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EchoA voice for everyone in Elton and Gratton

Spring 2013 www.eltonderbyshire.com Issue No. 33

Editorial Policy

We welcome your news, views andarticles of interest, provided they arenot anonymous, libellous oroffensive. Views expressed are notnecessarily those of the editorialteam. Items may be condensedwhere necessary.

News items, for sale/wanted advertsand announcements are free toParish residents. For businessadvertising rates please contactJohn Wellington 650857.

If you would like to join the editorialteam please contact one of us.

Diary DatesMarch3 Soup Day VH 11.30am to 3pm7 Parish Council meeting 7.30pm VH8 Village Quiz Night 7.30pm VH14 WI 7.30pm Th Queens Nurses Institute - Kay Durrent19 ELHG 7.30pm VH28 Gardening Club 7.30pm VH J Jones - Wild Orchids in the Peak

April4 Parish Council meeting 7.30pm VH7 Soup Day VH 11.30am to 3pm11 WI 7.30pm Meeting at Rowsley WI12 Village Quiz Night 7.30pm VH13 WI Table Top Sale VH 1pm - 4pm16 ELHG 7.30pm VH28 Gardening Club 7.30pm VH Don Witton - Summer Perennial Colour

May2 Parish Council meeting 7.30pm VH9 WI 7.30pm VH Memory Box - Chris Belton18/19 Open Gardens in Birchover21 ELHG 7.30pm VH28 Gardening Club 7.30pm VH AGM

June6 Parish Council meeting 7.30pm VH13 WI 7.30pm VH Betwwen the Covers Derbyshire Library Service18 ELHG 7.30pm VH

Weekly eventsGentle Keep Fit every Wednesday at 6.30pmin Village Hall. Contact Anne Wellington 650857

Fortnightly eventsThe Eltonians (the over 60’s group) meetevery other Wednesdays at 2pm in the VillageHall. Contact Mike Musgrave on 650293 fordetails.

Grey Bin & Food Caddy CollectionEvery other Wednesday - from 6th MarchBlue & Green Bin & Food Caddy CollectionEvery other Wednesday - from 13th MarchFor more information see page 6

Mobile Library - see back page

Echo Editorial TeamJohn Moseley 650760John Wellington 650857

Please send us your news, views,stories and diary events (for March,April, May & June) no later than:-

Next Copy DateMonday - 6th May 2013

to: John Wellington Stride Cottage, Main Street, Elton.

Preferably by email in MSWord to:eltonecho@tiscali.co.ukor on CD or handwritten

www.eltonderbyshire.comThe Elton Parish Website is continuing to grow in content and the numberof visitors to the site.

I want to remind local residents that the website is there for your use.Through the site you can view notices of events, information relating tothe Parish, copies of the Elton Echo, bus timetables, refuse calendarsand more.

Content on the village website is constantly being added and updatedover time and any further suggestions would be welcome.

Please remember that you personally or your club/organisation arewelcome to publish any notices or information on the site that you feelwould be of interest to local residents. Local businesses are also invitedto post adverts on the site free of charge.

Any suggestions, notices or adverts should be emailed to elton@live.co.ukThe Parish Council also runs an email distribution which again providesdetails of events and information relating to Elton and Gratton. If you wishto be included on the list, please send your email to us atelton@live.co.ukColin Swindell - On behalf of Elton Parish Council

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Parish Councillors

John Moseley Chair 650760Colin Swindell Vice Chair 650672Cath Dawe 650649Jonathan Snodgrass 650489Chris Hirst 650217Nigel Mason 650440

All correspondence to the Clerk:Janice Jackson Tel: 6507278 Bradley CloseBirchoverDE4 2BG

Village News and Views

District CouncillorColin Swindell 01629 650672

County CouncillorSimon Spencer 01335 324324

Member of ParliamentPatrick McLoughlin,Derbys West Constituency Office 01332 558125

Parish Council Tax - Your 2013/14 Bill Explained

At this time of year Parish Councils set their budgets for the next financial year and notify theDistrict Council so that the funds can be collected through Council Tax from 1st April.

