Hulland Ward Parish Council

06/11/2026

Once again, this weekend, our nation is remembering the dead of two world wars and many other international conflicts during this past century.
We are remembering with gratitude those men and women who went to war on our behalf, to kill or be killed… and many who returned broken in body, mind and spirit.
With thanks to Bill Watkins for kindly displaying several silhouettes of soldiers around the village: the memorial garden by the Playing Fields, the Village Hall and by the WW1 memorial in the churchyard.

03/10/2026

Hulland Herald: please can you help with delivery?

The latest edition is currently dropping through letter boxes throughout the villages and outlying homes within the civil parish.

The magazine is produced every three months and is circulated to over 650 properties by neighbours who work together as a team.

We are currently in need of someone to deliver magazines to 24 outlying houses and farms along the Belper Road and Mercaston Lane.

If you feel able to volunteer, please contact Steve Dunning on [email protected]

30/09/2026

A message from Public Health…

Ready to quit for good?

Stoptober is just around the corner, giving people across the country the opportunity to join thousands of others taking their first steps towards a smoke free future. To mark the national quit smoking campaign, Derbyshire County Council is encouraging residents to access the free support available through its specialist stop smoking service. Live Life Better Derbyshire, Derbyshire County Council’s health and wellbeing service, provides 12 weeks of free stop smoking support for Derbyshire residents aged 12 and above. The service includes advice and guidance from trained stop smoking specialists, access to stop smoking medications, free ni****ne replacement therapy (NRT), and a dedicated Facebook support group. Adults aged 18 and over can also access vapes as a quitting aid.

The Live Life Better Derbyshire team will be carrying out drop-in stop smoking support events across Derbyshire throughout October. Find where they will be online here.
For more information about the free stop smoking service, call 0800 085 2299 or visit www.livelifebetterderbyshire.org.uk/stopsmoking.

09/09/2026

What's left of those wooden ramps with nails sticking out has been gathered together in the playing fields and will be removed unless the owners collect them very soon. The Parish Council has some understanding of teenagers on mountain bikes. However, we also need to safeguard families with young children.

14/07/2026

Following last week's Parish Council meeting the Council have made the following comments on the Alport Close planning application:

Hulland Ward Parish Council strongly object to this proposal and would like to make the following comments:
1. The application states that Hulland Ward has easy access to services and facilities which help the children live independently, but this is not the case Hulland Ward has an infrequent bus service to the village and no Health Centre.
2. It is not clear from the application about how many members of staff will be required at any one time, as the application contradicts itself: items 3.2 and 5.6 state different numbers of staff.
3. Carers on a shift pattern, visiting therapists and social workers, will all need to arrive by car due to lack of a frequent bus service, this will cause noise, disruption and possible parking issues for other residents.
4. There will be considerable risk of noise to adjoining neighbours.
5. There is no “Telford Road” in Hulland Ward or anywhere near this property.
6. The change in use may adversely impact the quality of lives of the adjoining neighbours.
7. The Parish Council feel they must object very strongly to this application as they have a duty of care for existing residents, many of whom are elderly and there are also safeguarding concerns for the children living nearby and attending the primary school in the village.
8. Seventeen residents attended a meeting of the Parish Council on 6th July, and they were united in strongly objecting to the change of use for this house
We acknowledge that vulnerable children need a fresh start but placing them in a quiet area with no supporting facilities is not the right place for them, this could result in social isolation.

14/07/2026

This meeting will debate the proposed regularisation of the previou...

14/07/2026

REMINDER | Our free, family-friendly Green Event is on in Hall Leys Park, Matlock, 11am – 3pm THIS SATURDAY 💚

Look out for eco-stalls, crafts, hands-on activities, and sustainable living inspiration.,

More info 👇
https://www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/.../green-event-2026

14/07/2026

07/07/2026

PLEASE NOTE AND *SHARE* | Due to the forecast heatwave this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, our waste & recycling crews will be starting collections *earlier* than usual from 6am onwards for the remainder of this week.

Please make sure your bin is out the night before or before 6am.

Thank you for helping us keep crews safe in the hot weather ♻️

23/06/2026

Hedge Cutting Co-operative

Membership forms for the ‘Hulland Ward Hedge Cutting Cooperative' were circulated in June, with the first cut scheduled for mid-July. So far 20 households, plus the telephone exchange, have signed up stretching between Dog Lane and Moss Lane. Please remember the state of the hedges backing on to the Main Road remains the responsibility of individual householders – this service is organised by the Parish Council, but paid for by members of the cooperative, to assist in keeping pavements clear for pedestrians.