UNDER THE EDGEINCORPORATING THE PARISH MAGAZINEGREAT LONGSTONE, LITTLE LONGSTONE,

ROWLAND, HASSOP, MONSAL HEAD, WARDLOW

No. 134 March 2010 50P ISSN 1466-8211

Thank you for your support at the public inquiry. The petition from the Four Shires Bloodhounds, the many apologies for non attendance & letters in support were very encouraging indeed. However to see such a large crowd at the start of the proceedings gave Hugh Wright, John Shimwell and myself a fantastic boost, what a tremendous example of community spirit. Charles Stephenson was unable to be there but his written evidence was accepted by the inspector.

Sympathy and gratitude to the many people who sat through all or most of the two days on hard seats in a hall with bad acoustics. It was difficult to follow the intricate legal arguments from the front, those of you at the back must have heard very little but you stuck it out to demonstrate you feelings. Special thanks go to those who volunteered to speak at the inquiry, a

daunting experience but vital to our case. Your willingness to speak up in public , even if you were not asked to perform, helped us tremendously to see off part of the opposition and as a result the inquiry went forward on very much restricted grounds.

The inspector's decision will not be known for some months so now we wait patiently for the outcome. Win or lose this is not the end as there are further options to both sides. Please keep your records, photographs and memories safe, they may be needed again.. I have been told about four other claims for motor vehicle access, three on the moor plus Black Harry Lane.

Longstone Awake! we have a battle on our doorstep.

John Poulter

Chertpit Lane Chertpit Motor Cross!Thank you everyone (Chertpit lane, again)

Dear Sir,Re. Public Enquiry 15th February 2010 Chertpit Lane Great Longstone.I write with reference to the above and would like to offer my thanks to the following people: Mr. and Mrs John Poulter, Mr Hugh Wright, Mr John Shimwell and Mr Dunlop.

Regardless of the outcome of the enquiry, the amount of time and research that they have all done should be commended. They have stood up against a council, directed by Government, committed to opening up these small tracks for the use of motor vehicles.

It says something of the depth of feeling against the council’s actions with the number of people who turned out in support of them and ultimately the village of Great Longstone.Your faithfully,

V. Lamb-Shine (Mrs.)

The Packhorse InnLittle Longstone

David and Lorraine welcome you to The Packhorse.

Small parties catered for! Excellent hand-pulled ales and quality home cooked food are

available from 12 – 3.00pm and 6-9.00pm daily. Quiz night on

Thursday with ‘A Bingo Twist’ at 9.00pm with proceeds going to

Air Ambulance.Children, dogs and walkers are all welcome in the pub and beer

garden.Telephone 01629 640471

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‘Meat at it’s Peak’

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Fake Switchover Company

A company called 'The Digital Switchover Group' are attending addresses and providing a pink leaflet. They also state that they are working on behalf of the Government. They claim that homeowners would not be able to get digital TV without extra equipment (Digital UK have confirmed that none of these details are correct and Freeview would be available for many years). The scam is being used in an effort to sell unnecessary satellites and aerials but may also be used as a method of gaining access to properties.

Digital UK have provided the website address of www.paras.org.uk (Professional Aerial Riggers Against The Sharks) which has been set up for anyone that would like further information about the digital switchover.

If you have any information please contact Operation Liberal on 0345 123 33 33.

Reporting Crimes.

If you have any information relating to incidents or crimes, please call 0345 123 3333.

In an emergency call 999. You can also call Crimestoppers

anonymously on 0800 555 111 with information about crime.

Trisha Mellor

Community Information Officer, Buxton Police Station.

Safer Neighbourhood

" Hi, I am very pleased to tell you that for my Safer Neighbourhood Area which stem from Beeley to Wheston, overall crime and anti social behaviour has fallen from this time last year. A number of youths had visited Bakewell police station together with parents/guardians and had been under a written contract to acceptable behaviour orders. They have all taken a new outlook on life and moved forward. All these youths have now being released from those contracts.

Priority Profile Updates - "You Said We Did"

At the last Tideswell and Area Villages Community Forum, those eighteen people who attended from a wide range of villages decided that the team should concentrate on complaints of parking on pavements in Beeley Village and Anti Social Behaviour on the Cliffe at Tideswell. Whilst local residents inform me that the anti-social behaviour has stopped, although this may be due to the cold weather, unfortunately the parking on pavements in Beeley appears to have continued, this is probably due to the transient population that visit the PDNP and do not respect the rights and privileges of the villagers that live here all year. Efforts will be made to try and rectify this problem.

Tideswell Co-op Project update.There are now four external high

technical specification , day and night CCTV camera's fixed to the outside of

the Tideswell Co-op. These camera's record continuously, they do not have a roam facility and the images are secured by a code which only allows, the manager in an emergency, at the request of the police, Sgt Wordsworth and myself to view historical images. This facility has been secured to comply with data protection and to ensure that residents do not worry about recorded images being viewed but unauthorised persons.