At the Parish Council meeting on 6th Dec 2012 we considered the 2013/14 budget and decided,for the third year in a row, to make no change to the amount collected from Council Tax to coverParish Council spending.

The District Council subsequently informed us that, due to changes in funding from centralgovernment, the slice of the Council Tax collected to fund Elton Parish’s unchanged requirementwould increase by 6.5%.

At the Parish Council meeting of 7th February 2013, we discussed a proposal to use a newtemporary grant (from the District Council’s Revenue Support Grant) that is available from April2013 to off-set the tax increase. However, the value of the new grant reduces by 25% each yearto zero in 2017, so the tax take per household would need to rise in 2014/15 and each of thefollowing 3 years to maintain the same parish income.

We decided to stay with the original agreed funding request and use the new grant for parishprojects to the benefit of all Elton residents.

Your next Council Tax bill will show an increase of around 6.5% in Parish of Elton charge to meetits unchanged spending needs. The actual amount depends on property tax bands but theaverage increase is £2.85 per household or just 5p per week.

Elton Parish Council

From the Chair ......

3 Village News and ViewsYou can date a person these days by the way in which theydescribe their music. Anyone over 50 talks about theirrecords. People in their thirties often refer to their CD’s.Anyone younger goes on about their MP3 downloads! Thetechnology keeps changing, but the love of music continues.People love music because it lifts their spirits and speaks ofsomething beyond the mundane.

Likewise, the drama of the Easter story points to eternalrealities which are vividly rooted in the last days of Jesus’life. However we hear see or read the record of those lastdays, their power to capture the imagination of peopleremains.

Easter, with the preceding drama of Holy Week, takes up the vast majority of space in the record ofJesus’ life which we read in each of the four Gospels. What separates Jesus from any of the otherprophets who were around at the time is the claim that in some way death wasn’t the end of hisstory, and the Gospel writers wanted to make sure that the resurrection accounts were put down onrecord for everyone to see.

The actual nature of that resurrection remains a subject of great discussion, a discussion whichbegan soon after the historical events which led the disciples from being a defeated group offollowers to highly motivated group of people determined to share the “Good News.”

In the end, those who believe do so having taken a step of faith, for there can be no proof otherthan the change in the lives of those first followers seen in the record of scripture. Easter will remainthe great mystery which is in the nature of all great truths. In the Eastern Church that mystery issummed up in the great shout of praise on Easter Day, a shout which has been taken up by theChurch throughout the world. “Alleluia Christ is Risen—he is risen indeed!”

Happy Easter

Canon David Truby (Team Rector)

All Saints Church

Team Rector: Canon David Truby 824707Church Warden: Alastair Scrivener 650791

Monthly Services1st Sunday 9.30am Book of Common Prayer2nd Sunday 6.00pm Sanctuary3rd Sunday 9.30am Parish Eucharist4th Sunday 6.00pm Evensong5th Sunday Where this occurs, we will joinwith the Methodists. Please refer to churchnotice board for details.

24th March - Palm Sunday Family Service 4pm

26th March - Compline by Candlelight 8pm - The medieval way to end the day

29th March - David Truby will lead a Mixed Media Service for Good Friday 11am

31st March - Easter Sunday Open Communion Service 11.15am

We are the only church in the Wirksworth Teamto offer Communion to all-comers and children

Easter at All Saint’s Church

4 Village News and ViewsCouncillor’s Corner – Spring 2013

It has certainly been a busy start to the year both on and off the Council.

On the Council, members and I have been debating changes to welfare, future housing strategy in theDerbyshire Dales and much more. In my Council Ward I have been carrying out all of my usual dutiesalongside dealing with your individual matters of concern.

Gritting & Thanks

Luckily, the usual duty of preparing the parish for snowfall and dealing with the after affects has beenmade that little bit easier this year. Thanks to a supply of rock salt provided by the County Counciland stored by the Parish Council, the restocking of grit bins by John Moseley and I has meant that binshave been well stocked and supply plentiful. But things have also been made easier this year thanksto the good will of Glyn and Ben Yates who kindly ploughed the roads and streets throughout thevillage. I am sure that all Elton residents would join me in thanking them both for this thoughtfulgesture.

