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DORE!DOORDORE VILLAGE SOCIETY No. 18 SUMMER 1990

The GrangeAccording to its datestone, the house we nowcall The Grange was born in the year 1684,on land originally belonging to the Duke ofDevonshire. Before the year the datestonealso displays the letters I. V. The meaning ofthese letters is not explicit but it is thoughtthat they may be an archaic form of theletters J.U. which could stand for JohnUnwin. This is not as far fetched as it mightseem since it is known through the parishregister that there was a John Unwin in thevillage at the time and owners of the samename have been identified as living in TheGrange in later years.

The indications are that the original housewas a Derbyshire longhouse Le. a singlestorey structure with two living rooms anda barn, under a single roof. The roof spacewould be a hay loft with wind holes atstrategic points. The barn was demolishedduring the first decade of this century andthe land it covered is now a garden; part ofthe barn can be seen on old photographs andthe old single strorey roof line can be clearlyseen in the present stone walls of the house.On the first floor some of the windholes canbe seen and in one of the downstairs roomsthere is a deep recess, in a wall, which hasbeen indentified as a bread oven.

The house, has been much altered over theyears although little is known of the datesof alterations. Sometime ago, probably earlyin the last century, a second storey was addedand the old low ceilings raised.Unfortuntaley a lot of rather soft sandstonewas used, contrasting with the originalgritstone. Two lean-dairies were also built onthe north side of the house. One of thedairies is used as a workshop and it still hasits stone benches and a flagged stone floor.Interestingly it has a crumbling stonemullioned window which has apparentlybeen moved from an earlier building -(Dore Hall?).

In 1892 a small kitchen was built on thesouth west corner of the house. This wasdemolished in 1968 when a major extensionwas built on the west of the main house usingmainly gritstone from a demolished house inStannington.

Many more buildings have from time totime stood on the site. For instance, adocument of 1897 refers to a "Stone builtresidence with coachman's house, washkitchen, 6 loose boxes, cowhouse, cartshed,greenhouse, gardens and paddock."

The coachman's house was a two up andtwo down cottage which has since been twiceextended and now comprises two flats. Twoloose boxes remain and what was describedas the cartshed probably became part of thelarge wash kitchen. One of the greenhousesis still in use.

The Grange, Dore Road, 1915

What do we know of previous owners?The earliest records refer to someone calledBarting followed by a succession of JohnUnwins (3 in fact) with a Joseph Unwin inthe middle. The deeds seem to suggest thatthe Unwins were under financial strain andthat the subsequent sale to John Elliot in1845 was forced. John Elliot died in 1866 andthe property was passed down to his farmerson, Samuel. During this time the house wascalled Dore House. In 1886 the property wassold to William Franklin and in 1892 to W.John Church. In 1906, Church's widow,Isabella sold the property (which was nownamed Grange Farm) to Louisa Pexton,Julian Young's grandmother, for £1000.

A letter, dated 1916, from Richard Pexton(bank manager of Heeley and husband ofLouisa) to his mortgage, agrees to an increasein the interest rate to 5070per annum - butwith the proviso that it be reduced "whentimes become more normal".

How things have changed!

News in BriefCraft Fair - to be held at Totley Library,Baslow Road, 11th - 16th June includingdisplays of craft work such as tapestries,collage, dried flowers, decoupage, terrariumsand painted pebbles. There will also bedemonstrations of various crafts such asembroidery, crochet, spinning, weaving, cakedecorating, painting on material, lace and softtoy making.

Enquire at the Library for details -Tel. 363067 Pauline Rosser, CommunityLibrarian.

Letters

Dear SirWith reference to the letter by Mrs S Sharpeof Batemoor in the spring issue.

She is quite correct about the top roof partof the "Lych Gate" which was erected to the.memory of men lost in the First World War.My Grandfather Joseph Fletcher did makethe gates in 1883. I have a photo of themtaken just after they were made, without thetop post.Bessie Colley (Brooke), Dore.

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Memories of DoreMrs Margaret Clark of Leyfield Road hasbeen kind enough to share some of hermemories of Dore.

Mrs Clark became landlady of the Hareand Hounds in 1929 and she and husbandFrank spent 43 years there. She looked soyoung that when the vicar, Rev. W. Gibson,called to welcome the new tenants he askedto see her mother.

The Hare and Hounds of those days wassmaller, the Post Office, a grocers and abutcher's shop occupying what is part of thepresent pub. The sorting office was over thePost Office and the post-master and his wifelived at the back - they got their water fromthe pub kitchen.

The Hare and Hounds had a lovely oldfarmhouse kitchen with a highly polishedYorkshire range and a stone sink which hadto be donkey stoned.

There was a Tap Room, Bar Parlour, aSmoke Room with a piano and a BagateleRoom. Mrs Clark played the piano for manysing-songs in the Smoke Room.

She still has the envelope on which shewrote down the prices of the drinks - \12

pint bitter - 4d; spirits 9d and Id for soda(old money of course).

The pub was the meeting place for manyvillage activities.

The Ploughing Match meetings and theirdinner were held there and stakers lunch wasprovided for the men who 'staked out' thefield for the ploughing.