I will be doing a presentation on CCTV to the Baslow Parish Council meeting at 7.30pm on Tuesday 30th March, promoting the Tideswell CCTV project and I would welcome anyone who wishes to attend and ask questions of me.

The second floor room is now ready for Police use and it is hoped that in the future we may be able to hold community meetings in this room or hold any private meetings with residents who have concerns or require advice. However we must acknowledge that whilst this is a tremendous innovative project which has heralded wonderful support from the Management of the Co-op, the police Service, the Parish council and the local people it is regrettable that we have no disabled access to the second floor. However in those situations where a person who has a disability requires help or advice , of course the team will be on hand to facilitate a meeting by arrangement.

It is hoped that the new Area manager of the Co-op will agree to the decision made by his predecessor and allow the positioning of a table and chairs on the ground floor of the store for me and the team to speak with villagers and be visible to the community. However we need to await his final decision on this matter. This project will not cause the removal of the mobile Police station which will continue to appear on Monday

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Thank you, Mr Postman

Thursday 7th January was a beautiful frosty,sunny day with a good covering of snow on the roads. We wondered what road conditions we would have to cope with when we delivered Under the Edge to our outlying communities - Hassop, Churchdale, Rowland etc. We found the roads were all passable but care was needed.

We had just delivered copies to Mr & Mrs Scott at Rowland and were driving back down the lane when we caught up with a postman who was walking briskly towards Longreave Lane. We stopped to offer him a lift,presuming he was making his way back to wherever he had left his van. He politely declined our offer, told us that he wasn't in his Royal Mail van but was using his own car whichhe had left along Longreave Lane.

Apparently it was his day off but he had learned that deliveries to outlying rural areas had been suspended due to the snow . As he had never missed a day's delivery in 25 years service and didn't see why the weather should suspend the service, he decided to drive over to Bakewell from his home in Wirksworth, collect the mail and deliver his usual round. He was enjoying the walk,the scenery and the weather - and doing his job on his day off.

Unlike the stories in the media about the effect the snowfall had on numerous public and private services it was heartening to see that the conditions had not deterred this 'postie' from serving the community and cheerfully enjoying the experience. On behalf of our local communities we thanked Mr. Postman and long may he enjoy delivering in this area.

Liz and Jim McDonald

mornings 10-12 Midday.Police Boxing Training (Ozbox) for

local youths starts on WEDNESDAY the 3rd of March at Bishop Pursglove School. Sessions are from 6:30 pm until 7:30 pm. It’s open to all males and females 11 – 19 years of age. Its FREE, all they need to do is turn up in sports clothes and bring a bottle of water.

If they are under 16 they must have a guardian sign a consent form that are available from Bakewell Police Station, Bishop Pursglove School and Tideswell Co-op. Without a form U16’s can’t take part.

The sessions will be on:March the 3rd, 10th, 17th, 31stApril the 21st, 28thMay the 5th, 12th,The sessions are hard work but

rewarding and are great for youths wanting to improve their fitness, find a new activity or get fit as a group or team. All standard and levels of fitness are welcome.The sessions will be run by local officers PCSO Jonathan Taylor and PCSO Anthony Boswell.

If you would like to meet your Safer Neighbourhood Policing team, The next Tideswell & Area Villages Community Forum will be held at 7pm Monday 22nd March 2010 at The Church Rooms, Calver Road, Baslow.

Pc 616 Kevin LoweTideswell & Area Villages SNPT Derbyshire Constabulary Bakewell Police StationTel:0345 123 33 33 (722/2029) E-mail: Kevin.Lowe.616@derbyshire.pnn.police.uk Web: http://www.derbyshire.police.uk

Community Forums

Derbyshire Dales District Council’s next round of Area Community Forums will be held in March. As well as District

Council Members and officers, there will be representatives in attendance from Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Constabulary, the Peak District National Park Authority and Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service. Although subject matters are being finalised, these will include activities for young people and also the usual Question Time session allowing members of the public to raise matters of concern, make suggestions and ask questions relating to the responsibilities of any of the participating authorities.

Northern Forum - Monday 8 March, 7 pm - Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell

Central Forum - Monday 15 March, 7 pm – Town Hall, Matlock

Southern Forum - Monday 22 March, 7 pm – St Oswalds Church Hall, Ashbourne

For further information on the Forums email communityforum@derbyshiredales.gov.uk, telephone Ros Hession on 01629 761302.

Ros Hession Overview and Community Engagement Officer, Chief Executive's Department, Derbyshire Dales District Council, Town Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3NN. Tel: 01629 761302Fax: 01629 761307 Email: ros.hession@derbyshiredales.gov.uk

Village Hall AGMThe Annual General Meeting for Great Longstone Village Hall, Registered Charity No: 1088410, will take place on 9th March 2010 at 7-30pm in the Village Hall.All are welcome.

S. MacDonald.

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Myra Saunders (nee Holmes)

Myra was born in the village on 11th June 1910 the next to the youngest in a family of six children; 2 boys and 4 girls. As a young girl she grew up in the family home that was situated across from The White Lion next door to what was the village grocer shop.

