” over the bank holiday weekend beginning August 30th which will include a service of commemoration. It is not a traditional flower festival but we would like to offer anyone who is interested the opportunity to decorate a window or specific area of the church in memory of someone. Spaces will be given on a first come, first served basis. We are
announcing it now to give people time to plan their space and to ask for copies of photos of Biggin people and church in times gone by. Please see Julia to book your space.
The PCC would like to thank Mr Bill Lamb for the beautiful wooden cross for the altar. This is part of our on-going plan to ensure that the church is open more often, especially at weekends and holidays.
Biggin Village Hall
On February 17th we were treated to the play “IT IS NOW” (a Live and Local interactive theatre event). With the audience surrounding the play area, as if at a wedding reception – on the day England won the world cup, the action was fast and furious, hilarious in parts and thought provoking in others. Slick professional acting and a well crafted script kept everyone enthralled. A great practical explanation of the offside rule involved a couple of ‘willing’ volunteers from the audience, some of whom had dressed in ‘60s style and looked very much the part.
On March 30 2019 –our last presentation through Live and Local this season: A parlour concert with Mr. Keith. A splendid evening of gently quirky, expertly crafted songs – think Ray Davies, Squeeze – stories and humour by the self-professed originator of ‘Victorian Pop’. Will probably have taken place by the time you’re reading this! We’re working on next year’s offerings soon. Please let us know your thoughts on how we’ve done so far!
Hall Improvements: With limited funds, following on from the success of the new curtains, we are progressing a kitchen upgrade, as the old units are disintegrating. Watch this space for updates.
Plenty of room at the hall every Thursday PRIZE BINGO: doors open at 7, play starts at 7:30. A full set of cards is only £4 – you can have more – play for half house and full house. Then there’s the Flyer for the cash accumulator, added to every week until it’s won! A fun game evening for everyone.
Biggin Preschool are a small friendly preschool who operate within Biggin Primary School.
OFSTED rated us Good in our recent September2018 Inspection saying
“staff have high expectations for children and demonstrate a passionate
approach”
“children make friends, and build strong and meaningful relationships with their Key Person”
Children are welcome from 18 months and free funding is available for 3-4-year olds, and some 2-year olds under the new criteria.
We open Monday to Wednesday’s offering full days 8.45am – 3.30pm, or half days 8.45am-12.30pm or 12.45pm-3.30pm.
For more information please call 01298 687453
Biggin C of E Primary School
Everyone at Biggin C of E Primary School has had a fantastic start to 2019. Despite the wind and the rain we are very pleased to be able to enjoy being warm and dry due to our new roof for our Key Stage 2 building, which was completed at the end of the year.
January was filled with lovely learning including all the children taking part in the Big Schools Birdwatch. We saw lots of different types of birds and learned how to make environmentally-friendly birdfeeders. We built one of our new telescopes and used it to get a close-up view of the smaller birds feeding in our hedgerows. It was brilliant to take part in the national survey, too. Lots of our children have become very interested in learning about climate change and how
we can all take small steps to improve and care for our environment.
Towards the end of January, we proudly welcomed back some of our former pupils who are now in Year 7 to talk about moving up to QEGS High School. It was wonderful to see how confident they were and hear how well they are getting on. The children had lots of questions and we were so pleased to see each other again in school.
We were very lucky to share the experience of one of our Governors who regularly visits the Vietnam Australia International School and was able to help us celebrate Chinese New Year (the year of the Pig) in such a lovely way. We decorated a tree with cherry blossom, shared lucky red envelopes filled with facsimile money, made a dragon and wrote and
performed Chinese style music to perform our own dragon dance. We sent newsletters to the school in Vietnam and are hoping to regularly correspond with them in future.
In February we were delighted to invite Hartington Primary to our school to join our work on Safer Internet Day. Rhema Theatre Company provided us with a puppet show and some great interactive workshops which have really helped increase awareness of some of the dangers with sharing personal information and talking to people we don’t know.
Visits to church continue to be an enjoyable part of our school calendar. This term we celebrated Christingle and raised money for the Children’s Society to coincide with Candlemas. We are really grateful to our two Foundation Governors, Mrs Clayton and Mrs Hewgill, who came into school to make the Christingle oranges and explain the meaning behind them.
World Book Day last week was a huge success. There was a big effort to dress up as characters and the event
really reflects the children’s developing love of
reading.
Sporting events continue to be an important feature of our timetable. Highlights have included joining with other schools at Parwich to compete in rounders and netball and our Year 5 children beginning to run a Change 4 Life Health and Fitness club.
Biggin WI. In February, we enjoyed a supper of homemade meat and potato pie made by two of the WI’s members with mushy peas followed by a team quiz and a raffle that included a bird box as it was National Bird Box Week. Next year we will have pudding night and a themed quiz as part of February’s programmed social evening.
A visit from the ladies who volunteer to give children from Chernobyl a holiday in England was our talk this month. They explained all about challenges still faced by families who live in the Ukraine and Belarus thirty years after the nuclear reactor exploded and how by giving the children a holiday in England helps their immune system recover from the polluted air and contaminated food and drinks they consume everyday.
