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Editor’s Message So here we are, the start of a New Year and here’s wishing everyone a fabulous 2015.

Here at Voice Magazines, we have a few changes that we are sad to report. Our Carla will be leaving us for pastures new this month. Carla has been with me for a couple of years now and has been integral to a lot of the developments in the magazines, so it does leave Janine and I with big shoes to fill.

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However, we do wish her the best of luck in her new endeavours and I am sure it is not the last we will hear from her….particularly since she will be continuing to contribute with Carla’s Kitchen!!!

We are bringing in the New Year with another competition!!!

The last one to the NEC Christmas Gift Fair was such a success and the feedback that we have received from some of our winners was fabulous. So much so, that we are hoping to run the competition again next year, so fingers crossed!

Anyway, January’s competition is 2 tickets to Chesterfield Vs Preston on the 10th February. Our dad from a dad and his lad has talked of his early memories of Chesterfield FC this month with the competition details on the opposite page. So to bag this pair of tickets, get entering!!

We’re hoping to bring you many more developments in 2015 but as always, if you would like to be a contributor, promote local clubs or advertise with us….just contact either me or Janine.

Happy Reading,

Emily x

Emily, Janine & Carla To advertise contact...

Emily on: 01773 604 178 07891 639 638 info@voicemagazines.co.uk Or Janine on: 07976 182 589 Janine@voicemagazines.co.uk

Upcoming Submission Deadline for Advertisers and Contributors: February Edition

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Printed by Newman Thomson and distributed to 3,500 homes in Alfreton and surrounding villages. 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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Things to do Derbyshire Library Service are looking for Computer Buddy volunteers The role will involve supporting one-to one informal IT sessions in the library. You will be helping beginners gain the basic skills needed to use a computer but also may be asked questions from others who need more advanced help. For further details please contact Maggi Belton or Helen Cunningham at Alfreton Library Tel: 017773 831394 or email maggi.belton@derbyshire.gov.uk or helen.cunningham @derbyshire.gov.uk

Church of Christ, Riddings - Services Colledge Street, Riddings Sunday 4th January, 3pm Epiphany Carol Service Everyone welcome, Refreshments provided.

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Alfreton & District Ramblers Club We walk on alternate Sundays and meet in the car park near Alfreton Library at 9:30am. Bring a drink and packed lunch. Suitable footwear and clothing required. New faces made welcome. For more info Call Terry on 07891 517057.

Upcoming Walks 4th Jan- Linacre (Old Brampton) -6m 18th Jan- Stone Edge (afternoon tea at farm shop) - 6m Wed 21st Jan - Darley Park, Derby - 3m. Meet at 10:15am at Alfreton Bus Station.

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Things to do Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Here are the next date and topic for the trust: January 14th - Underwater Photographer by Jack Perks details the differences from

land based photography and some of his experiences with seals, river �ish and rock pools.

Everyone welcome at 7:30pm, Riddings Community Centre.

Call Shirley on 07770 801539 for more information.

GEM connection Ladies Chorus invites you to ‘Be a GEM for a day!’

Saturday 31st January Held at Long Eaton School, Thoresby Road, Long Eaton, NG10 3NP. Join us for a day of harmony & singing fun.

No previous singing experience required. £25 incl. buffet lunch. Call Maralyn on 01332 761394 / 07917 312281 or view www.gemconnection.org for more info.

Swanwick, St Andrews Church Organ Recital with Martyn Noble Saturday 14th February at 12pm Tickets are £4.50 including a light buffet and tickets are available on the door or in advance.

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Derbyshire Police Update - Vehicle Safety We hope all our residents have had a safe and peaceful Christmas. Now that the New Year is here, we would like to take the opportunity in the latest edition of Voice Magazines to remind people about vehicle safety.

January is the start of a New Year and can often bring along with it some winter weather and challenging driving conditions for motorists.

It is important that all motorists take extra care and follow these top tips for staying safe while out on the roads:

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all tyres are of good quality to grip the road.

On frosty mornings, ensure that you have clear visibility before driving off in your vehicle.

Don’t leave your vehicle unattended with the engine running whilst it defrosts as this could give thieves a quick and easy get away.