Refuse Collection

I am delighted to report that since my last contribution to the Elton Echo the waste collection servicehas vastly improved and things would appear to be bedding in slowly. The number of missedcollections has significantly reduced, the majority of households now have the correct containers andthe level of service on the whole is much better.

A number of small problems continue to persist, but as always, I am doing what I can to resolve these.I have been assured that those residents still awaiting green compostable garden sacks will receive adelivery in February and anybody missing a blue box, blue bag or food caddy should contact me - Ihave a small supply in my backyard ready to give away!

If you are still having any problems relating to your refuse collection, please do not hesitate to contactme.

Roads

One of the most common complaints I receive is regarding the state of the roads throughout theParish, with the biggest grievances being about Back Lane and Moor Lane. As it is the County Council’sresponsibility to maintain Highways, I do not have a great deal of influence over the decision makingprocess. Despite this, however, several months ago I did meet in Elton with Highways Inspectors todiscuss the need for a number of road and pavement repairs. I am pleased to say that a number ofsmall repairs have been carried out and the works to resurface Back Lane and Moor Lane have beenput forward for funding from the next budget in May. So, resurfacing Works will only be carried outshould money be made available and I will keep everybody updated as things develop.

How to Contact Me

As always, I’m here to address your issues of concern, so please do not hesitate to contact me if youfeel I can help.

Colin SwindellDistrict Councillor

(M) 07816 986 956(@) colin.swindell@derbyshiredales.gov.uk

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EltonWI...

....Are holding aTable Top Sale

onSaturday 13th Aprilin the village hallfrom 1pm to 4pm

Everyone is welcome

Gentle Keep Fit

If you are one of those peoplewho know they are not gettingenough exercise why notcome along to the Village Hallon Wednesdays at 6.30pm foran hour’s workout. Exercise isbeneficial for good health andat just £2.00 per session this isvery good value.For more details contact AnneWellington on 650857.

The service is located at:The School House, Elton Primary School,

Main Street, Elton

Opening timesEvery Thursday between 1:45pm and 3:45pm

Services include:Postal services, stamps, pensions, benefits, council tax & bill payments,

Plus car tax & cash withdrawals

(Some services may be subject to change)

Outreach Service, Elton

Mrs Glossop and family would like to thank everyone

for the cards and donations for Cancer Research

in memory of Norman.

Sarah would also like to thank everyone

for their tissues and hugs.

Rob Embling Charity Darts Match 2012The Rob Embling Charity Darts Competition was held on 28thDecember 2011 at the Duke of York, Elton.

The annual event is held in memory of the former Duke ofYork B Team player and funds raised go to Rob's favouritecharity the RNLI.

This year a total of £175.00 was raised and which means thatover £1000 has now been raised for the charity.

The darts teams would like to thank everybody who took part,donated money and contributed food.

Thanks

Colin Swindell & Lynn CarsonOn behalf of Elton Darts Teams

Female in distress ……..

I would like to say a big thank youto the two men who helpedrecover my blue Golf after I slidand got stuck on the bank downChadwick Hill during the heavysnow in January. I don’t knowtheir names but I do hope theyread this message.

Kate Wellington

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Want to see family and friendswithout the hassle?

Homestead FarmB&B and Self-catering Cottage

Book them in with Jean or Alan Carson

Tel. 650359

The Secret @ Peak Serenitywww.thesecret-peakserenity.co.uk

5 star exclusive apartment on Harthill Moor, nr. Alport and Elton.S/c, sleeps 2-4 +double chaise-longue.

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1 Wetroom.Week-ends, mid-week, full week breaks, short-term lets.

Open all year.Total seclusion as ONLY 1 apartment.

No intrusions, no noise ( only the birds and the cows )....Take your watch off ...relax....feel the peace...

