Tansley Village

Free launched by Pride In Tansley.

Prizes for Tallest Plant, Biggest Flower and Best Group for four age groups covering all ages - so everyone in Tansley can enter!

See details on poster here. Download entry forms (x1) here or (x4) here. [9/3]

Matlock Toy Library

Information is now available in the Information library. [8/3]

See all the local Saturday morning waste collection dates until March 2011

On this web site under Notices:Saturday morning waste collection. [6/3]

House purchase and rental prices in Matlock

This new information is now available in the Information library. [4/3]

Tansley in Sunday Telegraph property article about villages (21st Feb edition)

You can read it here. [28/2]

Matlock couple launch new music game Musical Trixstar

Matlock couple, Mark and Jo Percival have just spent 3 days with The Royal Northern College of Music, successfully launching a new music learning game they have invented called Musical Trixstar. The game has been endorsed by the UK Federation Music Services amongst many others.

Tansley Primary School's children will be among the first to benefit from having one of the new learning games. [28/2]

Read about the visit by local schools to Auschwitz

Danny Carden has written an excellent article in the Mercury about a valuable educational visit that students from local schools, including Highfields, experienced recently. You can read it in Matlock Mercury's online article. [26/2]

New deli/grocery shop opens in Matlock Green today

Sally Leighton (our parish clerk) and her husband Steve opened a great new small shop in Matlock Green on Friday 26th February. It's near the kitchen shop and only a short way from Tawney's, the excellent coffee shop and cafe. The "Headland Food Company" is selling free-range eggs, yogurts, cheese, meats and fish, olives, fruit and vegetables, preserves, jams, oils, home-made cakes and bread baked at The Loaf in Crich. They invite you to drop in to see what they have to offer. [26/2]

Your views wanted on planning for waste

Derbyshire County Council wants your views - please see here. [Source: Tansley Parish Council, 25/2]

Proposed development at the former Halldale Quarry site, Matlock

See Matlock Mercury's online article with pictures about this huge commercial development. [22/2]

Police Community Message - Buxton - B132 Fake Switchover Company

A company called 'The Digital Switchover Group' are attending addresses and providing a pink leaflet. They also state that they are working on behalf of the Government. They claim that homeowners would not be able to get digital TV without extra equipment (Digital UK have confirmed that none of these details are correct and Freeview would be available for many years). The scam is being used in an effort to sell unnecessary satellites and aerials but may also be used as a method of gaining access to properties. Digital UK have provided the website address of www.paras.org.uk (Professional Aerial Riggers Against The Sharks) which has been set up for anyone that would like further information about the digital switchover. If you have any information please contact Operation Liberal on 0345 123 33 33.

You can receive messages like these by email directly from Derbyshire Constabulary by completing this form and posting it to the address on the form. [13/2]

Police Community Message - Chesterfield - C91/10 VISA MASTERCARD FRAUD 12/02/10

Derbyshire Police warn of a phone scam to get you to reveal the 3 digit code on the back of your credit card on the signature strip. The full text of the warning is here.

You can receive messages like these by email directly from Derbyshire Constabulary by completing this form and posting it to the address on the form. [12/2]

Information Library page added to this web site

Older news items and notices of long-lasting interest are now retained on a new Information library page found under the "Notices" menu. [4/2]

DDDC approves plan for Crown Square, Matlock

Planners approved the "Amendments to road layout and associated environmental improvement works" (09/00719/FUL) on 2nd February at Matlock Town Hall. [4/2]

Future unknown for Tansley Village Shop

Tansley Hotwire reports from John Cunnington that ...

"To our great disappointment and surprise, I have now been informed that the prospective proprieters feel that they are no longer able to pursue the venture of the new village shop in Tansley. This is definitely not for lack of enthusiasm and support from the village community and they are sure that the shop can be a success in Tansley. However, in the end, and, ironically, probably because of their existing commitments (which have given them the experience to properly plan and consider this venture) they have had to pull out.

They have shared with me their vision for the shop which would have included a small coffee shop area with the ability to serve light refreshments and Tim has said he would be more than happy, through me and within reason, to give advice to anyone who might be interested in taking on the shop. This is a great disappointment, particularly given the time and effort we have all put into the negotiations. The detailed planning process for the new shop was well advanced but now we are 'back to square one' and we have no option but to remarket the property either for sale or to rent, split or as a whole so that we can move forward again.

... If anyone has any bright ideas or might be interested in taking on the shop we'd be more than happy to hear from them." [3/2]

Tansley Methodist Church now has its own web page on this web site ...

... under the "What goes on in Tansley" menu, or click here to see it. [2/2]

Good TV programmes about Buxton to Derby

Michael Portillo's BBC 2 TV series about railway journeys has some great scenes, stories, history and information about places en-route between Buxton and Derby. The features on Buxton, Matlock Bath, Peak Rail, Cromford and John Smedley's fabulous knitwear factory at Lea Bridge are excellent.

Why not takes a look via BBC i-Player at episode 16 and episode 17. [28/1]

Working group formed to reach the top in the EMIB competition

As noted in the parish council's draft minutes for its meeting in October, a meeting was held at a resident's home to hear suggestions from Geoff Bates (Britain in Bloom and East Midlands in Bloom judge) as to how Tansley could improve its position in the EMIB competition. As a consequence, a working group, now called Pride in Tansley was formed. [Updated 19/1]

Empty homes going to waste

At the Derbyshire Dales District Council meeting on 26th November, the councillors learnt that 800 homes have stood empty in Derbyshire Dales for over 6 months. The council has dispensed with a formerly successful staff post to push for the empty homes to be brought back into use e.g. to meet housing needs across the district. Meanwhile it is willing to plunder green-field sites to build new homes. [27/11]

What's the future of Tansley's Village Shop?

A meeting in the Village Hall on the evening of 18th November was very well attended by around 90 villagers expressing enthusiasm for the shop. Councillor Steve Flitter also provided very useful insights from his experience with his own shop in Winster.

If Tansley's new shop does open, new proprieters would need great support from the local people, prepared to use the shop on a regular basis for many of their everyday needs, not just for the odd item we've forgotten at the supermarket. If we want the shop to re-open and to survive, we must support it regularly from our purses and wallets! [18/11]

Planning Application for West Yard greenfield site

Despite objections by Tansley Parish Council and 50 Tansley residents, the DDDC Planning Dept. recommended its approval. At the council meeting on 22nd October, the Conservative led policy and zeal for building Affordable Homes, even on a formerly protected, highly valued and unsuitable greenfield site, brought approval.

Click here to see the Planning Application (09/00281/FUL).

The Planning Dept's report is here. [22/10]

See the Save West Yard web site

Seat dedicated to David Brewster

Tansley Community Hall Management Committee has dedicated a bench to David Brewster for all the years of work and commitment that he put into the village and especially to the running of the Community Hall. The Bench is outside the front of the hall. Visitors and passers by can rest and reflect for a few minutes on the huge service that David provided to young and old in the village.

The memorial plate reads ...

[Updated 16/5]