Tintwistle & Hadfield Residents Association

SHED THIEVES STRIKE ON NEW ROAD, TINTWISTLE.

2009-06-11T18:20:00.005+01:00

Local police are urging residents to be vigilant following the theft of three mountain bikes from a garden shed on New Road, Tintwistle. It is thought the thieves struck on the 7th or 8th of June. The disturbing news follows in the wake of a spate of burlaries that has hit the village during recent recent months.

Derbyshire Constabulary want to hear from anyone who has or thinks they may have information about the incident. Their Crimestoppers number is 0345 123 3333. Anyone with information should quote the Crime Reference Number 331 0909.

HADFIELD CARNIVAL - full details

2009-06-06T00:29:00.019+01:00

Hadfield Carnival 2009 features the American Civil War Society

This year's Hadfield Carnival, which takes place Sunday June 7th on Newshaw Lane, starts with a Parade at 12.00am from Newshaw Lane Park, with Arnfield Brass, striking up the band and leading the procession.

The afternoon's entertainment include a pet show, fairground rides, Punch & Judy, a bucking broncho, childrens races and a coconut shy. There will be music from local bands, Rapture, Steve Roberts, Ben Stafford, Chordwainer and Daughter of Janus.

The theme and focus of the carnival will be a re-enactment of a Civil War Battle, courtesy of the American Civil War Society, replete with cannon and musket fire. It is advised that animals should therefore be kept well away once the pet show has finished.

There will also be craft stalls, a cake competition and a Tug of War Competition to end the days events. The timetable is as follows:

12.00am - Parade
12.30pm - Pet Show plus local bands commence playing.
1.30pm - Children's races.
2.30pm - Civil War Re-enactment.

Hope you can make it and that the rain stays off. Should be fun.

TINTWISTLE CHILDRENS GALA

2009-06-04T09:27:00.000+01:00

Tintwistle Childrens Gala 2009 will be held on Saturday 27th June.
It will be preceded on Wednesday 24rth by the annual running of the '
Round the Resers Race', full details of which can be found here:

http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2009/eftintwistle.pdf

For those of you who do not have the latest version of Abode Acrobat reader, the link may not work, so the relevant details are as follows:

Round the Resers Race, United Utilities Offices, Woodhead Road, Tintwistle, Glossop, Derbyshire SK13 1HS (late entries, toilets etc. at Community Building, New Road, Tintwistle - see map on entry form)Undulating 5 mile run on paths and tracks in the scenic Longdendale Valley along a traffic free route.2009 entry fees: £6/£8 +£1 on the night (pay "Tintwistle Children's Gala") c/d 23/6/09. Collect your numbers on the night.Contact: Gwyn Davies, 2 Roe Cross Farm, Old Road, Mottram, Hyde SK14 6LW - tel. 01457 7673131999 - 2006 Entry form: Acrobat .pdf (305k)

The gala itself takes place on Saturday 27 June. A procession will wend its way along Conduit Street and around the village from 11.30am, ending up on Sexton Street playing fields.

ARNFIELD BRASS BAND - schedule

2009-06-03T09:28:00.000+01:00

The full schedule of Arnfield Brass Band , whose next gig is the Hadfield Carnival can be found over at their website:

http://www.arnfieldbrass.co.uk/engagements.htm

DIG HADFIELD - Next Meeting Tuesday

2009-06-01T08:32:00.018+01:00

Recently formed allotments campaign group, Dig Hadfield, will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday 2nd June at the Victoria Inn, Brosscroft at 7.30pm. If you are interested in the work of the group but are not able to attend the meeting, you can catch up with them at the Hadfield Carnival, on Sunday 7th, where they will be holding a plant sale and signing up new members.

The next meeting of Tintwistle and Hadfield Residents Association will be an A.G.M. Details of time and and venue will follow as soon as arrangements are in place.

HADFIELD CARNIVAL - Sunday June 7th

2009-05-31T19:49:00.011+01:00

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The carnival season has begun which can only mean that Summer is just around the corner. In fact it's been such a glorious weekend that maybe, just maybe, it's already begun in earnest but don't say it too loudly.

