Dronfield Eye issue 211 July 2023

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Visit our tranquil
woodland burial ground
near Chesterfield.
For a brochure or to arrange a visit:
Beccy 07422655116
info@woodlandburialcompany.com
Warm welcome at
Just Good Friends
A
DAYTIME club which supports adults with learning
disabilities is now up and running at Coal Aston.
The charity Just Good Friends Club has launched the fourth of its
social hubs at Coal Aston Village Hall.
It currently runs on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from
10am-3pm, with the view to being Monday to Friday when numbers
become sustainable.
Hub leader, Yvonne Layland, said those who attend will enjoy a
range of activities such as crafts, quizzes, music and outings along
with learning transferable life skills through activities like cooking
and gardening.
She said: “It’s a wonderful venue and surrounded by lots of
beautiful places to visit.”
The charity has been running for over 27 years with social hubs in
three other locations across the county, as well as a number of
evening clubs, a monthly nightclub, day trips and weekends away.
The aim is to provide a safe environment to members, offering
them both a voice and a choice, while increasing opportunities to
socialise and build friendships within a club which is affordable.
The cost, £40 per day, may be funded through direct payments or
via social services or can be self-funded. Members bring their own
lunch and are encouraged to be involved in its preparation.
Well-dressed villages
NLY found in Derbyshire and the Peak District, well
O dressing is an ancient tradition with mystery
surrounding its exact origins.
Dressings are works of art hand-created by pressing natural
materials such as petals and seeds into clay.
Volunteers will once again be hard at work in local towns and
villages to keep the custom alive, usually raising money for good
causes.
Dronfield Woodhouse’s floral artwork is on display from 14th to
20th July on the green on the south side of Carr Lane, about
200m from its junction with Holmesfield Road.
Coal Aston’s well dressing will be blessed at lunchtime on 1st
July, the same day as the village gala, and stays in situ for a
week at the junction of Eckington Road and Drury Lane.
Holymoorside’s well dressings are made in the open on site, so
are available to view 24 hours a day, from when volunteers start
making them, from Saturday 19th August to Wednesday 23rd
August, from 10am-6pm. With a blessing at 7pm on Thursday
24th August, the artworks, lit at night, are available to view at any
time from Friday, 25th August, to Sunday, 10th September.
The well dressings can be found at the bottom of Cotton Mill Hill.
Spital Hill Cemetery’s well dressing will be on display from 9th-
17th September at 19 Hady Hill, Chesterfield.
The tradition of well dressing in Barlow dates back to 1615
when the local well continued to give water freely in spite of a
drought.
This year’s displays are from August 16th-20th with a dedication
in the evening, on August 16th, at St Lawrence’s Church.
All three floral masterpieces are sited on the main B6051
through the village: The Old Pump well dressing opposite the
junction of Wilkin Hill, near St Lawrence's Church; Valley Rise
well dressing in Commonside, at the junction of Valley Rise, and
also outside the Village Hall.
People can join in the making of the Bolsover Old Town Hall
well dressing, on Cotton Street, on 1st July, 10.30am-3pm, at the
Bolsover Artisan and Craft Market and the artwork will then
remain in place until 8th July.
Wingerworth has four well dressings – three at the Old
Sheepwash on Hillhouses Lane and one at Stubbing. A
dedication will be held on 5th August, at 10.30am, at the Old
Sheepwash site. They will stay on display until the 13th.