2005 Christmas Day at St Johns Chelmorton.   There was no repeat of the snow from 2004, some villagers visited Tideswell for midnight Christmas Eve service but all returned for an eleven o'clock morning childrens service with John Fountain at St John's Chelmorton. Bells rang out from the tower on a morning of sunshine. John focused the church with a strong participation of children to celebrate a birthday, twelve candles were lit on a cake and the children blew them out to celebrate the birth of Baby Jesus. Presents were blessed, teddy bears and toys for the youngsters, socks for the older ones. A Eucharist followed before villagers walked home in the sunshine.

2005 Church Christmas Festival 16th to 18th December.   There was a Christmas flower festival in the church this year organised by Irene Ottey which raised over four hundred pounds. Everyone was welcome from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th. The theme for the flowers was Christmas Carols, mince pies were available in the church which was open from 10:30 to 4:30 each day. To round up the splendid event a nativity play and carol service took place on Sunday 18th. A video is available for two pounds from Irene Ottey, call her on 01298 85235. Hollinsclough Silver band played and mulled wine was avilable and the church was full to the rafters.

2005 Fell Race Christmas lunch for Chelmorton Over Sixties Club 13th December.   There was a Christmas lunch for the over sixties club with forty folk in attendance at the Church Inn. A splendid event with a choice of menu focused around turkey and Christmas pudding. The bumper bash was five pounds a head in thanks to almost two hundred pounds donated from funds raised at the Autumn Fell Race.

2005 Monday 28th November - First snow in Chelmorton.   With the last days of November snow did indeed arrive in Chelmorton, some slush and sleet had preceeded but snow proper lay across the village on the last Monday of November, children leaving school early headed for the slopes for thier first sledging of the season. A giant Christmas tree had already arived at Primitive Hall and during the evening became a white cone pointeing to the sky.

2005 Sunday 13th November - Chelmorton gets a Cannon.   Rev Mary Goldsmith was ordained as a Cannon at Derby Cathedral on Sunday 13th November at an evening service. Marry and husband John living at the vicarage in Monyash are responsible for St Johns in Chelmorton, the news was announced at earl Sterndale during All Souls service. Villagers attending the service included church warden Irene Ottey, children Caitland & Morgause Lomas were on hand to wave to Marry as she stepped down the isle in a splendid green robe to become Cannon. The cathederal was full.

2005 Sunday 30th October Clocks and Electricity.   With the day set for the clocks going back darkness fell even earlier on the village of Chelmrton, in the early hours with a gale blowing across the hills the electricity failed to the whole village. Other areas including Green Fairfield lost their power too. Breakfast in the village was mostly by candle light and there was no cups of tea from the electric kettles. Those with Argas helped out, a good number of the villagers left for the All Souls service in Earl Sterndale and power restored at mid day ready to light the houses of the village for the first evening of the new clock hours darkness.

2005 October Sunday 30th Villagers travel to Earl Sterndale.   For the last Sunday of October villagers travelled to Earl Sterndale, the trip was to attend the church for All Souls day and many of the surrounding parish folk joined forces to fill the place. Extra seats were at the back. Rev John Goldsmith announced the splendid news that his wife Marry was to be ordained a Cannon at Derby Cathedral on Sunday 13th November. Tea and buiscuits followed the service after Marry read a list of names to be remembered for All Souls Day which included the recently lost Mavis Lomas from Chelmorton.

2005 October Mavis Lomas.   In the late days of October Mavis Lomas died following a battle with a long illness, Mavis lived on Main Street and will be mised by many of the villagers.

2005 October 22nd Autumn Dance at the village institute.   Autumn dance was arranged with a band at the War Memorial village Institute for Saturday October 22nd begining the week of school half term. Tickets for children and adults saw the event start at eight pm.

2005 October 19th Village meeting for 2006 well dressing ideas.   Mrs Race organised a village meeting on Wednesday 19th October to consider the 2006 well dressing. Leaflets were dropped through the village to raise thoughts of a bumper set of well boards for 2006 that may cover a ladies well, a gentlemans well and a children well. Mrs Race had organised the well in 1986, twenty years earlier, this had reintroduced the well to the summer festival after many years off and indeed set a trend that saw a well board in many of the following years. Sadly turnout for the meeting was very poor with only three inattendance so the matter seems shelved for the moment. The date setting the summer festival is St John's Tide, in 2006 it falls on Saturday June 24th.

2005 October Fell Race money for ovewr 65 club.   Tracey Worth, Lady of Hollinsclough presented almost two hundred pounds raised from the Chelmorton Chase 1000 foot fell race to the over sixty club. The fell race money should set a trip for the older members of the village, York was mentioned as a possible venue.