Next Sunday June 7th is the date for the Hadfield Carnival, so put it in your diary and keep a few hours spare in the afternoon. The fun commences at midday and the theme for this year is the Wild West. Anyone bringing pets along to the Pet Show (from 12.30pm) are advised that it would be wise to take them home soon afterwards due to the fact that there will be noise (presumably from replica guns) which can be quite loud and scary for some animals.

I should mention that there will be a parade from Newshaw Lane at 11.30pm and that there will be fun for all the family but no need to say anymore as the leaflet says it all really and there is a contact number at the foot of the leaflet, in case of any queries. See you there.

LIDL SYMPATHY FOR FOODSTORE PLEA

2009-04-21T08:39:00.018+01:00

Does anyone remember this publicity stunt from way back last May 2008? (see image below)

It was an Open Day organised by supermarket chain Lidl to explain to potential customers their plans for a new foodstore at Brookfield on the A57 on the former Wild and Hallam showroom.

They were quite literally giving consumers a taste of what Lidl had in store for them.

Curiously the flyer begins with the words "we will shortly be submitting a planning application..."

Well almost 12 months later and after withdrawing a previous application Lidl finally submitted and had their application considered by the Development and Control Committee last night at the Council Offices in Chinley.

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May our blog be the first media channel to inform local residents that the committee made a UNANIMOUS decision to REFUSE the application, for reasons which I will set out below.

To begin with it is perhaps not a wholly surprising verdict given that the Officers recommendation was to refuse anyhow. However, this committee has sprung a few surprises in the past and indeed later that evening went on to overturn the Officer's recommendation to refuse 6 additional storage silos in Whaley Bridge.

So nothing can be assumed until questions have been put, debate has taken place and the arguments won or lost in the battleground of council chamber.

This is where Lidl perished.

Adrian Fisher, Chief Planning Officer for HPBC stepped up to the plate first, explaining the technical reasons why the application could not be supported. The technical issues involved can be summarised as follows:

Loss of Employment Land
Impact on Existing Town Centres
Residential Amenity
Highways Impact
Flood Risk
Visual Apperance

From the list, Flood risk and Highways Impact were clearly the most important considerations, since what was being proposed here was a food store and it seems fairly obvious to most people that an area that is prone to quite severe flooding at times is perhaps not the best place to store food! Indeed the Environment Agency had already weighed in with their objection on flood risk grounds.

Similarly, one wonders how long motorists trying to access the store from the opposite lane would have to wait for a break in the traffic and what length of queues they would have built up in doing so were the application allowed.

Puzzlingly, none of this seemed to worry the County Highways Chiefs over in Matlock, who saw no reason to object to an application that needed 70+ parking spaces, which is close to the Woolley Bridge bottleneck on a road that is almost at capacity!

Tied in with this fact was the issue of how a food store here would affect the town centre of Glossop and other food stores in Hadfield. The strategy being adopted by the council is to try and make the town centre attractive for shoppers and to try and create a hub where shoppers can satisfy their needs in a single trip.

It was suggested by Mr Fisher that out of town stores such as this would undermine the viability of the town centre, therefore undermining all the work that has been done so far to revitalise and regenerate designated retail zones. In particular, Woods Mill was cited as a far more appropriate place for a development of this size and nature.

TO BE CONTINUED........

RESIDENTS MEETING - Monday 2nd March, the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield, at 8.00pm

2009-03-01T16:50:00.006+00:00

Just a quick reminder that as it’s the first Monday of the month, we shall be holding our monthly meeting as described above. There have been several interesting and important developments since our last meeting, which can be discussed.

In January, we met with head of Planning and Regeneration, Dai Larna, where residents had the chance to raise issues and questions of concern. He has got back to us on many of these points, a copy of which is has been provided to our regular attendees.

We also sent a few delegates to a meeting of new organisation Keep High Peak Green, the subject matter of which was future housing targets and its implications for the area. We will have a report back from this.

There should have by now been a dawning on local politicians that, not to put too fine a point on it, the proposed Mottram-Tinsle bypass appears to be all but doomed. The traffic situation on the other hand still needs a solution. Proposed housing targets (re above) are unlikely to help. Isn’t it time for the local establishment to get real and give a hearing to immediate, low cost solutions? Or does the wait continue? Over to you…

All welcome. Hope to see you there.

