Winter 2025-26

28 November 2025

In this issue

• Love Letter

  Love Letter I’m delighted to announce that myself, Lisa Randall and Ian Pollard raised £8764 for Ashgate Hospice in memory of my beautiful Terri James. Ashgate cared for Terri for the final few weeks of her life, and Terri herself had been fundraising for cancer and hospice charities just weeks before she herself needed hospice.

• Tideswell’s Annual Food Festival Are Seeking Volunteers

  The new look Tideswell Food Festival is back! Save the date – Saturday May 2nd 2026. The Tideswell Food Festival has been an amazingly successful event since it started in 2011. Last year nearly 60 traders graced the village. St John’s Church also hosted the ever popular Makers Market. Preparing for the festival throughout the

• There’s A New Game in Town – Mahjong!

  The game of Mahjong has a long and storied history, originating in China and gaining mass appeal worldwide, and is having a resurgence… I want to tell you why I love it and to welcome you to the new Tideswell Mahjong Club. Very briefly, the game itself is played with 144 tiles, and

• Tideswell Parish Council – Invitation to Tender

  Tideswell Parish Council invites interested parties to tender for the upcoming Mowing and Strimming Contracts. We are seeking reliable and experienced contractors to maintain parish grounds to a high standard throughout the 2026, 2027 & 2028 season. To receive full details of the contract and tender specifications, please contact: Hannah Owen, Parish Clerk 📧 Email:

• Millersdale WI

  We are a friendly group of ladies who meet on the second Wednesday of each month, in Litton village Hall at 7pm. We enjoy visiting speakers, on a variety of topics, craft evenings as well as additional social coffee mornings and lunches visiting local independent cafes. Our outings can include Thornbridge Hall House Tour, Harpurs

• Fountain Square Christmas Calendar

  Saturday 6th – Christmas Coffee Morning. Festive stalls, refreshments and a chance to chat. Sunday 14th 9.30 am Breakfast Church and Nativity Escape Room. Come and join in a Christmas themed activity service, suitable for all ages. Sunday 21st 10.30am Turn up and Take part in a nativity service for all ages. Traditional carols, a

• MEMORIAL CANDLES EVENT 2025

  Church of St John the Baptist, Tideswell MEMORIAL CANDLES EVENT 2025 Viewing of lit votive candles will take place as usual on CHRISTMAS EVE 9.30p.m. – 11p.m. To order votives, please place your donation in an envelope, stating your own name &clearly printed with the name of the person/s to be remembered. Only one person’s

• Apple Day 2025

  Tideswell’s Community Orchard and Kitchen Garden were blessed with perfect weather for this year’s Apple Day 2025. Every year we celebrate National Apple Day with traditional apple juicing and a sale of jams & cakes lovingly made by the volunteers at the Community Kitchen Garden from fruits grown on the orchard and in the kitchen

• On your own on Christmas Day?

  Wondering about what to cook for your Christmas Dinner? Wondering who to share it with,, or whether there will be anyone else to be with you as you tuck into your brussels?? Well this is exactly what the Vicar and her husband were wondering… So they thought – why not cook our dinner in the

• Feeling festive? – SJB Tideswell Christmas Quiz!

  Well at The Institute community room on Sat 13 December @7pm you most definitely will be! We have mulled wine or non-alcoholic punch, Christmas nibbles, hot drinks and masses of Christmas cheer for the great SJB Tideswell Christmas Quiz! Brings your friends, family, neighbours to a fab fun festive evening where everyone feels a winner

• Tideswell Parish Churches.

  Lots of opportunities in Advent and Christmas for Carol Singing and engaging with the story of that first Christmas… Friday December 12th Christ Church Litton Carol Service at 6pm Sunday 14th Dec – St Johns Cressbrook Carol Service with the Cressbrook Band Sunday 21st December – Carol Services @ 3pm St John the Baptist, Tideswell

• Tideswell & District Environment Group News

  Celebrating International Repair Day 2025 in Tideswell Your local Repair Café is firmly on national and international maps! As a member of Repair Café International and a supporter of the Restart Project, we are able to add our voice to bigger campaigns. Our Derbyshire Dales MP, John Whitby, recently signed the Right to Reuse and

• News From Tideswell Community Library

  We are very pleased to announce the promise of a grant of £1,680 from the Co-op. In all, Co-op funding during the last year has reached £2,180. We are very grateful to the Co-op and our Co-op supporters for this. The money will be spent in a variety of ways to support the continuation of

• Tidza Pickleball

  Tidza Pickleball welcomes those interested in pickleball whether beginners or more experienced players. Contact: Tidzapickleball@gmail.com A regular indoor session on Mondays 18.00-20.00 is in the school hall during the winter. Booking is necessary. Outdoor sessions are weather dependent but are scheduled for Mondays 14.00-15.00 and Fridays 10.00-11.00 on the pickleball courts in Tideswell Communi

• From the Surgery

  From the Surgery New Doctor We are delighted to announce that Dr. Rowan Chamberlain has joined our practice. Dr. Chamberlain brings extensive experience as a GP and former GP Partner, and her expertise will be a valuable addition to our team. We look forward to the contributions she will make in providing high-quality care to

• Oscar’s Arrival – Our Retiree with a Nose for Trouble

  We’ve always shared our home with rescue dogs, but recently discovered that, apparently, we’ve reached the age where adoption centres politely pat you on the head and direct you toward something “lower maintenance”—perhaps a potted plant. Enter our son-in-law, who had adopted a retired Army dog from the Military Animal Rehabilitation Centre (MARC) in Melton Mowbray.