village voice may 2013

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ONE of Melbourne's most distinctive wa-tering holes, the Melbourne Arms, couldbe at risk of demolition, following anEnglish Heritage decision to de-list it.The 200-year-old building has been pro-tected by Grade 2 listing for many years.English Heritage's decision has come totally out of

the blue, and both Melbourne Parish Council andSouth Derbyshire District Council may consider ap-pealing the decision to de-list a building that has beena local landmark for two centuries, and is strategicallyplaced at the entry to the town.Once known locally as Catchems, the pub has been

transformed in the last 20 years into a popular andthriving Indian restaurant.David Kumar, previously owner of the Full Moon In-

dian restaurant in Derby, has been a very innovativeowner of the Melbourne Arms, extending the old build-ing to provide hotel accommodation, and widening therestaurant's appeal with family leisure facilities. But Mr Kumar, speaking exclusively to Village

Voice, was anxious to refute any suggestion that hehad plans to build 30 houses on the site. He said: "I'ma business man, and when I bought the building I hada variety of options open to me, some of which are stillopen to me. However, I can confirm that there are noplans to build 30 houses, not even half that number.” He added: “There is an idea in my head and I am in

touch with some wonderful architects, but that is all atthe moment.” Melbourne Parish Council has written to English

Heritage protesting that the de-listing should be re-scinded.In addition, the district council is believed to have

discussed the matter in a closed planning and develop-ment committee meeting.One proposal that has been raised locally is that

there could be an extension of Melbourne's Conserva-tion Area, to protect the uniquely historic entry intothe town on Ashby Road. There is also a recognitionthat the district council has declared that Melbourneis not scheduled to have any further major develop-ments in the next 10 years, and that new housing willbe limited to fill-ins within existing housing areas.The building was purchased in 1992 by Mr Kumar

and his wife Shanti, from Bass Brewery when it wasfailing and run down. It boasts 10 rooms offering a va-riety of accommodation and the restaurant can seat100 diners.Mr Kumar told Village Voice that an application to

de-list the building had been submitted in 2011 and hewas delighted with the outcome. Mr Kumar likes Melbourne and enjoys living here

with his wife. He acknowledges that he has a respon-sibility for his employees in the business and to hisfriends, some of whom have been customers since heoperated the Full Moon in Derby over 20 years ago.

“I have to consider all these things before makingany decisions, but there is no hurry," he said.

LAST ORDERS AT THEMELBOURNE ARMS?

BAA-RELY BORN .... Lambing time at Calke Park with (l-r) Helen McCallum, Lois Clark, Jon Clark,Harvey Clark, Celeste Clark and Jennie Lloyd.

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YOUR OPINIONS on the futuregrowth and development in South Der-byshire are now being collated andanalysed.Around 600 visitors attended drop–in

sessions at the end of last year, and about300 people or organisations provided theirviews. From a population of over 90,000 thenumber of responses might seem dispropor-tionately small, suggesting, as one respon-dent said, that “the general public do notseem to care until it is too late!” The consultation sought views on

whether the ‘vision’ to build 12,700 housesin South Derbyshire was supported, andwhether the sites outlined for housing andemployment growth were appropriate. Ingeneral most residents thought the scale ofgrowth was too large for the area, althoughdevelopers and planning agents suggestedthe figure was far too low.

Melbourne Parish Council generally wel-comed the vision, but had specific reserva-tions about the impact on schooling.There was considerable disagreement

with the housing growth on both Chellastonand the Wragley Way sites. Those opposingChellaston were concerned about the addi-tional pressure on Chellaston Academy, al-ready at or near capacity. One responder

said: “Chellaston already has too manyhouses, the existing roads are inadequateand the new relief road would make littleimprovement.”

Both Melbourne and Barrow on Trentparish councils expressed concerns aboutsecondary school provision.The proposal to put nearly 2,000 homes

into Wragley Way/Stenson Fields had themost objections, with concerns about trafficcongestion and infrastructure. Fears werealso expressed that the development wouldbe on Trent Valley wetlands and, therefore,more liable to flood.There was general agreement that the

smaller villages should not be put forwardas preferred sites for growth. One Astonresident said the proposed scale of develop-ment within Aston on Trent would “over-whelm and significantly affect thecharacter of the village".There was a small minority opinion, too

– primarily from developers – which sug-gested Melbourne should be among thestrategic growth sites, perhaps hoping toexploit the high premium property com-mands in the area?On employment, there was general

agreement that land should be allocated forbusiness development south of the Global

Technology Cluster at Sinfin Moor, andnorth to the Dove Valley Park. Seventycomments supported either one or both sug-gested sites. Those who objected cited theimpact on the roads network and services,such as health provision or schooling. Comments were received from various

statutory bodies. Sport England sought toensure that sporting provision was properlyintegrated into the planning. The Coal Au-thority were concerned that the plan didnot address surface coal and legacy miningissues.The environment issue raised concerns

over flooding and foul waste capacity, whilstCAMRA were concerned that developmentsshould make provision for enough publichouses.One astute local resident surmised that

“99% of the population would not wantbuilding within a mile of their home".Nonetheless, the district council will nowuse the consultation to draw up a Publica-tion Draft Plan due in late spring this year,before going to a planning inspector for apublic examination and adoption of theLocal Plan in 2014.Meanwhile a second version of the Local

Plan, detailing some of the smaller develop-ment sites, is awaited. – F Hughes

Vision for the future

� PICTURED are Jennyand John Banister, twoof the Melbourne CivicSociety members whotook part in the soci-ety’s annual litter pick.The society’s next

meeting on May 20 iscalled History andGhosts of Sinai ParkHouse. Kate Newton isthe owner and will betalking about therestoration of the housewhich overlooks Burtonon Trent. It has an interesting

history dating backprobably to Romantimes and is supposedto be haunted by ghosts.The venue is the Assem-bly Rooms at 7.30pm.

LOCAL building contractor Alan Staleyof ASBC together with his wife Alison,foreman Dave Twells and his partnerKaren Ward, visited London for theFMB Master Builder of the Year awardsceremony.ASBC are the Regional Master

Builder of the year for Yorkshire andTrent 2012 for the re-roofing and highlevel repair work at Melbourne Hall.The prestigious event was held at the

Park Plaza Hotel in Westminster. Alansaid: "There were over 500 people at theevent and some fantastic projects fea-tured. It was an honour to represent theteam and we are incredibly proud of ouraward-winning work. We’d also like tosay a huge thank you to Lord and LadyRalph Kerr for nominating ASBC and tothe people of Melbourne for their kindwords and support."

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IT’S the building you just cannot miss... if you are a car driver that is.

The former pub The Sir Francis Burdetthas been hit at least FIVE times by vehiclesin the past year, resulting in a site meetingto try to find a solution.

Members of Melbourne Parish Councilmet with representatives from DerbyshireCounty Council at the Francis Burdett cor-ner on Derby Road, where there have beenat least five incidents of vehicles losing con-trol on the bend and crashing into BurdettHouse, including two earlier this year andthree in spring of 2012.

The problems were first raised at a

parish council meeting last year andCounty Councillor John Harrison took upthe challenge at County Hall, requesting in-stallation of roadside chevrons on the ap-proach road from Derby into Melbourne.

After the site meeting, a spokesman forthe county council highways departmenttold the Village Voice that, following assess-ment and the lack of any ‘injury accidenthistory’, the conclusion was that chevronsare not an essential addition to road sig-nage in the area.

The spokesman added that the road isdue to have a surface dressing in Augustthis year which should give improved skid

resistance and improved wear properties. After dressing, two SLOW road markings

will be added in reflective paint on the ap-proach to the bend. There has been no com-ment from the parish council following thisdecision.

Householder John Glaze asked if hecould install bollards in front of his housebut, because the front wall of his house isthe boundary with the council-owned path-way, that is not possible. Mr Glaze wantsto to secure the support of the newly electedCounty Councillor, Linda Chilton, to see ifshe can secure finance to have the countycouncil install bollards.