As a young woman she worked for Melsoe (later called Granby Garments) in Bakewell regularly travelling from Longstone to Bakewell by train.

She was married to Bernard in 1933 when she was 22 years old and they were very lucky to be together for 62 years until Bernard’s death in 1996. At this time they lived at Thornbridge in The Lodge and she loved to tell the tale of how Bernard was being posted during the war and the journey passed through Longstone Station. He took

a photo of himself out of his wallet, wrote a message on the back of it and threw it out of the window as he passed by the platform. This was found by the Stationmistress the next morning who recognized Bernard’s picture and handed it straight to Myra.

Just after the Second World War Bernard became licensee of the White Lion in Longstone and for the next 18 years they built up a very successful business turning the “Lion” into one of the most popular pubs in the area. This was, of course before the days of television and the pub was the social centre of the village.

In 1964 Myra & Bernard retired from the pub and moved to live in Ashford for a short while, but she often said that Bernard was driving her mad as he was bored and spent his time wandering around the garden (he was a very keen gardener) waiting for a weed to poke its head up so that he could pull it up. So, 4 years later they moved to Little Hucklow where they took on The Old Bulls Head and once again turned it into a very popular public house. When they retired from the Old Bulls Head they moved just around the corner and continued to live in Little Hucklow for some time before returning to Edge View Drive, Great Longstone in the 80’s and then to The Meadows just over 20 years ago.

She was a very determined lady. Always “in charge” of any situation and if you wanted a quiet life then you did things her way. Although she never had children of her own she was Auntie Myra not only to her nephews and nieces, but also her great nephews and nieces and latterly her great great nephews and nieces. And during her time at the White Lion to just about every child in Longstone.

It was always her wish that she would live out her time in her own home and this wish has been granted as apart

School News

Raising funds for HaitiI am proud to be able to tell you that the School Council arranged fund raising events for Haiti. They raised so much money during the week that they decided to hold a non-uniform day during the following week to top it up to £1,000. Mission accomplished! The final total was£1,028.07. A fantastic effort! Well done!!

At the School Council meeting on Monday 25th January the following

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Come and see the skeleton we discovered during our summer dig, together with other artefacts. There will be an introductory talk by our archeologist, Clive Waddington, a display by Ashford art group, artwork by children of the school and a video presentation.Refreshments will be available and all are welcome.

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from these last few weeks in hospital she has enjoyed a long life with lots of friends and relatives visiting and keeping her in touch with what was going on in the village and further afield.

She was extremely grateful for the kindness shown to her and help given by friends and neighbours and the family wish to express their gratitude to everyone who helped in whatever way to enable Myra to cope with living alone to the great age of 99years 7mths. We are also extremely grateful for the messages of sympathy received and for the donations in memory of Myra to be shared between Thornhill House and St Giles Church, Great Longstone. The final total is not available at this time.

Janet & Roy Gillian & Barry

Donations

Under the Edge has recently received donations from Hassop Parish and Longstone Church PCC and would like to thank those bodies for their generosity.

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Great Longstone is a happy, popular village pre school, which takes children from 2½ years until they are ready for Primary School. We run morning sessions every week day from 9:15-12:15. If you have a child who is approaching pre school age or have just moved to the area and want to get your child’s name registered call us now.

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Women's Antarctic Expedition. Wed 31 March 7.30pm, Crispin Inn, Great Longstone.

With thanks to Paul for the free use of the room

Under the Edge Subscriptions

Due to the ever increasing costs of printing, stationary and postal services the cost of subscriptions is to rise from April 2010. The annual subscription for the United Kingdom will rise to £12.00, for overseas subscribers the cost will rise to £25.00. The committee were reluctant to agree these increases, however small, but as a not-for-profit organisation it was inevitable and that they would help the financial stability of the organisation.

events had been planned:Cover a large map of Haiti with coins.A book sale.A sponsored skip (100 skips for Haiti)Hat for Haiti day.Cake sale.

I am pleased to tell you that friends and parents and staff joined in with an aerobic class on the Tuesday as well. Well, that’s nearly true. The majority of staff did, I was off sick (honest). I did have to do the skipping the day after, though. I thought this rather cruel. Would this be a good time to tell you I’m giving up biscuits and chocolate for Lent? Also cruel, but for a good reason. Father Benson explained that Sundays throughout Lent count as a ‘day off’ but my family at home think I’m making this up.Best wishes,

Jen Rackstraw

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Patrick McLoughlinYour Member of Parliament

The telephone number is now:0207 219 3511

The e-mail is now:Patrick.mcloughlin.mp@parliament.uk

Post: House of CommonsLondon SW1A 0AA

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Hassop Parish Update : February 2010

We recently advised residents, via Under the Edge, about two matters – the Red Telephone Box and the proposed 30mph speed limit in Hassop. We thought you might appreciate knowing the current state of play.The Red Telephone Box.