Longshaw Sheepdog Trial meetings alsotook place there.

Dore Football Club (which was re-formedby Mr. Clark when the war ended) mnet inthe pub, and also used the loft to change.Water was provided for washing by a hose-pipe from the kitchen window to the yard.

Members of Dore and Totley Sick andFuneral Society paid their dues to Mr GeorgeThorp in the pub.

During the war fruit and vegetable showswere held in the loft to raise money for theHare and Hounds Cigarette Fund. Cigaretteswere sent to customers and their relativesserving in the forces. If the recipient returneda post-card to the pub, another packet ofcigarettes was sent.

The war also saw the formation of theKnitting Circle it the Hare and Houndskitchen where balaclavas and socks wereprovided for the troops.

The Fire Watchers had their meetings inthe pub (The A.R.P. post was in the Chapel).

The war also brought new customers to theHare and Hounds - men from the Ack AckBattery at Knowle Green and AirborneTroops camping at Kings Croft.

In 1952 Mrs Clark won first prize forbreadmaking at Dore and District PloughingSociety, but felt she had an unfair advantage,because of a friend from America hadbrought her some white flour, which wasbetter than that available in England.

When Frank and Margaret Clark retiredin 1972 it was the end of an era - and thiswas summed up in the following letter whichwas copied in script by Mrs Betty Brown,framed and given as a retiring present to theClarks.

"Sir, When you report (July 15th) thatFrank and Margaret Clark are leaving the'Hare and Hounds', Dore, you are reporting

the end of an era - the end of the Dore thatused to be.

The Dore when the 'Hare and Hounds'had stone-jlagged floors, white scrubbedfurniture and hard seats. The Dore of close-knit community - its amazing characters-men with wide leather belts and brass buckles- its own dialect.My cousins Punch Fisher and Kes

Fearneough were men one never forgets, theAshbys, Unwins, Coates, Hancocks,Denniffs etc. The ganister mines, the milkfloats, the nine-acre, the turn-pike,Christmas parties ...Dropping in for a drink on Sunday lunch

time with friend the late Stewart Jepson,beer, thin beef and Yorkshire pudding withthe family; JOpm and still there.Frank and Margaret be praised, Dore will

never the be same again.Ernest Jenkinson, 1972.'"

Linzi Henry

Can you help?Painting - the signpost at the junction ofLimb Lane and Hathersage Road is badly inneed of a coat of paint. It would be a shameto see the last of these old style signpostsreplaced by a modern aluminium version. Ifyou can spare an hour or two armed with abrush and paint please ring John Baker on369025 or Andrew Bownes on 352107.Cooking - can you spare a Tuesday morningevery 6 weeks to help with the cooking ofdinner for up to 16 members of the OldSchools club for the housebound?

If so, please contact either Betty Young364803 or Bess Colley 365707.Dore collection - We are grateful to severalpeople who have responded to our appeal foritems for Dore Collection.

Unfortunately, because of illness, we aremaking a slow start indexing the collection. Wewould appreciate ·some help from someonewith experience in such work, and an interestin archives, who can spare a few hours on anirregular basis. If you would like to take part,or would like to know more about what isinvolved, please phone Stella Wood on 366424.

Farming NotesDespite what some people seem to believe,farmers have always paid domestic rates ontheir house and garage just the same aseveryone else. What they haven't had to payis a business rate on their land and buildings.This was to keep the cost of food productionas low as possible, and it worked. The priceat the farrngate is about one third what theconsumer pays in the retail shop. One couldwell argue a case for de-rating wholesale andretail premises as well.

If on the other hand, it was decided to ratefarm land, the effect would be trulycatastrophic. As a farmer has no control overthe price he gets for his produce, he has totake what the market gives him. It wouldtake years for the laws of supply and demandto bring up the price to cover his increasedoverheads. It would almost certainly be thedeath knoll of the small family farms thatabound in this area.

With the present furore over the poll taxit's very easy to forget that the rating systemis equally as arbitary and unfair. Mostfarmhouses are well over a hundred years oldand as such have low rateable values, somany farmers in large spacious houses wouldbe paying less rates than a retired farmer ina small flat. Considering the turmoil thegovernment is having over how to financelocal government it's suprising they don'tseem to question whether we need it at all.If they financed education, police, fire androads form central taxation and shut downthe town hall who'd notice the difference?

Most farmers in fact probably won't findmuch difference between their rates bill andpoll tax bill. The people who are going tosuffer are the farmworkers. Many of themlive in tied houses whose votes were paid bytheir employers business and was taxdeductable. Now the farmworker isresponsible for his own tax. For a marriedman supporting his wife this will amount toabout six weeks wages in Sheffield. Theemployer is under no legal obligation to paythe poll tax for his farmhand, but if he doesit will not be a deductible business expense.