Drivers still dropinto former pub

AT AN awards ceremony dinner held at the Raddison Blu Hotel,Donington Park Farmhouse Hotel was announced as the winner inthe North West Leicestershire District Council Green Footprintsbusiness section, excelling over much larger shortlisted businesses.

The awards showcase the best that North West Leicestershirehas to offer in sustainable and environmentally responsible organ-isations.

Owner’s son Jack Shields said: "Being an environmentallyfriendly hotel has always been very important to us at DoningtonPark Farmhouse Hotel. It’s part of being responsible as a businessand more importantly as a group of people. Unlike many other ho-tels, for us being green isn't primarily about creating a selling point;we do it because it matters to us."

This year the owners have planted 600 English oak trees in theirdeer park which will never be felled.

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� Terry Hayes (Derbyshire County Council) is pictured (centre) with parish councillors and householder John Glaze outsideBurdett House. Inset: An uninvited caller at Burdett House.

THE SAFER South DerbyshirePartnership organised an eventwhich was held at the Mel-bourne Assembly Rooms in Aprilto promote local support serv-ices – particularly for victims ofcrime.

The event also provided com-munity safety information andfree crime prevention measuresto residents of Melbourne. In ad-dition to presenting informationon the various stalls, the localPolice Safer NeighbourhoodTeam and officers from the Fireand Rescue service were presentto answer any questions.

Members of the CVS SaferHomes team were also on handto install tamper proof numberplate screws. Bicycles were prop-erty marked and free Dusk tillDawn light bulbs were issued.

The team attending the eventare pictured (l-r): Eric Clayton -

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Country Livingwith Robert Parker

YESTERDAY was the first Bank Holiday inMay and it was a scorcher. I don’t think I’veever seen so many people in the countryside fora good number of years and, along with farm-ers, enjoying it.

Of course farmers are not happy and – unbe-lievably –desperately need some rain to help allthe poor thin crops out there.

It’s only a few weeks ago that we still hadsnow under the hedges, and it seems unrealthat the top six inches of soil is so dry.

Below those six inches is a very differentstory, as the subsoil is like plasticine and invery poor condition.

Cultivating soils to sow maize has been in-teresting, to say the least, and many crops willnot emerge until we get that rain. Many springsown crops, and this year there are a lot ofthem, will be the same. Farming would be somuch easier if we didn’t have to contend withthe weather.� The National Trust has recently come upwith an idea, I suppose really to encourage peo-ple to visit their properties, which I agree withwholeheartedly.

The project is called “50 things to do before

you are 11¾” and includes things like climbingtrees, skimming a stone across water, eating anapple straight off the tree, damming a streamand visiting a farm.

These are all things which children of myage, 50 years ago, all did as a matter of course,but today very rarely do.

The computer screen is as near as most chil-dren get to the great outdoors. Of course, todaythe world is a very different place – although Idon’t think, despite what we see in the media,it’s very much more dangerous.

In my childhood, in the long summer holi-days myself and friends would disappear firstthing and only return at teatime when westarted to feel hungry.

Building a dam on the brook was a very reg-ular thing and I remember having a raft on oneof the ponds in Calke Park, which today wouldbe unthinkable with the current health andsafety culture.

I have to admit my parents were not veryamused when they found out about the raft, butwe are all still here to tell the story. Anythingthat encourages children to get out of doors hasto be right.

� Matthew Wilson with Ticknall Garden Club committee members Wendy Gale (left, pro-gramme secretary) and right: Pat Chinnery, chairman.

TICKNALL Garden Club members welcomedcelebrity gardener and presenter Matthew Wil-son from Radio 4’s ‘Gardeners’ Question Time’ tothe April meeting. His talk was entitled “A tale oftwo gardens: and what they taught me”.

Matthew’s tale began with his childhood days,growing up on his parents' flower nursery wherehe discovered a love of gardening and an appre-ciation of nature – a theme that would follow himthroughout his gardening career.

During his college studies, the emphasis wasto work against nature, by constructing barriersto keep nature out and using pesticides to keepunwelcome visitors at bay.

At the age of 32, Matthew became theyoungest curator of Royal Horticultural Societygarden Hyde Hall and then later Harlow Carr.Both gardens have a unique setting and Matthew

employed an approach he calls ‘anti-gardening’where the aim is to garden in harmony with na-ture.

Here, rabbits are distracted, plants are notstaked or watered, pesticides and fertilisers arenot used. By growing plants that suit the land-scape, nature and the need to nurture can becombined. We would do well to apply Matthew’sphilosophy in our own gardens, so don’t deadhead all your plants - leave some for the birds toeat; and by planting a mixture of drought tolerantand flood loving species we should have some-thing to enjoy in our gardens this year!

The next meeting is on Tuesday, May 14, whenJanette Merilion will talk about ‘Gardening onWalls and Fences’ at Ticknall Village Hall(7.30pm).

– M Roshier

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Come and enjoy Calke this spring time, we are open everyday

Remember there is fun for children every weekend and during the spring half term with lots to make and do in Squirt the Stallion’s Stable

Bonhams Valuation Day Wednesday 15 May, 11am – 4pmBring your items to be valued by experts from Bonhams Auctioneers specialising in silver and jewellery, pictures, ceramics, furniture, clocks and works of art. Valuations: £2 per item or £5 for three items.

Ale Trail Sunday 26 May, 5pm – 7pmA circular route through the Calke Estate, with a stop at Tollgate Brewery for some ale tasting and nibbles. 5 miles, with a stop in the middle. Part of the National Forest Walking Festival. Booking Required on 01332 695310.

Craft Skills Day Tuesday 28 May, 11am – 4pmOur building team will help you try your hand at bricklaying, stone carving, joinery and lead work. With demonstrations and activities for children and adults.

Walking in the footsteps of… Tuesday 29 May, 2pm – 3.30pm Walk in the footsteps of one of our wardens and experience a day in the life of our parkland. Forage for things found on the estate.

Calke Camp Saturday 1 – Sunday 2 June, 1pm – 12pmEnjoy an afternoon of nature activities, camp overnight in the Park and we’ll take you on a night walk and share campfire stories. Your tea, supper and breakfast will be sourced from the Calke estate and other local suppliers. Booking Required on 01332 695310 Adult £35 Child £25 Family £100.

Opening for 2013: House: Sat Wed 12.30pm 5pm End of Era Tours Thurs & Fri 11am 4pm Garden: Open daily 10am 5pm Restaurant/Shop: Open daily 10am 5pm Calke Park & Nature Reserve: Open daily 7.30am 7.30pm (dusk if earlier, closed 25 Dec)

THE MAY Parish Council meeting includedthe Annual Parish meeting during which thechairman and vice-chairman were re-elected,standing orders accepted and representativesto outside bodies confirmed for a furtheryear.

Proposed changes to committee structure will bereviewed during the summer months. Councillor Cliff Crawford was not present at the

meeting, having submitted a letter of resignationto the clerk. The process of recruiting a new coun-cillor will now be put into practice.Blaze Lambert, representing the board of the

Melbourne Assembly Rooms, delivered a shortpresentation in recognition that it is a year sincethe transfer of management of the centre tookplace. He reported that objectives to increasecommunity use and lettings had been achievedand that membership of the Assembly Rooms,which is free, now stood at 257.

He outlined the sources of income during theyear, which include donations and grant funding.New features have been added including WiFiand a hearing loop.Cllr Jane Carroll thanked Mr Lambert for his

upbeat presentation and congratulated the boardon its achievements during the first year.It was good news from PC ??? Buckley when he

spoke about earlier problems experienced at thehealth centre. He said that “restorative justice”had been applied and hoped that there would beno further problems. Generally, Anti Social Behaviour has been light

during the colder weather and he expressed con-cern that lighter nights and warmer weathermight see an upturn.

PC Buckley confirmed that he is aware of thecurrent drugs situation in Melbourne and that heis hopeful that there will be a resolution to it dur-ing the month.District Cllr Jim Hewlett reported that plans

for the drainage scheme for the new recreation fa-cilities at Cockshutt Lane are almost complete .The district council will be holding an open dayfor residents to view and discuss the plans at theAssembly Rooms in the near future.South Derbyshire District Council is to embark

on a programme to start building council houses– the first since 1992.