THE BYPASS IS DEAD - LONG LIVE THE BYPASS!

2009-02-27T09:08:00.017+00:00

Those in the know have been well aware for the best part of a week now that funding for the proposed Mottram-Tintwistle 'Bypass' (which would concretise Longdendale and destroy local beauty spots) has been rejected by 4NW, the body formerly known as the North West Development Agency.

4NW determines where money for transport in the region is to be spent. Its current budget is set up to 2015, which effectively means that the 'bypass' has been kicked into touch. The bizarre project, championed by Roy Oldham and Tameside M.B.C. but aided and abetted by local opportunist politicians, who assumed that there were votes to be had by lending their support, was always controversial and latterly expensive beyond belief.

The Highways Agency for instance stated themselves that the colossal number of individual objections, some 2,400, was 'unprecedented', whilst latest costings put the high end figure at some £250 millions!

By dropping the 'bypass', which effectively sought to build a motorway right up to the gates of the Peak Park, under the pretence of being a 'relief road' , 4NW were able to keep within budget for the remainder of their priority schemes, which is why it had to go.

No doubt the time delay before the local media pick up on the story is to allow local politicians time to compose their mealy mouthed responses and to brush up on their fire and brimstone techniques, whilst fulminating at the decision.

The fact is though that the politicians have no right to be angry. That sentiment should be left to local residents who know the situation but who also aware that there are better, quicker and cheaper solutions to transport problems than throwing tons of concrete and millions of pounds at a road that would only generate more traffic for the area, were it ever built.

A trial lorry ban, across the Park as a whole, would cost nothing but would bring instant relief to the villages. A one-way system around Mottram, getting rid of the lights at the top of the Moor, would be equally cheap and effective. There are large numbers of other measures and improvements that can be made in the here and now, for instance at the junctions of the Gun Inn and Woolley Bridge. Derbyshire C.C. have the opportunity right now to purchase the land that the former Spread Eagle at Woolley Bridge stood on but show no signs of doing so.

I could go on and probably will do so in future posts. The only point I am seeking to make for now though, is that for as long as politicians are caught up in the dazzling headlights of the 'bypass or bust' mentality, then there will be no progress on the transport front and no joy for motorists, pedestrians, public transport users, cyclists or anyone else who wishes to see immediate improvements.

Now is the time for politicians on all sides to compose themselves and regain their senses. There are alternative solutions available but until now they have refused to listen. If the grapevine is correct and the funding has been pulled, they will be forced to listen whether they like it or not.

However, it may take some time for that realisation to dawn. Expect to hear more of the same...financial reviews, second opinions, alternative funding methods, new inquriy etc etc ad infinitum.

The bypass is dead. Long live the bypass.

DIG HADFIELD A.G.M.

2009-02-17T23:12:00.022+00:00

Dig Hadfield, the local campaign group that emerged last autumn to fight for allotment land in the village, have announced that they are to have their Inaugural Annual General Meeting, this coming Friday the 20th February at the Scout Hut on Pingott Lane (behind the Palatine public house) commencing at 7.30pm.

They have decided to consitute the group, in order to be eligible to apply for funding in the future and also to formalise the way in which they operate.

They cordially invite all Hadfield residents who are either interested in an allotment or who want to assist in the campaign for more allotment land to attend the meeting.

The group are currently involved in ongoing discussions with representatives of HPBC for more and better provision of allotment land in the village after the council themselves came up with next to nothing for Hadfield at an initial meeting.

The group are asking local residents to make their own suggestions as to where they think suitable land could be provided.

RESIDENTS MEETING - Monday 2nd February at the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield, 8.00pm

2009-02-01T23:25:00.017+00:00

Hello Readers,

Welcome back. Sorry it's been a long time since the most recent post. This isn't due to the lack of any news or activity but rather the opposite. January was a very busy month which saw us meet with the Head of Regeneration and Planning, Dai Larna, along with Cllr. Mitchell, for the second time in as many months, to discuss issues surrounding Rossington Park and the adjacent riverside. We will feedback from this meeting tomorrow night, so come along if you'd like to hear what was discussed

It was also a busy month for Dig Hadfield, which arose from this particular blogsite and for whom I have been chairing meetings these past few months. The fledgling group have been in negotiation with H.P.B.C. for allotment land and will soon announce a date and venue for their Inaugural A.G.M. Expect to see a lot in the local Press on this issue over the next few weeks.