Earl Sterndale News
Earl Sterndale School Whitehall Trip
Earl Sterndale School went to Whitehall Outdoor Education Centre for a week of outdoors activities. The weather was spectacular (we had to remind ourselves it was February, not July!) and everyone had a brilliant time. There are loads of activities to do at the centre including zip wires, ropes courses and the dreaded stinky swamp! We also went rock climbing at Windgather Rocks overlooking Whaley Bridge and Manchester (the views went on forever) and caving in a cave called Jug Holes near Matlock which was extra-muddy and very challenging – lots of narrow squeezes and tricky climbs. The highlight for most of us was abseiling off the bridge at Miller’s Dale which is a good 60 foot drop. There were lots of nervous giggles at the top followed by whoops of delight and enormous grins at the bottom. The children ran back up to the top shouting “I want to go again!!” All this coupled with mass games of hide and seek and shelter-building in the grounds at night, fantastic food (and lots of it) and the chance for some to be away from home for the first time and share activities with children from other schools: it was a fabulous week and one which will remain in the memory for many years.
Earl Sterndale School Pie & Pea Supper and Raffle. Saturday 30th March, 5-8pm. Orders being taken for Earl Sterndale residents house delivery.
Ring School on 01298 83263- prices to be confirmed.
Hartington Middle Quarter Parish Council We meet 4 times a year, on the 1st Monday in the month, the next meeting is on 3rd June 2019 at 7.30 p.m. in The Chapel, to which all are welcome. This meeting will be our AGM, which involves Election of Officers. This year is the Town and Parish Council Elections, which take place on 2nd May, information about these will be available on the PC website and village notice board from the 19th March.
Pat Sutton, Clerk to the Parish Council 07974 362676 pat.sutton@hotmail.co.uk
Earl Sterndale Methodist Chapel
The start of 2019 has been a busy month at the chapel with a variety of events taking place.
A training session was held by the Paramedics to familiarise people about the use of the newly installed defibrillator. Thank you to Clive Howarth for organising this well attended session.
Messy church was held in January led by Deacon Lorraine Brown and Susan Shirley. Messy church is held from 3.30-5pm and all children are welcome to come with an adult for activities, tea and a Bible story. It is not confined to children attending Earl Sterndale school and pre-school children are most welcome. The next session is on March 27th at 3.30pm. Further details from Susan 83673.
The community Aces group meet from10 -12 each Thursday and this self help handicraft group is most
friendly and is led by Margaret Lampard. New members are always welcome to either learn a new skill or to share their skill with others.
The community coffee morning is held on the FIRST Wednesday each month from 10.30-12 and is a very popular occasion. Drop in for as long as you wish and meet friends old and new.
One of the outcomes of the coffee mornings we are attempting to compile a gallery of pictures of the village and village events.
In conjunction with the school we are looking at the assorted collection of photos and documents about the village. It is hoped to arrange a small exhibition during the summer and we are keen to find any school photos from the school taken when Mrs Weston and Mr Kitchen were head teachers. We have some but some years are missing and you may have them. May
we borrow them and copy them please? We would also like anything relating to Carnival years. Please leave any material you have at the school office with your name and contact details attached.
Along side all this the small congregation meet for worship each Sunday at 10 am. We share our services with Hollinsclough Chapel and the rota is on the Chapel notice board.
Forthcoming Events A Coffee morning in aid of Christian Aid and the Red Cross is on Saturday May 4th 10.30-12 noon. This long standing village event has been held each year for almost 25 years and is always a happy morning. There will be a raffle, delicious cakes, superb plants and bargains galore on the bric a brac stall. Further information from Margaret Sweetmore 83 412 who will happily receive donations for the stall and offers of help.
