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The Parish Magazine Repton, Foremark, Milton, Ingleby, Newton Solney
Copy date for the September magazine: Wednesday 14th August
August 2019

Digging into the past Repton, Foremark and Newton Solney Parish Churches Services at St Wystan's, Repton Services at St Saviour's, Foremark Services at St Mary's, Newton Solney Readers and Intercessors at St Wystan's Altar Flowers at St Wystan's Brasses at St Wystan's Altar Flowers at St Saviour's United Reformed Church Services at the United Reformed Church Yard Sale: Saturday 7th September Personal Announcements & Obituaries Baptisms Isla Ritchie Marriages in August Charlotte Jacques and William Murray Jessica Harris and Matthew Clough Funerals and Burial of Ashes Joyce England Jeremy Hole Obituaries Dr. Thomas George Hyde MBE The Memorial Book Repton Benefice A chance to say farewell to Rev'd Andrew Baguley Services Messy Church and Youth Alpha St Wystan's News Sunday Club for 4 - 11 year olds Local Diary Event Details Coffee & Cake, Every Tuesday Soup, Cheese and Chat! Wednesday 7th August Repton School Concerts Society 2019 - 2020 Book Swap, Wednesday 21st August Repton Village Hall Opening, Sunday 1st September Garage Sale, Saturday 7th September Repton Village Show, Saturday 7th September Newton Solney Show, Saturday 7th September St Mary's Church Harvest Lunch, Sunday 22nd September Derby A Cappella in Concert, Saturday 28th September Repton Village Hall The countdown The Parish Magazine Change on the hot seat Repton Village and History Remember the village hall jigsaw? Repton Baby and Toddler Repton Cubs ready for camp Scouts Repton Casuals Soccer School If you can sing, do join us at Mussoc! Summer Play provided by Repton Parish Council Family Barn Dance - Saturday 12th October Repton Village Society Repton WI Repton Village History Group Repton Open Gardens 2019 Repton Open Gardens 2019 ~ Prize Draw Winners Mobile Library - Tuesday 27th August Repton Casuals Awards 2018 - 19 Repton Parish Council Milton, Foremark & St Saviour's Church Thank you to Nick Wells Milton News Milton WI Self-defence class for disabled people Newton Solney & St Mary's Church The 'four churches' run Newton Solney WI Newton Solney Tuesday Club Newton Solney Parish Council Neighbourhood Watch Gardening Notes Encouraging insects

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Digging into the past

Firstly may I thank all those who have sent me emails or letters or left messages of appreciation for my introduction to last month's Parish Magazine. I have been very moved by your support and encouragement. Thank you.

Now, a warning to anyone tempted to walk across the vicarage lawn in the dark. There is a very large hole, about one metre deep, that you can easily fall into. It is the pit left by the archaeologists who were here for two weeks in May, last year and this. The vicarage garden has long been famous for the mound excavated by Prof. Martin Biddle in the 1980s, but as the present crew under Dr. Cat Jarman and Prof. Mark Horton continue to dig, they are finding more and more of interest. With each new find we understand more of how people have lived here in the past. However, finds also raise questions: why have we found four Anglo-Saxon or Viking padlocks (there may be more); why did they leave a pattern of stones shaped like a Viking longship; why are we finding Roman things when no villa of that age has been found?

Practical archaeology is a lot like detective work. You discover things, not all of which are obviously connected, and from them try to understand what was going on. The difference from police work, which usually begins with a crime, is that you don't have a narrow aim, to solve a robbery or a murder. This is why Time Team often ends the day with a strong theory about what has been found, but next morning, having re-examined the evidence, the team offers a very different conclusion.

Some people may think it odd, the Vicar enjoying digging into things that are over a thousand years old, but it is not that odd when you consider that most of the time he is digging into a book that is partly over 2,000 years old! The New Testament, telling us about Christ, is of course just under that, but the oldest book, believed to be the Book of Job, was written over 3,700 years ago.

There, however, the similarity ends, for archaeology is about exploring the past to learn how people once lived, whereas the Bible tells us about how people knew God in the past so that we might know Him better in the here and now. In that task we have one stunning advantage over archaeology. Here in the vicarage garden, we have no living Anglo-Saxon or Viking to tell us what was going on, and sometimes we get it wrong. But in the Bible and in our Christian faith we have the living Jesus Christ, with us in Spirit, to make sense of all the evidence we find in the Bible, to reveal and share with us the love of God, to guide us in how to live our everyday lives. Truly win, win!

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Services at Foremark, Newton Solney
and Repton Churches

St Wystan's, Repton
EVERY Wednesday	10 am	Holy Communion
Sunday 4th, Trinity 7	8 am	Holy Communion
	9.45 am	Worship Together
	11 am	Matins
Sunday 11th, Trinity 8	9.45 am	Benefice Communion
		No evening service
Sunday 18th, Trinity 9	8 am	Holy Communion
	9.45 am	Parish Communion
	6.30 pm	Choral Evensong
Sunday 25th, Trinity 10	9.45 am	Parish Communion
	10.45 am	Prayer for Healing
St Saviour's, Foremark
Sunday 11th, Trinity 8	9.45 am	Benefice Communion at Repton
Sunday 25th, Trinity 10	6.30 pm	Holy Communion
St Mary's, Newton Solney
Sunday 4th, Trinity 7	10 am	Parish Communion
Sunday 11th, Trinity 8	9.45 am	Benefice Communion at Repton
Sunday 18th, Trinity 9	10 am	Parish Communion
Sunday 25th, Trinity 10	10 am	Matins

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Readers, Intercessors and Offertory at St Wystan's

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Altar Flowers
Frances Wimbush, 703180

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Brasses
Sue Parker, 702550

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Altar Flowers at St Saviour's
Ann Redfern, 01332 862350

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The United Reformed Church

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Yard Sale: Saturday 7th September

On the morning of Saturday 7th September, we are holding a Yard Sale at 5 Monsom Lane. Any donations of items to sell, large or small, will be gratefully received. Please ring 701581 to arrange collection. All proceeds for the United Reformed Church.

