The City Council has started replacing lighting in Chester Green, again.   We have been fighting to get conservation area style lighting across the whole of the conservation area (the type already installed on Chester Green Rd and shown on the right, below), but it seems that the Council will not do it stating it wasn’t possible due to the funding savings [cuts] that must be made.  Clearly we, as residents, are not afforded the same option when replacing, or upgrading parts of our dwellings in the Conservation Area, so we are fighting to force the Council to do the same.  The current Plans can be seen below, with the full PDF available from HERE.  

The cycle sessions at Darley Fields are designed to be a fun, relaxed and enjoyable way to help you cycle more. Whether you’ve never ridden a bike, haven’t cycled in years, cycle a little but would like to gain more confidence, or are a regular cyclist looking for people to cycle with; we have a session to suit. You don’t need any specialist equipment to take part; you don’t have to wear lycra and you don’t even have to own a bike as we can provide that for you. Sessions are open to individuals and community groups.

All sessions are led by fully qualified instructors who will be on hand at all times to give you all the advice and encouragement you need. Best of all, sessions are completely FREE.

As I’m not updating the site very successfully, I’m going to open up posting to members of the site. If you’re interested in posting updates to the site, join the site and post a comment stating your interest, and I’ll add you as an author!

Pocket Panto & Little Pixie Productions present Victorian Old Time Music Hall an hour of all your favourite sing-along’s at Darley Abbey Village Hall, Abbey Yard, DE22 1DS on Sunday 30th August 2009

3pm Show – Doors open 2.45pm, Tickets £4 Adult & £3 Children.  Tickets available on the door or to Reserve via booking hotline:

01332 590249 or 07932 941 576

For more details, have a look at the website here.

Google Street map has taken pics of Chester Green. See if you can spot anyone you know! An example is below!

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…can be found here.  The police are still after information about the attack, and can be contacted on 0345 123 3333 (the non-emergency number).

A new display of Derby Co-Op History, 2pm to 4.30pm, Little Chester Heritage Centre, St Paul’s Church, in Mansfield Road. Admission free.

Staff will host an open event on Saturday 4th April, from 4.30pm, where the public will be offered free hair consultations and complimentary nail file and polishes.

The salon address is 134 Mansfield Road, telephone number 01332 735927.
During the event, there will be the chance to win £150 worth of hair and beauty vouchers plus free hair consultations and complimentary nail file and polishes.

As most will have already heard, a serious attack occurred late Saturday night/early Sunday morning in the car park off city road in Chester Green. Currently, a 25 year old man is being questioned by police, but the 19 year old girl who was attacked is still critically ill in hospital. A 19 year old man was also injured in the attack. More details can be found at the evening telegraphs website, here. Lets hope the man the police have in for questioning is the guilty party….

There has been a number of incidents of cars being broken into in the last few weeks in Chester Green and across handyside bridge in the five lamps area. Please make sure that no bags etc. are on show in your cars, and please report any suspicious people hanging around cars at night! The police’s NEW non-emergency number is 0345 123 33 33.