Perfect idyll for walkers, cyclists, climbers, nature-lovers..email: relax@peakserenity.co.uk.. M 07837 725 337

Waste collectionson a Wednesday

Food caddy Grey or Black sack

Wednesday 6th MarchWednesday 20th March

Thursday 4th AprilWednesday 17th April

Wednesday 1st MayWednesday 15th MayThursday 30th May

Food caddyGreen-lid bin or garden waste sackBlue-lid bin or blue box & bags

Wednesday 13th MarchWednesday 27th March

Wednesday 10th AprilWednesday 24th April

Thursday 9th MayWednesday 22nd May

A Date for Your Diary...Winster Charity Quiz

Charity quiz in aid of Weston Park HospitalFriday 19th April ay 7:30pm in the Burton Institute, Winster

Hosted by Don Ingham & Ros HessionMore details to follow or email ros.hession@hotmail.co.uk

Offers of raffle prizes will be gratefully received!!

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Furnished cottageto rent in Elton

for up to 6 months.

Available from Nov/Dec 2012

jonandsimone@fsmail.net.

CONCERT SATURDAY 16th MARCH 2013

MESSIAH

at 7.30pm Bakewell Parish Church

Conducted by ALAN EOST Organ ANDREW KIRK

Soprano NICKI KENNEDY Mezzo Soprano MARIE ELLIOTTenor JAMES EDWARDS Baritone NJABULO MADLALA

Trumpets STEWART MORRIS TREVOR HOUNSOME

Tickets: £10 from Bakewell Bookshop, choir members, on the door or by post to:Mrs E. Butcher, The Gabled House, South Church Street. Bakewell DE45 1FD: 01629 810205

Cheque to Bakewell Choral Society and please enclose a SAE

Accompanied children & Students FREE

*FREE TRANSPORT may be arranged to this concert by phoning Elizabeth Butcher 01629 810205by 1st March

*(subject to numbers)

COMING SOON AT ALL SAINT’S CHURCH ELTON

Tea / Coffee / Toast mornings

Dates and times to be arranged as the weather improves

Look out for posters and on the Church Notice Board

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PEAK PRE-SCHOOL(formally Winster Pre-school)

Welcomes children from age 2yrs to school age to a warm and friendly environment.Monday to Thursday term time only.

We are OFSTED approved anda member of the Early Years Partnership.

Government Funded places availablefor 3 and 4 year olds

We are registered for 10 places.However, for 2013/2014 spaces are already limited due to high demand.

In order to secure a place for your child for 2013/4 please contactCathy Banks on07799084244 (6.30 - 8pmTues evenings only) to register.

Registered Charity No. 1035604

9 Village News and ViewsLowfield Farm, Gratton

In the previous issue of the Elton Echo I mentioned Prof. John Prince Sheldon who was born inGratton in 1841. In his book, , he told the story of his parents’ struggle, a fascinatingglimpse into the history of Lowfield Farm. This is what he wrote, in 1893.

“Low Fields Farm consists of some 330 acres, and stretches away two miles up to ‘the Moor’, wheremore than half of it lies. It is in a sense two farms in one, the lower half a dairy farm and the upperhalf a sheep or a mixed farm. Around the homestead in the valley the land is naturally fertile, butthe moorland is ‘thin-skinned’ and not very fertile by nature. Somewhere about a century ago it wasfenced in and cultivated, and a big set of buildings was put up to accommodate livestock in wintertime. A house for a labourer adjoins the buildings; but the loneliness of the spot in the dead timeof the year, with only one solitary house in sight of it, was more than any labourer could stand verylong.

The farm was taken in hand more than half a century ago [in 1837] by a young farmer of 23, whoa year or two afterwards married the daughter of a yeoman, just over the border in Staffordshire.At that time, the land was in a ‘run-out’ and forlorn condition, ‘hide-bound’ with twitch grass andpoverty; the walls were dilapidated, the buildings out of repair, and the house as old as it wasinconvenient. In those days the farm carried some 25 dairy cows and 70 breeding ewes, with youngstock in proportion, and four horses, and carried them indifferently well. This young couple,however, had youth and health and hope to encourage them and they set to work with a will toimprove the farm and make it pay. The moorland was the arable part of the farm, and it wasrepeatedly stimulated with applications of ground bones, three quarters of a ton to the acre, untilat length it yielded an abundance of grass and excellent crops of oats and turnips – excellent, Imean, for such a soil and climate.

