Ironville & Codnor Park Newsletter

Local news, events, articles and more. March 2017

Welcome to Issue Number Six We hope that you continue to find our village newsletter of interest and enjoy its articles and other contents. If you would like to get in touch or send in articles* please write to Andy (acadman175@yahoo.com) or text Tracey (07957663876).

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News From Ironville and

Codnor Park Primary School

01773 602936

As always we have been really busy at

Ironville and Codnor Park Primary School.

At the start of this term, our younger chil-

dren in Wrens and Robins discovered an

alien egg had landed on the school field! A

week later the egg hatched and alien

footprints were found in Wrens class and

then Mrs Thurman managed to take some

photographs of the alien running around

the school! The children

have been thoroughly

enjoying this topic and it

has given them a real ‘thirst for learning’.

Our older children in Kestrels and Eagles

have been learning about the local area as

part of their topic called ‘What lies be-

neath’. Eagles class became history de-

tectives when they went on a walk around

the village to discover areas from the past.

All of the staff in school have been working

tirelessly to improve the standards since

the Ofsted inspection in October and there

has been vast improvements in many

areas. As a school we are really proud of

what we have achieved.

Don’t forget to keep up to date with

everything the school is doing by read-

ing our weekly newsletter which you will

find either on the school website or on

the school Facebook page .

CODNOR CASTLE EVENTS 2017 Open every second Sunday of each month 11am until 3pm

ALL WELCOME. There will be guided tours on most open

days to help learn about the history of the castle and the

powerful De Grey Family who lived there. There is a toilet

facility and refreshments are available. (No Parking).

Victorian Heritage Weekend: 27th - 28th May - 11am - 4pm

With parking (£3). The cowboys are coming to

Codnor Castle! Yellow Ribbon Re-enactment

group, re-enact wild west living history and

skirmish around the time of the Little Bighorn -

not to be missed! Heritage stone mason, craft stalls, guided

tours and much more. Enjoy light refreshments in Castle farm.

Admittance: Adults £2; Children £1

Heritage Weekend: 9-10th September - 11am-4pm

With parking (£3). A wonderful historic weekend with

guided tours. A feast of Historical fun!

Claymore battle-re-enactment, bonny prince

Charlie! Team Falcion medieval battle

re-enactment. Crafts, pottery displays,

guided tours and so much more!

Admittance: Adults £2; Children £1

Ghost Walk: 21stOctober - 6pm-10pm.

Spooky autumnal fun. Stories and tales from our resident

ghosts told beside a crackling fire and more.

St. Nicolas Christmas Fair

3rd December No Parking.

Web site: www.codnorcastle.co.uk

Parish Council Report by Sheena Trower (Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer to Ironville Parish Council0

At the last meeting of Ironville Parish Council held in January the following community matters were discussed-

Queries were raised with regard to the renovation of the Grade II Listed Building Ironville House on Cinder Bank. The Chairman agreed to liaise with the Planning Department at the Borough Council to provide an update on the improvement works being undertaken.

Annual budgets and precepts for the Borough, County and Parish Councils were discussed. The Parish Council precept for the commencing financial year 2017 – 2018 will remain unchanged from the previous year at £15,000.

Staff reductions at Futures Homescape noted and this would impact on the community services available.

County Councillor Paul Smith reported on the measures in place to remedy the excessive surface dressing on Bullock Lane and Greenhill Lane.

Residents were requested to report street lighting requiring attention directly to the Derbyshire County Council either through the website or contact 01629 533190 with the column number (painted on the outside of the column) and the location of the post.

Update on the DCC proposal for Restricted Byways along New Lane and part of Monument Lane. The status has been now been defined and officially approved as ‘bridleway’, i.e. open to

pedestrians, cyclists & horses to use this route. (See page 8 in June 2016 Newsletter).

Ironville Allotment Site on Meadow Street. A lottery Awards for All grant in the sum of £5,700 was approved for the site, to provide new metal mesh fencing to the top of the site, polytunnel, new secure container for storage, tree pruning and minor improvements to the overall condition of the site.

An update was received from the Chairman on the work carried out by Friends of Cromford Canal. Due to the amounts of waste regularly collected from the canal, the local authority was unable to continue to remove the deposits free of charge. However, a bin would be provided for regular ser-vicing. Further work by the group was noted including review of the trees on the route to Pinxton Arm.

Ironville Breakfast Club for the young people had been taken over by Oscari and was functioning well.

Ironville Community Centre, a grant award from County Councillor Paul Smith in the sum of £19,000 would provide an updated building for community use, with work to commence in the near future.

Skip Initiative took place on King William Square on Saturday 14th January 2017. The Parish Lengthsman reported a very successful day with a full skip.

Working Party update received from Cllr Clark confirming the schedule of works including donation of tools by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. Recording of the area through photographs underway.

Costs for providing village signs to be sought for consideration at the next meeting. The design would incorporate the heritage of the village.

The Chairman provided a summary of the Christmas Event December 2016 and received the sup-port of the meeting with agreement that the festive lighting was very effective.

The next meeting of Ironville Parish Council to take place on Monday 20th March 2017 commencing at 7.00 p.m. (change to the usual sequence of meetings due to Chairman’s Borough commitments).

Members of the public are always very welcome to attend Parish Council meetings and bring their concerns and matters of interest to the meeting. (Parish Council Minutes can be found on the Unicorns web site).

LMS Stanier Pacific 4-6-2 No 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' is in full flow as the train

approaches the site of Codnor Park & Ironville station (closed in 1967) with the 'York Yuletide

Express' (Ealing Broadway - York), running some 45 minutes late on 17th December 2016

Geoffrey Griffiths

Safer Neighbourhood News

Residents in our locality are encouraged to be responsible pet owners

Dog owners are being reminded to be responsible when out and about with their pet.

The advice has been issued after residents and local farmers have raised concerns with their local Safer Neighbour-

hood policing team about people not keeping their dogs under control, especially around sheep and livestock.

PCSO Meikel Miller of the Somercotes and Riddings Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “Concerns have

been raised from members of the local community about dogs being let off the lead and chasing sheep in the area,

and there have been incidents in the past where sheep have been attacked and injured, or killed.

“Whilst most dog owners are responsible, some dog owners need to be reminded that they must not allow their dog to chase or

attack livestock. In a field containing sheep, dog walkers must always have the dog either on a lead or under close control as it is

an offence to allow a dog to worry livestock on agricultural land.”

General advice for dog owners is to:

* Keep dogs on a lead around busy roads

* If you know your dog is not good with other dogs then avoid letting them off the lead where there are other dogs around.

