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Edition 30 – Spring 2018

As we are putting our Newsletter together - the snow is on the ground and the temperatures are minus 5 degrees—it can only get better—can’t it??

There’s lots to look forward to in 2018 and lots of good outcomes from 2017—so lets welcome those first warm days of springtime—which we hope you are beginning to enjoy by the time you are reading this.

2017 saw an unbelievable response to our appeal for sponsorship of the lamppost poppies. You may remember that we offered sponsorship at a minimum of £3.00 per poppy—we received £432 from our lovely community. The following pages list all those who made donations - and we thank you!

As 2018 commemorates the centenary of the ending of 1914-1918 World War 1, we have already purchased more poppies to replace the ones which were weather damaged last year and will be offering the same opportunity for members of the community to sponsor them on the lampposts in November prior to Remembrance Day.

Tibshelf was the envy of many of the surrounding parishes who, along with members of our community, were impressed with the beautiful tribute.

St John the Baptist Church also wanted to share with you that £316 was collected at the Remembrance Service and passed to the Royal British Legion.

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NEWS

In this Edition Getting Involved

Page 12 Sponsor a Hanging Basket Page 14 Life Saving Skills Flower Festival Page 15 Poetry Book Competition Page 16 100 years of WI Page 19 Rent an Allotment Page 21 10% off voucher

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DONATION BY: IN MEMORY OF:

Catherine Halliday Geoff Halliday, George Hunter

Linda Holland George Kennedy

John Shephard

Pat Morton

Frances Harris McCabe and Harris families

Mike Coupe

Kathryn Salt Jack Salt FEPOW WW11

Allison’s Memory Threads Master Jack Donkin

Cliff Whitehead Arthur Whitmore WW11

Pam Clay Henry Simpson WW1

Michaela Arnold William Arnold (First Special Air Service WW11)

Peter Renshaw Michael Renshaw

Janine Renshaw Raymond Newbold

Elizabeth & Ian Kerry Mrs Clarice Cooper and Mrs Nancy Kerry

Leslie & Harold Lowe & family John Rains

Elizabeth Pickering Mr & Mrs Pickering & Bill Wilson

Hot Rods (High Street) Jocelyn Sellors Sylv Mary Grimshaw

John & Helen Allsop

Simon & Catherine Morley

Pam & Gerry Trevelyan Mark Trevelyan, Rene & Jack Oakley, Jack & Elizabeth Sheasby

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DONATION BY: IN MEMORY OF:

Diane Rutland Arthur Bullock

Hilary & Denis Badhams & Jack & Annabelle

Sue Marshall Dorothy Sparham

Sue Billington Les Pickard

Helena & Mark Watkinson Blanche Pickard

Phil Billington Jack Billington

Cheryl Rothwell Lee Rothwell

Greatta and Rosemary

Roger James

Millie Alvey, Elaine Alvey & Julie Lovatt

Geoffrey Alvey

Hayley, Andy, Nick, Lucy & Megan Hardwick

Derrick & Beryl Hardwick

Pete & Michelle Shaw

Dorothy Larratt

David Brown Alfred Brown WW1

Mr & Mrs John Gregory

Alan Snowling Noreen Snowling

Peter & Claire Dennis

John Vardy , Angela Elliott & Janet Mottram & grandchildren & great-

grandchildren

Vera Vardy

Ann Flint Harry Stapleton

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DONATION BY: IN MEMORY OF:

June Gilbody Harry Stapleton

Maureen Causer John Graham, Francis Graham & Wil-liam Graham

Wendy Vardy & family Dave Vardy

Mrs Jacqi Sales Sadie & George Sales

Tibshelf WI

Marcella Booth

Jason Booth

Dave & Liz Shaw

Graham Watson Gunners Anthony Abbot (Joey), Maurice Murphy (Spud) and Terry

Pritchard—46 Talevera Battery, Royal Artillery, Bulford Camp

Steve Marvin Albert Arthur Marvin

Staffa Health

Robert Byard

Allison Beckett

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WAR

MEMORIAL

Commemorating the Centenary 1918—2018

During 2018 we will be commemorating the centenary of the ending of WW1. This year we are arranging for a structural survey on the war memorial as we have some concerns about its stability. Subject to the report we will arrange for any necessary works to be carried out in order to re- stabilise it. We will also be commissioning a clean and re lettering. We are also planning to co-operate with the Royal British Legion, the Church and other local organisations to respectfully mark this milestone in our history.