Great Longstone Parish Council Notes

17th February 2010, 7.30pm, Village Hall

Readers are reminded that the following is only the comments of the editor sitting in the public gallery, the actual minutes are posted on the parish council notice board located on Main Street in Great Longstone.

Public comments - The chairman asked that the meeting be as short as possible due to inclement weather and with this in mind John Poulter stood up and went on to both inform and berate the parish council with regard to the Chertpit Lane Public Inquiry. The aforementioned had taken place in the school sports hall earlier in the week with over eighty members of the public attending. John presented a document explaining the law and any acts that were relevant to the attempt to stop the proposal to turn the lane into a Byeway Open to All Traffic (BOAT). John also explained that he had spent a lot of time and money to research the problem though he had enjoyed the experience. He along with all interested parties was now waiting for the inspectors decision, which he thought could go either way. If it was negative then there were still other avenues to explore if necessary. He finished with a reminder that other lanes and bye-ways were under threat; that any help would be appreciated and finally that he had felt abandoned by the parish council when this last came up in 2008. Councillor Godfrey Frankland (personally, and on behalf of the council, I think) then thanked John for his actions.

The meeting was officially opened at 7.52 pm

Apologies for absence - Councillors Suzy Barton and Peter Thompson had sent their apologies.

Previous minutes - The amended

minutes of the previous meeting were accepted.

Declarations of interest - Godfrey Frankland declared an interest in item 15, an item closed from the public, so I can't enlighten you further.

Village day and week - A meeting for interested parties has been arranged in the Crispin, 7.30 pm, 10th March, for the village week The village day may not occur this year as the response has been poor and no working committee has been formed, yet!

Village development - This very large item was put on hold until the next meeting. Well almost, it turns out that the moles are still very active on the recreation ground and west green, and the bridge club has raised a significant amount towards the new playground facilities.

LDF core strategy consultation - Sorry, I didn't get the meaning of LDF but it is a document that the council agreed to adopt.

Police matters - Councillor Hugh Wright declared that all was quiet regarding criminal activity within the parish.

School matter - Councillor Wendy Long reported that the school had come up with four points at the meeting to discuss a travel policy, they were; a safe cycle route from the proposed new exit from the Monsal Trail, improved crossing facilities for Main Street, barriers at the end of passageways leading onto roads and finally traffic speed reductions. It was suggested that the council would not be able to influence all these matters and the clerk suggested that the school Governors should write to the appropriate authorities to add weight to any applications

Planning matters - The amended plans for the new community bus depot were looked at and no objections were raised.

Financial matters - All payments

were agreed. Councillor Wendy Long asked if the monies received for the recreation field improvements could be held in the usual bank accounts. After much discussion it wasn't clear but for the time being they will be held in the parish council bank account.

Maintenance - Councillor Steve Mason had tried the play equipment and all was in good repair. The moles on the recreation ground had proved elusive with none, as yet, being caught. Councillor Godfrey Frankland is in cahoots with the golf club groundsman and will be asking for further advice. It was agreed that there may be a need to spend money to resolve this particularly tricky problem. A few walls around the village need repairs and the village volunteer force are to be asked to deal with them. Many potholes have been discovered, (the moles didn't get a mention here) and a report of their size and location is to be made. The clerk is to write a letter to the Chief Executive of the highways to get further action. A 'SLOW' sign is to be placed on roads into the vilage and a data collection survey for speed reduction has been ordered for spring with regard to 20mph signs being placed around the village.

Correspondence - Several items of correspondence were received, the one regarding the tax status of the clerk and his employment by the council gave rise to the longest discussion. The Clerk is to seek guidance on this issue. The amount of money for minor maintenance on rights of way is still at a maximum of £495 it was noted.

Date of next meeting - Wednesday 17th March 2010.

The meeting was then closed to the public at 8.45 pm as tenders for the recreation ground, general maintenance and the accountant and auditor were discussed. This is a shame as I imagine we would all like to know the decision processes our public servants use to spend our money on our behalf.

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After completing all formalities (quite a painful feat in itself) including getting consent from the ‘Parks’, we were more than surprised to find that the adoption process had been stopped by the ‘Parks’ refusal to allow the telephone equipment to be removed. This despite a previous agreement. BT has now put all adoptions in the area on hold – with an indication that they will seek permission again at a later date.

When questioned, the ‘Parks’ clearly hadn’t realised their mistake and a ‘U’ turn is now in place. The electric lights in the box need attention and the box needs painting, but BT’s policy is not to attend to these matters due to the low usage of the telephone. We are now seeking financial support from the ‘Parks’ to attend to this before a second try at adoption is tackled.

The box has now had a ‘spring clean’- probably the first for many years and entering the box is no longer reminiscent of an episode on ‘I am a celebrity – get me out of here’ – the jungle and the wild life have all been removed!The 30 mph limit on the B6001 in Hassop

We understand from the County Council that the initial consultation process has been completed and that the concerns of the police have been addressed. The matter now goes for public consultation during February and then to the Cabinet Committee.

If matters go to plan then the 30mph limit could be in place in April.

