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THE BIG LAND GRAB BEGINS
CRUCIAL steps are well in hand to earmark sites in South Derbyshire for future housing development.
A further smaller piece of land is offered for planning approval on the left hand side of the road towards the Melbourne Arms. Sizeable development land offered in Aston would change the face of the village, if the developments ever came to fruition. The District Council has published the The developments proposed at Aston on first stab at identifying sites that will be Trent and at Weston seem to be much larger. the basis for housing development beAt Aston, a large area to the north east, tween now and the mid-2020s – for the bounded by the playing fields and to the east housing needs in the most expansive of existing housing, has been offered, as well local economy in the East Midlands, as a significant which is the South area off Chellaston Lane. There are Derbyshire area. also two sites ofRegional governfered on the Wement has already ston Road, beyond identified that for the area at the northern where the current part of South Derhousing ends. byshire, the Derby At Weston, deconurbation – in parvelopment land ticular, the southern has been offered boundaries with the behind existing city – will be the big property on the area for housing deMain Street, the velopment within land extending South Derbyshire. from the railway In Melbourne and bridge to beyond Kings Newton, the Kings Mill Lane. process is underway A spokesman with several for South Derlandowners and debyshire District velopers putting forCouncil emphaward their preferred sised that the offer land for developof land availability ment. did not mean that In Kings Newton, Map courtesy South Derbyshire District Council. development was the sites offered for deautomatic, but it did velopment consideration, are considerable swathes of market garden land adjacent to, and mean that the council would be making further north of, the Packhorse Inn. Land behind the enquiries, and would be entering a consultaHardinge Arms is also offered for develop- tive period when decisions about future development would be made. ment, as well as land running towards JawThe spokesman said that the land within bone Lane. In Melbourne itself, a tract of land off South Derbyshire which had been put on offer Blackwell Lane and stretching up to Castle was “many times” more than that required to meet the housing targets. House is offered.
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FUN IN THE SNOW WHILE the country has been suffering from heavy falls of snow and Arctic conditions Melbourne and the surrounding area has escaped with relatively light falls. Ice has been the biggest problem claiming victims – both pedestrians and motorists alike. However there was enough snow to encourage families to visit Browns field and other loca tions for a spot of sledging, snowballing and in some cases even skiing.
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Pictured right is the front page of the calendar which was taken in a well known location and above from the left: Jim Collyer, BBC Radio Derby programme producer, Jenny Collyer (March), BBC Radio Derby presenter Phil Trow, Elaine Dunnicliffe (July) and Malcolm Fletcher (December) at the Westfield Centre all holding copies of the calendar.
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A CALENDAR with a difference was produced in Melbourne last year – the brainchild of Melbourne resident Elaine Dunnicliffe – and featured cancer victims who had battled against their condition and survived or were in remission. The sales of the calendar surpassed expectations, raising £7,000 for Cancer Care.
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that will mean something to those living locally including school terms, Melbourne Carnival, the Art Festival and Wakes week. The calendar team will be holding a special event at the Thomas Cook Memorial Hall on Saturday, January 23 (11am-1.30pm), in a final push to help reach the £10,000 target. Elaine and some of the team who have put together the calendar have been interviewed by BBC Radio Derby during a live programme broadcast from the Westfield Centre in Derby. Production of the calendar has been a huge undertaking with many Melbourne people taking part. One resident, Anna Moult, has been the powerhouse, contributing with ideas for the photographs, organising the locations, obtaining the props including the animals and making sure everyone was available at the right time for local photographer, Peter Clough, to do the business.
Legion boost for heroes THE Help for Heroes charity benefited from a busy Christmas and New Year at the Melbourne British Legion with the holiday period kicking off with two fund-raisers. First up was a star cabaret with a darts, snooker and dominoes tournament organised by the newly formed Legion Tug of War team being held on the Sunday. Both events were a major success and over £500 has been raised for a very worthwhile charity. The Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve celebrations were well attended and enjoyed great entertainment. New Year's Day saw the return of the annual pantomime. This year Little Red Riding Hood was performed by a very highly polished, professional cast of five actors to a standing room only packed hall. There was plenty for kids of all ages with the adults appreciating the black humour as much as the children. Next year’s pantomime has already been booked with swash buckling aplenty and a nautical adventure with Sinbad.
Talking about churches MELBOURNE Civic Society members were presented with an interesting talk from local historian Philip Heath about churches and church-going in South Derbyshire. Philip outlined the historical development of church building by using examples from the local area. Alongside this he explained the changing attitudes to church attendance over the centuries ranging from the fearful in medieval times through the enthusiasm of nonconformism to the dutiful in the Victorian era. Clearly religious attendance has always had its ups and downs. The next meeting of the civic society will be on Monday, January 25, at 7.30pm. in the Melbourne Leisure Centre when Peter Clough will be challenging the audience to identify views of Melbourne using his excellent photographs.
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Bank’s closing date
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THE HSBC Bank, Melbourne Branch closes its doors on Friday, January 22. The bank has also confirmed that the ATM (cash machine) will no longer be available
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MELBOURNE Knockout Quiz 2010 got off to a great start on Friday, January 15. There was a full compliment of eight teams for the opening night’s competition which drew a large audience with numbers suitable for a finals night. Several new teams featured and the audience responded warmly to their efforts, even though there were no surprise results. Progressing through to the next round will be The Clangers, Gin’ll Fix It, British Legion and Four Meths with FARTS, What was the Question, Numb Skulls and Three Owls and a Mole departing after some brave efforts. Pictured before the start are the members of the quiz organising team. From the left back row: Paul Fox, Maggie Dobby, John Elliot, Phil Dobby. Front row, Margaret Brackenbury, Jo Carlier and Dick Carlier.
