Events diary
 | SCA Council meetings next is Wednesday 27th June |
| Spondon Jubilee celebrations - Saturday 2nd to Monday 4th July |
| Spondon Social Safari - Saturday and Sunday 21st/22nd July |
| Spondon Village Festival - Saturday and Sunday 8/9th September |
| Regular Village Hall users |
| Spondon walks - next event is on Sunday 20th May |
| Spondon Historical Society - next meeting is Monday 11th June |
| Asterdale WI - next meeting is Wednesday 20th June |
| Derbyshire Wildlife Trust - Trent and Lower Derwent Group |
| Locko Amateur Dramatic Society - next production is 27th to 29th September |
| Activities at Edmund Hall |
| Spondon Neighbourhood Forum meetings - next is Wednesday 13th June |
SCA Council meetings
….are held approximately twice a year. The date for the next meeting is:
| Wednesday 27th June |
Meetings are held in the Village Hall at 7.30 (unless otherwise notified).
Agendas for these meetings are normally sent to registered representatives of paid up organisations and individual Council members. If you are not in this category and would like to receive an agenda please .
Any person is welcome to attend these meetings, and details are posted on the notice board in the Village Hall.
Spondon's Jubilee celebrations
Planning is already well under way to make this a weekend to remember,
culminating in the lighting of the beacon at Dale Road Park on the Monday.
Further details will appear on
the Spondon Online website. If you have an
idea or want to offer to help,
.
Spondon Social Safari
Now a popular annual event, this year's Social Safari will take place on Saturday and Sunday 21st and 22nd July. Horticultural excellence is definitely not required - just a desire to meet your neighbours while raising some money for your favourite good cause. Last year's event brought in well over £2000, including £650 for the Village Improvement Committee. If you would like to take part in this year's event .
Spondon Village Festival
The festival returns to Asterdale Sports Ground on Saturday and Sunday 8/9th September. See their own website for more details.
Regular Village Hall Users
ACTIVITY |
TIME |
CONTACT TELEPHONE |
| MONDAYS | ||
| Rosemary Conley | 9.30am | 855116 |
| School of Dancing | 3.45pm | 01530-262982 |
| Whist Drive | 7.30pm | 672897 |
| Historical Society | 7.30pm | 673488 |
| Locko Amateur Dramatic Society | 7.30pm (not 2nd week) | 669138 |
| TUESDAYS | ||
| Sequence dancing | 12.45pm | 752201 |
| Karate (4 yrs up) | 5.00pm | 07816-890795 |
| Shape Aerobics | 7.20pm | 830004 |
| Dancing - Ballroom & Latin | 8.30pm | 01159-112558 |
| WEDNESDAYS | ||
| Shape Aerobics | 9.45am | 830004 |
| Weight Watchers | 11.00 am | 07944-223290 |
| Line Dancing | 1.45pm | 01159-396269 |
| Martial Arts | 4.00pm | 07769-254011 |
| Derbyshire Wildlife Trust | 7.30pm (usually1st week, Sep-Apr) | 676723 |
| Asterdale WI | 7.30pm. 3rd week | 664221 |
| THURSDAYS | ||
| Spondon Toddler Group | 9.15 (term time) | 675274 |
| Zumba Gold | 12.00 noon | 07707-894673 |
| Stroke Club | 1.30pm (once or twice a month) | 663299 |
| Spondon Afternoon WI | 2.00pm (2nd week, not Oct) | 672783 |
| Arts & Crafts group | 2.00pm | 544723 |
| Zumba Fitness | 4.30pm | 07595-775720 |
| Weightwatchers. | 6.15pm | 07595-775720 |
| Cameo Club | 8.00pm 2nd & 4th week | 677337 |
| FRIDAYS | ||
| Health Authority Child Clinic | 9.30am | 715730 |
| Alzheimer's Society Carers' Group | 1.30pm (last Friday of month) | |
| Martial Arts | 4.00pm | 07769-254011 |
| Spondon Dabblers (Craft) | 6.30 pm (monthly) | 07812-446861 |
| SATURDAYS | ||
| FRIDAY EVENINGS AND SATURDAYS – bookings may be available throughout the year – for booking enquires, use the online enquiry form. | ||
| SUNDAYS | ||
| Social | 7.30pm. Alternate weeks | 01159-394779 |
Spondon library has details of many local organisation, their events and meeting details.
