Ripley Shows its Community Spirit
Sunday 19th May 2019 was the day of the Ripley Spring Market. This incorporated the blessing of the Ripley Well Dressing and the launch of the very first Ripley Community Wool Bombing Project.
The Market was well attended and had a variety of stalls selling gifts and food. There were several local charities there, raising money and awareness for their groups. The community was entertained by the crowd’s favourite, Punch and Judy and Ripley Academy of Dance gave an impressive repertoire of contemporary and traditional dancing. Later in the day, the Ripley Green Garters brought a splash of colour and traditional dancing to the arena.
Ripley Town Council treated children to free face painting, free fairground rides and free
balloon modelling. Amber Sound FM were there doing a live outside broadcast from the event.
This year, the Ripley Well Dressing was designed and produced by Ripley St. John’s Primary School on behalf of the community.
The theme was the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing. Former Mayor of Ripley, Councillor Paul Lobley said, ‘Well done to all the children and staff who created this wonderful piece of art for Ripley. So much detail, time and effort went into producing this well dressing. Thank you to Denby Pottery for donating the clay and Margaret's Florist for donating flowers. Also thanks to Rev John Wigram from All Saints Church Ripley, for officially blessing the well on the day’.
This year, Ripley Town Council introduced the Ripley Community Wool Bombing at the Spring
Market. Deputy Town Clerk, Hannah Curzon said, ‘Initially we hoped we would get enough local groups, schools, businesses to decorate some of the trees on Ripley Market Place. However, our faith in the Ripley community didn’t disappoint us when we were inundated with groups wanting to take part. Quickly, the trees on Ripley Market Place had been taken, which meant that we had to use the trees on Crossley Park too’.
Hannah added, ‘We were overwhelmed by the response and enthusiasm from our community. We hope residents and people from outside of the Ripley Township manage to see the decorated trees during the two weeks they are decorated. The wool is due to be taken down week commencing 3rd June 2019’.
The wool that can be recycled will be washed and sewn together to make blankets for the
homeless.
Ripley Town Council would like to thank everyone who knitted, crocheted or made pom poms. They will be keeping you informed about their future plans and would like to include the community as much as possible in deciding what we can do as a community in 2020.
Deputy Leader of Ripley Town Council, Cllr. Ian Fisher said, ‘Several months ago, our Deputy Clerk, Hannah Curzon gave us an idea to do a wool bombing in Ripley Town Centre. It was a
brilliant proposal, but it did need a great deal of work in organising, encouraging and motivating the community groups. The result has been astonishing. The Market Place and Crossley Park look stunning. Many thanks to all who participated and to Hannah, Linda (Town Clerk) and those who helped put the wool on the trees.’
More News From Amber Valley Info
| Lord Burlington opens iconic Heage Windmill On Saturday around 120 guests welcomed Lord Burlington to Heage Windmill for the Official Opening of the mill following extensive repairs read more | |
| Crich Tramway Village Back on Track Crich Tramway Village, home to the National Tramway Museum, has been fully operational since Easter Saturday and has welcomed many families, keen read more | |
| Police release image following reports of man trying door handles Police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to following reports of someone trying door han read more | |
| Belper Mill's early spring sale with discounts up to 80% One of Belper's favourite factory sales is back so people can treat themselves to some early spring bargains. read more | |
| Nigel Clough opens new grassroots sports and community venue in Amber Valley Mansfield Town FC boss Nigel Clough has today officially opened a revitalised sports and community facil read more | |
The Amber Valley Info Noticeboard
| Cold Callers claiming to be working on behalf of Derbyshire County Council Policehave seen and increase in reports of 'cold callers' where people are claiming to be working on behal read more | |
| Subscriptions For Amber Valley Borough Councils 2024 Garden Waste Service Are Now Open The garden waste collection service is available to all residents in Amber Valley except for r read more | |
| Mobile networks are being improved in Ripley Mobile networks are being improved in Ripley boosting the speed, performance and coverage of mobile services in the area. read more | |
| Trent Barton Buses - Extension Of The £2 Single Fare Cap Trent Barton Buses have confirmed their participation in the extension of the £2 single fare cap until the end o read more | |
| Crich Tramway Village Looking For An Engineering Manager The successful candidate for this post will have excellent management skills gained whilst working in a practical workshop e read more | |