2005 October 9th Jacob Alan Cooper Baptised.   There was a damp evenings viewing at the lights in Matlock Bath on the Saturday8th October,  rain poored down on Goose Fair in Nottingham but the sun shone in Chelmorton for the Sunday morning. The church was full for the christening of Jacob Alan Cooper, his older brother Ben held a candle for the congregation and the service was conducted by Rev John Goldsmith, a reception followed at the Church Inn.

2005 September 24th / 26th Chelmorton Harvest Festival   There was a Harvest Festival supper in the Church Inn on the evening of Monday 26th. Donnations of flowers, fruit and vegitables were greatly accepted on Saturday 25th to dress the church before the Monday evening pie supper and auction of fresh produce which went very well.

2005 September 18th Chelmorton fell race   There was no rain on the morning but recent bad weather had left a slippery course beyond the record time. Andy Wilton returned from a year out of the Chelmorton Chase to take first place for the third time in the eight years of the race.  Kev Lilley of Dark Peak took second place and Buxton runner Steve Ramsey took a very creditable third place. First lady went to Emma Clayton from Scunthorpe, second Lady home was Carolyn Lee from Shelton Striders. In its eight year the Chelmorton Chase returned to follow the proven course over Five Wells.  Following on the success of past years the 2005 Chelmorton Chase was listed in the North Staffordshire Champioships and again attracted almost one hundred runners with the first team prize going to Dark Peak.

The race covers 5 miles and 1000 feet passing  over the summit of Chelmorton Low with a return down the village main street. Course record held by English International, Andy Wilton who returned to win in 2003 at thirty minutes, thirty one seconds. 99 and 2000 saw a two year winner Richard Crossland. Date for 2005 is Sunday September 18th.  Terrain is mainly grass with a small numer of stone wall styles and a steep climb over the Low passing by prehistoric burial barrows at the summit. Bacon sandwiches should help the starters.English internationals have become the norm in the front places but many others from club through locals and just plain fun runners have enjoyed the course covering the very best of the local rural sights of the district.In 2003 Carl Lomas, Lord of Hollinsclough donned a Buxton AC vest and returned to running after a twenty year break to come home very creditably in just over fifty minutes. You can enter on the day before eleven o'clock, prizes for first men, first ladies. Dark Peak took the team prize in 2004, a team prize for 2005 awaits the lucky winners. Many local landowners make the race possible, access to the Low is by kind permision of Mrs Allen. Funds raised will go to local causes in the village. The village church of St John the Baptist and the village war memorial institute recieved funds from the race in 2004. In 2005 almost two hundred pounds was donnated to the Chelmorton over sixty club towards a trip or event for the older members of the village. The race will be flagged away by Tracey Worth, Lady of Hollinsclough at eleven thirty.

2005 September 4th -  Betty Cresswell Bench in Church Yard  The Main Street of Chelmorton had new grit and tarmac for the summer but the church hill gained a splendid bench in the centre of the walk up to the front door. Mrs Dora Poole donated the bench in the memory of Betty Cresswell her friend and reader of many years at Chelmorton church.

2005 July 16th Chelmorton float in Buxton Carnival  This year saw the Chelmorton float with a large wooden play castle bolted on as a platform for children in costumes. Adults made a good show with Barney the Purple Dinosaur, A giant Derby ram and an Elvis Presley in charge of the sound. The spa water town of Buxton was bathed in sunshine for its carnival day 16th July 2005, fun fare with a Big Ben ride towering above the marketplace, Andy Wilton was the winner of the five mile running race and the Chelmorton Float got a fourth prize. Tracey Worth, Lady of Hollinsclough rallied village support to enter a float as she had in past years. John Naylor of Flagg provided a very smart John Dere Tractor, there was help from Roger Arden and Rowan Holland was the driver. John Gould provided the traditional square bails fresh, directly out of the field. Storage help from the Wealdon family and a bacon sandwich send off from Primitive Hall. Ben Mosley helped with more driving to break down the float and over two hundred pounds worth of coins were taken for the Buxton Carnival charity committee.

2005 June 25th - Primitive Hall Summer Ball June 25th  The Lord & Lady of Hollinsclough presented members of the National Youth Championship Orchestra to form a quartet for guests at the invitation only party. Funds were raised for local causes, a wide variety of guests  enjoyed the Hollinsclough Summer Fete on the Saturday afternoon which raised funds for the school before returning to Chelmorton in a heat wave to take in a splendid village evening quenched with rose wine.

2005 June 18th - Hollinsclough Silver band  A splendid hot sunny Saturday paid its price on the turnout for the Hollinsclough Silver Band at St Johns Church on Saturday 18th June. Not wasted on those who did make it, a little under thirty people enjoyed a fabulous concert, sparkling rose wine at the interval and a fine finish for a fine evening. Joan Spencer made the thankyou address to the band.

