Heath Wood and Robin Wood Wednesday, 22 March starting from Ticknall Village Hall at 9:30 am. We will leave Ticknall via the Grange over the fields to Foremark through the grounds of Foremark Hall into Heath Wood taking the footpath to Robin Wood and back to Ticknall. Distance 6/7 miles, about 2 and a half hours walking.
Everyone is welcome to join us. Just turn up at the Village Hall before the start at 9:30 am.
Gresley Male Voice Choir And Boundary Singers Proudly present their joint Springtime concert
At St Helens Church 3 Lower Church St Ashby-De-La Zouch. LE65 1AA
Saturday 22nd April 2023 at 7.15 pm start
Tickets £9 Ticket details please call Clive on 07359054834
Or Joyce on 07753700940
Our next guided walk will be on Wednesday 26th April when we will be visiting the stunning Calke bluebells, leaving Ticknall Village Hall at 9:30 am. Leave Ticknall via Chapel Street – skirting Robin Wood – crossing the main road to St Brides Farm, Robinsons Hill in Melbourne, and walk alongside Staunton Harold Reservoir and Calke through the woods and the Bluebells before returning to Ticknall.
It will be about two and a half hours of walking, 5/6 miles, with a coffee and comfort stop at the Reservoir coffee shop. All are welcome. Just meet up at Ticknall Village Hall before we leave at 9:30 am.
During the gravel extraction by Anchor Church, the archaeologists made some surprising finds with evidence of activity from Mesolithic times (over 6000 years ago). The dating evidence from the labs is now back and Carina Somerfield–Hill and Kristina Krawiec from the York Archaeological Trust have agreed to come and explain what was found and what it means.
The talk is organised by the Repton Village History Group, but all are very welcome to come along on 18th July at 7.30pm in St Wystans Church – £3.00 entry please payable on the door or by contacting Andy Austen on 07977 440992 .
On Saturday the 11th The Derby Bach Choir are holding a Come and Sing day starting at 1.30 p.m.. If you would like to sing, please contact Jenny Casboult on 01335 350285.
If you would just like to hear the final performance it will be at 6.00 p.m.
A charge for the performance of £5 at the door.
The programme includes Mozart’s Mass in C (Coronation and Vespers).
Conductor James Foulds
Organist Tom Corfield