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Five medals for Cosmo
A YOUNG athlete from Dronfield demonstrated his
talent for multiple events at the Derbyshire County Track and Field Championships.
Cosmo Johnson, aged 12, from
Hilltop, became U13 Boys
Derbyshire County Champion in
the 800m, long jump and high
jump. He also won two silver
medals in the 1500m and 75m
hurdles. He was the most successful U13 boy, with his three titles and five medals.
Proud mum Julie said: “Cosmo’s focus for this season is to compete in a couple of pentathlons in July and September. This is a combined event which is made up of sprint hurdles, long jump, high jump, shot put and 800m.
“His current best event is the high jump , setting a new personal best at the Derbyshire Championships of 1.45m - he’s only 1.53m tall! This makes him the eighth best U13 boy in the UK so far this season.”
Cosmo has been training with Hallamshire Harriers in Sheffield for three years.
Ian follows father
D RONFIELD Probus Club has installed
its new president, Ian Hardy, in a what is a first for the group. His father, John, was president of the club
in 1993 and Ian is very proud to be the first second generation to wear the chain of office.
Ian was born in 1945
in Wallsend-on-Tyne.
John was in the Merchant Navy and the family moved to South Yorkshire in 1951 and then to Sheffield in 1956. Ian was educated at High Storrs Grammar School.
Ian joined Sheffield City Police as a cadet in 1962 and became a constable in 1964. He met Julie in 1963 and the couple married in 1967 and moved to S18. They have two children.
Ian retired from the police as a sergeant in 1996 and was appointed as a magistrate in Chesterfield in 2000, serving for 11 years.
Ian received the chain of office from retiring president, Ian Larkin.
History on line
Past is meeting future with some dusty contents of the archive room at Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School being shared with internet users. Deborah Wain explains
S TAFF and students from Dronfield Henry Fanshawe Schoolhave been developing an archive area on its website.
The site’s technician, Beverley Hooton, has unearthed various photographs and artefacts from an old cupboard which can now be seen online.
And the school would like to hear from former pupils who have their own photographs and stories to tell.
The story of the school begins with the foundation of the original Henry Fanshawe School in 1579 by Thomas Fanshawe. In 1866, it moved from its original site overlooking Fanshaw Bank, near Church Street, to the current site overlooking Chesterfield Road.
Among the artefacts unearthed are:
• A framed photo of Rev John Faithfull Fanshawe, headmaster from 1862-1866.
• A photo of sombre-looking young boys dated 1886.
• A ledger showing students who passed science in May 1889.
• Charles Baggaley's well-worn and crumbling journal. ‘Chas’, also known as ‘Boss Baggs’, was the longest serving headteacher of the school; 38 years, from 1888-1926.
Additional old items included engraved shields and photographs of stage productions, such as Shakeseare’s ‘Merchant of Venice’ at the school in the early 1900s.
Beverley said that although many artefacts from the school had been deposited with County Offices at Matlock, there were many more at the school still to discover.
She added: “We’d like past teachers and pupils to share their own memories and photographs from their time at the school.”
For more information and to see some of the historic material, visit the school’s website at dronfield.derbyshire.sch.uk
Three new defibrillators
D RONFIELD has three new community heart defibrillators and more people are being trained to use them. The life-saving devices are in place thanks to
the efforts of Dronfield St John Ambulance volunteers and supporters. Defibrillators have been funded at Moorland View Elderly People’s Club, at
Apperknowle, and outside cycle shop Polaris, on Wreakes Lane. The organisation has also part-funded one outside Greendale Pharmacy, off Stonelow Road. Hopefully a further defibrillator will be placed shortly.
The charity’s Sue Towndrow said: “Over the last few years we have been providing free first aid training to schoolchildren and community groups such as the Barn staff, Churches Together and council staff. Defibrillator training is also available for adults.
“With the fantastic and generous donations from Stone the Crows, DronFest, and the Mayor’s appeal to name but a few, plus our own fund-raising efforts, we have been able to extend what we originally set out to do, by providing community access defibrillators.”
“Also over the next two weeks, upto 28 members of the Dronfield community will receive free first aid and defibrillator training. Again further courses are planned.”
Dronfield Eye has provided street maps featuring the location of local defibrillators to assist with training.
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