Your local Safer Neighbourhood team are there to help with any issues or concerns that you may have in your neighbourhood. They can also offer more crime prevention advice, and may be able to provide you with devices to help you safe and secure. To speak to your local Safer Neighbourhood team call 101, the nonemergency number for Derbyshire police or visit the website: www.derbyshire.police.uk.

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Chester�ield FC and my Childhood This month our Dad takes us back to when he was a Lad and �irst got a taste for the beautiful game in a more honest and uncomplicated era The Voice Mag have some tickets on offer in this months magazine for the game against Preston North End on Tuesday 10th February so I thought it relevant to include the Spireites in this months edition.

My favourite memories of these times have to be from the 1984/85 season, when the Spireites �inished as Champions, winning 16 home games and losing just 1, against Bury, who were also promoted to Division 3 in May I have fond memories of watching Chester�ield 1985. as a kid. My Gran and Grandad lived in the Onto modern times now, and having said I area at the time so rather than face the preferred the old stadium ...I visited the new boredom of an afternoon shop into stadium (was B2net, now the Proact Stadium) Chester�ield Town Centre on a Saturday with along with my Dad and Lad in 2011 and the ladies in the family, my Dad made the watched them beat Rotherham 5-0 and it was (wise) choice to take me to Saltergate, the a decent experience, in front of a record crowd ground they played at for 139 years, until the of 10,089. The Rotherham fans helped give it a move to the new £13 million stadium in 2010. 1980’s feel by smashing down the advertising boards and forcing the police to draw their One of those fantastic old grounds was Saltergate. 3/4 of the ground was standing, batons! the other side being an old wooden benched Champions of League Two in May of this year seated stand, with cigar smoke bellowing (4th division for traditionalists), Chester�ield around, toilets which consisted of a graf�itied had a great start to life in the 3rd tier, brick wall, with no protection above from the although after beating local rivals Shef�ield United 3-2 in early October, they have not elements, nor any running water.

Non-Football fans won’t get this as it must faired so well since, going 7 games without a sound horrendous but for a young lad of 8 win until a victory at home to Barnsley at the end of November. Hopefully they will continue years old that’s what football was all about. and push on from their current mid-table position.

Preston, 4th at the time of writing, and one of the bigger clubs in the league, will prove a stern test for The Blues. Enter the competition and take your kid along, just like I was lucky enough to experience. Trust me, they will still remember it 30 years later.

This was a time before the disasters of Bradford and Hillsborough and although changes needed to be made to grounds, the current all-seater trend has gone too far in my opinion. It has over sanitised the game, with over zealous stewards forcing fans to sit down and preventing the atmospheres that were so good in years gone by .

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Chesterfield Vs Preston North End match on Tuesday 10th February

To be in with a chance of winning, simply find the 3 football related icons throughout the mag and email the icon and page number to me on emily@voicemagazines.co.uk by 20th January at 5pm.

The winner will be drawn at random and the winner will be notified and printed in the February magazine.

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Gardener’s Calendar - Jan 2015 Keep an eye on your winter pansies and remember to deadhead them as you would with bedding in summer – this stops them setting seed and keeps the �lowers coming. And as soon as hellebore �lowers start poking through, cut back the leaves surrounding them to give the �lowers more daylight – and so you can see them, as they often have a tendency to hang their heads.

If you’ve been bought bare leaved fruit trees or roses and the ground is frozen and claggy you can heel them in until conditions are right to plant out by covering the roots with compost in a container and keeping them in a cool but frost free place.

This is a good time to cut back the foliage of ornamental grasses to a few centimetres or so before the new year’s growth.

Top tip.

Lots of people spread rock salt on paths and driveways in snow and ice. But watch where you’re throwing it – it can burn the leaves and roots and plants so try and keep it to concrete areas

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Happy New Year from all at Body and Sole. As usual it’s been a hectic lead up to Christmas here, but we have survived it, and had a very happy family Christmas and a lovely New Year with friends and family.

It’s wrap up warm time, time to relax a little and take stock. Have you broken your New Year’s Resolutions yet or are you sticking in there and keeping up? It’s back to watching my waist line and in the gym for me again. I wonder how long I can keep it up!!!!

