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Middleton Village Newsletter VILLAGE PUMP Jan / Feb 2020 No. 467 Dry-ish January Many people, after the indulgences of the holidays decide to do ‘Dry January’ and abstain from alcohol for the month. The trend’s popularity is reminiscent of the Temperance movement of the 19th century - albeit less committing. While you’d struggle to find a Village Pump editor who wholly endorses this personal restraint, it is interesting to read about. The above photograph is taken from the new book published by John Coles and is thought to be The Temperance Society rallying outside the Nelson Arms. John’s book explores the history of the village through fascinating photographs. The book is being sold on a non-profit basis for £25. Payment can be made either through PayPal or a cheque in the post. John Coles can contacted by email at [email protected] or by post at 44 Stephens Hill, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8HR Dates Every Sunday Pub quiz in the Nelson Starts 9pm prompt Wednesday 15th January Folk Jam at the Nelson Friday 17th January Live at the Sun: The Covers Bros Saturday 25 th January 8pm At the Nelson: Winter Folk Chorus Tickets £8 learn the traditional folk choruses Saturday 25th January Cinema Middleton: Rocketman 7.30pm – doors open 6.45pm Sunday 26th January Community Walk - 10am from the Village Green Saturday 8th February 5.30pm at the Nelson: Charity Bingo night, family fun Wednesday 19th February Folk Jam at the Nelson Saturday 22th February Live at the Nelson: No Fixed Abode Saturday 7th March Live at the Nelson: King Bs Bin Days Blue bin/green bin: 27th January, 10th / 24th February Grey bin: 20th January, 3rd / 17th February, 2nd March Happy New Year A very happy new year from the Village Pump and all involved. We welcome the new decade with hope and happiness, and we wish you the best for the upcoming year.

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Middleton Village Newsletter

VILLAGE PUMPJan / Feb 2020 No. 467

Dry-ish JanuaryMany people, after the indulgences of the holidays decide to do ‘Dry January’ and abstain from alcohol for the month. The trend’s popularity is reminiscent of the Temperance movement of the 19th century - albeit less committing. While you’d struggle to find a Village Pump editor who wholly endorses this personal restraint, it is interesting to read about.

The above photograph is taken from the new book published by John Coles and is thought to be The Temperance Society rallying outside the Nelson Arms. John’s book explores the history of the village through fascinating photographs.

The book is being sold on a non-profit basis for £25. Payment can be made either through PayPal or a cheque in the post. John Coles can contacted by email at [email protected] or by post at 44 Stephens Hill, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8HR

DatesEvery SundayPub quiz in the NelsonStarts 9pm prompt

Wednesday 15th JanuaryFolk Jam at the Nelson

Friday 17th JanuaryLive at the Sun: The Covers Bros

Saturday 25 th January 8pmAt the Nelson: Winter FolkChorus Tickets £8 learn thetraditional folk choruses

Saturday 25th JanuaryCinema Middleton: Rocketman 7.30pm – doors open 6.45pm

Sunday 26th JanuaryCommunity Walk - 10am from the Village Green

Saturday 8th February5.30pm at the Nelson: CharityBingo night, family fun

Wednesday 19th FebruaryFolk Jam at the Nelson

Saturday 22th FebruaryLive at the Nelson: No Fixed Abode

Saturday 7th MarchLive at the Nelson: King Bs

Bin DaysBlue bin/green bin:27th January, 10th / 24th February

Grey bin:20th January, 3rd / 17th February,2nd March

Happy New YearA very happy new year from the Village Pump and all involved. We welcome the new decade with hope and happiness, and we wish you the best for the upcoming year.

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Latest news for Riley’s Fund

The response to a request for support for Riley has been absolutely amazing. Since the beginning of November last year there has been a plethora of fund raising activities which have been supported by people far and wide. There have been so many donations and messages of love that it would take more than a single issue of The Village Pump to name you all. You people know who you are and a huge thank you is sent to you now.

District councillors have voted overwhelmingly to approve that current contractor Serco continues to deliver the Derbyshire Dales’ waste and recycling contract from August 2020.

At a special meeting on Wednesday (18 December) broadcast live on the District Council’s YouTube channel, councillors also agreed by 27 votes to 2, with 4 abstentions, to approve a new charge for collecting garden waste, to be introduced in April 2021.

