January 2013

Well spring has indeed sprung and Carol and Lauren at Tideswell Holiday Club are planning some fun events this Easter. As well as opening Tuesday,

The following is a precis of a newsletter sent from Litton Parish Council to residents in December 2012. As you may know there have been

It happened one fine Monday,
On alighting from the bus
I heard a low pitched rumble
And asked, what was the fuss?
Then I spied blue Iidded wheelies
Lined up

Forthcoming activities run by the Farming Life Centre.
 Walking for Health : Wednesday 16th January, Tissington Trail , start 1 pm – finishing 2 pm
Enjoy

Tideswell’s Steve Hawkins added to the village’s sporting prowess last month when his White Water Rafting team became British Champions. Steve’s career on the water

Here are some top tips for a greener Christmas: If Santa has been kind to you, with plenty of new goodies, so why not make

Happy New Year from the Wakes Committee. Thank you to all those who made Christmas Eve festivities so fun and enjoyable. Thanks to all the

Tideswell’s Jordon Williams has qualified as a Royal Navy logistics specialist at HMS Raleigh, in Cornwall. 21-year-old Jordon joined the Royal Navy last May. After

Thank you for all the support we received for our charity sale. Special thanks to Holdsworth for providing all the mince pies! We raised over

This outdoor Fitness Course is with Emma Oko a personal trainer & fitness instructor.

The six week course runs every Monday and Thursday evening from 7

2012 has been a successful year for us. We secured funding from the Big Lottery, held three wonderful ‘Memory Days’ and we started to interview

It was a beautiful November day for the walk to Chatsworth. We parked at Rowsley to avoid traffic queues at Christmas Market weekend. Roses were

New opportunities for the New Year! (Look out for the Spring brochure) 
Most courses start week beginning 7th January 2013
At Hope Valley College:
MONDAY: Painting &

After many years as the Tideswell & District Community Association secretary, Sandra is looking for some help. The Assistant Secretary would: work with the chair

Tideswell Cinema’s choice for January is inspired by true events. The Whistleblower is to be shown on Thursday 31st January at 7.30 pm in The


A DATE FOR YOUR NEW 2013 DIARY!
THE FIRST EVER (and probably the SMALLEST EVER)
LITTON POETRY FESTIVAL
12th – 14th July 2013
Workshops. Readings. Poetical walks. Open mic

Continuing our hugely successful season of theatre, ballet and opera live from London, Tideswell Cinema is pleased to announce that Eugene Onegin will be screened

HOW IT AFFECTS YOU and WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT IT!
1. Trading is the life-force in any community and contributes a major share of its rates.
2.

My wife and I, accompanied by my nine year old nephew, arrived to begin a weeks holiday in Tideswell. We had arranged to rent Mabel’s

The Village Voice is also available electronically – either online or sent monthly as a pdf. The online version, along with back copies, is at


Now is the time to start thinking about getting fit for summer. Sweat and Smile Personal Training is having its January Sale to help you

Dear Editor, I was reading this week in the Village Voice that local businesses feel they are being under used. What about a supermarket (eg.

There are plans to start the lunch club again in early February. It will be held on alternative Wednesdays in St. John’s Institute. Watch for

Welcome to 2013, the Village Voice’s twentieth year of publication, during which we have grown from a single sheet of A4 to the current bumper

This year’s British Legion Poppy Appeal has so far raised £1769.86 from the collection tins (one more to come) and donations from those groups who

Tideswell gets its fair share of weather and now thanks to Norman Lynagh on Sherwood Road, we’ll have a monthly summary of the weather. Here

The Village Voice has now got a Twitter account.  The month’s articles will be posted onto Twitter at regular intervals helping to further spread the