John Harrison delivered his last report as acounty councillor, stating that £350K had beenawarded to Melbourne Junior School to build anew classroom. He also commented on the im-provements to the pavements that have been thesubject of recent work by the county council.

With regard to Donington Park, he advisedthat SDDC had challenged reports issued by theDonington race track management in support ofa planning application relating to noise and racedays. The district council report will be availableto parish councils for use in preparing responsesto the application.Newly elected County Councillor Linda Chilton

introduced herself to the meeting promising torepresent Melbourne in every way possible butuntil she had been debriefed on her responsibili-ties in the new opposition party, she had nothingto report.The parish council will proceed with a public

meeting about the proposals for introducing aone-way traffic flow system in Melbourne towncentre. Alternative proposals will not be soughtbut a choice to proceed or not will be the objective.A date is still to be determined.Feedback from Melbourne Civic Society follow-

ing its annual litter pick was that there seemedto be less litter this year. This they attributed tothe actions and efforts of the lengthsman.Melbourne Footpaths group have announced

that Melbourne has achieved the Walkers areWelcome award. Thanks have been expressed tothe Parish Council for its support in the processleading to the award. A presentation is plannedfor June.Of 11 planning applications considered one was

held over for further discussion, one was ap-proved with conditions and the remainder wereapproved.

Parish councillorcalls it a day

MELBOURNE man Peter New-bury is getting on his bike to sat-isfy a dream of doing a decentbike ride – whilst his knees arestill up to the task.But it's no ordinary bike ride.

He’s chosen to ride from Roer-mond in Holland to Gargellen inAustria, a distance of approxi-mately 800 kilometres. The challenging but pictur-

esque route that Pete has chosenfollows the Rhine to Speyer inGermany then across throughpart of the Black Forest to Tub-ingen. From Tubingen he willcycle to Lake Constance andthen east into Austria at Bre-genz. Allowing himself 12 days to

complete his journey, he will betravelling between June 17 andJune 28.Having set his mind on the

task and set out his route andtravel plans, it occurred to Petethat perhaps people might liketo sponsor him to complete thispersonal challenge.

In anticipation that this maybe the case, he has selected twocharities, Treetops Hospice andMelbourne URC, to benefit fromhis efforts. “I have chosen Melbourne

URC and Treetops Hospice be-cause I know that what is kindlygiven will be well used,” saidPete.

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CONSERVATIVES held Melbourne, but thenew Aston ward was won by Labour in theMay local elections that saw overall controlof Derbyshire County Council change handsin a convincing swing to Labour.

Robert Davison gained Aston for Labour, whileLinda Chilton held Melbourne for the Conserva-tives.

Of the 64 council seats, 43 will be Labour, 18Conservative and three Liberal Democrat.

Mrs Chilton was delighted to have held theseat with a substantial majority. She said: “I havebeen out walking the area from end to end, listen-ing to what the local people have been saying.This was an election about local matters” and sheis keen to make a difference over the next fouryears."

She paid tribute to the outgoing council mem-ber, John Harrison: “He has worked so hard forthe people in this division, and he has been verysupportive in endorsing me as a candidate.”

She hoped to be able to carry on the good workhe had done for the area. She mentioned educa-tion and transport as her top priorities – she wasproud that Melbourne Junior School, where sheis a governor, has a new classroom on the wayand she wants to resolve the longer term second-ary education provision.

She is also keen to explore better road accessinto the south of the county: “Whilst the Cause-way is an ancient monument, it does cut us offfrom the rest of the county in many ways andthere must be alternatives.”

She was looking forward to having a brief restafter the hard work on the campaign trail, beforegetting down to her first engagement immedi-ately after the May break. She may have an up-hill struggle, however, now being in the minorityopposition party.

In Aston – an extra seat formed in recentboundary changes – there was a very close runrace between Labour and the UK IndependenceParty, which went to a re-count. Only 159 votesseparated the two, with the Conservatives beingpushed into third place. Although Alan Graves,chair of UKIP in Central and South Derbyshire,was disappointed not to gain any seats he washappy overall with the 25% proportion of the votethey had gained. Liberal Democrats are lickingtheir wounds, having seen a loss of five seats anda collapse in their share of the vote.

Cllr elect Davison was “utterly delighted withthe result in Aston,” and he credited this to thehardworking campaign team behind him, ensur-

ing that voters came out in force. “Aston had thehighest turnout in the district, and it was a veryclose three horse race,” he said.

He was delighted, too, not only with the scaleof the Labour victory in the county, but also thathe had roundly defeated the UKIP candidate.

“We took them head-on, addressing their poli-cies whenever they were raised on the doorstep.”His priority is to work with the county and dis-trict councils to promote economic developmentat the local level, encouraging new jobs and help-ing businesses to grow.

Voters had also raised with him concerns aboutthe housing development plans in South Der-byshire, and he wants to look again at the sitesbeing promoted and the impact on transport andother infrastructure.South Derbyshire District Council will

have a change of complexion, with five of theeight seats now in Labour control. Overallturnout was 31% in the district – a significantdrop from 2009.

Deputy Returning Officer Frank McArdlewould like to see this improved, with more peopleexercising the hard fought right to vote, but hewas pleased that of 10,000 postal votes issued65% were returned, a better ratio than in thepolling stations.

“The election had run very smoothly and prop-erly,” he said, paying tribute to the great teamthey had at the Civic Offices; with “experiencedsupervisors, staff and a proven system”, impres-sively they had the count and verification com-pleted in just over an hour for all eight divisions.

Two staff had to stay overnight with the 76 bal-lot boxes all secured, just to be doubly sure therewas no chance of any malpractice.

Voters at the booths and on social networkscomplained about the lack of canvassing, the ab-sence of voting boards and the general level ofvoter apathy. Perhaps there is message there forour successful candidates that they now need tofight hard not just to win our votes, but also ourengagement.

ASTON WARD RESULTRobert Davison, LAB … 1279 (right)Alan Graves UKIP … 1120Chris Pratt CON … 968Kevin John Maher LIB-DEM … 84

MELBOURNE RESULTLinda Chilton CON … 1519 (right)Alan Jones LAB … 1036Alan Jack Graves UKIP … 638Rebecca Wilkinson LIB-DEM … 126

Red letter dayfor Labour

SUNLIGHT streamed through the windows ofDerby Cathedral, and the sound soared upwardsas A Choir’d Taste performed a lunchtime concerton April 13.

Paul Marshall, the choir’s new musical direc-tor, had the idea of performing in the cathedral asa way of trying a different venue, reaching a dif-ferent audience and also having the opportunityto sing in a building with really good acoustics.

And it worked! The choir, accompanied by thetalented Richard Allen, performed a mix of reli-

gious pieces which sounded beautiful, particu-larly from the retro choir (behind the altar) and apreview of songs which will feature in the choir’sSpring concerts on May 17 and 18.

According to the verger, about 85 people camein to listen to the concert – a blend of loyal sup-porters from Melbourne and people taking abreak from shopping to listen to the music. Theaudience were very appreciative and it was a newexperience for the choir. One which A Choir’dTaste hope to repeat.


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MAY I take this opportunity on behalf of UKIP to thank everyonewho voted for us. Our results countywide averaged over 24%.Eighteen of our candidates came second in a mixture of tradi-

tional Conservative and Labour areas, which is astounding whenyou think this is the first time UKIP have stood in these elections.I am absolutely sure that success will not be long. My personal thanks to everyone in Aston division for your sup-

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STARTLING data about the dire shortage of affordablehousing in the South Derbyshire District Council area hasbeen revealed.

Although South Derbyshire has lower than national average un-employment and has an enviable growth record over recent years,there is a serious shortage of affordable housing which will surelyimpact on the long-term economic prosperity of the district.

The council's finance committee was briefed in late April, whenplans to boost the availability of affordable homes were approved.In the first two phases of the plan to develop new housing, 95 newhomes are expected to be built in the next five years.

But, although that figure will be boosted by construction of af-fordable homes by the private sector, it is still only going to impactminimally on the current demand.

