[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”22″ gal_title=”Xmas events”] We would like to thank local residents for coming together and helping to raise over £1,700 for school provisions during special Christmas events. Pupils showcased their nativity play ‘Straw and Order’ at St Giles Church on Thursday 10 December before the congregation, parents, carers and residents enjoyed a Pea and Pie … Read More

Children from Hartington have visited their partner school in Sheffield as part of studies into city and countryside cultures and differences. Pupils from Hartington C of E Primary School went to Lowfield Primary School on Tuesday 17 November to participate in shared activities including a visit to a Mosque and an inner-city farm.

Residents in the village are working together to host a Christmas tree event during the festive season to commemorate Christmas around the world. Children from Hartington C of E Primary School have put the final touches to a display to coincide with the project. They have painted pictures of children wearing traditional outfits from countries … Read More

Pupils have learnt more about bullying and the impact that it may have on people’s lives, during a national week of action to tackle the issue. Anti-Bullying Week, coordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, took place from Monday 16 to Friday 20 November, with a theme of ‘make a noise about bullying.’ The week started with … Read More

A Leicestershire woman has visited Hartington to show local school pupils and staff a wrist watch that was given to her mother-in-law for good school attendance more than a century ago. Pauline Fitchett, 72, was enjoying a week’s holiday in Derbyshire with her friend when she contacted the school. The women were spending time researching … Read More

Youngsters in Hartington have handed out boxes of food and provisions to elderly members of the community following the village’s Harvest Festival. The annual celebration of harvest to give thanks for crops that have grown and the hard work involved in gathering them, took place at St Giles Church on Sunday 4 October. Children from … Read More