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  • T G Geen Pottery with Iain Hambling
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Author: Bryan Smith

Events 

Ticknall Area Events Calendar

Bryan Smith 9 May 202016 May 2022

Include your Ticknall event or announcement here. All local events of all kinds, relating to all groups and organisations are included in this

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Pubs 

Crown Inn, Ticknall

Bryan Smith 11 May 202217 May 2022

The featured image is a modern photo ©Ticknall Life of Springfield House Farm, which was once a Ticknall pub called ‘The Crown’ and

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Blog 

Do They Have Someone in Mind?

Bryan Smith 2 May 202214 May 2022

Being a life-long jazz fan, I received an email from Derby Jazz today. It included this: (image) No hope for us then! Pity

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Pubs 

Royal Oak, Ticknall

Bryan Smith 11 May 202217 May 2022

Closed. Some history here? Another opportunity to do some interesting research.

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Events 

Ticknall Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

Bryan Smith 13 May 202224 May 2022

The Platinum Jubilee is fast approaching and we can confirm further details of the events which are running in the village from Friday

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Cornishware.
Cornishware Jars by T. G. Green, Church Gresley.
Events 

T G Geen Pottery with Iain Hambling

Bryan Smith 8 May 20228 May 2022

Ticknall Preservation and Historical Society, TUESDAY 31 MAY AT 7.30 PM, Ticknall Village Hall. T.G.Green & Co Ltd originally operated from the village

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local plan
Market Place, Ticknall. Image ©copyright Ticknall Life
Locality 

Situation

Bryan Smith 26 August 201516 May 2022

With a population of just 642 (2018), Ticknall is situated in the heart of England, just south of the River Trent, 9 miles

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The Church in Winter
Locality 

Village Location

Bryan Smith 26 August 20155 May 2022

We folks who live in and around Ticknall Village (well, most of us, anyway) have a rough idea where Ticknall is, but if

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Blog 

Virtual Garage Sale

Bryan Smith 13 February 20222 May 2022

We need the space, so no reasonable offer will be refused. Everything must go. Proceeds to Ticknall Life. Email webmaster@ticknalllife.co.uk if you have

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Local folklore has it that Anchor Church has associations with Saint Hardulph - believed to be former king Eardwulf.
Routes Walking 

Anchor Church and Knowle Hill

Bryan Smith 21 August 202123 January 2022

A circular walk from the village hall via Foremark, Anchor Church Caves, Ingleby and Knowle Hill. Start/Parking: Ticknall Village Hall.Distance: 6.25 miles.Terrain: Moderate.Refreshments:

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Blog Covid-19 

New Covid-19 cases in South Derbyshire

Bryan Smith 16 May 202219 May 2022

This post is the last Covid post at Ticknall Life. It will be visible here for a few days befored being consigned to

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Blog Covid-19 

Kidology 2 – covid false positives

Bryan Smith 18 October 20209 August 2021

Readers who are still puzzled by the implications of Covid-19 PCR test false-positives after reading my recent post, Covid Kidology might like to

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Blog Covid-19 

Covid Kidology

Bryan Smith 22 September 20209 August 2021

In the Ticknall Life newsletter sent last weekend to registered users and subscribers, I glibly questioned the validity of the argument leading to

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The Mag Users 

Submit your copy here.

Bryan Smith 28 April 20198 August 2021

Submitting content to Ticknall Life has never been easier! Just log in, fill in your email and the title of your post. Answer

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Neighbourhood Watch 

Signal blockers to prevent car theft

Bryan Smith 13 January 20183 January 2020

This week we received the message below from Neighbourhood Watch concerning a high-tech but quick and simple method used in car theft. If

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Ticknall Limeyards. Photo © Copyright Ticknall Life
Historical Society Local History 

Ticknall Limeyards

Bryan Smith 7 November 201417 May 2022

The Thringstone Fault crosses the parish of Ticknall from east to west, separating the Coal Measures clays to the south from the upthrust

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Water Spout by the Kilmarnock firm of Glenfield and Kennedy Ltd.
Historical Society Local History Ticknall Waters 

Ticknall Water Spouts

Bryan Smith 24 January 201617 May 2022

Visitors to Ticknall often ask about the cast iron water spouts that are seen in various places in the village.  They were part

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The Mag Users 

Join the Ticknall Life Team

Bryan Smith 21 April 20195 May 2022

Ticknall Life community magazine depends heavily on the contributions of volunteer writers. Our magazine can only be sustained by the support and involvement

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The Mag 

Derbyshire Village Websites in Focus

Bryan Smith 26 December 201423 April 2021

It was in April 2009 when our website was the subject of glowing praise from Tim Fletcher through the pages of the Burton

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Review 

Ticknall Origins of the Butterfly Bee Lady

Bryan Smith 8 May 201912 June 2019

Ticknall has been a base for chef Ig Oliver since the late ’70s, from his earliest days working at local establishments such as

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Blog 

Sad Tale of Ticknall’s Toxic Toilets

Bryan Smith 23 August 201816 May 2022

The poor condition of the public toilets in Ticknall has been highlighted by a regular visitor who decided to write to Ticknall Life

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The Mag 

Well done Ticknall!

Bryan Smith 11 April 200916 September 2015

Thanks to great community support, Ticknall Life has won strong praise from the Webwatch column in the Burton Mail, out today. This is

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Community Lunch Club 

And the winner is . . .

Bryan Smith 24 November 201831 December 2018

A decade of dedication to the community by Mary Magson and her team of Ticknall Luncheon Club volunteers has been recognised in the

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Historical Society Local History 

Potted History

Bryan Smith 28 August 201517 May 2022

This old photo of the original Dexter’s Cottage was taken from the Limeyards immediately opposite the weighbridge office which is now part of

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Uncategorised 

Ticknall Life – be a part of it!

