Blackwell Residents Action Group

01/07/2010      Blackwell litter pick success!

11 bags of rubbish were collected by volunteers on the Blackwell Litter Pick day. The tidy-up of the village was organised by Blackwell Residents' Action Group. They were lucky to be joined by extra helpers from the Safer Neighbourhood Team, PC Lorna Evans and PCSO Paul Brownlee who are extremely read more »

24/06/2010      Big Lunch on Radio Derby

Thanks to being signed up well in advance for this year's Big Lunch, Katharine Childs (Chair of the Residents' Group) was contacted by a press agency who wanted to use a Big Lunch Case Study on Radio Derby.

Katharine agreed, and a couple of days later found herself as read more »

23/05/2010      BRAG AGM report

13 people attended the AGM of Blackwell Residents’ Action Group which was held in the Community Centre at Blackwell.

Katharine Childs gave a report on the group for 2009 - 2010. Projects included the “A” Winning Mining Monument, support for the reopening of Blackwell Post Office and siting planters read more »

18/05/2010      Local History weekend success

Blackwell took a step back in time when the village Local History weekend took place. The event, which was organized by Blackwell Residents’ Action Group, contained a wealth of photos, articles and memorabilia from days gone by.

“We had over 200 visitors through the doors and everyone found something read more »

18/04/2010      Mining monument plans approved by BRAG committee

At the Committee Meeting of Blackwell Residents’ Action Group last week, plans were approved for the “A” Winning Mining Monument. The plans feature two half-wheels mounted on a plinth from the original Blackwell Colliery Offices and other features include a plaque commemorating “A” Winning Colliery, solar-powered LED lights and flower read more »

08/03/2010      £260 raised at Nearly New Sale

Thanks to everyone who helped at and supported the Nearly New Sale at Community Centre. A total of £260 was raised which will go towards Residents’ Group funds and the A Winning Mining Monument.

Despite the drizzly weather, there was a great turnout and the bric-a-brac stall in particular read more »

23/02/2010      Community spirit alive and well in Blackwell!

An Information Marketplace was held this morning at the Community Centre alongside the newly reopened Post Office. Representatives from the local Safer Neighbourhood Team, Chesterfield Shopmobility and Blackwell Children's Centre were on hand to discuss the range of services they offer and displays of activities by Blackwell Residents' Action Group read more »

15/02/2010      Local History Weekend - can you help?

Back by popular demand, there will be another local history weekend in Blackwell on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th May. This year the focus will be on the history of the people and places of Blackwell. We'll be looking at the important buildings and businesses in Blackwell and how they read more »

13/02/2010      Blackwell Post Office officially opened by Dennis Skinner

On Friday 12th February, Dennis Skinner MP officially opened the new Post Office in Blackwell Community Centre.

The Post Office, which was formerly situated on Alfreton Road, has been closed for some time and residents have really missed having this facility in our village.

The new Post Office read more »

08/02/2010      Free legal services for residents of the District of Bolsover

With support from Bolsover District Council and Derbyshire Primary Care Trust, free legal advice is now available to people in Bolsover district targeting legal problems around housing, homelessness, employment and debt.

Telephone advice will be offered in the first instance - if an appointment is necessary the service is read more »