The problem of wealthy businessmenbuying farms on the outskirts of cities hasbeen referred to before in these articles.When is a farm not a farm? If a farmerbought a solicitors practice would that makehim a solicitor? The recent C.P .R.E. annualreport carries a picture of a new shed in theRivelin Valley which they complain has beenerected without planning permission asagricultural buildings do not requireplanning permission. When someone puts upa shed that looks like a hangar, mows a stripof grass in front of it that starts nowhere andends nowhere, and sticks a windsock at theend of it, it seems a pretty safe bet that it'suse is more aeronautical than agricultural.There is strong pressure for agriculturalbuildings to come under full planningcontrol. Examples like this don't help thecase against, not to mention the question ofrates.

Richard Farnsworth

Next deadline forAutumn Diary entries

7th August 1990

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Dare MolesMoley Jim, an itinerant mole catcher, visitedDore until the 1950's. He was about six feettall and lame, a welcome visitor to the localfarms. Moles require a lot of water to drink,hence their main runs would connect with awater source. Moley Jim would find the mainrun and set his traps. The dead moles wouldbe skinned and the bodies nailed to a nearbygate. The local farmers would pay by results.Old age eventually caught up with the localmole catcher and there was no-one to carryon his work.

In the local archives there is a draftagreement for killing moles in the Townshipof Dore in the County of Derby. This isdated 29th March, 1821. The agreement wasmade between John Moody of Whittingtonin the County of Derby, mole catcher andJohn Frith, Churchwarden and John Unwinand Henry Hancock Overseers of the Poorof the Township of Dore. For a fee of sevenpounds, eleven shillings and four pence ayear, Moody with 'proper assistant' agreedto 'catch, kill, take and destroy all the molesthat from time to time be found within andunder all and every the old enclosed land and

grounds lying within the Township of Dore.'The agreement was to last for thirty one

years - to include the executors oradministrators of John Moody! The molecatcher was to "use and employ the bestmeans that can or may be had or taken forthe destruction of the moles aforesaid anduse such diligence and apply such proportionof his time in the destruction of the same asshall and may be deemed sufficient andnecessary doing as little injury or damage tothe edges, fences, grass, corn or herbage ofthe said land owners or occupiers as thenature of the case will admit!

John Frith, John Unwin and HenryHancock or their successors were to pay theagreed amount of £7-11-4 per annum for thethirty one years from the Poor Rate for theTownship of Dore, the first payment beingon December 29th, 1821. In the case of anydispute arising between John Moody, themole catcher and the representatives of thevillage, then each party was to choose aneutral person to try to come to someagreement. If differences could not be settledwithin ten days, a third person was to benominated as 'Umpire'. 'Determination shall~------------------------------------------------~

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Moley Jim was undoubtedly more sensibleto accept the simple method of payment byresults!

Scout GalaOnce again the organisers have generouslygiven permission for the Village Society tomount a display stand and sales point on theGala field. (Please see the Diary for detailsof the weekend's events).

We will have a display of our activities,copies of some of the old photographs forsale at £6 for a 10" x 8" print, as well asour "value" packs of publications at £2.20each. These items make interesting andworthwhile gifts for relatives or friends.

You will be able to join the Village Societyor renew your subscription which has beenheld at £2 per household for this year.

You will also be able to meet members ofthe Committee and discuss any matters ofparticular concern. For our part, we arealways interested in meeting people who wishto help the Society in some way, so pleasecome along and have a chat!

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LettersDear SirIn your spring 1990 issue you mentioned

that the enumerator of the 1881 census wasa Joseph Baxby. You may be interested toknow that he still resides amongst you - inDore churchyard with his wife and children.A fairly prominent Totley resident, Josephserved as a trustee of the now-closed TotleyMethodist Church. He was born in Totleyin 1824the son of John, a local stone mason,and his wife Leta; John was the Totleycensus enumerator in 1851 and probablylived at the' 1704' cottage on Hill Foot Road.At 15 Joseph was pursuing an apprenticeshipin Joseph Marshall' s House as a file cutter,a trade he pursued for many years. He wasdescribed as a file cutter and postman in theMethodist list of trustees in 1884 althoughthis may have been an outdated description.What we do know is that Joseph had a shopin Totley Hall Lane by 1865and by 1876wasthe village postman. Some seven years laterhe had taken over the task of schoolattendance officer as well and perhaps it wasthis clerical skill which led him to the job ofDore enumerator.By 1891 he was listed as subpostmaster

and school attendance officer and living inTotley Post Office. Joseph died 3 years lateraged 70.I do agree that the census records provide

useful information but can be widelyinnacurate particularly concerning ages. Dobeware!Brian Edwards.Dear Sir,I write to express my concern over the futureof the Child Health Clinic, currently held onthe 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month at theChurch Hall on Townhead Road.This service is provided by the Sheffield

Health Authority and in the past has givenmothers of young children welcome support,offering immunisations, developmentaltesting, advice from the Health Visitor anddiscounted baby food products, but most ofall a regular opportunity to meet and shareproblems with other new parents.Over the past year, as Playgroup organiser

in the same building, I have watched thisservice being apparently systematically rundown. The doctor's attendance has beenerratic, making regular immunisationschedules impossible, parents have been sentappointments for dates when no clinic washeld, and developmental tests are no longeroffered. Consequently the number of parentsattending has fallen: I suspect that this willsoon be offered as a 'reason' for closing

If a similar service was provided locally byGPs, offering medical and social facilities,then maybe this would not matter - at leastto patients on their list. However, I understandthat the local doctors hold their mother & babyclinic at Carter Knowle Road. The nearestalternative Child Health Clinic is held weeklyat the Methodist Church Hall in Totley - along pram-push away for the two hundredmothers of under- fivesat the top end of Dore,not all of whom have cars.