* If you are in an area where there are farm animals or wildlife, make sure you keep your dog under control, particularly during

lambing season when you should keep them on a lead.

* If you allow teenagers or youngsters to walk the dog, make sure they would be able to control them while out walking.

* Encourage and reward good behaviour- teach your dog commands such as sit, stay and to come back when called.

* Always clean up after your dog, carry ‘poop scoop’ bags and dispose of the waste in a litter bin.

PCSO Miller added: “Incidents of this nature are distressing to the animals, upsetting and also costly for farmers. Please make

sure you keep your dog under close control or on a lead when near to sheep and other livestock.”

The Kennel Club offers advice on the countryside code for dog walkers, visit www.thekennelclub, or for the full code visit: www.gov.uk

You can also contact your local Safer Neighbourhood policing team by calling 101 or emailing from the website at www.derbyshire.police.uk

Please support “village litter pick day”- Sunday 12th March - See page 21

Codnor Castle - The Ironville Connection By Trevor Middleton

Codnor Castle has a long and varied history: dating back, indeed, to at least the thirteenth century. That history is rich with connections to the villages of Codnor, Loscoe, Heanor and Langley Mill, which lay to the south of the Cas-tle, and were partly bounded by its deer park. But what of the lands immediately to the north of Codnor Castle, around Golden Valley, Cod-nor Park, Jacksdale and Ironville, parts of which were also enclosed by the deer park? Well, the short answer is that both Ironville and Jacks-dale are fairly recent additions to the landscape, being built in the early-mid nineteenth cen-tury. Scratch the surface a little, however, and you’ll reveal stories and interconnections at least as fascinating as any associated with more ancient placenames.

In the 1830s, the Butterley Company was in confident mood. Over the past 40 years business had expanded, starting with the building of their first furnace (at what is now the former Butterley Works in Ripley) in 1790. That same year, Messrs Outram and Jessop had leased the not inconsiderable mineral rights to Codnor Castle from the Masters family, which al-lowed expansion into the Codnor Park area. The question then was: where to accommodate the resultant increase in population? The answer was a bold one: a purpose-built village, expressly to house the workers of the Butterley Company, in other words a model village.

Model villages were a fairly recent development, having their origins in the mania for the landscaping of country house grounds in the eighteenth century. If your estate workers’ dwellings spoiled your view, you simply had them demolished and moved out of sight, in the process improving their amenities (at least, as far as was strictly necessary). This idea spread to the new, industrial overlords, to whom the attraction was that clean, sanitary housing would result in a happier, healthier - and more productive - workforce. One of the first re-sults of this was Dale and Arkwright’s New Lanark cotton mills, established in 1786. Other examples are Bournville, built for workers in the Cadbury family’s chocolate factory in 1879, and Port Sunlight, built in 1888 by Lever Brothers, in those far-off days still humble soap manufacturers. Ironville, therefore, built as it was, starting in 1834, was a pioneering model village.

It wasn’t just the physical welfare of workers that was catered for in model villages. Many of the industrialists of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were self-made, and didn’t for-get that they needed skilled, well-informed and knowledgeable managers, supervisors and foremen as much as they needed manual workers to perform the sheer hard graft that heavy industry demanded. Thus was born the Mechanics’ Institutes and Artizans’ Libraries, institu-tions specifically aimed at educating working people, allowing them to rise in the ranks of their workplace and be at the forefront of knowledge in what were rapidly changing times (it also had the benefit of keeping them out of the local hostelries). We know that Ironville had an Artizans’ Library by at least 1843, as the following report appeared in the local press in 1853, and which is well worth reproducing in full, (continued on next page):

September 1853 Ilkeston Pioneer

CODNOR CASTLE

The members of the Codnor Park and Ironville Artizan’s Library celebrated their tenth anni-versary by holding a public tea meeting on the grounds of Codnor Castle, on Tuesday, August the 2nd, by the kind permission of Mr. Thomas Martin. The special train arrived from Notting-ham at half- past two with a gay crowd of pleasure seekers, followed soon after by the trains from Mansfield and Butterley, both well filled with visitor[s], all wending their way to one common centre, the “Castle.” Here the arrangements were all satisfactory; the tent for serving tea was beautifully decorated by Mr. George Storer; the entrances to that and the grounds were also decorated, and numerous flags were waving proudly from the Castle walls, the tent, and the entrance; these, with the beautiful and charming scenery, the gay company that rapidly filled the grounds, the stirring music of the Derby Drum and Fife Band and of Messrs. Allen and Redgate’s Quadrille Band, formed one of the most grand and pleasing spectacles of the kind that we have witnessed for many years.

Tea being finished, the amusements were carried on with great spirit; the Quadrille Band find-ing incessant employment, the Drum and Fife Band attracting crowds of Admirers and danc-ers, and not a few wonderers.

In due time the Nottingham and Butterley trains were warned off the ground, and by half-past nine Codnor Castle was again deserted. The company separated well pleased with their day’s enjoyment, and we have not heard of a single accident or of any damage being done, the par-ties both inside and outside the grounds being most orderly and well conducted.

There must have been five thousand persons present. Amongst the company we noticed W. Needham, Esq., J. Jessop Esq., and many influential and respectable parties.

It will be a satisfaction to those who formed the party to know that the funds of the Institution have benefited very materially by their patronage; and this will be a source of gratification to the members who gave their united assistance on the occasion, and will, we doubt not, in fu-ture times, be a stimulus to further exertions.- Correspondent.

The final link in the chain of events which made that public tea meeting possible was, of course, the coming of the railway to Codnor Park, and the opening of Codnor Park & Ironville station (on what is now Station Road, Codnor Park) by the Midland Railway in 1847.

The Artizans’ Library’s annual tea meetings continued, as there are further newspaper reports in later years, though by this time the organisation had been renamed as a Mechanics’ Institute and housed in its splendid new home, built in 1846.

Fast forward to the present day, and Codnor Castle Heritage Trust is proud to continue that tradition of entertain-ment and education open to all comers. Our annual Victorian Picnic is a con-scious attempt at recreating those Me-chanics’ Institute tea meetings, though you might be pleased - indeed relieved - to learn that dancing the Quadrille is entirely optional. This year’s extrava-ganza takes place across two days, Sat-urday May 27th and Sunday May 28th. If you can’t make it then, we open up the castle on the second Sunday of eve-ry month between 11am and 3pm. For more information, see our website: www.codnorcastle.co.uk or our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/codnorcastle

The former Ironville Mechanics’ Institute building [image credit: www.picturethepast.org.uk]

CHRIST CHURCH NEWS – REPAIRS, REGISTERS AND RECORDS by David Fearn

REPAIRS - In 2016, it proved possible to complete THREE repair projects at Christ Church:

Tower Clock – In May, a number of worm-eaten timbers supporting the pulleys and heavy weights were replaced with new oak boards (The striking side had failed some months before and had had to be disconnected)

Sanctuary/Apse Roof – In August, the major works to the East End roof were completed, involving new timbers, felt, slates and lead. There is every hope that this work will finally prevent water damage to the interior of the Sanctuary.