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What you think of medical practices A NEW website, first published on January 4, casts an interesting light on how residents view their local medical practices. The website of the Derby Primary Care Trust (PCT) has the results of a survey carried out on the Aston and the Melbourne medical practices. The results – for the year 2008/2009 – in bar chart format, show a high degree of satisfaction with the way the practices are run, and the way the services are administered. For instance, the PCT shows that in clinical terms the Melbourne and Aston practices score highly in relation to the clinical care and organisation of the practice. This was assessed "against a set of indicators", compared both locally in Derby, and also throughout England. The results of the survey consider clinical care in several critical areas – diabetes, asthma and hypertension – where both the Aston and Melbourne practices score very superior grades, being very much 'top of the league' – as good as the best in the country. The splendid clinical assessment is not wholly borne out in detail by the reported findings of a Patient Survey, but the survey conclusively proves that virtually 90 per cent of patients were satisfied with the care they receive. This survey shows a degree of dissatisfaction with the phone service at the Melbourne practice – only 70 per cent of respondents positively answered the question 'Are you satisfied with how easy it is to get through ... on the phone?'. The receptionists on the other hand got an 85 per cent satisfaction rating. Only just over 60 per cent of patients were able to get an ap-
pointment on the same day or within two days. The most interesting finding is that patients seem not to be totally happy that they are being fully involved with decisions about their care, both from the doctors and from the nurses. The Aston findings follow a similar pattern to Melbourne. The receptionists in Aston give good service, well over 90 per cent of respondents finding it satisfactory. Again the survey shows, as in Melbourne, that there are doubts that the doctors and nurses were "good at involving patients in decisions about care". Full details about these surveys and lots more information about the functions of the PCT can be found by seeking out www.ipp.derbycitypct.nhs.uk or www.gp-patient.co.uk
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“THE north wind shall blow and we shall have snow.” So goes the old saying but in South Derbyshire up to present (January 7) we only have just over an inch of lying snow – very little compared to the rest of the country. The south has been badly hit which is something of a culture shock for them and a driver delivering feed to us today said he had been to Aberystwyth and there was nearly two feet there. Of course, these conditions create chaos on the roads which we all depend on for everything we need in our daily lives. Our milk is usually picked up between seven and eight o’clock at night by a tanker that operates at least 20 hours a day with several different drivers so any delay causes an immediate backlog. Yesterday the lorry didn’t arrive until seven o’clock in the morning. By that time our tank was full and we had to stop milking until it arrived. Deliveries of feed have to be planned well in advance in the hope that they can reach us in good time. Of course, nowadays there are a lot fewer suppliers who are more scattered and have to travel longer distances. Supermarket distribution centres are the same and, when conditions are bad, this makes for a risky situa-
tion in keeping the shelves full. With cattle on the farm our time is well taken up even in average winter conditions so of course when there is snow on the ground everything takes a bit more time. Cattle sheds are generally fairly open air so that combined with several degrees of frost we soon have water troughs frozen which have to be thawed daily. Cattle don’t suffer from the cold too badly but they don’t like cold and wet weather or snow. The only way they can compensate is by eating more and, if like me you feed a large number each day, you soon notice this and it’s difficult to get the amount right. The other big difference is the birds and other wildlife. They find things difficult and become a lot more tame as they descend on the farm which is a rich source of food. Most notable today has been an invasion of pied wagtails. They are living very close to us and they grab whatever food is around. A few weeks ago I did put some wheat and barley grains at various points around the buildings and these last two or three days many birds of all sorts have flocked to feed. I think this is our duty to our natural wildlife.
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RICHARD Winspear, Senior Agricultural Adviser for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, has written the following short article relating to the bird survey he has been engaged with in the Melbourne area and comments on the activities taking place this winter: IT was a fantastic breeding season for birds in the summer of 2009. My summer surveys near Melbourne finished with the amazing sight of a pair of English partridge with at least 15 chicks, almost full-grown! The English, or grey partridge has been one of the fastest declining birds in Britain over the last 40 years, but a brood this size indicates not only a good summer, but also good farming, as they rely on farmland with plenty of seed and insect food. Most shoots now operate a voluntary ban on shooting grey partridge, and impose a fine on members who accidentally shoot one, as numbers are so low. However, if the partridge have a good season, then they have the ability to recover very fast, as they lay more eggs per clutch than any other bird in Europe. Now it is time to look out for wintering birds.
Over the last few years, I have found 86 species in the Melbourne area, but there are more out there to find over the next two years of the national atlas survey. The barn owl, or white owl (above) has been recorded in the Melbourne area, but I have not seen one yet. I would welcome news of any sightings on 01767 693050. Otherwise, the most likely places to find new birds for the area would be the winter visitors to one of our reservoirs: Staunton Harold or Foremark. These places can attract rare ducks, gulls and other waterbirds driven south for the winter from northern Europe. The Shoveler is a surprising omission from the list so far. The distinctive drake with a white body, chestnut flanks and a large shovel-shaped bill is not an uncommon winter visitor to South Derbyshire waters. As it has been such a good breeding season, there are probably more birds around this winter than there have been for many years and so putting food out in your garden may be vital to help them all survive through the winter.