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Dates for your Diary

Saturday 14th September: Monthly Coffee Mornings re-commence

Sunday 29th September: Harvest Festival followed by a Harvest Lunch

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Personal Announcements & Obituaries

If you would like to announce the birth, baptism, marriage or death of a relative or close friend, or if you feel that the wider community would be interested in reading an obituary, please contact the editor, Sue Goodwin.

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Baptisms

Isla Ritchie, daughter of Samuel and Gemma Ritchie of Repton, was baptised on Sunday 14th July at St Wystan's Church.

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Marriages in August

Saturday 3rd	St Mary's Church at 1.30 pm	Charlotte Jacques and William Murray of Brixton, London
Wednesday 24th	St Mary's Church at 1.00 pm	Jessica Harris and Matthew Clough of Belper

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Funerals and Burial of Ashes

The ashes of Joyce England, formerly of Repton, who died on 1st May, were interred at St Wystan's churchyard on Tuesday 9th July.

The ashes of Jeremy Hole were interred at St Wystan's churchyard on Monday 22nd July. Born in 1938, Jeremy spent much of his boyhood in Repton. He attended Foremark Preparatory School and Burton Grammar School, and sang in St Wystan's Church choir. A time in teaching was followed by further studies in English at university, and after marriage he moved to the United States, where he pursued a successful career as a screenwriter. His final home was in Toronto, but he had many friends in Repton and loved the church and village.

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Obituaries

Dr. Thomas George Hyde MBE
31st December 1928 – 3rd June 2019

Born in Manchester, Tom grew up with his two brothers in Lancashire. For a period during the war they were evacuated, and for part, servicemen were billeted at the house, which led to a life-long fascination with the history of the RAF. Among books found after his death was a copy of 'Our Air Force', a prize he was awarded at the age of eleven.

After a successful and happy time at Bury Grammar School Tom headed to St Andrew's University to study Biochemistry, his degree leading on to a doctorate in the analysis of organic compounds. University was followed by National Service, initially in the Royal Army Medical Corps, and then as a Lieutenant with the RASC.

As his father and grandfather were both brewers, it is not surprising that his expertise took him into brewing too. With a colleague he started a company to develop a new approach to the assessment of beer, before joining Bass Charrington in 1967. Starting with one laboratory and one lab assistant, by the time of his retirement he was overseeing the activity of quality control laboratories in 13 breweries around the country, responsible for assuring the quality and consistency of the huge range of beers produced by Bass Brewers. He retired in the early 1990s as Director of Quality Control, a post he had held for 26 years. During that time he oversaw huge changes in the industry, not just in scale, but in consistency and in the use of kegs, cans and PET bottles. His fine sense of smell served him well in his career, but struck fear into the hearts of landlords whose beer was not in peak condition.

Few students leave St Andrews without a love for golf and Tom was lucky enough to play some of the country's finest courses. He also played tennis and was a keen skier. On one occasion he took a spill and was sure he was injured. However, he was told to just get up and carry on. It later turned out that he had indeed skied down the mountain on a broken ankle. It didn't deter him though, he was still skiing well into his sixties.

Similarly with windsurfing, which he started in the early days of the sport, when the board was so heavy that it could hardly be carried and the centreboard and boom were made of wood. In his prime he barely got his feet wet, and took part in the National Championships. In later years the board was often strapped to the top of the car, and he windsurfed off the coast of England, on Scottish lochs and on the Irish Sea.

With such a full life, Tom didn't get round to marriage until he was 50, but in December 1977 he met Susan and her two young children, Jonathan and Alexandra. Three months later they married, moving from Burton to Milton Road where they were to spend the next 35 years. Charles was born there in March 1979 and Sarah-Jane in April 1982. It was a warm and inviting house, the setting for many, many parties, a reflection of the fun-loving and generous nature of both Tom and Sue.

Following his retirement Tom became involved in many local activities. He was proud of all that the British Legion stood for, and proud of his involvement as Branch Chairman and then President. He took the task of selling poppies to heart and for many years helped to organise the annual Service of Remembrance. The British Legion was also a safe and local choice for a well kept pint!

When Bunty Marshall stepped down in 1988, with the organisation still in its infancy, Tom took over as co-ordinator of Repton Neighbourhood Watch. His 20 years in the chair included five as chairman of South Derbyshire Neighbourhood Watch Association.

From its inception he was a key player in Repton Open Gardens, and chaired the organising committee for many years. Few could resist his charm as he persuaded people to open their gardens, solicited raffle prizes, and sold adverts, programmes and tickets.

At St Wystan's Church he was a long-standing member of the PCC, served as churchwarden and played a significant role in three major appeals, to raise funds for the church organ in 1998, and later for the Heritage and Spire Appeals of 2008 and 2012.