Throughout February I will try to flesh out some of the meetings and events that have taken place in recent weeks and sort of do a retrospective catch-up for everyone. For now I just want to remind readers that tomorrow is the first Monday in the month, so we will be meeting at the same time, same place, which is the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield, at 8.00pm. Please come along if you can, we can't meet without you!

I you have an issue for good or ill, bring it with you and we'll discuss it on the night. We always try to finish by 9.30pm but as always, feel free to stay for a beer and a chat afterwards.

Coffee Morning and Sale, Tombola and Raffle - Bradbury House Saturday 20th December 10-12am

2008-12-17T22:36:00.004+00:00

Yes it's that time of year again when we have our annual Xmas event which serves as our main fundraiser. The poster really tells you what all that you need to know. This year we are also hoping to have a cake stall, jewellery and a selection of miscellaneous items.

Entry on the door is 50p and includes tea/coffee and biscuits. We look forward to seeing you and hope you have a fun morning.

XMAS CAROL SERVICE AT WOODHEAD CHURCH - Tuesday 16th December at 7.30pm

2008-12-14T22:18:00.019+00:00

And now for something completely different.

The annual Christmas Carol service at St. James Chapel, Woodhead, will take place this coming Tuesday evening (16th December). Doors are open to the public from 7.15pm with the service scheduled to commence at 7.30pm.

The service will be conducted by Paul Bryson of Mottram and the organist this year is accomplished music teacher Mrs Norma Holland of Hadfield.

For those of you not familiar with the Chapel or who have not attended for some years, it does now have electric heating but wrap up warm anyhow, this is Woodhead not Wakiki.

Vehicular access is via the A628. I strongly recommend going via Tintwistle and sticking to the A628 rather than going via Padfield, Devils Elbow and then past Crowden car park and over the dam. This is because accessing the track up to the Chapel from the opposite side of the road is fraught with difficulty and entails a very sharp reverse turn.

One final word of warning. If your suspension is of a nervous disposition, then think twice about taking it up the track. It really is quite rough but ultimately manageable.

Ideally you should borrow your neighbour's 4x4, take a bicycle or consider leaving your vehicle at Crowden car park and walking over the dam then up the steps towards Bleak House. From here you will find the access road about 100 yards down the road in the Tintwistle direction.

If you like a good Christmas sing song in an off beat and slightly wacky setting then I guarantee that you will find the event to your liking. I've been to previous Christmas services here and can vouch for the fact that you will find the event surreal,for real!

XMAS EVENTS - LOCAL GROUPS

2008-12-10T09:16:00.025+00:00

Between now and the New Year I'll post details of any events that are being put on by local groups that are in any way connected with the two villages, providing of course that you let me know about them.

The first of these is a Xmas Quiz that is being held by the Save Swallow Wood group at the Bull's Head in Tintwistle this coming Thursday evening (December 11th) starting at 8.00pm. Click on the link below to view the details as provided by the group themselves:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/3093611180_4983c3fbfc_o.gif

There will apparently be live music, mulled wine and prizes.

Don't forget, if your organisation wants a quick plug like this on the site, and is relevant to the two villages, just e-mail your details and we'll be happy to oblige.

......CHRISTMAS FUNTIME BEGINS TODAY......

2008-12-03T09:32:00.031+00:00

Hi Readers,

With most of our business behind us for this year and with the countdown to Christmas most firmly on people's minds I thought I would lighten up the blog for a short while by finding some free Christmas games for you to amuse yourselves with, whilst you visit.

To begin with I have added a game which you will find at the foot of the page called the Christmas Castle Defence Game. It's fun and easy to play. Just use your cursor to pick up and then fling the invaders. Easier said than done I might add!

To play just go to the bottom of the screen and click the word 'BEGIN' which is just below the words '5000 Deluxe' or click here.