There are currently 1,900 households on the council's waitinglist, contrasting with a council stock of social houses of 3,785. Thebriefing paper confirms "demand outstrips supply by a factor ofseven".

In addition, whilst the Right to Buy gave a number of benefits,the South Derbyshire stock of affordable social housing hasdropped from 8,000 homes to 3,785. The officers comment that theeffect of RTB has been "dramatic for those without a home". Lowerquartile house prices are seven times more than the average wage;a ratio in the past was considered to be nearer to 3:1.

District Councillor John Harrison stresses that the planned newbuild social houses in the district will be the first to be started since1992.

Cllr Harrison assured Village Voice that the affordable homeswill be integrated into new housing developments, at the rate of30% of the total. "The council planners will insist on new build being attractive

modern designs, and not the shoebox design of the past. New de-velopment of affordable housing will be "pepper potted" into newdevelopments, not separate ghettoes," he said.Cllr Harrison also confirmed that "no additional housing devel-

opment of any kind is envisaged for inclusion in the new LocalPlan, apart from infills".

The programme that appears likely to be finally adopted by thedistrict council will be carried out by the council in partnershipwith the private sector – through housing associations.

The Labour Party opposition would have preferred for the wholeprogramme to be in the hands of the district council, but the plansfor new homes were eventually agreed by the committee unani-mously. – DOB

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� THE ACES of RhythmJazz band provided themusic and gave a pottedhistory of jazz throughthe ages for this year’sSpring into Jazz held atAston Memorial Hall.

The evening includeda fish and chip supperand was a fund-raiserfor Recreation in Aston.

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HOW CAN you follow the very successful an-nual Melbourne Quiz at the Legion? The an-swer was simple: combine a pop-up pubwith a fun quiz and raise money for the Mel-bourne Assembly Rooms at the same time.

So, on April 12, 21 teams (well over 100 people)gathered together to drink Leatherbritches andTollgate ales and pit their wits against John El-liot’s fiendishly clever questions. John, who always does a great job for the Mel-

bourne Quiz, had excelled himself with a series ofnovelty rounds – one in which every question re-lated to the answer to the question before, onewith every answer being Tom, Dick or Harry, andone where every answer related to the weather.

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Frank Hughes. Who knew that Peter Allen wasone of the last two men to be hanged simultane-ously in Britain? Or who was the last person toland on the moon?

The winners of the fun quiz were Don’s Dar-lings with David Donnachie, Rodney Heafield,Simon Gothridge and Sheila Hicklin pictured.

Melbourne Footpaths Group was a very closesecond and Silver Surfers and Too Wright werejoint third. Philip Heath collected the prize for thepicture quiz on behalf of Sick Club Row.

The evening, organised by Andy Heafield withhelp from a few friends, was great fun and raised£500 for new tables for the Assembly Rooms.

The only question that not everyone could an-swer, particularly as the evening went on, wasJohn Elliott’s ‘Can everybody hear me?’ Despitepainstaking efforts before the event to set up thebest possible sound system, the Main Hall’sacoustics make it very difficult to hear.

Two events are planned to raise money to im-prove things – a Midsummer Meal with Music onFriday, June 21, and St Michael’s Players’ nextproduction, ‘Murdered to Death’ in October.

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IT WAS not the usual Assembly Roomsaudience for the American style wrestlingshow on April 25, but a much younger,livelier audience baying for action andspills.As the wrestling circus rolled into town

the usually sedate main hall was con-verted into a combat arena, with the cen-trepiece the 20ft wrestling ringsurrounded on all sides by an energeticaudience.Whilst the stakes might not have been

as high as the first wrestling match,when Zeus wrestled Cronos for the throneon Mount Olympus, the combatants didtheir utmost to win over the spectatorswith grabs, snatches and falls – both inand out of the ring.Organiser Brad Taylor was delighted

with Melbourne as a venue and has al-ready booked a return bout for October.The audience were equally appreciative:“An exciting and thrilling night, wellworth the money,” said one young fan;Matt Gotheridge (aged 15) summed it upsaying “the audience participation madeit a great night" with the best chant of theevening “someone needs a Snickers!” “Not laughed so much in ages,” said an-

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“What we do, compared to thebigger ‘multiples’, is provide amore personal service, includ-ing home visits for the house-bound, and a consistency ofcare,” said Julie. From the ini-tial meeting with receptionistJoan Rooney, through to collect-ing your prescription, the serv-ice is friendly and tailored tothe individual patient’s needs.“We do refer to our clients as pa-tients, not customers,” said Gill,emphasising the approach theyhave.

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PICTURED is a scene from Melbourne Operatic Society's latest Gilbert and Sullivan op-eretta – "Ruddigore" or "The Witch's Curse" – which was performed at the Duchess Theatre,Long Eaton.

The society's next performances will be on Friday, July 26, at the Duchess Theatre and Sat-urday, July 27, at Melbourne Assembly Rooms when they celebrate 60 years of entertainingafter re-forming in 1953. These concerts will be a celebration of music from every decadesince the '50s. For ticket details visit the website at:- www.melbourneoperaticsociety.com

SPRING Planting for Autumn Colour was the title of a talkand presentation delivered by Griselda Kerr to an appre-ciative audience at the Catholic Church hall in Melbourne.

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Andrew, who celebrates his70th birthday this month, willlead the procession at the sum-mer extravaganza, which has acircus theme this year.

Born in Station Road, Andrewsays of his Melbourne origins:“The luckiest day of my life wasthe day I was born here.”

That day was lucky for Mel-bourne, too, since he helped startseveral much-loved local institu-tions that are still going strong today. One ofthem is this very paper, the Village Voice, ofwhich Andrew was part of the founding group 21years ago.

He also plays the baritone horn in the Mel-bourne Town Band, has been a member of theparish council for 30 years and is now chairmanof the Recreation Committee; is a member of localchoir A Choir’d Taste, a volunteer driver for Mel-bourne Community Care, and still finds time todo his day job as a partner in East Midlands SelfStorage, based in Barrow-on-Trent.

Andrew (pictured), who now lives in KingsNewton, says of Melbourne: “It’s got a unique per-sonality; it’s cut off from most of the surrounding

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Andrew has been guest of hon-our at the carnival once before,when he was chairman of theparish council. This year he willbe leading the procession accom-panied by his sister, LindaMatthews.

“The committee that’s runningthe carnival at the moment areyoung and active people ….andthat’s reflected in the success ofthe event,” he says. “For the last

few years it’s been superb. It’s a totally Melbourneevent, it’s Melbourne organised and Melbournegets the benefit of the proceeds.”

Each year crowds descend on the MelbourneJunior School Recreation Ground to enjoy the car-nival which raises thousands of pounds for localcharities.

At this year’s event on Saturday, July 13, therewill be all the fun of the circus with a big top andcircus skills workshops plus the traditional pro-cession and shop windows competition.

This year’s Miss Melbourne competition washeld at the Royal British Legion Friday, May 10.News about the event will be covered in the Juneedition.

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Village Voice PostbagAFTER 13 years in post, Harold Heath has re-tired as chairman of Staunton Harold ParishMeeting. On behalf of many of the parishioners Iwould like to extend a vote of thanks for all hishard work.

It seems to be axiomatic in voluntary organi-sations that the bulk of the work is done by a fewstalwarts. Here at Staunton the group has com-

prised Harold, his wife Mary, and their childrenAndrew and Alison. Between them they have un-dertaken the business and organised the fun forour parish.

The chairmanship has moved on, but we aredelighted that they will still be involved, not leastbecause they are custodians of the barbecue.John Blunt, Staunton Harold


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MELBOURNE fun run and 12k Rab-bit Race is an annual event that hasbeen taking place for the past fiveyears and is organised by the Ro-tary Club of Melbourne.

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The 12k event started at MelbournePool and took in the scenic route to Wil-son and along the Cloud Trail with somehill climbs to add a little variety andtest the stamina of all.

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Presentation of the medals to the win-ners and runners-up was carried out bylong-standing Rotarian Kate Dumelow.

Kate, who was recently presentedwith the Dr Brendan Freeman Awardfor services to the community, was alsoon hand at the finish line to give outmedals to all participants on completionof their race.