In the Queenʼs New Year Honours list of 2010, Tom was awarded the MBE for 'services to the community in Repton', and, in accepting his medal from Prince Charles, ended up discussing the latest appeal target to raise funds for a loo in St Wystan's Church!

His last years at The Willows nursing home in Chesterfield, where he was warmly cared for, were clouded by dementia, but he never lost those traits of gentleness and politeness that were so much a part of him.

Well known and popular, mischievous and full of fun, Tom was great company, a true gentleman who brought the best out of people, achieving and helping others to achieve. He is very much missed.

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The Memorial Book

Repton has a fine memorial book permanently on display in St Catherine's Chapel in the north aisle of St Wystan's Church. It was donated in memory of Henry Chilton as a place to commemorate former residents of Repton.   All are eligible and welcome, as well as those buried or interred in St Wystan's churchyard or Monsom Lane cemetery.   There is no charge but a donation towards church funds is greatly appreciated.   All we need is the full name and the dates of birth and death.

Please contact us.

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Repton Benefice

A chance to say farewell to Rev'd Andrew Baguley

During Martin's absence, Andrew has been widely admired for the splendid work he has done here over the past year. On Sunday 11th August a Benefice Service at St Wystan's at 9.45 am, followed by a Bring & Share Lunch at 12.30, will be an opportunity to thank him, and to wish him and his family all the best in the future as he takes up his new role as Priest in Charge of Ilkeston St Mary and Ilkeston St John.

Please come to the service, and please contact Virginia Davis, 01283 702762, or George Johnson, 01283 703079, if you would like to attend the lunch. Alternatively, sign up at the back of St Wystan's Church.

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Services

From September, service times at St Saviour's will change from 6.30 pm to 4 pm.

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Housegroups

Intercessory Prayer for Healing meets at Woodend Cottage at 7.30 pm on Monday 5th August. If you would like us to pray for you or for someone you know, please contact Wendy Longden on 703259.

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Messy Church and Youth Alpha

After its summer break, Messy Church at St Wystan's will meet again on Sunday 22nd September.

Also to come in September is a Youth Alpha group for young people aged 12 and up, with food and discussion to explore the Christian faith. Watch out for more information or contact Ruth Attwood.

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St Wystan's News

Sunday Club for 4 - 11 year olds

. . . is taking a break until September.

Coffee & freshly baked Cake for the over 70s – or those nearly there! Every Tuesday, 11 to 12.30 at the Community Room, Fisher Close, Repton Voluntary 50p. Meet others, catch up and relax! Contact Victoria Dunn

Soup, Cheese and Chat! Wednesday 7th August from 12.30 to 1.30 pm in St Wystan's Church £4.   Homemade soup, bread, cheese, a chance to borrow books - and chat! Everyone welcome. Do come!

Repton School Concerts Society 2019 - 2020 Season Wed 9th Oct Voces 8: vocal ensemble in St Wystan's Church Thurs 31st Oct Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Correspondent in the 400 Hall Wed 13th Nov Roger Owens and Catherine Milledge: Music for Two Pianos Wed 15th Jan Rob Burton (Sax) and Konya Kanneh-Mason (piano) featuring Repton School Jazz Band. Wed 5th Feb Primrose Piano Quartet Wed 19th Feb Repton School Music Staff: Musical Friendships Wed 22nd April Repton School Young Musician of the Year Finals 7.30 pm     Juniors 9.00 pm     Seniors Wed 20th May Staff and Student Organists from Repton School: Hommage à Notre Dame de Paris in Repton School Chapel This season's concerts all start at 7.30 pm Unless otherwise shown, they all take place in the Robert Beldam Hall in Repton Music School Tickets for the whole season are available at £60 Tickets for individual concerts are £15 and £12 (concessions) For all enquiries, to apply for a season ticket, or to book seats in advance contact Tricia Fulford, Music School Administrator, on 01283 559227 or music@repton.org.uk Box Office open 9 am - 4.30 pm Monday to Friday during school term time Tickets are always available on the door which opens at 7 pm at the venue on the day of the concert

Book Swap Wednesday 21st August, 11 am - noon in St Wystan's Church and every 3rd Wednesday in the month Coffee and biscuits £1, and a chance to borrow books and jigsaws Chat and loans are free! Also at the first Wednesday 'Soup, Cheese and Chat'

Milton Lunch Club On holiday in August

Messy Church On holiday in August

Repton Village Hall Opening On Saturday 31st August the hall will be open to look round between 2 and 5 pm The formal opening ceremony takes place on Sunday 1st September from 3 to 5 pm Peter and Pat Court will cut the ribbon in the presence of invited guests Entertainment by the Burton Concert Band Free tickets available on a first-come first-served basis from Kyran Farrell

Garage Sale Saturday 7th September from 9 am at 2 and 5 Monsom Lane Proceeds to local organisations and the URC Donations of items to sell, large or small, will be gratefully received For more details, or to arrange collection phone Sue Banks, 701726, or Christine Gibbs, 701581

Repton Village Show Saturday 7th September in Repton Village Hall Staging entries 10 to 11.45 am : Show open to the public from 2.30 Prize-giving 3.15 : Auction and raffle 3.30 Classes for fruit, vegetables, flowers, baking, produce, photographs and handicrafts for adults and children Schedules & entry forms at the Post Office or the Show on the day

