melbourne village voice april 2013

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MELBOURNE is one of thetop places to live in theUK. And that's official.In a report compiled for The

Times newspaper, Melbourne wasvoted 15th out of the top 30 townsto live in by journalists. Theyplaced Arundel in Sussex in topspot. Commenting on “this Georgian

town” The Times described it as adream location for many people fromDerby and Loughborough. It addedthat there is a great community spiritin the town, a town band, a local his-tory research group as well as sportsclubs. It commented also that it hadgood restaurants and cafes.Tagging the prices of houses at

around £750K for a Victorian Villaand £500K for a Town House, thefocus for the piece was clearly the af-fluent commuters and “retirees whodon’t want to get bored” it thoughtwould be attracted to the town. Bakewell in Derbyshire was an-

other town featuring in the top 30 list– it was placed second. Parish Council chairman, Council-

lor Jane Carroll was delighted tohear of the accolade saying: “It’s greatnews. Congratulations to everyoneand all the organisations that makeit such a special place to live. "The piece has picked up on the

great community spirit in the townand the generosity of residents withboth their time and financially insupporting the many organisationsand clubs that feature in the town.We also have great schools whichshould be remembered and good com-munication links with road, rail andair.” Speaking on behalf of the business

organisation Promote Melbourne,Clare Bampton told the Village Voice:“Personally, I thought it was fantasticthat Melbourne has been recognisedas the wonderful place it is!"South Derbyshire District Council

Leader Cllr Bob Wheeler said: “TheTimes is right to commend Mel-bourne for its ‘great communityspirit’. In Melbourne people get in-volved. It has a wide range of social,sporting and activity groups, as wellas support networks set up by locals."An example is the Melbourne

Community Care group that offersservices such as befriending and vol-untary car driving. Others supportCommunity Care through fund-rais-ing events including the Open Gar-dens Day on May 11 this year."Cllr Wheeler commented on the

contributions that South DerbyshireDistrict Council is adding to the ac-tivities available in the town by itssupport for the development of theMelbourne Assembly Rooms and itscontribution through a £1milliongrant to develop sporting facilities.� All About You.com (the umbrellawebsite for Good Housekeeping,Country Living and House Beautiful)has featured the Melbourne Festivalin its top 10 of the best events to visitthis year.South Derbyshire’s architectural

gem, Melbourne (as it is often re-ferred to), is preparing once again toopen its doors to thousands of visitorsfor the 2013 Melbourne Festival thisSeptember. Now firmly establishedas a key event in Derbyshire and theEast Midlands cultural calendar,Melbourne Festival’s reputation hasspread far and wide.

TIP-TOP TOWNMelbourne one of best places to live in the UK – report

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LOCAL children made a difference for Comic Relief this year,with a range of fund-raising activities to help support red noseday.

Pre-school children from ‘Kangaroos Jump Ahead Learning’(above) dressed in red for the day and made funny facemasksthat they wore. The Explorers Youth Group (below) hosted a

‘ O n e s i e s ’night at theUnited Re-f o r m e dChurch.

The Ex-plorers isrun byEmma Shar-ratt andT h o m a sH a c k e t t ,who organ-ise fun ac-tivities forc h i l d r e naged 11 to15.

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MORE THAN 20 companies from Melbourneand the surrounding area made the most ofthe opportunity to attend a free businessbreakfast. The event was set up by the Na-tional Apprenticeship Service and SouthDerbyshire District Council as part of Na-tional Apprenticeship Week.Held on the Castle Lane Industrial Estate,

attendees learnt about apprenticeships, thefinancial assistance available and the bene-fits they bring. Representatives also tookaway details of other sources of assistance,including the South Derbyshire Business Ad-vice Service, which provides free guidance tostart up enterprises and established busi-nesses.Organisers were delighted with the

turnout and the interest shown from firms ofall shapes and sizes. Cllr Bob Wheeler,Leader of the District Council, was one of

those who attended, and he said: "In thesedifficult economic times we need to try anddo all we can to help young people find op-portunities and assist firms to develop theirworkforce.“It was a really productive few hours and

it demonstrated how innovative, ambitiousand enthusiastic companies in and aroundMelbourne are.”To find out more, businesses can contact

the National Apprenticeship Service byphone on 0800 0150600 or go to www.appren-ticeships.org.uk.Pictured at the business breakfast (l-r) are:

Jonathon Little (Economic Development Of-ficer), Andy Potterton (National Apprentice-ship Service), Julie Page (The One Off), MarkHudson (Melbourne Gardening Services),Cllr Bob Wheeler and Carol Whitehouse(Catering Service).

AWARD-WINNING companyElectric Cabaret is to present afun afternoon of performanceand audience participation ofmime to watch and enjoy.The demonstration and work-

shop will take place on Satur-day, May 4 (2-5pm) inMelbourne Parish Church. Tickets (£10, £8 for Friends of

Melbourne Parish Church andstudents) are available from01332 694622. The Electric Cabaret Com-

pany specialises in contempo-rary and classic mime, streettheatre, surreal happenings, liv-ing statues, stilt walkers, indoortheatre, theatrical solutions forbusinesses, training and educa-tion for all. They have workedfor the BBC, the National Trust,London Eye, the BritishOlympic Committee, and pre-sented award-winning produc-tions for street theatre, mimeand indoor theatre.They provide refreshing and

unusual entertainment encap-sulating the leap of the imagina-tion that is inherent in goodtheatre.The event, for The Friends of

Melbourne Parish Church,promises to be an exciting andunusual afternoon.Richard Jones of Electric

Cabaret says he has had a 13-year career to date, survivingcoming close to deportation inSingapore for busking, refusingto pay protection money to theyakuza in Japan and findinghimself stranded up a sway polewhile performing through a riotin Belgium. His partner, Re-becca Clark – actress, writerand director – is, in addition toher work for Electric Cabaret,artistic director of Chicken ShedMK and arts development offi-cer for South NorthamptonshireCouncil.

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RECREATION In Aston will be holding its annualyard sale on April 27 (10am-2pm) – a fantasticway to re-cycle your unwanted items.

Stalls will be charged at £5 (contact JillAldridge on 01332 792439) and programmes de-tailing the location of stalls will be available fromthe village pump, Aston On Trent on the day for£1.� THE Recreation In Aston fun run and 10k race

will take place on Sunday, May 12. There will bethe usual two races, a two-mile fun run/walk anda 10k run for the more serious athletes. If youwould like to take part in either event sign up viahttp://heyhudson.com/astonfunrun/If you would like to help at the event please

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WHAT WAS a bad news story reportedin the Village Voice in February hasnow turned into a warming good newsstory.

The article under the headline ‘Callousthieves snatch nursery’s charity cash’touched the hearts of many readers, andthe nursery involved – Scallywags of Mel-bourne – soon began receiving phone callsfrom Melbourne residents.

The calls were pledges to donate moneyto replace the stolen cash collected by thechildren for Treetops Hospice.

And not only did individual residents re-spond but also one of the world's top com-panies also offered to replace the moneystolen.

Martin Pallot from Ticknall saw thestory in the Village Voice and raised theissue with his employers. Pirelli, the officialtyre supplier to Formula One, has a historyof charitable giving, donating generously toa number of charities and causes over theyears.

For the past three years, Pirelli has sup-ported Great Ormond Street Hospital Chil-dren’s Charity (GOSH) helping sickchildren and playing a crucial role in rais-ing money towards the building of a newsurgery centre.

On this occasion it was the good fortuneof Scallywags and Treetops to benefit froma donation by Pirelli of £500.

Gay Evans, community fund-raiser for

Treetops Hospice, said: "Following the bur-glary at Scallywags where £500 intendedfor Treetops was stolen, it was a pleasureto visit the nursery and be presented withthe fantastic amount of £1,000 towards ourwork.