I think weshould act on their behalf beforeit is too late. Otherwise, the village will haveto add 'BABY CLINIC' to 'NURSERYSCHOOl? and 'LIBRARY' as 'FACILITIESWE DO NOT HAVE'.Maureen Haworth, Dore. Tel. 366771.

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Sonnenberg AssociationAre you concerned about economic, socialand racial divisions? Likewise, the misuse ofour environment? Would you like to discussthese and other topics within nationallymixed groups, while spending a relaxing timeof fun, education and social life? If yourreply is "yes" then I think you will beinterested in this association. Over the yearsmany people of all ages have had the uniqueexperience of attending a Sonnenbergconference.The chief centre where we meet is in one

of the most beautiful parts of Germany, theHarz Mountains, S.E. of Hannover.Conferences usually lasting 9 or 10 days areso arranged that you have afternoons freeto enjoy your own pursuits, such asswimming, ski-ing and walking.The International Sonnenberg Association

developed out of the chaos of a refugee campin Denmark in 1946. Its aim is to get peopleof different countries to live together for ashort while in the hope that prejudices willbe dispelled. At the SonnenbergInternational House there are often as manyas 12-14 different nationalities from almostevery country in East and West Europe andfrom further afield.There is no need to know a foreign

language as there is simultaneous translation.The cost is approximately £69 for 10days fullboard (ex travel). The accommodation andfood are good with special facilities for thephysically handicapped. Single roomsavailable at extra cost. The 18 NationalSonnenberg Associations are non-political,non-sectarian and non-racial. Our motto is:-TALK TOGETHER,UNDERSTAND ONE ANOTHER,OVERCOME PREJUDICES,ACT RESPONSIBLY.

If you are interested in participating in anenjoyable educational holiday at a verymodest cost, vacancies exist on the followingconferences:

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1) June 17th to 25th "Environmentalproblems - just a matter for the youngergeneration?" Aimed at people over 50 yearsof age.2) July 21st - 30th. "Nature in danger - Whatcan families in East and West .do?" Aimedat families, single people and couples of allages.3) July 26th - Aug 2nd. A conference atWentworth Castle, Northern CollegeThere will also be a special Sonnenberg

meeting at Sheffield Town Hall on Sat. Oct6th to which all are invited.For further information, please contactMr Barry Everley,259 Abbeydale Road South,Sheffield S17 3LB Tel351048

Spring MeetingThe spring meeting was extremely wellattended, almost standing only,withMr DavidHey giving us a "once-upon-a-time" viewoftravel through Derbyshire.The audience was taken by foot, horse or

wagon over rough, wild and dangerouscountryside and a fascinating insight intotravel in ancient Derbyshire.We travelled over Criss-crosstracks,

enclosure roads and some used by Romans,tradesmen and market people.We learned the names of various tracks -

such as ways, Holloways, peat tracks etc andthe names of the travellers and tradesmen"Jaggers", lead traders. "Badgers were cornmerchants and "Scotsmen" traded in cheaplinens.Press gangs were formed to repair roads

once a year as further aid to travellers mapsand sign posts were made, some of the latterare still to be found on the moors today.The talk was concluded by reference to

ghosts, which wemay think about if wetravelthese areas late at night.

Millstone history was not part of this talk.Hopefully wemay enjoy a talk on this subjectnext year.

Whitsuntide in Dore"With the hope of fine weather Whitsuntidethis year bids fair to be a gay time in ourvillage". So wrote the Vicar, William RalphCribson in the June edition of the Dore andTotley Parochial Magazine in June 1895.

The children from both Dore and TotleyDay Schools and Sunday School met at2.00pm in the Dore School. They thenproceeded to the Church for a short service.This was followed by a parade through thevillage, singing at intervals on the way to thecricket field for games. The stops along theway were to serenade the 'sick and afflicted'with the Whitsuntide hymns. The large groupof children was accompanied by the DoreBrass Band under the leadership of Mr HarryTaylor. A tea was provided in the DoreChurch School at 4.30pm. The children weregiven presents of balls, organges, milk,sweets etc. In 1895, the sum of £9-6s-6d paidfor the tea, gifts and there was sufficient leftover to buy tablecloths, 6 urns and teaspoonsfor future occasions. The weather was lessgenerous in 1897, when "the Sunday SchoolTeachers did their very best to enliven thescholars on a very dull and cold day". Inspite of this there were almost a hundredpeople in the parade. In 1904 a "capitalphonograph entertainment" was given in theschool room following the tea.

In 1905 a Sunday School was started inTotley and from 1906 the Totley ChurchMission Scholars and friends walked in

procession round Totley and Totley Bents,singing the 'Whitsun hymns at differentplaces on the way. Whit-Monday Treatscontinued in Dore although in 1907, thecricket field was too wet for games and theVillage Green was the alternate venue forcricket and other games, accompanied by thestrains of the Dore Brass Band. After tea"the whole party, of considerably over ahundred strong, were taken by LanternEntertainment to the Isle of Man, where thebeauties of sea, mountain, glen, castle,fortress and lovely landscape were muchenjoyed".