The charge will generate funds to offset the cost of the new waste and recycling service, which is set to rise

From 6 January, Derbyshire Dales District Council is helping local people recycle their real Christmas trees.

All residents have to do is place the tree at the edge of their property on their usual green/recycling collection day by 31 January and the tree will be composted along with other garden materials.

Any tree over 5ft in length must be broken or sawn down to a manageable size, with decorations and plant

by £1-million a year to maintain service levels for Dales residents with the continuation of weekly food waste collections, together with collections fortnightly of dry recycling and fortnightly of residual household waste that can’t be recycled or composted.

The cost for garden waste collections will be £50 per bin per year - the equivalent of £1 a week - with an early bird offer of £35 on purchases made before 31 January 2021. Residents will have to opt into the service and will not be obliged to take part.

pots removed. Alternatively, trees can be taken to the nearest household waste recycling centre.

Plain Christmas cards and wrapping paper can be included in residents’ kerbside cardboard and paper recycling to be collected by the District Council’s contractor Serco. Foil-backed and glittery cards and paper should not be included, but placed in general household waste grey bins or black sacks

Overwhelming Support for New Waste Contract

Free Christmas Tree Recycling in the Dales

A bank account has been set up at the Leek Building Society and currently the balance on the account exceeds £16.000. The passbook is held by myself at The Nelson Arms and anybody wishing to see it, or make further donations, should contact me on 01629-825154.Middleton has shown itself in its finest light over the past few weeks and we should all be rightly proud of the strength of our community. As always our love and support go to Riley and his family with our hopes for his recovery.- Jane Monaghan

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Diff’ from, or % of, average Date

Mean maximum temp 6.6 C -1.4 C

Mean minimum temp 3.3 C -0.1 C

Highest maximum 12.3 C 1st

Lowest minimum -0.9 C 30th

Total Rainfall 219.1 mm 206%

Wettest Day 36.4 mm 7th

Days with rain 26

Total Sunshine 26 hrs 58%

Sunniest Day 5.5 hrs 10th

Days with no sunshine 18

Weather - November 2019, Dull and Very Wet

It was the coldest November since 2016 but the main feature of the month was the amount of rainfall. It was the wettest November since local records began in 1963, beating November 2000 by 7.4 mm. It was the also the 6th wettest month of any name in the last 44 year. The 6- month period from June to November has been the wettest 6 months in the last 45 years, at least, with 937.6 mm of rain, 176% of the average for June to November.Sunshine was in very short supply and it was the dullest November on record. It was also the second dullest of any month in the last 20 years with only December 2015 recording less sunshine. There were 8 consecutive days with no sunshine from the 22nd to the 29th, the longest sunless spell in November since 1982, which also recorded an 8-day spell, and the longest at any time of year since

January 1996 when there was a 10-day sunless spell.The wind pattern in November was almost the reverse of normal and it was the first November in the last 50 years with no winds from a south westerly direction. The wind speed was also lower than average and the only day with gale force winds was the 8th with a gust of 63 mph recorded on the moor.The only snowfall was a very brief covering above about 1000 feet during the early evening of the 14th.The autumn of 2019 ( September to November) was the coldest since 2012 and the wettest since 2000, which recorded 28 mm more rainfall. It was also the second wettest of any season in the last 45 years. Sunshine was close to average with a sunny September compensating for a very dull November.

Middleton Remembers UpdateThe final draft of the Middleton Remembers document, which gives an insight into the soldiers of Middleton who served and died in the First World War and life in the village, has now been produced and represents a tremendous amount of research from many contemporary sources and archives. Arrangements are being made to

sign it off, print some copies and also place a version on the Parish Council website. It was hoped this would be done in time to share this at an event on 18 January, however this will not now be possible and an alternative date is currently being identified.

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The New Year is a good time to look back and to look forward. Looking backwards, we might realise that there’s a lot that we have to be thankful for and many people we would want to say “Thank you” to. As a community here in Middleton, we rely on a lot of hard work by individuals who keep our life together lively and fulfilling – however hard individual circumstances might be.