ART SHOW GOES DOWN A TREAT THE annual exhibition of the Ticknall Art Group was acclaimed a great success by promoters and visitors alike. A steady stream of admirers attended the free show at Ticknall Village Hall where a representative selection of members' work was on display. Approximately 150 works were on display by local artists, depicting a wide range of subjects from portraits to wildlife to scenes from home and abroad.
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Crackdown on school parking STREET parking outside Melbourne Infant and Junior schools has been creating obstructions to all road users and safety concerns, particularly for young pupils crossing the roads. District and County Councillor John Harrison advised the parish council that the ‘School Keep Clear Markings’ – “essentially the zigzags” – were to be changed to mandatory No Parking. Previously the zigzags were non-mandatory. “This change means that no vehicles should park on the zigzags or even stop to set down passengers whilst the restrictions are in force, such action resulting in a penalty charge notice issued immediately to any offenders," Councillor Harrison said. The mandatory markings will apply to both Packhorse Road and Station Road. Chairman David Smith commented: “Police have been powerless in the past to act, but this provides some teeth to their bite for people who abuse parking at the school location." These steps have been taken when no objections were received to the recent public notice application. The condition of the area’s roads was again highlighted. “Let's try harder in Melbourne with the state of our roads this year,” begged Mrs Eileen Hardy, who cited numerous pothole locations that included Station Road, Derby Road, Packhorse Road and Cockshut Lane. Chairman Smith agreed the matter would be referred to the highways committee, adding that the public can also report potholes directly to the county council on 01332 255242. Because the winter weather exacerbates pothole and general road deterioration, significant concern was expressed on the lack of grit and grit boxes, particularly on Commerce Street. Councillor Harrison informed the meeting that the grit boxes are the responsibility of the parish council, while the topping-up is responsibility of the district and county councils. Chairman Smith advised the status of grit boxes would be added to the highways agenda for review. Councillor Brendan Freeman expressed concern on the lack of grit lorries to the area, to which Councillor Harrison replied: “Up to 47 lorries in Derbyshire go out every night at a cost of circa £30,000 but supplies are low. The initial focus each night is bus routes." District Councillor Jim Hewlett advised that Regional Development Funding of £7,000 is available to support an Alert Box scheme for shops and businesses. The system enables retailers to be warned
STUART BLATCH reports from the January meeting of Melbourne Parish Council
if shoplifters or troublemakers are operating in the village. The Safer Neighbourhood team is proactively providing questionnaires to shop owners to support the introduction of the scheme. On other crime-related matters, the parish council is to request a police response at the next council meeting, following the release without charge of the suspects arrested for setting alight the cricket pavilion fencing. Councillor Harrison advised on the introduction of a Blue Plaque Award Scheme: “Derbyshire has a wealth of fascinating history and the county council is keen to celebrate where significant people have lived, to promote tourism and build pride within communities”. Nominations are being sought for consideration and can cover such themes as war heroes and memorials, local heroes and famous people, cultural and heritage connections, philanthropists and entrepreneurs and buildings of historic or architectural importance. Nominations will close at the end of January and the public will have the chance to vote for the winning schemes when the shortlist is announced in March. Only 12 blue plaques will be awarded each year.
Other matters: ■ On the Christmas festivities Chairman Smith commented: “The Melbourne shopping event was excellent and enjoyed by many”. Having attended the OAP Christmas Party he passed his thanks to Councillor Margaret Sharp and the organisers. ■ A signed petition by over 450 people against the HSBC closure was submitted with a plea from Councillor Harrison for the bank to remain open as the alternative branch in Castle Donington is seen as unacceptable. ■ A public meeting will be held on January 18 for proposals to be heard with respect to the future running of the Leisure Centre. ■ Chairman Smith commented that Parish Clerk Norman Hill is making excellent progress and has left hospital. ■ Melbourne Rugby Club has requested parish council support to aid funding of facilities on Cockshut Lane. The matter was referred to the recreation committee. ■ Sgt Mike Sisman has moved to Police HQ at Ripley and is replaced by Sgt Andy King. ■ The following planning applications were approved: the erection of an extension to 45 Packhorse Road; and the demolition of a brick outbuilding and internal alterations to the rear of Grade II listed building, 22 Potter Street.
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6 Village Voice January 2010 THE members of Ticknall WI spent a very enjoyable evening in the company of Rex Howell from Melbourne's Baytree Restaurant. He demonstrated the making of a delicious risotto which all the members sampled and then gave ideas and tips for using his recipe. Ticknall WI meets on the last Wednesday of the month at Ticknall Village Hall at 7.30pm. Visitors are most welcome to go along. For more information contact Maggie, WI secretary, on 01332 864092.
charities benefit from mince pie evening THE Rotary Club president’s pre-Christmas “Mince Pie Evening”, superbly hosted by Simon and Sue Leech, attracted a selection of members and friends, and raised a total of £400. The president has nominated two charities for special attention during his year in office, the local Rainbows Hospice and the Royal National Lifeboat Institute, and each will receive half the money raised. The Rotary Club’s annual carol singing, round the Christmas tree in the Market Place, was hampered by the then coldest temperatures of the winter and impacted on the numbers attending. The hardy souls of the Town Band and the URC choir led the singing and Santa was in attendance. The charity collection raised £70, which will go to swell the coffers of the “Santa’s Sleigh” fund.
