Community Association
During the last year there has been an average 185 members of TDCA who have been entered into the monthly draws of the 200+ Club. Thank you for your support which has raised £895 for the benefit of our community after paying out £1325 in prizes. Some of the money raised during the year has […]
In response
Bravo Tideswellman – we all agree with what you’ve said. “We” are a friendly group who meet for coffee – life long residents, long term incomers and new incomers, all laughing and chatting together. One lifelong resident can remember your childhood ambition to be the first black Prime Minister. We wish you were……..
Help at Hand for Farmers
In the mid 90’s mad cow disease or BSE knocked the British cattle industry for six. Many a livestock farmer would say that this was the start of all the regulations and bureaucracy that has invaded their lives; it was further compounded by the 2001 Foot & Mouth Disease epidemic and the insidious spread of […]
Bowl’d Over Mar ‘13
Well here we raring to get on that green again; the antidote to cabin fever induced by indoor short mat bowling. It’s an entirely different game; it’s a head game which needs tactical thinking but it’s not the same as being on the green having the sun & a cooling breeze in your face. Or, […]
Wednesday morning coffee
Parents who have dropped off children at either the school or pre-school are warmly invited to the St John’s Institute for a cup of tea or coffee and a slice of toast on Wednesday term times from 9am-10am, starting from Wednesday 27 February. All are welcome. For those who are interested, there will also be […]
New vicar for Village
The Rev’d Simon White, who has been vicar of West Hallam and Mapperley with Stanley and Stanley Common about eight miles from Derby, for nearly fourteen years will be joining us in Tideswell in June of this year. He is married to Gillian, who is Associate Priest in Chester Green, Derby, and who works at […]
What’s new in MS?
Well… optical coherence tomography, a technique that scans the eyes, showing the thickness of the nerve, which reflects the progression of MS. Will we be discussing this at our next MS Get together? Probably not! So come along and find out what we do discuss. Our forth coming meetings are: Saturday 30th March 2:00pm Saturday 27th April 2:00pm Saturday […]
Watch out for the Beetle
Tideswell Community Players are rehearsing their play for their spring production, Metamorphosis. This unusual play is about a man who wakes to find himself transformed into a giant beetle! Based on the famous tale by Franz Kafka, this play by Stephen Berkoff has been stunning audiences for many years. Filled will black humour and poignant […]
Junior Cricket
Tideswell Cricket Club intend to start a junior section next season commencing at the start of May 2013. The initial focus will be on establishing an U13 team to play junior league cricket in the 2014 season. With this in mind we ‘d love to hear from children between 8 and 11 years of age […]
WHITE POISON
This was the very unflattering nickname given to milk production of 150 years ago. Our speaker at the History Club meeting in February was Dr. Rodger Dalton and during his talk on the Railway, Milk Trade and Derbyshire Farming he explained that milk supply was so subject to contamination and adulteration that it became known […]
Stunning Music for Church
On 21st March The Old Dance School stops off in Tideswell for an exciting Derbyshire date on its national tour this spring. Radio 2’s Mike Harding says of them “Stunning… full-on, full of life and verve.” This cinematic septet will unleash their duelling fiddles, soaring brass crescendos, wind and vocal harmonies and earth shattering grooves […]
Cressbrook Film Club
Friday 1st March 8pm SEVEN SAMURAI (PG) A classic black and white Japanese movie made in 1954, which has been hailed as one of the greatest masterpieces of film-making. Hollywood translated it into the extremely popular 1960 western THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN – but not a patch on this original version. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura […]
Food Festival 2013
Plans are moving forward for our third annual Food Festival which promises to be bigger and better than the previous two. If you would like a stall for the day, please see Phil Walker in the Post Office. Last year we had local businesses and organisations joining in the fun along with the visiting stall […]
At t’Flicks
Tideswell Cinema transports us into the world of espionage, with the choice of ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’ as March’s film, to be shown on Wednesday 27th at 7.30pm, upstairs at The George. This 2011 film is based on John le Carre’s novel, and is set in 1970s London, in the midst of the Cold War. […]
Chef Joe’s Crispy Chilli Beef