Nave Floor – In November, three and a half square metres of rotten floor at the west end of the nave were replaced with new boards. Luckily, the damage was far less severe than at first thought.

The cost of all these works was a little over £26,000. Thanks must go to all those who have organised fundraising events to finance these ongoing improvements, and especially to every-one who came along to support them. Thank you, also, to everyone involved in any way with the Christmas Tree Festival & Bazaar last December. This event raised £1,001 for church funds.

REGISTER & RECORDS – Quite often, there are enquiries into church asking for information from the Registers and Records, especially from those seeking details about family members buried in the two cemeteries. However, the situation is a little complex! The registers for Baptisms, Banns, Marriages and Burials began at the same time as the Consecra-tion and opening of the church (on Easter Monday 16th April, 1852). It was not until October 1871 that the Vic-ar, Revd W E Littlewood, began to record the Minutes of Parochial Church Council Meetings, and The earliest Accounts Ledger seems to date from 1887. It is thought that the first Parish Magazine was published in 1896. In the 1970s and 1980s, churches and chapels were encouraged to deposit their registers and records with the local County Records Office (at Matlock) for safe keeping, and this duly happened at Christ Church. The list of Registers, Records and other documents (all prefixed D3088) is available to view online, and can be accessed by visiting the Records Office in person. An in-creasing number of documents has been transferred to Microfilm. Over the years, Christ Church has managed to acquire a varied collection of documents which it is able to keep. The first five Baptism Registers (1852-1906), together with the first Buri-al Register (1852-1869) and the first Banns Register (1852-1886) have been tran-scribed. Most of the first two Marriage Registers (1852-1916) has been photocopied, and there is a bound volume of Parish Magazines dated 1896-1901. Some registers still in use today date back many years: The present Baptism Register began in July 1956, and the present Marriage Register dates back to December 1967. Also, some indices of names in registers have been compiled, including a complete list of all names in the Marriage Registers from 1852-1899. However, the most complex part of the picture concerns Burials in the two cemeteries. (To be continued . . . )

Exploring Christ Church Records

at a recent heritage day

Ice Skating on our local Canal by Brenda Butlin (nee Davis formally of Casson St.)

Ice Skating was once fun on our local canal. When Ice Steward Billy Potter went on to the ice

we all knew it was safe and many people joined in with the pastime. Jean Bates who used to live at the bottom of Monument Lane often partnered Brenda on the

ice. Today two of Jean’s grandsons are British ice dance champions . . . and it all started on

our stretch of canal!

The photographs below where taken on the canal near the reservoir circa 1947.

Nicholas Buckland & Penny Coomes, became European

bronze medallists and have won six other international

medals. They are also three-time British national champi-

ons and have competed

at the Winter Olympics.

Brenda with Ice Steward Billy Potter

Joseph Buckland with Olivia Smart (above) three-time British

national junior champions (2012–14) and competed at three

World Junior Championships, reaching the top ten in 2014.

Jean Bates

Nicholas & Joseph Buckland are two of Jean Bates grand-children. Jean herself a pro-fessional ice skater married three times British champion speed skater Bryan Grummitt.

Left: David Davis, former Monument Caretaker

Above: Jim Forrester

Brenda performs a “Teapot”

at Nottingham Ice Rink

Julian's Column - Time for change?

Christmas seems so far behind us now, and perhaps all we have left are the credit card bills that somehow have to be paid off, the apologies that have to be made when we have “put our feet in it” and said the wrong thing, oh and of course the diets that we have to go on so that we can fit into our swim suits and summer clothes.

But is that really what Christmas is all about?

Of course not, but you would expect me to say that as a Christian leader wouldn’t you! It’s a bit off the wall but can I suggest that you give something else a go during the next Christian event – Easter (Yes there is more to Easter than Easter eggs and bunnies – honest)

The time before Easter is called Lent, and this year it starts on March 1st, and runs up to Easter on 16th April. Why not try doing something for someone else every single day right up to Easter, and just see what happens to you and to others. Here’s how to start. Write down a list of your friends, family, col-leagues, sports teams, church and so on. Every day do something for one of the people on your list; make them a coffee or cake, cook them an impromptu meals or visit someone who cannot get out and do the shopping for them even. If you are not very mobile you can phone or write to people who do not have many friends, or just listen to what they have to say. You can find our more information on the web site: www.40acts.org.uk

It may be that after Easter this year you have a warm feeling that you have helped someone, you might have a good feeling about yourself, you may even like the habit of helping others and want to continue it up to….well next Christmas. Good luck and may God be with you. Rev Julian Penfold

Clowns Children's Centre “The nursery is a very bright and attractive space

where all children are welcome.” (Ofsted)

Age Range: from 3 months to 5 years

Opening Days: Monday - Friday

Opening Hours: 0800 - 1730

Closed: school holidays and all bank holidays

Telephone: 01773 540050

Nursery class have made some fantastic hedgehogs out of play dough, well done.

There was a

Christmas Tree

Festival &

Bazaar at Christ

Church on 3rd &

4th Dec followed

by a Christingle

service

Arty Party Tree At the Christingle Service Just one view inside our local Church

“We were very proud of our hedgehogs.”

Ironville OAP Centre secures funding from Derbyshire County Council

County Councillor Paul Smith has supported a bid by Iron-ville OAP Centre for £19,000 investment in Ironville OAP Centre. The funding will allow essential repairs to be un-dertaken so that the centre remains open and continues to run a range of events and activities.

The funding for the renovations has come from Derbyshire County Council’s £2.3m Com-munity Priorities Programme (CPP), which is designed to support local communities. All the projects funded by the CPP have to meet strict criteria and demonstrate that the investment can be sustained beyond the initial funding. The funding is also designed to support the county council’s ongoing work to build thriving communities.

The committee that run the OAP Centre took over the management of the building from Futures Homescape a few years ago to make sure the centre remained an important community resource. Since then they have worked alongside local volunteers and organ-isations to run a number of community activities which take place throughout the week, primarily focused at the older people who live in Ironville who may find it difficult to travel to venues further away from the village.

