Members of the Living History Group attended the April meeting of Tideswell Parish Council. The group will place Tideswell History information boards and a listening post in Bank square / Gratton Gardens. These will complement the Telephone Kiosk in Fountain Square,which has proven to be such a success.
The Parish Council election procedure has returned four of the present Councillors. The remaining Councillors have put themselves up for co-option, and two vacancies will remain,. If any Tideswell residents wish to become Councillors, then they may be co-opted. Please see the Clerk, Hannah Owen for details. Hannah works from the office in the St John’s Institute, next to the library, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of each week between 10.0am and 3.0pm.
Alternatively, email Hannah at hannahjackson53@hotmail.com .
A new website will be set up shortly giving all details of the Parish Council and its work.
Council members will meet with members of the Sports Association to discuss the Sports Complex.
The Council thanked Phil Swarbrick and Kath Lees for their ongoing work with the cemetery. A Cemetery Committee will be set up under the new Council, which will include both of these stalwarts. The fees for the cemetery will be raised in line with other cemeteries.
Members were given copies of Trevor Hall’s “Sugar Cups and Poppies”. Trevor was a postman in Tideswell for many years and wrote the delightful book “Sugarcups and Daisies”.
The Community Awards winners for 2015 were Glen Cropper, under 25’s; and John Firth, over 25’s. Both worthy winners.
This was the final full Parish Council meeting which I conducted as Chairman of the Council, as I am retiring, having served 40 years as a Parish Councillor, here and at Chapel-en-le-Frith.
I wish the enthusiastic new team every success in their efforts on behalf of Tideswell. I am sure they will go from strength to strength.
I hope that they will each find the job satisfaction which I have enjoyed over the years.
Sue Barber, Chairman, Tideswell Parish Council