The oats sometimes yielded over 60 bushels, and the turnips over 40 tons, per acre. The soil wascleared of thousands of tons of rocks and stones which were in the way of the plough and miles ofwalls were rebuilt, all at the cost of the tenant. After 25 years of toil and outlay the stock-carryingcapacity of the farm was raised to 45 dairy cows and 150 breeding ewes. The cattle wereShorthorns; the horses, Shires; and the sheep, Leicesters.

It was a yearly tenancy, unfortunately, and the landlord encouraged the tenant in his outlay onimprovements by a promise that the rent should not be raised while he, the landlord, lived. Thislandlord was W. P. Thornhill. For no reason that was ever made known, the landlord went behindhis promise and a notice was sent by Taylor, the agent, meaning an increase in rent. This was ablow which shortened the days of the tenant. This episode is placed on record as an instance of theinjustice in which landlords and agents could then indulge with impunity against a tenant who formore than 30 years had been steadily and rapidly improving the farm. It was all the agent’s doing,I believe.”

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DJG Taxis4 & 8 seater Taxi ServiceAirports,Days/Nights out, etc.

Contact John GladwinTel: 01629 650025 or 07767238331

Website: www.djg-taxis.co.ukEmail: john@djg-taxis.co.uk

Serenity Coffee ShopCliff Farm, Cliff Lane, nr.Elton

DE45 1LLOpen: March until SeptemberSaturday, Sunday & Bank HolsFrom Good Friday 11am – 5pm

Everyone welcome.Walkers,cyclists,climbers

Email relax@peakserenity.co.uk Tel: 01629 650712 Mob: 07837725337

CONCERT, CURRY, CAROLS AND GUISERS AT THE CHEESE FACTORY

The Concert, Curry, Carols and Guisers event at The Cheese Factory at Gratton on Saturday22 December raised over £1,100 (inclusive of Gift Aid) for the replacement organ in Eltonchurch. We had approximately 100 people present, including a good representation fromGratton and Elton residents. The singing group, Susie and The Bad Habits, accompanied byPhilip Carteldge at the piano, sang like angels. The Winster Guisers were, as always,magnificent. The curry was also voted a success. The finale was community singing of thewell-known Carols. Altogether it was a wonderful launch pad for Christmas.

It is hoped that Susie and The Bad Habits will perform again later in the year in All Saints'Church Elton. This would be an event not to be missed. Watch this space ...

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My Rambling horizons are considerably reduced during the winter season for the obvious practical reasons ofinclement weather and shortness of daylight. By February therefore, I could be considered to be somewhatrestless, which uncomfortable feeling is only compounded by the equally uncomfortable awareness that I oughtnot to be wishing my life away in this fashion, [waiting for delicious summer days] when there is only a finitenumber of them left to me.

To counteract these unproductive and negative influences it is necessary to discipline oneself to take an interestin the local area to which one is thus restricted, which is not too easy when all that is on offer is wind, rain, coldand snow. This is suffering that I cannot savour and I must now admit that I cheat a little bit by selectivelychoosing the windows in the weather when the sun is shining.

But today I am only taking you as far as the Minninglow Car Park on the High Peak Trail near to Pikehall, thisbeing a regular winter destination of mine that nestles within the constraints already mentioned, yet is a gatewayto several interesting features nearby. A circuit of scarcely 4 miles is the price to pay.

[what I shall do here is list each of the interesting points in capital letters, for you to Google later for yourself]

If you set off eastwards from the car park by crossing the road [by which you probably arrived from Elton] atthe far end, you are immediately transported along the airy EMBANKMENT that was necessary to cross theshallow fold in the limestone landscape valley wherein lies to the right, MINNINGLOW GRANGE. This has aninteresting history, the term grange signifying that originally it was a sheep farm belonging to a monastery.

It is salutary to consider that this impressive embankment curving round was probably constructed mostly bywheel barrow and shovel and Victorian man power, though no doubt the stone was transported by rail from thecuttings and quarry that will be encountered a little further along the trail. But let's not dwell on the hardship ofthe 'Good Old [bad old] Days', instead raise your eyes to that little tuft of trees forming a crown on the highestpoint ahead. That is Minninglow which we will visit shortly. Now turn round and view the fine engineering featof the embankment that you have just crossed.