The committee want to continue to run their current activities for older people but also want ensure that the centre is used by other members of the local community by broad-ening the range of activities offered.

. The £19,000 funding from Derbyshire County Council will allow the committee to:

Repair leaks to the roof of the centre

Fully rewire the centre as the lighting is old and not reliable.

Improve roof insulation to make the building more energy efficient and lower annual heating costs.

Replace the sealed double glazed units in the windows and patio doors so that the main meeting room is less cold and damp.

Improve the toilet facilities to make them more accessible for elderly and disabled people

Once the renovations are complete it is anticipated that the centre:

Will remain open, viable and sustainable so it can act as a local community hub

Will remain as a venue which is run and owned by local resi-dents.

Will allow local council and health services to use the space to deliver services and activities.

Enable the centre to develop new activities to generate addi-tional funds for the hall to sustain itself.

Pam Cope, Mavis Bacon and

the trustees of the OAP Centre

would also like to say thank you

to Cllr Paul Smith:

“This is the only OAP centre in

Ironville and without his help it

would have been condemned”.

Ironville Strollers by Moray Stewart

The Ironville and Codnor Park Strollers welcome you to 2017. We would like to extend a warm invitation to all who would like to join our friendly group. We meet every Thursday at Ironville Church (Casson Street, Ironville). The walks are organised in a rotation as follows: Week 1: local walk. Week 2: By car to prearranged start point. Week 3: By mini bus to prearranged start point. Week 4: local walk. All walks commence at 9:45a.m., with the exception of week 2 (car) which commences at 10:15a.m. at the prearranged start point. Dennis, our voluntary driver for our excursions, not only knows every back road in Derbyshire, but also shares his knowledge of local history. All our excursion walks end with a delicious snack and a cuppa in a café! (See page 22 for an update on the Strollers AGM)

Carriages Youth

Club, Deepdale "known locally as the Train "

The Youth Club

offers a range of

activities that young

people have planned

and organised with

youth workers.

Tues., Thurs. & Fri.

evenings 6.00pm

until 8pm

Contact:

Neil Onyon on

01629 533625 Photograph by Moray Stewart

WALK ON WALKING GROUP

All of our walks are free of charge and are led by qualified walk leaders.

New walkers are always welcome. There is no need to book - just turn up!

Our walks begin at Jacksdale car park at 10 a.m. on Tuesday mornings. We

have two levels of walks, one is for people who want to walk for the exer-

cise, but cannot cope with stiles etc. This walk lasts 1 hour. The longer walk

takes around 2 hours. There are a surprising number of different walks from

Jacksdale alone. We have back markers to allow all to walk at their own

pace (no fear of being left behind). We are a very sociable group, it is good

to walk talk and meet new friends. The community centre is open for coffee

tea and snacks on a donation basis for charity when we return. We are al-

ways made very welcome and the choice of food is amazing.

We also walk on Mondays and Wednesdays from vari-

ous venues. A programme is available with all venues

and meeting points (including post codes for sat navs).

These photographs were taken on a recent group

walk at Carsington Water.

Contacts:

Elliott Hughes: emh60@hotmail.co.uk or

Michael Blount: michaelblount11@aol.com

(EYFS and KS1 children went on this visit)

On the 7th Oct 2016 some of Y5 & 6 at

Our local Primary school went on a

Bikeabilty Course around the village.

Bikeability is today’s cycle train-ing programme. It’s like cycling proficiency, but better! It’s about gaining practical skills and un-derstanding how to cycle on to-day’s roads. Bikeability gives everyone the skills and confi-dence for all kinds of cycling.

Following the brief piece in the last Newsletter relating to Codnor Park Brewery (see page 16), several

people have asked where it stood. You will find the answer on this page.

Butterley Court, Old Stone

Bridge, Ironville, is today a

150 year old conversion set

in a quiet location that was

renovated, refurbished and

converted into apartments

in recent times.

This building was originally

built by the Butterley Com-

pany in 1846 as its Me-

chanics Institute on the site

of Codnor Park Brewery,

built in 1825 by Samuel

Wragg. The Institute was

Designed by Henry Isaac Stevens* of Derby, it contained a library, lecture hall, coffee house

and excellent baths were included. It is likely that the building became the Butterley Company

Colliery Offices at the appointment of Henry Eustace Mitton (pictured right in 1911) as manag-

er of Butterley Coal Mines in 1904 or 5. He totally transformed Butterley's coal mining opera-

tions. He did many good things for the local people, including the foundation of Ripley hospital

From: Nottinghamshire Guardian, Friday, December 2nd, 1870 There is a very handsome building, known as the Ironville Institute, erected at a cost of some thousands of

pounds, and which is well fitted up for social and other gatherings. It has a large hall for lectures, in which

concerts are frequently given, with a well-appointed library and reading-room. In connection with the institute

there are commodious baths and washhouses, whilst tea, coffee, and other refreshments are to be had within

the building, for which there is a considerable demand. Such has been the beneficial results of thus providing

healthy and attractive food for the mind, as well as refreshment for the body, that we were informed by one of

the managers that nearly 100 of the ironworkers were genuine teetotallers, in a great measure owing to an

attraction equal to that of the public-house being provided for them. The whole of the works, which are well

laid out, are well worth visiting, seeing, as before

stated, that almost every description of manufac-

tured material in iron and machinery is produced

within them complete.

The institute was occupied by the Temperance peo-

ple in 1883 and the club in 1886. The club removed

in 1914, to its present quarters, on the corner of

Monument Lane. In the late twentieth Century it was

occupied by “Sally Bee” a textile company. The

building also once housed the Conservative Club.

*He was probably Derbyshire's most prolific and

accomplished architect at the time. He designed

over 30 churches, shops and many other public

buildings. Thank you to Martyn Taylor Cockayne for his help with this article.

From Codnor Park Brewery to Butterley Court

A present day view of Butterley Court by Jim Bell

This photo is from the Butterley Company Brochure published in 1907 (courtesy DRO),

as you look to the left you can see the Codnor Park & Ironville Co-op that moved into

the CWS building at the bottom of King William Street in 1903.

“Let’s Get Our Canal Back” by John Boucher

A follow up to the Friend’s of Cromford Canal Meeting in Ironville last November

I hope you managed to get to the Cromford Canal Consultation on 12 November last and have your say. A very good number of you did, and your ideas and comments were very helpful. The meeting was particularly aimed at getting your views, so rather than displaying a lot of information and lecturing to visitors Dr. Geraint Coles’ and a number of members of the Friends of the Cromford Canal took visitors aside on a one-to-one basis to dis-cuss their vision for the canal and ascertain what the visi-tors felt. There were plenty of tables and chairs available for this, so visitors could be sat down and have a useful discussion, consult plans and make notes over a welcome cup of coffee. At one table your editor Andy had set up a display on the proposed new Lawn Bridge across the canal between Jacksdale and Codnor Park, and FCC Archivist Hugh potter had set up a display of historic local canal scenes which aroused much interest.