There are many levels (if you are successful). Look out for the vehicles and snowpelting devices that attempt to bury your castle with white stuff whilst you are swatting other targets.

If you want to play using a larger screen then follow these 3 steps:

1. Go to the game at the foot of the page and click the 'Play Fullscreen' link.

2. At the top of the window that opens up, click the link that says 'More about this game'.

3. Right in the middle of your new screen you will see the word 'BEGIN' which is just below the words '500 Deluxe'. Click that word and you are away.

Have fun and good luck!

Hadfield Wakes Up To Winter Wonderland

2008-12-02T06:52:00.017+00:00

There was a hint of winter in the light dusting of snow that fell on the valley yesterday, in a powdery sort of way and it certainly felt cold enough for a drop of the white stuff.

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By 6.00am this morning with a good covering on the ground and heavy snow falling, it felt like Winter had truly arrived. So, sledge time and good fun all round for the kids but misery, moaning and salt buckets at the ready for everyone else, especially motorists wending their way out of town and into the city.

These photos were taken on Lower Bank Close, Hadfield, just before daybreak, for those of you who are wondering and also for the benefit of those of you who don't have to get up early today and may have just missed it all!
If anyone has taken any digital photos of their own and you would like to see them posted on the blog then please e-mail them and I'll be happy to oblige.

RESIDENTS MEETING - Monday December 1st at the New Lamp, Bankbotton, Hadfield, 8.00pm

2008-11-30T01:50:00.015+00:00

Hi Everyone,

November was a busy month for us. It began with a rare but welcome self-invite from a councillor and saw the launch of Dig Hadfield, which had its seeds in this very blog.

Next up was an invite for the association from Tom Levitt M.P. to 'Communities In Control' - a discussion on a government White Paper, held in New Mills.

Finally, we had an interesting meeting with Head of Planning and Regeneration, Dai Larner (with a further one to follow in January) and finished the month with a walk around Hadfield with the Beat Sweep team, who have spent the past 10 days beating and sweeping around the village, in a bid to reduce crime and perceived nuisance behaviour.

I'm rather hoping December won't be quite so hectic. So far our biggest commitment of the month is the annual fundraiser at Bradbury House, Glossop, on the last Saturday before Christmas (yes, it's that time of year again). That's 10.00 - midday on 20th December, where we have a bring and buy, raffle etc.

So, without further ado, here is Monday's proposed Agenda, though if you have anything to add please feel free to contact us or come along on the night and we'll find time to discuss it.

T.A.H.RA. AGENDA - MONDAY 1ST DECEMBER at the NEW LAMP, BANKBOTTOM,HADFIELD, at 8.00pm.

1. Apologies.

2. Correspondence.

3. Outstanding issues - proposed closure of Hadfield Sorting Office, Tinsle Bridge.

4. Feedback from 'Communities in Control' discussion on govt. White Paper.

5. Report back from Dai Larner meeting. Delegates for next meeting 20th January.

6. Beat Sweep walkabout.

7. Xmas fundraiser at Bradbury House.

8. Tinsle planters.

9. Xmas card list.

10. Announcements

11. A.O.B. (fix next meeting date re: hols)

We try our best to finish by 9.30 but please feel free to stay for a chat and a beer afterwards. It's good to socialise and it keeps the landlord happy!

DIG HADFIELD - Meet At The New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield - Tonight at 7.30pm - (Tuesday 25th November)

2008-11-25T01:00:00.003+00:00

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick line to let you know that the next meeting (only the second) of Dig Hadfield will be held at the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield at 7.30pm on Tuesday 25th November. Anyone who lives in the area that is interested in the subject of allotments and who wants to help the group campaign for more of them is welcome to come along.

If you are unaware of what this new group are about, here is a potted history of Dig Hadfield to date. The newly formed group originated from a blogpost on this very blog entitled Not A Lotta Allotments which attracted a lot of comment and interest.

Consequently it was raised as an Agenda item at the September meeting, which resulted in everyone who had expressed an interest being contacted for an inaugural meeting which happened in October. At the meeting the name Dig Hadfield was decided upon and the newly formed group decided to become an autonomous organisation with the aim of procuring allotments specifically in Hadfield, since all who attended lived in the village, whilst Tintwistle itself actually has an oversupply of allotments.