Newton Solney Open Fruit, Flower, Vegetable and Craft Show Saturday 7th September in Newton Solney Village Hall Everyone is most welcome to exhibit Exhibits to be brought between 9 and 11.45 am Show open to the public from 3 pm Prize-giving at 5 pm, followed by the auction and prize draw Details, schedules and entry forms from Chris Freestone, 01283 701147

St Mary's Church Newton Solney Harvest Lunch Sunday 22nd September at 1.30 pm in Newton Solney Village Hall Please bring your own drinks - glasses provided! Tickets from Hazel Ward (701244) 21 Blacksmith's Lane Adults £10 : Children under 12 £5

St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Newton Solney Derby A Cappella in Concert with Wil Pearson, talented singer and pianist Saturday 28th September at 7.30 pm (doors open at 7) Adults £12 to include a glass of prosecco on arrival Children £6 to include a soft drink Tickets from Sue Elson, 07503 158633, Hazel Ward, 01283 701244 and Stella at the Brickmakers Arms, Main St, Newton Solney, 01283 702558 Tickets are also on sale in church. All proceeds from the concert will be going towards a new pathway at church

Repton Village Hall

The final countdown

After a period of very visible change, it may seem as if nothing much is now happening, but in fact the interior of the building is coming together very nicely. The electrics and plumbing are in and the walls have been plastered. We hope you will like the colour scheme. The wooden floor will probably be fitted by the time this article is published. There has been a last-minute finalisation of what we can afford in terms of exterior landscaping and lighting thanks to recently arrived section 106 money from South Derbyshire District Council. Overall, the project has stayed on budget and on time, and we are now entering the phase where we can spend – within limits – on necessary equipment and fittings.

A good number of people have come forward, not only to work in the café but also to provide the expertise to plan and run it, but there is certainly room for more volunteers if you are interested. At the time of writing its name has not yet been decided.

Likewise, we have been having meetings with bodies who can advise in the setup and running of youth activity. More volunteers are needed to get this off the ground.

Opening event, Sunday 1st September at 3 pm

The trustees have decided to put on three events where people can have a look around the hall as soon as it opens:

– On Saturday 31st August it will be open between 2 and 5 pm. We will try to open the café for this.

– A formal opening will take place on 1st September from 3 to 5 pm. The Burton Concert Band has kindly offered its services to entertain us while Peter and Pat Court, the former village hall chairman and booking secretary, formally cut the ribbon in the presence of invited guests. There will be free tickets available on a first-come first-served basis. If you would like tickets, please contact Kyran Farrell as below.

– Finally, Repton Village Show will take place in the hall on Saturday 7th September between 2.30 and 5.30 pm. There is no charge for entry to the show. Visitors will be welcome to have a look around the hall, see the fantastic produce on show and visit the café.

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The Parish Magazine

Change on the hot seat!

With the completion of this August edition of the Parish Magazine, I am passing over the editor's chair to Sue Goodwin. Sue is well known in both Milton, where she is involved in many aspects of village life, and Repton, where with her husband, David, she ran Brook Farm and started Repton Tea Rooms.

In its present form The Parish Magazine is just over 35 years old. When the Rev'd Julian Barker arrived in Repton in 1982, it was entirely a church magazine, but Julian believed strongly that it should be there for everyone – not just churchgoers, that it should be free, that it should be ecumenical, and that it should go to every family in both his parishes, encompassing Repton, Milton, Foremark and Ingleby. In 2002 its circulation expanded to take in Newton Solney as well.

One aim, of course, was to strengthen the links between all families and the churches, but there were wider aims too, to keep people informed, to bring the local community together, and to give everyone a chance to be involved. Those are still our aims today.

Except for printing the covers, glossy adverts and occasional photos, the magazine is all produced by volunteers. That means printing, collating, folding, stapling and distributing some 1750 copies. It is a pretty sizeable undertaking, and relies on many people being generous with their time and energy.

This is the 187th edition I have edited, having acted as deputy to Hubert de Castella for three years before taking over full time in October 2004. It is time for a change. Editing inevitably involves a lot of pruning and rewriting, and I trust contributors will be as understanding and forgiving to Sue as you have been to me. I am very grateful to her and wish her well.

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Repton Village & History

Remember the village hall jigsaw?

The jigsaw is almost, but not quite complete. There are still a few pieces for sale, so if you have missed it on previous occasions or if you would like another piece, please let me know. We would like to have them all sold in time for the last piece, attached to a bottle of champagne, to be auctioned at the when the village hall is opened on Sunday 1st September. By that stage the jigsaw will have raised almost £2,000 – can we reach our goal?

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Repton Baby and Toddler

After our summer break we will be returning to Repton village hall in September. The date is yet to be confirmed. Find us on Facebook or contact Natalie Matthews.

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Repton Cubs ready for camp

Cubs have continued to work on their Outdoor Challenge badge. This has involved making a shelter, using the skills learned earlier in the term during the knots and lashing sessions. They have also learned all about fire lighting and how to cook on a fire. They heated beans in a billy can, toasted bread and marshmallows on sticks, and baked apples in the embers. Most cubs were brave enough to taste their own food! These different skills lead to the cubs earning their 'backwoods cooking' badge. The final evening of the term involved the cubs preparing for camp by learning to pitch a tent and keep the campsite safe and tidy.