The FCC organisers were very happy with the turnout and the responses received, which are currently being considered and brought into the study wherever possible. The completion of the study is taking rather longer than hoped, but it is expected to highlight the im-portance of the Erewash Valley and its com-munities and to demonstrate the value of the canal line as a spine to link them as visitor and tourist destinations. This should provide a posi-tive stimulus for regeneration and all the environmental and economic benefits that have in the past been found to follow canal restoration.

While, quite understandably, many people express frustration at the length of time all the investigations and talking takes, and yearn to see more physical progress, con-sultation with local residents is an essen-tial part of the democratic process, and the FCC is confident that it is building up the necessary background to present a good case to developers and funders to progress the canal restoration and associ-ated regeneration when opportunities arise.

Dr. Geraint Coles in conversation

Community Diner - Our Super Kitchen This is an exciting new project in Ironville that is being led by local volunteers as part of the super kitchen network, funded by Derby-shire County Councils Feeding Derbyshire Food Strategy. Put simply, a "Super Kitchen" is a kitchen that runs primarily on some of the hundreds of thousands tons of 'perfectly good to eat' surplus food that our modern, industrial food industries create each year and has a focus on meals that are eaten socially. A place for people to eat a meal: affordably, socially and for environmental benefit. This event takes place in the Church Hall, Casson Street, lronville on Wednesdays between 4pm and 6pm. Adults £3.50 / Children £2.50 / Families £10.00 Project leaders Tina & Rachel welcome you all to come and dine with us and look for-ward to seeing you at the Community Diner. You can contact Rachel on 07727 141216.

Delivery is available for a small charge of 50p - Ring Tina on 07510 646224

CODNOR PARK

RESERVOIR Fishing in well

stocked water.

Alan Birks:

07941 824374

WATERS EDGE

BURGER BAR

Drinks, hot and cold

food available. Open

Wed - Sun 7.30am -1 pm

Angie Harvey:

07899 095758

Christ Church Acting Vicar

01773 833280

Rev Julian Penfold

07932 564888

Warden:

David Fearn

01773 605447

Services:

Sunday at 11.00am:

Parish Communion

Holy Communion

(BCP) at 9.15am,

(2nd Wednesday)

The Ironville Strollers group (formerly known as the walking group) held it's annual meeting

on Thursday 26 February. Reports were presented by the chairperson, the treasurer and the

senior strolls co-ordinator. Valerie Wood was re-elected as the chairperson, Elliott Hughes, Sheila

Carlisle, Janet Blount and Moray Stewart agreed to continue to serve as the strolls co-ordinators,

with Michael Blount re-elected as the secretary/treasurer. (See page 10 for contact details).

December 2016

Michael Blount

The Codnor Park Ironworks Site - What happened following its closure and demolition? by David Wootton

Back in the mid ‘90s and house hunting in this area the advice given was “Don’t buy a house there! They

are going to open cast right in front of you. Think of all of the muck and mess and noise! They will never

make it nice afterwards like they have promised.”

Well I had a good think and a look round. Work was going on in the old Coal Board Office (Mechanics Insti-

tute) converting it into flats. Posh new houses were being built at the top of Monument Lane (Site of the Old

Pig Farm). New houses had not long been completed on Jessop Avenue. Other people were spending mon-

ey and were committing to Ironville and Codnor Park. So, house purchased in Codnor Park. When the open

cast was started I was in full time employment, so I did not experience any day time noise or disruption or

any extra mess or muck. (Others may wish to comment).

So did they keep the promise of improving the Old Forge Site? The following are a series of photos taken of

the work in progress in April 2002 and can be compared with September/October 2016

The ironworks at Codnor Park formed part of the famous

Butterley Company. During the 19th century the Compa-

ny became a thriving success. In 1862 there were seven

furnaces at Butterley and Codnor Park which produced

one-fifth of the total output of iron in Derbyshire. The

Butterley Company was famously used for arched roof of

St Pancras Station in London, one of the wonders of

Victorian engineering. Sadly the ironworks was closed

and eventually demolished in the late twentieth century. Forge Row

2002 2002

2002

2002 2002

2016

2016

2016

2016

1936

News from the Train by Michelle Goodall, youth worker at the Train Carriage Youth Club

We celebrated Halloween in style at the Train last October, with young people taking part in a bush

tucker trial eating ants , mealworms and bugs , making witches brew to drink, lots of Halloween crafts

and ending the night with a chippy tea .

This was a great session attended by lots of local young people.

November was a busy month for us and started with National youth work week

where we planted daffodil bulbs in individual pots and gave them to the pensioners

at the OAP Community Centre .

The group is run by Pam on a Monday morning and the plants were gratefully re-

ceived by the group. In a lovely gesture they all signed a thank you card for the

Train.

This was a great piece of inter generational work and one which we hope to build

on and repeat in the future.

Over a few weeks in October/November last year we encouraged the teenagers at

the train to donate their spare change for a Charity based in South Normanton

called Gears of Goodwill, they work with the homeless in Derby .

We have a very generous group of young people who live in our village and they

donated enough to buy warm clothing, toiletries, snacks and sweets for the charity

who were very grateful.

Crossings Club Monument Lane

01773 602346

Bingo (Wednesday pm); Snooker & Pool; Snacks; Licensed Bar; Games Machines; Live Acts & Groups ; Breakfasts (Saturday 9am); Function Rooms for Hire; Live Sports on Big Screen; Thurs - Food - 6pm - 9pm

Brilliant news year’s eve night

Bulb

Planting

Feb 4th was a “busy night in support of the Charity CALM” “Great entertainment at the Crossings Club”

Improvement Work on the Canal Towpath in Ironville a report by John Barker, Friends of Cromford Canal Vice Chairman

The second stage of the work on the towpath at Ironville started on Friday 4th

November 2016 with the help of Waterway Recovery Group (WRG) North West. This

was part of the annual WRG “Bonfire Bash”, the main party of which this year were

working on the Chesterfield but a number of them made a daily run to Ironville. On the

Friday we only had a few key people on site with the Friends of the Cromford Canal

assisting and we laid the edging boards ready for the stone laying. On the Saturday

the 10th WRG volunteers arrived in their van ready to start, two dumper trucks, and a

excavator and a roller were all buzzing about the tow path bringing and rolling stone,

The usual gazebo was installed and in a very short time we had a tea break. I had a

look at the water in the urn and it was almost as if someone had been washing their

socks, but on a cold day it tasted fine. Sunday came and WRG came early, more

stone was laid and we finished just the other side of the gate at Lock 4. The clearing

up then started in the pouring rain about 11.30am. The grassed area was swept and

the tools put away ready for the next Phase which is planned for April 2017. I would

like to thank the Canal & River Trust for providing the stone D.C.C for the closure no-

tices and the Friends of the Cromford Canal in providing the cost of the plant hire and

the accommodation at the Ironville Church Hall.