Services for Sundays and Other Major Festivals
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Date |
Biggin |
Earl Sterndale |
Hartington |
Readings |
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7th April Lent 5 (Purple/Lent Array) |
11.15 am Holy Communion |
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8.00 am 1662 Holy Communion |
Philippians 3 : 4b – 14 John 12 : 1 – 8 |
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14th April PALM SUNDAY (Red) |
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10.00 am Holy Communion |
Luke 19 – 28 – 40 Luke 22 : 14 – 23 : 56 |
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18th April MAUNDY THURSDAY (Red) |
7.30 pm Monyash Holy Communion and Washing of Feet |
1st Corinthians 11 23 – 26 John 13 : 1 – 17, 31b – 35 |
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19th April GOOD FRIDAY (Red or Removed) |
2.00 pm Hartington Before the Cross |
Various Readings |
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20th April HOLY SATURDAY (Hangings Removed) |
7.30 pm Chelmorton Easter Vigil |
Various Readings |
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21st April EASTER SUNDAY (White/Gold) |
11.15 am Holy Communion |
3.00 pm Easter Service |
10.00 am Holy Communion |
Acts 10 : 34 – 43 Luke 24 : 1 – 12 |
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28th April Easter 2 (White) |
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10.00 am Holy Communion |
Acts 5 : 27 – 32 John 20 : 19 – 31 |
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5th May Easter 3 (White) |
11.15 am Holy Communion |
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8.00 am 1662 Holy Communion |
Acts 9 : 1 – 6 John 21 : 1 – 19 |
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12th May Easter 4 (White) |
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10.00 am Holy Communion |
Acts 9 : 36 – 43 John 10 : 22 – 30 |
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19th May Easter 5 (White) |
11.15 am Morning Worship |
3.00 pm Family Service |
10.00 am Family Service |
Acts 11 : 1 – 18 John 13 : 31 – 35 |
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26th May Easter 6 (White) |
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10.00 am Holy Communion |
Acts 16 : 9 – 15 John 14 : 23 – 29 |
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30th May ASCENSION DAY (White/Gold) |
10.00 am Hartington JOINT BENEFICE SERVICE |
Acts 1 1 – 11 Luke 24 : 44 – end |
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White Peak Group Registers |
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Baptism: Sunday 10th February |
George Robert Bradbury |
Monyash |
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Funerals: Tuesday 22nd January |
Anne Harrison |
Hartington |
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Wednesday 30th January |
John Wardle |
Hartington |
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Confirmations: Sunday 3rd March |
David Pearson |
Old Brampton |
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Sunday 3rd March |
Richard Heap |
Old Brampton |
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Date |
Chelmorton |
Monyash |
Taddington |
Readings |
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7th April. Lent 5 (Purple/Lent Array) |
10.00 am Family Service |
9.30 am Holy Communion |
10.00 am Holy Communion |
Philippians 3 : 4b – 14 John 12 : 1 – 8 |
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14th April PALM SUNDAY (Red) |
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9.30 am Palm Sunday Service |
6.30 pm Sung Palm Sunday Service |
Luke 19 : 28 – 40 Luke 22 : 14 – 23 : 56 |
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18th April MAUNDY THURSDAY (Red) |
7.30 pm Monyash Holy Communion and Washing of Feet |
1st Corinthians 11 : 23 – 26 John 13 : 1 – 17, 31b – 35 |
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19th April. GOOD Friday (Red or Removed) |
2.00 pm Hartington Before the Cross |
Various Readings |
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20th April HOLY SATURDAY (Hangings Removed) |
7.30 pm Chelmorton Easter Vigil |
Various Readings |
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21st April EASTER SUNDAY (White/Gold) |
10.00 am Family Eucharist (BE) |
9.30 am Holy Communion |
10.00 am Holy Communion |
Acts 10 : 34 – 43 Luke 24 : 1 – 12 |
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28th April Easter 2 (White) |
6.30 pm Evensong with Monyash |
6.30 pm Evensong at Chelmorton |
10.00 am Holy Communion (BE) |
Acts 5 : 27 – 32 John 20 : 19 – 31 |
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5th May Easter 3 (White) |
10.00 am Family Service |
9.30 am Holy Communion |
10.00 am Holy Communion |
Acts 9 : 1 – 6 John 21 : 1 – 19 |
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12th May Easter 4 (White) |
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9.30 am Holy Communion |
10.00 am Holy Communion (BE) |
Acts 9 : 36 – 43 John 10 : 22 – 30 |
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19th May Easter 5 (White) |
10.00 am Family Communion |
9.30 am Holy Communion |
10.00 am Holy Communion |
Acts 11 : 1 – 18 John 13 : 31 – 35 |
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26th May Easter 6 (White) |
6.30 pm Evensong |
6.30 pm Evensong or Holy Communion |
10.00 am Holy Communion |
Acts 16 : 9 – 15 John 14 : 23 – 29 |
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30th May ASCENSION DAY (White/Gold) |
10.00 am Monyash JOINT BENEFICE SERVICE |
Acts 1 : 1 – 11 Luke 24 : 44 – end. |
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Bank Holidays: April 19th & 22nd, May 6th & 27th.
Clocks change: Sunday 31st March
SPONSORS OF NEWS AND VIEWS FOR 2019
We would like to thank the following who have sponsored the 2019 issues:
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Charles Cotton Hotel |
84229 |
Waterloo Inn, Biggin |
84284 |
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Devonshire Arms |
84232 |
Biggin Hall Country Hotel |
84451 |
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Cheese Shop |
84935 |
Beresford Tea Rooms |
84418 |
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Dauphin Antiques |
687149 |
Hartdale Motors Ltd |
84322 |
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Anna & Laura Heeley, Emma Doak (Village Stores Hartington) |
84222 |
A J & S. PEACH Newsagent & General Store |
84291 |
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Fiveways – Gift Shop |
84459 |
Farm Shop and Café |
84496 |
PLEASE EMAIL, WHERE POSSIBLE, ITEMS FOR THE NEXT ISSUE BY May 15th to
liz@broomhead.net or give to Margaret Partridge or Liz Broomhead.