"On behalf of Treetops, I would like tothank Martin Pallot for highlighting the in-cident to his employers, Pirelli, who thenvery kindly donated £500.

"Contributions from parents and localresidents who also got behind the story fea-tured in Village Voice, combined with a do-nation from Scallywags turned anupsetting incident into a heart-warmingstory."

� Pictured with children from the nursery's zebra group are (back row, l-r): Mary Dunnicliff, of Scallywags, Hayley Fair-brother (Scallywags), Gay Evans (Treetops), Sarah Brown (Pirelli) and Martin Pallot (Pirelli).

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Village Voice PostbagI AM writing to give warm, heartfelt thanks to Ian Earl, of Mel-bourne Tree Services, who did a stirling job with his snowplough/gritter. He was out and about early during the recent badweather clearing the roads to help us all on our way.Naomi OrpinMelbourne resident

� CUBANA Salsa have been tutoring students in salsa dancing at MelbourneRoyal British Legion Club over the last few months and the people pictured arebrushing up on their moves ahead of a salsa party on April 13. Everyone is invitedto join them.

CHILDREN, teachers and parents are cel-ebrating the start of renovation work to theOld School House, part of Dame CatherineHarpur’s School at Ticknall.

Over the last few years the school hasraised nearly £80,000 for the renovations,which will include a new reception, toilets,kitchen and meeting room, with better fa-cilities for both the children and staff.

The school was founded in 1744 and hassince undergone many changes. It is now athriving independent village school attract-ing children from the surrounding area.

Sarah Roulstone, a parent, said: “This isfantastic news for the school. It’s a greatschool to have in my village for my children;the class sizes are small, and the school re-ally encourages all children to reach theirpotential. The new facilities will make iteven better.”

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THE WEATHER seems to kick us when we’realready down and everybody is ready for somewarmth.If ever there was a year when we really

needed an early spring then 2013 was it, but itwas not to be. I don’t need to describe the snowin the last week of March, but in my lifetimethis was not unusual – if not in the last 20years or so.It came at what must have been the peak

time for lambing on many farms and musthave caused loads of problems. Most sheepmen will house the animals while they lamband turn them out as soon as they have bondedtogether and there’s some grass to graze.Shed space is at a premium on stock farms

at this time and usually some cattle will havebeen turned out to grass, but out there grassthere isn’t so cattle are still indoors.In the hills many sheep have been buried in

the drifted snow and unless liberated fairlyquickly die. To add small lambs to this doesn’tbear thinking about. Upland areas of Northern

Ireland, Lancashire and Yorkshire have beenthe worst hit and there have been reports ofbuildings collapsing due to the weight of snow.Nearer to home there’s still plenty to think

about. The delay in planting spring crops andfeeding and weeding winter sown ones is veryworrying. The work load when we can startwill be an enormous task to be completed in ashort space of time and the prospects for har-vest are not optimistic. Many dairy farmers are going to have to be

very careful with their supplies of feed as thereis little prospect for much grass growth at themoment. All in all I think it’s a long time sinceI’ve felt so pessimistic about our lot.What’s happening to nesting birds in this

weather is another thought. One thing that isfor sure is they are very hungry as evidence tothe amount of seeds and waste food they eatfrom around the yards.March this year is like January, and I do

hope that by the time you get to read this,things will have changed.

WILLOW weaving was the main feature at the food forest garden at Melbourne JuniorSchool during the most recent activity day organised by Melbourne Transition group.Peter Wood, of Greenwood Days, demonstrated, instructed and helped those who showed

an interest in the craft as they created a willow fence to be a permanent and integral partof the garden.

An estimated 60 people turned out to join in the activities, which also included othercraft activities held indoors.“It was a really good event,” said Infant School parent and Transition group member

Katherine Parrish.Mr Wood is pictured maintaining a watchful eye on Harry Potts and Emily Robinson as

they work on the willow fence.

‘CHANGING Tastes and Fashions since 1950’ wasthe subject for the Ticknall Garden Club meeting inMarch. Visiting speaker Bob Brown of CotswoldGarden Flowers reflected on 60 years of gardening.

Gardeners of today are spoilt for choice for placesto source their passion, with access to garden cen-tres, mail order services, seed catalogues and aworld of online shopping.

Bob painted a very different picture of gardeningin the 1950s when it was greengrocers who suppliedthe plants, and ironmongers the garden tools. Sixtyyears on we have a greater variety of plants avail-able, with improved disease resistance and gener-ally much more choice.

The materials in our gardens have evolved, fromwooden seed trays lined with newspaper to plasticpots. Thinking about how gardening has changedover the years, the different tastes and fashions, leftus wondering what gardening would be like in 2073.

Bob brought along a fantastic display of plantsthat members quickly snapped up, and then spenttime reminiscing whilst enjoying a cuppa.

Changing timesA CHARITY sports and family fun day atStaunton Harold Hall in aid of AshbyMacmillan Cancer Support is being organ-ised for May 18.

Balfour Beatty is promoting the family-friendly event and is looking for groups offive to join in the action and take on otherteams of local residents, businesses andsports clubs in the action-packed sportingchallenges. Teams can be made up of friends,family and colleagues and need to raise aminimum of £100.

From welly wanging to biscuit decorating,face painting to treasure hunts, there shouldbe something for everyone.

A hog roast and beer tent will also be onhand with parking and admission free.

If you would like further information onthe day, or to register a team, contact theBalfour Beatty Charity Committee [email protected] or call Amy Turner on07967 689132.

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Amazing Auriculas Mid April to Mid MayCome and see the splendid Auricula Theatre in full colour. The Auriculas are due in mid April. Until their arrival the theatre is festooned with 160 old fashioned violas such as Johnnie Jump Up, Prince Henry and Arkwright Ruby.

2020 Vision Exhibition Wednesday 10th – Monday 29th AprilA stunning outdoor exhibition in our stableyards of more than a hundred breath taking images from top UK wildlife photographers. Photos have been captured over 20 months in 20 locations throughout Britain and demonstrate what can be done when nature is given a helping hand.

The Auricula Suite Saturday 20th April 7pm – 9.30pmCelebrating the only surviving auricula theatre in the country residing here at Calke enjoy a concert with the Auricula Gig band. Songs telling folk tales of a journey to a new land, of love and loss, persecution and a new beginning inspired by the small alpine Primula auricula and its 16th century journey to England with the Huguenot refugees. Tickets £12, Booking Required on 01332 863822.

The Vision Presented by 2020 Vision Wednesday 24th April 7.30pm 10pm An evening of spell binding imagery, music and personal anecdotes from 2020VISION, the UK's most ambitious conservation photography project. Some of the UK's top nature photographers will present a fascinating insight into the ethos behind 2020VISION and how it has captured inspiring stories from throughout the country where our natural home is being repaired and reconnected. Speakers: Andy Rouse, Alex Mustard, Danny Green & Peter Cairns. Tickets £12, Booking Required on 01332 863822

Walks with Matthew Oates Friday 26th April & Saturday 27th AprilThe National Trust’s nature and wildlife expert leads three expeditions giving an insight into Sir Vauncey’s life and obsessions:Obsessions of an English GentlemanFri, 11am 1.30pm £7.50, includes light lunch Booking Required on 01332 863822Walking in Sir Vauncey’s ShoesFri, 3pm 4.30pm £3, includes refreshment Booking Required on 01332 863822The Butterfly Man Sat, 11am & 2pm

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MUCH-NEEDED cash boostshave been provided to a numberof community and voluntarygroups in South Derbyshire. A total of £42,300 is being

shared between eight capitalprojects given approval by anindependent judging panel.Included in this total is £10K

to Recreation in Aston to im-prove play and recreation facil-ities, and £1,278 to MelbourneCommunity Centre Ltd to in-stall acoustic panels in the mainhall of the Assembly Rooms toimprove sound quality. A further £5,053 has been

provided to assist MelbourneArts in setting up a package ofevents to be delivered at alter-

native venues across the dis-trict. This will help to spreadthe expertise gained in runningfestival events to a wider audi-ence. On top of these £4,250 has

been awarded to Sharpe’s Pot-tery Museum, in Swadlincote,to install an electronic kiln.The remaining money is

going to a wide variety of otherworthy projects, throughout thedistrict, including meals proj’zects, citizens’ advice, mentalhealth, and children with dis-abilities. Cllr John Lemmon, chair of

the housing and communityservices committee, said: "Localauthorities are being asked to

make huge financial savingsand many are making cuts tocommunity and voluntary sec-tor funding to plug the gap. InSouth Derbyshire we are con-tinuing to support our partnersbecause we understand justhow important their work is tolocal residents."In times of recession the de-

mand for these outlets and serv-ices increase and it is moreimportant than ever that wefund them so they can continueto protect those most in needand offer diverse cultural oppor-tunities. Local groups are vi-tally important and we areextremely pleased that we willcontinue to offer them activesupport."