Bryan Smith 26 August 201523 August 2021

You can be a part of Ticknall Life community magazine by enjoying the content, sharing with friends and – best of all – producing and updating your own Ticknall articles or posting items of community news and forthcoming events.

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Neighbourhood Watch 

New Year New Neighbourhood Watch?

Bryan Smith 3 January 20204 April 2021

With 2020 now upon us could this be time to start your next volunteering adventure? Neighbourhood Watch is the biggest and only formally

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Lunch Club 

Lunch Club Christmas festivities 2018

Bryan Smith 18 December 20183 February 2019

Today more than 50 diners sat down to a festive meal of canapes, turkey and ‘pigs in blankets’ with roast potatoes and a

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Family History 

John Oliver Remembers

Bryan Smith 11 November 201718 May 2022

The Cruiser HMS Neptune sank with the loss of 764 officers and men on the night of 19 December 1941. Just one man

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Community Village Hall 

Use of the Defibrillator

Bryan Smith 25 April 20195 September 2020

More information. You might also like . . Garden Club Bowls Club Bowls Club Garden Club Lunch Club

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Forms 

Contact Ticknall Life

Bryan Smith 11 February 20164 March 2019

If you have a question or comment that would be of interest to other readers of  Ticknall Life community magazine, please post it

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Ticknall Tramway Arch. Photo ©Copyright Ticknall Life
Historical Society Locality Routes Walking 

Ticknall Village Trail

Bryan Smith 3 September 201517 May 2022

The Trail starts from the car park at Ticknall Village Hall [35]. The Village Hall was built in 1992 and is, with its

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Neighbourhood Watch 

Where’s yer bin?

Bryan Smith 6 May 201614 February 2019

“Where’s yer bin?” heralded the punchline of a very old joke, but it’s no joke for Ticknall residents whose refuse wheelie bins went

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Family History 

John and Rosemary at the National Arboretum

Bryan Smith 23 November 20164 July 2018

The 2016 Annual General Meeting of the Neptune Association was held at the National Arboretum at Alrewas. Captain Craig Mearns from the Clyde

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Lunch Club Review 

A memorable lunch date in Ticknall

Bryan Smith 27 September 201612 January 2017

It’s always a great pleasure to be invited to join friends for lunch, especially if it’s at somewhere unusual where you have never

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The Mag 

In the beginning . . .

Bryan Smith 18 March 201930 April 2022

Having spent about ten years developing the derelict stables at the limeyards, we found ourselves with empty bedrooms and empty bank accounts –

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Family History 

From Toronto to Ticknall for Janes ancestry

Bryan Smith 17 February 20169 July 2021

Canadians Jane Roberts and husband Malcolm are in Ticknall exploring the places where Janes ancestors lived and worked in the days when beer,

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Historical Society 

Publications

Bryan Smith 21 January 201618 May 2022

The Ticknall Preservation and Historical Society, a voluntary non-profit-making group, have available a number of publications devoted to the economic and social history

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Schools 

Dame Catherine Harpur’s School

Bryan Smith 11 September 201510 December 2019

Dame Catherine Harpur’s School is on Rose Lane, Ticknall and is a flourishing rural school catering for children at foundation stage (3-5) key

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Eating out Hospitality Pubs 

The Wheel Inn, Ticknall

Bryan Smith 26 August 201711 May 2022

Oh dear! It’s closed again.. . . If you become the proprietor of the Wheel Inn, please get in touch so that we

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Blog 

The Trouble with Democracy

Bryan Smith 31 December 201216 May 2022

Democracy. What other system of government could you even think of? We Brits love our parliamentary democracy and we are fiercely proud of

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Local History 

Ticknall Tramway – The Video

Bryan Smith 9 September 201516 May 2022

The Ticknall Tramway was a primitive form of horse tramway which was born in the Canal Age and survived long into the Railway

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Hospitality Pubs 

The Chequers Inn, Ticknall

Bryan Smith 31 December 201711 May 2022

The Chequers Inn, Ticknall is the oldest pub in the village and is very much the stereotypical traditional country village pub. With thick

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Field of rape near Ticknall.
Routes Walking 

Ticknall Walking Routes

Bryan Smith 26 August 20158 May 2022

There are so many alternative routes in the area around Ticknall that it is not easy to decide which particular route to take.

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Art 

Barbara Bagley and an image of Ticknall

Bryan Smith 7 June 202021 February 2021

After a very brief period as a primary school teacher, Barbara Bagley went back to her true passion, to paint full time. She

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Locality Walking 

Time Out in Ticknall

Bryan Smith 22 April 201616 May 2022

For readers who have never had the opportunity to visit Ticknall, Patrick Leach has made a video which gives a taste of Ticknall

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Business Eating out 

Scoff and Shop

Bryan Smith 26 January 201524 January 2019

Scoff and Shop is a new catering concept in the heart of the community and with the community at its heart. We pride

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Local History Locality 

Knowle Hill

Bryan Smith 18 October 201524 August 2021

Like many properties rescued by the Landmark Trust, Knowle Hill is a fragment, an intriguing memory of something once larger and finer. The

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Neighbourhood Watch 

Will You Become a Victim of Crime?

Bryan Smith 14 September 201516 March 2016

Please consider your security methods to reduce your chances of becoming a victim of crime. It can only take a moment to be

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Family History 

Memorial Plaque for Sgt John Smith VC Unveiled

Bryan Smith 15 September 201519 May 2022

The band played and church bells rang out on Sunday, 18 May 2014 in honour of one of Ticknalls best known sons Sgt.

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Business 

Scaddows Farm Caravan Park

Bryan Smith 6 September 201511 September 2015

Our caravan site is located in a quiet and secluded area with extensive views looking out across the heart of the National Forest.

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