What a great weekend everyone had at the start of September when the villages first ever Scarecrow Festival was held. The aim was for around 15 crows but in the end there was almost three times that amount with 44 entries.
Ipstones Christmas Market Committee have taken the decision to cancel the event this year, which was due to take place on Friday 24th November.
This June desperate Kingsley residents had to use force to open the defibrillator box during an emergency. Sadly, by the time paramedics had arrived, around eight minutes after the original call, nothing could be done to save the life of local resident Kath Jones.
Himalayan Balsam is an invasive weed introduced to the UK during the Victorian era. Balsam has spread rapidly along streams and rivers and has now become a serious problem on many of the UK’s river valleys and the Churnet is no exception.
We have now submitted funding bids to Heritage and Big Lottery funds for 3 new projects in the Churnet Valley. If these are successful we will be able to deliver:
1. A 2-year youth project working with young people from Leek College.
The Churnet Valley Railway is delighted to announce being the receiver of not one but three grants courtesy of the local council, all of which will help develop the railway as its strives to reach its long term destination of Leek.
Last Saturday saw the realisation of almost 12 months planning and preparation as the hall hosted a mini ‘wakes’ fun day in scorching temperatures under a cloudless sky.
The Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust recently hosted a very successful talk at JCB Lakeside Club, where around 80 people filled the room to hear an illustrated presentation about recent progress on the Uttoxeter Canal.
Sunday 23rd April, aptly St. Georges Day, saw the Kingsley World War 1 project come to a conclusion (or did it ?) with the launch of the project's book 'All the Kingsley Men'.
The Churnet Valley Railway PLC celebrate its 25th Anniversary this year having been formed on 30th October 1992. Throughout the year a series of events is planned to mark the occasion, culminating in a 25th Anniversary Gala over the weekend of October 20-22nd.