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THE LOW-LEVEL mood lighting at the Mel-bourne Assembly Rooms – venue for thepost-Easter April Parish Council meeting –seemed to have an impact on the event. With apologies from councillors still on holiday

and a very small public attendance there weremany empty spaces.As the meeting got under way, there were no

questions from the public and little to report fromPCSO Emma Guest other than a spate of anti-so-cial behaviour at the reservoir on recent Fridaynights. Operation Safe Drive, carried out at Stanton by

Bridge in early March, resulted in motoristsbeing stopped for a variety of offences including:not wearing seatbelts; using mobile phones whiledriving; irregular number plates; and several in-stances of running on red diesel. There was oneinstance of an overweight vehicle using the cause-way.County Councillor John Harrison, delivering

his last report to the parish council, was very up-beat about the recent Times newspaper listing ofthe top 30 places to live in England, putting Mel-bourne in 15th spot. He congratulated the parishcouncil for the part it had played with the localcommunity in attaining this accolade.

With regard to the forthcoming county councilelections and his decision to stand down, CllrHarrison expressed his thanks to councillorsand chairmen, past and present, for the assis-tance they have given him during the period hehas represented the Melbourne ward. Parish Council chairman Jane Carroll

thanked Cllr Harrison on behalf of the counciland the residents of Melbourne for all the ster-ling work he has done in representing Mel-bourne and the enthusiasm and dedication withwhich he has fulfilled his role.� There has been slow progress with the instal-lation of CCTV in the town centre. Subject tostreet licence approval for the seven cameras, itis hoped that work will start on April 9.

� CHURCHES Together inMelbourne invited everyoneto join in to decorate thebare wooden cross with flow-ers on Easter Day.

The cross was located out-side the Methodist Church inChurch Street.

A group of children fromthe Methodist Church arepictured with the cross hav-ing made their contributionto its decoration.

SPRING Planting for AutumnColour was the title of a talkand presentation delivered byGriselda Kerr to an apprecia-tive audience that had bravedthe weather and make theirway to the Catholic Churchhall in Melbourne.

All proceeds were in aid ofMelbourne Community Care.Griselda will be opening her

garden to the public on May 11together with others whenMelbourne’s Open Gardenswill be taking place. Tickets at£5 will be available soon.

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TOM MILLSreports from theApril meeting ofMelbourne ParishCouncil

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WITH THE deadline fornominations fast approach-ing, it promises to be a hotlycontested election for Der-byshire County Council onMay 2.

In the 2009 election, whenLabour lost control of the councilfor the first time in 28 years, theConservatives gained control bya thin majority, which in thepresent mid-term political cli-mate is bound to be fiercely chal-lenged by their opponents. Boundary changes mean

there is an additional councillorposition in South Derbyshireand the electorate compositionhas changed for both Melbourneand Aston wards. With Cllr John Harrison

standing down at this electionand a reduced electorate size,Melbourne is likely to be tar-geted by all political parties as a‘must win' seat. At the time ofwriting, known nominees con-testing the election will be AlanJones (Labour), Linda Chilton(Conservative) and Alan JGraves (UKIP).

Although Liberal Democratcandidates will be standingnames have not yet been for-mally announced. No GreenParty candidates will be stand-ing, but there may yet be Inde-pendents or other nominations. Alan Jones has lived in the

area for 29 years. He is an envi-ronmental scientist, employedat University of Birminghamanalysing air pollution data. Hepreviously worked for BritishCoal on dust and noise prob-lems; is a member of HartshorneParish Council, and a governorof Eureka Primary School. Hehas experience of the countycouncil, having previously beenrepresentative for Repton andMidway.Linda Chilton has lived in

Melbourne for six years, and be-fore that in Swarkestone for 18years. Married to Keith, a re-tired chartered engineer and ex-rugby player for Leicester Tigersand London Welsh, she has chil-dren and grandchildren livinglocally and in Australia. Linda has spent many years

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in business administration bothhere and overseas, gaining anhonours degree in business ad-ministration as a mature stu-dent in 1995. For a short whileafter leaving university, she un-dertook voluntary work as adriver and treasurer for a strokeclub in Derby, run by the SouthDerbyshire Health Authority. Agovernor at Melbourne JuniorSchool, she is also regionaltreasurer for ConservativeWomen. Alan Graves (Jnr) is a young

man from South Derbyshire whoworks in Belper for a largeBritish company. In his sparetime he likes to see his familyand play amateur football. Alanhas become frustrated with themain parties in local politics andhas chosen to stand in his localarea for the Melbourne seat.

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less experience than other can-didates, he believes that hiscommonsense approach willbring a new lease of life to thearea.In the newly created Aston

Division, which stretches fromShardlow to Stenson the con-testants so far announced areChristopher Pratt (Con), RobDavison (Lab) and Alan Graves(UKIP) – father of the UKIPcandidate for Melbourne.Chris Pratt has worked inter-

nationally for a local aerospacecompany and has over 40 years’experience. He has had severalyears’ experience of hands-oncost reduction, whilst preservingservices and maintaining cus-tomer confidence. This back-ground, he believes, will be ofbenefit to his aim of being an ef-fective and proactive countycouncillor for the Aston division.He is married to Adele.Rob Davison sees himself as a

permanent fixture in StensonFields – within the new AstonDivision – where he’s lived since2002. He has represented hun-dreds of people as a welfarerights officer; as a contracts offi-cer Rob oversaw social servicesfor vulnerable residents and, atDerby, provided research andadministrative support to cross-party council committees. Amember of CAMRA, the real alecampaign, Rob combines being akeen rail passenger with explor-ing Derbyshire inns. At countylevel his priority is tacking un-employment by encouraging pri-vate sector job creation and hepromises to work with SouthDerbyshire and the parish coun-cils to ensure any developmentis sensitively handled.

Alan Graves has lived most ofhis life in Derbyshire, is marriedwith three sons and four grand-children, and runs his own busi-ness on Pride Park inDerbyshire. Since joining UKIP,he has become the chairman ofCentral and South Derbyshireand the Derbyshire representa-tive for the East Midlands. Hehas been involved in local poli-tics since 1995 and has a longrecord of supporting, helpingand leading local communities.