"Additional Whitsun entertainment wasintroduced on Whit-Tuesday. In 1895 asportsday was held on the criket field, being"kindly lent for Monday and Tuesday byMr. William Farnsworth of TownheadFarm". There were flat races of variousdistances, throwing at wicket, three-leggedrace, high jump and a potties race andConsolation Scramble. In 1895, Mr ThomasMarshall displayed the prizes in his windowfor several days before the sports. Mr.Frederick Bustin provided a tent, in whichthe prizes were displayed during theafternoon of the sports. There were certainlyplenty of rewards for effort as "no boy leftthe field without a prize being offered". Theprizes were presented by Mrs Gibson, thewife of the Vicar "before a large andinterested assembly". Mr Sam Thorpesupplied the sacks for the sack race, whichproved, perhaps, the "most mirth producing

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with the more serious tone of theWhitsunday Service for children in 1903when the children readily answered questionson "the great subject of the day, viz., TheDescent of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost intongues of fire on the Apostles - itsimmediate and continual effect upon theChurch of Christ."

Local ArtThe Abbeydale Art Group are a group ofmainly local people, who enjoy painting anddrawing together and by meeting hope toimprove their standard of achievement.

We meet on Saturday afternoons, generallyalternate weeks. In Winter we meet inAbbeydale Hall to paint or draw subjects setup by one of the Committee or to do work ofour own choice and sometimes for ademonstration by an experienced local artistor one of our own members.

In Summer, weather permitting, we paintoutdoors at a prearranged place of localinterest.

We mount an annual exhibition, generallyin the Spring, and our annual subscription is£7.

If you would be interested in joining us orto find out more details please contact MaryActon. Hon. Sec. Tel. 363947.

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Abbeydale Park Sports ClubPlanning AppealThe Club's appeal against the City Councildecision not to grant planning consent forresidential development on the playing fieldat the bottom of Cavendish Avenue washeard on 27 February in the Town Hall.

The result was that the Inspectorappointed by the Department of theEnvironment allowed the appeal, effectivelygranting outline permission for residentialdevelopment. This was in spite ofrepresentations from the Village Society anda large number of local residents.

The board of the Club met on 9th Apriland have instructed that a topographicalsurvey of the site be carried out withparticular reference to landscaping andscreening.

In the light of this decision, a planningapplication will shortly be made for all the"reserved matters" which include design,density, means of access and landscaping; theapplication will then be considered by theCouncil in the usual way.

The question of means of access was dealtwith in paragraph 15 of the Inspector'sdecision letter in which he affirms thatAshfurlong Road is the subject of an orderunder Section 30 of the Public Health Act1925 which requires any developer to widenthe narrow section of the road at the timedevelopment takes place. The Inspector goeson to say:"Clearly the road widening and sight lineswould bring a major change to the road'sappearance hereabouts. However my view isthat a well designed scheme of on-sitelandscaping could bring to this part ofAshfurlong Road a very attractive newaspect. "Paragraph 17 of his report deals with carparking for major events at the Club (forexample County Cricket matches). At theinquiry the Club undertook to relocate theparking provided by the appeal site to otherareas within the complex and said that theyintended to construct additional permanentparking, subject to any necessary planningconsent.

Open EveningOn Wednesday 28th March about 30 peopleattended the open evening organised by theClub.

David Fleetwood, Club Chairman, andPaul Proctor, a Director, outlined ambitiousplans for the future of the Club including theconstruction of a gymnasium, swimmingpool, two indoor tennis courts, andimprovements to the pavillion. They alsomentioned various repairs, pitch and parkingimprovements which they expect to be paidfor by the sale of the playing field forhousing development.

When pressed specifcally on which partsof the Club would be sold to pay for the nextgeneration of repairs and improvements, Mr.Fleetwood categorically stated that it was notintended to sell off any further land fordevelopment.

In addition the following points wereraised:1. Boundary with Abbeydale Hallthe Club agreed to clarify ownership andundertook to restore any parts which weretheir responsibility.

2. Floodlighting nuisancea resident living opposite the Club, onAbbeydale Road South, had organised apetition calling for better regulation of thelights which fully illuminated a number ofhouses when the pitches were in use duringthe evening. Mr. Proctor explained that thelights were designed to television standardsbut said that in response to complaints hehad recalled the contractors who are toadjust the lights to abate the nuisance. Headded that the work should be completed bySeptember.3. Major event parkingvisitors to the Club would continue to parton nearby roads if the had to pay to parkwithin the complex so it was suggested thatparking be made free and personal admissioncharges be raised slightly. Mr. Fleetwoodagreed to consider this suggestion.4. Contact in the event of complaintsFollowing a suggestion that there be a singlepoint of contact to speed communications,Mr. Fleetwood nominated the ClubSecretary, David Drabble, he can becontacted at: The Abbeydale Park SportsClub, Abbeydale Park, Sheffield, S17 3LJ.Telephone 367001.These issues of great concern to thecommunity were dealt with frankly andrealistically by the Club and it is hoped thatthe meeting was a first step towardsimproving relations between the Club and itsneighbours.

