Mayor of Erewash

An unprecedented year…

The Mayor alongside the Erewash Canal completing her fundraising 1.2 million steps in 120 days.

The last year has seen many changes and for the Mayor of Erewash, Councillor Sue Beardsley, this has been a particularly unusual time with no events to open or visits being allowed. The introduction of ‘virtual’ visits have been a great success especially with local schools. Remembrance Day Services still went ahead last November and for the first time were live streamed on the council’s social media pages and viewed by many people from the safety of their own homes.

Mayor of Erewash, Councillor Sue Beardsley said: “It really has been a year like no other, and I was very proud to act as Mayor of Erewash for a second consecutive year which has never happened before. I am very grateful to have had the chance to serve the people of this wonderful borough through the pandemic.

The ‘Knit a Nipper’ project raised £4,000 for the Mayor’s chosen charities for 2019/20, Action for Children and Rainbows Hospice.

The Mayor successfully completed a separate campaign for the Stroke Association, Stride for Stroke, and walked 1.2 million steps in 102 days (10,000 steps a day) and raised an impressive £1,055.

Money was raised for Treetops by means of an ‘alternative’ Christmas card donated by staff and councillors at Erewash Borough Council and also from donations in lieu of gifts for the Mayor’s birthday with £330 being raised.

Spirit of Erewash

Erewash Museum’s planned Remembrance Art exhibition, depicting the Spirit of Erewash during the covid lockdown last year, has been recreated into a new multi-media exhibition. A unique short film by artist in residence Graham Elstone features beautiful artwork created by Dallimore Primary School pupils via Zoom-led sessions plus a variety of work by local residents. The film hopes to bring together memories of how local residents spent their time during lockdown and will serve as a historic reminder of how creative Erewash became during such an unprecented time in our lives. For latest updates visit facebook/erewashmuseum. A rare Anglo Saxon metal sword, dating back to between 800-1000 AD, has been unearthed from a grave in All Saints Church, Kirk Hallam.

The sword was taken to London for verification. It was brought back to the borough thanks to the hard work of local historian Esther Collington and the All Saints Church Parochial Church Council with National Lottery Heritage Funding. It is currently in safekeeping at Erewash Museum.