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FOLLOWING fantastic service over the EasterWeekend, I would like to sing the praises of theproprietor of Melbourne Post Office who went be-yond the call of duty on Saturday, March 30.I had an out-of-town appointment and got back

into Melbourne around 1pm. I went to the NatWest bank and discovered the machine was out oforder (again), there was a notice on the wall say-ing that money could be drawn out of the post of-fice, but it was Saturday, the place closed at 12or12.30, or did it?I walked up and the door was ajar. The post-

master could most certainly have refused meentry but instead he went in the back, got mesome money, and let me use my bankcard. It isthese things that make our village life a pleasure,

the fact that the counter staff had time for mewhen it would have been easier to say, sorry, weare closed. My mistake was not making time earlier, but I

learned later that most of the banks in Derbywere not working on that day. Just remember thenext time you need a stamp, need to tax the caror simply need an envelope for a birthday card,the Post Office is yours and mine and we shouldall support it.I am so grateful to the new owners, the service

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THERE was a time not so long ago when itwas extremely difficult to get any informa-tion about local schools.Now, following ongoing reforms over the last 20

years, there is plenty of information, with preschool nurseries, as well as primary and second-ary school being no longer closed bodies, guardingtheir information like state secrets. On the con-trary, there is plenty of information – compar-isons made with national, regional and localschools, so parents can identify the local goodschools, their strengths and weaknesses laid bareto public scrutiny. Clearly the establishment ofOFSTED inspections has been a huge catalyst foropenness and better management in schools.Within the last few weeks, the details, aca-

demic and managerial, of every school in Englandhave been published on the internet. The BBCwebsite, carrying Dept. of Education statistics,lists every state school in the country, placing thebest state schools in "best" league tables, and giv-ing all the information needed for parents to eval-uate and compare the performances of schools,against national and local education authoritystandards.Locally, we can be assured that, for instance in

local primary schools, standards are good, al-though none of the schools is picked out as beingexceptionally good.At Aston on Trent, the primary school has 196

pupils, 4.5% of whom are in Special Needs, butnevertheless 97% of the pupils have attainedlevel 4 standard in Maths and English. In 20127.1% of the pupils were eligible for free schoolmeals, and the ratio of of pupils to teachers was24.8.At Melbourne Junior, 92% of the 228 pupils

have reached Level 4 or above. 4.8% of the pupilsare in Special Needs, and 8.3% are eligible forfree school meals. The pupil/teacher ratio is 23.5.In Sale and Davy's at Barrow on Trent, 87% of

the pupils attain Level 4 in Maths and English.

At Weston on Trent there has been a massiveimprovement since 2009, when only 58% of thepupils attained the benchmark Level 4 standard.By 2012, the school had attained a 92% attain-ment level, a remarkable turnaround.The level of public information available is

truly remarkable – every detail is recorded, forevery state school in England: Absence details,full financial data, about funding, broken downby spend per pupil, energy costs, and detailedbreakdown of teacher and assistants costs.The audit of financial data on the website pub-

lishes up-to-date figures for each school.For instance, the cost of running a school – tak-

ing all costs into account – for teachers and theadministration and back office costs are broughtbefore readers. We can see that the cost to theschool per pupil is listed in Aston as £3,161 perpupil, and the cost per pupil rises to £ 3,038 , inBarrow, at Sale and Davy's to £3,618 per pupil,and at Weston the cost is £ 3,706 per pupil.Teachers' salaries are not divulged in detail,

but an average figure of total salaries is given.In Melbourne 13 teachers, with an equivalent fulltime of 9.7 teachers, the average salary is£39,000; in Aston it is £37,413 (nine teachers withan equivalent of 7.9 full time); in Weston (sixteachers, with an equivalent of five full-time) theaverage salary is £40,054. In Barrow, there aresix teachers, with an equivalence of five full time. The core details of educational attainment are

listed in great detail, as well as the last OFSTEDreport. Detailed analysis of absence statistics isoffered, as well as the percentage of pupils withEnglish not as a first language. The national keymeasure of financial deprivation is the count ofthose pupils eligible for free school meals.Our local schools seem by national and county

standards to be financially very well managed.To study the huge amount of detail about

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ALWAYS looking to promote itself in innova-tive ways, Melbourne Photographic Societyheld an event in March that capitalised onthe attraction of a celebrity figure from theworld of valuation and auctioneering – andthe public’s seemingly boundless interest inobjects from the past.

There was a full house at the Assembly Roomswhen the theme of antiquity was counter-bal-anced by the youthful appearance of CharlesHanson, the director of a firm of auctioneers andvaluers, Hansons in Etwall.Mr Hanson entertained the audience with sto-

ries from ‘The Life of an Auctioneer’ in what hasbeen a whirlwind career to date.

His good-humoured and engaging style musthave made the right connection with the mediaas he has been seen on TV's Bargain Hunt for 10years, as well as making appearances on Flog It,the Antiques Road Trip as well as other high pro-file charity-themed events.All these experiences have ensured that he has

a considerable catalogue of humorous tales thatrange from the uplifting to the hair-raising; suchas the Chinese client who regarded the sound ofthe gavel as being the signal to commence nego-tiations rather than the sealing of a contract.

Having established that the term antique onlyreferred to items over 100 years old, Mr Hansonthen proceeded to examine and talk about the twodozen or so objects that members of the audiencehad taken with them, teasing estimated valua-tions from what you might have expected to be areserved attendance, with a charm and ease thatconfirmed why he is at the top end of his busi-ness. Whilst we never heard the heart-stoppingphrase “Do you have this insured?” there were

some genuine antiques, many surprises and prob-ably a couple of letdowns.

There was also a question and answer sessionthat could prove dangerous for a lesser individ-ual. When asked what might be the professionalmoment he would like to achieve, he answeredthat it would be holding the gavel and pronounc-ing the words “Ladies and Gentlemen, at One ...Million … Pounds …” yet he made it sound morelike a theatrical aspiration, rather than a com-mercial one.

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WITH Council Tax demands landing on thedoor mats it will be a welcome relief tomany to see that the charges for the countycouncil, fire authority and district councilshave remained unchanged from last year. Residents will have noticed, however, that the

Derbyshire Police Authority element has risen by2% and for many the parish council element hasalso risen – in Melbourne by about 12.5%.The police authority increase was a decision

taken by the new Police and Crime Commissionerfor Derbyshire, Alan Charles.In reporting how the decision was reached he

outlined two options available: to go for the max-imum precept increase allowed or to accept afreeze and to take an available Council TaxFreeze grant, worth 1%.Whilst the freeze option was taken in other

areas, such as neighbouring Leicestershire, ourcommissioner opted for the maximum precept toraise just over £1m in additional revenue fromthe Council Tax payers. Announcing the decision he is reported as say-

ing: “If I don't raise tax then I will have to cutpolicing and I can't accept that.” He added: “I am going to the maximum in-

crease I can without triggering a referendumwhich is 1.96% It is a small amount to maintainpolicing and safety in Derbyshire.”By comparison, in neighbouring Leicestershire,

which faces the same changes in the way thebudget is calculated, their police commissioner,Clive Loader, has decided to freeze the tax pre-cept for at least two years.Parish councils have been wrestling with a

change in the way a new support scheme will im-

pact. Changes introduced nationally last yearmean that some households eligible for exemp-tion will no longer be included in the ‘tax base’ ornumber of households contributing tax. Thus in Weston-on-Trent, for example, the

parish precept (the amount the parish asks forto meet its spending) has remained at £13,000this year, but as there are fewer households in thetax base each tax payer will pay a little more –roughly £1 for a band D household. Similarly,Willington residents will see a hike of nearly £5(at Band D), although their precept remains un-changed.Whilst the Government has recognised this ef-

fect, and announced compensation measures,some parishes have decided nonetheless to main-tain the precept at the same level, or indeed in-crease it, and still to increase the council tax levyon each household.

Aston-on-Trent, Barrow-on Trent and Ticknallhave not increased the levy on individuals and,consequently, have opted for a lower precept.However, in Willington and in Melbourne the levyhas increased by £7 and £2 respectively to pro-vide for a higher precept – up to £40,500 in Will-ington and to £30,180 in Melbourne.The leader of Melbourne Parish Council, Cllr

Jane Carroll, outlined that the changes to the taxbase was only part of the issue, and there hadbeen a background fear that funding from LocalGovernment could be cut. Cllr Carroll said: “Theparish council did indeed choose to increase theprecept to enable us to maintain the level of serv-ices and make some improvements. The modestrise is against the financial threats that face us.”

