Derbyshire reimagined
Derbyshire Life|June 2020
Andrew Griffihs goes in search of the future and finds some answers in his local town hall
Andrew Griffihs
Derbyshire reimagined
It was one of those moments when you catch yourself wondering how on earth you got yourself into a situation.

This happened to me while sitting in a circle of 80 or more people in the function room of New Mills Town Hall, just on the Derbyshire side of the Derbyshire – Cheshire border, days before the UK went into lockdown.

A charismatic man sporting a hipster beard who had been prowling the centre of the circle skilfully facilitating the conversation was now urging us to participate in a group meditation. Some, who were presumably more used to practising meditation than others, took this in their stride. Others and I confess I was one, shuffled our feet awkwardly but then did our best to look like we were meditating because we didn’t want to stand out. Was I doing it right, I worried? What exactly should one look like when meditating?

Then a small child cried and shouted for their dad but it didn’t matter, we all smiled indulgently and laughed quietly out loud because we were that kind of crowd.

‘This is our chance to reimagine our town and help create a positive vision for us all’

I was taking my place in the circle because I had responded to an invitation to attend a New Mills Community Conversation as a resident of the town.

‘What would we like New Mills to be like in the future? How will it look, sound and feel?’ read the invitation. ‘This is our chance to reimagine our town and help create a positive vision for us all.’ I was intrigued.

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