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greater levels of use, with functions as varied aswrestling to opera on the agenda, and sitting com-fortably alongside the regular sporting users.Craft fairs, food fairs, tribute nights, psychicnights, pop-up-pubs, big-screen cinema havebrought in a diverse and broad audience from thewider community. Development manager AndyHeafield has done a great job of trying to bring ina varied programme of events and working withpeople to ensure success.The membership scheme, which remains free

and open to all Melbourne residents, is totallingnearly 300. A WIFI system is now freely available,and the hearing loop is due for completion withina fortnight. Some of the members have been instrumental

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The service offered by Com-munity Care is very much ap-preciated locally, whether usingvolunteers' own cars, or theCommunity Care minibus.

The small bus, a fullyequipped disabled passengervehicle for 12 passengers is ex-tensively used for the weeklytrips to Budgens, as well as fer-rying residents to the Thursdaymeetings of the local ActivityGroup, as well as trips toBakewell or Burton and otherinteresting places.

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Simon Leech, a retired Rolls-Royce executive, speaks of thesatisfaction knowing that theservice they give is so much ap-preciated: "People are so grate-ful."

Mick Fletcher, a self-em-ployed computer expert, waspassing the Community Careoffice and volunteered to be adriver. "I just thought I had thetime, and would try to givesomething back." He enjoystalking to his passengers, andhelping people in need giveshim a great deal of satisfaction.

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Bob Belk said: "I've a com-fortable car, and I have time, sowhen I saw a notice in the win-dow of the Community Care of-fice, I volunteered." He meetsinteresting people, some ofwhom are worried and vulnera-ble, and he enjoys meeting newpeople, and doing his bit for thecommunity.

Ruth Smith, a retiredteacher, and now Bell Master atthe Melbourne Parish Church,is very happy she volunteered.She is an old stager, havinggiven her service for 14 years. "Isuppose, on average, I go outabout once a week, and I findmeeting people, and makingnew friends very rewarding,and I know the service we giveis very much appreciated."

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A MEETING is to be held on Thursday, May 23, at Melbourne As-sembly Rooms to explore the interest locally in setting up a Mel-bourne Celtic Spirituality Group.

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SUNDAY, June 16 (Father's Day) with a 2pm start will see a new event for the Aston Welldressers.Aston-on-Trent is being taken over by gnomes!

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The Well Dressing Festival weekend is July 6 and 7, and this year’s chosen charities are the Der-byshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance and the 107th Derby(Aston, Weston and Shardlow)Scout Group.

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MELBOURNE Area Transi-tion group (MAT) has beenoffered very generous grantfunding towards the pur-chase of an area of Mel-bourne Common fordevelopment as a commu-nity forest resource ofpotentially national signifi-cance.

The funding means that thegroup may be able to acceleratesome of its most ambitiousideas to help “future proof” thisarea.

Pledges of £18,000 have al-ready been achieved to matchthe grant funding, but thegroup needs to raise a further£35,000 before the end of Juneto achieve its goal. Helen Bralesford, one of the

group’s founder members andvice-chairman, said: “The unex-pected offer of grant funding isone that we cannot ignore. Withseveral successful projects al-ready, including the 10kW solarPV system on the roof of theparish church, a solar PV buy-ing scheme and the demonstra-tion food forest in the groundsof the Melbourne schools, weare very hopeful that peoplewill want to support this latestfantastic opportunity for ourcommunity."The group’s ambitions in-

clude the creation of sustain-able businesses and rewardinglocal jobs and livelihoods forlocal people. MAT is activelyencouraging others who sharethese goals to join the group,share their skills and ideas, and

help to bring the best ideas tofruition in new 21st centuryprojects and enterprises.

In particular the group isseeking people who can createYouTube type films which canhelp promote the group’s proj-ects, people with financial andadministrative skills and sup-portive patrons able to providefinancial assistance in the earlystages.The group can be contacted

via its website: www.melbour-netransition.org or on 01332862028 – or through any of itsactive members at local events. � The group will be hostinglocal natural beekeepers Derbyand District Beekeeping Project(DadBeeP) at their May meet-ing. Natural beekeeping uses asustainable approach to aim tomaximise bee health and in-

crease local bee populations.The uses of Top-bar hives en-courage the natural behavioursof bees, and are cheap to makefrom recycled materials.Natural beekeeping is mini-

mally invasive and is usuallyeasy to learn for beginners.Local sustainable beekeeperswill demonstrate methods andhives and answer questionsfrom novice or experienced bee-keepers and from anyone justinterested in supporting bees.All welcome. £2 entry to in-clude refreshments. The eventtakes place on Wednesday, May15, at 7.45pm at Church House(next to Melbourne ParishChurch). Pictured are Finn Spencer

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� MEMBERS of Melbourne Wine Circle (formed in1980), had the opportunity to visit the Marston’sbrewery site at Burton upon Trent during April. The 21 members were given a very professional

guided tour of the old and new brewing processes.It was good to hear that Marston’s are still one ofthe only two remaining brewers in Europe to use the traditional method of brewing inwooden casks.

The visit finished with Marston’s hospitality ‘refreshments’ and tastings. Secretary TonyHubbard offered thanks for the use of the Melbourne Community Care bus and driver.

THE MELBOURNE Parish Church GardenFete will be held on Saturday, May 18, from 2-4pm. This year the fete is returning to its previ-ous home, the Vicarage Garden (weather

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DAVID Sewell has taken over as musical director of MelbourneMale Voice Choir, having joined the choir two years ago as a singingmember.

His musical background includes six years at the Royal HospitalSchool, Holbrook near Ipswich, where he was head chorister. Theysing annually at such prestige events as the Festival of Remem-brance at the Royal Albert Hall and the National Seafarers Servicein St. Paul's Cathedral.

MMV Choir is holding an auction of promises and fashion showat the Melbourne Assembly Rooms on Saturday, June 1. Mike Stan-ton will be the auctioneer and the fashion show is being organisedby Best Kept Secret of William's Yard, Melbourne.On Saturday, June 22, the choir is holding its annual concert in

the Assembly Rooms. Chellaston Academy Soul and Jazz Bands willbe guests and a lively evening is assured. In July, the choir has been invited to sing in the chapel at the Na-

tional Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas. New choir members will be welcome any Friday evening at

7.30pm at the new practice venue, the Thomas Cook Memorial Hall,opposite Dove’s Garage in Melbourne. You don't have to be able toread music or even live in Melbourne; if you enjoy music, like hav-ing a laugh and are looking for new and lasting friendships why notgo along and give it a try.More information can be obtained from secretary Seymour Bell

01283 703992 or chairman Peter Dawn 01283 222533.Pictured above (l-r) are Andrea Leeming (accompanist), David

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THE MELBOURNE Historical Research Group’s 2013 exhibitionwill be at the Melbourne Assembly Rooms from 11am to 5pm onSaturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9.Chairman Philip Heath says: “In 2012 our exhibition looked into

the subject of shops and shopping. This year we are broadening thetheme by looking at trades and professions in addition to shops."It’s a huge subject and we can’t hope to cover more than part of

it, because Melbourne has had such variety: millers, apothecaries,carpenters, housewrights, tailors, framework knitters, shoemakers,builders, doctors and surgeons, worsted manufacturers, stonema-sons and engravers –to name just a few. “On the artistic side there was a short-lived Victorian pottery at

Kings Newton, while famous ironsmith Robert Bakewell literallyforged the path of his own career in the basement of a house by thechurch.”

As always, admission is free and everyone will be very welcometo turn up for a casual browse and a chat over a cup of tea and apiece of cake. The group is always interested in making copies ofphotographs or documents for its collection, which it is looking tomake more easily available for use by the general public.Group member Adrian Earp is leading a project to remember the

part played by Melbourne in the First World War, and will offer apreview of an exhibition to mark the centenary next year.

