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Community grant to give Peak Dale Club new lease of life

February 26, 2019
Peak Dale villagers are looking forward to seeing their social club take on a new lease of life as a community hub, thanks to a substantial national grant.
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Tideswell community cooks up a treat as new village hall kitchen opens

February 11, 2019
Tideswell residents are preparing to celebrate an exciting first for the village – the opening of their new community venue, the Fountain Square Church Hall.
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Tarmac’s cement business boosts road fleet

January 31, 2019
Tarmac’s Tunstead Cement Plant has boosted its road fleet with six new trucks for delivery of bulk and packed cement to customers across the region.
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buxton children ‘get on their bikes’ for the new year

January 29, 2019
Pupils at Buxton Junior School are looking forward to better weather and longer days, so they can get out and about on their bikes, now they have improved their cycling skills through a Bikeability course.
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Keele and Kingsley quarries join Tarmac’s portfolio

December 13, 2018
Tarmac has taken ownership of two quarries at Keele and Kingsley in Staffordshire which have been supplying clay and shale to Tarmac’s Tunstead cement plant near Buxton for 16 years.
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Sterndale Moor Armistice event boosted by donation from local company

November 13, 2018
Villagers in Sterndale Moor marked the Centenary of the Armistice with a full day of events from a ‘show and tell’ of World War One memorabilia including a rifle and bayonet; to the lighting of a beacon, one of 1200 lit nationwide on the evening of 11/11.
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Light up a Life Hospice appeal boosted by donation from local company

November 6, 2018
Blythe House Hospice’s annual Light up a Life appeal has received sponsorship from local company Tarmac for a 12th year. But this year the £1000 donation has come partly through an employee safety campaign.
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Dove Holes Cricket Club welcomes new sponsor

October 15, 2018
Dove Holes cricketers are looking forward to next season and continuing their club upgrade project with a new supporter on board. Tarmac’s Tunstead site is to sponsor the 130-year-old club for the next three years.
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Let’s get cooking in Tideswell! – Community celebrates funding boost for Church Hall kitchen

September 17, 2018
Thanks to years of hard work by local people, and now a major sponsorship boost from local company Tarmac, villagers in Tideswell are counting down the days to the opening of their new community venue – the Fountain Square Church Hall.
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Major donation to improve ‘access for all’ Goyt Valley beauty spot

July 29, 2018
Tarmac is helping to improve ‘access for all’ at a Peak District National Park beauty spot, with a major donation announced during National Parks Week. Visitors to Fernilee Reservoir in the Goyt Valley can look forward to better access and facilities, thanks to the support which is being gifted through...
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