This is true for us as a church too: there are many people we would want to say “Thank you” to. There are the routine tasks of locking and unlocking the building, of keeping it clean and tidy and putting flowers in for each week.

But, at special times like the recent Christmas celebrations, there is also a special “Thank you” to say. We are grateful to all those who gave flowers for Christmas, or helped with the Christmas decorations in church, cleaned the pathway into church to make it less slippery, or prepared refreshments for several special services. And, of course, a special “Thank you” to the Community Choir for their fine singing on Christmas Eve, to all those who joined in the Carols in the Millennium Gardens, and to the Nelson for hospitality after the carols. A feature of Middleton’s Christmas is that period when the puppet figures of Mary and Joseph travel with a donkey from house to house looking for shelter on the way to Bethlehem. Thanks to many children, to their families and to the school, this went well again this year. We were reminded of the risks taken in the Christmas story by the fact that the three characters got “lost” for a couple of nights in the middle of the process.

Yet, finally, they arrived at the stable and, despite the risks, God’s plan to show his love to humanity was able to move on to the next stage. A reminder, perhaps that

God can and will overcome so many setbacks. So, once again, we are thankful that the Christmas season has brought us together and helped us see things in a new light. Thank you to all those of you who helped make that possible!

Looking ahead, hope you will join us for some of our services in the next two months. Each month we have a fairly simple Morning Worship service on the first Sunday of the month and an All Age Service on the third Sunday – both of these are easy to follow and relaxed if you’ve not been along to church for a while and all services are at 11 a.m. At the All Age Service we usually have some activities for children and there’s always refreshments afterwards downstairs. Maybe your New Year resolution could be to give these a try?!

Certainly, looking ahead as a country, we face a challenging year moving on from the divisions and strong arguments of 2019. We also have some important decisions to make about the sort of country we want to be and the quality of our life together – something that election slogans alone will not solve, and which will require an effort by each of us.

I rather liked the New Year message of the Archbishop of Canterbury who said that 2020 should be a year we try to restore our connections with one another, reducing the sense that we are each on our own and have to constantly stand up for ourselves. He suggested that we each think of at least one person that we could try to re-establish a relationship with – someone who we hadn’t seen or talked to for a while, someone we had lost touch with, a new neighbour whom we hadn’t yet got to know, someone in our own street or nearby who we thought might be lonely after a bereavement or feeling trapped at home with small children. He encouraged us to think of something practical and friendly that we could each do to build bridges and show support.

That’s a good thought for the New Year and something which might lead to many more “Thankyous” when we come to the year’s end – all building up our community and the quality of our life together.

Peter LewisReader, Holy Trinity Church

Church News – January 2020

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Middleton celebrates its 20th Christmas switch on!

The festive season arrived in style in Middleton, taking on “the Spirit of Christmas”, as it switched on the lights, for the 20th consecutive year. Historically, the Village Green lights were first switched on in 1999, following a torchlight procession up through the Village, to mark the new millennium. Fittingly, the lights were this year switched on by founder members of the Millennium Committee, including Peter Slack and Mike and Hazel Harrison who flicked the switch and after a slight technical hitch, the Green was transformed into a Christmas wonderland. Tracy Hancock (of the Village Green Committee) said, “It was a lovely night and so nice to see so many people come together.” The event was a fun-filled, festive evening and included entertainment for all the family, fully capturing Yuletide excitement and enjoyment.

The BMW band played Christmas carols by the Christmas tree, as the children enjoyed their rides on the carousel and the adults partook in mulled wine and mince pies. As Christmas is the most magical time of year, Santa (courtesy of Wirksworth Rotary Club) also made an appearance and handed out bags of sweets to the children. Our long-standing Santa, has had to step down, so we would just like to say thank you to him, especially for all his devotion during the last 20 years in helping to make Christmas special for the children – thank you Peter Wood.

Also, thank you to Jane and Alan of the Nelson for helping us sell the raffle tickets and for your continued support. Many thanks are extended to all the individuals and businesses in the Village and surrounding area for generously donating such wonderful raffle prizes. Finally, a big thank you to everyone for making the '2019 switch on' such a wonderful and festive evening and for enabling us to come together like this as a community!Happy New Year 2020 to everyone in Middleton from the Village Green Committee.