At the meeting, it was decided to promote the group via a poster campaign and a press release. Ralph Bennett agreed to do the poster, that is reproduced below and which was distributed around local shops with a view to broadening the campaign and building the meeting.

Since then, Dig Hadfield have created their own blog, which can be found by clicking here. Thus, our own e-mail address shown on the poster is no longer required as the group now have their own e-mail contact address which is dighadfield@gmail.com which can always be found in the top right hand corner of their blog.

That, in a nutshell is the history, brief as it is of Dig Hadfield. So if you're interested in what they have been set up to achieve then please feel free to come along to their next meeting, which once again is at: The New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield, on Tuesday 25th November at 7.30pm.

The editor of the Dig Hadfield blog informs me that Cllr. Graham Oakley who is a member of Glossop and District Allotment Association will be in attendance.

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HADFIELD COUPLE WIN TENANT GARDEN COMP.

2008-11-21T02:07:00.017+00:00

Delia Bennett being presented with her Best Garden 2008 Award
Congratulations to Delia and Albert Bennett who beat off competition the length and breadth of the High Peak to scoop the 2008 Tenant Garden Competition and a barrow full of gardening vouchers into the bargain. The event was organised by the Tenants Garden Group who spent two wet but enjoyable days in August judging the entries.

Keith Wood, Chair of the group said "we thought that the standard of entries was high last year but this year we were surprised at how the bar had been raised, every year the standard gets higher and the judges job becomes more difficult".

Delia and Albert of Bankbottom, Hadfield, were surprised but delighted to have won and indeed had no inkling they were in the running until they were invited along to the awards ceremony where the above photo was taken. Below is a photo of the winning garden, taken from the current edition of 'Peak Performance' (the High Peak Community Housing newsletter for Tenants and Leaseholders).

Those of you who know the couple, formerly of Speedwell, Tintwistle, will easily recognise Delia being presented with her award but will ask "where is Albert?" on the photo. Well he could be the one stood behind Delia but in fact that's not him at all and even if it was it's clearly not a good enough photo to pick him out easily.

No problem, I can help here as I just happen to have a photo of the man himself for your perusal, though it's not exactly a recent one.

Here he is, top row, third left - don't laugh out too loud though.

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So now you know why he tries to avoid the camera! Congratulations once more to them both though. A huge triumph for a Hadfield couple, who despite living in the shadow of Rossington Park, are trying to keep a small corner of High Peak green.

- DARTS KNOCKOUT COMPETITION -

2008-11-21T01:35:00.015+00:00

DARTS COMPETITION - DARTS COMPETITION - DARTS COMPETITION

There will be a darts knockout event at Tintwistle Conservative Club on the afternoon of Saturday 22nd of November. Prize money for the last four. For further details or to enter please contact Stuart Dodd on 07977 906274, call the club itself on 852966 or e-mail this blog with your name and number and we will forward your details to the organiser.

May the best man (or woman) win.

NOVEMBER RESIDENTS MEETING (Part 2) - Monday 10th November at the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield, 8.00pm prompt.

2008-11-10T00:20:00.015+00:00

TINTWISTLE AND HADFIELD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

Meeting at the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield, Monday 10th November at 8.00pm.

Following last week's highly entertaining but time consuming meeting at which Cllr. Chris Webster responded to Ralph Bennett's letter to the press, we decided to suspend the business part of the meeting until the following week. So we will do it all again, same time, same place (the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield, Monday November 10th at 8.00pm prompt).

An action packed Agenda with lots having happened during the last month and lots of topics to discuss. If you haven't been to one of our meetings before, please feel free to attend, we don't bite and our meetings are open to all.

AGENDA ITEMS

1. Apologies

2. (a) Post meeting feedback response from Cllr. Chris Webster.

(b) Invitation from Tom Levitt M.P. to attend “Communities In Control” – a discussion on the Govt. White Paper.
(c) Invitation from Dai Larner (Strategic Director – Planning and regeneration) to set up a meeting to address issues regarding the councils planning service and anything else we would like to cover. Progress! See also Item (4) below.
(d) A response to Ralph Bennett from Tintwistle Parish Council.