At Body and Sole we think it’s important to start the New Year with all the basics right, so still keeping our treatments luxurious with individual oils mixed to your needs, we have tried to offer some relaxing sale time packages to put your body on track for a happy and healthy New Year. Prices re�lect our sale, but the quality and individuality clients have become accustom to remains the same, with those little bespoke extras that mean a lot to our customers still remaining.

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4 mile circular walk tvia Pilsey and along the Five Pits Trail A moderate walk for you and your dog. The route should take around 2 hours.

Whilst the majority of the terrain is trails and paths here are some uneven and potentially muddy sections so a good pair of boots or wellies is a must, especially at this time of year.

1. Start at The Five pits trail car park on Hardstoft Road, Pilsley. Walk back through the car park entrance and directly across Hardstoft Road to head north on the Five Pits Trail.

2. Continue along the trail for approximately 3/4 of a mile, where you will reach a road. Go straight across the road and continue along the trail for another 3/4 of a mile, where you will reach a tarmac lane. Turn left along the lane and pass an industrial building on your left and two stone cottages on your right.

3. Continue for a short distance until reaching a signposted footpath and stile on your right.

Cross the stile into a �ield and then turn immediately left keeping the hedge on your left.

4. Continue to the far side of the �ield and then bear right to continue along the edge of the �ield. After only a few yards cross over a stile on your left. Once over the stile turn immediately right keeping the hedge on your right. When the hedge ends continue straight to cross an open �ield..

5. Continue and pass through a gap in a hedge and continue straight crossing another �ield. When er nearing some farm buildings on the left and eader R a pond directly in front of you, bear left onto Of f a lane and into a farm yard.

6. Continue along the lane, passing between the farm buildings and then to the right of the farm house. Immediately after the farm house bear sharp left to continue along the lane.

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9. Continue straight ahead to cross an open �ield. Pass through a gap in a hedge and continue straight, now with a hedge on your left. Continue to pass through a wooden gate into a small wooded area. Continue until reaching a road.

10. Cross straight over the road and through a metal gate into a �ield. Continue slightly diagonal right and then pass through a wooden gate into another �ield . Continue straight keeping the hedge on your right.

11. At the far side of the �ield bear left keeping the hedge on your right. After a very short distance turn sharp right and, keeping the hedge on your right, continue towards a farm yard.

12. Pass over a stile into a farm yard. Continue straight through the farm yard and then through a wooden gate onto a lane. Continue to the end of the lane and onto a road.

13. Turn left along the road until it bends sharp right. At this point bear left onto another road and then immediately left again, following a signpost on your left reading ’Back Lane leading to Dark Lane”.

14. Continue straight and then into Dark Lane. Follow Dark Lane until reaching a road. Turn left along the road until reaching the car park on your right.

This walk is for illustrative purposes only. The Amber Valley Voice takes no responsibility for anyone who chooses to follow this route and encourages all walkers to obey all byelaws and signs and to respect the area they are walking in, ensuring they pick up all dog mess and obey the countryside code at all times.

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Carla’s Kitchen Chocolate Chip and Walnut Brownies Ingredients (makes 12) Preheat the oven to 180C. Lightly grease and 225g butter, softened 150g plain chocolate, broken into small pieces 280g plain �lour 100g caster sugar 4 eggs, lightly beaten 75g chopped walnuts 100g white chocolate, coarsely chopped

line a 9 inch square baking tin.

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Out & About

A daily guide toOut some of the local About clubs and groups in your area and A daily guide to some of the local clubs and groups in your area Monday Wednesday Baby Massage The Hub, Shiners Way, South Normanton, DE55 2AA - 2pm - 3pm. Ages birth - 4 months.

Contact the children’s centre on 01629 533735 for info on the next course.

Alfreton Jog Club (for those that can run for at least 30mins at a steady pace) - meet at 7:10pm at Alfreton Leisure Centre.

Contact Anne or Amy- alfretonjogclub@gmail.com.