If you are interested in volunteering please give me a ring on 07860632837 or email

j.barker5@sky.com (John Barker, Vice Chairman, The Friends of the Cromford Canal) John Barker

Codnor Park Containers by Tim Castledine

In this modern age of the global economy, the worldwide transportation of products being totally dependent upon con-tainers, we think of the container as a modern invention. Ripley & District Heritage Trust can inform the world that this is truly not so. Some months ago, a set of glass negative photo plates ended up in the ‘shed’. They show a wide range of containers designed by Butterley and fabricated at the Codnor Park Wagon Works, These are believed to have been made during the 1930’s as one railway wagon is clear-ly dated 1931 and glass negatives were still in common use at that time.

Unfortunately we can’t seem to remember who donated them (note

our failure to adhere to the Trust’s standard procedure for donations).

However, Mike Frost’s skill with computers and negatives enabled him

to put the resulting black and white photos onto the computer from

which a complete set has now been printed and will form part of an-

other Butterley album for use at outside events. The photos depict

some ingenious ideas for container design for use on flat railway wag-

ons. Two examples can be seen in the accompanying photos.

Ironville Features in 1972 ITV Drama - “Nobby’s Turn” Tate a local resident who lives on Forge Row is trying to locate an old ITV drama from 1972 that was mainly filmed around the old Co-op square in Ironville. It features the old Model Vil-lage as it was then, so is of historical significance. It also featured many Ironville residents from that time as "extras". If anyone can help locate a copy, hopefully in DVD format please do get in touch. Here are the details of the drama that was part of a series under the title “Suspicion”: Sub title: Nobby’s Turn

Description: Nobby, a collier in his 30s, has always made it clear that he fancies Polly, the wife of his best mate, Jack. It’s a bit of a joke between them - until the barmaid with whom Nobby is having an affair, takes off for the bright lights in Nottingham, and Nobby announces that it’s time he found himself another woman. First Broadcast: 18 Jan 1972, 21:00 (60 mins) on ITV Contributors: Alister Williamson; Dorothy Vernon; John Nelson Burton (Director); Leslie Sands; Nicholas Palmer (Producer); Ray White (Designer); Roy Minton (Writer) Cast List Barry Jackson ... Nobby; Anthony May ... Billy ; Leslie Sands ... Mosher; Dorothy Vernon ... Polly Dorothy Vernon ... Polly; Johnnie Wade ... Jack

“Tate” (Stephen Taylor)

right, would like to locate

a copy of this TV Drama.

* If anyone has more information on these containers or indeed any other Butterley

related photos or information: please contact Tim Castledine on 01773 746954

New Heritage Feature for Our Village?

How about this for an idea?

Cllr Jack Brown would like to donate two wagon wheels to the community that he rescued from the rubble when the world famous Codnor Park Forge was finally closed and demolished. The wheels are Victorian and made of wrought iron for railway wagons around 1880. The forge produced thousands of wheels like this at one time. The split spokes are an attractive feature of these wheels. The wheels could be shot blasted (to remove all the rust) at Midland Railway Butterley and painted black. They are very heavy, roughly about 150kg/300lb each. If they could be mounted in a central place they would look really attractive and be a fitting tribute to the men and women of our village who once worked for the famous Butterley Company.

Where do you think would be the best location for them to be positioned? Please email the editor.

Kickboxing Presentation on 20th December 2016

To join in, just come along to the classes.

Local Kickboxing Classes Tuesdays at the Crossings Club 6 - 7pm

For children only - ages 5 to 15 year's

With Shane Holmes & Michelle Holmes

Photographs below taken at class on 11th January:

The Local Sky at Night

Something a little unusual occurs in the night sky from time to time, the popular name for this phenomena are ‘shooting stars’, but fortunately they are not stars at all (if they were stars we’d all be vaporised!), their correct name is a meteor trail. Less romantic, but very interesting as they are formed from comet dust. How does it

work?

There are many comets that orbit the Sun, some return in a few years, some take hundreds or thousands of

years, some only pass this way just once, when they do they become warmer as they approach the Sun.

Comets are made of rock and ice so as they approach the Sun they begin to melt, just like a snowball would, in fact comets have the nickname ‘dirty snowballs’. As the comet warms it begins to vaporise, resulting in-creased pressure blasts out the embedded dust particles in the ice of the comet and forms a ‘coma’ a sort of thin atmosphere around the comets head. The Solar wind from the Sun then pushes the coma away from the comet and it forms a tail of dust, this dust is illuminated by the radiation of the Sun (rather like a fluorescent light), and we see the comets tail. These dust trails emitted by the comet stay out in space and as the Earth

orbits the Sun we pass through this dusty cloud.

Our atmosphere and magnetic field protects us from the debris of the solar system by burning up anything that passes through the atmosphere. It is this burning up that we see as a meteor trail. The dust is often only as large as a grain of sand, but becomes so hot as it passes through our atmosphere we get to see it. The next time we expect to see a meteor shower will be when Earth passes through the dust tail left by comet Thatcher ( last seen in 1861

and has a 415 year orbit, so won’t be here again until 2276).

The dust cloud from our perspective is hanging around in the constellation Lyra ( hence this show-er is called the Lyrids) . Earth will pass through the thickest part of the dust trail on April 22nd and the best time to look is in the early hours about 0200hrs – but trails can be spotted as soon as it

becomes dark enough.

Lyra will be visible as it rises in the East and will become high enough around 2200hrs, moving up and to the right as the night progresses. So as soon as it is sufficiently dark look out towards Jacksdale, moving right towards Brinsley as the night passes and providing you stay away from street lights or other

bright lights, you should spot the occasional flash of a meteor trail.