Research group’sannual exhibition

LOCAL road works have again been causing severe delays to publicand private transport users trying to get to work and schools.Queues of up to two hours have been experienced crossing

Swarkestone Causeway while Severn Trent repair 200 metres ofwater main pipes at the junction between the A514 and BarrowLane. The works, which started in early April, are being controlled with

a three-way traffic signal which seems to have no recognition of thetraffic flows, and – worse – indicating a single carriageway whereboth lanes are in operation. Delays are also incurred overnight evenwhen the works are not in operation. “This is just ridiculous,” said one angry motorist, “just how long

is this going to go on for?” Well, no one seems sure. One roadwork’sportal suggests the work could go on until June 4, with anotherlinked to Severn Trent’s site indicating May 7.


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� THE ASTON on Trent Yard Sale con-tinues to be a successful venture, thisyear attracting 68 yards to open in thisfund-raising event.Entry fees go to Recreation in Aston

(RIA) with each Yard raising funds fortheir own chosen charity. Barbara James (chair of RIA) also

sold refreshments at her yard donatingthe proceeds to Cancer Research.

Daughter-in-law, Amanda Bethellpictured above (right), ran the Derby10K the following morning and also do-nated her sponsorship monies to Can-cer Research.

� POPULAR local ceilidh bandThe Derbyshire Ranters are hold-ing a summer barn dance in theRiding School at Calke Abbey.The date is Saturday, June 15, be-tween 7.30 and 10.45pm.Tickets are priced at £10 each

and can be obtained by ringing863501/863169 or from the shopat Calke Abbey.Real ale and local Calke burg-

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IT IS the ultimate doorstep challenge for the keen sailor – atrip around the complete coastline of Britain. For Mel-bourne locals John and Yvonne Robinson their lifelong am-bition is about to be realised.On May 10 they set sail from Dartmouth in Devon to travel about

2,500 miles clockwise around the circumference of Britain. Callingin at about 50 places en route they plan to see all the riches ourcoastline has to offer, passing by stunning sights like Lundy, Giant’sCauseway, the West Coast of Scotland and the Orkneys.

Then there is the challenge of taking your vessel through someof the toughest sailing conditions and the contrasting joy of solitude,spotting the massive variety of marine wildlife on our coasts.They have been preparing for the trip for months. The Sundart,

a 37ft Dehler sloop, has had some essential repairs and modifica-tions in readiness. With a full winter service completed, and someextra protection applied the boat is now ship-shape. They have also invested in a complete pack of sea charts and nav-

igational aids to keep them on course. They do have the old fash-ioned sextant and stars as back up, however. An additional anchorwill also save them from drifting overnight when asleep.

It is a lifelong ambition for John. “I have been sailing since I was12, and Yvonne since she was 20, and now, post retirement age, weboth have the opportunity to fulfil this ambition.” As well as a personal achievement the trip will raise money for a

charity they support, SUDEP Action. John explained that theytragically lost daughter Helena, aged only 24, to sudden unexpecteddeath from epilepsy and this is a way of helping to support the char-ity, which provided a lifeline for them when they needed it.As well as supporting families of victims, it raises awareness and

funds research into the condition affecting one in every 1,000epilepsy sufferers.John and Yvonne (pictured above) are taking along some addi-

tional crew for the ride, with about half a dozen friends joining themfor parts of the journey. The boat has a total of nine berths, whichalthough roomy enough for 6ft 3ins John to stand upright, aren’tquite big enough to practise dancing! But, with the additional lux-ury of a fridge and a CD player, there should be plenty to whileaway any stormbound days.

“The biggest challenge will be the weather,” they agreed, “copingwith the wetter and windier weather conditions we get in summersnow.”They will be “blogging” their progress on www.thecrusoes.word-

press.com where there are additional details of the charity for spon-sors or those who would like to donate. Sponsor forms are also atWayne’s and Alive N Klippin. They even have some space on theboat if you fancy it and have the sea legs. Looking forward to the four month long trip, John and Yvonne

also want to acknowledge helpers and in particular the co-ownersof the boat for letting them use it for so long this summer, andStaunton Harold Sailing Club for making theirs the Commodore'scharity of the year. – F Hughes

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DAVID BRIGGS1943-2013

OUR BELOVED uncle, David Briggs was bornon New Year’s Day 1943 in Ticknall; theyoungest of four children to Jack and MaggieBriggs.

David was looked after by his siblings, olderbrother John, and sisters Margaret and Mary,and was one of the extended Heafield family.Known to be a wanderer, he would disappearfor hours before simply showing up back at thehouse, oblivious to the anxiety he has caused.This trait never left him!

David attended Ticknall and Melbourneschools before heading off to study engineeringat Bristol University.

His career started at Rolls-Royce in Derby,before heading to Aberdeen in Scotland wherehe settled with his wife Sue, and became aleading light in offshore, subsea pipeline engi-neering. Daughter Victoria arrived in 1978and David described his life as truly con-tented; He was by now a great uncle to Harryand Jack and a grandfather to Anya.

David remained a loyal supporter of DerbyCounty, and he tried valiantly to endear him-self to the Scottish football supporters innorth-east Scotland; however with his devil-

ishly funny humour, when asked what hethought of football in Scotland, David replied,“I think it’d be a good idea!”

He had a mischievous streak too; on one tripto visit into Aberdeen with him I asked whereI could buy a Celtic football shirt for a col-league back in Nottingham; this was no prob-lem and we marched purposely into a sportsshop on the High Street. I was left alone with

the shop assistant whilst David and the familymoved onto another shop; it was only afterasking for a Celtic shirt, that I realised I wasstanding in the official Aberdeen FC shop witha rather irate assistant.

Beating a hasty retreat out, all I could hearwas the schoolboy laughter of David as hetried hopelessly to hide on the High Street.Priceless.

Family was very important to David and, aschildren, the expectation of waiting for him toarrive was bettered as soon as he walkedthrough our nana’s front door in Ticknall. Hisdistinctive and infectious laugh accompanyingthe raft of stories, tales, fables and most prob-ably myths is legendary.

David was a highly respected member of thecommunity in and around his home village ofBalmedie, and in the oil industry where hewas awarded lifetime honorary membership ofthe Pipeline Industry Guild.

There are two men in our lives that welooked to as we grew up; our father, Leslie, andour uncle, David. Both of these gentle, lovingand kind men were our role models and haveshaped how we are now; we hope they were asproud of us as we are of them.

– Alistair, Anton and Bruce Roe

JOY PHILPS1935-2013

JOY died on Good Friday and, following cre-mation at Bretby, a memorial service was con-ducted by Rev Peter Dawson OBE, retiredMethodist Minister, at Melbourne United Re-formed Church.

Joy was the first of two daughters born toArthur and Violet Brown. They spent theirearly years in South East London and Surrey.Both girls attended grammar school and Joyspent a year at Croydon Commercial College,gaining shorthand and typing qualifications.

Her first job was in the Treasurer’s Depart-ment at Coulsdon and Purley Council officesand, although painfully shy, she amazedeveryone by setting up a Bible study and dis-cussion group that was held weekly in thelunch break.

Five years after their meeting, marriage toArthur Philps took place in April 1960 at OldCoulsdon URC, where Joy was a member.Whilst living in their first house near Reigatein Surrey, their two children were born:

Stephen in 1962 and Jackie in 1964. Arthur’swork took them to Brighton, Ashford in Kentand Solihull and, when he became a ‘Lion’, Joywas involved in many fund-raising events.

In 1975 Joy moved to Kings Newton, whereshe was very happy. She became a member ofMelbourne URC and was involved with mar-kets, planting and watering the flower tubsand other activities to help. She was oftenasked to read in the church she loved.

In the late 1980s, Joy and Arthur moved toAston on Trent and Joy joined the MethodistLadies’ Group, becoming responsible for find-ing speakers and organising coach trips –skills which she brought to MelbourneWednesday Group where she became the Pro-gramme Planner, finding and welcoming aspeaker every week and making many friendsin the process. At this time she was also acarer on the Melbourne Community Careminibus, driven by her husband, Arthur.

Two years ago, Joy was sadly predeceasedby her son Stephen, but leaves husbandArthur, daughter Jackie and six grandchil-dren of whom she was very proud and alwaysspeaking.