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Forthcoming Events February Half Term Fun Days Sat 13th Sun 14th, Wed 17th, Sat 20th and Sun 21st February Join us for some half term fun in the stable yards at Calke Abbey. Follow our detective trail, try the hobby horse obstacle course and make something horsy to take away. Watch this space for our exciting events programme which will run throughout the year. The house and garden open their doors on Saturday 27th February and in the meantime please come and enjoy Calke Park open everyday 8.00am till dusk. Normal Admissions Apply For more information visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke or telephone 01332 863822 www.nationaltrust.org.uk Registered Charity No. 205846
Santa’S caSh IN the weeks leading up to Christmas, Santa was out and about in Melbourne, practising for his big night out on Christmas Eve. He had a new sleigh, with shiny new lights, and a new speaker system for his music. The sleigh had been put together by some of his little helpers from Melbourne Rotary Club. One of them pulled the sleigh behind his 4x4 and managed to block up some of Melbourne’s narrow streets at times! Santa’s first practice was at the Melbourne Shopping Day, when he parked the sleigh on Potter Street, by the Athenaeum, to show it off, and make sure everything was working properly. He also had another practice at Doning-
ton Market. The real rehearsal for Christmas, though, was the tour around the streets of Melbourne, on four different evenings. A whole team of helpers from the Rotary Club walked with the sleigh, knocking on doors, handing sweets to the children and to some of the Mums as well. Some of the children had already gone to bed when the sleigh came past, but they heard the Christmas music, and waved from their bedroom windows. The helpers also had collecting boxes, and mums and dads put in their spare change – even some of the younger children donated, putting their pennies in the box. When totalled, the collection had raised £1,479. Melbourne Rotary Club will donate the monies collected to charities which help children in need.
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Spy Dog author curries favour in India . . . MELBOURNE author Andrew Cope has recently returned from a trip to Delhi. His Spy Dog series is now available all over the world and he was invited to speak at India’s biggest children’s book festival. It was a whistle stop tour which Andrew describes as ‘a huge adventure!’ The Spy Dog talks were very well received and Andrew is hoping that stories of his pet dog Lara might become as popular in India as they are in the UK. There are currently five books in the Spy Dog series with worldwide sales approaching the million mark. Puffin has asked Andrew to write a follow-up called ‘Spy Pups’ and he’s busy penning
book two of what will be a four-book series. The books are aimed at the seven-plus audience and are based on Andrew’s pet, adopted from Abbey Street RSPCA eight years ago. "Who’d have thought that such a nondescript mongrel would have turned out to be such a star!" he said. Spy Dog sales took off in 2006 when Andrew won the Redhouse Children’s Book of the Year and featured on Richard and Judy’s Book Club. Andrew’s next book is due in the shops in the Spring. The plot is top secret. All the author is able to reveal is that ‘Spy Pups’ Prison Break’ sees the return of Lara’s arch enemy, the dastardly Mr Big. For fans of the series, Andrew has hinted that this could be Mr Big’s final outing.
DALE Jackson accepts the Melbourne Town Band’s bandsman of the year award on behalf of all the band for team effort. With him are Frazer Radcliffe - Bandsman of the year (training band); Jacob Smith - The Gerry Price M D's Award - (training band); Adam Danby - Most improved player (training band); and James Maher - Most improved player (senior band).
First steps to a new activity JOG Derbyshire is coming to Melbourne with a new jogging group for anyone who would like to improve their fitness or give the activity a try. Jog Derbyshire is part of Active Derbyshire – a county-wide campaign aimed to encourage Derbyshire residents to become more active – and aims to introduce jogging to people who currently do little physical activity or those who would like to develop their jogging further. The first session for the Melbourne group will be on Tuesday, January 19, and every Tuesday from then on from 8pm-9pm. The group will meet at the Melbourne Leisure Centre warming up inside before heading out into the street
of Melbourne for a walk/jog/run. Sessions will cost £1.50 or £10 for 10 sessions. The new group will be led by trained Jog Leader Martin Stephens, who has completed several full and half marathons, 10k and 5k races since getting back into exercise. He is now keen to help people who would like to try jogging to take the first small steps. The project was launched to the public at the end of January 2009 with funding coming from Sport England Lottery Funding and Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust. The formation of the Melbourne group follows the success of jogging groups in Swadlincote, Etwall and Hilton.
