POMMIE IS THE 'NICKNAME' FOR VILLAGE OF YOULGRAVE HERE IN PEAK NATIONAL PARK. THE OTHER TWO HAMLETS ARE INCLUDED IN OUR HISTORY MOSAIC AS THEY ARE AS MUCH PART OF THE COMMUNITY

Update on the Pommie Plaque   What3words ///chip.implanted.tiling

Having the idea in Nov 2019 of making a 2 metre square history mosaic for the side of the village hall to brighten up an ugly wall was the easy bit …. a lot has happened since then, even though  lockdown restrictions have made it difficult to get a group of volunteers to meet together.

The first lot of the 2000 hand made tiles were made by several families in their own homes. Sending them in takeaway boxes  for the children. With the supervision of their parents they pressed designs into the small round and square background and border tiles. Returning them so they could  be dried and glazed in a kiln, so far over 300 have been made for this part of the project. The colours used in the glazing have been further refined .

Two small teams have been making the river / branch tiles and the leaf tiles, the latter having several failed attempts to get the wording clear enough to read … we think we have achieved the results now by switching to porcelain, rather than the architectural clay we are using for the rest of the design.

There's a long way to go, researching more historical facts about Youlgrave, Alport and Middleton with the help of the History Society, village groups and individuals . A few photos will be fused into the tiles too.

We have now a bank account for the raising of funds and the Parish Council have started  the ball rolling with a generous donation of £200 which should pay for the clay at least .

Other sponsors and individuals gifts will be hopefully sourced during the next 18 months all raise funds are for the School, Scout Hut and the Village Hall  .

If you would like to donate, no matter  

how small the bank details are below.

Youlgrave Village Plaque

Sort code: 60-01-33

Account number: 51246694

Thanks for all the enthusiasm from everyone, Phil Smith