Derek Long

Charity Bridge Drive for Playground Upgrade

Wednesday February 17th 2010 saw people coming from as far afield as Macclesfield to play bridge in Ashford Village Hall in support of the upgrading of the village play area in Great Longstone. Morning coffee on arrival and lunch made it an all day session raising nearly £900 towards the new play equipment, with raffles prizes donated by several local people, one being from Lord Hattersley – a bottle of House of Lords whiskey no less, raising £80 alone. I would like to offer a huge thank you to all who attended the day and helped us raise so much, Margaret Ward who suggested this event and organised it all, while looking after her husband who’s been

unwell - a speedy recovery to Ted, who was missed at the bridge; and also to Chris & Sue Wood who were the best washer uppers and Sarah Long & Joanne Fawcett who were wonderful waitress’s. This has been an amazing start to the fund raising and I hope we can continue on such a successful note. More information on the upgrade will be on display at the village day, but if anyone has any fund raising ideas, please do not hesitate in contacting me.

Wendy Long 01629 640754

Charity Appeal

Local Great Longstone man to run the Virgin London Marathon in aid of Bowel & Cancer Research can you help please?

Four members of one family from Great Longstone, near Bakewell in Derbyshire enjoy their running and Mum and two eldest daughters can be seen out on the Monsal Trail helping to train me Mark Street (Dad) in preparation for my run in the Virgin London Marathon on April 25th to help raise awareness of Bowel Cancer. The Virgin London Marathon event is in its 30th year, the 26.2 miles around the capital is a big challenge for me at 48 years young, a desk jockey (technical sales coordinator) at Trelleborg Forsheda, on Station Road in Bakewell. I have several friends and relatives who have been affected by Bowel Cancer and Crohns disease, if you are able to sponsor me in any way then please get in touch or go to my page and see my pictures and story at www.justgiving.com/mark-street

Please remember that no matter what you are able to give, it will be very gratefully received. I want to raise as much as I can for this charity and give hope for those in need. Thank you in advance for your support and

a big thanks to Stuart Webster from Bakewell who is my trainer and cycling buddy. We are planning to cycle North to South of England during 2010 just for a challenge and to raise funds.

Mark Street07971 894476

James, Louise and Isabella Brennan of 2 Holme Lea are pleased to (belatedly) announce the arrival of Matilda. Two weeks late, she was born on 30 October at Chesterfield hospital and has been growing at an alarming rate since her return to Great Longstone, now being well over 17lbs!

The Annual Crispin Charity Walk

There will be a meeting on Thursday 11th march at 7.30p.m at the Crispin. Everyone is welcome. we are looking for ideas and suggestions as to which local causes should benefit from the money raised. We are also looking for volunteers to help on the day.Many thanks,

Joanne Rowlinson.

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WI report for February.

Hello Everybody,Here is my first WI report for 2010. Christmas is a long way behind us and hopefully Spring is on the way, although it doesn't feel like it at the moment! As usual our first meeting of the year in January was a New Year Lunch. For the past few years we have ventured outside the village for this. This year we went to the Crispin, which was fortunate as it was one of the worst snowy days we had in January. Some members were still unable to join us because of the weather but those who did all agreed that we had a jolly good time. Thanks to Paul and his staff for everything.

Several members went to the Panto at Youlgrave again and all agreed it was a good night out. We are hoping to take part in the Village Week again this year and are looking forward to more outings organised by Judy in June and November and Afternoon Tea at Jennifer's. It's lovely to be able to look ahead to warmer days [hopefully!] and no disruption by snow.

We decided this year to change our February meeting to the afternoon as last year we had to cancel because of the snow. Well it seemed like a good idea at the time. Most of us made it despite there being some snow on the ground and then as our meeting started it began to snow once more, with a vengeance! Ah well, the best laid plans etc. Our speaker was Rachelle Maltz-Jones who managed to transport us away from the snow outside to the Far East with a very interesting talk entitled "Pearls- from small beginnings". We learned how pearls are formed and the differences between fresh water and cultured pearls. Rachelle had brought along many examples of pearls and also lots

REWARD

The Crispin, Great Longstone is offering a bag of Pork Scratchings as reward for any information leading to the safe return of 6 year old Gwendollyn, a Hampshire Saddle Back sow, surreptitiously removed from her window sill home at the pub, sometime

