The next Tutbury Music Festival
is scheduled to take place in the
grounds of Tutbury Castle
- Sunday 11 July 2010.

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Information for performers

Thursday 10 January 1984, saw the start of a campaign to save The Forest from closure. Above is an aerial shot of “the forest” in the mid seventies.

The campaign lasted almost two years, until the axe final fell on The Forest in June 1985.

The Forest had a school population of approx 1100 pupils and was home to the biggest youth club in Staffordshire in the 70’s. The school also provided an excellent program of adult education. Photos of the demolition of the forest can be viewed at www.rolleston.org.uk/demolition, see also pre - demolition photos.

In the run up to the 25th anniversary of official notice of closure, tutbury.org by kind permission of Staffordshire Newspapers, reproduces (for purely historical interest) the story of the campaign as reported by the Burton Daily Mail - including reports from former pupil, Karen Lockhart who was a journalist on The Mail in the 1980’s.

This page last Updated -2 March 2010 General Enquiries Contact: webmaster@tutbury.org

News, Events and Local Information for Tutbury - East Staffordshire

Stafforsdhire County Council Youth Services would like to sell Tutbury’s old school, located in Cornmill Lane and use the proceeds from the sale to improve other youth services within the county.

The disposal of the building would leave Tutbury Youth Club, Pre-School Group and Tutbury & Hatton Scout Group without a place to meet.

On July 1st 2008, a new organisation was formed: TOSCA - Tutbury Old School Community Association, created with the express aim of retaining the old school building in Cornmill Lane as a community facility.

TOSCA has secured, from Staffordshire County Council, a 12 month period to give the group time to develop as an organisation and raise funds to acquire the old school building and thereby retain the facility for current users and the community as a whole.

At the initial meeting attendees included members of Tutbury Parish Council, local business community, East Staffordshire Borough Council and Staffordshire County Council.

Individuals or groups who would like to join TOSCA are invited to attend the next meeting.

Tutbury Hydro Project has been selected for the next stage of round 2 of the Co-Operative Community Shares Action Learning Research Program.

Round 2 involves 8 biddng organisations to take part in an Orientation Workshop from which 5 enterprises will be selected.

Final selection will be driven by the needs of the research to cover a broad range.

Winners can be elligible for a support grant up to £5000.

For background info on tutbury hydro-project visit: www.discovertutbury.com/friends/tutbury_hydro.html

North Staffordshire Rail Partnership have recently issued a new guide to the North Staffordshire Line which runs from Crewe to Derby, through three of the UK’s most scenic counties. Trains call at Tutbury & Hatton Train Station hourly Monday to Saturday. Limited service on Sundays.

The North Staffordshire Community Rail Partnership works to promote the North Staffordshire line.

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Tutbury Museum & Information Centre, located in Duke Street, Tutbury, is now closed until easter 2010.

Read background info on Tutbury Museum

At the museum, you can research local family history, look up parish recordsand learn about the village poor.

Enquiries should be directed to the Curator: Ann Harris Tel: 814191.

Are looking for families in Tutbury who can provide friendly home stays for young people aged 11 to 18, usually at half term weekends.

Currently there are students from Russia, Germany, Hong Kong.

In 2009 Architects - Robert Kilgour & Associates gave a presentation at St Mary’s on proposed alterations to the Church. Read more at www.tutbury.org/anglican

Tutbury Civic Society organises a multitude of events, trips and meetings in and around the village.

For village hall bookings contact Jan Harrison on:

01283 - 812248

or email Jan at: jan@tutbury.org.uk

The Civic Society publishes Tutbury Village News
(bi - monthly) and also The Tutbury Guide.
Read more about Tutbury Civic Society

Tutbury Civic Society AGM will be held at
Tutbury Village Hall, Monk Street, Tutbury, DE13 9NA
on the evening of Wed 14 April 2010 at 7:30 PM read more

The copy deadline for the May / June edition of Tutbury Village News is TBA

If you have an event this spring which you would like to have promoted in TVN, please submit your copy either electronically to webmaster@tutbury.org or a hard copy to Tutbury Civic Society, The Charity House, Duke St, Tutbury, DE13 9LE. Please mark your copy with the letters: TVN.

A project managed by Tutbury Civic Society and funded by The Heritage Lottery Fund, Read more about tutbury heritage walk

During the 1960’s or 1970’s he emigrated to Rhodesia and at some point married Anne, probably, an English lady and had a daughter and possibly a son.

In 1979 Mick was working in Bulowayo as a boiler fitter. This might have been his trade when living in the UK.

He was a Territorial in the Rhodesian Army Engineers and died whilst on active service with them. It’s also a possibility that he may have been an Engineer in the British Army at some point before he emigrated.

A group of Rhodesian Army veterans are anxious to make contact with Michael’s next of kin, or any extended family member, to inform them of their recent discovery in Mozambique of the burial place of him and his 16 colleagues who died when the Puma helicopter, in which they were flying was shot down.

The veterans hope that this discovery and the knowledge that they are planning to erect memorials at the crash site, will help to bring a closure on this very tragic event when Michael and his 16 brave colleagues were killed.

If anyone has any knowledge of the whereabouts of his family members or any nformation that might help to find them, then please contact Derry Freeman who is acting as the UK liaison in this matter, for the Puma 164 Association.

The British Museum currently has a temporary exhbition which traces the history of Tutbury Castle.

The exhibition centres on a display of part of the Tutbury Hoard of 1831. Read more at www.tutbury.org/hoard

A history of the village school “A school intended and since built” written by ex headmaster Mr R W Pye will be on sale at Tutbury Museum, The Charity House, Duke St, Tutbury, DE13 9LE from Good Friday - 2 April 2010 when the museum re-opens to the public for the summer.

All proceeds from book sales will go towards helping Tutbury Old School Community Association.

Figures from the Department of Work & Pensions show that the number of 100 year olds is set to double in the next 10 years and will reach 280,000 by the year 2050.

No doubt Tutbury will have its fair share of centenarians in the coming years. Did you know that the Clerk of Parish Charities has copies of the necessary paperwork in order for 100 year olds to receive a message from the queen on their 100th, 105th and subsequent birthdays. The paperwork is available from The Charity House, Duke Street, Tutbury DE13 9LE. Or alternatively contact this website.