Crich Standard
Crich Standard
Latest news from the area
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Classic Motorcycle Day at Crich Tramway Village
17 June 2022
The annual Classic Motorcycle Day at Crich Tramway Village will be held this year on Sunday July 3rd.
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Crich Tramway Village - Limited Opening Update
25 May 2022
Crich Tramway Village has been able to partially re-open following the closere to allow essential maintenance work to be carried out. However, tram services and access to the tram depot and exhibition halls remains closed.
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Crich Tramway Village Temporarily Closed
18 May 2022
Crich Tramway Village is temporarily closed to allow essential sfatey maintenance work to be undertaken.
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Muddlealong have been helping the Ukraine appeal
23 April 2022
Muddlealong have just forwarded some of their completed items to the Ukraine appeal.
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New Season at Crich Tramway Village
04 March 2022
Crich Tramway Village reopens to the public on 12th March. This item provides some background detail, including news of three trams which will feature this season and an indication of the main events planned for 2022.
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Calling for music volunteers
30 January 2022
Crich Area Dementia Friends are seeking people who would be willing to volunteer to help out at the monthly music sessions.
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Tuesday Club Menu for February 2022
29 January 2022
An opportunity to get together every Tuesday for a two course meal and a chat with friends and neighbours at The Glebe Field Centre, Crich.
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Now it's Popalongs!
19 January 2022
Find out more about the Popalong and Popalong Babies groups.
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Paediatric First Aid Course
14 January 2022
Popalong Babies, Crich Medical Practice Patients Participation Group and Derbyshire Toy Libraries have come together to organise a paediatric first aid course for parents and carers.
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A Christmas Journey - Follow the Star!
14 December 2021
Join with the Christmas Story as it unfolds in windows around Crich from 15 December to 29 December.
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Children's Christmas Holiday Activities
08 December 2021
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS: HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN IN THE CRICH AREA
We are delighted to say that we have organised more activities for children aged 5 to 13 during theupcoming Christmas Holidays.
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Only two days until the Crich Christmas Fair
25 November 2021
Only two days until the Christmas shopping opportunity at the Crich Glebe Field Centre Christmas Fair.
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Welcome to Crich Standard
Welcome to the definitive website for the news and goings on of the Crich Area which includes the villages of Crich, Fritchley, Whatstandwell and the hamlets of Crich Carr, Plaistow Green and Wheatcroft.
Every quarter, Crich Standard is published as a magazine and distributed free of charge to all households in Crich Parish. It is written, produced and distributed by volunteers and is supported by advertising from local businesses.
Here are some of the latest feature articles from the magazine.
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Our green and pleasant (local) land
Agriculture plays a major part in what makes our villages work as a thriving community. It provides food, employment and ample opportunity for recreation, particularly walking along the many miles of well-defined footpaths. Read more here.
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Summertime fun
Summer 2020 saw a host of activities arranged for children in the Parish. Ranging from physical, creative and social events, all the sessions aimed to encourage youngsters to have fun! Read more
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Comrades Club – plans old and new
The Crich Comrades club turns 100 years old this year! Curious to know more about what it cost to get started? Find out here
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What makes us tick : a community working together
How, we as a community, transformed our old, but much loved recreation ground and developed a great facility for all. Paul Yorke tells us more
Upcoming events
You can find a full calendar of events here.
St Mary's Church cleaning morning!
Sat Jun 25 09:30:00 2022
A church cleaning morning has been arranged for Saturday 25 June from 9.30 am.
Tea, coffee and cake for all volunteers!
Categories
St Marys, Activity, Event
Whatstandwell Festival
Sat Jun 25 10:00:00 2022
Whatstandwell Festival is on from Friday 24 June, 6.00 pm and Saturday 25 June
Live music, bands, disco, dancing, fancy dress, bar, food, activities and fire pit.
Bands on Friday and Saturday night.
Great local beers and cider.
Acoustic tent on Saturday.
90’s disco and fancy dress on Friday.
Street Food.
Activities include yoga, circus skills and a ‘Frosty’ wood carving demonstration.
Camping fee paid separately to Hankin Farm on the day.
Tickets Adults £20, Youth (12-17) £10, Child (0-11) Free Buy tickets here
Keep up to date with the event on the Whatstandwell Social Club Facebook page
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Activity, Music, Dance, Event
Crich Heritage Partnership Meeting - Brunton’s Walking engine or Mechanical Traveller
Thu Jun 30 19:30:00 2022
7.30 pm at Crich Glebe Field Centre
Dieter Hopkin has kindly agreed to talk about Brunton’s Walking engine or Mechanical Traveller on June 30th at . This machine was designed to overcome the perceived problem of lack of adhesion of steel wheels on steel rails, built by the Butterley Company and used in Crich.
Everyone welcome!
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Glebe, Social group, Talk, Event
Vocal Coaching Workshop
Sat Jul 2 10:45:00 2022
Saturday 2nd July 2022 at St Mary’s Church, Crich
COST: £20
Workshops start at 10.45am
Tickets from: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/KingdomVocalCoaching
Workshop 1 (10.45 - 12.00 noon): “Unstitching bad habits: A look at breathing, posture and their importance to vocal release and tone. Explore the three main singing tones and understand the power of the hum.” LUNCH (bring your own) *DRINKS PROVIDED*
Workshop 2 (1.00 - 2.15pm) (Level-Up 1): “Accessing Higher Notes and Range: The three different techniques that can be applied to access those higher notes with ease.
Plus get the opportunity to perform with TRACE & THE RESONATORS GIG @ 7.30 PM, 2nd July 2022 Trace Taylor is an experienced and well-travelled performer, a practitioner of The Voice College, London, Associate member of ISME, Musicians Union and Qualified Teacher Status
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St Marys, Music, Event
Vocal Coaching Workshop
Sat Jul 2 13:00:00 2022
Saturday 2nd July 2022 at St Mary’s Church, Crich
COST: £20
Workshops start at 10.45am
Tickets from: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/KingdomVocalCoaching
Workshop 1 (10.45 - 12.00 noon): “Unstitching bad habits: A look at breathing, posture and their importance to vocal release and tone. Explore the three main singing tones and understand the power of the hum.” LUNCH (bring your own) *DRINKS PROVIDED*
Workshop 2 (1.00 - 2.15pm) (Level-Up 1): “Accessing Higher Notes and Range: The three different techniques that can be applied to access those higher notes with ease.
Plus get the opportunity to perform with TRACE & THE RESONATORS GIG @ 7.30 PM, 2nd July 2022 Trace Taylor is an experienced and well-travelled performer, a practitioner of The Voice College, London, Associate member of ISME, Musicians Union and Qualified Teacher Status
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St Marys, Music, Event
What else is on this site...
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Directory
A-Z of who is who and what is where including community organisations and local business listings and useful telephone numbers. You'll find the directory here.
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Magazine features
Read the feature articles from the latest edition of the magazine. Here you can also browse the archive of features we have published in the past.
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Latest news
Read all the latest from the Crich area including updates from local organisations, events, Parish Council news and much more. Keep up to date right here!
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Local events
View a calendar of all the local events. From dance classes to folk evenings, meetings to heritage talks, you won't miss a local event here!
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