Dog Obedience Classes Vacancies for this continuous class at Pentrich Village Hall, 7pm until 9pm. Call Margaret for more info on 07917854486 Alfreton Treble Clef Girls Choir Community Centre, Providence Place, off Nuttall Street, Alfreton from 7:30pm - 9pm. Members welcome from Age 11. Call Jackie on 01773 742841.

Tuesday Alfreton WI Meet every 4th Tuesday at Firs Community Centre, Firs Gardens, High Street, Alfreton DE55 7HH at 7:30pm.

Contact Linda Singleton 01773 520243.

7pm - 8:30pm. Contact Michael Hobson on 07545 938994.

South Wing�ield Youth Club - Fun & activities for kids aged 6-14 at South Wing�ield Social Club, 43 High Road, DE55 7LX from

Society) - on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm until 8pm at Bridge Street Methodist Church, Bridge Street, Pilsley. S45 8HE.

South Wing�ield Local History Group - meet on the 2nd Tuesday every month at S.Wing�ield Cricket Club, Holme Lane. New members Little Ones Group Visit http:// Alfreton Children’s Centre, welcome.

Grange Street, Alfreton, swlhg.org.uk/index.html DE55 7JA - 1.30pm to 3pm.

NRAS Chester�ield (National Contact 01629 533066 Rheumatoid Arthritis

Wednesday Alfreton Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Parent & Toddler Drop in - Alfreton Nursery School, Grange Street, Alfreton, DE55 7JA - Term time - 9am - 10am - Contact Angela Stanton : 01773 520031

- 11am (term time only) Supports mums, dads and carers to create the best start for their children by making the most of everyday learning. Contact 01629 533066

AVRUFC Senior Section Training during close season takes place at Amber Valley RUFC, Lower Somercotes (opposite Pye Bridge Ind Est.) starts at 7pm - 8.30.

Contact Stuart Artliff 07966 PEEP 2/3’s - Alfreton Chil- 867946 or Gareth Pilkington dren’s Centre, Grange Street, 07772 366157.

Alfreton, DE55 7JA - 9.30am Watchorn Tots Parent and Toddler Group Watchorn Church, Derby Road, Alfreton. Term time - 10am - 11.30am Contact Judith - 01773 526012

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Alfreton Singers - Swanwick School & Sports Amber Valley Chess Club College (formerly The Delves) 7.15 -9pm. Mixed Meets once a month at the Community Rooms, Parks choir of friendly singers.

Call Claire 01773 835316. Avenue, South Wingfield.

Call Paul on 01773 833007 for dates & times.

Alfreton Town Juniors U14’s - 7-8pm at Everyone welcome, Free Somerlea Park astro pitch, to non team players call Ben on 07972 927236.

In-betweenies Alfreton Children’s Centre, Oakwood Royal Grange Street, Alfreton, British Legion - meet at DE55 7JA -1.30 - 3pm. the Oakwood Community Group for children with Centre, 8:30- 10:30pm. All mums, dads and carers up welcome for socials & to the age of 25. Contact branch meetings. Call 01629 533066.

Thursday Top Tots Alfreton Children’s Centre, Grange Street, Alfreton, DE55 7JA. 1.30pm - 3pm. Fun play session with arts, crafts and song time aimed at children ages 1-3 years.

Contact - 01629 533066 Weighing Clinic Alfreton Children’s Centre, Grange Street, Alfreton, DE55 7JA. 1pm - 2.30pm. Come and have your baby weighed and see someone from the health team. Contact - 01629 533066 Cypress Parent Support Group The Hub, Shiners Way, South Normanton, DE55 2AA. 10am - 11.30am.

(3rd Thursday of every month) A support group for parents and carers of children and young people with additional need and/or Disabilities. Contact - 01629 533735.

Breastfeeding Group The Hub, Shiners Way, SouthvNormanton, DE55 2AA. 1.30pm - 3pm. Make new friends, share tips and discuss any issues you may have. Contact - 01629 533735.

Alfreton Society of Painters - 7pm- 9pm at Pennytown Court Community Rooms. Visit www.alfretonsocietyofp ainters.com for more info.

Alfreton & District U3A - Meet every second Thursday of each month at Christ the King Church Hall, Nottingham Road, Alfreton at 2pm. Contact David Thomson on 01773 602147.