3. Matters Arising/Outstanding Business
(a) Postal dispute.
(b) Litter under Tintwistle Bridge.

4. Meeting with Dai Larner – Finally Mr Larner has agreed to meet us over the various planning issues we have raised over the past couple of years. The recent discovery of a cannabis plant on Rossington Park seems to have confirmed our fears about lax planning procedures. Hopefully this is an opportunity to set matters right. We need to suggest dates, times and delegates for proposed meeting.

5. Dig Hadfield – with our help a new group has been founded whose point of focus will be to campaign for allotments in Hadfield. News and update.

6. Sustainable Communities Act. Potentially useful tool for grass roots involvement in community issues. We are campaigning for the council to opt-in or we cannot use it. Progress report and correspondence to date.

7. Safer Neighbourhood Meeting – report back from Pat Bennett.

8. Fundraising re: Bradbury House Xmas stall.
9. Announcements.
10. Any other business.
END

We always aim to close business by 9.30pm but as always feel free to stay for a chat and a drink afterwards.

Remembrance Sunday at Hadfield Cenotaph November 9th - Order of Service

2008-11-09T21:46:00.026+00:00

About 150 people turned up to the Cenotaph at the top of Station Rd, Hadfield to pay their tributes and to mark the occasion of Remembrance Sunday.

A windswept but rain free ceremony was conducted by the Rev G Griffiths of St. Andrews Church with Glossop Old Band providing music to the hymn 'Thine Be The Glory' and the sound of the Last Post and Reveille.

I must admit that I had personally given up attending this particular gathering for a few years now, as I had previously been disappointed with the policing arrangements. Year after year they turned up, only to stand by and allow cars to come from every direction, making the whole service inaudible. Letters to the press suggested I was not the only person wondering why vehicles couldn't be asked to wait or take an alternative route for just 15 minutes a year.

Fortunately the situation has improved somewhat. Whilst traffic was still allowed to meander up and down Station Rd, the police now close off Railway Street for the duration of the service so that whilst there is still some noise pollution, disruption is now at a minimum. For those unable to attend, The Order of Service is provided below.

It was of course the first Remembrance Day service at the newly refurbished Tintwistle War Memorial on Stocks Brow. Being unable to be in two places at once, I have no knowledge of the details of the Tintwistle service but will be happy to post any details and/or photos if anyone can supply me with them.

DIG HADFIELD - A New Grass Roots Organisation Has Germinated Which Plots To Sow The Seeds Of Change

2008-11-06T22:52:00.066+00:00

Following a post on this blog by AR which you can read here there has been a steady trickle of e-mails to the site from local residents expressing interest in the subject. Consequently, the issue of lack of allotments in the area and in Hadfield specifically was discussed at the October meeting of TAHRA.

A decision followed to contact everyone who had expressed an interest, to discuss the subject, with a view setting up a local group that would campaign for allotment allocation in Hadfield. An inaugural meeting was held at the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield on Tuesday 28th October.

It was attended by around a dozen people, half of whom wanted an allotment and three of whom had already applied or given up trying. The meeting decided that they did indeed wish to set up an autonomous group that would press the council to discharge its duty to provide much needed
allotment land.

The first action of the group was to produce posters that have now been distributed to shops throughout Hadfield, asking anyone who wants a plot or who already has their name down for one, to contact them either through this site at tinhadra@aol.com or by phoning 866240. The idea is to try and establish just how many people there are wanting plots and to inform them about future meetings and/or activities that the group initiates.

The next planned meeting of Dig Hadfield is scheduled for Tuesday 25th November at the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield at 7.30pm although this is subject to confirmation nearer the time.
By way of an update, I can confirm that Dig Hadfield are now truly autonomous, as their very own blog has now been set up only today and can be found by clicking here. For reference, you can now contact them directly at dighadfield@gmail.com although we will still be happy to forward mail to them. We also have a permanent link to the site that you can find on the blue panel to the right hand side of this blog.