She pointed out that whilst the percentage fig-ure was eye-catching it remained only a matterof pence per week for those households paying.

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FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS orHappy Birthday to Breedonon the Hill WI. For theirninth birthday at the end ofMarch, Breedon WI wentSpanish for the evening.

It was “hola y bienvenidos”(hello and welcome) to every-one, with tapas, wine, Span-ish influenced dress – as wellas some most appropriateBritish tourists.

The main food for thebirthday supper during theevening was, of course, tradi-tional paella, cooked by Janeand Helen on Breedon WI’svery own gas powered paellapan. The pan is new andavailable for hire so it was agood opportunity to try itout; everyone was amazed tosee how many it could serve.The desserts were delicious,too, especially Hazel’s almen-drados (almond cookies).

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EVEN IF Spring is a bit sub-dued, Melbourne nightlifeseems to have burst back to life.Easter weekend saw Gary

Delaney, one of Britain’s topcomics, delight a full house atthe RBL Club, whilst a tributenight had a capacity crowd re-living the 60s at the AssemblyRooms.Delaney is not just rapid fire,

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only pausing for the audience tocatch up with his well-craftedwit. In a 20-minute set he blewthe audience away with a suc-cession of one-liner gags.

At the Assembly Rooms theHey Beatles, tribute act to a fa-mous Liverpool combo bearinga remarkably similar name,brought the Mersey sound toMelbourne. From She LovesYou to Hey Jude, they reminded

many in the audience that wehad been loving these songs fornearly 50 years. But the yearsrolled away, and there was re-markable agility on the floor. The capacity crowd clearly

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THE LOCAL branch of Thomas Cook, the travel agency inthe Market Place, is under serious threat of closure.

This follows an announcement that 2,500 jobs nationwide arebeing axed. Some 195 stores have been earmarked for closure, withsix in Derbyshire and a total of 25 in the Midlands.

Staff at the Melbourne branch are unable to discuss the proposalspublicly, as a period of redundancy con-sultation is in force until June, butmany of the shops under threat are theformer Co-op Travel brand shops whichwere bought by Thomas Cook less thantwo years ago.

There has been a travel agent in thetown for the last 15 years, and it is sadthat the closure would sever the links tothe founder of the travel business,Thomas Cook, who was born at QuickClose in Melbourne.

The Thomas Cook Group refers proudly to being the oldest travelcompany in the world, dating back to 1841 when the first excursionof travellers from Leicester to Loughborough was organised. But,clearly, this counts for nothing when pursuing profitability.

The changes are part of a restructuring of the organisation forprofitable growth by “delighting customers with trusted, personalholiday experiences delivered through a high tech, high touch ap-proach".

Staff from other branches have been reporting on public mediasites about their shock and anger about the way the announcementwas made, calling in hundreds of staff to a meeting in Manchesterwhere they were starkly told of their fate. Managers at the storesremaining open are also facing changes to their jobs if they stay.

It would be another large empty shop on our high street, locally,and a sad loss to the local customers who are used to booking theirtwo weeks in the sun with the advice of the expert friendly staffwho work there.

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AFTER many years of entering the town quiz, normallywith two teams, St Michael’s Players finally pulled it offto win the trophy. In the final they beat The Rugby ClubVice-Presidents.

Fielding only one team this year and appearing underthe group name, the Players line-up of Gordon Hughes,Margaret Gildea, Anne and Ian Payne were delightedwith the result.

Finals night was an entertaining evening with compe-titions between St Michael’s Players and Sick Club Row,and Ancient Mariners v Rugby Club VPs. Sick Club Rowand Ancient Mariners fought it out for the minor plac-ings, with Sick Club Row winning through.

The main winner of the quiz, when all the banter haddied down, was Rainbows Hospice, this year’s chosencharity.

Rainbows' representative Paula North was presentedwith a cheque for £1,200 by quiz question master JohnElliott. Paula thanked John, the members of the commit-tee and the people of Melbourne for their continuing sup-port for Rainbows.

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� IN THE latest series of 'Pop Up' nights atthe Melbourne Assembly Rooms, well over200 revellers joined in the 'Pop Up StPatrick’s Day' celebrations where Guinness,Baileys, Irish whiskey and cider were the or-ders of the day at the Irish Bar and speciallybrewed Green Bitter was a particularfavourite at the Tollgate Bar.

The night went down a storm, ably sup-ported by Gaelic flavoured music and spe-

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Teams consist of three to six people and toenter, call the Assembly Rooms office on01332 863522.

Pictured enjoying the celebrations are (l-r)Jeff Newman, Nigel Heaps, Steve Elliott andJon Hill.

THE MEMBERS of MelbourneParish Church welcome every-one to call in to Church House,Church Square, where tea/cof-fee and homemade cake will beserved on Sunday afternoonsand Bank Holiday Mondays(2.30-4.30pm) from Sunday,May 5, until the Melbourne Fes-tival weekend September 14/15.

Preserves and pickles will beon sale and all monies raisedwill help support the work ofMelbourne Church.

Weather permitting, tea canbe taken in the vicarage gardenoverlooking the Pool.� SPRING into Jazz, with a fishand chip supper, is back inAston on Saturday, April 20, at

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THE AGM of the Melbourne Civic Society tookplace at the Assembly Rooms. The retiring chairman, Neil Wright, gave his

final report before handing over to his successorBrian Budd. The report included comment on awealth of positive activities and achievementsduring the last year.Secretary Pam Adams reported that, al-

though membership is doing well at almost 200,it was hoped this would increase as a result ofa forthcoming recruitment drive. In consideringthe wide variety of topics presented by guestspeakers at the monthly meetings, she thoughtmembers had found lots to interest them – andthere are still more interesting topics includedin the programme.

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CHRISTOPHER Hill entertained and de-lighted everyone with his performances onsax, flute and piccolo and also sang his wayto success, picking up the award for ‘YoungMusician of the Year’ with his excellent andimaginative rendition of ‘Le Merle Blanc’ onthe piccolo.The Young Musician of the Year Compe-

tition was held at Melbourne Junior School.The event, which is in its 15th year, is

sponsored and organised by the RotaryClub of Melbourne. Rotarian DouglasKeith, who has been running it for the pastthree years, said the turnout for the after-noon competition saw an increase in bothtalent and numbers with 20 talentedyoungsters taking part.The event was adjudicated by Terry Clay,

a member of the Rotary Club of Melbourne,and Tony Westeman, who delivered excel-lent feedback and constructive comments toeach candidate.

The prize presentations and certificateswere awarded by Dr Phillip Rosser, presi-dent of the Rotary Club of Melbourne.A new ‘beginners shield’ was awarded

this year and was presented by RotarianMaggie Sharp to Charlie Coleston-Shieldsfor his accomplished performance on thecello.Three of the winners from the afternoon

competition, Kiera Cooksey, Jacob Middle-ton and Bethany Caswell were invited toattend and perform at the evening event.

The evening event was well attended byfamily and friends and a host of invitedguests who enjoyed performances by 10musicians. Eden Walker’s talented per-formance on the piano secured him the run-

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The judges were Tony Short, Visiting Archi-tect; Wendy Earp, Melbourne Parish Council;Neil Wright, Barbara Simpson and Ian Turner,committee members; and David Platt, memberrepresentative.

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After a long deliberation it was unanimouslyagreed that the Civic Award this year should bepresented to D. and M. Bailey for work carriedout at 67 Derby Road.

"The removal of existing rendering and thereplacement, to a high standard, of the doorsand windows with period designs satisfied allthe judging criteria.”

The judges commended the Melbourne HallMuniment Room Roof for the first class work-manship and its visual impact.

After the AGM, Paul Sturges as chairman ofthe Footpaths Group explained the work andpurpose of this newly formed organisation.

