crich area community news
CACN features archive
Do you remember Ted Rollinson?
Circular walking route from Crich
Whatstandwell and Crich Carr allotments
The Briars Residential Youth Centre
The death of German Wheatcroft
Stars in your eyes - Hercules
Complementary therapies - Reiki
Crich football
The poem below was written at a time when Crich had two football teams, Crich Rangers and Crich United...read more.
D.H. Lawrence and Crich
Why would you think of Oliver Reed, full frontal nude, and think of Crich? Because in Ken Russell’s 1969 film of D.H.Lawrence’s ‘Women in Love’ Reed wrestled with local boy Alan Bates...read more.
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is famed for its sheer size - the ancient and magnificent fortification is one of the greatest wonders of the world...read more..
Stars in your eyes - pole star
Now and then - Crich Stand
Evacuation Pear Tree School Derby to Crich - 1939
IAM Safety cameras
Cupolas
Removing lead from ore is called lead smelting. In the Peak District, this often did not take place at the mines, but in nearby valleys. ...read more.
Local poetry
Halfway along The Common, February's snow seems deeper Than any other months...read more.
Scouting in Crich
Soon after the outbreak of war with Germany in 1939 my school, Pear Tree Senior Boys, in Harrington Street Derby had their first evacuation of some children and teachers to Ockbrook...read more.
John Geoffrey Dawes
Geoff Dawes, author of several books about Crich, died in September. He was a long time active resident of Crich and Fritchley before he moved to Stone in 1997...read more.
Stars in your eyes
Scouting is the world’s largest youth movement working for peace. Founded 100 years ago by Robert Baden-Powell, it has given millions of young people and adults the adventure of a lifetime...read more.
Advanced driving
A recent change in the law regarding safety cameras allows mobile units to be used in a more proactive fashion than before and the Cumbrian Police have become the first to take full advantage of the altered rules...read more.
Geocaching
Lancasters first flew operationally in March 1942 and were well received by their aircrew. It was regarded as "a pilot's airplane" which inspired confidence...read more.
Law and Order
The Laws of England are based on unwritten codes and customs whose origins have been lost in the past....read more.
Poetry corner
The Silent Arrival and The Computer Swallowed Grandma...read more.
Well suited
Origins of the face cards...read more.
Whitworth Park
Just 10 miles from Crich there is a lovely “hidden” place for a family outing – Whitworth Park at Darley Dale on the A6....read more.
Stars in your eyes
By 2,000 BC, the Egyptians and Mesopotamians marked the seasons by the constellations Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius. However, the marking of seasons by constellations may go back even further to 5,000 BC....read more.
IAM Advanced driving
To flash or not to flash: An approaching driver flashes his headlights. (To make things easy, I use the masculine throughout). My response is based on what I have seen, experienced and attempted to rationalize during more than 40 years of driving. ...read more.
Mortimer Wilson School
Just a few short years ago, we were looking for a secondary school for our eldest child, not a problem of course because these days you have a ‘choice’ look round all your local schools and prioritise your choices and the job is done....read more.
Crich Luncheon Club
Our full title is the Crich and Neighbourhood Community Care Scheme. The first planning meeting was on May 17th 1983, under the leadership of the late Mr Jim Briggs at his home, and nine people were present....read more.
IAM - Driver MOTs
It is generally agreed that drivers pick up bad habits as they progress through their driving careers....read more.