Spondon walks
The 2012 Spondon walking festival has a number of events:
| *Sunday 20th May, 10.30am to 4pm: A day of Pondomania with the derby City Pond Wardens' Association at Dale Road Park. Just drop in for children's activities and information about Spondon's ponds. Further information on the work of DCPWA and its Wild About Ponds projects can be found on its own web site. |
| *Friday 25th May, 7pm: "Conservation Spondon", start from Church Street car park |
| *Saturday 16th June, 10am and 2pm: two walks exploring the historic meeting places of Spondon. Morning walk starts from the Village Hall and ends at the Malt Shovel at noon, afternoon walk starts from there. |
| Friday 22nd June, 7pm: SCA Midsummer ramble starts from the Vernon Arms |
| *Wednesday 15th August, 6.30pm: Spondon circular walk led by the City Council Rights of Way Officer. Start from Village Hall |
* Events marked with an asterisk are part of Derby City Council "Let's go wild in Derby" programme.
The "Spondon Strollers" meet every Wednesday at 9.15am outside Spondon Village Hall for short, sociable walk. New walkers are always welcome. Further details are in this leaflet or by
Spondon Historical Society
Meet regularly in the Village Hall on the 2nd Monday of the month, starting at 7.30pm. Entrance fee: members £2.00; non-members £2.50
| Monday 11th June: "An introduction to family history using the internet" by Derek Hathaway |
| Saturday 7th July: Saturday Special (10am-12 noon) - "Ceramics 1950s to present day" by Sue Taylor |
| Monday 9th July: "An extraordinary life in music and its instruments" by Alan G Hopkin |
| Monday 10th September: Archive Evening |
| Monday 8th October: "Guessing old things from granddad's attic" by Bob Neill |
| Monday 12th November: "The Census Story" by Wendy Freer |
| Monday 10th December: "Girls from the Big House" by Ian Hingley |
The Historical Society also maintain an archive of material and also now have their own website
Asterdale WI
Asterdale WI meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. It goes without saying that we welcome any new members to our meetings.
| Wednesday 20th June: ‘ST.PETERSBURGH’ – Venice of the North by Cathy Macateer |
| Wednesday 18th July: ‘SMILE PLEASE SAY CHEESE’ by Ian Rogerson |
| Wednesday 15th August: SOCIAL EVENING |
| Wednesday 19th September: ‘COOKERY DEMONSTRATION’ by Doreen Williams |
| Wednesday 17th October: ‘WORKING FOR THE BBC’ by Rick Bailey (Radio Derby) |
| Wednesday 21st November: ‘AGM’ |
| Wednesday 19th December: CHRISTMAS PARTY - Special VIP appearance of SANTA CLAUS |
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust - Trent and Lower Derwent Group
Indoor meetings will restart in the autumn, details will be posted here.
All meetings are at 7.30pm (unless otherwise stated) in the Village Hall, usually on the first Wednesday of the month. Entrance fee is £2 for adults, 50p juniors. For further details contact
Locko Amateur Dramatic Society
The next full production is "The Weekend", by Michael Palin, at the Village Hall from Thursday 27th to Saturday 29th September at 7.30pm. Tickets £6 each.
Their own website is here
Edmund Hall is on Edmund Road, Spondon and provides a variety of activities suitable for all ages. There is a car park and it is fully wheelchair/buggy accessible. for more details, they have their own website.
For further detail on all these activities, or to book the hall for a private function, contact .
Local Councillors, Police, Derby Homes and other community partners meet with local residents to discuss issues that are important to the local community. The meetings (which start at 6.30pm) are as follows:
| Wednesday 13th June: Spondon Village Hall, Sitwell Street |
Spondon Neighbourhood Board is working on an “accessibility guide” to
Spondon, aimed at the “non-motorists”. We want to show footpaths, cycle
routes, pedestrian crossings, dropped kerbs – anything that will make getting
around Spondon easier for those on foot or bike, in wheelchairs or with
pushchairs. This will publicise one of the priorities of the Board, which has
funded a number of such facilities over the past few years.
As there is no central register of such things, we are looking for volunteers
to research a small area of Spondon and report back to enable us to construct a
map. The more volunteers the smaller the area to research! If you are able to
help with the survey please
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For further information on the Forum and Board, see the Council website, or contact the Neighbourhood Manager,
The police are conducting a series of "surgeries", the first Monday of every month at the Library, Sitwell Street between 5pm and 7pm. From the October meeting, there will also be members of the "Safer Spondon" group of the Neighbourhood Board. No appointments necessary - just drop in.
Contacts
For all matters regarding the SCA you can contact us by .