Following refreshments, Graham Truscottgave an interesting account of the recent activ-ities and the progress made by the MelbourneTransitions Group.

The next meeting of the Civic Society will beon April 29 at 7.30pm. at the Assembly Roomswhen Ian Hingley will talk on "The Origin ofSayings".

On Saturday, April 20, a litter pick has beenarranged. Volunteers will be most welcome andare asked to meet in front of the AssemblyRooms at 10am.

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THE UK’s biggest dinner party to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, was organ-ised by Craig and Jayne Williamson, who held the event in the village hall at Weston onTrent.

Tracey Townend, thefund-raising managerfrom Macmillan CancerCharity, attended andspoke to give thanks forthe support, sayingthat 98 per cent of thecharity's funds comefrom events such asthis one.

Craig Williamson, aparish councillor forWeston on Trent, saidthey wanted to supportthe charity in some wayafter a neighbour diedof cancer last year.

Craig and his wife,Jayne, have lived in thevillage for 17 years.Jayne, who is a kitchenassistant at MelbourneSchool, cooked the meal with the help and assistance of Vicki Whithy, Shirley Goodman and AudreyYeomans.

All the ingredients for the supper were donated from local companies and Craig also gained supportfrom his employer, the Florette Salad Company (Lichfield), who donated the salad.

The children who attended were entertained in the early part of the evening by Cheney Magic beforedevouring a supper of sausage and chips, donated by Shelton Lock fish bar.

The evening was a huge success with over 60 adults and 22 children taking part. Darlene Taylorcelebrated her birthday by attending with family and friends.

The three-course supper was followed by music from Smooth Radio, who supported the event withfour hours of non-stop soulful music. A raffle and ‘roll the penny’ contest helped to raise further funds.

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breast cancer in the Derby Unit and was de-termined to do something positive for theunit following her treatment.The entertainment during the evening was

provided by Melbourne’s own ‘Elvis’, TommyLee Jones, and Mark and Lorraine are de-lighted to announce that £1,700 was raisedand will be presented to the Derby BreastUnit.

They extend their thanks to everyone thatcontributed in any way to make it such a suc-cessful occasion.Pictured at the RBL Club are some of the

invited guests.

THE MOONLIGHT Walk is the biggestfund-raising event for Treetops Hospice,with hundreds of women taking part.This year's event on Friday, June 21, will

be a 10k circular walk in Derby incorporat-ing a new section around the historicCathedral Quarter.This will be the fourth annual Moonlight

Walk, the previous three raising a com-bined total of £125,000. This money goesstraight back into providing hospice serv-

ices.This year Treetops is focussing particu-

larly on its Hospice at Home service and the10pm start for the walk coincides with thestart time of the Hospice at Home Nurses'nine-hour night shifts.

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The May walks are as follows:Thursday 2, Melbourne and Stanton byBridge. Saturday 18, “Around the Reservoir” Partof the National Forest Walking Festival.Sunday 19, Rails and Canals walk to We-ston on Trent.Wednesday 22, Melbourne Woodlands.Friday 24, Night Walk through MelbourneParks.

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� MELBOURNE WI members celebrated the80th anniversary of the branch with a partyheld at Melbourne Assembly Rooms.

A celebration meal prepared by Penny Leewas enjoyed by those attending. This was fol-lowed by entertainment provided by NishaNath and her students of Bollywood Dance.

Following some tuition in dance and handmovements, several WI members took to thefloor to demonstrate their new-found skills,adding to the entertainment for the more pas-sive members. Guests attending the event included former

members and members from other WIbranches in the Harpur Crewe group. Pictured (l-r) are: Mavis Taylor, Margaret

Lacey, Jean Brookbanks (50-year member),Mary Trevena (president), Brenda Bryant (48-year member), Jenny Starkie and KarenGrewcott.

THE SAFER South Derbyshire Partnership has recently success-fully gained approval to run a Duke of Edinburgh Open Award Cen-tre for South Derbyshire, to be based at Woodville Youth Centre. The centre will focus on making the award more accessible to

young people from less well supported family backgrounds or tothose at risk of offending.It is hoped that by undertaking the award, these young people

will gain a sense of self-worth and achievement. The centre will berun by volunteers but with active support given by the Partnership.The Safer Neighbourhoods Partnership has funded a number of

projects locally during the last year including:� Willington Youth Festival, which was granted £495 funding to de-velop a one-day mini festival for the young community, focusing ona mix of graffiti art, drumming and live music workshops, endingwith a music and art session in the evening.� Barrow on Trent Parish Plan was granted £150 to develop theyouth club by providing the youngsters with new equipment.� Melbourne Assembly Rooms was granted £585 funding to im-prove security on main access doors. � South Derbyshire Sport was granted £1,000 towards an InflatableMulti-Use Games Arena (IMUGA), which will be used to engageyoung people in a variety of sports. It will form part of the summerplay schemes sports mobile and travel across South Derbyshire dur-ing school holidays and at high profile events.The Melbourne CCTV project is underway and work has started

to install seven CCTV Cameras within Melbourne town centre. Twocameras are already in place at the Lothian Gardens and the re-maining work is due to be completed by the end of April.The £8,000 scheme has been funded jointly by the Safer South

Derbyshire Partnership, Melbourne Parish Council and throughCouncillor John Harrison’s DCC Members Community LeadershipScheme Fund.The Partnership will be running two community safety road show

events to help promote local services. These will take place on April11 at Stenson Primary School and April 18 at Melbourne AssemblyRooms from 2pm to 7pm.At both there will be a police surgery, attendance by the fire serv-

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BREEDON WI members are lookingahead to a day of open gardens thissummer.A date for a summer festival of flori-

bunda has been agreed – Sunday, June9 – for the welcome return of OpenGardens in Breedon on the Hill.This year the Women’s Institute is

organising the event so there will beplenty of tea and cakes available forvisitors as they enjoy the lovely gar-dens of Breedon.Gardens will only be open for the

one afternoon this year, between 1.30and 5.30pm, with a Teddy Bear huntarranged especially for children.

To help boost the proceeds, which goto the historic village church, there willalso be a series of garage, shed andtable top sales around the village.

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TICKETS ARE now on sale for an eveningof spell-binding imagery, music and per-sonal anecdotes at Calke Abbey, to be heldon Wednesday, April 24, at 7.30pm.

The 2020VISION roadshow, the UK'smost ambitious conservation photographyproject, features the work of some of theUK's top nature photographers, and for onenight only, they will be in conversation andtalking about their work in the RidingSchool at Calke Abbey.

The event complements the stunningstreet gallery exhibition of more than 100images of the natural world that has been

on display in The Delph, Market Square,Swadlincote and at Calke Abbey from April10-29.

The evening will present a fascinating in-sight into the ethos behind 2020VISIONand how it has captured inspiring storiesfrom throughout the country where some ofthe UKs greatest and wildest naturalecosystems are being repaired and re-con-nected.

The National Forest is highlighted in theexhibition, alongside the Caledonianpinewoods, sustainable fishing in the Shet-lands, Peak District peat land restoration

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2020VISION, said: "Working on 2020VI-SION has been an inspiration! Our eveningat Calke Abbey will give us the opportunityto share this experience and talk aboutsome of the great work being done through-out the country."

The evening will be hosted by AndyRouse with guest photographers PeterCairns, Danny Green and Alex Mustard.

Tickets cost £12 including refreshmentsand are available by email: [email protected] or tel: 01332 863822.

� THE 2020VISION street gallery proved to be a welcome ad-dition to The Delph in Swadlincote town centre (above) whenit opened in late March until April 7. The trail featured over100 breathtaking wildlife and nature images taken acrossThe National Forest and UK.

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THE UNITED Reformed Church of Mel-bourne held its annual fund-raising fashionshow at the church rooms in Melbourne.