Alfreton Male Voice Choir Rehearsals 6:45pm at Palmer Morewood Social Club, Hall Street. New members welcome- no audition, just a love of singing. 01773 833391

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9.30am - 11.30am. A Alfreton Nursery Friday chance for local School and Children’s childminder’s to meet.

Centre, Parent & 9.30am - 11.30am. A Alfreton Nursery Contact - 01629 533066 Toddler Drop in chance for local School and Children’s Session. Alfreton childminder’s to meet.

Centre, Parent & Tiddlers and Toddlers Nursery School, Grange Contact - 01629 533066 Toddler Drop in Group - Alfreton Street, Alfreton., DE55 Session. Alfreton Children’s Centre, Grange Tiddlers and Toddlers 7JA - Term time -1.30pm Nursery School, Grange Street, Alfreton, DE55 Group - Alfreton - 2.30pm. Contact Angela Street, Alfreton., DE55 7JA. 12.30pm - 2.30pm.

Children’s Centre, Grange Stanton 01773 520031 7JA - Term time -1.30pm Run by parents and Street, Alfreton, DE55 - 2.30pm. Contact Angela Childminding Network open to all. Contact - 7JA. 12.30pm - 2.30pm.

Stanton 01773 520031 Alfreton Children’s 01629 533066 Run by parents and Centre, Grange Street, Childminding Network open to all. Contact - Alfreton, DE55 7JA. Alfreton Children’s 01629 533066 Centre, Grange Street, Alfreton, DE55 7JA.

867946 or Gareth 07595 Greenwood Archery Sunday Meet at Swanwick Pentrich Road Football Club on Greenwood Archery High�ield Road at 10am. Call Meet at Swanwick Pentrich Simone on 01773 602605 for Road Football Club on more details.

High�ield Road at 10am. Call

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867946 or Gareth 07595 Alfreton Heritage Trust 520537.

The Heritage Chapel on Rodgers Lane is open beAlfreton Heritage Trust tween 2 & 4pm. Visitors are The Heritage Chapel on welcome to browse & test Simone on 01773 602605 for Amber Valley Junior Rodgers Lane is open bethe knowledge of Trust more details.

Rugby - Coaching for kids tween 2 & 4pm. Visitors are members. Contact Rachel welcome to browse & test from 4yrs to 16yrs at Lower Amber Valley Junior Walker on 01773 832349 or Somercotes (opposite Pye Rugby - Coaching for kids the knowledge of Trust visit Bridge Ind Est). Sundays from 4yrs to 16yrs at Lower members. Contact Rachel www.alfretonheritage.org.uk Walker on 01773 832349 or 10am. Contact Stuart 07966 Somercotes (opposite Pye visit Bridge Ind Est). Sundays www.alfretonheritage.org.uk Other 10am. Contact Stuart 07966 Guiding offers opportunities in the following sections: Rainbows age 5-7yrs Brownies aged 7-10yrs Guiding offers opportunities in the following sections: Guides aged 10-14yrs Rainbows age 5-7yrs Adult Leaders 18yrs + Brownies aged 7-10yrs Senior Section aged 14-25yrs Guides aged 10-14yrs Adult Leaders 18yrs + If you or your daughter would like to know more about Joining visit Senior Section aged 14-25yrs www.girlguiding.org.uk/interested or call 0800 1 69 59 01

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Saturday A.D.A.S.C Football Club - various training sesSaturday

sions for 5 - 16 year olds. Availability for 5 year olds to start training next season and 6 & 7 years olds A.D.A.S.C Football Club - various training sesrequired for the summer league. Contact Barry on sions for 5 - 16 year olds. Availability for 5 year olds 01773 836017 to start training next season and 6 & 7 years olds required for the summer league. Contact Barry on If you or your daughter would like to know more about Joining visit IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE YOURwww.girlguiding.org.uk/interested or call 0800 1 69 59 01 NON-PROFIT MAKING GROUP IN FUTURE 01773 836017

EDITIONS, PLEASE E-MAIL emily@voicemagazines.co.uk IFPlease note that some of the groups listed incur a small charge and we would always YOU WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE YOUR NON-PROFIT MAKING GROUP IN FUTURE EDITIONS, PLEASE E-MAIL emily@voicemagazines.co.uk recommend that you contact a group prior to attendance.

