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Soccer school for girls
(05/06/08)YOUNG female footballers can try out for the only girls soccer school of excellence in North Derbyshire. More
Watch out for the next Wings
(29/05/08)THE June Wings will be published towards the middle of the month, delivery possibly starting on the 7th. More
Hunloke School new classrooms open
(30/04/08)A new £1.1 million development to replace and rejuvenate a fire damaged school has been officially opened.
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Well done the litter pickers
(24/04/08)EIGHTEEEN adults and five children turned up for the Wingerworth ‘Litter Pick' over four sessions this weekend. The following areas were 'cleared' :-Saturday Hill Houses Lane, Hockley Lane, Malthouse Lane, Pearce Lane , Watson Lane and Swathwick Lane from the Barley Mow to Ivy House Farm; Sunday Central Drive and Wall Pond, Langer Lane. The Lido (excluding Smithy Pond car park). More
Bus service carries on
(14/03/08)THE TM Travel bus route in WIngerworth is carrying on but the service is being cut back (from Apirl 1) because not enough fare-paying passengers are using it. More
Buy a photo of the village from the air
(19/02/08)This ia an oportunity to buy a photo which shows your home in the village, and help Emma Hattersley on a charity trip to help children's education in Madagascar. More
Sponsored events
(03/10/07)If you are taking part in a sponsored event - the London Marathon or the Great North Run for example - and want sponsors, let Wings know and we will publicise your fund-raising effort in the magazine and on the website. More
Soccer school for girls
YOUNG female footballers can try out for the only girls soccer school of excellence in North Derbyshire.
The centre offers a 36-week course with training twice a week by former England under-17 coach Jane Haslam.
Trials will be held on Thursdays on June 19 and 26, and on July 3 and 10, at Tupton Hall Sports College, Station New Road, Old Tupton in Chesterfield, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm . They are open to girls aged eight to 16 and living within an hour of the club.
Successful participants will be invited to a player and parent introductory workshop and offered a contract with the centre. To register call 07720 889 661.
Watch out for the next Wings
THE June Wings will be published towards the middle of the month, delivery possibly starting on the 7th.
It will include photos and comments by children on the new Hunloke classrooms, the 75th birthday of the WI, latest news from cricket and bowls clubs, and two great reader's photos!
Hunloke School new classrooms open
A new £1.1 million development to replace and rejuvenate a fire damaged school has been officially opened.
"YES! The portakabins have been removed from the playground and now we have a much bigger space to play. After the crane took them away there were millions of balls that had been lost under the temporary classrooms. All the playground games that are painted on the playground have been uncovered - I had totally forgotten that they were there!"
Emily Brown (Y5).
Four classrooms and some neighbouring offices at Hunloke Park Primary School, Wingerworth, were destroyed by fire in September 2006.
Derbyshire County Council provided temporary classrooms while the fire damaged buildings were demolished and a replacement four classroom teaching block including library and toilets was built, along with a linked reception and administration building.
Costs of the work – which began at the Lodge Drive school in August last year and ended last month – were mainly covered by the authority’s insurers.
The official opening was performed by Councillor Joyce Sanders, chair of Derbyshire County Council on Friday (April 25) and attended by the authority’s cabinet member for schools, Councillor Alan Charles.
He said: “A fire in a school is always devastating, many staff lost resources that they had collected over their careers.
“As soon as the school was damaged the county council set to work to get new replacement buildings in place and began talks with the school to see what was needed from the new teaching areas.
“We used this opportunity to modernise these areas and provide even better classrooms and facilities so that something really good could come out of this.
“While everybody associated with Hunloke Park will always feel the devastation of the fire these new buildings will be a ‘silver lining’ for local children for a great many years.”
Further re-cladding and refurbishment work on parts of the school’s main building, which was not destroyed by fire, and internal refurbishment of the separate foundation block is still ongoing. The £488,000 project is being funded by the council.
Work has been carried out alongside the replacement of the fire damaged areas to minimise disruption for pupils and staff.
When the foundation block refurbishment is complete Wingerworth Pre-school Playgroup will use part of it as a base.
Headteacher Julie Cadman said: “The new buildings will breathe new life into the school and give the school an even better teaching and learning environment.
“With the playgroup joining us in the foundation block we will forge stronger links with the children and parents who use it and this will be a great benefit for the local community.”
Well done the litter pickers
EIGHTEEEN adults and five children turned up for the Wingerworth ‘Litter Pick' over four sessions this weekend. The following areas were 'cleared' :-Saturday Hill Houses Lane, Hockley Lane, Malthouse Lane, Pearce Lane , Watson Lane and Swathwick Lane from the Barley Mow to Ivy House Farm; Sunday Central Drive and Wall Pond, Langer Lane. The Lido (excluding Smithy Pond car park).
There was quite a large amount of rubbish'stockpiled' in the Parish Hall car park including a bike, wheelbarrow, two car tyres, several wheel discs and about 100 black bags. Now that the volunteers have completed their part of the exercise perhaps NEDDC could clear the rest of Swathwick Lane and Birkin Lane since both roads are far too dangerous for the residents to be involved.
Bus service carries on
THE TM Travel bus route in WIngerworth is carrying on but the service is being cut back (from Apirl 1) because not enough fare-paying passengers are using it.
The service, which links Chesterfield and the Royal Hospital to the village and includes stops near the church, is used mainly by elderly people on travel passes because fare-paying passengers cannot used their return Stagecoach tickets on it.
Operations Mannager Paul Harding said: “It is a commercial decision, because patronage has not been very good. We are taking off the first and last runs because no-one uses them at all, and making it more viable that way.”
The service is important to elderly people who live in the area of the church, and TM Travel are hoping that Derbyshire County Council will porvide extra financial backing for it. Otherwise it’s long term future is bleak.
Buy a photo of the village from the air
This ia an oportunity to buy a photo which shows your home in the village, and help Emma Hattersley on a charity trip to help children's education in Madagascar.
They cost £2.95 for an 8" x 6", and £4.95 for a 10" x 8". Professionally printed. There's 3 separate photos to choose from
Call 07738 264066 or see
emmahattersley@hotmail.co.uk
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