The event has been organised by Bar-bara Nadin for the past 10 years. Barbarawas born and grew up in the village and isa member of the social committee at thechurch where they arrange events for thevillage.

All the models were members of the

church community or family and friends,although in previous years the Revd JaneBarron has been known to take her place inthe line-up.

The event was attended by approxi-mately 30 members of the local communityand church and they were entertained bythe models who took to the catwalk withprofessionalism and gusto.

A small entrance fee was charged and a

raffle held to raise funds towards buildingrepairs and church renovations.

Clothes for the event were provided bySOS Clothing Company, who obtain theirclothing from top fashion chains includingNext, M&S and Dorothy Perkins. Theclothing consisted of current fashions atknock down prices with some items on salefor as little as £5. There were bargains for all ages.

MODEL LINE-UP (l-r): Jacky Hackett, Pat Gates, Barbara Nadin (event organiser), Tamara Day, Helen Bott, Tina Staples,Rachael Abberley and Lucie Goodall.

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PREPARATIONS are already well underway for the ninthMelbourne Festival, and there are some exciting, new de-velopments to look forward to.

It seems a long time since the first Festival, but the original aimof bringing great art and music to local residents and encouragingvisitors to Melbourne still remains key. As a result of an Arts Council Grant two new commissions have

been announced this year.The first is an annual award to further involve young local

artists. With the grant and a local donation there will be an emerg-ing talent competition with a first prize of £1,000. Open to artistsaged 17 to 25 living or studying in the East Midlands area, the win-ner will also have an opportunity to be mentored by a local artistto boost career prospects.

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THE NEXT event being staged by Aston Welldressers will be As-tonbury, the popular music festival, which will take place on Friday,May 3, at All Saints Church and on Saturday, May 4, at the WarMemorial Hall. Tickets are £5 (£4 concessions) per night or a dual ticket of £8 (£6

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AT ONE of the best attendedmeetings of the Probus Clubof Melbourne, members andguests heard a master artistspeak of the history and de-velopment of botanic artover many centuries.

Michael Lakin is a member ofthe Society of Botanical Artists,and of the Society of FloralPainters, and brought his artinto historic perspective, tracingthe history from the late MiddleAges through to the present day.

Before photography and be-fore printing was invented, theonly means of recording anatom-ical detail was by painstaking sketching. Fromthe early anatomists, who gradually learnedabout the human body, and created the origins ofmodern surgery, it was a short step for botanistsand artists to want to explore the wonderfulworld of nature.

Michael several times emphasised that theprime motive for the worldwide exploration of theplant world was money – "it was all aboutmoney" – but intrepid men and women, planthunters, travelled from the 15th century onwardsto extend knowledge and understanding of theplant world, recording what they saw, takingsamples, and sketching them.

Marianne North, for instance, 100 years ago,painted plants from the five continents, and atKew Gardens her 800 paintings are to be seentoday. William Hooker studied horticulture, andRobert Fortune went to China, but best known,perhaps, of the plant hunters was Joseph Banks,

who went with Captain Cook onhis South Seas expeditions, atthe end of the 18th century.

Banks went with the supportof the Royal Botanic Gardens atKew founded in 1759. A wealthyman, Banks had a personalartist, Sydney Parkinson, whoproduced 200 sketches of newlydiscovered species. But MickLakin spoke of the hazards ofthe journeys of the planthunters, as Sydney Parkinsondied of disease at the age of 26.Michael spoke of the develop-

ment of the hybridisation ofplants and the consequent com-

mercial explosion in plant design and colour. Hementioned the huge success of Surfinia, a hybriddeveloped from petunia, now an almost universalfavourite and the huge commercial success ofJapanese Orchids.

What was plain, listening to Mick, is that heloves the plants he paints with such profession-alism, and his engineering training is ideal forwhat he calls "the most disciplined art form", re-quiring high skills and steadfast concentration.But he is very successful, with three instructionalbooks, and a worldwide audience, through hisDVD screened through Sky.� Mr Lakin comes of a Melbourne family, whotraditionally worked in market gardening. Heworked after Melbourne school days in Mel-bourne Motor Cycles, and later in Desborough's,Derby's premier agricultural retailer and engi-neer.

He later set up Melbourne Garden Machinery,a much-esteemed business, and has beenawarded the Highly Commended JoyceCummings Award for his portrait of RedOnions.

From his first sell-out exhibition in Mel-bourne in 2003, he was selected to exhibitat the Society of Botanical Artists annualshows in London in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Now aged 64, he holds regular classesat his White Hollows studio in Ticknall,which is an ideal location, deep in thecountry amidst the flourishing flora andfauna. – DOB

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� ST GEORGE'SChurch in Ticknallechoed to the soundsof Cantabile whenthey performed theirspring concert inMarch. The concertalso marked the 80thbirthday celebrationsfor long-serving choirmember David An-derson.

� ONE OF the more unusual concerts you mightattend pays a return visit to Calke on April 20following a sell-out performance last year. It cel-ebrates the spring flowering of the Primula Au-ricula.The small Alpine flower has its own National

Society formed over a century ago. It featuresevery year in the country’s oldest Auricula The-atre in Calke and now has its own tribute con-cert.

The Auricula Suite of songs composed byRichard and Louise Duffy-Howard tell the leg-endary folk story of how the flower was broughtto England by Huguenot refugees fleeing perse-cution in Europe in the 16th century.

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Melbourne Parish CouncilQuarterly Report - April 2013

It has been a busy time for the Parish Council since the last report. Here are is a brief account of the activity at the Council and around the town.

• A new grit machine has been purchased for use by the Lengthsman who has done a great job keeping the pavements clear during the bad weather.

• The bus shelter in the market place has been repaired and the lights are now working.

• CCTV is progressing with 2 cameras installed, the line is ordered and signage is on the way.

• 3 new dog bins have been installed in the �ght against dog fouling.

• A new mower has been bought for the cemetery. Unfortunately we have had to increase charges for cemetery services. These are in line with District Council increases.

• The Annual Parish Meeting in March was well attended. We were delighted to welcome Elizabeth Freeman to the meeting. Local celebrity, Bryony Balen, who skied to the South Pole from the coast, presented the �rst Dr Freeman Award for Community Work. She presented a glass trophy to Kate Dumelow for organising a fantastic Jubilee Celebration. We are very grateful to an anonymous donor for giving money to ensure the award can be presented for many years to come.

• We give thanks to Tony Salt who has done our beautiful hanging baskets for several years. Tony has retired from this job and this year we are trying a contractor called Splash of Colour.

• The Council is very proud that Melbourne has been ranked 15th by the Times newspaper as one of England’s best towns and villages to live in.

• Melbourne Festival was named as one of the top 10 craft shows to visit this year by All About You.com (the umbrella website for Good Housekeeping, Country Living and House Beautiful). We all knew it but great to be recognised and thanks to Sharon Brown and her team for making the Festival such a wonderful event.Everyone is welcome to attend and raise their concerns at the monthly Parish Council meetings held on the �rst Tuesday in the month at 7.30pm at Melbourne Assembly Rooms.

Jane Carroll - Chair, Melbourne Parish Council

ChairJane Carroll 863269Vice Chair/HighwaysWendy Earp 865019Burial GroundsSheila Hicklin 865726Recreation & AmenetiesAndrew Jackson 07931 541387

David Carpenter 864521Nigel Collyer 07831 540538Cli! Crawford 863445Sarah Dunnicli! 862162Christopher Howard OBE 07795 484120Rose Minife 07795 362936Robert Parker 07973 297404Margaret Sharp 862471David Smith 862699Malcolm Stockill 694598Paul Willmore 863044

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MELBOURNE RFC 1st XV's first game ofMarch saw the short trip to local rivalsAshby. A poor first half saw Melbourne con-cede two tries to Ashby’s winger, both con-verted, which saw Melbourne 14-0 down inas many minutes.

