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Choir to perform for Treetops

A concert is to be held in aid of Treetops Hospice and featuring Bestwood Male Voice Choir and The Settlement Singers.  The event will be held at Ockbrook Moravian Church in The Settlement, Ockbrook on Saturday 13th March starting at 7:30pm.  Entrance is just £5 including refreshments, with payment on the door.

Ockbrook Redhill WI

Ockbrook Redhill Women's Institute meet on the 2nd Monday of each month (except August) at the Village Hall on Church Street at 7:30pm.  New members are always welcome.

Music At Ockbrook Moravian Church

In order to help promote music throughout the surrounding area, Music At Ockbrook Moravian Church has started a community choir called The Settlement.  All are welcome to join, irrespective of ability, and take part in regular rehearsals and events.  The choir rehearses every Friday evening in the Ockbrook Moravian Church from 7:30pm-9:30pm. 

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Ockbrook & Borrowash First Responders Group

Sixteen people have already joined Ockbrook & Borrowash First Responders Group after a call for volunteers.  Organised by the Church Wilne Rotary Club and trained by the East Midlands Ambulance Service, volunteers are equipped with and trained on the use of essential medical equipment to be able to respond early to localised calls for help before paramedics arrive.  To set up the new group, the Rotary Club will raise funds for the kit required. 

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Borrowbrook Home Link

Borrowbrook Home Link - a local charity which helps pensioners to continue living in their own homes - is looking for new sources of funding.  The charity has been operating in Ockbrook and Borrowash on a five year budget which lasts until March 2009.  A recent annual general meeting heard that more money was needed at a time of changing priorities for national funding streams, with reference given to the money being given to the London 2012 Olympics and the increasing difficulties being experienced in justifying applications to the Big Lottery Fund.

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Come To Ockbrook Tea Rooms

Fancy putting your feet up on a day off, after taking the children to walk or when you're at a loose end.  Perhaps you don't want to go too far or you fancy a trip out with a difference?  Ockbrook Tea Rooms is located inside the Post Office on Church Street and is open Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 2:00pm serving a range of speciality italian coffee, speciality tea, homemade cakes and scones, a soup of the day and fresh rolls made to order daily.  Tea Rooms are also available for hire for groups of 16+ and the venue also sells a selection of jewellery and gifts, gift bags and bows and free internet access is also available.

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The Ockash Trust

The Ockash Trust is a registered charity set up to help young people from Ockbrook and Borrowash.  To apply, you must be under the age of 21, and be from either of the two villages.  The Trust awards grants of money for health, education and in some cases recreational purposes.  If you know a young person who benefit - why not put them in touch with the Ockash Trust?  Money could help towards buying sports equipment or clothing, a piece of equipment or change of environment for someone suffering from a health condition, musical instruments or equipment, dance and drama facilities or educational trips abroad.

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New Youth Group By The D.A.B

A new youth group has been established in Ockbrook by Derbyshire Association for the Blind.  The group will offer opportunities for young people to become involved in arts, music, craftwork and sports such as table tennis.  The Erewash Youth Group meets at the Parish Hall on Church Streeet on the third Wednesday of every month from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

Local Resident Receives Recognition After 30 Years Of Conservation Work

An Ockbrook resident who leads the local Hopwell Shoot has received recognition for 30 years worth of conservation work.  Dr. Robert Hedley hosts the shoot in the grounds of his home in Hopwell, and over the years has launched a number of initiatives including restoring hawthorn hedges and creating two new ponds  for wild duck.  Dr. Hedley attended a ceremony hosted by gun-makers Purdey Game for the Purdey Game Conservation Awards 2009 where he was presented with a certificate. 

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Ockbrook & Borrowash Safer Neighbourhood Group

Your local officers are: PC Martin Walker 2833, PCSO Claire March 4508 & PCSO Matt Boyer 4585.  Telephone 0845 123 3333 or e-mail longeaton.neighbourhoods(at)derbyshire.pnn.police.uk.  (please change the '(at)' for an '@' symbol before e-mailing.)

Borrowash & Ockbrook Police Office, 116 Cole Lane, Borrowash. Derbyshire.

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