DORE VILLAGE ~SOCiETY· .' ~

The Society is a non-political organisationwith the aim of preserving and enhancing theamenities of Dore and encouragingdevelopments which will improve them.

OFFICERS-Chairman:

Mr. A.C. Bownes, Limpits CottageTel: 352107

Treasurer:Mr. C. Myers, 1 Rushley AvenueTel: 365658

COMMITTEE-Mr. J.R. Baker 369025Mrs. E.C. Bownes 352107Mr. L.J. Con way (Planning) 361189Mr. D. Dean 368082Mr. P .S. Dutfield 365850Mr. J.W. Laver 361286Mrs. S. Wood 366424

The Committee meets on the 2ndWednesday of each month.

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Dore ShowThis year's Show, the fourth, will be held onSaturday 8th September at the Old VillageSchool.

The format will be broadly similar to lastyear but we intend to improve registrationto minimise queuing, improve direction signsboths to, and within the School and improvethe displays of Floral Art and the raffleprizes. In addition we will displayphotographs of the winners in the gardenssections and all entrants in the Junior Classeswill receive an "Exhibitor" certificate.

After a number of complaints the "knittedmans sweater" class has been replaced by "ahand knitted sweater, any size".

It is also planned to alter some of thetimings of the day so that the awards will bepresented mid-afternoon and the CharityAuction held in the evening, probably in theHare and Hounds.

As usual the full class list and rules willbe available from Greens Home and GardenSupplies, Causeway Head Road, from earlyJuly and the Autumn issue of Dare to Doorwill contain a pull-out programme.

We are hoping for another good growingseason and look forward to seeing you onthe day - as an exhibitor, visitor, or bestof all, both!

Volunteer Bureau

The Sheffield Volunteer Bureau - is aplace where people come to find out aboutall the different types of voluntary workavailable in the Sheffield area.If you have a few hours a week to spare -why not go along to the Bureau's 'VolunteerShop'. Open Monday to Friday IO.30am-3.30pm, with a late night openingWednesday S.30pm-7pm. The VolunteerShop has information about local andNational groups, information on activitiestaking place and pictures of volunteers inaction. If you prefer a private interview -contact the Bureau on 739393 for anappointment.The Bureau and 'The Volunteer Shop' are at69 Division Street, Sheffield SI 4GE.

Tree deathsOnce again Dore is faced with the death oftrees in its roadside verges, this time inHeatherlea Avenue, Newfield Crescent,Kerwin Road and Kerwin Drive. Thisfollows the destruction of chestnut trees inCavendish Avenue two years ago, and othersimilar incidents in Norton and Jordanthorpe.In response to concern from residents the

Dore Village Society added an early voice tothe public outcry and received an assurancefrom the Council Officer responsible, Mr R.

Peterkin that a full investigation would bemade. By the time you read thisrepresentatives of the councils worksdepartment will hopefully have replied inpublic at a meeting scheduled for May21 st,Let's hope the inevitable reassurances thatroot cutting and the inappropriate use ofherbicides or mulches will stop, will bebacked this time by more efficientmanagement control by officers of theWorks Department and that anyone to blamefor what has happened will be heldaccountable!

King Ecgbert SchoolThe summer term is always a busy one but itseems especially so at King Ecgbert this year.

With Year IV (5th year) and our 6th formersworking hard now for the final run up toGCSE and 'JV levels two events shine on thehorizon to spur them on,

A certification Tea is to be held on 12th Junefor the awarding of the Validation Certificates.

All our Year IV pupils have completed shortcourses choosing from activities whichincluded mini-enterprise, windsurfing,community placement, film-making, first-aid,Spanish, computer programming and theD. of E. Award Scheme. In addition, somepupils have studied two year courses designedby the teaching staff and subsequentlyaccredited by the National Accrediting Board.

Our Upper Sixth will also have a "farewelltea" on 25th May although as Mrs Ferdinand,Head of Sixth points out, for the majority ofthem it's more a case of au revoir thangoodbye'.

This year 24 have been offered provisionalplaces in universities and 17 at polytechnicswhilst Eleanor Combley has already beenaccepted at Oxford University. ElizabethWilliams has a scholarship to the RoyalAcademy of Music.

Many of our Year 10pupils (4th years) havenow taken up the first opportunity for workexperience - a 3 week block to taste whatmight be ahead! Others have opted forcommunity placement and are working out ofschool one afternoon a week for twelve weeks.Both give pupils an experience of the world ofwork.

" We could have no better ambassadors forthe school", said Headteacher Mr Frank Abel,"Our pupils have received excellent evaluationcomments, many of which can then be usedas references for course or job applications?'

Choosing a course for the future is not aneasy task and one which our Year 9 (3rd year)pupils are now involved in. The individualinterviews with pupils and parents are a regularfeature of this process and one which isuniversally welcomed.

