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We’ve received an email from a Godfrey Lomas about his family history.

“Dear Sir, eight years ago I had a stroke and now, as a rehabilitation project, I am trying to trace my family history. One lovely thing about your town is that as a Lomas I would not be a rarity which I am in most other places! In the early 1800s my 5x great grandfather was a butcher and farmer living at Bradshaw Edge but I cannot find this place on any map. Can someone help please? Unfortunately John Lomas at that time was a bit like John Smith.”

Please comment if you have any useful information.

Monday 30^th November 2009
Carol Singing
Santa’s Grotto
Festive Procession
Children’s Rides
Complimentary Mince Pies & Hot Punch
Christmas Tree Lights Switch-On

Meet at Town End Methodist Church at 6.30pm, or join us from 7pm in the Market Place.

Rumour has it that the great Chapel-en-le-Frith Market Place Bonfire is again going to happen

This event seems to manage to survive each year despite the many difficulties modern society puts in its way, it is a tribute to the resolve of those local folk who maintain a tradition that has allegedly been kept alive over the years  by local Landlord’s using a bucket to stage a token fire and for many years run by the local milkmen!

We have reason to believe that this November 5th will see another staging of a community Bonfire and suggest that parking in the Market Place central area should be avoided from late morning on Thursday (It’s Market day anyway!)

The bonfire is usually lit at about 7pm and continues until late.

Donations of Money or Fireworks (Money is preferred as it allows discount quantities of Fireworks to be purchased) are always welcomed as unlike other local Bonfires this is free to visit and is not subsidised by Local Authorities. The event is financed largely by donations from Local Businesses in the hope it will give all our local kids a great memory of a traditional bonfire night, even in difficult times like this many of them help generously and we ask local people to bear this in mind when looking to buys goods and services, support your local businesses and they do give back in all sorts of ways the “sheds” and “mega-corporations” despite their high prices and glitzy presentation do not seem able to do. (Alan Sugar eat your heart out!)

Please remember to stand well back from the Bonfire and any Fireworks as not only does this keep you safe it gives you a better view as well!

Enjoy!

“We are writing on behalf of Chapel-en-le-Frith District Senior Section , which is for 14-25 year old members of Girl Guiding U.K. The unit is currently undertaking a challenge in which we are refurbishing the outside of our group meeting place.

We wonder if you would be able to donate anything horticultural at all to our cause. It could be as little as a potted plant, bulbs etc, to paving stones/slabs (even broken ones!!) One of the main items on our wish list is some willow – that would be suitable for us to build a den for the younger girls in the Rainbow, Brownie, and main Girl Guide sections, who also use our meeting place.
All donations, no matter how small – will be most gratefully received.

If you feel that you can help us in our challenge, in any way, then please contact us via our leader Sue. Her contact details are:
Mobile – 07837 875 261
Many thanks for reading this – and we hope to hear from you soon.”

picture of poppy field

We have received a letter from the Parish Council to say that they have decided to organise the Remembrance Sunday Ceremony in such a way that it will culminate with a Civic Service in the Market Place at 11am, as opposed to the “sometime around noon” as has been the way in recent years.

This decision has been taken following a public meeting in March, and subsequent discussions with representatives of the Parish Church, who felt that the appropriate place for the service was in the Parish Church, and that the laying of wreaths should take place after the Church Service.

We believe it is a shame that the Church Authorities could not agree to amending their service to incorporate “11am at the cenotaph” as is done at the majority of War Memorials throughout the UK.
It seems obvious that the Remembrance Ceremony should be held at the War Memorial, as simply put a great many of those who served and died were not Church of England, but of other persuasions or with no religious belief and that they (and perhaps their relatives) would feel uncomfortable with the “Church” part of the service.

Therefore we welcome an “inclusive” ceremony that will, hopefully, mean we shall not be seeing elderly people standing by the War Memorial waiting from before 11am until after noon on cold November Sundays from this year (Sun 8th November) onwards.

We’ve recently had an appeal from Kinder Mountain Rescue Team. Click here to read more…