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March in the GardenLawns - Re-seed worn areas and repair lawn edges that are crumbled. Aerate lawn with a wire rake and apply spring fertiliser, apply selective weed and moss killers when grass is growing actively. Cut grass when 6 to 8 cm high.Roses - Prune hybrid teas, floribundas, repeat-flowering climbers and shrub roses at the end of the month. Cut out diseased and frost damaged wood.Vegetables - Sow seeds of parsnips, salad onions, radishes, late summer cabbage, Brussels sprouts, leeks , spinach and round seeded peas. Late in the month plant early potatoes. Complete shallot planting. Plant asparagus mulch beds with farmyard manure. Plant Jerusalem artichokes.Fruit - Complete pruning of trees and bushes. Feed those in cultivated ground. Spray plums, cherries, pears, damsons, peaches and nectarines. Plant raspberries and strawberries, tie to wires, blackberries and loganberries.Sweet Peas - Plant out autumn sown plants, in double rows for cordon growing. Make spring sowing and put slug bait down.Gladioli - Plant in rows for cut flowers or in clumps in mixed borders. Plant in succession for longer flowering.Dahlias - Prepare ground by digging and dressing with bone meal. Select a place in full sun. Under glass, spray old tubers with water to encourage shoots to use as cuttings.Chrysanthemums - Prepare ground for planting, adding manure. Leave ground rough dug until April or early May.Herbaceous Plants - If weather is dry spread fertiliser on winter-dug ground. Plant any new plants and divide clumps needing a move.Trees and Shrubs - Plant deciduous trees and shrubs until end of the month, plant evergreens at the end of the month. Prune any frost damaged shrubs.

in early February.The unscrupulous miscreants

responsible for abducting the sadly missed pot porker were brazen enough to leave a hostage note in the form of a Packhorse beer mat, taunting the dejected owners with beastly and cruel abandon.

" Enough's enough " cried landlord Paul at a meeting of concerned local regulars recently.

" If my girl's not back in her rightful place by the end of this month, I'm getting Chopper Clarke (local pig expert) to poke his snout into this. "

" I'm mucking about no longer with these people "

Information given will be treated in the strictest confidence - please call Paul on 01629 640 237

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South Longstone Muses What is Truth …?

The continued poor rains continue to create anxiety and concern. With each successive season the tinder dry undergrowth has become a time bomb for a lightning strike or a carelessly dropped cigarette. Last month a single flash of lightning ignited the dense canopy in an adjacent valley. Residents fled their expensive country houses in terror as local fire fighters battled the ferocious hot wind driven flames, assisted by a large helicopter which hovered over the inferno dropping hundreds of gallons of water on to the billowing smoke below. After two days the fire was under control but not before several properties were destroyed. Mercifully there was no loss of life .

Not surprisingly there are now some very attractive Properties for Sale, reflecting a collective nervousness about the future and the validity of global warming, climate change and its possible effects on local weather

Easter LiliesSunday 4th April 2010

If anyone would like to have a lily in memory of a loved one in the church at Easter please contact Mrs. J. Fraser-Smith (640478) or either of the church wardens: Mr. M. Hirst (640212) or Mr. R. Cumming (640423). They would be pleased to hear from you.

St Giles Stewardship Campaign

As treasurer of Longstone PCC, I am delighted to record that we have had almost 50 responses to our recent Stewardship Campaign letter and parishioners are still responding.

A l t h o u g h w e h a v e w r i t t e n individually to everyone who has committed to contribute to Church funds, whether for general purposes or for the buildings and cemetery, I feel that readers might like to know how much support exists for the Church in the Parish.

Many people devote much of their time to help in the smooth running of St Giles and they will be delighted to know how much parishioners care for their Church.

Peter RowsonCroft Lodge,Church Lane,Great Longstone.

Women’s World Day of Prayer

There will be an ecumenical service in the Methodist Chapel Great Longstone on Friday 5th March at 7pm. For Women’s World Day of Prayer. The speaker is the Rev. Lida Ellsworth who will talk on the subject

patterns. Interestingly there has been a significant increase in climate change sceptics and deniers in Australia and people are becoming confused and perplexed about just what is the truth. Are the changes which are undoubtedly occurring driven by human activity or are we living at a time of a natural fluctuation, many of which we are told have occurred previously in the worlds history? Last week this was brought into focus by the wide media publicity given to Lord Christopher Monckton. His utterances were just what the climate change deniers wished to hear as his loud English Public school voice echoed throughout the land, pleasing some but enraging others. In addition to his views on carbon dioxide (not a significant climatic factor) he upset some politically minded people by suggesting that we are in danger of creating a non democratic world authority based on the false premise of man-induced global warming which will dictate how the various countries of the world should behave. Now that he has gone many are asking where does the truth lie? Does any one really know the answers to these troublesome questions? We are reminded of John Stewart Mills’ controversial statement that “In the end the minority is usually right“. Or perhaps Pontius Pilate’s’ oft quoted question is also apposite when he asked simply, ”What is Truth?”

John Spencer

“Let Everything That Has Breath Praise God”. The service has been prepared by the Christian women of Cameroon. Everybody is welcome and refreshments will be served.

Janet Byrne

of beautiful jewellery for us to see and buy. After her talk we were all able to make a bracelet each from the wide selection of beads supplied by Rachelle. It was a very enjoyable afternoon and there were some very pretty bracelets for us to show off at the end.

Our next meeting is back to normal on Wednesday March 3rd at 7.30 in the Village Hall When Patricia Hampson will be talking about "Variety of Saga Holidays". New members always welcome. Please come and give us a try.

Finally may I say how pleased we all were to see Joyce Holden at our last meeting and pass on our condolences following Bill's death.

Davia Broome.