Further along the trail you will pass through a cutting in the solid limestone rocks that were formed aeons agowhen this, our area was situated near the equator in a warm, tropical sea and the myriads of shelled creaturesformed these accumulated deposits when they died. Immediately beyond the cutting a large QUARRY has beenexcavated into the hillside to supply the stone for the CROMFORD & HIGH PEAK RAILWAY along which we areparading. A pretty place in summer.

In front of the quarry was an area of railway sidings where the rusting remains of a charming little crane thatloaded the stone onto the adjacent trains remains as the only reminder of the heyday of this line. You have todeploy your imagination for the fuller picture. The track bed now crosses yet another fine embankment in asatisfying curve that permits full examination from this point, whilst to the left a large LIMEKILN is little disturbedfrom its original condition when in use. Was it for producing lime to spread on the fields or was it to producelime for use in mortar on the rail engineering works?

You may have been wondering what the excavations and ponds that are visible down to the right below theembankment were used for. These are SAND PITS, one of a number of local deposits laid down as anomalies inhollows in this predominantly limestone landscape at the end of some Ice Age or other. Such deposits are whatform the basis of the nearby Friden Brickworks, where they were used formerly in the production of special

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ATTRACTIVE COTTAGE FOR 2IN CENTRE OF ELTON

We have a lovely cottage suitable for two people forweekly or weekend rental in centre of Elton village.No smoking and no pets please. Would suitrelatives/friends of local residents visiting thearea as well as holiday makers.

If you are interested please call Angela andTrevor on 01799 550994 for details.

refractory firebricks thanks to the specialized properties of the sand. Whether the same is true for thesedeposits I cannot say, but there is a clue at the far end of the embankment, just beyond a cutting but out ofsight from your present position. Here on the right, there is a circular enclosure alongside the trail which youcan enter, where you will observe and deduce [!!} that this was a BRICK OVEN. The vitrified walls attest tothe high temperatures that obtained when the bricks were fired, the bricks presumably having been madefrom the clay and sand from the sand pits at the bottom of the track leading there from these ovens. Again,take a little time to exercise your imagination.

As you walked along the trail, you must have cast your eyes to the crowned mound on the left that isMINNINGLOW. I have been up to this Burial Site in every kind of weather and circumstance and I'm still notfed up with the visits. Really it deserves an article of its own, so you must research that one yourself. It isregarded by many as a special place. As for me, I have observed it from so many other places in the PeakDistrict, as a distinctive mark on a distant horizon, that it would be easy to see their point.

From the top of Minninglow with its extensive panoramic views, a well-marked, concession footpath leadsbeyond and downhill, crossing an ancient track to pass beneath the High Peak Trail once again. The footpath,still well sign posted across pleasant limestone pastures, reaches ROYSTONE GRANGE, where you will be ableto savour the antiquity and atmosphere of this ancient place - enhanced only when you have researched itlater. You walk through the middle of this place on its access track, past well preserved barns no longerbustling with life unfortunately, to emerge beyond them into a quiet hollow between the limestone pasturesall around.

To the left is ROYSTONE ROCKS, where up on the knobbly hillside, excavations have revealed plenty ofRoman remains. There is little to see nowadays, yet it is interesting to read about.

But I am reaching the end of my allotted space here and must conclude hurriedly by directing your stepsalong the minor roads that all gravitate towards larger minor roads that will return you to the Car Park. Youwon't get lost because from the high vantage point you attain amidst the farmland, it is possible to viewalmost the whole round you have hopefully enjoyed.

Oh, but it might have been better in Summer!

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NEWS FROM THE PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY

New pre-application advice service from national park planners

The Peak District National Park Authority is introducing a new pre-application advice service forpeople considering development of their property or land.

The service, which includes appointments with allocated planning officers, will improve onprevious ‘drop-in’ sessions when only general information could be given.

From February 18, people who need advice should initially contact the Authority’s CustomerService Team on 01629 816200 or customer.service@peakdistrict.gov.uk

Customer service advisers can answer general planning queries, but for more detailed enquiriesabout specific ideas, a planning officer will give pre-application advice and normally see theapplication right through the process.