Our Year 7 & 8 (1st and 2nd year) pupils andparents will also be invited post Whit toindividual interviews with form tutors todiscuss their child's progress. TheAchievement folders, began in our feederschools and are now a regular feature of ouracademic work King Ecgbert's continues to bethe main basis for this discussion.

Even further afield four of our year 9 pupilsare using satellite to link up with the JuniorHigh School, Jacksonville, Florida. Theproject, Campus 2,000 electronic maie hasbeen set up by the Sheffield branch of theYoung Historian's group and is a sharedventure with Myers Grove, Silverdale andNotre Dame. The pupils are comparinginformation about the British and Americanconstitutions and are then set the task ofworking out the ideal constitution for ahypothetical space station.

Other events to look forward to for pupilsand parents are:

- The Summer concert 4th July - aspecial treat of music, strawberries and wineand with guest Joe Scarborough present tounveil the mosaic done by our Y7 (Year 1)pupils.

- Sports Day and Art and DesignExhibition July 10th - if we have fine weather.

- Finally we are also eagerly awaiting ournew pupils to Year 7 and 8 (1st and 2nd years).Many of them have already worked in ourschool using the special primary classroomthat we have developed but this visit - a fullday on 28th June with their junior schoolteachers and parents will give them the chanceto meet a few more staff, try a lesson or twoand share those lessons with some of their newclassmates from other schools.

If you would like any more informationabout any of these events or about the schoolin general please contact Mr Frank Abel,Headteacher. Tel. 369931.

Nature's Corner

Environmental DirectoryThis years Sheffield Environment Week atthe beginning of June was the mostsuccessful yet. The combination of moreevents than earlier years and the goodweather brought the public out in largenumbers.During the week, Sheffield City WildlifeProject launched the city's firstcomprehensive directory of environmentalorganisations and services. The directorytook over six months to compile andcontains information about the wide range ofenvironmental groups which are active inSheffield. It also features the departments ofthe City Council which are responsible forlooking after our environment - from naturereserves to historic buildings.The aim is not only to encourage morepeople to become actively involved in caringfor the environment, but also to enable localpeople to locate more easily the best sourceof help when an environmental problemarises (e.g. pollution, litter or damage towildlife).The Directory is available at £2.50 irrtl.p&p from: Sheffield Wildlife Project,Bessemer House, 59 Carl isle Street East,Sheffield S4 7QN. Please make chequespayable to Sheffield Environment Week.Wildlife gardenIf you have a garden with well groomedlawns and carefully nurtured flowers andperhaps some hand te nde d vegetableswouldn't it be nice to also find some roomfor wildlife.These need not be "baddies" which attackyour beloved plants. In nature piles ofharmless insects will let the birds feedthemselves. Then the birds will also help eatup any creatures which do eat yourfavourites.Find a place such as a shady patch undersome trees. Make a small pile of dead logsand leaves, or a pile of stones or bricks.Insects such as woodlice like to live under

underneath. Remember to put the stones backcarefully.Log piles attract a great variety of insects.Some logs may even come into 'flower' withbeautiful fungi growing from them, arrangedas if they came from a flower shop. Thebracket type fungi can be dried off and usedfor dried flower decoration.A pile of dead leaves could be a home forhedgehogs which are one of the gardenersbest friends, as they eat slugs and worms.

Local WoodlandsSheffield has a fascinating diversity ofwoodlands, both old and new. These rangefrom the truly 'ancient' Ecclesall woods,with its magnificent Oaks, Beeches andSweet Chestnuts, to the recently developed,semi-natural Birch woodland around manyof our moors and heaths. The wildlife andecology of these woods is similarly diverse.In the old oakwoods, with large, mature,trees, we find birds such as Treecreeper,Great Spotted Woodpeckers and Nuthatch.The so-called 'hanging' oak woods of theupper western valleys, occasionally hold thePied Flycatcher, and more commonly, WoodWarbler and Redstart. Open Birch areas withheathland attract Tree Pipits, Whinchat andperhaps Nightjar.The woods are not only home for birds\however, but a range of wildflowers, ofinsects, of mammals and plants such as ferns,mosses and liverworts. The mammals includethe Fox and the sadly persecuted Badger. Ourconifer plantations hold tiny relictpopulations of Red Squirrel.The ecology of the woods revolves around agreat cycle of decay and regeneration. Thiscycle occurs both yearly and also over muchlonger time-periods. Whatever the seasonhowever, there is a wealth of wildlife fromsimple algae and lichens, to decaying fungiand to massive trees. Human activity andmanagement have helped to create ourpresent woodland heritage. What we haveleft however, is only a tiny fragment of theoriginal woodland cover of Sheffield(perhaps reduced from 95% of theland-surface, to 10%). Careful managementand conservation are essential of any of thesewildlife havens are to survive intact.Exract from Sheffield News, written hy SheffieldCity Councils Countryside Unit.

The Cobwebs WalksThis airy walk of about four miles is all over1,000 feet above sea level and almostguaranteed to blow the cobwebs away!

It can be completed by most people in acouple of hours, but a great deal depends onweather conditions and on whether walkersare interested enough in their surroundingsto 'stand and stare' from time to time. Usesensible footwear and remember the moorsare always a pullover or cardigan colder thantemperatures in our village.

