1968

One hundred years later, this is the entry in the account book for the Centenary celebrations, that Sue was also able to provide.

Woodlands Centenary 1968

Expenditure
	£	s	p
Photo Printing	34	1	8
Brochure printing	2	10	0
Birthday cake(2)	5	0	0
Marquees hired	22	13	0
Refreshments tea, coffee, sausage and
bread rolls	31	2	0
2 bags of charcoal		17	6
Bouquet and button holes	2	9	0
2 Marquees hired	26	18	0
Printing and stamps	1	10	0
Hathersage Band	5	0	0
Insurance	3	0	0
Sunday Payments	9	10	0
	144	12	0

 

Income
	£	s	p
Collections Total	48	3	0
Brochure Donations	116	13	4
White Elephant stall	14	6	7
Old Scholars	41	2	6
Derwent	27	17	6.5
cake stall	12	17	6
Dolls name	3	2	0
Egg stall	1	11	6
Handkerchief girl	2	14	0
Lavender	1	11	3
Posy girl	1	14	6
Side show	2	18	3
ice cream	5	18	6
Birthday cake Portions	8	4	6
Hot Dogs	7	11	0
Pens and combs	27	11	0
Teas & coffee	41	14	2
cash	7	6	10.5
TOTAL	371	18	0
extra	6	0	0
sports club	3	30	0

1868

Our first contribution is from Sue Howe and dates back to the year that Chapel was built!  Her great aunt wrote about it for Hope methodist magazine in the 1950’s.

Its a story about two Benjamins, one aged 16 and one a few months older at 17. They had been to the quarry at Ladybower and had a race to see who could be first back to the chapel buiding site. Benjamin the younger arrived back first and flung his hat in the air shouting “‘Hurrah! I’m first I’ve won!”

Meanwhile the other Benjamin had tipped his load and said ” I’ve beaten you; I’ve emptied the first load !” and as long as those two life long friends lived they each claimed the honour

My Great Aunt Emmie had questioned her mother about the story and had been told that her Grandfather had actually kept his cart to the middle of the road and  when they were about 50 yards away he moved aside and told the boys to go for it. He knew if they had raced all the way it would have been dangerous for the boys, horses and load!!

The 16 year old was Benjamin Longdon son of Issac Longdon living at Upper House, while the other Benjamin was the son of Johnathan Eyre from Alport. (he was one of the Lay Preachers) Benjamin Eyre was my great Grandfather.

She also added the following :

The two Benjamins were life long friends.Benjamin  Eyre died on a saturday night at 9pm, several months later Benjamin Longdon died on a saturday night at 9pm and those several months later made him exactly the same age to the very day as Benjamon Eyre had been when he passed over!