The Village Green Committee would like to say thank you to everyone who bought a raffle ticket – profit will be used for the benefit of the community of Middleton. A list of the prize winners is itemised here:

• 1st prize: A Deluxe Christmas hamper, goes to M Greatorex, Tkt 0260

• 2nd prize: Childrens Bruder Caterpillar 1:16 courtesy of Tarmac, goes to Karen Holmes, Tkt 0075

• 3rd prize: ½ whisky barrel planter courtesy of Birchover Reclamation, goes to S Lees, Tkt 0151

• 4th prize: M & S hamper courtesy of Jepson’s, goes to P & S Stevenson, Tkt 0332

• 5th prize: Childrens Bruder tractor 1:16 courtesy of Lester Lowe, goes to Steven Williams, Tkt 1041

• 6th 1 x bottle of Longcliffe gin courtesy of Longcliffe, goes to Martin Wyley, Tkt 0553

• 7th 2 x single Tickets to Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, goes to Megan Barnet, Tkt 0003

• 8th prize: Family ticket to Cinema Middleton goes to Greg Webster, Tkt 1130

• 9th prize: 1 x family ticket to Haddon hall goes to Mr and Mrs Wheal, Tkt 0047

• 10th 1 x family ticket to Steeple Grange Light Railway, goes to J Greatorex, Tkt 0296

• 11th 1 x family ticket to Steeple Grange Light Railway, goes to Ann Stamper, Tkt 1089

• 12th £20 Amazon gift card ex J & S Thompson goes to Fran (Water Lane), Tkt 1020

• 13th 1 x tkt for 4 @ The Climbing Unit (Ref No 479), goes to Den Phillips, Tkt 0653

• 14th 1 x tkt for 4 @ The Climbing Unit (Ref No 480), goes to Lee Barron, Tkt 0550

• 15th 1 x tkt for 2 kayak hire @ Carsington Water (Ref 551), goes to S Lees, Tkt 0152

• 16th Marble chopping board courtesy of Lowe's Marble, goes to J Greatorex, Tkt 0268

• 17th 1 x bottle of prosecco courtesy of Longcliffe, goes to Den Phillips, Tkt 0654

• 18th 1 x family yearly membership at Wildlife Trust, goes to Tom Gregory, Tkt 0559

• 19th 1 x family yearly membership at Wildlife Trust, goes to M Wolfenden, Tkt 1094

• 20th 1 x family yearly membership at Wildlife Trust, goes to John (Duke St), Tkt 1028

• 21st 1 x Christmas wreath, courtesy of P Slack goes to Martin Clarke, Tkt 0544

• 22nd Chembourg, courtesy of G Spencer goes to Pauline (The Alley), Tkt 1025

• 23rd Candles, courtesy of G Spencer goes to Jill & Kevin, Tkt 0587

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Parish Council Report December 2019

Casual Vacancies

The Parish Council has Casual Vacancies for 3 CouncillorsThe Electoral Officer of Derbyshire Dales District Council has advised the vacancies should be filled by co-option.

Nominations are invited from individuals interested in being co-opted to the Parish Council. Please send your nomination, to include your name, address and contact details to the Parish Clerk by email or post at the address below.

Call for Evidence Street lighting – Middleton Road switched off lights

Since the streetlights on Middleton Road have been switched off the Parish Council has made a number of requests to DCC Streetlighting that they be reinstated. None of these requests have been successful. The Parish Council is therefore asking for members of the public to tell us what effect the switch-off has had for you. Do you now take children to school instead of letting them walk to Wirksworth? If you’ve had slips, trips, near misses in the dark or it has affected the way you choose to go out let us know. We will put all the evidence we receive to DCC and again request that the lighting is reinstated. Please contact the Parish Clerk – details above.

The closing date is 9.00am Monday 3rd February 2020 and co-option will take place by interview at a Parish Council meeting to be held in the Committee Room of the Village Hall at 6.45pm on Monday 10th February 2020

Parish Clerk: John Rowe, c/o 1 Devonshire Villas, Upperwood Road, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire DE4 3PD. Telephone: 07717137526 E-mail: [email protected]

Roll of Honour 2019

The Parish Council will be deciding the 2019 Roll of Honour Award at its meeting on Monday 10th February 2020. We are inviting nominations from residents for people who have made a significant contribution to village live. Please email or post your nominations to the Parish Clerk to arrive no later than 5pm Friday 7th February 2020.

