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DOUGLAS RYDER FUNERAL COLLECTION
DONATED TO VILLAGE HALL |
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The Village Hall Committee would like to express its
thanks for the generous donation from Tansley resident
Ian Ryder of £145.19 collected at the funeral of his
father, Douglas Ryder, who died on 6th
June 2010 at the age of 89.
The Ryder family has a long association
with Tansley, living at one time in a cottage behind
Speedwell Mill down the Old Coach Road. The family,
including Douglas himself, is mentioned in the book
"Tansley Remembered" by Keith Taylor.
8th August
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TANSLEY RESIDENT SELLS HER CAR
AND DONATES PROCEEDS TO THE VILLAGE
HALL |
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Jean McDearmid, a resident in Tansley for 34 years and an active
member of Tansley Ladies Group, recently decided
that she no longer wanted to run her car. Having sold
it, she donated the proceeds of £1,100 to the
Village Hall for its Restoration Project.
By completing a Gift Aid form
too, this will add another £308 to the donation, making
£1,408 in total.
The Village Hall Committee is
extremely grateful for Jean's generosity.
22nd
June 2010 |
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Portable Planetarium comes to
Tansley! |
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On Wednesday morning, 16th June, all the
children at Tansley Primary School enjoyed an
educational show in a portable planetarium within
Tansley Village Hall.
The different year groups attended
separate shows tailored specifically for their
age-range.
Head Teacher Tracey Holmes said "It was
a wonderful experience that inspired the children in
learning about astronomy and the universe as part of the
school's Science Week."
The inflatable Super-Dome planetarium
was supplied, set-up and operated by Astrodome. One of
the presenters will return to the school to answer more
of the children's
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News!
News about Tansley
Village Hall - events, activities & fundraising
issues
For other village news see tansleyvillage.org.uk |
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TANSLEY VILLAGE
HALL LOTTO - RESULTS OF THE SEPTEMBER 2010
DRAW! |
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The winner of the
September Draw is number
14,Frances Webster who wins £42.
The runner up
is John Hill, number 33, who wins
£11. |
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Not a
member of the Lotto yet? Then why not join? You
can download an application form by clicking:
Village Hall Lotto
The form can also be used to renew an
application.
Alternatively, please
Email
Jill for
details.
All
proceeds go Tansley Village Hall Restoration
Fund.
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Don't
forget to renew your Lotto
membership!
Tansley Village Hall
Lotto has been running for two
years. This year it paid out £625 in prizes and
donated £850 to the Village Hall Restoration
Fund.
Lotto promotors Jill
Green and Bev Oates would like to thank everyone
who has signed up for the Lotto to date. They
hope you will all continue to be
involved.
Application forms will be
distributed through letter boxes to every
home in the village (or you can click the link
above and print one out) in an effort to
persuade those people already participating to
renew their membership and to encourage those
who are not involved to sign up. Many of the
current memberships expired with the September
2010 draw.
If your membership
expires in September, please renew it promptly
to ensure inclusion in the October draw and in
subsequent draws.
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TANSLEY VILLAGE HALL - WORK PROGRESSING ON TOILET
AREA AND ENTRANCE |
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Work on the
demolition and rebuilding of the toilet area and
entrance of Tansley Village Hall is progressing. The old
bar window and dingy side entrance have gone for good so
that the space can be incorporated in an enlarged new
building. The new foundations have been dug and the wall
construction should start soon. The new area, covered
with a glass-reinforced plastic roof and skylights and
fitted out with three ladies' toilets, three men's ones,
a toilet for the disabled and an easy-access lobby and
entrance with a fine oak door, is due to be finished on
1st October.
Village Hall Committee
Secretary Chris Knightley says "Once the hall is
reopened, we look forward to some great new
entertainment and, of course, more fundraising events
for the rest of our project, including the roof and
internal improvements."
25th
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SUMMER FETE 2010 RAISES £657 FOR THE VILLAGE
HALL |
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Tansley Summer Fête raised a total of
£657.35 for the Village Hall. The
break-down is as follows:
Cream Teas: £185
Nearly
New: £153.85
Sale of slates: £108
Tai Chi
donation: £35
Methodist stall:
£175.50
16th July
2010
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VILLAGE HALL TO BE
CLOSED FROM 12TH JULY 2010
FOR RESTORATION
WORK
Work expected to be completed by 3rd October
2010
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Tansley Village Hall will be closed from
12th July 2010 for around 12 weeks,
with re-opening expected on or before 3rd October. The
closure, which should not affect the upstairs room, is
to enable restoration on the building to
commence.
