Welcome

The idea behind this site is to provide information and links that is of use to the residents of Great Longstone and the surrounding hamlets amd to supplement the excellent work already being undertaken by the team producing our superb local newsletter, Under the Edge.

The site is run using a sophisticated content management system. In practice this means that lots of people in the village can be given access to update particular parts of the site without needing any special software – just internet access.

Village Meeting

The aim of the event will be for village organisations to information on activities, events and services that they run.  Hopefully some will also be able to recruit new members.

If a village organisation, club or society, that you represent, is not already involved please contact the Parsih Council as soon as possible for further details.

Lastest Report on a Leaky Lagoon on Longstone Moor

Click here to see the a BBC news clip of about the last escape of water from a Lagoon on Longstone Moor

Video reports on the damb burst in January 2007 are available here.

Village Hall 100 Years

You can see videos of the 100th birthday party for the village hall here.

Easy New way of Reporting Problems to the District & County Councils

Village Video Project

The latest update (December 2007) shows life in the village in the sunny month of July 2005 and - is available here

You can still see a copy of the 2005 Great Longstone Fell Race here.

You need RealMedia player to view this, which you can download for free here

Article on Getting Broadband in Longstone

Quarry News

If you want to see the quarry people's angle on this click here.

Information about Quarrying on Longstone Edge, includes copies of the original 1952 Planning Permissions and maps.

22 February 2008 - Enforcement notice on Wagers Flat is not null – Inspector - The Peak District National Park Authority’s enforcement notice against excess limestone operations at Wagers Flat is not null, a planning inspector has decided. This means that an eight-day public inquiry into operations at the site on Longstone Edge, scheduled to start on May 13, is now likely to go ahead. See Peak District Web-site for more details

7 January 2008 - Legal action taken to protect environment at Longstone Edge - The Peak District National Park Authority is taking legal action requiring the owners and operators of Backdale Quarry to stop unlawful quarrying. A stop notice has been issued to operator MMC Midlands Ltd and landowners Bleaklow Industries Ltd to protect the sensitive countryside at the quarry site on the eastern end of Longstone Edge, near Bakewell. See Peak District Web-site for more details

9 November 2007 - Quarry inquiry – "important result" for National Park landscape - The Peak District National Park Authority has welcomed a public inquiry decision upholding its action to prevent unauthorised limestone working at Smalldale Head quarry on Bradwell Moor. See Peak District Web-site for more details

30th July 2007 - Vigilance continues on Longstone Edge quarries - The Peak District National Park Authority has told quarry operators it would consider further action if any resumption of quarrying at Backdale resulted in unlawful mineral working. See Peak District Web-site for more details.

New on the Site

Details of the new Parish Council following the elections on 3rd May 2007.

Longstone Primary's Annual Report for 2004/5 is available here.

The April update of the 2005 Village Video project is now available on this site.

Check out the Cricket Club page and the link at the bottom which goes through to a collection of Mike Watson's old photos.

History

A bit about Great Longstone in the 1870's

Finding Information on this Site

Please use the search box on your left or the A-Z page. If there is any other information you think should be added to the site please do let me know.