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HAVING read the Melbourne Parish Plan summary, which was included with the December edition of the Village Voice, we, at the Melbourne Dental Practice, feel it is important to clarify the situation regarding dental care in Melbourne and have prepared the following statement. The item on Health and Social Care regarding dentistry in Melbourne is misleading. Melbourne does have a NHS dental practice – The Melbourne Dental Practice – it has operated in Potter Street since being established by Ben Davies over 30 years ago and, since his retirement, Naomi Fry continues to provide treatment under the NHS. The NHS list has never been closed at the instigation of the dentists locally, but has been restricted by NHS/Government budgets. The number of patients to be treated is limited by the allocation of Units of Dental Activity per annum. Effectively a system that rations the number of patients for which an NHS Dentist receives payment. (The Units of Dental Activity were allocated in 2005 and have not been increased.) This has prompted many dentists to leave the NHS and concentrate on private treatment. Dr Naomi Fry, of the Melbourne Practice, decided she wanted to continue to serve NHS patients. Also ensuring the children of Melbourne would continue to benefit from her ability to provide Orthodontic treatment under the NHS. There are plans for the existing practice to expand when it moves to new custom-built premises in Castle Street in 2010. There will be an additional dental surgery and more spacious accommodation. New initiatives dictated by the Government requiring dentists and medical general practitioners to provide ever increasing safeguards regarding hygiene and the storage of patient records has precipitated the need for more space. This opportunity to expand the practice has arisen because Alan and Henry Dunnicliff are prepared to undertake the development of a section of their property in Castle Street, previously offices, so that Melbourne can benefit from a modern, well-equipped dental facility. This undertaking is not in any way being funded by the Health Service as Melbourne is not considered a deprived area and so there are no grants available. The entire cost is being borne by the Dunnicliff family and Naomi Fry. Pat Smith Practice manager , Melbourne Dental Practice.
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the thinning blue line Police chief accepts village is being let down ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour was top of the agenda at the December North East Safer Neighbourhood Group meeting, with questioning led by Aston on Trent residents angered at the lack of police priorities in their neighbourhood. Aston residents reported that they had been intimidated over recent weeks by up to 30-40 youths fuelled by alcohol, throwing bottles, making noise and damaging properties. One resident claimed that things had become so bad, some residents were considering sorting the matter without the police in a vigilante group. It was suggested that opening a youth club to tackle the issue at source would be a beneficial way forward but it was also highlighted that many youths are coming in from outside of the area and being dropped off by parents for the night. Sgt Mike Sisman suggested residents should keep a log of incidents and provide any details as council wardens can be directed to hot spot areas. Sgt Sisman also noted that the Athenaeum in Melbourne was looking to branch into outreach areas and highlighted that it may be worthwhile opening dialogue. Inspector Alan Sandeman listened and said: “We do appear to be letting people down; it is a ‘thin blue line’ to coin a phrase, but we are limited in resources and that’s a reality, therefore prioritisation of key issues is most effective and we will focus on Aston now hearing this.” The message on significant cuts in policing was
emphasised further, but where the cuts would hit was seemingly unknown at this stage. Inspector Sandeman highlighted that the focus will be on buildings and support staff, but reassuringly commented that the Melbourne office was safe. The meeting highlighted that while Melbourne anti-social behaviour had improved, Weston, Aston and Shardlow are the new priorities. Derby Road, Melbourne, will remain a focus of police attention because of car crime and vandalism. Sgt Sisman provided a round-up on the year's crime statistics for the area, with crime up in general by five per cent. Minor assaults were up by 80-90, noting that on nine out of 10 occasions suspect and offender know each other. Shoplifting was up by 90 offences primarily due to one supermarket's greater vigilance in Swadlincote, while burglary had seen a 25% decrease – which was one positive that leads the country. Car crime remains the same. Over the August to October period the average local crime rate was four crimes per 1,000 occupants whereas some Derby City areas are at 100 crimes per 1,000 occupants. Sarah Dagley identified the area's £4,000 funding to support crime initiatives had seen a recent application for security lighting at the Village Hall and Pavilion at Aston on Trent which was accepted at the meeting. Sarah emphasised the need for the area to use this funding. If not utilised other areas will have access to the money and the fund was previously cut due to lack of use in 2009. Councillor John Harrison also identified a further £4,200 as part of a community scheme which is available for use with matched funding.
MELBOURNE Rotary Club’s award of Citizen of the Year was presented at the club’s Christmas meeting to Phil Dobby. Club president Simon Leech spoke of Phil’s considerable contribution to the Parish Plan, and his involvement in the current plans for the future of the Leisure Centre, before citing the tremendous success of the Melbourne Art Festival over the last five years. Phil was the originator of the Festival idea, and chaired the committee which brought it into being. It was very largely Phil’s energy, enthusiasm and persistence which got the project off the ground, and led to the Festival becoming one of the best things to have happened to Melbourne in recent years. Phil was presented with a framed certificate to commemorate the award. Mr Dobby (right) is pictured with Melbourne Rotary Club President Simon Leech being presented with a framed Citizen of the Year certificate.
internet cafe’s sixth birthday THIS year the Athenaeum Internet Café located in Melbourne celebrates its sixth year of operation. It regularly welcomes 95 young people every week to a safe, fun and informal youth café venue, with pool, table football and internet computers. There are table tennis, Wii and pool competitions in place and a number of film nights planned for the 2010 programme. The café is open Wednesday 4-6pm Year 6 students; Wednesday 7-9.30pm Year 7 students; and Friday and Saturday 7-9.30pm Year 7-11 students. Young people say of the cafe: "It's great to have somewhere to go, to meet friends and chill out." Zoe Dean, Café Manager says: "We are commit-
ted to providing the young people of Melbourne a place to call their own. “ I’m looking forward to the programme we have in place, and following up the opportunities from the Vision events we had towards the end of last year." The Athenaeum Youth Café is a venture run for the benefit of the young people of Melbourne and surrounding villages. It is run by a full-time manager and a team of dedicated volunteers. New members are welcome and should call / text Zoe Dean, Café Manager, on 07874 684150. The same number is available for anyone interested in volunteering.
