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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]This is part of the report for 1896 there's no Langley? ANNUAL PARISH GATHERING AT HEANOR 20th Nov 1896 On Thursday evening last this annual parish church gathering took place in the Town Hall, Heanor, when there was a crowded audience. The Rev. C. E. L. Corfield occupied the chair and was supported on the platform by the Rev. W. B. Dearden (Shipley), Rev. E. M. Robinson (Smalley), Rev. J. J. Cross, Rev. H.H. Prior, Rev. J. Thompson, Lieut Col F. C. Corfield, Mr R. H. Robinson, Cc; Mr J. Holbrook and Mr. E. Eagle (churchwardens), also the churchwardens from Marlpool Church Mission, Aldercar St John’s and Langley Mill Mission Church. Mr Holbrook proposed a vote of thanks to all church worker and as it included eight churchwardens. They had also 16 sides-men and eight at the other churches, making a total of 40. The second part was the choirs. They had four choirs, and during their last choir festival they cleared about £6. Referring to the musical department Mr Holbrook spoke to the great want of a new vestry, which was under the consideration of the churchwardens. Then there were the bell-ringers. Their splendid peal of five bells had been rung during the year, and they were indebted to the ringers. Besides this, there were the large staff of school teaches, and it was gratifying to know that they had saved the rates of the parish. They were now building the seventh block of buildings. They had in addition to these things six schools, 145 teachers, and 1,700 children, and 45 district visitors. The last, but not the least powerful agency with their church, was the guild of St Lawrence, with Miss Corfield as its very energetic secretary. They regarded this work as a little Bank of England, for they had contributed to church funds £52 10s. for repairs etc, to the bells, and another item of £17, all during the year. He had pleasure in moving that the thanks of the meeting to tendered to all those workers, which was seconded by Mr. R. H. Robinson, and carried with enthusiasm. And the new vestry was: (1900 H/O, Heanor new vestry cost of £300, architect was Mr. Curry of Derby, builder Mr. George Oldershaw of Marlpool.) [/quote]
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This is part of the report for 1896 there's no Langley?
ANNUAL PARISH GATHERING AT HEANOR
20th Nov 1896
On Thursday evening last this annual parish church gathering took place in the Town Hall, Heanor, when there was a crowded audience. The Rev. C. E. L. Corfield occupied the chair and was supported on the platform by the Rev. W. B. Dearden (Shipley), Rev. E. M. Robinson (Smalley), Rev. J. J. Cross, Rev. H.H. Prior, Rev. J. Thompson, Lieut Col F. C. Corfield, Mr R. H. Robinson, Cc; Mr J. Holbrook and Mr. E. Eagle (churchwardens), also the churchwardens from Marlpool Church Mission, Aldercar St John’s and Langley Mill Mission Church.

Mr Holbrook proposed a vote of thanks to all church worker and as it included eight churchwardens. They had also 16 sides-men and eight at the other churches, making a total of 40. The second part was the choirs. They had four choirs, and during their last choir festival they cleared about £6. Referring to the musical department Mr Holbrook spoke to the great want of a new vestry, which was under the consideration of the churchwardens. Then there were the bell-ringers. Their splendid peal of five bells had been rung during the year, and they were indebted to the ringers. Besides this, there were the large staff of school teaches, and it was gratifying to know that they had saved the rates of the parish. They were now building the seventh block of buildings. They had in addition to these things six schools, 145 teachers, and 1,700 children, and 45 district visitors. The last, but not the least powerful agency with their church, was the guild of St Lawrence, with Miss Corfield as its very energetic secretary. They regarded this work as a little Bank of England, for they had contributed to church funds £52 10s. for repairs etc, to the bells, and another item of £17, all during the year. He had pleasure in moving that the thanks of the meeting to tendered to all those workers, which was seconded by Mr. R. H. Robinson, and carried with enthusiasm.

And the new vestry was:
(1900 H/O, Heanor new vestry cost of £300, architect was Mr. Curry of Derby, builder Mr. George Oldershaw of Marlpool.)

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