The Village Hall Committee now has
sufficient funds to undertake the first part of the
restoration project comprising the rebuilding of the
toilet extension and remodelling of the front entrance.
As well as resolving structural defects, the work will
provide three ladies toilets, an adjacent DDA-compliant
toilet for disabled users and a universal front
entrance, without steps, for access by everyone,
including those in wheelchairs.
The Committee hopes that the closure, planned for the hall's customary
quiet summer period, will not inconvenience people too
much.
The Committee has expressed
its appreciation for the support the community has given
with fundraising, and for the generous donations
received. Further support, as well as grant aid, is
still required to raise more money for the replacement
and enhancement of the roof (e.g. through Buy a Slate) and for
the many more essential internal improvements that are
planned.
Tansley Methodist Church offers
alternative venue during the restoration work at the
Village Hall
Tansley Methodist Church,
which is part way through its own renovations to the old
schoolrooms, has decided to delay closing the
rooms until the Village Hall work has been
completed. The church believes it would be a
service to the village to make the rooms available for
use by village groups until the Village Hall is back in
use, when the the groups can return to their usual
venue. At that point, the schoolrooms will be closed and
the refurbishment of the Methodist
church completed.
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15th July 2010 |
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WHO STOLE THE OLD MAN
SCARECROW, JESS THE CAT &
GLORIA? |
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This year’s
lovely display of scarecrows was enjoyed by many in the
village. As usual, a lot of hard work went into
organising the scarecrow competition (thank you Emma
Hrubiak) and into making the scarecrows themselves
(thank you all those who participated).
What a shame
that this attractive visual event was spoilt by
thieves. Since the scarecrows went on display there have
been three incidents reported:
- The old
man scarecrow was kidnapped from outside Tansley House
residential home on the judging night but returned by
someone whose garden he had been thrown into just in
time to be judged.
- Jess the
Cat, part of the winning entry’s Postman Pat display,
was stolen on Friday 25th June from The Homestead,
Nottingham Road. See picture of Jess
below.
- Gloria the
bomb disposal expert from Luton (3rd prize)
was stolen from outside Lots of Pots on Nottingham
road around 9.30pm on Sunday 4th July by a
large man driving a white or silver Ford Ka. See
picture of Gloria below.
If you know
anything at all about the perpetrators of these thefts
please contact tansleyhotwire@googlemail.com
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TANSLEY
SCARECROW CONSTRUCTION
COMPETITION
A
fundraising event for Tansley Village
Hall |
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The winning entry
The results are
as follows (in reverse
order!):
Special Children’s
Award – Tansley Preschool for a school
crossing patrol
Special Children’s
Award – 1st Tansley Brownies for a
Brownie celebrating 100 years of
Brownies
3rd Prize – Josie
Cross, Lots of Pots for Gloria the bomb disposal
expert from Luton
2nd Prize –
Val Wildgoose for the Mad Hatter’s Tea
Party
1st Prize – Neil and
Sarah Green for Postman Pat and his black and
white cat, and his van
Congratulations also to all the
other entrants.
Lastly and big Thank You to the
three judges – local artist Polly Morten, local
sculptor Stuart Marsh and lifelong resident of
Tansley, Margaret Fearn.
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Scarecrow Board
at Tansley Summer Fête
(photo by Geoff Crapper)
The results are as follows (in
reverse order!):
Special Children’s
Award – Tansley Preschool for a school
crossing patrol
Special Children’s
Award – 1st Tansley Brownies for a
Brownie celebrating 100 years of
Brownies
3rd Prize – Josie
Cross, Lots of Pots for Gloria the bomb disposal
expert from Luton
2nd Prize –
Val Wildgoose for the Mad Hatter’s Tea
Party
1st Prize – Neil and
Sarah Green for Postman Pat and his black and
white cat, and his van
Congratulations also to all the
other entrants.
Emma Hrubiak, who organised the
competition, says: "Although the number of entries
this year has been a little disappointing, 15 when
before we have had 30 or more, the standard is
extremely high. The three judges had some very
difficult decisions to make but they do have a
robust scoring system to make it fair."
Lastly and big Thank You to the
three judges – local artist Polly
Morten, local sculptor Stuart Marsh and lifelong
resident of Tansley, Margaret Fearn.