PANTO season is here again and Aston Players will be performing their annual production this month. This year's production is entitled: 'Cinderella – not quite a pantomime!' and there will be six performances held over two weekends with matinees on the Saturday afternoon. The dates are: Saturday, January 23, at 2.30pm and 7.30pm; Sunday, January 24, at 2.30pm; Saturday, January 30, at 2.30pm and 7:30pm; and Sunday, January 31, at 2.30pm.
DERBYSHIRE County Council is inviting people to ‘Learn something new at a library near you’. The authority is running a wide range of free classes in libraries with everything from first-aid to jewellery making. Melbourne Library will be participating in the programme but so far the only class arranged is Knitting for Fun which will be held on January 25 from 2.30 to 4.30pm.
MELBOURNE PARISH COUNCIL QUARTERLY REPORT DECEMBER 2009 Highways The improvements to the junction at Robinsons Hill are complete. The Parish Council continues to press DCC for routine maintenance to be carried out on Parish roads and pavements. Leisure Centre A public meeting will be held on January 18th to consider the proposal made by a Community Group to manage the Centre. Cemetery The headstone safety checks have been undertaken and consideration is to be given to the action required for those headstones which failed the safety test. Quotations are being gathered for necessary repairs to the front wall of the Ceme-
tery. The process of transferring the burial records to an electronic format continues. General The Parish Council has considered and commented on the Consultation of the Electoral Boundary Review in South Derbyshire. The finances of the Parish Council continue to be healthy but the Parish Council is currently considering a proposal from the District Council to alter part of the funding for Parish Councils, which if adopted, will see a small reduction in the funding received by this Parish Council. The vehicle Activated Signs are now operational but speeding traffic in and around Melbourne remains a concern for the Parish Council.
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THERE was a good turn-out for the Boxing Day Bingo Walk in Melbourne pictured right organised by the Cricket Club and the RBL Women’s section as a joint fund-raising event. Organisers said: “It was more about fun than fund-raising and we were pleased with how things went and the weather was kind to us.” There is already talk of organising a similar event for next year.
Jemima Wright Arthur, Jayne and Peter Wright would like to thank their relatives and friends for their kind thoughts, support and condolences on the sad passing of Jemima, a loving Mother, Mother in Law and Gran. Thank you for the donations received in lieu of flowers which benefited the United Reformed Church, Melbourne and the MacMillan Cancer Support Charity. Our thanks also to the Rev. George Lea, the Choir at the URC and to J P Springthorpe and Co. for a very personal and professional service.
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MOTORISTS are being warned to take extra care where they park from February 1, when Derbyshire County Council steps up parking enforcement. The authority has been given extra powers which mean drivers could be ticketed if they park in front of kerbs which have been lowered to help people cross the road or to help motorists pull off the road into their driveways or businesses. There is also a risk of getting a ticket for parking in the road alongside a vehicle already parked next to the kerb. Councillor Chris Jackson, Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, said: “Parking rules haven’t changed. Drivers should never block access to people’s houses or crossing points or park alongside other vehicles in the road – but we know some do, so from February we’ll be using these extra powers to ticket drivers who park in this way.” There are two levels of charges. The top charge, £70, is given out for the most serious offences such as parking in a designated disabled parking place without a valid badge. Lesser offences will be £50. Both charges are halved if they are paid within 14 days. If a charge is ignored it could increase to £105 or £75.
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Let’s hear it for the MP TWO new hearing clinics are to be set up in Derbyshire following a public meeting where residents criticised changes to the service. The meeting was instigated by MP Mark Todd, who had written to Derbyshire Primary Care Trust to complain that South Derbyshire had lost out when changes to hearing services across the county were altered in order to cut waiting times for audiology appointments. No new audiology clinics were set up in South Derbyshire leaving the district with just one centre – in Swadlincote. On January 11 a sub-group from Derbyshire County Council's Adult Health and Care Improvement and Scrutiny Committee held a public meeting in Swadlincote attended by representatives from the Primary Care Trust and Mr Todd. During the meeting, patients voiced their anger that the PCT’s suppliers only provided one full service for South Derbyshire residents. It was pointed out that Swadlincote was very hard to access by public transport from some communities. The quality of service provided in Swadlincote was also criticised. The PCT revealed at the meeting that two clinics would now be set up in the Hilton area and in Derby while staff at the Swadlincote clinic have been replaced. Mr Todd, who will continue to pursue this and get more details
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THE Oakden Dance Academy has been a feature of Melbourne on a Saturday morning for over 30 years. Originally set up and run by Julie and Paul Oakden, the academy has been in the hands of daughter Amanda for the last 17 years and has grown to become a feature in a number of freestyle and Latin American examination, pupils achieved really high results – in fact the best ever received by members of the academy. Over 250 pupils took the examinations with about 100 from Melbourne taking part. In the younger age groups, under eight, there were 60 rosettes and social awards presented. There were also 171 graded exams and out of those, 63 girls attained honours, 83 received highly commended and 25 achieved commended. The girls from Melbourne did exceptionally well with Hannah Smith, Sally Gardner, Charlotte Vasey and Gemma Dowell attaining honours for Latin American. In the freestyle solo class Hannah Smith, Natalie Bryant, Sally Gardner, Sara Tillyard, Poppy Worrall, Georgia French, Catherine Long, Angela How, Ellie Seal, Chloe Bryant, Eilish Cooper, Grace Simnett, Grace Coffey, Olivia Grant, Esme Marsh, Iona Alejandro, Charlotte Laxton, Charlotte Vasey, Gemma Dowell and Bethany Dowell attained Honours. Gemma Dowell, Bethany Dowell, Charlotte Vasey and Charlotte Laxton also achieved Honours for their freestyle pair examinations. Amanda, known by everyone as Mandy, was delighted with the results, almost as much as her dancing stars.
