Duffield Village News

Duffield Village News

July 2009 Edition (In brief)

HELP! YOUR VILLAGE NEEDS YOU

An exciting new range of skills ranging from languages through arts and crafts, design,hobbies, drama and a

whole lot more is being made available from

September and the Ecclesbourne Community Trust wants to use expertise of people in the village to make

this the most comprehensive set of courses possible. The Trust is seeking suitably qualified or experienced

people to lead the range of new community based course starting in September 2009.

If you would like to be considered, please contact the Community Liaison Officer on 01332 843209 for further

details.

The kind of courses the Trust would like to offer are:

Tai Chi, Yoga, Pottery, Creative Textiles, Jewellery, Healthy Cooking, Cooking for Beginners, Flower

Arranging,Stained Glass, Interior Design, Painting and Decorating, Spanish, French, Other languages,

Ballroom Dancing, Keep Fit for the Over 50s, Singing for Pleasure, In a Choir, Bridge for Beginners, Car

Maintenance for Beginners (suitable for ladies and gentlemen), Local History, Creative Drama (Saturdays)

If you are qualified or sufficiently experienced to lead any other leisure time activity; the Community

Trust would be interested to hear from you.

The key objective is to provide the local community with a rich and varied range of courses to serve all

interests.

It is proposed that when courses have a provider an open evening in September will be arranged for

people to sign on. Contact for further information: John Minton on 01332 843209.

WAYSIDE ANTIQUES TO CLOSE AT END OF JULY

It is with regret that Wayside Antiques will be closing at the end of July, which is largely due to the sudden

death of my wife Jeanette on May 8th. She was well known and respected by a large number of people.

The shop opened in July 1976 with £500 worth of stock and lots of potted plants. It was started as a hobby

for Jeanette as I had a full time job with Rolls Royce and it soon developed into a flourishing business.

Jeanette had a good eye for buying and was a good salesperson, I did the bookkeeping and the odd job. I

would like to thank all those who have supported us by buying over the years or just visiting for a chat. We

met a lot of very interesting people and made many good friends. Once again thank you for all the happy

times we have enjoyed at Wayside. Brian Harding

Wayside Antiques achieved 33 years in business this month and people came from all over the country,

during that time as a reputation for fine furniture and antiques spread thanks to the contacts built up

particularly in the south of the country.

Brian and Jeanette had two children, John, who is a solicitor in London and Claire, a former air hostess who

has two children, Katie (25) and Oliver (20).

Brian, a keen golfer and member of Chevin Golf Club is to stay in the residence.

ALBERT HALL TRIUMPH FOR VISION DANCE SCHOOL STUDENTS

They are back in training now, getting ready for their next big project, but still buzzing about the day they

performed to an audience of more than 4,000 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

The 46 girls who represented the Vision Dance School in a show called ‘Stars in the Round' got rave reviews

and teacher Sandra Knight was delighted with their performance.

in a production created by Mardi Gras. The production attracted large and prestigious dance schools from all

over the country. The dance troupe selected from pupils at Vision Dance School, Duffield performed a routine

choreographed by one of the dance teachers (Lauren Knight) to a Janet Jackson track “Rhythm Nation”.

The standard and professionalism of the dancers at Vision was equal to the best of the other dance schools

from around the country.

Overall a spectacular event enjoyed by all those involved and one which Vision hopes to repeat next year.

Vision Dance would like to thank all parents, helpers, guardians and contributors involved and for the support

given to the girls during the day.

Vision Dance School principal, Sandra Knight said it was great to hear so many supporters spread around the

huge auditorium of the Royal Albert Hall.

Vision Dance School will be performing a mini-show at the Awards Evening in November and a full show is

scheduled for October/November next year.

The venue is yet to be decided but efforts are being directed at the Derby Playhouse if agreement can be

reached with the new management there. Congratulations girls, you did Duffield proud.

Premier League star Rory Delap threw himself into the action at Duffield Dynamo Football Club’s recent

Family Fun Day.

The former Derby County and current Stoke City midfielder showed off his famous long throw action

during a fund-raising throw-in competition. Unsurprisingly, he achieved the furthest distance - and his sons

Liam and Finn both proved to be chips off the old block by coming top in their age groups.

Liam (six), who plays for Duffield Dynamo Under 6s, also helped his team-mates to beat their fathers in a

“Lads versus Dads” match.

The Fun Day, at Duffield Meadows School, featured games between all of the club’s age groups against their

respective coaches and parents.

Entertainment included bouncy castles, pony rides, penalty competitions and a coconut shy, as well as a bar

and barbecue.

Any boys and girls, who are aged 5 to 18 and interested in joining the club, can contact team officials

through the club’s website - www.duffielddynamofc.org.uk

Any parent of a current Reception age child who is interested in running the new Under 6 group from

September (when their child becomes Year 1), please contact Simon Hare on 01332 843707.

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