Amber Valley Voice ALfreton and Broadmeadows December Edition

Amber Valley Voice Alfreton and Broadmeadows Edition December/ January 2011

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2 Established in 1970 FLOWFAYRE Plumbing & Heating's gas safe registered engineers have since been offering quality, professional plumbing and heating services at affordable prices to Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire

Our 40 years experience means we offer you the very best service ...

TEN years parts & labour on leading brand boilers Complete Bathroom installations Tiling/Plastering/Electrical work all undertaken Specialists in bathroom adaptions for the less able Showers and Cubicles Kitchen +ittings Low Carbon Grants for fuel switching from solid fuel or electric Gas Servicing and system power+lushing Boiler breakdowns

Our Guarantee ...big enough to be there, small enough to really care‌ Here at Flowfayre Plumbing & Heating we're proud of our 40 years of trading.

We like having a showroom where you can come and see us, talk through your requirements or concerns. Free surveys and a team of engineers ready to go‌ we're here and happy to serve you.

Our work is guaranteed for 5 years and our service is recommended.

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Come visit us at our Alfreton Showroom 15 High Street, Alfreton Derbyshire, DE55 7DR Or call us now for a free quotation on:

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Welcome to Amber Valley Voice Welcome to the brand new December/ January edition of the Amber Valley Voice. We have been running for a little over a year in the Swanwick, Riddings, Leabrooks and Somercotes area and following that success, we have expanded into this area by popular demand.

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Don’t forget to mention the Voice when you use any of the companies in this Magazine

I hope to bring you all the local information that is happening in your area and lots of reliable and local businesses for all your needs. I would also love it if you would contribute and get involved too. So, if you have used one of the local traders, please contact me and recommend them to the other readers, or if you are involved in the local community and want some extra publicity for your organisation, contact me for community rates or to go in the ‘things to do’ section.

With Christmas just around the corner, I think you will *ind this invaluable and what’s more, if you didn’t use it in December, there is still plenty of information and businesses in here for January too…...just remember to recycle it when you’re done!!

Happy Reading! Emily

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Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted by Amber Valley Voice for claims, errors or omissions made in advertisements appearing in this issue. All advertisers are accepted in good faith and we are not responsible for views expressed by contributor or other sources. Reproduction of the contents of this magazine is not permitted without the prior consent of the publisher.

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Local Businesses You Can Trust

As well as being a vital guide to what is happening in your community the Amber Valley Voice has been set up to provide the people of Alfreton and Broadmeadows with a reliable resource to *ind a reputable local company they can use when they need one. To achieve this we are working with a number of local business that either we have used ourselves or have come recommended from others. A good number of these are part of Derbyshire County Councils Trusted Trader scheme.

MKS Electrical & Alarms Family Run Business Friendly and Reliable Part P Registered Derbyshire Trusted Trader Rewires & Landlord Reports Electrical Safety Certi*icates Alarms, Lighting & Sockets All Electrical Work Undertaken P.A.T Testing Call Mick - 01773 600 419 Mobile - 0753 0167 606 sales@mkselectrical.co.uk www.mkselectrical.co.uk

WANTED Local Traders Are you one?

Have you used one that you can recommend?

Please get in contact on: 01773 604178 07891639638 info@ambervalleyvoice.co.uk

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Local Businesses You Can Trust

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Help Promote Local Businesses At the Amber Valley Voice we believe in supporting local businesses as a crucial part of our local communities. We hope you use the local businesses you *ind in this magazine .

If you do, please let us know what a good job they have done. You can drop us a line at: info@ambervalleyvoice.co.uk or by giving us a call on: 01773 604178 or 07891 639 638.

We would love to hear from you!

FLOOR & WALL TILING AND BATHROOM FITTING NVQ 2

CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES 01773 540264 or 07737 660074 info@philbondtiling.co.uk www.philbondtiling.co.uk

Quality Bathroom, Central Heating Installations & Servicing ♦ Fully Quali1ied Plumber ♦ Personal & Ef1icient ♦ Gas Servicing and Repair For a free no obligation quote call on: T: 01773 540854 M: 07968 772224 E: b.sole@sky.com www.bsoleplumbing.co.uk

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6 Santa Specials at Midland Railway, Butterley Santa's grotto is on the train and the children will meet Santa during the train ride. There is a gift for every child and a mince pie and a miniature bottle of spirits for adults. Prices vary. Trains at 11am on 8th, 10th, 11th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 22 - 24th Dec. For more information call 01773 570140 or visit www.midlandrailwaycentre.co.uk

Dick Whittington And His Cat - Derby Assembly Rooms It’s pantomime time and Derby Live’s annual offering this year will delight the whole family. Follow the story of Dick and his cat Tommy who are shipwrecked in Morocco where they must overcome the dastardly King Rat to rescue the Sultan and make it home to become Lord Mayor of London.