OBITUARIES

MARY MESSER1927-2013

MARY Messer (nee) Laban was born on AshbyRoad, Melbourne, a daughter for Joseph andWinifred Laban and the eldest of three – sisterBetty and brother Joe followed. She was abright pupil and attended school in Melbourneand then Parkfield Cedars in Derby.

Mary had a happy disposition and was apopular and well liked person from childhoodthrough to her mature years whilst belongingto a close-knit family unit. When leavingschool she worked for her father in a greengro-cery shop in Spondon. She went on to havemany different jobs in her working life whichincluded working on the land, as Manageressof Mothercare in Derby, a Postmistress inStanley Common and a variety of office workfor both Laban’s Haulage and at Castle Mills.

Mary met Owen Messer after he returnedfrom active service in the Army when he wasworking for her father at Laban’s. They mar-ried at Melbourne Parish Church in 1948. Thecouple went on to have three children, Peter,Pauline and Patrick, and continued to live in

Melbourne before moving to Stanley Commonto take on the Post Office.

They subsequently moved to Worthington.

Sadly, Mary was pre-deceased by Owen in1997 and soon after moved to Breedon. In ad-dition to her three children, Mary had sixgrandchildren.

Mary also had lots of interests, joining theGirls Training Corps during the war years.She was also a member of Melbourne ChoralSociety, a member of the Women’s League ofHealth and Beauty, a member of the ConcertParty that mimicked the shows of the Blackand White Minstrels. Mary was also a long-serving member of Staunton Harold Women’sInstitute, which she joined at 14 years of age.She was president four times and was still anactive member until her illness six monthsago.

In her teenage years she played the organand when the church organist was unavail-able, she would play for weddings or the Moth-ers Union.

Having been christened, confirmed andmarried at the parish church, it was Mary’swish that her funeral service should be heldthere.

EDNA ASHFIELD1910 - 2013

EDNA was born in Melbourne on January 11,1910, the only daughter of William Henry andEdith (née Bentley) Collyer. Her father’s fam-ily lived in Ivy Cottage, Jawbone Lane, King’sNewton and were market gardeners.

Her mother was the second of the 12 chil-dren of Emma and John Bentley of St. Bride’sFarm, Stanton-by-Bridge.

In 1921 Edna moved with her parents andyounger brother to King’s Newton House,where her father started his own market gar-den business and lived there until he died in1956. Both Edna and her brother, GeorgeHenry, known locally as ‘Cuff ’, worked for thefamily firm, which became W. H. Collyer &Son.

In 1935 Edna married Jack Ashfield, aDerby greengrocer and local carrier, and justbefore the outbreak of the Second World Warwent to live at 201 Station Road, Melbourne –a house built by Heaths Builders, who hadbeen enticed to Melbourne from Swarkestonewhen her father had employed them in the

1920s to work on King’s Newton House.The firm also built for the family the three

pairs of semi-detached houses 189-199 StationRoad adjoining ‘Waen Wen’ (201) of which onepair is still in family ownership.

Edna always loved gardening, and aftershe, Jack and daughter Evadne moved toBlakemore House further along Station Road,she ran a small market garden on the land atthe rear of the house.

In 1976 Edna and Jack retired and went tolive with their daughter, Evadne Robbins, atThurlestone Grange, Thulston. There she con-tinued to grow salad crops and tomatoes forsome 10 years. Sadly, Jack died from cancer in1981.

Edna carried on working in the large gardenat The Grange and produced tomatoes in thegreenhouse until she was almost 102 yearsold, when she had a fall and broke her femur.She made a good recovery from this butneeded the support of a three-wheeled zimmer,which she used until a few days before shedied on March 11.

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THE 2013 season for Aston and WestonBowls Club should have started on EasterSunday but, due to the cold and snowy con-ditions, the green was not playable. SundayApril 7 was the revised opening day.

This season the club has joined the Belperand District Bowling Association, playing ina doubles league on Wednesday evenings,and so far they have won one and lost one.

Planning permission for an extension tothe clubhouse to provide a new toilet was

approved in January and the club has re-cently been awarded a grant from the Mid-lands Co-operative Community Fund for itsconstruction. The project is progressing verywell, thanks to the hard work of club mem-bers.

Members are looking forward to a busyseason of social and competitive bowling.

In order to recruit new members, flyershave been circulated locally to advertise theclub and anyone who would like to play

bowls is invited to go along and visit theclub. Bowls equipment and tuition can beprovided for those new to the game.

For club information, please contact AnnWatkins on 01332 792516 or Clive Brett on01332 792822.

Aston and Weston Bowls Club membersare pictured (l-r) Elaine Brett, David Elson,Clive Brett and Tanya Noon from the Mid-lands Co-operative Community Fund.

WITH the new season now up and running, Kings Newton BowlsClub held its first competition, the Quentin Blood Trophy. In aclosely contested final, Henry Hastings and Ian Jardine defeatedAlan Holbrook and Alan Hicklin. The winning pair are pictured re-ceiving the trophy from Mrs Sheila Blood.

With league fixtures coming thick and fast, all the teams havebeen in action with mixed results. The Men's Vets 1st team lost 7-4 at Derby Co-op and won 11-0 at home to Netherseal. The Men'sVets A team won 6-5 at home to Sudbury and lost 8-3 away to Hen-hurst.

The Men's Sunday team, playing in the Swadlincote and DistrictLeague, won 6-2 at home to Lamb, Newhall, and lost 5-3 at EtonPark.

The Ladies evening team has won one and lost two, picking upnine good points away at Rowditch whilst the Ladies Vets have hadmixed results, winning 7-3 at home to Littleover and losing awayto Rolls-Royce.

The Men's midweek league teams started with good wins, thefirst team 10-2 against Sitwell and the A team 10-4 at Winshill.

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EIGHT martial art students from Melbourneand Castle Donington have passed their BlackBelt Dan examinations which took place atMelbourne Assembly Rooms.

One of the top instructors in the country,Dave Allen, 8th Dan, travelled from Hudders-field to oversee the grading together with MarkRotherham, who was also awarded his 5thDan.

Mr Allen said: "Mark has done a remarkablejob building his club up to a high standard andthe students should be proud of themselves. Ittakes five to six years of regular training, ded-ication and commitment to get the chance toeven attempt black belt status."

Most of the successful students have beentraining in the Art of Wado Ryu karate and self-defence for over 10 years.

Mark, who runs the Maximum ResponseAcademy Martial Arts and Fitness Club, said:"I am very proud of all my students for the ded-ication and commitment they have shown toreach this stage in their chosen sport. Theblack belt grading is not easy. The MRKD Acad-emy now has over 40 Black belts within itsmembership."

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� Pictured (back row l-r) are: Glenn Mattingley ( first dan), Paul Slee (sec-ond dan), Mandy Rotherham (third dan), Craig Roper (second dan), ThomasDowell (first dan). Front row: Peter Ames (first dan, Dave Allen, Faye Dakin(first dan), Mark Rotherham and Thomas Robinson(first dan).

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MELBOURNE Dynamoes Football Club hadto cram in 11 first team games and three re-serve team matches in a hectic April, but asuperb team effort saw the first team rise tothird place in the premier league and thereserves ending in a respectable seventhplace.

The first team began the month with a 3-0home win against Allestree with Danny Guild (2)and Matt Brian getting the goals. They followedthis up with a solid 1-1 away draw versus Will-ington thanks to an Adam Ross strike.

A convincing 5-0 away win against Chellastonwas thanks to a Matt Brian hat-trick with Tom

Ballard and Led Bull getting the others. It wasleading goal scorer Brian who hit a brace in thefollowing game away to Derby Rolls-Royce, earn-ing a 2-1 win and getting some revenge for theChallenge Cup semi-final defeat the previousmonth.

Lee Bull scored a double at home to Chellastonwith strikes from Ballard and Jack Purkiss giv-ing Dynamoes a 4-1 win. A hat-trick each forfront two Dave Brough and Adam Ross saw Mel-bourne romp home with a 6-0 win away to PunjabUnited in contrast to a single Danny Guild goalin a mid-week away win at Newmount.

