Tideswell Dale Butterflies in 2025
Common Blue (photo by Rob Acker) A group of committed TDEG members have taken surveys of butterflies down Tideswell Dale every year for the 26 weeks of the season since 2021. We now have a much larger team of ten pairs of surveyors, including our youngest surveyors so far (brilliant work from Alfie and Ellis). […]
How do we futureproof Tideswell?
TDEG whole group meeting (open to all). Tuesday 21 October 2025, 7.30pm – 9.00pm. Fountain Square Church, Tideswell. Phil Korbel’s presentation slides can been seen here. TDEG is very grateful to Phil Korbel, cofounder and director at the Carbon Literacy Project, for his dynamic talk ‘How do we futureproof Tideswell?‘. Phil gave us a whistle-stop tour […]
DRAFT TDEG Committee Notes – 1 October 2025
COMMITEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Jules (Meeting Chair), Lynn (Communications Officer), Fiona (Secretary) OTHERS PRESENT: Laurie, Philip, Allen 1. Chair for the meeting The committee elected Jules to chair the meeting. It was noted that Jill had stepped down as project leader for the Rivers & Brooks project, but would still like to attend future committee meetings […]
TDEG Committee Agenda – 1 October 2025
If you are not a member of the committee, and would like to attend, please contact us at info@tdeg.org.uk. Members of the Committee Helen, Jill, Jules, Lynn, Neill (Treasurer), Fiona (Secretary). The Chair position is vacant. 1. Chair for the meeting a. To appoint a chair for the meeting. b. To note that Jill has […]
Draft Notes of TDEG AGM and Stories from the Repair Cafe – 25 June 2025
1. Welcome Communications Officer and Wildlife project group leader, Lynn, stepped up to chair this AGM in Sue’s absence, and welcomed attendees. There were 17 attendees. The outgoing chair, Sue, was not able to attend the meeting due to another commitment. The committee were very grateful for her service and advice, and had presented her […]
TDEG Committee Notes – 30 April 2025
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Sue (Chair), Jules, Laura (Treasurer), Lynn, Fiona (Secretary) OTHERS PRESENT: Neill, Jill, Laurie, Philip 1 – Welcome The chair welcomed attendees, and as some were at a TDEG committee meeting for the first time, asked everyone to introduce themselves. 2 – Apologies Apologies were received from committee members Bill, Helen and Suzanne. […]
TDEG Committee Notes – 22 January 2025
INVITED: Bill, Fiona (Secretary), Helen, Jules, Laura (Treasurer), Lynn, Sally, Sue (Chair), Suzanne PRESENT: Bill, Fiona (Secretary), Jules, Laura (Treasurer), Lynn, Laurie (guest), Philip (guest) 1 – Welcome In Sue’s absence, the committee appointed Jules as chair of the meeting. This was the first meeting in the community library. 2 – Apologies Sue, Suzanne and […]
DRAFT TDEG Committee Notes – 11 June 2025
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Fiona (Secretary), Jules, Laura (Treasurer), Sue (Chair), Suzanne GUESTS PRESENT: Neill, Jill 1 – Welcome Sue welcomed attendees. This would be her last committee meeting as she was not able to attend the AGM on 11 June. 2 – Apologies Received from Bill, Lynn and Helen. 3 – Matters arising None 4 […]
Water quality in our local streams and rivers
Our TDEG meeting on 9 October 2024 addressed the recent shocking reports in the national media that Tideswell Brook has been found in a study by the University of York to be the second most polluted stream for pharmaceutical pollution in rivers in the UK (second only to an urban river in Glasgow). We heard […]
TDEG Committee Notes – 2 October 2024
INVITED: Adam, Bill, Fiona (Secretary), Helen, Josie, Jules, Kelda, Laura (Treasurer), Lynn, Rob, Sally, Sue (Chair), Suzanne PRESENT: Fiona (Secretary), Jules, Laura (Treasurer), Lynn 1 – Welcome and introductions The new secretary was introduced to the committee and it was agreed that Lynn would chair the meeting in Sue’s absence, due to a recent hospital […]