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Do you want the Bad news or the Good News??

The bad news was that in 2017 we had a terrible spate of vandalism which saw nearly all the bus shelters in the village damaged. The good news is, after much research—and a lot of expense!! - we have now turned it around and all our bus shelters have been fully refurbished with, what we hope proves to be, vandal proofed materials.

The refurbished Bus Shelters are on Doe Hill Lane, one opposite the school and one opposite Spa Croft; one on Newton Road at the junction with St Thomas Close—(we’ve just had a seat fitted in there as well), one on Mansfield Road, one on High Street and the most recent one on Chesterfield Road. We’re sure that you will appreciate that this has come at a high

cost - around £9000 in total. When vandals damage public assets like this, it is the hard working council tax payers who ultimately pay for it.

The Parish Council, as guardians of the public purse for the community of Tibshelf, have to make difficult

decisions about where they direct those resources and we hope that you will agree that this programme of refurbishment has been worthwhile and contributes to improving the village street scene.

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More Good News !!

Neighbourhood Planning

You may remember that, in our Summer issue 2017, we shared with you the Parish Council’s proposal to develop a Neighbourhood Plan—but we couldn’t do it alone. We were excited to receive many expressions of interest from the community about getting involved in developing a workable vision for the future of our village. As a result of this the Parish Council have engaged an expert in this field, to help and support both us and the community in moving forward. Further exciting news is that we have been successful in accessing external funding to help us along the way. We held a meeting with all interested parties in mid March and, out of this, we intend to spread the word wider throughout the community, making sure that there is an opportunity for everyone who is interested to have a voice and influence the future of Tibshelf. Please keep your eyes peeled for news on the notice boards, in future Newsletters and flyers, and on our website www.tibshelfparishcouncil.gov.uk we will be looking for you to get involved!!

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2017 saw the Parish Council working on their programme for the Christmas displays throughout the summer and autumn months. We listened to the comments from our community, many of whom

wanted to see the Christmas display expanded further down the High Street. We looked at several ideas, including Christmas decorative lighting, but we considered that the most effective would be to continue with the Christmas tree theme using the lampposts. This was also the most cost effective option as, although there were some considerable costs up front in the first year, the ongoing costs were much less than other options considered. Special thanks go to Bradford Festival Lights who have been supplying our Christmas decorations for many years, P & D Specialist Services who did a great job, advising and working closely with us, doing all the electrical and installation work on the lampposts, Robert Cook for erecting and lighting the large Christmas tree, all the trees on the commercial properties and the decorations on the Village Hall and Dean and Ashley, our Parish Rangers, who look after all the stock year round and help to get all the decorations in to place. Our gratitude to Bob Ganley, Keith Spencer and Steve Ansell who look after, erect and maintain the beautiful display on the tower of St John the Baptist Church. Santa’s visit was a resounding success with lots of excited Tibshelf children turning up to see him in his beautiful grotto (which again was magically designed and erected by Councillor Wendy Vardy) Special thanks to Anthony of Atmosphere who entertained everyone whilst they waited to see Santa and our immense gratitude to Tom Deakin and family who braved the cold with their donkeys , setting a festive scene outside the grotto. Santa has also asked us to thank Cliff Whitehead and Emily Tunnicliffe - he says he couldn’t have done it without them!

Christmas in

Tibshelf 2017

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Have you got your 2018 diary? Here are some Parish events you can start pencilling in !

Lots more detailed information will follow in future editions—and keep your eye on the noticeboard and the website for updates!

Neighbourhood Planning—various opportunities to get involved—look out for more details The Poppy Proms—date to be arranged—an evening of entertainment led by Hucknall and Linby Community Brass Band in commemoration of the centenary of the end of WW1 Tibshelf Carnival—organised by Tibshelf Community Association— Saturday 21st July 2018 Tibshelf Lamppost Poppies—25th October— 11th November Tibshelf Fireworks—3rd November 2018 Tibshelf Remembers—Sunday 11th November 2018 Tibshelf’s Memory Christmas Tree—from 1st December (look out for more details) Christmas in Tibshelf—visit Santa Friday 7th December Christmas Craft Fayre—Saturday 17th November 2018 Parish Carol Concert—St Johns Church, Tibshelf—Monday 17th December 2018