There will no meetings during the school summer holidays but over the last weekend of August we will be going to camp near Oxford. We will meet again in the Den on Wednesday 4th September at 6 pm.

We have a few spaces for children aged 8 - 10 so if you are interested please contact Jez Brooks for further information.

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Scouts

Over the last few weeks the Scouts have been building rafts for paddling out onto the Trent, putting their knots and lashing skills to the test with varying degrees of success. One patrol managed successfully to stay afloat and paddled around with a reasonable amount of control. Another patrol's raft disintegrated immediately upon launching, which resulted in a lot of wet Scouts swimming around to save the parts of their raft. It was great fun though and all enjoyed splashing around on (and in) the river.

The Scouts also competed around the orienteering course at Repton School and had a go at footgolf in Shobnall. We finished the summer term planning the activities for the rest of the year, a BBQ and silly games.

If you would like to know more about Scouts, if you are interested in joining as a helper or would like your child to join, please contact Peter Tubby.

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Repton Casuals Soccer School

. . . for boys and girls aged 4 to 7 resumes at Broomhills Lane, Repton, on Saturday 7th September, and runs every Saturday morning from 10 to 11.30. £15 per month. Please come along early on the first session for registration. If you require any additional information, call Matt German, 07468 607739, or just turn up.

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If you can sing, do join us at Mussoc!

MusSoc is open to everyone. Why don't you give it a go? This term, under the Directorship of Oliver Walker, Repton School's Director of Music, we will be rehearsing Handel's 'Messiah' for a performance in Pears School next term on Sunday 19th January. (Do note the date!)

Rehearsals start on 5th September
Thursdays, 7.30 - 8.30, in the Music School, Repton School

New members are particularly welcome. Perhaps you sang in your school choir, or have not sung for a while and would like to try again. We are a friendly choir and you will be given every encouragement. There are no auditions, but an ability to sing and read music would be helpful! Why don't you come along and find out for yourself.

For further information, please contact Rosie Carpenter, Choir Coordinator.

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Summer Play provided by Repton Parish Council
Mitre Field, Mitre Drive, Repton

Come along and enjoy the facilities; they are all funded by the Parish Council and are free of charge for local young people. Just turn up on the day. Suitable clothing and footwear should be worn. Under 8s should have a responsible adult with them at all times.

Tuesday 6th August	2 – 4 pm	Adventure Mobile
Tuesday 13th August	6 – 8 pm	Sports Mobile

The Adventure Mobile is aimed at 5-16 year olds and includes a giant, inflatable Mountain Climb.

The Play Mobile offers a range of play and craft activities with games such as giant Snakes and Ladders, Connect Four and the arts & craft table full of craft activities.

The Sports Mobile is aimed at 8-16 year olds and contains a range of sporting equipment including athletics, football, goal ball, cricket, rounders, tennis, rugby and dodgeball.. There are two evening sessions.

We hope that these activities will provide fun and enjoyment during the school summer holidays, although they do require reasonable weather! Mark your diaries now and come to the Mitre Field for a great time!

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Family Barn Dance - Saturday 12th October

Back by popular request, Mike Gentles and the Mucky Duck Ceilidh Band will be leading the first Barn Dance in our new village hall. Nobody does it better so we know we are in for a really good time. Anyone and everyone can barn dance, young and old, and the music is infectious, full of life and energy – you just have to join in!

It may seem a long way ahead, but tickets will be on sale from 1st September. They always sell quickly, so please note the date now. Numbers will be limited.

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Repton Village Society

As our planned speaker was unavailable, we had a change of programme in July, welcoming back Paul Newsham, this time to talk on 'British Traditions and Customs'. Whilst in previous talks he has described what makes each of us unique and how this can be used in forensic analysis, this time he covered the customs and rituals that make each part of Britain and Ireland different, and the basis for these differences. He took us on a journey through the year, including not only the well-known but also the real oddities and unexpected treasures. We ranged the country from the Shetlands to Cornwall and from East Anglia to Ireland – and a lot of places in between. It was good to have Paul back with his ability to engage with the audience.

Thursday 5th September in Repton Village Hall Meeting Room

There is no meeting in August, so our next will be in September in the rebuilt village hall. The meeting room is at the back. Use the front entrance and the room will be sign-posted. Helen Chambers will talk on 'Women of the Civil War', illustrating her talk with costume and music from the period. Women played a significant role in the Civil War that is only now becoming known.

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Repton WI

In July we had a Wimbledon themed meeting with a tennis champions' picture quiz and word search. The Wimbledon idea continued with Pimms, strawberry scones, and a jam tasting to find the most popular commercially produced strawberry jam. These activities allowed us plenty of opportunity to catch up with our friends and swap news.

We said 'goodbye' to the Repton Primary School hall that has been our meeting place since December, and are looking forward to having our meetings in the village hall again in September. At the first, dance instructor Wendy Bates will help us to create a version of 'Strictly Come Dancing'. We hope that our members and visitors will be donning their sparkly outfits and dancing shoes for the occasion!

As usual, the August meeting is a garden party; Jenny and David Jones have kindly offered to host us this year on Tuesday 13th August, starting at 2 pm. All members and visitors are most welcome. There will be tea, plus the usual wide selection of WI cakes and scones. If it rains we'll go indoors. All we need is you!