Director of planning John Scott said: “Although the drop-in service was easily accessible, it waslimited in its effectiveness because of the often incomplete information available to planningofficers. They could only reach a very general conclusion within the 20-minute meeting.

“We want to communicate more effectively with our customers so that they understand what toexpect and what is expected of them.

“One problem we want to address is that around 300 planning applications a year suffer delaysbecause they lack essential information or documents. We have to go back to the applicantbefore we can register them to start the planning process.

“The pre-application advice service should avoid this, as people will know exactly what support-ing information they need right from the start. They will also be advised about any fundamentalproblems with the proposal and how they could be resolved to give the application a betterchance of success.

“We aim to deliver a quality service that our customers have confidence in.”

The new advice service is also hoped to raise the quality of developments by giving time at anearly stage to negotiate changes to proposals that would enhance the national park setting.

To find more information go to www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/planning. The Planning Service will seekfeedback from customers to identify any areas for improvement.

FIREWOOD FOR SALESeasoned hardwood logs cut & split

Net bags £4 collectedBuilders bulk bag (1m³) £50; £5 deposit on bag

Free delivery in Elton and GrattonElsewhere £10 for one, £15 for 2 or 3 bags

Tel: Simon 650209 or 07889 107008Email: simonfowler1@btinternet.com

R. Stone - Joinery

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HOLIDAYS IN THE MOUNTAINS

Studio apartment for 2-3 people to rentin Tignes (French Alps)

The apartment has spectacular mountain views, is wellequipped and is very convenient for skiing & all local

amenities.

Tignes is also very good for summer activity holidays(tennis, golf, mountain biking, hiking, lake sailing, sauna,gym, children’s adventure trail etc etc), as well as summer

skiing on the glacier.

For more info, contact Jon Linsley or Simone Parker on650047 or jonandsimone@fsmail.net

(we can email pictures etc.)

Some Winster Events(further information on www.winster.org)

1 March at 7.30 in the Burton Institute. Village Quiz. Bring your own refreshments. Entry £2.

18 March at 7.30 in the Burton Institute. Winster Local History Group. Language and Tradition in Derbyshire by Professor John Widdowson.

22 March at 7.30 in the Burton Institute. Village Quiz. Bring your own refreshments. Entry £2. Please note that this was previously advertised for 29 March.

12 April at 8pm in the Burton Institute. Winster Entertainments Group: Buffalo Gals in Concert. Six-piece old-time country string band performing lively and authentic traditional American music. Tickets £8 (£6 concessions) from Winster Post Office or 650364. Warning: Book early. Sell-out expected.

19 April at 7.30 in the Burton Institute. Special Quiz for Weston Park Hospital. Bring your own refreshments.

29 April at 7.30 in St Helen’s Church, Darley Dale. Winster Local History Group. Guided visit to St Helen’s church and churchyard led by Vic Raynes.

4 May at 8pm in the Burton Institute. Winster Entertainments Group: ‘Just an Old Warhorse’ Tour. Fresh from his year as Songman in War Horse in the West End, Bob Fox performs songs and anecdotes from War Horse with other folk material from his native north-east. Tickets £8 from Winster Post Office or 650090. Warning: Book early. Sell-out expected.

24/7 May at the Miners’ Standard. Winsterfest. Four days of top tribute, cover and blues bands. See http://winsterfest.webs.com

24 June at 7pm in Belper (meet at the Coppice car park, Market Place). Winster Local History Group. Guided walk round Belper led by Adrian Farmer.

28/9 June at the Miners’ Standard marquee and other local venues. English Country Dance Music Week end. For information phone 650450.

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Across1. Flighty navel caver (4)3. Wattle trees (7)9. Once north of Ceylon (5)10. Another good layer (7)11. Not to be missed (4,4)12. Wading bird (4)15. Sandpipers (5)16. Sheepish cry (5)20. A genuine Yorkie (4)21. Buff runner (8)23. Small migratory thrush (7)25. All things birdish (5)26. Surrounded by sea (7)27. Eric the lazy snake (4)

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Elton Village Quiz NightsThe dates for the forthcoming Quiz Nights are:

8th March12th April

Come along with a team and don’t forget yourown drinks & nibbles

Any raffle prizes will begratefully received.

