Winter 2022
Short video of Kenning Park
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Clay Cross Today The site for Clay Cross
One of the last old Victorian School buildings in Clay Cross is in the process of being demolished. January 2022
Since the School was built in 1894 it has served to town with the education of many. I’m sure a lot of people still living today have very fond memories of their time at the school.
The new School was opened on Sharley Park in 2009 and since then the old school has been left to go to ruin and become dangerous.
Derbyshire County Council first applied for permission to demolish the building in 2016. Work was due to start in August 2021 but was delayed and finally started January 2022.
The other school buildings were demolished in 2013 to make way for Smithy Brook that was built in 2013 to 2016
Smithy Brook being built in 2014 
Other parts of the old School buildings still stand and are still used today as the adult education centre.
Clay Cross Today Jan 13th 2022
Its 2022
Id like to wish everyone a Happy New Year.
Id like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas
Lets hope thing are going to get better for the year 2022
Andy The Village Idiot makes his video of Clay Cross.
The Youtube channel (The Village Idiot) has made a very informative video about Clay Cross. The video was filmed around the town in November 2021.
The channel has lots of other informative videos of towns in the East Midlands and elsewhere.
The ambition of Andy is to visit and film every civil parish in England.
Visit the You Tube site The Village Idiot
The Mining Tubs on High Street Clay Cross have been replaced and stand proudly back in their original place.
The old tubs were removed in 2020 because they were rotting away. At the beginning of September 2021 the new tubs were put in place.
St. Bartholomew’s Church, Clay Cross
All welcome to St. Bartholomew’s Church Sunday 10am 3 October 2021 for our Harvest Festival.
All Non-perishable items will be donated to Clay Cross Food Bank.
The Church will be open to receive items on Saturday 2 October between 10am & 11am
September 23rd to 25th 2021
Clay Cross Digital Lights 2021
Clay Cross had its own light show for 3 nights from the 23rd of September 2021. The tunnel Air shaft on Market Street was transformed into a colourful screen of light along with other locations in Clay Cross. Using projectors, the light was projected onto the walls.
Thank You Andy Rouse for the pictures.
I have changed the name of the Facebook Group from Clay Cross Today New And Old Pictures to Clay Cross Today New Old Pictures And Community
The reason for the change is to try and promote the use of the group for the use of community posts and not just pictures.
From now on I hope we see more community posts
The old School to be Knocked Down
Planning permission has been Re submitted to knock down the old Victorian Juniors School on Market Street, Clay Cross.
This is the second time Derbyshire County Council has applied for permission to demolish the school. April 2016
NEDDC Application
Pictures Taken 3rd May 2016