Please pick up after your dog

The Parish Council has approved a resolution to “support and encourage residents, the school, its governing body, parents, the Environment Group, Middleton in Bloom, the Village Green Committee in their effort to improve the village and their efforts to reduce fouling by dogs.” and will be working with the School and others to promote responsible dog ownership.

Nominations must include the name of the person you are nominating and why you feel they should be awarded the 2019 Roll of Honour. You should also include your name, address, telephone number and email address.

Cromford Quarry Liaison Meeting/Dene Quarry Restoration Plan

A report was received from the Parish Council’s representative on the recent CQLC meeting.

“Concerns had been raised about water from the natural springs at the dormant Balleye Quarry was running off onto the Via Gellia road, and this is being followed up.

It was reported that the Dene Quarry Hollow approved restoration work has commenced.”

Cromford Quarry Liaison Meeting/Dene Quarry Restoration Plan

A report was received from the Parish Council’s representative on the recent CQLC meeting.

“Concerns had been raised about water from the natural springs at the dormant Balleye Quarry was running off onto the Via Gellia road, and this is being followed up.

It was reported that the Dene Quarry Hollow approved restoration work has commenced.”

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Diff’ from, or % of, average Date

Mean maximum temp 6.3 C +0.5 C

Mean minimum temp 2.1 C +0.5 C

Highest maximum 10.2 C 10th

Lowest minimum -1.4 C 18th

Total Rainfall 99.3 mm 87%

Wettest Day 22.1 mm 12th

Days with rain 23

Total Sunshine 30.2 hrs 77%

Sunniest Day 4.5 hrs 3rd

Days with no sunshine 12

Weather - December 2019, Cloudy and Quite Mild

December was milder than average but without any extremes of mild or cold. The impression was of a wet month but rainfall was below the 30 year average. Rain fell on most days but in mostly quite small amounts, this coupled with the lack of sunshine, gave the feel of a perpetually damp month. It was the first month with below average rainfall since May and ended a run of six consecutive months with more than 100 mm of rainfall. The second half of 2019 was the wettest second half of any year on record ( since before 1963).

It was the dullest December since 2015 and although it was generally unsettled there were no really strong winds and no gales were recorded. The highest gust recorded on the moor was 54 mph on the 13th, well below average for the month.

Although sleet fell on 4 days there was no lying snow at all, for the second successive December.

The year of 2019 had a mean temperature of 8.9c, 0.5c above average, the same as 1990, 1997, 1999, 2012 and 2016 to make it equal 10th warmest in the last 50 years. It was also the second wettest year on record with 1384 mm of rain, ( 129% of average ) just 8 mm behind 2012, and this despite the first 5 months of the year recording 11% less than average rainfall.

Despite all the rain sunshine was above average with 1316 hrs recorded, 114% of average. The total was 60 hours less than in 2018, which had a much sunnier summer.

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School News: The last week leading up to Christmas

What a fantastic end to the term. It has been lovely to see the children enjoying all the special Christmas activities this week. I’ve enjoyed spending time talking to the children about their hopes for Christmas. I thought once again that you’d enjoy reading some of their answers:

“I’d like a cricket kit. I’d like a drone. I want a new book. A hockey stick would be good. A PS4 for me! I hope I get Lego Harry Potter. I’d like a car.” We hope their wishes come true!

The children had a fantastic time at the pantomime ‘Cinderella’ on Monday. Two of our children were chosen to go on stage and represented our school brilliantly!! A wonderful performance all round.

On Tuesday we had a very special visitor in school. Father Christmas found time out of his very busy schedule to give presents and good cheer to our Puffins and Kingfishers. Thank you, Santa.

Our Reception and Year 1 children put on a wonderful Christmas play ‘Oops a daisy, angel’. The children did so well, singing songs and acting on the stage. We were all so very proud of them!

Wednesday’s Christmas dinner was a super affair, with brussels, turkey, stuffing and gravy flowing freely!

