From our regular site visitor Dan Elliott ex-Jacksdale lad. What secrets did her darkness hide?
An optimistic message from which we can all learn.
Home thoughts from abroad by Kevin Rhodes, ex-resident of Jacksdale now living in Western Australia.
What exactly did happen to the soldier on Jacksdale Memorial ?
The tragic tale of young Frances, daughter of a Codnor Park Forge Worker.
'Black Bridge’, spanning the Cromford Canal.
Another poem from ex-miner Bill Kitson about mining production and the pit gaffers.
A stirring poem by an ex-resident dedicated to our missing soldier.
Fond memories of growing up in Jacksdale by a regular site visitor who now lives in Australia.
The tale of a young village lad from Stone Row whose life was changed forever by the onset of WWI. Written by his grandson, who now lives in Australia.
Dedicated to the little church on the hill by our local bard Bill Kitson.
The Ghostly Bump of the Forge Steam Hammer Sound by Tom Wilbraham
Happy memories of Band of Hope Celebrations at Codnor Park Monument and Hall.
Dedicated to the long gone sound of the Butterley forge hammer.
Inspired by the Cornfields which surround Moorgreen Colliery.
A tribute to the miners of Pye Hill Colliery.
See the countryside through a miner's eyes.
Two poems sent home from Burma during WW2 to Alan's family in New Westwood.
The D Day Dodgers by Hamish Henderson Submitted by Frank Wood (an ex- D Day Dodger)
Lt. Roy Timmins of Jacksdale who lost his life during 'Operation Market Garden', on Sunday 17th September 1944, aged 23 years. A tribute to those who liberated Arnhem, by Sam Rubens, a resident of Arnhem, Holland.
A Song of the Forgotten Soldiers in
Italy
3rd Sep 1943 to 2nd May 1945
sung to the tune of Lily Marlene