Posts by
Paul Colleyshaw
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Ticknall Village Hall
Nestling in its own grounds at the heart of the village, Ticknall Village Hall is a popular meeting place for local groups and societies within the village community. The building, or parts of it, can be booked for private events. It is a popular venue for celebration lunches, parties and wedding receptions, all benefitting from…
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Village Hall Facilities
Ticknall village hall is in an attractive setting. It has double glass doors opening out onto the surrounding lawns and trees, ideal for summer parties and wedding photographs. The facility is also used for presentations, lectures, exhibitions, indoor games, meetings, childrens’ parties etc. Accommodation Entrance Porch Served by a ramp for disabled access. Entrance Hall…
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Ticknall Parish Council
Meet your parish councillors. If you are wondering who are the elected representatives here in Ticknall parish, then this is the page you need. Councillors fulfil their roles without compensation. The Clerk to the Parish Council is a paid position. Christina Oppenheimer, Chair Christina Oppenheimer was co-opted onto the Parish Council in 2017. She moved…
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Village Hall Booking Enquiries
Ticknall Village Hall is licensed to accommodate up to 120 persons, and the large stage allows for concerts, shows or public meetings. Those booking the venue can apply to the local authority for a ‘temporary event notice’ to allow for the sale of alcohol. For booking enquiries please let us have your contact details using…
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Ticknall Phone Box Repainted
Local resident Jeff Collett offered to repaint the red telephone box on High Street. The box is owned by the Heartbeat Trust, whose permission was sought and they were pleased to help. They contacted David Beckford of Pronto Paints who very kindly offered to provide the paint required. Shown above is Jeff hard at work.…
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Clock Restoration, St George’s Church Ticknall
The clock was made by John Whitehurst Senior (1766-1834) of Derby – a notable clockmaker – in 1813. Our clock is a particularly rare example of Whitehurst’s work due to its small size. For the technically minded the clock is a two train chair turret clock consisting of an armchair strike movement with a pin wheel…
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200 years on, redundancy for Peter Marriott
Around three years ago the clock at St Georges Church Ticknall stopped chiming. After several attempts to rectify the problem it was decided that we needed to call in expert help to solve the problem. Smith of Derby is a well known and respected firm of clockmakers and so we consulted them. It was then…