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Draycott is a village in the
Erewash district of Derbyshire,
England.
It lies around 6 miles east of
Derby and 3 miles south-west
of Long Eaton. Draycott is part
of the civil parish of Draycott
and Church Wilne.
The meandering course of the
River Derwent forms the
southwestern boundary of the
parish.
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Home Security
Draycott man feared dead at sea is named.
The Draycott man who is feared dead after a tugboat sank in heavy
seas off the coast of France has been named as Jeffrey Clare.
The coastguard received a distress call from the tugboat, called
Aquarius, at around 6.20am on Monday after the vessel hit heavy seas
halfway between the Bay of Biscay and Plymouth.
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Community Speed Watch
Following concerns about speeding traffic in the early mornings and
evenings on Derby Road, a group of Councillors together with local
residents joined PC Suiter and PCSO Pykett to carry out a series of
community speed watchs. These proved most successful. lf you are
interested in taking part in a future speed watch in any part of the
village please contact the Parish Clerk.
Drugs Arrest
Two men have been arrested following a drugs warrant at a house in
Draycott. Officers carried out the warrant on Friday, May 11th at a
property on Cleveland Avenue. An amount of suspected heroin was
seized. A 35 year-old man and a 41 year-old man was arrested for
possession with intent to supply.
They have both been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
If you have information about drugs in your community contact
Derbyshire police on the non-emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers
anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Draycott’s Hospice Shops
Both Treetops shops in Draycott urgently need volunteers to serve
customers. If you can spare one half-day every week, please contact
the voluntary manageress, Brenda Wilson at the furniture shop on
Market Street. Tel: 01332 874 463
Central Operatic Society
80th Anniversary Concert. Saturday 19th May, 7.30pm. St. Chad,s
Church, Wilne Tickets £5
The Bishop of Derby Harvest Appeal 2012
Calling all photographers!
They are looking for inspiring and original photographs to appear in the
Diocese of Derby’s 2013 calendar, to be sold in aid of the Bishop of
derby’s Harvest Appeal for the Mother’s Union Parenting Programme in
Rwanda. The competition theme is “Churches 4 Communities” and will
be judge in six categories..
•
Celebration
•
Smile
•
Church People
•
History
•
In All Weathers
•
Church Wildlife and Landscape
The two best photographs in each category will appear in the Calendar.
All entrants will be invited to attend an exhibition of the winning photo
graphs at the Harvest Appeal launch on Sunday 29th July 2012 at
Derby Cathedral. Photos must have been taken in the Diocese of Derby
within the last year.
Closing date for entries is Sunday 1st July 2012
Neddy Town
Copyright of the book
‘Neddy Town’ by Richard
Guise is acknowledged.
Also known as ‘Neddy Town’
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