Programme for the remainder of the year

Thurs 5th Sept	Coffee morning at the Mad Hatter's Tea Room, Findern. 10.30 am
Tues 10th Sept	'Strictly Come Dancing' comes to Repton – a chance to wear your sequins and dancing shoes!
Tues 8th Oct	This is the meeting where we elect a new committee, with pizza to follow.
Tues 12th Nov	Christmas wrapping demo: learn how to wrap that difficult present!
Tues 10th Dec	The Christmas Party, hosted by the committee

Unless otherwise stated, from September meetings will start at 7.30 pm.

You can keep up to date with our activities on the Facebook page. Visitors are always welcome to come to our meetings and other events.

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Repton Village History Group

At our recent meeting we heard from Adam Bestwick, one of our members. He has been studying a building on the 1762 map in a field near the Buries that was called Warehouse Close. From the lie of the land, he had worked out the likely route from Brook End to the ford and noted that it ran close to this potential warehouse which was itself situated on the bank of an ancient channel off the River Trent. To try to confirm things we had carried out a resistivity survey but the results were a bit odd; we will need to repeat and extend it before coming to any conclusions. However, Adam suspects that the ford was once further west – slightly nearer to Willington Bridge. More research is required.

We also looked at our recently finished update of the 'Monuments and Inscriptions' booklet for St Saviour's, Foremark, and the brand new, shortly to be published 'St Wystan's Churchyard Trail'.

It was a productive meeting with reports on our medieval graffiti survey, the Milton Saw Mill, plans for test-pit archaeology and more geophysics surveys, and a number of decisions made.

Anyone interested in joining the group should contact John Kidd or Andy Austen.

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Repton Open Gardens 2019

Although the weather was not kind to us, especially on Saturday, we enjoyed once more a successful weekend of garden visits, scarecrow fun and refreshments. With the village hall still out of action, refreshments were in church, as well as at the URC on the Saturday. The church also hosted craft and produce stalls, the usual book stall and craft activities for the children. Plants were on sale in several gardens along with produce and tickets for the tombola and prize draw.

The event had begun a week earlier with a splendid concert by Foremarke School pupils under the direction of Susan Bloor; we are always grateful to the Headmaster and music staff for their support. We also thank all donors of prizes for the prize draw – and all those who bought tickets – for your contribution.

Proceeds from the Open Gardens, about £3,000, enable the church to support local, national and international charities. If you want to know which organisations we support, there is a board in St Wystan's Church with information about the different charities and their activities.

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Repton Open Gardens 2019 ~ Prize Draw Winners

Donor		Winner
Gibson Technology Limited	Barbeque & Tools	Little
Anon	15 Bottles of Wine	Virginia Davis
Anon	Summer Planter	Margaret Blackshaw
Anon	Summer Planter	Joan Foster
Anon	Summer Planter	Sarah Lloyd
Anon	Summer Planter	Tim Shone
Bluebell Nurseries	Bluebell Arboretum Season Ticket	Wendy Mann
The Boot	£25 Meal Voucher	Caroline Proctor
Bulls Head	£50 Voucher	Hardwick
Chapmans Nurseries	Planter	Andrew Baguley
Everards	Beer Hamper	Janet Gardner
Jaipur	£20 Voucher	Andrew Brown
Mount Pleasant Inn	6 Bottles of Red Wine	Gillham
Mulberry Beauty Salon	Voucher: Decleor Discovery Facial	SK Beale
Planters at Bretby	£10 Voucher	Monika Westwood
Repton Post Office	Chocolates	Amy Cottrell
Samaras Hair and Beauty	£20 Voucher	Carol Lloyd
Spar Shop	Bottle of Wine	Sheila Bates
Swarkestone Garden Centre	Planter	George Johnson
Waitrose, Uttoxeter	Bottle of Vodka	Steve
Willow Tea Rooms	£15 Gift Voucher	Bill

Very many thanks to everyone who donated prizes, or sold or bought tickets

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Mobile Library - Tuesday 27th August
Repton village hall, 10.15-11.30 : The Square, 11.35-1.00

The library has something for everyone including fiction and non-fiction books for adults and children, large print books, books on tape and books on CD as well as a selection of local studies books and information.

There is a lift for wheelchair users and people with mobility problems, but if you are genuinely housebound and have no one to visit the library for you, there is also a home library service. If you think you might qualify, ring Kirsty on 01629 539 140 to arrange an assessment of your needs.

The library works to a four-weekly timetable so it will be here again on 24th September. For the Long Eaton base, contact 01629 531398; for the van, 0780 904 4405.

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Repton Casuals Awards 2018 - 19

