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Contents: Ripley Music Festival · Bands on the Park · Contact our Councillors · Ripley and Alfreton Tennis Club · News about Ripley
Town Councils new offices · The faces behind Ripley Town Council · Ripley Town Council Mayor · Meeting dates ·
Waingroves Show · Future community events hosted by Ripley Town Council · Allotment and Garden Competition ·
Certificate of Merit Award ·
Ripley Town Council B
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You are invited to the Ripley
Big Day Out! Ripley Town Council are hosting a free event at Midland
Railway – Butterley for the younger and older residents
from Ripley, Heage, Nether Heage, Ambergate, Sawmills,
Waingroves and Marehay.
The Big Day Out was an enormous success last year and a
wonderful day was had by all that attended. This year we
are opening the morning activities to pre-school age
children and their carers. The afternoon session will be for
the older generations to enjoy.
There will be lots of activities for everyone to join in with
and you can’t go to the fantastic Midland Railway with a free
ride on the train. These will be running frequently between
the main station, right through to Swanwick and back.
There will also be information stalls from local groups and
organisations.
We hope to see you there!
Newsletter - May / June 2018
Best Kept Allotment and
Best Kept Garden Competition 2018
Do you have a garden or allotment that you are proud of
and would like to get recognition for all of your hard work
and dedication?
If so, we would love you to enter our
competition. All you have to do is fill in and cut out the
entry form below and return it back to us. Good luck!
Ripley and Alfreton Tennis Club has recently been renovated to provide four
hard courts, two of which are floodlit and a new Clubhouse.
The Club welcomes new members, regardless of ability. There are coaching
sessions for adults and juniors as well as social events.
For more details, visit www.ripleyalfretontennis.org.uk or telephone the
Secretary on 07986 149810 or the Membership Secretary on 07974 174499.
There is an open event from 10am to 1pm on Sunday 15th July 2018 for tennis
and fun activities for adults and juniors and you can still get back in time to watch
the Men’s Final at Wimbledon! Access to the Club is between numbers 167 and
169 Heage Road, Ripley.
Ripley and Alfreton
Tennis Club
Certificate of Merit Award 2018
To recognise the work done by many
unsung voluntary workers in the Ripley,
Ambergate and Heage areas, Ripley Town
Council award a Certificate of Merit Award
each year.
Nominations are now being invited for the
2018 Award. We would like to
encourage nominees for anybody of any
age who has made a notable contribution
to a service by volunteering their time to
their community.
Nominees must live or work with local
groups in the Ripley Town Council areas of
Ripley, Heage, Nether Heage, Marehay,
Waingroves, Bullbridge, Street Lane,
Sawmills or Ambergate. Councillors are
not eligible.
Nomination forms are available from the
Town Clerk and the closing date for
nominations is
31st August 2018.
Please email us:
Or call: 01773 832211 to request a form.
It’s been a very busy year for our outgoing Mayor
At our Annual Meeting on 15th May, Councillor Mrs. Sheila Emmas-Williams ends her year term as Mayor of
Ripley Town Council. During that time, she attended numerous events on behalf of the Council and has
raised a great amount of money for her two chosen charities, Derbyshire Autism Services and Amber Valley
Alliance for Learning Disabilities.
In February, the Mayor held a charity night at the
Seafish Restaurant on Cromford Road in Ripley. The
evening was a great success and fully supported by the management
at the restaurant.
Local artist, Mrs. Denise Tester kindly donated a bespoke painting of
choice and Outframed of Ripley donated a frame for when the
painting is completed. Many other gifts were donated to the raffle by
various local businesses and individuals.
The event raised £860.00 which was split evenly between the chosen
charities. Thank you to the team at Seafish for their generosity and for
being great hosts also to everyone that attended.
Pictured L-R: Jamie Staley (Manager), Ripley Mayor -
Cllr. Mrs. Sheila Emmas-Williams, Andy Andrea (Restaurant
Owner) and Mayor’s Consort Roland Emmas-Williams.
Bienvenue à Ripley
Councillor Mrs. Sheila Emmas-Williams gave two
new Twinning members from Chateau Renault a
warm welcome on behalf of Ripley & District
Twinning Association, on their recent visit to
Ripley at Easter.
Eugenie Portier-Neilz and her daughter Leonie
Neilz thoroughly enjoyed themselves on their first
visit to Derbyshire where they experienced the
friendly hospitality given by Members of the
Association.
If anyone is interested in joining the Twinning
ssociation and taking part in the bi-yearly visits,
please contact Roland Emmas-Williams on 01773
746543 for further information.