2005 June 12th  - Kieran William Havenhand St John the Baptist church was packed out on the sunny Sunday morning of June 12th for the christening of young Kieran Havenhand. Revd John Goldsmith rallied the congregation to a start with 'All things bright and beutiful' and finished with the light of a new candle for the youngster. As the weeks of June arrive the Peak District seems a very busy place, New Mills carnival had been to the north on the Saturday at horses galloped under cariage for the Pikehill harness racing to the east.

2005 May  - Combs Brownies donate to Chelmorton church Combs Brownies helped church funds at Chelmorton with their Annual Guides Quiz for Spring 2005. Joan Windross reported the quiz to be more difficult this year, no one bagged a full set of correct answers but nine people got thirty of the thirty two questions correct. The winner was Bridget Carmichael of Cambridge who recieves a token for fifteen pounds.

2005 May - Chelmorton at Royal Society of Arts Dinner  The East Midlands regional dinner for the RSA focused on education and was held at Hassop Hall towards Bakewell on the evening of Thursday May 5th. Carl Lomas, a fellow of the RSA organised a variety of guests from the village to attend the event as well as June Wherry, head teaacher of Hollinsclough school. A pre-reception took place at Primitive Hall before everyone enjoyed the focus on child education theory.

2005 April - Building works and deeds to the church  The middle of the village was awash with Easter building works, April marks the roof of a new house and three new cottages, Primitive Manse sits opposite the Village Institute and Primitive Mews is made up of three cottages form a barn conversion. Traditional stone work on the outside but more special is in the deeds. Carl Lomas of Primitive Hall placed a clause in the deeds to gift money to the church of St John the Baptist for 999 years. In a push to raise church funds a token fee is to paid annually and should other properties follow the church may be secure through to the next millennia.

2005 April - new work at Illy Willy Water  works were completed by 11th April on the area around the 'Illy Willy Water' drinking trough at the top of Main Street. Illy Willy Water has been running fast off Chelmorton Low and causing an overflow across the pavement and into the road. New paving flags have been laid and now slope into the drain at the end of the drinking trough. A higher edging has been built around the trough to stop the overflow and contain the flow of Illy Willy Water to the drain. To ensure the safety and awernes of pedestrians, two smart black and gold ornate bollards now stand at the top and bottom of the paved area. In keeping with tidying up the village works started this week on the 'Pound'. The small walled area next to Scyamore Barn is to become the recycling centre for Chelmorton. A bench and a planted border will be put in place in the hope that this willbrighten up an otherwise dreary site.

2005 April - Chelmorton Church Coffee Morning  The first coffee morning to be held this year was Monday April 4th at the usual venue of Bakewell Town Hall 9:300 until 12:00. It raised almost one hundred and seventy pounds for the church. There are more events through the year. If you can help on the day call Jane Palfreyman 01298 85360. Transport from Chelmorton to Bakewell can be arranged. Future dates are July 25th - September 5th - November 28th

2005 March - Chelmorton Chase Listed in North Staffordshire Championships   Wih good spring weather forecast for mid March came the news to start training for the September fell race. The one thousand foot five mile fell race is to be addedd into the North stafordshire Championships. Runners at Chelmorton will be able to collect points for the championship on September 18th 2005.   Over a hundred runners are expected for the 2005 event. In its eight year the Chelmorton Chase will return to follow the new and proven course over Five Wells. There will again be no trip down Deep Dale but still the tremendous climb up to the Low summit.

2005 Wheely Bins arrive for February Snow   The cold weather of mid February marked the arrival of wheely bins in Chelmorton. Days later snow lay upon them with the white stuff falling February 21st. The normal bin bag collection of Wednesdays was changed to A Friday but the snow was building up, post still arrived before lunch on Thursday 24th but almost everyones paths and yards were under driven snow as much as three feet deep. Two bins for each property, one with a green lid

2005  Local Brownies in London  Derbyshire sent fifty nine to the Thinking Day, Saturday 19th February, at Westminster abbey, Guides, Brownies and Rainbows from Buxton, Fairfield, Harpur Hill and Chelmorton village enjoyed a splendid day out in London after a thinking day focused on the world. Andrews coaches of Tideswell dilivered the little ones. Longnor Rainbow Leader, Tracey Worth helped organise the London sight-seeing tour, Trafalger Square, The National Gallery, Van-Goughs Sunflower painting, Eros Piccadilly Circus the Royal accademy and Buckingham Palace befor a late return North for a tea stiop at Leicster Forest services.

2005 February Lent Group   A Lent group meeting in the old school, wednesday 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd at 7:30pm