Calendar

Heath Wood and Robin Wood Wednesday, 22 March starting from Ticknall Village Hall at 9:30 am.  We will leave Ticknall via the Grange over the fields to Foremark through the grounds of Foremark Hall into Heath Wood taking the footpath to Robin Wood and back to Ticknall. Distance 6/7 miles, about 2 and a half hours walking.

Everyone is welcome to join us. Just turn up at the Village Hall before the start at 9:30 am.

Our next guided walk will be on Wednesday 26th April when we will be visiting the stunning Calke bluebells, leaving Ticknall Village Hall at 9:30 am. Leave Ticknall via Chapel Street – skirting Robin Wood – crossing the main road to St Brides Farm, Robinsons Hill in Melbourne, and walk alongside Staunton Harold Reservoir and Calke through the woods and the Bluebells before returning to Ticknall.

It will be about two and a half hours of walking, 5/6 miles, with a coffee and comfort stop at the Reservoir coffee shop. All are welcome.  Just meet up at Ticknall Village Hall before we leave at 9:30 am.

Guided Walk and Brunch or Just Brunch. Saturday, October 14th.

Meet opposite Calke Park Entrance at 9.45am for 10am start. All welcome including dogs. Brunch will be served from 11 am at St George’s Church.

Yes, it’s that time again! This year’s big event is almost upon us, and at a mere £15 a pop, is not to be missed.

There will be music and glancing, so tinsel your zimmer and don’t forget your meds.

Please confirm with Mary Magson or one of the team to secure your place at our 2023 Festive Lunch.

We will be serving a delicious selection of

• Soups and Breads
• Cheese and Wine
• Coffee and Cakes

Coffee Club meets regularly on the first and third Tuesday of the month but please check the calendar for any variations.

This week’s get-together is High Tea and you are asked to assemble at 3:30 pm for a 4:00 pm start. More details later.

Monies raised from this event will go to The Alzheimer’s Society.

Coffee Club meets regularly on the first and third Tuesday of the month but please check the calendar for any variations.

Coffee Club meets regularly on the first and third Tuesday of the month but please check the calendar for any variations.

Coffee Club meets regularly on the first and third Tuesday of the month but please check the calendar for any variations.

Coffee Club meets regularly on the first and third Tuesday of the month but please check the calendar for any variations.

Alison Thornhill will examine how Ticknall Limeyards evolved from a warm sea to a tranquil woodland from prehistory to the present day.

The talk will reveal some of the natural gems in this intriguing place.

Coffee Club meets regularly on the first and third Tuesday of the month but please check the calendar for any variations.

Coffee Club meets regularly on the first and third Tuesday of the month but please check the calendar for any variations.

Performed in Victorian Mourning dress we explore Warwick Castle and Calke Abbey’s “not so living history”.

The secrets that lie beneath and the inhabitants that still occupy the rooms, corridors and grounds of two very different Stately Homes as witnessed by myself, colleagues and guests.

At a slightly later time than usual, we will be serving

Pork and Stuffing Rolls with apple and chutneys, followed by Treacle Tart or Parkin.

Much of Melbourne’s history can be told by the story of individual houses in the parish and their occupants. This talk by Melbourne History Group Chairman Philip Heath, given on Saturday, 16 November, at 7:30 pm at Melbourne Assembly Rooms Main, selects twelve of the most interesting ones to prove the point.

Admission is £4 (Under 16s free if accompanied by an adult). Refreshments will be available.

Coffee Club meets regularly on the first and third Tuesday of the month but please check the calendar for any variations.

Christmas time! A look back at some of our Christmas traditions, celebrations and favourite toys!

Enjoy a cracker joke or two, as we reminisce on our Christmases past!