7th Dec - 8th Jan. Tickets £8 - £14 For more information call 01332 255800 or visit www.derbylive.co.uk

Charity Santa Dash at East Midland Designer Outlet Join Santas from across the East Midlands in bringing aid of Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice. A 1.1 mile fun run for all the family.

Sun 18th Dec, 8:30am to 10am. Adults £10, Child £5, includes Santa suit and goodie bag. For more information contact Bluebell Wood on 01909 517365 or visit www.bluebellwood.org

YOUR-BODY SPORTS MASSAGE

Fully qualified and insured therapist based at Riddings Pharmacy covering Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire £33 per session For more information call Claire Bowmar on

07989 178 531 Or visit www.Your-body.co.uk

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7 Babes in the Wood - Pomegranate Theatre, Chester;ield Travel back to Merry England and Sherwood Forest to join Robin Hood and his band of Merry men as they protect the Babes in the wood from their evil uncle the Sheriff of Nottingham. Thurs 8th Dec - Tues 3rd Jan - Morning, Afternoon and Evening showings available . Tickets from £5 - £14. For more information call 01246 345334/345222 or visit www.pomegranatetheatre.co.uk

Farmers Markets in the Area Ripley Market Place - 1st Saturday of the month, 9am to 3pm Matlock, Imperial Rooms - 3rd Saturday of the month, 9am to 1pm Belper Market Place - 2nd Saturday of the month, 8:30 am to 1pm Derby Market Place- 3rd Thursday of the month, 9am to 3pm

New Years Day Walk at Derwent Valley Visitors Centre Starting at Strutts North Mill in Belper this is a leisurely guided walk for families taking in local beauty spots and places of historical interest .

With warm drinks and refreshments.

Sunday Jan 1st at 2pm. Adults £4, Children free For more information contact Strutts North Mill and Derwent Valley Visitors Centre on 01773 880474

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South Normanton Safer Neighbourhood update

Every community across Derbyshire has a dedicated Safer Neighbourhood team, working in partnership with local agencies to address your concerns.

PC Matthew Copestake, PC Pete Wilbourne, PCSO Anthony Payne-Wright and PCSO Vicky Hill form the South Normanton and Pinxton Safer Neighbourhood Team. (right to left) The team holds regular meetings with the community to identify what the issues are in the local area. Priorities are then set and the team set measures which they are going to take to

The current priorities for South Normanton are: • Speeding vehicles and parking problems in South Normanton and Pinxton • Anti-social behaviour and nuisance motorbikes on South Street recreation ground, South Normanton The team will do the following to ensure that these issues are addressed: • Carry out speed checks • Increase uniformed patrols in the highlighted areas • Deal with anyone caught behaving in an anti-social manner accordingly For further information on Safer Neighbourhood policing in South Normanton and Pinxton e-mail alfreton.neigbourhoods@derbyshire.pnn.police.uk visit www.derbyshire police.uk or call the new non-emergency number 101.

Do You have Something to Shout about?

Wills Probate Powers Of Attorney

Are you a local sports club with results to tell the community about or looking for new recruits?

Are you running a community event that needs promoting or are you raising money for charity?

Are you a community leader that needs to liaise with the wider community?

Call Emily at Amber Valley Voice on: 01773 604178 / 07891 639638 ambervalleymedia@hotmail.co.uk

Qualified Lawyer ♦ Over 15 Years Experience ♦ Friendly service in the comfort of your own home ♦

Contact Jill Hallam Tel: 01773 862608 ¦ Mob: 07523 963026 jillhallam@fsmail.net South Normanton Business Centre ¦ 40 High Street South Normanton ¦ Alfreton ¦ DE55 2BP

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Gardeners Calendar - December

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Prune apple and pear trees and cut down the canes of autumn fruiting raspberries Stake any young trees to prevent wind rock loosening the soil around the roots and damaging them.

Dig over any beds you’re going to put new plants in next year so the frost has a chance to break down into the soil.

Top Tip If you’ve $ish in a garden pond, put a plastic ball in so you don’t have to smash ice to prevent a build up of methane from decaying plant life, killing the $ish

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Repairgeot is an independent Peugeot and Citroen specialist garage with over 40 years Our Services Include: experience in the motor Engine diagnostics Auto Electrics industry. Servicing and repairs Air conditioning to all makes of vehicle Engine tuning Fault finding

Car phone kits Car alarms Audio equipment

We are a fully VAT registered limited company which means that we are able to service vehicles still under manufacturers warranty.

Pre-Winter Check for just £20 plus VAT There is nothing quite as important as your car but that distressing feeling you get when your pride and joy lets you down on a cold morning is unforge able. That’s why we think that a Pre-Winter Check is a key part of keeping your car running and safe through the winter months. We will:

Carry out a thorough examination of the cars underside

Check the condition and pressure of the tyres

Check all lights are working Check fluid levels

Check the antifreeze strength Complete an electronic ba ery test Top up the oil Check the windscreen wipers and washer system are fully operational

FREE windscreen scraper and de-icer We are based at Unit 2 Block 14, Amber Business Centre, Riddings, Derbyshire, DE55 4BR

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Help save train making in the UK

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Actions to save Bombardier and up 15,000 UK high-tech manufacturing jobs in the UK continue with unrelenting pressure on the Government.