(to serve 2-3) For the beef: 200ml sunflower or vegetable oil for deep-frying 1-2 free range eggs 5 tbsp. cornflour 200g rump or fillet steak, sliced into thin strips For the Sauce: 3 spring onions finely sliced 2.5cm piece of ginger, peeled and cut into matchsticks 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 red chilli 1 celery stick finely sliced Handful of beansprouts 1/2 red pepper finely […]
Be Special
The Derbyshire Constabulary is looking for volunteers to become Special Constables. The Special Constabulary is a force of trained volunteers, who work alongside local Safer Neighbourhood Team constables and PCSOs. Specials play a crucial role in fighting crime and making the county safer. They have the same powers as police officers and are required to volunteer […]
THE KITCHEN GARDEN 2013
One day the garden is covered in snow and looks like a winter wonderland and a few days later the snow has gone, the sun is shining and it begins to look like spring. We are managing to take advantage as and when the sun shines so now the soil has been given a good […]
Peak Volumes: the next stage
Thank you for your patience – normal service will be resumed as soon as possible… At Peak Volumes on Commercial Road in Tideswell, we are moving into the final stages of preparation before throwing open the doors around Easter. Julian Wright, based in Eyam, is building shelves for us, and then our job will be […]
PARISH COUNCIL MATTERS
At the February meeting no members of the public were present. The Council meets at the Library on the second Monday of each month at 7.15pm, and members of the public are welcome to attend. A period of time is set aside at the beginning of each meeting for public questions. The next meeting will […]
Business Support Project
Jonathan Charlesworth, The Farming Life Centre’s Farm Business Development Officer is available to help with free, impartial and confidential support for farming families and farm businesses in the Peak District Examples of situations Jonathan can assist with include: record keeping (tagging/passports), Single Farm Payment/RPA problems, animal welfare, succession issues, BTB, accessing grants, etc . Jonathan […]
LIVING HISTORY
Our thanks go to those whom we have interviewed during the past month. Again we have recorded some wonderful memories which are being transcribed by our hard working team. You will shortly be able to listen to some at www.soundcloud.com/tideswelltales. One of the main topics we discussed at our last month’s meeting was the ‘Telephone […]
Tidza Ramblers
The village walking group is fairly small but definitely well established. Walks are six miles or so, usually on the second Sunday of the month. Sometimes additional walks are arranged between those who like to go out more often or cover longer distances. A few park ranger led walks have been excellent too. We would […]
Allotments Plans 2013
The days are getting warmer and lighter, and some of us are desperate to get out on to our allotments. The seeds are bought, potatoes are chitting, and we all hope that it can’t possibly rain as much or be as cold in 2013 as last year – that the dreaded blight will stay away […]
History Changed
On Thursday 14th March, the Tideswell Local History Club will hear a talk on “Heage Windmill, Belper” given by Brian Nayler at 8pm in St John’s Institute, Tideswell. Visitors are very welcome. The event costs £2.50 which includes refreshments. Call 01298 871591 (Julia) or 871428 (June) for information. Please note this replaces the previously advertised […]
Pre-planning Advice
The Peak District National Park Authority is introducing a new pre-application advice service for people considering development of their property or land. The service, which includes appointments with allocated planning officers, will improve on previous ‘drop-in’ sessions when only general information could be given. People who need advice should initially contact the Authority’s Customer Service […]
Wakes 2013
Wakes will start on Saturday 22nd June and end on Sunday 30th this year with Big Saturday on 29th. Get the dates in your diary and tell as many friends as possible, especially those who live out of the village.
The March to Wakes
Hi everyone! Just a reminder about the public meeting on Thursday 7th March from 7.30pm at the George Hotel. As well as village residents, local businesses, associations and clubs are also very welcome, so please come along to share ideas and find out how to get involved….or just come along for a drink and hear […]
Easter Corners
Children, and the young at heart, are invited to come along to this short informal time of worship. There will be plenty of movement and activity, not to mention Hot Cross Buns and juice, as we lead up to the celebration of Easter. Details will be given out at our schools about the related craft […]