Having lived in Walkeringham for 24 years, once a thriving village, with much to offer the community within the area, it has been sad to see the decline of amenities, jobs, loss of village store, post office and pubs, not forgetting the closure of the brickworks in the 1960's. It is not just Walkeringham but villages throughout the counties have suffered and community spirit has been lost too. We can though, put Walkeringham back on the map, bring life back to the area, create jobs, small businesses, leisure services and tourism. It is our dream to redevelop and restore the old kiln and chimney and building a small heritage centre around its features, to include a small cafe and craft centre, with up to ten small bespoke oak framed units for crafts, such as wood turning, wine making, pottery etc. Nestling by the beautiful Chesterfield Canal it is an obvious location to develop a small Marina for narrow crafted boats with all associated amenities, to include small crafts such as rowing boats and canoes. Within the fields surrounding the brickyard, up to ten bespoke log cabins to be situated across from the Nature Reserve, together with a small caravan park. I have fond memories of time spent as a lad with my Dad, helping him on his allotment, I didn't appreciate then how much he taught me, but I look back now and remember how special those times were, just being with my dad, learning how to grow vegetables, digging them up when ready, enjoying fresh vegetables for dinner. We would like to create 25 allotments for parishioners, involving young and old, having the same family pleasures which I fondly remember. We also welcome any other suggestions people may have which can enhance the development of bringing Walkeringham back to life, so please make contact and don't leave it until it's too late, we want to make this dream a reality!