Ashby were clearly fired up for this encounterand Melbourne surprisingly lacklustre, with a se-ries of mistakes hampering their game. A longrange penalty from Euan Holden reduced thedeficit, before a solo opportunist try from TomHoward saw Melbourne reach half time 17-11 inarrears.The second half was a different affair com-

pletely. Melbourne started to control the ball andthe game. Scrummaging was powerful, butAshby’s lineout was a constant problem for Mel-bourne. Melbourne reduced the deficit with apenalty try after two collapsed scrums within fivemetres of the line, only to concede an immediatepenalty, which saw the score at 18-23.Melbourne eventually took the lead with a

well-worked try off the base of the scrum. Tom

Swainston made a fine break on the blindside,mesmerising the defence before threading a passto Tom Howard. Holden converted.Two quick tries followed to secure the try bonus

point. Firstly Dale Bilson finished off after sus-tained pressure, and then Jacob Watts picked offa loose tap down from an Ashby lineout. Thismade the score 37-23 with 10 minutes to go. Mel-bourne made it difficult for themselves with yel-low cards for Jacob Watts and Kier Biggins, andAshby took advantage to score.A late penalty from Euan Holden secured a 40-

30 win and a stern test was passed, as Ashbywere one of the best sides Melbourne had facedall season.SP Photographs of Potter St, Melbourne, spon-

sored the match ball for the game against Belper.Played at Chellaston on a wet pitch, Melbournestruggled to get a foothold with Belper playing alot better than their league position suggested.However, when Melbourne did get quick ball,

their finishing was top class. Six tries werescored. Dan Walker opened the scoring after a

break from Ash Stringer, well supported by KierBiggins. Next, Tom Howard scored from thehalfway line from a well-worked set move.Tom Swainston took the ball from the base of

the scrum 60 yards out, before passing to Tom. Acouple of sidesteps later and Tom was under theposts for the score. Belper hit back with a couple of penalties, but

Jake Watts was the next to score following a 75mmove involving Stringer and Rob Foster. Ashmade the initial break, passing to Rob, whochipped over the cover. Rob’s fine kick bounced upfor Jake to score under the posts.Dan got his second just before half-time, pick-

ing a superb line from a short pass off TomSwainston. Melbourne had secured a bonus pointalready, turning around 26-6 at half-time.

The second half was a tighter affair, and Mel-bourne were held until the last 10 minutes. Twopassages of play from well within the Melbournehalf, involving Euan, Stringer and Watts sawTom Howard touch down twice to complete hishat-trick.

The final try was the best of the game. AgainAsh made the initial break, with good hands fromSwainston and Watts before a neat little insidepass saw Swainston race through to score underthe posts. Holden converted five in total to see a final

score of 40-6 to Melbourne.THE 2nd XV travelled to Amber Valley for a

friendly and won 46-5. Tries came from MikeSinclair, Jordan Sparkes (2), Sam Cole, AndyWatts, Joe Bryant and Scott Buxton (2), withScott converting three.The games against East Retford were both

postponed because of the snow.THE U18s have reached the NLD semi-final,

to be played against Paviors, despite losing toKesteven, while the U17s (with Ashby) beatBromsgrove 41-0 to reach the regional semi-finalsof the National U17s Colts Cup.They will face Dudley Kingswinford at Broad

Street.THE U16s lost their NLD semi-final to

Paviors.

Tough test at Ashby – butMelbourne come through it

CHELLASTON Academy's U13 Girls (Novice) team (Zoe Gar-wood, Emily Rafferty, Emma Jarvis, Isabel Mortimer andTakaira Hanson) came fourth at the recent Schools NationalTrampolining competition, with Melbourne student IsabelMortimer finishing joint sixth in the individual competition.

Alex Garwood (right) finished fourth in the U19 Boys(Novice) individual event.

The students regularly train with Delta TrampoliningClub based at Chellaston Academy and the MoorwaysLeisure Centre in Derby.

Happy trampolining girls

THE 2013 Donington Park rac-ing calendar has been designedto comply with the current noiselevel agreement for the circuit torun 60 racing days within theyear. Twenty of those days are

classed as ‘unsilenced’ and 20 ata lower decibel level (118dB),with the final 20 days being runat decibel levels lower than 108.The rest of the regular weekly

track activity normally consistsof testing days on Tuesdays andThursdays and track drivingdays for the balance of the week.The majority of the non-test-

ing activity is limited to a drive-by decibel noise test at 98dB.

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KINGS NEWTON Bowls Club was due to openits green on Packhorse Road for the start of thenew season on March 24 but snow put a stop tothat. However, the white stuff didn’t deter thisgroup of hardy bowlers from marking theevent.

Although not many people turned up for theofficial start to the season, the club is hopingthat there will be a lot more in evidence on thegreen on Sunday, April 21, when there will bean open day.

Beginners, novices as well as experiencedbowlers will all be welcome to join club mem-bers in trying their hand at this most enjoyablepastime. Even if you are only curious aboutwhat people get out of the game, go along andgive it a try. All you will need is a pair of flatshoes.

Pictured (l-r) are: Gail Summerlin, Ian Jar-dine, Neil Hill, Peter Barton, Graham Leech,Janet Jardine, Alan Hicklin and Terry Sum-merlin with the snowman.

MELBOURNE Dynamoes suffered semi-final heartbreak asthe reigning Challenge Cup holders lost a seesaw battlewith Derby Rolls-Royce. But they did win both their leaguegames in style to climb the table.Dynamoes started the semi-final in the worst possible way by

falling behind in the first minute and it didn't get any better asRoyces found themselves 3-0 up after 32 minutes.Melbourne came out after half-time a different side and a Danny

Guild strike got them back in the game. An Adam Ross header fol-lowed and then Dynamoes missed several chances which provedcostly.

Royces went 4-2 up following a third own goal. Despite a penaltyfrom Ross, Dynamoes failed to get the equaliser they deserved andlost in the Challenge Cup for the first time in three years! Back in league action, Melbourne travelled to Cromford and came

away with a superb 4-0 win.A first minute goal from Jack Purkiss set them on their way. Fur-

ther goals from Dave Brough, Tom Ballard and Danny Guild se-cured the points. The first team ended the month with a comfortable 4-1 home win

against lowly Sandiacre. A Dave Brough double plus goals fromCarl Allsopp and Matt Brian saw Dynamoes climbing the table.With a lot of games to cram into the last month of the season, a topthree place is still not out of the question.MELBOURNE Dynamoes Reserves had just one game in Marchbeating Newton 2-0 with leading scorer Vinny Hallifield taking histally to 14 with a tap-in and a Ben Dale penalty earning the threepoints.TICKNALL Rangers won their first game in the month at hometo Midway 4-2 thanks to two each from Ian Hall and Matt Archer.Their unbeaten run came to an end a week later when Rangers

lost 4-2 at home to Marlborough Western Rovers. Another strikefrom Ian Hall and a last minute penalty were the consolation goals.

Dynamoes’ cup heartbreakerBut top three league

place still on cards

THIS YEAR’S Melbourne Fun Run takes place on Sunday, April 21.With a new 3km Fit Kits’ Race for under-12s now included, the day'sprogramme will stage three events. The main race of the day is once again the 11.4km Rabbit Race,

comprising two laps of the course, for the hardened racers, whilethe Funny Bunny Run, taking in just one lap, is for the less ambi-tious.The Fit Kits’ Race starts at 11am, followed by the Rabbit Race at

noon, and the Funny Bunnies following two minutes later.Event headquarters is the Senior Citizens’ Centre, on Church

Street, where runners can enter, and collect their race numbers.Advance entries for the two senior events, at a discounted cost, canbe made on-line, at www.melbournefunrun.org.uk where all racedetails are given. Under-12s entries must be made on the day of theevent.

Any queries should be directed to the event organiser, John Bur-ney, on 862225.

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