This year's Apple Pressing Day, held by the Black Hand Cyder Society at Great Green Farm on Saturday, was a great success.
Local apple trees had produced a bumper crop with 3.75 tonnes of fruit collected and high quality juice in abundance. As a result 1280 litres, 281 gallons, were produced. This included, for the first time, some Quince juice.
A highlight of the day was the presentation, by the Society's Treasurer Richard Gedge, to our wonderful hosts, Gill and Adrian Hipwell, of a very suitable gift, a carved wooden box in the shape of an apple, to celebrate the 25th holding of the event.
Saturday night’s Quiz at the Village Hall, in aid of Christion Aid, raised a magnificent £414.
There were 60 attendees, making up 8 teams. The winners were 'All Quizzed Out', the runners up (only 2 pts behind) were ‘You What?’ and the wooden spoon went to 'The Saints'.
Thanks must go to everyone involved the event, producing the excellent food etc., but most of all to Quizmistress, Denise Grant, and to her Assistant, Peter.
One bonus was the announcement of two, provisional dates for next year’s Quizes to be held on February 7th and October 17th. Put them in your diary now.
Details of previous events can be found in the
History Section.
Details of Denton's traditional celebration of Bonfire Night have been announced.
This year's event will take place at the Village Hall on Friday, 7th November.
One change from previous celebrations is that attendees will not be encouraged to bring a firework with them. The Hall Management Committee is purchasing a complete set and organising the display.
The Pizza Night previously organised for the 7th has been cancelled but Hot Dogs will be served and, of course, the Bar will be open.
Everyone who attended last night’s Indian Theme Night at the Village Hall had a wonderful time.
The food, Indian of course, was varied and excellent. The entertainment, a suitable ethnic Dance Group from Norwich, was colourful and graceful. Well done those who joined in for the final session.
The non-raffle, how many Indian cities are there?, had some excellent prizes. But, of course, it was the company of local residents that really made the evening.
Congratulations must go to everyone who dressed appropriately and to all those who worked so hard, in the kitchen and behind the bar, to make the event so successful.
Nearly £600 was raised, to be split between the Village Hall and Prostate Cancer Research.
Yesterday's Plough Day at Vale Farm was different this year. For the first time a pair of Shire Horses was brought in to join the tractors and contribute to the work.
There seemed to be more tractors in action than last year but it was the Suffolk Punches who stole the show. It was even possible to pay £10 to take your turn, with suitable assistance, to use them to plough a few furrows. Others preferred to donate the £10 to the event's charity and observe the action.
It was all very impressive and reminded us that not much over 100 years ago horses like these did all the ploughing.
The event raised over £560 for the East Anglia Air Ambulance.
Yesterday’s Annual Open Show, organised by Denton Gardening Club, was a great success with some wonderful exhibits and close competition. However, checking the score-sheet afterwords produced a small change to the results.
More than 60 members and guests of the Black Hand Cyder Society turned up for the Club's annual Boules Championships held at the Darrow Green Road Bouledrome, courtesy of Adele and David Godsmark, yesterday.
This was an afternoon rather than an evening session, so it was cakes rather than barbecue, but a great time was had by all. Matches, on a knock-out basis, were closely contested, but the winning team, "Sticky One Styll", repeated their triumph of last year.
Further details, and photographs, can be seen on the
Boules Page.
Denton played its part in today's celebrations of the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, the end of the Second World War.
More than thirty local residents attended the ceremony on the Playing Field to unveil a Plaque next to a tree, a Black Poplar, planted on the North side of the field.
This tree had originally been planted back in 1995 to commemorate the part played by soldiers from this parish in the war against Japan.
Johnnie Carslake, along with Peter Grant and Terry Hanner, had retrieved the original Plaque and made a new, shiny metal replacement.
The ceremony included readings and a dedication from Rev’d Chris Hutton. Everyone there recognised the great sacrifices made by those involved in the conflict, many of whom did not return.
What a fascinating story. Attendees at Tuesday’s Denton WI meeting, including guests, were privileged to hear a detailed account of one person’s involvement with that memorable event in New Yark on the 11th September 2001.
Most people can remember where they were on that fateful day but, our speaker, Janice Brooks, was actually working in one of the Trade Centre buildings. She told us how confused everybody was. She was working in the second Tower to be attacked by the terrorists but was not aware of the first impact. Her story of escaping the building, then leaving her own home and, eventually, reaching a friend’s residence, was really amazing.
