Little Chester Local History Group Programme 2012/13

In case you didn’t know, Little Chester has a thriving local history group.  The Group meets at The Chester Green Community Centre, Old Chester Road , Derby starting at 7.30 pm
Visitors £2 per meeting.  Please note that the 15th November meeting has been moved to  St. Paul’s Church Hall.
Membership £6 per year.

Why not give it a try!

The meeting schedule and guest speaker are:

DATE
TITLE
SPEAKER
2012
September 20 SS Titanic- Causes for the disaster
Helen Monk
October 18
Shipley Country Park-Shadows and Shades
Mrs Mu Stubbs
November 15
Central School and links with Chester Green  at ******St. Paul’s Church Hall********
N Clarke, Group member 
2013
Jan 17
Life and Times of a Farrier/Social Evening. Members only
Doug Bradbury
Feb 21
Local Mountain Rescue– History & Development
Robin Knott
March 21
Vic Hallam & His Building Company.
From Chicken Coops to Schools
Robert Mee
April 18
St Petersburg-Venice of the North
Cathy McAteer
May 16
Arabella Stuart- The Queen that never was
David Templeman
June 20
AGM then a talk-
From Bean To Bar- The World of Chocolate
Master Chocolatier- Barry Colenso.
July and August
Visits
Moravian Settlement Ockbrook and Staunton Harold Hall(Provisional;). Details later.

Residents Association Update

Open Garden at The Stone House Prebend

There is an opportunity to walk around the beautiful garden of the historic Stone House Prebend on Old Chester Road in Chester Green. There will be refreshments, home made cakes, plant sales, books, bric-a-brac, a raffle and the opportunity to talk about local issues or just sit and have a chat. The event is in aid of The Little Chester Residents Association’s fundsSaturday July 7th 11.00am to 5.00pm Admission £3.00; under 16s Free.

Flood Defence Master Plan

The LCRA still have many unresolved issues regarding the City Council/Environment Continue reading

Street Parties in Chester Green

There were a number of street parties held in Chester Green to mark the Queen’s Jubilee.  One of which was featured in the Derby Telegraph!  See the story here 🙂

The party featured we think was attended by around 70 people and the rain managed to hold off for almost all of the day…..hooray.  We should do this every year…..oh wait…..we do (already looking for next year’s excuse!)

Youngsters’ Adventure Day on Sat 16th June

There is a youngsters’ adventure day on Sat 16th June at Darley Abbey Methodist Church and Deans Field.  Click the poster on the left for more details!

Apply For More Free Flowers!

Over the last year the Residents Association has been managing a project for residents of Little Chester to be given plants to brighten the public view of our lovely area. The grant that was obtaind from the council has nearly been used up, but the good news is that there is still a little bit left.

The areas of Marcus Street, around the Community Centre, parts of Chester Green Road and Camp Street have all looked great. If you want to grow (sorry for the pun) on these great innitiatives, contact me and we’ll see what we can do with the money that is left.

 Mark 07967696470 (leave a message) or email markdavis1@orange.net

Christmas Fair Sat 26th Nov 10.30 – 1.00 Chester Green Methodist Church

There will be the usual cakes, raffle, gold rush tombola, gift stalls, kids activities, refreshments and hot jacket potatoes for lunch. Also the back room will be chock full of bargain nearly new children’s clothes, toys etc!

Donations of nearly new kids stuff welcome (if you want 50% back then just label with your name and a price).

Be great to see you there!

See the flier for more details here

Sunday Services for December, 2011 @ St Paul’s Church

4th November 10.00 am Soul Breakfast (Christingle) – To be held in Church on this occasion. Light refreshments will be served.

11th December 5.30 pm Candlelit Carol Service in Church, followed by refreshments and raffle in the Church Hall. Please note there is no morning service on this date.

18th December 10.00 am Contemplative Communion

24th December 11.30 pm Holy Communion Midnight Service
25th December 10.00 am All Age Holy Communion Christmas Day

St Paul’s Church Website

What’s happening at your local Methodist Church?

Mondays 10-12 Chester Green Chums Parent and Baby/Toddler group. Whether your little one is 3 weeks or 3 years old we’d love to see you! 

Tuesdays 10.30 – 12 Messy Play. A chance for your children to get really messy and do all those things you’d rather not do at home! 
Wednesday 6.45 – 7.45pm Dave’s Fitness Class. A fun and friendly exercise class. 
Thursdays 10-11 Mums n Tots Yoga. A new class which helps mums/dads/grandparents get some exercise and relaxation whilst the children enjoy it too! 
Sundays 11am Service with Little Fishes Sunday Club for children. 
Once a quarter evening service with men’s choir.
First Sunday in the month Messy Church service – breakfast 10.30, all age informal service in the hall 11am where adults and children join together with songs, stories and crafts. 
October – 2nd October Messy Church. 
All other Sundays 11am. 
We are a small and friendly Church family who would love to welcome you! 
Advance Notice – Christmas Fair! 
Our annual Christmas Fair will take place on Sat 26th Nov from 10.30 – 1.00 with Santa’s grotto, cakes, kids activities, hot lunch, raffle etc. Please put the date in your diary! Stalls available – book now! The fair will also include nearly new baby/childrens clothes/toy/equipment etc. Any donations welcome and any items sold we will give 50% back to you if requested. Contact Abigail for more info on 01332 722488.

Chester Green Panto

Following two separate days of auditions for this year’s panto, we are delighted to announce that we have a full complement of actors, including some new faces, to enable us to produce a full version of ‘Humpty Dumpty’ (if you remember, last year’s production had to be cut down to ‘Snow White and the Three Dwarves’!). Rehearsals have already started, and the actual dates of the performances will be announced soon, but we’re hoping to build on last year’s success and run for three nights instead of just two.

To help raise funds for the panto, we will be holding some quiz evenings in Chester Green, the first of which will be on Friday, 7th October, in the Coach and Horses, Mansfield Road. Other dates/venues will be announced later. Because of the format of the quiz, we will need small prizes for these evenings, so if you can donate anything (unwanted Christmas/birthday gifts, a spare bottle of wine – if there is such a thing! – for example), we would be really grateful. Donations can be left with Mick, the landlord of the Coach and Horses, or at Isobel the Florist’s, so many thanks to them for that support. We plan on it being a slightly different quiz night, so come along and have some fun as well as helping to raise money. The quiz will start at 8pm.

Finally, we have to say a big thank you to Tim at Alternative Tiles, Mansfield Road, who has made a generous donation in support of the panto. Without such help we could not put on the panto, so please show your appreciation and support Alternative Tiles and other local businesses when possible.

Community Centre Holds National Men’s Singing Event

There are still some places available for this FREE ‘Learn to Sing in Harmony’ one-day course at Chester Green Community Centre on Sunday 16th October from 10am to 4pm.

Derby is one of around 40 towns in the UK taking part on this day and is fortunate to have secured the coaching services of a top British ‘lead’ singer and coach. Organised by Derby A Cappella Chorus and supported by the national music charity ‘Harmony Foundation’ it is designed to encourage more men to take up singing. Our easy learning system is aimed at both newcomers and those who have not sung for a while. It is an opportunity for men to sing along with an established harmony group whilst learniing how it’s done.
To reserve your place or for more information ring Tony 01332 558644 or Gordon 01332 518594 (gordonsavage@yahoo.co.uk)