To find Lyra follow the ‘handle’ of the Plough ( Ursa Major) all the way down until you reach a very bright and slightly reddish star, this is Arcturus, move left of Arcturus until you see a very brilliant white star , this is Vega, the constel-lation Lyra is directly below and slightly left of Vega and is a small elongated rectangle, look fairly close to Vega and this area should be sufficient to see where the trails emanate (The radiant) . The number of meteor trails is often predicted and a ZHR ( Zenithal hourly rate) provides the approximate number of trails expected for that night, this is often taken from the number of trails seen the previous year. The astronomers are effectively ‘guessing’ how much

dust is left, so this figure should be taken with a pinch of salt – or indeed, a grain of sand!

For more information visit the Sherwood Observatory website at sherwood-observatory.org.uk, or why not visit one of our Open Evenings on March 4th and April 1st , gates open at 18.45pm and we have marquees with information, short talks about astronomical subjects, you can listen to the meteors with our new radio telescope, we also have numerous scopes to look through and of course our famous Newtonian reflector telescope in the main dome will be

looking at the moon ( weather permitting).

Chris Hook – (Chairman and Group Visit Organiser Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society)

29th October 2016

Images are from the Facebook study group “Cromford Canal and Codnor Park Res.”

Village Litter

Pick Day

Sunday 12th March

from 10.30am

Meet You + Your Wellies at

Crossings Club, Monument Lane

10.30 am coffee & tea

+ routes + tools

Meet back afterwards for

Free HOMEMADE

SOUP & ROLLS

Pete’s Page by Pete Clark

Recent Canal Volunteer Work. The area near the Stepping Stones across the Canal is being

transformed with Wildlife in mind. A huge ‘Jungle Clearance’ is underway to re-create the original

expanse of water that lies where the Portland Basin arm (which Served Jacksdale by boat) joins

the main Canal. This area has been neglected since the Canal was abandoned in 1944 and has become

massively silted up and invasive Willow grows in the old waterway. Local Volunteers are doing all the work

under the guidance of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust who own this area. The aim is to create Wetland Habitat,

attracting Ducks, Diving Ducks (Grebes etc.) and Wading Birds, also Water Voles.

All the work has been manual, it is a big task but persistence pays off in the end. There are two Saturday work-

parties planned (5th March & 26th March) before work must stop for the breeding season. If you want to help you are

most welcome, just turn up or email (cpiv.community@gmail.com for details). As ever the Tuesday (and Wednes-

day) work-parties continue come rain or shine.

Generally speaking the aims of the Volunteers are three-fold:

* Improve the environment and attractiveness of our village area.

* Enhance the rich diversity of Wildlife we are blessed with.

* Respect, and be sensitive to our Industrial Heritage of old historical structures.

Wildlife News. We continue to enjoy lots of Kingfisher and Water Vole

activity along the Canal, these are fairly easy to see if you go about it

the right way. For more information and guided help in seeing these

beautiful creatures email cpiv.community@gmail.com.

We are starting a small Butterfly Garden next to the Canal towpath past the mainline

Railway Bridge, near the old partly-restored stone buildings. Fingers Crossed for the

butterflies!

Recently I saw a White Egret on the canal which was quite a surprise, very exotic look-

ing. Both Green and Greater Spotted Woodpeckers are in the old forge house Woods. If

you want to see really good photos of the Wildlife along the Canal, look at this Facebook

Group “Cromford Canal & Codnor Park Res” (public group, anyone can look). New

pictures go up most days, there are some stunning shots.

Nestboxes have been put up in woods, made and donated by Phil Scarlett of Jacksdale, put up by village volun-

teers. There are 10 boxes with more to go up soon. (Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin types)

Village News – “Improving the appearance of our village”. Recently a superb pic of the Res got on the TV

weather-watchers slot, good publicity for our village. (Thanks to Steve Adams of Kimberley)

In January 3 village volunteers planted 1,000 daffodils along part of Cinder Bank (“The Avenue”) in three large

areas between the Linden Trees. These bulbs (tête-à-tête ) were paid for by the Parish Council, and flower in early

spring – look out for them!

Please look at our local Facebook Group “Friends of Ironville & Codnor Park” for various village related news.

Finally, I do hope as may people as possible can support our Village Litter Pick Day on Sunday 12th

March (see page 21). If we all work together we can make real big difference to our village environment

for the better, benefiting all who live in and enjoy our beautiful village.

Reed clearing to help Kingfishers

Long Tailed Tit at back

of Res.

Waterfall & Icicles in Lock 3 Grebes courtship on Res Handover of Funds Raised by Ladies at the Res for the Volunteers

Autumn & Winter Around Codnor Park Reservoir and the Cromford Canal

All of these images are from the Facebook study group “Cromford Canal and Codnor Park Res”. You can view even more of

these stunning photographs online. Anyone wishing to join is very welcome. All photographs taken locally, 2016/2017

Water Vole on the canal

Kingfisher

Water Rail

Moorhen

Bullfinch Bank Vole

Water Vole Mandarin Duck

Black

Headed

Gull

Goldcrest

Monday - Dog training - 7pm - 8.30pm

Mainly for people who compete in obedience and

working trials. Sheila Tannert - 0773 9535115

Tues & Thurs - Taekwondo - 7 to 8.30 pm For all the family - adults and children.

Dave Gregory 01773 609626

Wed Morning - Crafty Crafters & Dominoes -

10am - 12pm Pam 01773 689414

Wed pm - Community Meals - 4pm to 6pm Social Eating Events - Adults£3.50 / Children £2.50

Rachel & Tina 07727141216 (See page 14)

Friday - English and Maths for Adults

9:30 till 11:30 For those who want to gain

confidence in the skills needed for maths and

English in daily life.

01773 832201 - This class is FREE at present.

Friday - Line Dancing - 8.15 pm – 10.30 pm

Very much a social evening with a little teaching.

Lynne or David Barnard on 01159 636565

Saturday - Art Club - ArtyParty - 2pm - 4 pm

£2 per person or £6 per family

Tracey 07957663876

The Friends of the Cromford Canal Talks:

Stanton at War - A talk by Stephen Flanders

on Monday 20th March starting at 7.30pm FCC AGM - Monday 24th April starting at 7.30pm

Chesterfield Canal & the Dawn Rose

A Talk by John Lower

On Monday 15th May starting at 7.30pm The admission charge for talks is £2 with a Bar, Raffle &

Sales Stand. All Welcome at both talks.

Bookings Bethany Brown 07578397750

Clerk: sheenatrower@hotmail.com 01773 764202

All meetings take place at The Community Room, Victoria

Crescent, Ironville, starting at 7.00 pm

Every meeting includes a period for Public Participation at

which local residents are invited to attend - a time alloca-

tion of 15 minutes at the beginning of the meeting. The

next two meeting dates are:

Monday March 20th

Monday May 8th

Here local residents have the opportunity to meet

Cllr Paul Smith - County, Borough, & Parish Coun-

cillor together with Cllr Pam Cope (Parish Councillor)

at their surgeries to raise any issues or concern.