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Notes from St. Giles

Encouragingly, the snowdrops have bloomed and plenty of bulbs are showing shoots,even if the weather is being rather fickle. Spring is on the way. Our Lent Study Groups are set to start on Wednesday 24th February, 7.30pm at the Vicarage, with repeat sessions on Fridays at 10.00 am at 14 Edge View Drive. All are welcome as these studies help us to prepare in earnest to celebrate Easter. There is also Lent daily prayers at 8.00 am Monday to Saturday in church throughout Lent. This act of worship is a well-established and popular event at St. Giles and is open to everyone.

Mothering Sunday is on March 14th and will be celebrated at 11.00 am in St Giles, please come and join us if you can.

The choir took part in a lovely service in Bakewell Church on Sunday 7th February at 6.00 pm. Once again joining together for the Three Choirs Evensong with Ashford and Bakewell Church choirs proved to be a really uplifting experience. The next date is at Ashford in June.

The Flower Festival preparations are well in hand. The theme this year is 'Village Life' featuring activities in the village. If anyone would be interested in sponsoring an arrangement we would be delighted to hear from you, either individually or as a group. More details can be obtained from Mrs Judy Fraser-Smith on 640478.

The event will be held from 15th May to 22nd May and it is quite a feat to keep the arrangements fresh for eight to nine days, so any offers of help will be greatly appreciated. Judy Fraser-Smith does a fantastic job of keeping the arrangers up to scratch and also organising events in St . Giles during the week, not forgetting the organisation required for the supply of cakes etc and help with the delicious

refreshments always available at the Village Hall.

We can always do with assistance, either with refreshments or stewarding in church during the week, so if anybody who hasn't tried it before, please think about helping if possible, for a couple of hours during the week. It would assist the regular volunteers so much, and is great fun.

We should be seeing budding shoots on the trees soon, and next month the clocks go forward on Palm Sunday 28th March so the lighter evenings will give us a boost.

God has nature so well-organised that we can't go far wrong with faith and trust in him.

Pam Smith.

My Dear Friends,

There is still quite a wide interest these days in spirituality and books on this subject remain popular. Most bookshops will have a shelf so that along with publications on self-improvement you can buy something about mysticism.

At a conference for authors and editors of such works questions were asked about who bought their publications with the intention of improving sales by providing what potential readers might like. Research told them three things.

Firstly, those who bought such books all tended to have higher than average incomes. Secondly, they liked articles about prayer and spirituality - anything on mysticism sold really well. And thirdly, those who bought such books were not interested in politics or social justice; that did not sell.

Those who read these books were affluent enough to eat cake, and they wanted their cake to be topped with

the icing of mysticism, but they were not interested at all in those who did not even have enough bread. We can certainly recognise that Christianity may be treated like that: an interesting subject perhaps for those who like that sort of thing and with promises, maybe, of experiences beyond the normal but never more than icing, only ever on the periphery of our lives.

Christianity however is impoverished when we see it as something only to do with the spiritual, as if there were two kingdoms, this world and heaven, and Christians are really only concerned with the latter. In this view as long as there are no direct cause for self-reproach the affairs of the world are nothing to do with faith. They are to be accepted, not changed:

“The rich man in his castle, The poor man at the gate. God made them high and lowly, And ordered their estate.”

Christian spirituality becomes a step into another world, a welcome break from day to day living. Except when it touches on matters of personal private morality, it functions as a sort of resort, like a holiday from the world. It becomes an escape.

Of course it is very much in the interest of some for religion to be concerned only with the spiritual. Those tied up in this world do not want anything to impinge on their affairs. They do not want anything to interfere in what they are doing. Those whose religion only touches on matters of personal private morality do not want their world disturbed, or to raise their eyes beyond the own narrow environment they occupy. And those affluent enough to eat cake are interested only in some icing, not in having their conscience stirred and their values questioned. Because true Christianity means an encounter with God – not a tame god to add a bit of spice to life, nor a god to lend authority and dignity to our needs and prejudices, nor yet a god up in heaven confined to some spiritual realm – but the God of holiness to whom the Church and the scriptures bear witness.

What that witness shows is a God who requires righteousness and justice, who condemns those who live in luxury while grinding the faces of the poor, whose kingdom has no boundaries or limits. If therefore our faith is to be authentic then Christianity should raise questions. These questions may be awkward,

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Hassop and Bakewell Catholic Churches:

During Lent:

Friday evenings at 7pm in Bakewell - Stations of the Cross, all welcome. Mass on Fridays at 11.30am in Hassop followed by a bowl of soup in the parish rooms. Monday, 22nd March at 7.30pm in the parish rooms at Hassop: Talk by Prof. Edward Hulmes: ‘Return to Muqaybleh: a Lenten meditation’. All welcome. Wednesday, 24th March at 7pm in Hassop – Penitential Service

Holy Week:

Palm Sunday MassesBakewell: Saturday 6.15pm and

Sunday 9amHassop: Sunday 10.30am

Easter Triduum

Maundy Thursday Liturgy 7pm in Hassop followed by

personal prayer.