40th birthday party for junior school MELBOURNE Junior School children celebrated 40 years at the Packhorse Road site with a birthday party at the end of last term. Children were invited to dress in the style from 40 years ago, or 40 years in the future. A birthday cake competition was held, with many superb entries. Parent and professional cake maker Kay Taylor made a special birthday cake which was raffled and contributed to the £200 raised for PTA funds. Scallywags Nursery presented the school with a picture painted by the nursery children.
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MELBOURNE’S VERY OWN RAM–RAIDERS by ANDY HEAFIELD FORGET Roy Race and Melchester Rovers … it was the stuff of boys comics everywhere when, in 1978, Melbourne Town Football Club played Derby County in a cup final at the Baseball Ground. Younger readers with no memory of the ground should ask their grandfather or look up the words mud and ploughed field in the dictionary. To those Melbourne players who still recall the event with pride it mattered not that the Derby County side were in fact the A team and the Rams’ third string. The Derby players that evening were certainly part of the playing staff and a team to be reckoned with. Today, even a modest league side can have a first team squad of up to 40 players (the Rams currently have 32 ) but in the seventies, although Derby County were the Kings of England and Europe, the total playing staff – including the reserves, A team and apprentices – was just over 42. In the early 1970s, Robert Arnold had reformed the Melbourne Saturday team and held the ambition the team would rise through the non–league ranks. He started as a player but quickly realised his strengths were in managing. He fitted his football plans in with his day job of car salesman at Dove’s Garage. Aided by assistant Mick Cooper, he assessed current players and brought in others to realise Melbourne’s ambitions. The rise was spectacular. From the bottom ranks of the Derby and District Combi nation, the Town quickly climbed to the top division. Local footballers queued to play for them. One player to join was Howard Joynes, who became a Melbourne stal wart playing well into his 40s. He moved to the area only in his mid 20s but had always been a quality foot baller. Like many youngsters in those heady days of the Clough -Taylor management partnership, he dreamt of playing for the Rams. He had trials and played for the Derby A team. But a motor bike accident cruelly ended his Derby career when it had barely begun. Derby’s loss was Melbourne’s gain. He was a natural, inspirational leader. It wouldn’t be the last time Howard would fall off something and would need all his strength to recover – but more of that later. Meanwhile, Ray Molson, secretary of the Combination League, had persuaded a sceptical Derby County management, including reserve team coach Colin Murphy, then a Melbourne resident, that the park pitches of Derby would be ideal breeding grounds for future Derby players. The 1974 season saw Derby’s A team join the likes of Mapperley Rovers, Gresley Miners Welfare and Melbourne Town in Division One. Coach Murphy had his own meteoric rise, being appointed Derby’s manager in 1975. He went on to coach other teams in the league and also the Vietnam national team. His last job was development director at Hull City between 2002 and 2008. Sadly, he had a stroke two years ago and has retired from football. He remains the only Melbourne resident to manage the Rams – a record likely to stand a long time. The Derby team in the final against Melbourne was managed by Rams legend Ron Webster. The final itself was curtain-raiser to a reserve match between the Rams and Nottingham Forest, which meant the final had the unlikely prospect of having more spectators at the finish than the start. Both sets of players had to change in the cramped directors' box rather than the dressing rooms. This also meant easy post-match access to the fabled director’s drinks cabinet, something that was to elude the legendary Brian Clough during his time there. Melbourne hoped to cause an upset, despite losing to the same opposition earlier. Perhaps the Baseball ground conditions got to Melbourne. Although they gave their all the final score of 4-1 to the Rams tells nothing of the all-out action. With Howard Joynes lead-
The day Melbourne took on the might of Derby County MELBOURNE centre-half in that memorable Cup final against the Rams, Dave Hackett, recalls the days of playing away in the bottom rungs of the league against opposition who first had to get sheep off the pitch and the tractor out of the changing room, which doubled as a farm shed. Melbourne’s home pitch, as now in mid-January, was reputed to be the coldest place in town. It had ups and downs along both wings, which had players feeling sea-sick just looking at them. Dave recalls manager Robert Arnold acquiring a white transit van and, in a team building exercise, the players spending Sunday mornings getting the vehicle up to standard on the forecourt of Doves Garage, where Arnold was chief car salesman. Another former player remembers travelling to matches when the van had two long planks on top of upturned buckets in the back for seats. In what would now be a prematch build up, the players were given red polo shirts to travel in and meals (usually sandwiches and crisps) at the Melbourne British Legion.
