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Jennypeg Researcher	Laceyfields Farm replied on: 3/17/2007 3:02:09 PM 19TH April 1957 4,000 year old axe found at Langley 17 yr old Peter Wright found it while working in a field at Lacey Field farm Langley “Derby Museum” sorry but this was all I copied. Jenny
suzard Researcher	Laceyfields Farm replied on: 3/17/2007 1:40:22 PM Stick and peggy is mentioned on Street games topic -Miscellaneous section-page 2 locked topic
Peter Chamberlain Researcher This message was updated on 3/17/2007 9:00:23 AM by Peter Chamberlain	Laceyfields Farm replied on: 3/17/2007 8:59:32 AM What memories the "BACKS"conjures up situated behind the Council Houses on Milnhay Road,Brookvale Road and Lime Avenue. Saturday and Sunday cricket and football played according to season during the 40s.During the war(I Sound like Uncle Albert in Only Fools and Horses) my brother found a very small football in a Dustbin but it did not have a bladder.It was stuffed with rags and used most weekends,taken to school in the week and used in what we called Games Lessons.Sounds a little odd now but you could not go and buy a cheap Plastic ball or Football.If my memory serves me right the ball lasted about 2 years before Ken Goddard the nephew of Fred Kirk got a proper one as a birthday present from Fred. For many Years we played weekend sport on the Backs even to removing Snow for the afternoon games and we were very proud when a regular player Barry Marsh made it on to Aston Villa books as an Apprentice and later played with Heanor Town.Cricket it produced quite a few good amateur players who played for teams in the then Border League. To get back on to the Stick and Peggy it was played on the street by the Girls
chrisbrin	Laceyfields Farm replied on: 3/17/2007 8:14:13 AM I remember playing stick and peggy in the 60's on the "Backs" at Langley Mill. Brother in law doesn't remember it being played in Manchester. Was it just a locally known game? Until it travelled to New Zealand of course! Chrisbrin
norm.p	Laceyfields Farm replied on: 3/17/2007 2:52:43 AM as kids we used to go home from school and go to the railway bridge at the end of the lane from lacey fields road. we spent our time there either train spotting, playing football or a great game called "stick and peggy" does antbody else remember this game. i have taught it to my kids here in new zealand. I imagine that peter wright will remember, i am suree he played it with us. I don't know whether you will remember me peter, I lived exactly across the road from the coliers rest. Norman Pearson.
suzard Researcher This message was updated on 2/25/2007 1:58:24 AM by suzard	Laceyfields Farm replied on: 2/23/2007 11:04:35 PM R&H 20 Aug 1906 On Saturday the 10th annual fete and gala and horticultural show, held under the auspices of the Langley mill and Aldercar Co-operative Society, took place at Lacey Fields Farm, when over 8,000 people were present. A procession over half a mile in length, headed by the Heanor Old Prize Band, started from Cromford Rd, through the streets to Eastwood and Hill Top, returning to Lacey Fields, where a couple of marquees were erected. The judges were Messrs J.C.Tallack (Shipley Hall gardens) and J.Bradley (Worksop Manor Gardens). The Hon secretaries, Messrs A. Wyld, Hemmington and W.J. Angell are to be congratulated on their efficient arrangements. The entries were in excess of any previous year. A number of stage performances took place under the direction of mr Will Temple (Nottingham). In the evening a band played for dancing. Report followed by a long list of awards. Attendance of 8,000 is not my typing error -that's what the paper says!!!!!
Azzabuv	Laceyfields Farm replied on: 9/10/2005 8:54:51 PM And her rock hammer. Azzabuv.
RMMee Moderator	Laceyfields Farm replied on: 9/10/2005 7:14:49 AM All I can say is that if I ever go rock collecting, then I'm taking Sue with me!
suzard Researcher	Laceyfields Farm replied on: 9/7/2005 9:56:07 PM Should read "epidotized quartz feldspar tuff" epidotised comes from "epidotes"= a lustrous yellow, green or black mineral found in metamorphic rock feldspar= any group of abundant rock-forming minerals ocurring principally in igneous,plutonic,and some metamorphic rocks, and consisting of sillicates of aluminium with potassium, sodium,calcium and rarely barium. About 50 per cent of the Earth's outer crust is composed of feldspar. tuff= a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel-also called tufa So I suppose it could be called "rock of ages"!!!
RMMee Moderator	Laceyfields Farm replied on: 9/7/2005 6:11:21 PM I've probably said this on another post (but I think not), but in November 1956 Peter Wright, who worked at Laceyfields Farm (and who is now a Committee Member of the Society), found a Neolithic polished stone axe while gathering stones on a ploughed field at the farm. The axe, which is described by the National Monuments Register as "coarse, epidotized quartz felspar tuff" (does anyone know what that means?), was given to Derby Museum. It is thought to have most likely originated from the Lake District. I don't know if there was any press coverage of this find at the time.
Peter Chamberlain Researcher	Laceyfields Farm replied on: 9/7/2005 7:39:33 AM Robert Yes in the big field in front of the farm this was the field with the Railway bridge going up to Langley and a small bridge over the Erewash which led to a field situated up to the canal.If you walked from Milnhay Road following Bailey Brook the first field belonged to Painters Farm. second field was the corn field and also where Bailey Brook joined the Erewash and the field in front of the farm and beyond was were the milk cows were kept
RMMee Moderator	Laceyfields Farm replied on: 9/6/2005 5:08:21 PM Did they hold a fete on the farm itself? I don't think I've seen reference to that before.
Peter Chamberlain Researcher This message was updated on 9/6/2005 12:48:25 PM by Peter Chamberlain	Laceyfields Farm replied on: 9/6/2005 7:27:42 AM Robert A brief note about this farm is made under Langley Mill Co-op.I recall during the war going to the farm along with my father and others to Haymake and later get in the Corn no payment was made but we were allowed to Glean the Corn fields for food for our Hens and Pigeons Also the co-op held its own Fete every year after the war.The Farmer I recall was named Creswick Peter
RMMee Moderator	Laceyfields Farm replied on: 9/5/2005 9:37:32 PM Can anyone remember anything about Laceyfields Farm? All I know is that it belonged at one time to the Langley Mill & Aldercar Co-op. Any memories would be gratefully received.

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