Soccer School	Player of the Year	Most Improved	Most promising new
Bob Errington	Jacob Booth	Isaac Goodman	Oscar Drury
Under 8	Players' Player	Parents' Player	Manager's Player
John Broadley	Jacob Booth	Ben Simpkins	Max Rowe
Under 9 Orange	Players' Player	Parents' Player	Manager's Player
Joe Czechowski	Finley Fletcher	Oakley Isham	Noah Leyland
Under 9 Blue	Players' Player	Parents' Player	Manager's Player
Tony Rohomon	Farrell Wisher-Cassidy	Ashton Blackwood	Toby Fern
Under 10	Players' Player	Parents' Player	Most Improved
Richard Butterfield	Ostap Tverdokhlebov	Raglan Brocklebank	Katie Sayer
Under 11	Players' Player	Parents' Player	Manager's Player
Steve Abell	Harry Tomlinson	Louie Abell	Leo Wain
Under 12 Blue	Players' Player	Parents' Player	Manager's Player
Craig Shorland	Isaac Farmer	Shaun Shorland	Haydn Simpkins
Under 12 Orange	Players' Player	Parents' Player	Clubman
Will Fletcher	Zak Vere	Will Storey	Samuel Jackson
Under 13 Blue	Players' Player	Parents' Player	Manager's Player
Mike Sayer	Clara Norcross	Harvey Greenhough	Clara Norcross
Under 13 Orange	Players' Player	Parents' Player	Most Improved
Keith Hanson	Evan Lane	Matthew Thompson	Daniel Shaw
Under 14 White	Players' Player	Parents' Player	Manager's Player
Anthony Talbot	Jack Holder	Adam Lowe	Ethan Oke
Under 14 Blue	Most Improved	Clubman	Manager's Player
Dave McCall	Damian Willis	Connor McCall	Rupert Crick-Knowles Callum Kenny
Under 15 White	Players' Player	Parents' Player	Manager's Player
Alan Parry	Alfie Walker	William Stansbie	Sam Jerromes
Under 15 Blue	Most Improved	Parents' Player	Manager's Player
Terry Redhead	Harvey Richards	Ryan Cooper	Rhys White

The Chaz Clark Trophy was won by Kobe Parry.

Congratulations to them all!

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Repton Parish Council

Minutes of Parish Council meetings are available on the Council website
when they have been approved at the next meeting.

The Parish Office: It is intended to move the Parish Council office to the village hall by the end of September. The opening hours, Monday and Thursday from 14.00 to 17.00, will remain the same.

Repton School Bursar: The Parish Council would like to express its thanks to Carl Bilson, who retires this summer as school bursar, for his regular attendance at meetings and his help in maintaining a constructive relationship with the council over many years.

Repton Village Hall: South Derbyshire District Council has agreed to the removal of tree preservation orders on the lime trees in the village hall car park, a move supported by Repton Parish Council. They will be replaced by two specimen trees on Brookside Close.

Goalkeeping coaching for under 18s from Repton Casuals and other clubs is taking place at Broomhills playing field. If you would like further details please email the parish clerk who will pass on the details to Repton Casuals. Repton Parish Council is not charging extra fees for the use of the facilities.

The temporary road closure for the top of Brook End is scheduled to continue until 23rd August. The diversion is via Boot Hill.

Planning Application 9/2019/0475: The Boot Inn has submitted an application to SDDC to convert Brook Farm Tea Rooms into a microbrewery with an external drinking area and extra parking for patrons of the Boot Inn. Repton Parish Council does not object to the application but will be asking the District Council to stress the Boot's commitment to the site's limited use as an inn, and the use of the extra car parking to relieve issues with on-street parking.

The Dales: There is still no news on replacing the Dales as required by the emerging Neighbourhood Development Plan. Repton Parish Council notes that SDDC and DCC between them own a large area in the centre of the village covering Fisher Close, The Dales and fields on either side of the footpath from Mathews Jitty bridge to Fisher Close. This area offers a unique opportunity for the village. The Parish Council has urged the District and County Councils to ensure the Neighbourhood Development Plan is taken into consideration and the public consulted before plans are finalised.

Planters: We are still awaiting permission from DCC to site four planters in Repton.

Footpath 9: The issue previously highlighted with the staked boards is currently being worked on by the Council. We hope to have the repairs completed very soon.

Next meeting: Monday 9th September at 7.30 pm in The Community Room, Fisher Close, Repton. All are welcome. There is no meeting in August.

Caroline Crowder, Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer
Parish Council Office, 40 High Street,  t: 01283 701309
Office hours: Monday and Thursday, 2.00 - 6.00 pm

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Milton, Foremark & St Saviour's Church

Thank you to Nick Wells

The members of the St Saviour's PCC wish to express their sincere thanks for the contribution that Nick Wells has made to the life of St Saviour's over the past 14 years. His colourful PCC minutes will be particularly missed!

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Milton News

Following the highly successful visit to Milton WI by members of Milton Krav Maga in June, word has obviously spread! In July three members from one of Spondon's WIs came along to the Krav Maga class to decide whether a similar demonstration would be suitable for their members. They were given a warm welcome, and after watching for a while, were invited to practise two moves. Nervous at first, they soon became more confident and towards the end of the session demonstrated what they had learned to the class. They found their experience useful and entertaining and hope that the Krav instructors will be able to visit Spondon soon.

To hire Milton village hall, contact Polly Faulkner.

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Milton WI

At our July meeting Susan Bailey spoke about Diabetes UK, a charity co-founded in 1934 by HG Wells to help people with diabetes, providing funding for research and raising awareness. Kay Dolman gave the vote of thanks.

Our social outing in August is to Cromford Mills with a trip on the canal and afternoon tea. The next members' meeting is on Wednesday 18th September at 7.30 pm in Milton village hall. Heather, a member's friend will be talking about safety in the home. Guests are very welcome to join us.

Self-defence class for disabled people Tuesdays, 7 to 8 pm in Milton Village Hall Anybody, any disability Fun Free, no hidden charges Contact Duncan Hogg on 07973 663601.