Our Christingle Service as always was such a delightful event. The children did very well, and it was great to

see so many parents and members of the community in church, celebrating with us. Thanks to Reverend David Truby for leading the Service and also to the children and staff for all their hard work. Particular highlights for me were the singing of Silent Night, accompanied by our Sign Language Group, and the rendition of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star with handbells.

Thursday continued to be a busy day with our Christmas Fayre. The children made some super things to sell on the day and there were plenty of hot pork cobs on sale! Thanks go to our fantastic Friends of Middleton, for working so hard to make the Fayre a success. Thank you to you all, these events provide such a lot of joy for our children and the additional fundraising is very welcomed.

Our final day of the week enabled us to be full of festivity!! Christmas jumpers, socks, dresses, tinsel and everything else Christmas shaped was worn; and whilst we were all excited, we ensured we thought about those less fortunate, by raising money for Save the Children. A lovely end to the week.

And finally……The children wanted me to remind you about our being Eco friendly over the Christmas break – Some children of Middleton Community Primary School have started a club called Eco World. The club was made to help stop ECO problems like global warming, deforestation and pollution. To help could you walk more often, use less paper and finally use a web browser called Ecosia to help plant more trees.

- Alison Dugdale – Head Teacher

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Photo: Alison Dugdale

Photo: Alison Dugdale

Photo: Alison Dugdale

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Opportunity to Question Council Leaders and Senior OfficersDerbyshire Dales District Council is starting 2020 with an invitation to residents to put questions direct to council leaders and senior officers. Leader Councillor Garry Purdy, Deputy Leader Councillor Susan Hobson and Chief Executive Paul Wilson will take part in a question and answer session at a community forum at Bakewell Agricultural Business Centre on Wednesday 29 January, starting at 7pm.

Another image from the book by John Coles.

The book is being sold on a non-profit basis for £25. Payment can be made either through PayPal or a cheque in the post. John Coles can contacted by email at [email protected] or by post at 44 Stephens Hill, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8HR

There is some great information on the history of the village here: http://www.wirksworth.org.uk/X404.htm.

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Parish Councillors

District Councillors

www.middletonbywirskworth-pc.gov.uk

County Councillors

Village Hall

Cllr Dawn Greatorex (Chair) 01629 356 661

Cllr Peter Slack 01629 823 359

Cllr Olwen Wilson 01629 822 701

Cllr Glynis Spencer

Cllr Tina Taylor

Parish Clerk: John Rowe 07717 137526

Elisa [email protected]

07838312714

Mike Ratcliffe47 Yokecliffe Cres, [email protected]

01629 823 023

Peter Slack31 Chapel Lane, [email protected]

01629 823 359

Irene Ratcliffe47 Yokecliffe Cres, [email protected]

01629 823 023

Post Office Opening TimesAt the Nelson Arms. Tel 01629 733520 / 07770 662364Monday 2pm-4:50pmWednesday 2pm-4:50pmThursday 9am-11:50pm

Parish Council MeetingsOrdinary meetings will be held at 6.30pm on the second Monday of each month (except August) in the Committee Room of the Village Hall. Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings and to raise concerns or make representations to the Council during the Public Participation section of the meeting.

PoliceContact your local team on 0345 123 33 33 or email directly to PCSO 4413 Sue Lester: [email protected]

Village Pump EditorsLucy Peacock 820831John Sedgwick 822601Rob Rawlinson [email protected]

For bookings contact Jane Monaghan: 01629 825 154Village Hall Website: www.middletonvh.org.uk

Free Range Eggs£2.40/dozen

Can deliver in the villageTel. Sam Kitching 07824469219

M J Petts Plumbing & Heating

Installation - Service - Repair07580 457 426

[email protected] Safe Registered - 551336

MP for Derbyshire DalesSarah Dines

Member of ParliamentYou can write at any time to:

House of Commons, London SW1A [email protected]

Regular Advice BureauCall for Details: 0207 2193511

Installers of cavity wall and loft insulation also loft ladders and boarding

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Ellen Foster ATCL Music LessonsSinging, Recorder, Cello, Bass Guitar, Piano / Keyboard.

Enhanced DBS. All ages welcome, beginners or improvers.

Competitive rates and discounted bundles available.Tel. 07855812753 or

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