Saturday April 8th

Saturday June 10th

Saturday August 12th

At the OAP Community Centre, Victoria Crescent,

Ironville from 11:15am until 12:15pm.

Victoria Crescent- Bookings Pam Cope 01773 606454

Mon: Gentle Movement - 10am - 11am

(Chair based exercise Miriam 07937 3495408)

Mon: Coffee Morning & Bingo - 11am - 12pm

Tues: Money Bingo 7.30pm - 9pm

Friday - Prize Bingo 7.30p.m. - 9.00pm (Do come along and join in with these community events)

Ironville Post Office 01773 605472

Mon - Sat: Open 7am - 8 pm; Sunday: Open 8 am—12.30

Cllr Jack Brown

Chairman

Ideas and local information, news or events please e-mail: Andy: acadman175@yahoo.com or text Tracey on 07957663876

Deadline for next issue (Oct): 10th Sept 2017* This Newsletter has been supported by the D.C.C. Community Leadership Scheme

via Cllr Paul Smith

*N.B. Please note, future issues of the Newsletter are very much dependent on achieving further funding.

The views expressed in this Newsletter are not necessarily those of the Unicorn Editorial Team.

We also make it clear that we reserve the right to refuse or edit items that are sent in.

New Drama Group Forming Soon

The Lawn Bridge Project - Update

Public meetings were held in Jacksdale and Ironville in September 2015 to

canvass local opinion on the bridge designs that have been produced by a

working group of local councils and organisations. To date, 169 respondents

completed a questionnaire and 98% of respondents supported the principle

of a bridge scheme, with associated routes. Draft designs of both the bridges

and connecting trails were also well received, although concerns regarding

costs, and also motorbikes accessing the trails were expressed. Additionally

there have been 284 responses to the recent online questionnaire on the

Derbyshire County Council web site with 99% in favour.

Spurred on by local support, the working group has turned its attention to fund-

raising. These are certainly economically challenging times, with a Central Gov-

ernment funding gap for walking/cycling/horseriding infrastructure projects.

However, some interest has been received from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

Although the cost of the new bridges cannot be covered, the HLF recognise the

heritage value of the bridge site and the considerable local support. A prelimi-

nary bid to the ‘Our Heritage Fund’ is a possibility, which will involve the local

community in investigating the remains of previous bridges on the site which will

inform the detailed bridge design, provide essential information for a planning

application and build the reputation of the Project. Simultaneously, Derbyshire

County Council will continue to work with local landowners to acquire public

rights to secure the route between the two villages, and progress design work.

Pictured left is one of the

Butterley bridges that is

providing some inspiration

in the design of the pro-

posed present day bridge.

It is One of three foot-

bridges cast at Butterley in

Derbyshire in 1811 and

erected over the Maud

Foster Drain in Boston,

Lincolnshire. It is likely to

have been designed either

by John Rennie or William

Jessop. Photo: Richard Croft

USEFUL CONTACTS

Housing issues

If you need help with a dispute or disagreement with your

neighbours, please involve your housing provider at the

earliest opportunity. Further help can be obtained from the

community safety team at your local council.

Futures Homescape 01773 573100

Parking • noise nuisance • discarded needles• bins•

rubbish • abandoned vehicles.

Contact your local council to report about your concerns to

any of the above issues.

Amber Valley Borough Council 01773 570222

Pot holes and road repairs

Derbyshire County Council 01629 533190

www.derbyshire.gov.uk

Abandoned animals

If you find an abandoned animal and cannot contact or

identify the owner, contact the RSPCA. If you have found a

dog, call your local authority dog warden, who can help give

the animal the appropriate care and accommodation.

0300 1234999 www.rspca.org.uk

Fraud

The central reporting authority for fraud offences

in the UK is Action Fraud.

0300 1232040 www.actionfraud.police.uk

Trading Standards

Trading standards services are delivered by your local au-

thority and consumer concerns should be reported to the

Carriages Youth Club (Neil Onyon) 01629 533625

Parish Council Clerk (Sheena Trower) 01773 764202

Ironville & C’ Park Primary School 01773 602936

Ironville Nursery – Clowns Children’s Centre 01773 540050

Ironville Sure Start Childrens Centre 01629 532601

Homestart Amber Valley 01773 746264/07944 066002

Hairdresser, 1 Victoria Crescent 01773 602061

The Crossings Club 01773 602346

Ironville Post Office/stores 01773 605472

OAP Community Centre bookings 01773606454

Ironville Church-Priest in charge 01773 833280

Rev Julian Penfold 01773 833242 0r 07932 564888

Ironville Church Hall (Bookings) 07578397750

Unicorns 07957663876

Arty Party Family Art & Craft Group 07957663876

Wednesday Craft & Dominoes Group 01773 689414

USEFUL & EMERGENCY NUMBERS

A&E - Ripley Hospital 01773 743456

A&E - Derby Royal 01332 783111

Electricity Emergency 0800 0568090

Gas Emergency 0800 111999

Severn Trent Emergency / Leakline 0800 7834444

24 hr Environmental Incidents 0800 807060

Floodline 0845 9881188

Derby Royal Hospital 01332 340131

Derby Community Hospital 01332 265500

Heanor Memorial Hospital 01773 710711

Ilkeston Community Hospital 0115 9305522

King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-A’d 01623 622515

Queen’s Medical Centre, Not’ham 0115 9249924

Ripley Community Hospital 01773 743456

Ripley Medical Centre 08444 994468

Jacksdale Medical Centre 01773 608760

Jessop Medical Practice, Leabrooks 01773 602707

Somercotes Medical Centre 01773 602141

NHS symptoms advice line 111

Energy Efficiency Advice Line 0300 1231234

Ripley Leisure Centre 01773 514727

Somecotes Leisure Centre 01773 528181

East Midlands Airport 0871 9199000

Birmingham Airport 0871 2220072

Manchester Airport 0871 2710711

Eurostar Passenger Rail 08432 186186

Eurotunnel Vehicles 08443 353535

Community Transport 01773 746652

Trentbarton buses 01773 712265

National Express 0871 7818178

National Rail Enquiries 03457484950

Passport Office Advice Line 0300 2220000

Travel Line 0871 2002233

Citizens Advice 0300 4568390

Citizens Advice Ironville (Mondays) 01629 532601

Amber Valley Volunteer Centre 01773 512076

Age UK Derbyshire 01773 768240