MAY edition...

Warmer days are starting to arrive now we reach the May edition of the Village Voice and this edition contains lots of news to celebrate.

In our centre spread this month we have three stories which sum up exactly why we are all so lucky to live where we do.
Because communities are all about people. In April and May the parishes of Melbourne, Elvaston and Aston have all handed out awards to people in the community who have truly gone above and beyond to give back. We won’t tell you their stories here – read the paper for that – but they are very inspiring.

Talking of community, the May Day fete in Ticknall has been another very successful event with nearly 2,000 visitors and lots to enjoy. Plus, the setting in the village hall’s quintessentially English grounds could not be more appropriate.

And what more community celebration could there have been than the wedding of Jill Tivey and Andy Younger which saw so many rally round to pull of the happy couple’s big day. Read all about it on page 3.

And huge congratulations go to Acres Engineering in Melbourne which has won the UK’s highest business honour – a King’s Award for Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity.

Over in sport, the cricket season is now well underway, read about the latest action in Ticknall and Melbourne for ladies and men’s teams.

Happy reading!