Archive for June, 2011
Tissington Well Dressings – Photo Gallery 2011 – 1
Posted in Photography, Previous posts, Well dressing on Friday June 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
June’s Film Night – 17th
Posted in Uncategorized on Friday June 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD This great, classic film starred Errol Flynn as the swash-buckling and daring hero, with Olivia de Havilland as Maid Marian, and with Basil Rathbone. It won 3 Oscars including Best Film score for the marvellous music by Erich Korngold. With a budget of $2 million, it was the most expensive [...]
Coffin Well – Tissington Well Dressings
Posted in Photography, Previous posts, Well dressing on Wednesday June 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Coffin Well work at the other end of the barn from Yew Tree Well. This year Diane has designed her well as Noah’s Ark. The pictures show a selection of animals, including otters, pandas, butterflies, tortoise, penguin and giraffe. Yew Tree Well photos
Well Dressings, Tissington – Day 3
Posted in Photography, Previous posts, Well dressing on Wednesday June 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We work in a barn, which is cold. This year we shared the venue with 18 piglets and two sows. Some of the youngsters, James and Catherine Carr and school friend Jada. I even brought family over from America to lend a hand: Judy from North Carolina. Today is the final day and we concentrated [...]
Properties for sale or rent
Posted in Housing on Wednesday June 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
IMPORTANT: These details have been updated elsewhere. Please click here for our most recent property round-up. Pikehall Lane, 3 bed bungalow, £595,000. NEW: Bluebell Cottage, Creamery Lane, 3 bed detached, £425,000. NEW: Spenedge, 2 bed detached, P.O.A. (01335-390773) NEW: Rathbone Croft, 3-bed semi-detached, £220,000. NEW: Pikehall grassland, 7.23 acres, £55,000 – £60,000. Auction 3pm, Monday [...]
Update on proposed Wind Turbines
Posted in Environment, Farming, Planning, Sustainability on Wednesday June 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Robert Gosling posted this as a comment. Many thanks to those of you who attended our display on 17th May, we were very pleased with the discussions and conversations on the night. Many of you have filled in questionnaires and returned them to us. These, along with the posts on the blog have given us [...]
Spotted flycatchers
Posted in Ornithology, Photography on Wednesday June 1, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I ‘spotted’ a pair of these flycatching birds in my garden. (Definitely not swallows) Sssshhhhhh dont tell JFS. – Colin B (Please click to enlarge; well worth it!)