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SCARECROW
TRAIL COMPETITION
Four
entries got all the answers correct and all win a
prize:
Sarah Green
Chloe
Pearson
Alisha Brock
Benjamin Pearson
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Answers:
1 – Letter
2 – Asp
or snake and Staff
3 – Green glass
4 –
100th Anniversary Cake
5 – Stop, Children
Crossing sign
6 – Plant in a pot
7 – Bouquet
of flowers
8 – A paint brush
9 – N/a
10 –
Football
11 – A wooden spoon
12 –
Donkey
13 – A riding whip
14 – “I’m in the
garden” sign
15 – A teapot
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TANSLEY HILL
RUN 2010 - A RECORD 103
RUNNERS!
By Barry
Mosley
This event raised
£227 for Tansley Village Hall Restoration
Fund |
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The rain had stopped and the
ground had begun to dry out as 103 runners, the
largest entry so far, set off on the Tansley Hill
Race on a pleasantly cool
evening. The main race was preceded by the
ever-popular family fun run.
The main event was won by last
year's runner-up, 15-year-old Kristian Edwards
from Tamworth A.C. Kristian is a very talented
fell runner who is in line for a future England
junior team place. He was closely followed by last
year's winner Karl Webster from Matlock A.C. Third
was Aidan Winskill from Totley and fourth was Mick
Stenton from Dark Peak F.R. who has been a good
supporter of the race, having taken part in all
but one of the previous years'
races.
First lady was once more Christine Howard of
Matlock A.C. coming in eleventh overall and
breaking her own course record by two seconds. We
were pleased to welcome several members of the
Fell Runners Association committee including Alan
Brentnall, well known in fell running circles, who
was first over sixty, and Madeleine Watson first
over forty. Also running was U.K.Athletics
committee member Ed Warner who was taking part in
his first fell race, came in 42nd and enjoyed
himself.
Prizes and trophies were presented
at the apres race BBQ at the Gate Inn.
In addition to the main winners
named below, a full set of results is also now
available on Tansley Village website. Please
click HERE to see them.
17th June
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FUN RUN 2010 – THE
RESULTS
8
& under:
1st
girl Elizabeth
Webster
1st
boy
Reuben
Orr
9-12
yrs:
1st
girl
Mia
Lucas
1st
boy
John Webster
13-15
yrs:
1st
girl
Morgan Metherington
1st
boy
Tom Towndrow (overall
winner)
16
yrs &
over
Jossie
Cross |
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TANSLEY PLAYERS
30TH BIRTHDAY PARTY A BIG
SUCCESS |
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Bev Oates, Secretary of the
Tansley Players, would like to thank everyone who
attended the group's recent 30th Birthday Party in
the Village Hall.
Bev says: "It
was great to have over 100 people there - old and
young. The founder members came forward to cut the
cake and during the evening lots of memories were
shared. It was also an opportunity for people to
find out about our future productions - a play
Touch & Go in October and the
pantomime Cinderella in February. Many
people signed up on the night to help backstage
and performing. If anyone else is interested in
helping out in any way then feel free to contact
me on 01629 582154 or at tansleyplayers@virginmedia.com
Tansley
Players would like to thank Bill Templeman for
entertaining us on the piano and Joe Chapman for a
superb buffet. Also thanks to everyone who worked
so hard to make the night a
success."
On the night more
than 300 photographs of many productions were
shown on a screen. If you would like a copy
of these photographs on a DVD at a cost of just £3
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21st May
2010 |
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EASTER COFFEE
MORNING RAISES £290
proceeds to be split between
Air Ambulance and Matlock Area Recreation &
Sports |
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photos by Diana
Dakin |
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Although the Easter period is over and
May Bank Holiday is now in sight, further mention should
be made of the very successful Easter Coffee Morning
held on Wednesday 3lst March in the Village
Hall run by Ladies’ Group Chairman Diana Dakin
and Tuesday Club Chairman Marjorie Ramwell to raise
money for the Air Ambulance and for Matlock Area
Recreation & Sports (MARS),
This event has become an anticipated
annual diary date. Outside the weather was bad, but the
attractive, posy-decorated tables in the Hall provided a
friendly welcome and were quickly filled with people
chatting over coffee and heated, buttered Hot Cross
buns, prepared in the kitchen by members of each
group.
There was a bric-a-brac stall and no
doubt some people went away with unsuspected treasures,
whilst the generously donated raffle prizes covered two
tables with the main prizes (apart, of course, from the
bottles of wine and spirits) being two large, cuddly
Easter Bunnies that, happily, went to good
homes.
So, a good start for Easter and thank
you to those who supported the event which raised £290.
For those who weren’t there, make a note to go next year
and enjoy the fun!
Mary Eatherden
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