Co-incidentally and unbeknown to Dig Hadfield at the time of their inaugural meeting, another group led by Mark Alix has been created, entitled Glossop Action For Allotments (GAFA) who share the same aims. They will be presenting a petition to the Council in the morning (Friday 7th November), outside the Chinley offices of High Peak Borough Council, at 10am .
We wish the group maximum success tomorrow and Mark has said he intends to attend the next Dig Hadfield meeting, so the movement to move earth seems to have well and truly taken root.

Residents Meeting - The New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield, 8.00pm - All Welcome

2008-11-01T23:24:00.022+00:00

Monday 3rd November will be the first Monday in the month so it's time for our monthly jaunt down at the New Lamp. This month Cllr Webster (his choice of photo, from the HPBC website, not mine!)

wishes to address the meeting and is afforded the right to reply to Ralph Bennett's letter to the press on the subject of 'H.P.B.C. Investments in Icelandic banks'.

I'm sure we all look forward to hearing some words of wisdom from Glossop's answer to Ian Paisley but if we were to follow H.P.B.C.'s own protocol we might have to limit him to just 3 minutes timed out to the second! Would we do that?

A busy and exciting Agenda this month with campaigns on several fronts. This week sees the launch of Dig Hadfield, aided and abetted by TAHRA, but soon to be an autonomous group, whose aim will be to push for allotment allocations in ...well Hadfield, obviously.

Also we continue the campaign to persuade the council to opt-in to the Sustainable Communities Act, which we feel may be beneficial in terms of giving grass roots organisations more of a voice and have an invitation from Tom Levitt M.P. to attend a meeting on the subject later this month. Hurrah.

So without any further ado here is the full Agenda. Quite a full one so get along early and we can make a punctual start.

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TINTWISTLE AND HADFIELD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
Meeting at the New Lamp, Bankbottom, Hadfield, Monday 3rd November at 8.00pm.

AGENDA ITEMS
PART ONE

1. Apologies for absence.

2 (a) Correspondence – H.P.B.C. Investment in Icelandic banks.
Cllr. Chris Webster (Old Glossop ward) has asked to come along to address the subject on a personal basis. He is of course cordially invited and afforded the right to reply to Ralph Bennett’s letter on the subject, recently published in the local press, which Ralph will read in person.

PART TWO

(b) Invitation from Tom Levitt M.P. to attend “Communities In Control” – a discussion on the Govt. White Paper.
(c) Invitation from Dai Larner (Strategic Director – Planning and regeneration) to set up a meeting to address issues regarding the councils planning service and anything else we would like to cover. Progress! See also Item (4) below.
(d) A response to Ralph Bennett from Tintwistle Parish Council.

3. Matters Arising/Outstanding Business
(a) Postal dispute.
(b) Litter under Tintwistle Bridge.

4. Meeting with Dai Larner – Finally Mr Larner has agreed to meet us over the various planning issues we have raised over the past couple of years. The recent discovery of a cannabis plant on Rossington Park seems to have confirmed our fears about lax planning procedures. Hopefully this is an opportunity to set matters right. We need to suggest dates, times and delegates for proposed meeting.

4. Dig Hadfield – with our help a new group has been founded whose point of focus will be to campaign for allotments in Hadfield. News and update.

5. Sustainable Communities Act. Potentially useful tool for grass roots involvement in community issues. We are campaigning for the council to opt-in or we cannot use it. Progress report and correspondence to date.

6. Safer Neighbourhood Meeting – report back from Pat Bennett.

7. Fundraising re: Bradbury House Xmas stall.
8. Announcements.
9. Any other business.
END
We always aim to close business by 9.30pm but as always feel free to stay for a chat and a drink afterwards.

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Coffee Morning At Tintwistle Conservative Club

2008-10-24T21:14:00.021+01:00

On Saturday morning (25th October) there will be a coffee morning upstairs at Tintwistle Conservative Club from 10.00am till noon. Entry fee is 50p which includes a raffle ticket. The event is a fundraiser for Tintwistle Cricket Club.

Expect to find on sale items such as cakes, books, CD's, DVD's, videos, bric-a-brac etc. So if you have a free morning why not saunter on down, grab a bargain and help the village cricket team at the same time?

For the latest news and information about the club check out their website by clicking here. You can also access their website by clicking on the permanent link located on the blue sidebar to the right hand side of this blog.