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Keep your eyes open for these young stars MELBOURNE RFC minis and juniors squads saw out the decade in some style. The under 8s played two free-flowing matches against the mighty Bakewell, scraping home with an amazing tally of 24 tries to Bakewell’s 23. Top try scorers were Harry Whitworth (7) and Ewan Hepworth (6). Later in the month the under 8s took the long road to Kesteven where the green Melbourne machine won two of their three matches. If you want to see some future rugby stars, check out this rapidly developing squad. The under 9s had another outstanding month which included a 30 points to nil victory against Kesteven. There was some excellent running rugby culminating in tries for Luke Brown (4), Will Kilgour and Kavan Owens. The second match was much tighter, although Melbourne snatched victory again – this time with Matt Suddaby, Alex Henry (4 tries) and Kavan Owens (2) scoring the points. Their success at Kesteven follows hot on the heels of the U9 squad’s qualification for the NLD Tournament in the spring. Their place was earned via victories over Ilkeston, Chesterfield, Matlock and Ashbourne.
The under 9s are shaping up well. They finished the year with victories over South Leicester (20 points to 5) and Leicester Forest East (10 points to 5). The squad is looking very good for 2010 – as is the next age group. Not only have the U10s finished the season as Derbyshire champions but, in the last game of the decade, they saw off the mighty Bakewell. That means the U10s (pictured below) remain unbeaten this season. The great news continues with the flourishing under 11s whose A-squad also remains unbeaten so far this season. December saw them destroy Kesteven 71-0. This was a superb team performance. The forwards won plenty of ball and fed the freerunning back division. Henry Kaczmarczky and Ben Goddard revelled in the amount of possession, running in numerous tries, while James Sookias and Charlie Tomlinson also muscled in on the act. Action man Max Lowson helped the U11s bulldoze their way through a tri-team tournament featuring Melbourne against West Bridgford and Ashfield. Charlie Tomlinson chipped in with some crunching tackles with Callan Harvey and George Thomas pulling the strings. Melbourne scored an amazing 13 tries. The 11s finished the year with a barn-
storming team performance against Chesterfield. Tom Brown starred in a 55 to 7 Melbourne victory, his keen rugby brain making all the right decisions. He was ably assisted by strong forward play from Ollie Cope and Josh Toplis. Jo Travers went over for a hat-trick of tries. The under 12s competed manfully in all their end of year fixtures. Some fast and furious rugby saw them squeeze a 5-5 draw at Kesteven. They played a superb first half against a very strong Mullish side, before allowing the opposition to sneak a 25-all draw. Bakewell proved too strong and despite some near misses from Donnelly and Hotchkies, Melbourne succumbed to a 26-0 defeat. Reflecting on the season, Melbourne minis and juniors continue to go from strength to strength. It’s been a superb year for all age groups – Derbyshire champions several times over and punching well above their weight in the three counties tournaments of Notts, Lincs and Derby. Melbourne players have come through the system and are representing county and country as well as being recruited into the professional game. The reputation for first class coaching is attracting talent from across the county.
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Melbourne Dynamo Reserves: back row l-r Eddie Dale (Assistant Manager), James Wilcox, Kevin Earp, Sam Stuart, Natham Cook, Andy Lancaster, Jack Tivey, Greg Salsbury (Manager); front row Steven Biggs, Farrell Scott, Dom Hudson, Dave Dunhill (Captain), Vinny Hallifield, Rob Wallis and Frankie Morgan.
Legs 11 for Dynamoes MELBOURNE Dynamoes first team extended their winning run to 11 games as they won both their matches in December as well as progressing to the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup. They began the month at home to fourth placed Long Eaton United Reserves and ran out comprehensive winners with a 4-0 score-line. Leading goal scorer Paul Swallow bagged a brace along with strikes from Tom Donnachie and a rare Andrew Smethurst header. This was followed with an entertaining 6-3 victory at home to Holbrook St. Michaels. Again Swallow hit a double and was joined on the scoresheet with free kicks from Lee Scott and Ryan Grey, a screamer from Tommy Moulten and a Carl Alsop penalty. Dynamoes ended the month in the Challenge Cup beating local rivals Castle Donington 3-1 and securing a place in the quarter-fi-
nals. Swallow took his total to 17 for the season with a cool finish while a Carl Alsop header and a Tom Donnachie left footer completed the scoring. Melbourne Dynamoes Reserves had just two games survive the December weather – a league victory but a Derbyshire Cup disappointment. At home to lowly Bargate Rovers Reserves, Melbourne ran out comfortable 4-1 victors with Jack Tivey, Kevin Earp, Tommy Barton and Ben Dale getting the goals. The Derbyshire Cup quarter-final tie followed, away to Black Panther. Melbourne trailed twice in the game with Ben Dale hitting Dynamoes first and Andy Lancaster equalising in the last minute to take the game into extra time. This was closely fought until a mistake in defence by Dynamoes resulted in a Black Panther winner in the final seconds.
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son. After a close first half ended 13-6 to Melbourne, the floodgates opened in the second half and Melbourne scored 36 unanswered points. Tries came from Ash Stringer (five), Rob Foster and Sean Parkinson with Euan Holden scoring 14 points. The final game of December saw the arrival of Boston. Tries from Pete Welsh, Chris Fulton and Ash Stringer saw Melbourne win 15-3. The second XV’s fine start has faltered, with a couple of defeats in the league (away to Boots and East Leake), but a 100 point win over Rolls-Royce was savoured. In a friendly to a strong Long Eaton team the seconds suffered a close defeat going down 0-7. The first XV are now sixth in the league table at the half way stage with the second XV sitting third in their Pennant league. Ash Stringer leads the ‘try scoring’ table with 13.