Entry £2 per personRaffle £1 per ticket

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Badminton Kate French 650273

Bell Ringers Alastair Scrivener 650791

Bus services Timetable 0870 6082608

Community transport 641920

County Council 08 456 058 058

Cricket Club Glynn Yates 650494

Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111

Darts Teams Paul Carson 650359

District Council 761100

Doctors (Winster) 650207 Emergencies

733205 or NHS Direct 0845 4647

Electrical emergencies 0800 0568090

Eltonians Secretary Mike Musgrave 650293

Energy Efficiency Grants 761304

Fire advice 582849

Gardening Club Anne Wellington 650857

Gas leaks 0800 111999

History Group Lynn Burnet

Hospital The Whitworth, Darley Dale (minor

injury only) 580211

Housing advice 761311

Jubilee Field Colin Swindell 650672

Mobility Scooter (Tissington Trail) for more

details contact 01335 343156 - seasonal only

Pre-school (Winster) Contact Cathy Banks

on 07799084244 (Tuesday evenings only)

Police For emergencies dial 999 otherwise

dial the NEW number 101 (It’s confidential)

Rail services Enquiries 0845 7484950

Refuse collection DDDC 761215

School 650282

School PTFA Amy Dabell 650948

Swimming pool Bakewell - 814205

Matlock - Arc Leisure - 581322

Tourist information Bakewell - 813227

Matlock - 583388

Village Hall Bookings Sue Lightfoot 650641

Water emergencies 0800 7834444

Womens’ Institute Cath Dawe 650649

FOR SALE - FLYMO COMPACTELECTRIC MOWER, AS NEWHARDLY USED £40. Tel 650154

FOR SALE - LOGS ! GET READYFOR THE COLD VARIOUS BAGSIZES UP TO BULK BAGS £50FREE DEL {LOCAL} LARGE BULKBAG £100 FREE DEL Tel. 650154

For Sale - Guitar –Aria Pro II,electric/ semi acoustic, in mintcondition. Comes with qualitypadded carry case, electronictuner and long amp lead.  £115.Telephone 01629 650765

For Sale - EPSON Perfection 2480Scanner. Scan and restore fadedphotos in just one click, for reprintsand enlargements. Scan slides andnegatives with the built-intransparency adapter. Built-in one-touch colour restoration and dustremoval. Smart Panel provides allthe tools necessary to scan photos,text, or graphics and send to PC tosave, email or print. In mintcondition, hardly used.Complete with instructions, cables,USB and cd/software. £25. Phil01629 650765

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Community TransportA Dial-a-Bus service for elderly&/or disabled people operates onthe 1st and 3rd Thursday eachmonth to Buxton arriving11.15am & departing 1.15pm. Toreserve a seat, contact 641920

Jubilee FieldThe pitches & pavilion areavailable for hire. For allbookings, contact Colin Swindellon 650672 or 07816986956

Mobile LibraryEvery other Tuesday - from 5thMarch onwardsElton - Duke of York -12.25 - 12.45pmElton - East End -12.50 - 1.05pmCall 812267 or 58000 ext. 6589for details.

Post OfficeOutreach Service

Every Thursday in theSchool House

From 1.45-3.45pm

Village HallHire of hall: £5.00 per session or£15 all day for residents & villageorganisations. Non-residents atreasonable rates.

For bookings or more informationcontact Sue Lightfoot 650641

ResourcesFor Sale/Wanted

Across: 1.Wren 3.Acacias 9.India 10.Chicken 11.Barn door 12.Ibis15.Ruffs 16.Bleat 20.Tyke 21.Streaker 23.Redwing 25.Avian26.Seagirt 27.IdleDown:1.Whitby 2.Eider duck 4.Cuckoo 5.Chit 6.Auk 7.Cardiff8.Anise 13.Blackbird 14.Bluecap 17.Stork 18.Stager 19.Orange22.Sing 24.Dee

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