View from Derwent lounge window

Tuesday 11th was a mild day and also marked our eleventh anniversary here at Bolehill Farm Cottages near Bakewell (see here).  One departure and one arrival and one cleaner here.  Chris and handyman did some plumbing work and clearing of gutters.  I went down to Bakewell to get provisions for the next couple of days.  A new take away coffee/sandwich shop has opened so at least one less empty shop.  Cottage arrived just after 3pm and I spent the rest of the afternoon in preparation work for the next couple of days as well as some sewing jobs.  Wednesday was another fair day with no departures  but two arrivals later in the day who are both exhibiting at the Chatsworth Christmas Market.  Various jobs and final checks in the morning whilst the afternoon went in WI work as it was the AGM in the evening and I had to prepare my presentation of the accounts.  Both cottages arrived between 6and 7pm after they had set up at Chatsworth, one has been before.  Joanna collected me about 7pm and we collected Lynne en route to the Village Hall.  We had arranged for a speaker first before we got

View from Derwent double bedroom

down to business.  Our speaker was a speaker from the Derbyshire Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance who became a volunteer after being a in a crash and helped by an air ambulance.  They are based at East Midlands Airport and average three call outs a day.  We sometimes see it fly over here.  After refreshments we got down to business and conducted our AGM. We also had a WI advisor in attendance as after 82 years of a WI in Over Haddon we took a vote to close the WI.  We had taken an informal at Octobers meeting but we had to do a formal vote.  We all agreed it was a shame but we could not form a committee to take the WI into the next year.  Most will join other local WI’s but we have agreed to keep in touch and we still have our Christmas party to look forward to.