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….Yes—we want to make it happen !! For many months we have been working with a number of different interested parties to try and bring a vision to reality. It was almost 3 years ago when this community was devastated by the untimely closure of Exercise4All, and we have been questioned on many occasions about whether we could revive the facility. We’ve taken many routes to try and come up with a solution and, after much heart searching, have had to discard most of them. But—we are now more than delighted to tell you—that we believe we have found a feasible way forward. After working, for some time, with a company who specialise in the provision of leisure facilities—and who have worked with Bolsover District Council to deliver their new leisure facilities at Clowne—we are excited to announce that we now have the seed of a project that we plan to develop with the community, sports clubs, young people and all interested organisations to extend the indoor sportsground facilities on Shetland Road to provide a fully fitted community gym and an extended community space to address needs that have been identified in the village for some time. The success of the project will be highly dependent on the support of the community and being able to access essential external funding. We have identified some sources of funding already as well as talking to potential funders and submitting expressions of interest. We’ve got some initial design ideas which are set out opposite, and we’ll be looking at these more closely over the coming weeks to make sure they address all the needs we identify. We will be approaching all sectors of the community to seek their views, opinions and support—so please watch this space.

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TIBSHELF COMMUNITY GYM & ACTIVITY CENTRE

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Hanging Baskets 2018

As the days - hopefully— begin to get warmer, plans are well underway for our hanging basket display for 2018.

Our thanks go once again to Joe Mansfield and his team, from Woolley Moor Nurseries, who continue to work hard with us to provide a stunning display throughout the village. Unfortunately there will be no hanging baskets on Chesterfield Road again this year, but we’re looking at alternatives. The lampposts are being replaced—but not until the autumn—and we cannot get authority from Derbyshire County Council to use the existing ones. As in previous years the offer is open if you would like to sponsor a hanging basket. The cost of sponsorship is £30 and all sponsors will be acknowledged in the Autumn edition of our Newsletter. We are extremely grateful to the many people and organisations who sponsor baskets year on year. If you would like to sponsor a hanging basket this year please phone the Parish Council Office on 01773 875093 with your contact details or drop an email to theclerk@tibshelfparishcouncil.gov.uk We mentioned in our last Newsletter that we were looking at the feasibility of a sponsored hanging basket display at the Parish Cemetery on Doe Hill Lane. We have had several people express an interest in this proposal and are currently investigating the most attractive way to erect these baskets. Please contact the Parish Council Office if this would be something you may be interested in supporting.

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THERE’S A NEW CRAFT CLUB IN TIBSHELF!

We meet in Tibshelf Village Hall

Alternate Thursdays 12:30 to 3.30

We cover all sorts of crafts

You do not need to have any experience

If you would like to join us and would like to know more..

Please phone Pat

01773 872276

Or email patpete99@yahoo.co.uk

Or just drop in and have a cuppa with us

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Would you like to learn some life saving skills—free of

charge???

The Parish Council have received a very generous offer from the local First Responders, to deliver a two hour training session for anyone interested in learning how to save a life and use a defibrillator. The Parish Council are happy to organise this but we need to understand how

many people would like to take part. Please either ring the Office on 01773 875093 or email theclerk@tibshelfparishcouncil.gov.uk to register your details.

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PAM’S POEMS Pam Trevelyan, one of our Tibshelf Parish Councillors and a long time resident of Tibshelf, has recently had her book of poems “Aspects of Life in Verse.” published. Pam started writing poetry 12 years ago and this compilation of 80 poems is her first poetry book.

“Aspects of Life in Verse” is light-hearted and humorous, taking a look into many areas of life. Some of them are about the more serious and thought provoking life experiences, many of which most people will relate to.

You certainly don’t have to be a poetry buff to sit and enjoy this read—Pam is the first to admit that she’s not particularly a reader of traditional poetry!. This collection is simple and elegant, - many of the poems telling a story—just written in rhyme. Pam has previously raised £2000 from collections of poems that she has donated to various charities. Details of how to buy the book, at £6.99 for the paperback, can be obtained from the Parish Office. Pam has very kindly donated a copy for loan and you can pick it up from the Parish Office at Tibshelf Village Hall but you could WIN your very own signed copy.