Pictured: French visitors Eugenie Portier-Neilz and
Leonie Neilz with Cllr. Mrs. Sheila Emmas-Williams
Keep up to date with the latest news and information from
Ripley Town Council by visiting www.ripleytowncouncil.gov.uk
‘Like’ us on Facebook ‘Ripley and Proud’
‘Follow’ us on Twitter @RipleyandProud
‘Follow’ us on Instagram, ‘RipleyTownCouncil’
Share your photos with us of Ripley and the surrounding so we can
post them on our social media platforms. Email them to: [email protected]
There’s lots going on in and around Ripley
this summer. Here is only a snippet of what’s
happening in our local community.
Wednesday 11th July 2018
Ripley’s Big Day Out
Midland Railway
10am until 4pm
Once again this summer, Crossley Park will be live with
the sound of music between 2.30pm - 4.30pm on:
Sunday 3rd June 2018 - Newhall Band
Sunday 24th June 2018 - Ibstock Brass Band
Sunday 8th July 2018 - Newton Park
Sunday 19th August 2018 - Derwent Valley Wind Band
Friday 30th November 2018
Ripley Christmas Lights Switch On
Ripley Market Place 6.30pm
Sunday 23rd September 2018
Ripley Harvest Food Festival
Ripley Market Place
10am until 4pm
Sunday 2nd December 2018
Ripley Family Christmas Market
Ripley Market Place and around the town
10am until 4pm
Ripley Town Council are moving...but not too far
The Town Hall in Ripley has been the home to the Council and its staff for many years. From
July 2018, Ripley Town Council will be located at 6, Grosvenor Road, Ripley (pictured below
when it was the Inspired Interiors shop). We feel that by moving there, we will have a
greater presence within the town and will be more accessible to residents who wish to speak with us. The monthly full
Council meetings will still take place in the Council Chamber at the Town Hall.
The new office will enable our various committees to meet on site with the support of
our Town Clerk and Deputy Town Clerk. We will also have the capacity to promote
local events and information in our front windows and within the building for local
organisations and charities.
Our new contact details from July will be:
Ripley Town Council, 6, Grosvenor Road, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3JF
Tel: 01773 513456 email: [email protected]
We look forward to being even closer to the community.
Who we are and what we do Following the last Town Council newsletter where we
reported the slight increase in our part of the Council Tax,
we received a couple of enquiries asking just for more
information about what we do. Our part of the Council
Tax is the smallest by some distance, but here – in no par-
ticular order - is a brief summary of what we are about.
The biggest expenditure this year is a ‘one-off’ payment of
almost £200,000 towards the new pavilion and community
facilities at Nottingham Road Recreation Ground. Other
than paying the salaries of our two part-time staff, the
biggest ‘routine’ annual cost is for the Christmas lights
around the town (and some in the villages) at £34,000.
Over £20,000 is distributed amongst local community groups and sports clubs to help support them. This helps them develop and grow community-based activities in many areas, from Scouts and Guides to sports clubs, pensioner groups to village halls. We also support both
Ripley Music Festival and Amber Sound, our community radio station.
We are now in the fifth and final year of a 5 year
project – The Long Song – which commemorates the 100
year anniversary of the First World War. Costing £5,000 a
year, this funds Fleet Arts to work with local school chil-
dren to research the contribution of Ripley people to the
war effort. The children then write the words and com-
pose the music of songs performed at the Music Festival.
This year the Town Council is to spend almost £10,000
providing youth services over the summer term and
summer holidays for young people aged 11 and up.
The Citizens Advice Bureau is funded to provide its one day
a week free advice session for local people from Ripley
Library every Monday. Amongst other things, CAB has
helped local people recover 100’s of 1,000s of pounds in
benefits to which they were entitled. This has helped the
individuals and their families, as well as local businesses!
We supply the litter bins along Ripley Greenway and pay
for them to be emptied and the rubbish removed.
The Spring Fair in May, Ripley’s Big Day Out in July, the
Christmas Lights Switch On and the Christmas Market at
the start of the Christmas season are all organised and
funded by the Town Council. This year we are planning to
hold a new Harvest Food Festival – this will be on the
Market Place on September 23rd. These events will cost a
total of £12,000 this year.
But we do lots of other things as well, including Newsletters, which are delivered to 14,000 properties in the township. This is a statutory requirement for authori-ties such as Ripley Town Council.
A really important role is for the Town Council to monitor
the Planning Authority and how it implements – or tries
not to implement - the Ripley Neighbourhood Plan. We
have just established an Environmental Policy and devel-
oped a detailed Environmental Action Plan.
Please visit www.ripleytowncouncil.gov.uk for more
information.
Ripley Town Council
aims to make Ripley a
better place.
We will try and help all
those who need it, by
building and strengthening
relationships with
individuals, groups and
communities. We aim to
create a more secure and
inclusive Ripley by helping
individuals, families and
communities to thrive. We
will work toward a more
fairly shared society seeking
to strengthen opportunities
for all in education, health,
housing, employment,
transport, leisure and
culture.
