Christmas activities in the village -   Dec 2001  The arrival of a large Christmas tree at Primitive Hall found the village well into advent with Christmas feelings running high.  Some strong frosts brought scaterings of snow, Villagers found very slippery paths on there way to St Johns church for Christmas morning.   Various Christmas events listed below :-

Village Institute Fireworks Nov   2001 Almost a hundred locals got together for an excellent bonfire and firework display. Thanks were given to Alison and Keith Wilton, Roger and Jean Matkin for the field. A bottle of lollipops went down very well courtesy of Jeans Chelly shop and David and Greg Wheeldon organised the tidy up afterwards.

Sad loss of well known locals Oct   2001  Late September saw the sad loss of well known local Mavis Moore and also one of Chelmortons oldest residents Harry Swindell. Harry was a local author with great respect in the village where he had lived all his life.

Golden Harvest Festival Sept   2001  The 2001 Harvest Festival aimed to help replace the summer festival postponed due to foot and mouth problems. With Sept UK foot & mouth cases reached over 2000 but the government proposed they had a strong grip on the problem. The festival was named Golden Harvest with flower displays in the church and an auction to help support village funds on the Monday evening at the Church Inn pub.

Mr Arnold Jackson Aug   2001 Very sadly aged 71 the death of Mr Arnold Jackson occured on Friday August 24th. With a local government background Mr Jackson provided strong support to the village and held the post of Parish Clerk for Chelmorton, Little Longstone and Monyash. He was also treasurer of Chelmorton PCC. Mr Jackson enjoyed walking locally with hi springer spaniel and leaves wife Jean and children. A funeral service was conducted by Rev JHK Norton at St Johns Church Chelmorton.

Foot and Mouth, ' Summer Festival cancelled '   2001 Government summer advice to walkers, hikers and ramblers is to stay away from farmland in the wake of the countries foot and mouth out-break.. Farming communities livelihoods are at stake and everyone is encouraged to take all precautions and stay away from farmland. Infected farms reached almost a thousand cases by the begining of April and rose to over two thousand by September of 2001. At the end of March High Peak farmers were getting advice to claim Job Seekers allowance as many were left with no source of income. By mid March  nationwide costs were estimated at six billion pounds. Costs included a huge slump in tourism with people staying home to help halt the spread of infection.   The Summer Ball at Primitive Hall and the Chelmorton summer festival have both been cancelled to help limit traffic and visitors into the village. Sadley the Chelmorton Chase 5 mile fell race was also cancelled but a target date for 2002 was set as Sunday 9th September.

Chelmorton Whist Drive Success June 2001   Whist drives take place in the village institute, June dates were 15th and 29th starting at 8:45, admission one pound including refreshments. Many prizes from Jeans Chelly Shop.

Chelmorton Neighbourhood Watch April 2001 Watch members attended the Bakwell area Neighbourhood Watch AGM and were encouraged by new developments. Inspector Terry Branson was able to detail that in the Bakewell area two out of every three car theives and four out of ever ten burglars are caught. Overall crime was down 11% in the area. Village officers are being allocated the villages in the Dales, Chelmorton will share one with Hartington. This officer will be seen on foot patrol in the village and will be given time to get to know residents and any local problems.

Church Coffee morning in Bakwell, 23rd April 2001 Never too early to start talking about the next church coffee morning, news is out for the event in Bakwell for April. The speciality stall is to be cards, videos and tapes. If you can help with donations of tapes and videos please hand them in to Jane Palfreyman or Mavis Moore.

Institute Maintenance Fund February 2001 An organisation called WREN (Waste Recycling Environmental) is offering the sum of  five thousand one hundred and eleven pounds as a grant to replaster the whole interior of the village institute. The village had to raise an 11% contribution to get the grant which comes to over five hundred and sixty pounds. Tracey Worth, Lady of Hollinsclough  put forward half of the villages contribution. Institute chairman Les Roberts rallied villagers to prevail with their generosity to provide the rest of the funds. Donations should be made by cheque to 'Chelmorton Third Party Fund' and sent to Mr Arnold Jackson at Senlack, The Ditch, Chelmorton who has agreed to act as treasurer for the fund. Institute committee Chairman Les Roberts can be contacted on 01298 85311.

Telephones below the Ditch February 2001 Telephone lines are being placed underground. Work is being carried out to place lines below ground along the Ditch. February 2000 saw electricity poles and lines go, replaced by underground cabling so the village sky looks set to be clear for all but rain clouds and sunshine.

Village Shop returns January  2001 Great New Year news for Chelmorton is the village shop  re-opened late January. Henry Wilton a grocer with other interests in Fairfield and London Road, Buxton's brought life back to the village shop. His daughter re-opened the shop on January 23rd. This is great news for those who otherwise struggle to commute to Buxton. Next step is to re-establish the Post Office and return support to pension and other payments but this is beset with the problems of viability of the local post office across all rural areas of the UK.

Mr Ernest Keeting January  2001 The death of Chelmorton's oldest resident, Mr Ernest Keeting 'Gotch' occured on January 3rd 2001. Ernest had lived in Chelmorton from being a few months old. He was well known village charecter and will be greatly missed by his friends and neighbours. The funeral service was held at Chelmorton, donations were made to StJohn the Baptist Church and MacMillan Cancer Care.

Chelmorton Children's Church Group Jan  2001 The attendance prize for 2000 for the Chelmorton Church Children's group run by Joan Windross was shared equally to two children for their 2000 attendance. The prize went to Karen and Aimee Ogent who joined the group in 1999. For more details on the church group for children contact Mrs Windross on 01298 85381