Just send an email headed ‘POETRY COMPETITION’ with name, address and contact no. to theclerk@tibshelfparishcouncil.gov.uk and we’ll put you in the draw OR fill in the slip below and drop it in to the Parish Council Office. CLOSING DATE - 8th MAY 2018

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POETRY COMPETITION

Name…………………………………………….

Telephone Number……………………………..

E mail address………………………………….

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100 Years CAN YOU HELP??

Derbyshire Federation of WI will be celebrating their centenary this year and Tibshelf WI are developing a project to help to mark this event. We are working on a display about Women in the Forces over the last 100 years and we wondered if any parishioners had any photographs taken over those 100 years, of women from their families, in uniform, that we could scan, to display at the Centenary Event at the Winding Wheel in Chesterfield on Saturday 12 May. We would be really grateful if you are able to help us mark this milestone. Please ring Julie Lovatt on 07933 261152 or e mail beccalcon@outlook.com

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CLAIR’S OF DERBYSHIRE

SPRING 2018

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Tibshelf Motorcycle Run

Yet again the community rallied round and gave massive support to the Tibshelf Motorcycle Run. They nearly ran out of room to store all the donations before the run took place on 26th November 2017! A massive thank you goes out to all those who donated and helped to make a lot of children happy at Christmas

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TIBSHELF ALLOTMENT SOCIETY PLOTS NOW AVAILABLE

Cleared, covered and ready to go! Half plots also available

£25.00 per annum rent

Located behind Tibshelf Infant School, High Street

WATER, CAR PARKING, TOILETS,

NEW ROAD LAYOUT

Shops open to public Saturday mornings 10:30 to 12.00 CONTACT: IAN 07970 296135

We have places in our nursery and our school for children aged 3 – 7 years.

We offer breakfast and after school care, as well as sports activity clubs after school.

If you would like to look around our wonderful school please contact us.

Headteacher: Zoё Andrews

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To register your child, call in to Tibshelf Village Hall and pick up a registration form

We look forward to seeing you soon from Baya, Beci, Samantha and Julie

Long running pre-school within a village location at Tibshelf Village Hall with:

• Qualified and Experienced team of staff

• Insured

• All staff are Paediatric First Aid trained

• DBS checked Opening Times Monday 9:10 - 11:40 Tuesday 9:10 - 11:40 Thursday 9:10 - 11:40 Friday 9:10 - 11:40

Free childcare

We provide Free Early Years Education Entitlement for 2 year olds starting the term after their second birthday

Also Free Early Years Education for 3 and 4 year olds, starting the first

term after their third birthday Children who are not entitled to Free Early Years Education may still

attend Playgroup on a fee paying basis of £7:50 per session To see if you are entitled to receive free childcare

Telephone Derbyshire County Council 01629 539316 or 539319 or visit www.derbyshire.gov.uk

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Wendy Vardy 07908 880506

Pam Trevelyan 01773 872868

Shirley Ellks 07974837437

Roy Vaughan 01773 873472

Allison Beckett 07739113148

Chair

Ray Heffer 01773 872805

Vice Chair

Gerry Foley 01773 872277

Diane Rutland 07813 245562

Kathryn Salt MBE 07931371321

Tibshelf parish councillors 2017/2018

Ivan Brentnall 01773 872245

Mike Coupe 01773 872780

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PARISH CLERK & RFO - Ruth Price theclerk@tibshelfparishcouncil.gov.uk

ASSISTANT PARISH CLERK - Jayne Simpson vhc@tibshelfparishcouncil.gov.uk

110 HIGH STREET, TIBSHELF, DERBYSHIRE, DE55 5NU

OFFICE OPENING HOURS

Monday - Thursday 8:30 - 3:45 CLOSED ON FRIDAYS

01773 875093

www.tibshelfparishcouncil.gov.uk

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CAN NOW ACCEPT PAYMENT BY

CARD, BOTH IN PERSON AND OVER THE PHONE

The material and information available in this newsletter is designed to provide general information. Every effort has been made to ensure that all of the information is accurate and up to date and the parish council cannot take liability for any information which may contain errors or omissions. Information contained within this newsletter does not constitute legal or other professional advice. Any products, services or organisations advertised in the newsletter are not necessarily endorsed by the Parish Council.