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Newton Solney & St Mary's Church

The 'four churches' run
for St Mary's Church and Newton Solney Pre-

On Sunday 14th July, we completed the run to the four churches within our parish in 1 hour 6 minutes and 8 seconds each, so our joint time over the 9.1 mile course with its 9 styles and two gates was 2 hours 12 minutes and 16 seconds. The closest guess was 2.10.40 by Steve and Stella at the Brickmakers Arms who win the £50 Winery Restaurant voucher. When all the money is collected there will be a profit of £298 to split between St Mary's Church and Newton Solney Pre-school build. Thank you to everyone who supported us.

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Newton Solney WI

Our July meeting was extremely pleasant, tasting wines from New Zealand, sitting on a balmy evening, not in Italy but in Newton Solney village hall. The speaker, Simon Evetts, gave an interesting talk on his visits to the wine regions of New Zealand, telling us about the various and differing wines from each region. Some we tasted were from Hawks Bay where sustainable wines are produced. As we had also brought friends and family, a really good evening was spent as the wines and conversation flowed.

Although there is no meeting in August, we have a summer social in our President's garden. Then we return on 10th September for a talk by Helen Bundy on 'Blood Bikes' which I am sure we have seen out and about on our roads, as they perform their wonderful work for our NHS. This will be in Newton Solney village hall at 7.30.

On 12th October, we are having an Italian Evening. (Bring your own drinks.) Tickets, including entertainment, are £15 from Joan Buchanan, 01283 701496, and Denise Parker, 01283 701310.

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Newton Solney Tuesday Club

We have no activities in August so you may like to note these September dates.

Tuesday 3rd, 2.30 pm	Business meeting and talk on Reflexology by Denise Austin
Tuesday 17th	Trip to Chesterfield. £12
Tuesday 24th, 7 pm	Whist

Please contact Jane, our Secretary on 01283 564520 if you need further information about any of our activities.

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Newton Solney Parish Council

Come along and enjoy these summer activities for children on the Recreation Field! They are all funded by Newton Solney Parish Council and are free of charge for local young people. Just turn up on the day. Suitable clothing and footwear should be worn. Under 8s should have a responsible adult with them at all times.

Tuesday 30th July	10 am – 12 pm	Sports Mobile
Monday 12th August	2 – 4 pm	Adventure Mobile
Wednesday 21st August	10 am – 12 pm	Adventure Mobile

Village Cricket Match: The annual cricket match will take place on the Recreation Field on Sunday 25th August from 2.30 pm. Please come down and support!

Next meeting: Friday 13th September at 7.30 pm in the village hall. All are welcome. There is no meeting in August.

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Neighbourhood Watch

From tackling knife violence to loneliness, burglary to scams, Neighbourhood Watch helps to transform communities, making neighbourhoods safer and happier places to live. Crime drops by 11% in Neighbourhood Watch areas. To sign up, contact me.

Adrian Gillham, Chairman, Repton Neighbourhood Watch

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Gardening Notes

Encouraging insects

Before we had insects, plants were wind-pollinated and expended energy to produce lots of pollen, as any hay fever sufferer will tell you in the grass flowering season. Two common examples of wind-pollination are willow and birch, whose seedlings are a menace to us in the garden.

Once insects arrived, plants developed a number of strategies to encourage them to help with pollination. Many plants produce nectar as a reward for visiting insects which in turn carry away pollen to cross-pollinate other flowers. We naturally think of honey bees as the main pollinators but other types of bee and many other insects such as flies and beetles are important too. Insects are at the bottom of the food chain so encouraging them also benefits amphibians, mammals and birds.

Borage is the very best nectar plant and replenishes its nectar in 20 minutes. The umbellifers, now known as apiacea, which include the cow parsleys and, surprisingly, astrantias, are a good source of nectar for early in the year. The key identifier for an umbellifer is that all the flowers come from one point on the stem – think umbrella spokes. They are generally slightly domed or flat on top, providing an easy landing pad for insects, and hollow stemmed. A lot of the umbellifers such as carrot, parsnip, fennel, coriander and lovage are food plants, but they generally have a slightly foetid smell that especially attracts beetles and flies. The wild carrot, which makes a super cut flower, has a decoy 'insect' in the middle that attracts other insects. Most of these plants are white or yellow, colours that the visiting insects and also night-flying moths can see. Many of them are prolific seeders, especially if 'treated mean', but seed must be sown fresh and subjected to alternating freezing and thawing to break down the oils that preserve the seeds and inhibit germination.

Pollinating insects usually have hairy legs and bees have smelly feet too. This leaves a message to subsequent visitors that the nectar has already gone and tells them to move on to another flower, which helps the flower's pollination too. As the year progresses, the labiatae family of two-lipped flowers, including salvias, mints, agastache and veronicastrum, become a main food source for insects, and in winter, ivy, the best food source of all, will be seen buzzing with insects on a sunny day.

Another way to encourage insects is to provide habitat such as a pile of logs or heap of small sticks; the hollow stems of umbellifers are good for overwintering insects too.

One insect you don't want is the allium leaf miner, so cover leeks from late August to October. Fine mesh is best but you could use fleece. It needs to be a very fine mesh and well sealed as the insects are only 3 mm long.

It is sometimes easier to grow salad crops than to eat them! To make it easier, harvest a lettuce or two, preferably different colours, and add mint, rocket and edible flowers like pot marigold. Give them a jolly good clean and dry them in a salad spinner, then store them in the fridge in a large Tupperware container lined with kitchen roll to absorb excess moisture. Suddenly it's really easy to add a few leaves as a garnish for your meal.