Good Friday Liturgy 11am Way of the Cross in

Bakewell Walk of Witness to Bath Gardens

for 12 noon 3pm Hassop

Easter Vigil (Saturday)

8pm Hassop

Easter Sunday9am Hassop

10.30am Bakewell

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difficult and uncomfortable. No doubt they will cause controversy and lead to conflict because they will involve issues of social justice, politics and economics. They will be about poverty, peace and the environment, our lifestyles and the values of our society. But these questions, far from being an interference in areas which are not the Church’s concern, will in fact be a sign of genuine Christianity because when we pray those words, “Thy kingdom come”, we are seeking how God’s will is to be done on earth, which is the polemic of being a Christian.

Yours sincerely,

Fr Christopher Hugh Benson.

Church Services in Great Longstone, Wardlow,

Curbar and Stoney Middleton.

Lent Prayers will be said daily on weekdays at 8.00am in Church.

7th March. Lent 3.8.00am Holy Communion9.00am Parish Eucharist (Wardlow)11.00am Morning Worship6.30pm Evensong

14th March. Lent 4. Mothering Sunday.

11.00am Mothering Sunday Parish Eucharist and Baptism6.30pm Evensong

21st March. Passion Sunday

8.00am Holy Communion9.00am Sunday Worship (Wardlow)11.00am Sunday Worship6.30pm Evensong

28th March. Palm Sunday11.00am Palm Sunday Eucharist6.30pm Palm Sunday Choir Devotions

Holy Week

Monday 29th 7.00pm Eucharist, (Stoney Middleton)

Tuesday 30th 7.00pm Eucharist,

Wednesday 31st 10.30am Eucharist, (Curbar)

Maundy Thursday7.00pm Eucharist of the Last Supper, (Curbar)

Good Friday2.00pm The Cross

Holy Saturday8.30pm The Easter Vigil and Eucharist

Easter Sunday9.00am Parish Eucharist, (Wardlow)11.00am Parish Eucharist6.30pm Evensong

Lent Study Group“Green Ink and Poetry” – an

introduction to the Revelation of John. Each Wednesday of March until the 24th at 7.30pm in the Vicarage.

Great Longstone Methodist Chapel

Local Minister Revd. Fran Lane.Tel No: 814362

7th March 10.30 am Revd. Fran Lane.

14th March 10.30 am Revd. G. Graham.

21st March 10.30 am Revd. M. Gladwin.

28th March 10.30 am Mrs. D. Jackson.

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A Note From the Editor

Thank you to all the readers that submit material for publication and especially to those who regularly send in their articles.

The deadline for copy for the next issue is Thursday 18th March Please remember to include your name and contact details with any copy that is submitted. Failure to do so will result in the editor being unable to publish your copy.

The editors and management committee do not necessarily endorse opinions expressed in articles and adverts.

Subscriptions are available, please contact Liz McDonald, Tel (01629) 640171

Other enquiries and correspondence to: Haven Cottage, Main Street, Great Longstone, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1TS

Email: editor@ute.org.ukEditor: Simon Thorpe

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Closed for Training The Surgery will be closed for training on the afternoon of Wednesday 24th March 2010 (re-opening at the end of the afternoon).

Oxfam Jumble Sale

The Bakewell OXFAM Supporters Group invite you to a Grand Jumble Sale on Monday March 8th. 9.30 am. to 12.30 pm. at Bakewell Town Hall.

T h e re w i l l b e s t a l l s s e l l i n g c l othes ,Br ic -a-Brac ,Toys ,Home P r o d u c e , J e w e l l e r y, B o o k s , a n d a Tombola and a Traidcraft stall. Refreshments will be available. Entrance 30p.

If you have any jewellery you wo u l d l i ke t o d o n a t e t o t h i s stall,please ring 01629 733545. With many thanks again for your help.

Jill Gowdey.

Open Gardens Weekend

Open Gardens will be held on the weekend of the 26th/27th June. Further details will be included in a further edition of UTE.

Peter Rowson

Chertpit Lane Enquiry

I propose to have a very informal question & answer session in the Crispin starting at 20.00 on Tuesday March 2nd. for anyone who would like to know a little more. Come along and I will try and clear up anything not understood. The village did well this week and many of you clearly did not understand how well. On behalf of the four maverick objectors thank you all once again.

John Poulter

Longstone School LotteryFebruary winners:

1st Alison Bently2nd Fiona Kellaway

3rd Sue Kreit

Saturday Morning Waste Collection Dates

Wardlow 20th March 07.45 to 09.15Stop on request.Little Longstone 20th March 07.45 to 09.00By the Telephone box.Great Longstone 20th March 09.15 to 10.45Opposite the War Memorial.

Derwent Valley Flower Club

The next two meetings of the Derwent Valley Flower Club will be held on Thursday 4th March and Thursday 1st April in the village hall at Calver. The meetings start at 7.45 pm and all are very welcome to attend

Pauline Booker01433 630161