A free, action-packed
summer is in store for the
young people of the Ripley
Township, courtesy of Ripley
Town Council.
Extreme Wheels are once again
coming along to the town to hold
exciting skateboarding and BMX
sessions on Greenwich Skate Park
on Nottingham Road for young
people aged from 11 years.
Sessions will run weekly from
Wednesday 6th June 2018 for 15
weeks, where people can have a
go at skate boarding, scooters
and riding BMX bikes and learn
tricks like the professionals – and
it’s all free of charge. If you
already have a bike, scooter or
skateboard and safety wear, you
can use that if it is fit for purpose,
otherwise equipment and
helmets will be provided.
The sessions lead up to the finale
event on Wednesday 12th
September 2018 – the Skate Jam
show-stopping event. There will
be demonstrations from pro-
riders, mini competitions,
freeriding, MC shows and free
give-aways. The Show will be
great for spectators too as it will
showcase the exciting and
attention-grabbing displays that
the young people have put
together.
Experienced staff will be present
throughout all the sessions to
ensure a safe but fun
environment.
Competitions will be organised
throughout the activities,
providing all participants with
new and challenging experiences.
If you know someone who would
like to come along and take part
at any of the sessions, please turn
up at the Skate Park on
Greenwich Recreation Ground,
near Sainsburys in Ripley
Wednesday evenings, 6-8pm
starting on 6th June 2018 through
to 12th September 2018.
SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL
Ripley Town Council has adopted an Environmental
Policy and also developed a detailed Environmental
Action Plan.
To celebrate this, the Council has established a Spe-
cial Environmental Fund of £5,000. From this, awards
will be made to any community-based organisations
and groups within the wider Ripley Township for pro-
jects and/or schemes which will help improve our
environment.
There are no pre-determined ideas as to what the
funding could be used for – it is for the group making
an application to decide what it wants to do.
There are only 5 simple rules:
1. The application must be made by 30th June
2018.
2. The project to be funded must assist or comple-
ment the Council's Environmental Action Plan.
AWARDS FOR 2018 / 2019
3. The group/organisation making the application
must have a bank account in its own name, so that
the award can be paid to it.
4. The scheme must be carried out, and the grant
awarded spent by 4th February 2019 (unless agreed
with the Council).
5. Evidence of the cost of the scheme must be provid-
ed with the application as well as a description of the
benefits of the scheme.
There are no application forms. Simply email the
Clerk to the Council detailing what it is you want to
do and provide evidence of the costs.
NOTE: The Town Council will consider any awards
made under this initiative to be entirely separate
from the 'normal' annual grants made towards an
organisation's 'normal' activities and running costs.
Council meeting dates
Everyone is welcome to attend our
meetings which are held on the third
Tuesday of every month (except August
and December) in the Council Chamber at
the Town Hall, or check our website
regularly, or follow us on Facebook or
Twitter to stay in touch and informed.
Tuesday 19th June 2018 - 7.00pm
Tuesday 17th July 2018 - 7.00pm
Tuesday 18th September 2018 - 7.00pm
Tuesday 16th October 2018 - 7.00pm
Tuesday 20th November 2018 - 7.00pm
www.ripleytowncouncil.gov.uk
Ripley Town Council, Town Hall, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3BT
From July 2018: 6, Grosvenor Road, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3JF - 01773 513456
01773 841377 / [email protected]
Ambergate Ward
Councillor C. Worth | 01773 853571
Councillor N. Weaving | 01773 856375
Butterley Ward
Councillor S. Freeborn | 01773 749000
Councillor T. Holmes | 01773 742574
Central Ward
Councillor R. Ashton | 01773 745420
Councillor L. Cox | 01773 742574
East Ward
Councillor S. Carter | 01773 741600
Councillor M. Jones | 01773 742225
Councillor M. Missett | 01773 749968
Councillor R. Emmas-Williams | 01773
746543
Councillor I. Fisher | 01773 745221
Elms Ward
Councillor A. Bridge | 01773 744119
Councillor J. Gregory | 01773 744477
Coucillor C. Cutting | 01773 747105
Heage Ward
Councillor L. Joyes | 01773 857320
Councillor D. Farrelly | 07541 692290
Councillor P. Lobley | 01773 856874
Marehay Ward
Councillor M. Wilson | 01773 749370
North Ward
Councillor P. Moss | 01773 748827
Councillor S. Emmas-Williams | 01773
746543
Waingroves Ward
Councillor D. Williams | 01773 744754
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The postal address and email address for
each Councillor can be found on the
Ripley Town Council website.
Ripley Town Councillor contact details