Start from the place on Sheep hill Roadwhere a wooden gate with a peculiar ironhandle gives access to Jumble Road andHoundkirk Moor. This gate is towards thesouthern end of Sheephill Road, so turn leftat the top of Long Line. There are two orthree small lay-bys shortly after passing thedrive to "The Meadows", and the JumbleRoad gate is on the right.

This Dore Enclosure road is actually awide track leading up the moor, at firstgrassy then rather stony. There is a streamand also the bubbling Parkinson's Spring onthe left, then the wide and well-known oldHoundkirk turnpike road is reached andcrossed. Follow the moorland track to havethe conifers of Lady Canning's Plantationon the immediate right and the open mooron the left until the Ringinglow toHathersage road is met.

Go across this road and over the stile

opposite to follow the obvious footpathgoing forward to the low crest of BrownEdge. The old quarry heaps on Brown EdgeMoor are now covered with heather andrough grass and thin tracks, but TheCobwebs Walk (that is my name for thisouting) is waymarked by an arrow indicatinghalf-right and then, nin a short hundredyards, another indicating sharp left. Followleft along the vestiges of an old quarry roadthrough a gap between heather-covered spoilheaps to a grey metal seven-barred gate andstile in the stone wall down on the right.From here a good farm track leads to, andthrough Brown Edge Farm. Passing throughthe premises, the farmhouse is on the rightas the way leads out across a field toFulwood Lane. Whilst on this stretch notice,if visibility is good, the Derwent andBradfield moorlands ahead to the left, withthe TV mast at Emley Moor nearHuddersfield slightly left as the lane isapproached. Towards the right, acrossSheffield and much of the south ofYorkshire, are the power stations far beyondDoncaster.

On reaching Fulwood Lane, turn right andwalk gently down a trod in the wide grassverge, passing a single house on the left toalmost immediately ascend a stile in the wallon the right, where Greenhouse Lane meetsFulwood Lane. There is a clear path throughthree fields from here until a stile giving re-entry to Brown Edge Moor is gained. From

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Craft Fair and Demonstrations. Totley Library (seearticle or enquire at library for details: 363067)Child help line: Janet Betts. Dore Methodist ChurchTuesday Group. Methodist Hall 7.45pm.Holistic Health and Healing: Pamela Hampton Dore(E) T.G. Old School.Rev. Michael Brown B.D. Methodist WomensFellowship 2p.m.Methodist Church Anniversary followed by ChurchPicnic 10.30a.m.Garden Party Cheshire Home Mickley Lane 2pm.Summer Fair. Dore Parents Association. Dore JuniorSchool. 2pm.Outing Methodist Women's Fellowship 2pm.Foster's Bakery. Dore Methodist Church TuesdayGroup ..

Walk and Supper. Dore Methodist Church. TuesdayGroup.30th Birthday Party. Dore (E) T.G. Dore MasonicHall.Scout Gala and Well Dressing. See posters andprogrammes. Parade starts 2.15pm. Gala 2.30pm.Well Dressing Service. Village Green 3pm. CreamTeas will be served afterwards in the MethodistSchool Room.

Every Saturday (unless advised) venture scouts car wash serviceand coffee £1 Scout HQ lOam. to 12noon

Second Saturday each month Waste paper collection (Scouts)Recreation Ground 9.30am. to 11.30am.

(June 9th, July 14th, August 11th, September 8th)Bottle Bank collection. Scout HQ Rushley Road.

the stile incline half-right towards a waymarkvisible some 250 yards away.

This post is the point reached already onthe outward journey, and the return" toSheephill Road is over the same route,crossing Ringinglow Road and the oldHoundkirk turnpike as before. Thereforedisregard the direction arrow on thewaymark post and go straight ahead onehundred yards to the second waymark on thecrest, from where the way home can be seen,with the Ox Stones silhouetted on the nearhorizon.

The way back is either level going ordownhill, with interesting views if clear overnorth Derbyshire and Nottinghamshiretowards the power stations on the riverTrent.

The sections of this walk along JumbleRoad and beside Lady Canning's Plantation(which was known in the Dore Enclosure asOxstone Dale Road, but locally as Sod Bankor Sod Walk from the banks of turf whichpre-dated the introduction of grouse-shooting butts) are included in Walk 10 of'From Dore to Dore, Some Local Walks"edited by Betty Young and ElizabethGarland and published by the Dore VillageSociety. This booklet, although requiringslight revision, is the best footpath guide anyDore resident could have in their library or,better still, in their rucksack.

Roy Bullen.

Diary entries for September, October and November should reachStella Wood by August 7th. Phone 366424.

36 Church Lane, Dore, Sheffield 17Telephone (0742) 620035

Recently acquired by two local families, Joe and Manuelwelcome you to Dore Grill Restaurant once again offering

the finest English and Continental Cuisine.

Full Table D'Hote and A La Carte menus availableLunches served Monday to Friday 12.00-2.30pm

3 courses - £5. SO

Sunday Lunch 12.00-2.30pm - £7.75Evening Meals served Monday to Saturday 6.00-10.30pm