The great run came to an end with a 2-0 away

defeat against Rowsley. Matt Brian got the onlygoal of the game at Mickleover RBL but a 1-0away loss at Swanick PR left Melbourne needinga win in their last game to secure third place.

They did this in style with a double fromDanny Guild giving him 14 for the season, a 19thgoal of the season for veteran Dave Brough anda 13th goal of the season for Jack Purkiss seeingMelbourne to a 4-1 home win against NewhallUnited.

With leading goal scorer Matt Brian hitting 22goals plus 16 from Adam Ross scoring was nevera problem for Gavin Salisbury's men in anothersuccessful season for the club.

MELBOURNE Dynamoes reserves finishedtheir season with two wins and a defeat. A hardearned 3-2 home win, saw leading goal scorerVinny Hallifield, Rob James and Dan Stanleygrabbing the goals.

A disappointing 1-0 away midweek loss to Lit-tle Eaton Reserves was offset when Greg Salis-bury's men ended the season with a superb 2-1away win at Wirksworth Town Reserves.

Hallifield grabbed a couple of tap-ins to takehis season’s total to a superb 17 goals, leavingFarrell Scott with 11 goals and nine from BenDale in his tracks to complete a solid season.

Dynamic end to the season

BROOKFIELD Colts Under 14s Sunday team looked for a top four spot at the start of the sea-son. But in fact they went on to win the Derby City League Under 14s division one title, whichthey took with one game still left to play and by five clear points.

Back row( l-r): Rob Cole (manager), Leighton Elliot-Sewell, Bradley Hefford, Nathan Ceiley,Oliver Williamson, Wayne Harvey-Toon (chairman), Lewis Belgrave, Joseph Cheatle, JoshuaBeard, Brad Cole, Chris Sewell (assistant). Front row: Finley Charles, Oliver Harvey-Toon,Devante Reittie, Callum Edworthy, Thomas Robotham and Surafel Behailu.

HISTORY-MAKING yachtswoman Tracy Ed-wards MBE was joined by local schoolchildren toopen Burton Sailing Club’s new training centre atFormark Reservoir, which was made possiblecourtesy of a £50,000 grant from Sport England’sOlympic legacy fund.

The children have all been learning to sail atBurton SC as part of RYA OnBoard, the nation-wide initiative from sailing’s national governingbody to provide low cost sailing opportunities tolocal school and youth groups.

The youngsters took part in sailing/racingthroughout the afternoon. Parents, pupils andstaff from other local schools/groups had also beeninvited to have a go at sailing for the first time.

Tracy Edwards became the first woman to takepart in the Whitbread Round the World Race ona Maxi yacht in 1985 and in the 1989-90 Whit-bread Race she skippered the first all-female crewon Maiden, which won two legs and finishedsecond overall.

The Yachting Journalists’ Association (YJA)voted her 'Yachtsman of the Year' – the first timea woman was awarded the trophy in its 32-yearhistory, and her achievement was recognised withthe award of an MBE.

Burton Sailing Club was formed in 1902 andthe club's founder member, local politician andbusinessman Lord Gretton competed in the 1906Olympics held in France where he won two goldmedals and one silver.

The club currently has 220 members and sup-ports an additional 150-plus sailors through itslinks with local schools and universities.Burton SC is a recognised RYA Training Centre,meaning it conforms to the highest standards ofquality and tuition – in 2012 the club providedinstruction to 257 students who learned to sail ortrained as power boat drivers.

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rugby clubMELBOURNE RFC First Team ended the season in style bybeing crowned champions.

They travelled to East Retford, knowing a win would secure pro-motion and, in a battling display, Melbourne delivered, in front ofa respectable number of supporters who had made the trip, win-ning 43-10. Melbourne’s first try came from the front-row, prop Gaz Lakin

picking a tremendous line to crash over underneath the posts. DanWalker scuppered a try-scoring opportunity but from the resultingscrum, Melbourne went through the phases, allowing Jacob Watts

to crash over. Time after time, Melbourne went into the Retford 22to score points, with Tommy Howard adding another two to his sea-son’s tally.

A collector’s item try in the form of a Melbourne catch-and-drivesaw Will Judge beaming from ear-to-ear as he dotted down, and afurther try for the scrum-half saw Melbourne with a comfortablehalf-time lead. The second half saw Retford making inroads into the 22, but

Melbourne's defence held firm, with Retford managing only an un-converted try for their second-half efforts. Melbourne themselves

managed a try with Al Hollingsworth dotting down under the postsbut the half was more memorable for the yellow cards, two to eachteam. The result meant Melbourne were assured of promotion tothe highest division in the club’s history.Next up was a home clash with Grimsby. Melbourne struggled

to establish a foothold on the game, conceding early penalties atthe breakdown which continuously lost good ground. An earlypenalty from Euan Holden saw the score at 3-0, before Jacob Wattsscored the first try. Holden scored a try after Melbourne had pow-erfully won a short range scrum. Just before half-time, Grimsbytook a quick penalty and good vision from their fly half saw himput a chip over for his winger to outsprint the cover and score inthe corner. After the restart Holden scored his second try, also con-verting it. Tommy Howard had a try disallowed, but soon afteramends were made, with Howard collecting a kick to outstrip thecover and score in the corner – his 31st try of the year. Rob Fosterwas next followed by man-of-the-match Theo De Vies scoring thefinal try. The game ended in the wind and the rain at 39-8 to Mel-bourne.

And so it came down to the final league game with a showdownat Kesteven, with winner takes all. Melbourne put the finishingtouch to a superb season, winning 13-3 in a ferociously physicalgame. Melbourne met the physical challenge posed by the strongKesteven runners with ferocious hits, with all of the forwards lead-ing the way. With the backs scoring lots of tries this season, thiswas a day when the forwards took the limelight.

Having been pushed back at the first scrum, Melbourne beganto exert some real pressure at scrum-time and with their runnersunable to gain significant yardage over the gain-line, Kestevenstruggled, often resorting to aimless kicking. When Melbourne hadthe ball, they looked dangerous, slowly acquiring field position andpossession until the pressure told, the home side giving away apenalty in front of the posts which Euan Holden knocked over. Im-mediately, Melbourne grabbed the game’s only try, scored by TomSwainston, a wonderful solo effort scuttling and carving his waythrough the Kesteven defence. It was converted by Holden beauti-fully from the touch-line. Kesteven did exert some pressure of theirown before the end of the first half, grabbing a penalty and nearlyscoring a try themselves, with their powerful number eight goingclose. However, Melbourne’s defence held firm, and they managedto add another Holden penalty before the close of the half, bringingthe score to 13-3. The team-talk at half-time stated the obvious: the biggest 40-

minute performance of the season was required if Melbourne wereto walk away as champions. And, without a doubt, the green andgold delivered. In defence, they were magnificent, led by the heroicJake Walker, who tackled everything put in front of him and alsomanaged to nick a Kesteven scrum off their put-in. A scoreless sec-ond half saw Melbourne win 13-3 and crowned champions.

In a season littered with highlights – coming back from the firsttwo losses to win 20 games straight; Theo De Vies heroics atGrimsby; the 100 points against Amber Valley; the complete per-formance against Lincoln away from home ... this was the fittingend to a season’s hard graft. Thanks to Dave Middleton, whostarted it all off with his gruelling fitness regime last summer, butespecially coach Ian Masters, who instilled confidence within thesquad.

� MELBOURNE Minxes are holding their Annual Girls Fun Day onSunday, May 19. Melbourne Minxes, part of Melbourne Rugby Club, are one of the

few, if not the only, club to offer girls only rugby for girls aged nineand below. The Minxes also look for ways to maintain the girls' in-terest and keep them playing into the under 13s, under 15s, under18s and then into an adults team. The fun day event is a chance forother clubs from across the Midlands as well as Melbourne Minxesto show girls why other girls love to play the sport in an environmentwhere there is no score sheet, no contact, no pressure and most of allwhere the environment is full of friendly people with big smiles ontheir faces no matter what.Anyone can turn up at Chellaston Academy at any time after

10.30am. The club is willing to send you more details if required; justcontact Nick Woodland, Melbourne Minxes, Girls Play Rugby Too on07504123122.


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