Bombardier is the world’s largest train-maker and is currently engaged in a review that could result in its withdrawal from the UK. If it does, the impact on our local economy would be disastrous.

The contract has not been awarded to Siemens - they just have ‘preferred bidder’ status.

Current situation:• Peaceful protest meetings - local, in London and elsewhere - are set to continue • Pressure groups and lobbying of Members of Parliament continues • Bombardier Community Support Group has been formed and is rapidly increasing its level of inFluence • The legal situation has been referred to the European Commission • A question has been tabled with Amber Valley MP Nigel Mills - “Given the consensus view that Thameslink is a Government contract - is the Secretary of State prepared to stay within the law and stop the current tender process before a contract is signed?” A written response is awaited • Derby City Council have provided funding for a full Judicial Review Please keep your Finger on the pulse and do everything that you can to support jobs in the UK If you want to become pro-actively involved please contact Malcolm Holden - malcolm.holden@sixsigma-ltd.com

WEA Alfreton Summer Programme Ancient Egypt: On The Nile The mighty river Nile made ancient Egypt. The Egyptians used the river for everything and in this course our tutor, Trish Chapman will explore life along this great highway, from ancient to more modern times.

There will be 10 meetings commencing on Thursday 12th January, 7.30 -9.00pm at the Adult Education Centre, Church Street, Alfreton.

No meeting on 16th January.

Pre - enrolment for this course is essential by 5th January 2012. Course fees £50.25 (discounted £45.25) or Free for those on certain benefits.

Please contact Ms Denise Glover on 0115 9384025 or WEA office on 01332 291805 to enrol or for further information.

WEA registered charity no 1112775

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Book Review We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

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We Need to Talk About Kevin, Lionel Shriver’s story of a Fictional high school massacre has sold more than a million copies, won the Orange Prize for Fiction and has just been turned into a Film. It’s easy to see why.

This isn’t blood and guts – we don’t Find out the details of the killings until near the end.

Thursday as Kevin’s mother Eva describes the event, is mostly a lurking sense of horror which pervades the book. But you always know where this book is heading and it makes the descriptions of Kevin’s growing up even more icily frightening.

The story is told as a series of letters from Eva to her husband Franklin about their clever, manipulative and apparently sociopathic son who carries out a Columbine style slaughter at his high school. But this is a book which doesn’t take the easy way out. There are no pat answers to the question why, which everyone asks after this sort of atrocity.

Eva is a complex character – almost as complex as her son. She and her husband try to bring their family up as well as they can. They’re human, they’re very different people and they both make mistakes, as all parents do all the time.

The difference between Eva and Franklin, is that she, after failing to “bond” with Kevin as a baby, has continual fears about the always explainable behaviour of this seemingly unexceptional child while Franklin, believing the myth of childhood and families is determined to see only good in every circumstance.

It’s a book which makes you think hard about the assumptions we make about parenting and human nature. It’s pitiless and disturbing and a very, very good read.

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Calling all local businesses to a Business Networking Forum for Breakfast.

Wednesday 7th December @ Alfreton Golf Club - 7:30am until 9am For further information, to book a place and to submit questions for Q&A session contact: info@alfretonbusinessclub.co.uk

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Index of advertisers

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Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your magazine...

Caricaturist Caricatures

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Belper Gas Showroom Flowfayre

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Complementary Therapy Rachel Honman

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Property Services AJS Property Services

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Dentist Glendair

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Roofing ST Roofing

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Electrician MKS Electrical & Alarms

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Solicitors Ellis-Fermor and Negus

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Events/Community Services Things to do Derbyshire Constabulary Alfreton Business Club WEA

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Sports Massage Your Body

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Tiler Phil Bond

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Will Writing Grange Wills JH Legal

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Windows & Doors Paradise Windows Window Wizard Top cover

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Garages/Mechanics Repairgeot SG Garage Services

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Plastering Complete Plastering

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Plumbing & Heating B.Sole Plumbing

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Fires Fireplaces Wall Heaters Installation Service Repair No Obligation Survey Central Heating

BELPER GAS SHOWROOMS

01773 824212 www.belpergas.co.uk

54 Bridge Street Belper DE56 1AZ located on the A6

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15 Alfred Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire. DE55 7JD Tel: 01773 833777 SERVICE FROM £99 INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOUR Free MOT with every service - at time of service (whilst offer available)

GENERAL SERVICES OFFERED Servicing and repairs

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Exhausts

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Auto electrics

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OTHER SERVICES OFFERED

Custom fabrication work carried out Race/rally car preparation Custom engine conversions Your project cars finished Custom projects built from scratch Track day cars

Performance cars catered for Restoration work Autograss cars built and repaired Shell preparation Roll cages built to specification

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