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Wayne Bates the Managing Director has worked in financial services for 26 years; following a successful career with a leading insurance firm he decided to set up his own advisory firm; Gold started trading in 1998 and since then it has helped thousands of clients realise their dreams of owning their own home.

Wayne truly believes the customer comes first and his focus is on providing clients with a first class service, he wants you to be pleased that you used Gold for your mortgage needs and when you need advice in the future you automatically think of Gold.

The business has grown on the back of strong customer service and the majority of new clients are referrals from existing clients who we continue to look after.

Our regulator, The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) believes that in the past, some people were allowed to take out a mortgage they could not afford. This led to some of them falling behind with their payments or losing their home.

The FCA has looked at how the process of getting a mortgage can be improved to prevent these problems. As a result they introduced new rules on 26 April 2014, to make sure that when you take out a mortgage: •you can afford it •it suits your needs and circumstances Our job is to research the mortgage market to find the deal that we believe is most appropriate for you taking your personal circumstances, needs and objectives into account. The mortgage lenders must satisfy themselves that you can afford your repayments now and in the future but we will consider this before any application is submitted. It is therefore important that when we meet, you are able to provide us with full details of your income and a breakdown of your monthly expenditure.

Another of the new rules introduced by the FCA is to stop mortgages being taken out without full advice (except under certain circumstances). Many lenders only offering their own products have been affected by this change but as a mortgage broker we have always provided this type of advice and pride ourselves on giving you the best service possible.

The new rules cover mortgages where you use your own home as security for the loan, but do not cover buy-to-let mortgages or second mortgages.

Wayne is fully trained and qualified to give advice on all types of mortgages from across the entire mortgage market so a call today could stop you from paying too much for your mortgage either now or in the future.

We have all seen the effects that the dreadful weather, that has hit the UK earlier in the year, has had on homes, so once you have bought your property it is important that you take out adequate insurance, your lender will insist on buildings cover but you should not forget to insure the contents of your home. We can source products from a panel of insurers to provide you with competitive cover, even if you already have a policy there is no harm in looking at your options.

Wayne is often surprised by how many of his clients have failed to take out life cover or critical illness protection; everyone insures their car but too many people forget to insure what is most important to their families. We don’t want to scare anybody but research shows that one in three people will be affected by some sort of cancer in their lifetime. There are over 200 types of cancer, that can attack different parts of the body and with advances in medical science survival rates are improving. A full review of your needs and circumstances can be carried out at any time; you don’t need to be speaking to us about a mortgage.

For a free no obligation meeting please phone us on 01773 744660. We will always make you feel welcome, the kettle is always on.

Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

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Well a happy new year to one and all, last year at this time I made a few observations about what might happen in 2014, obviously most of them were spot on including Swanwick Parish council erecting a Christmas tree that was slightly bigger than one of those Japanese garden plants. Well done the council then, the pen is indeed mightier than the sword. They’ve still not done anything about the potholes or litter bins though.

So, what do we have to look forward to in 2015, there’s the rugby world cup for a start, which reminds me of my 2014 ‘error of the year’. My rugby going chums and I had targeted Italy v Canada as our autumn day out, I applied for tickets and received an email telling me that I’d got 6, £20 tickets, a couple of others had managed to get 4 tickets, so we were in for a good day out in Leeds. A couple of weeks later I got a call asking me who my tickets were for, the inference being that I was going to sell them on. I responded that I didn’t have everyone’s date of birth, but gave them some names. ‘How many required wheelchair access’ was the follow up, none I replied. The penny dropped, I’d only ticked the box for disabled spaces. My money was refunded and no tickets, what a div, looks like we’ll be watching it on TV.

There’s also going to be a general election this year, so whoop, de whoop de whoop.

Who’ll win this time, probably no one and we could be going the way of Italy in the ‘70’s where each month we have a different grouping of parties colluding for power. I can see it being a right old nightmare with UKIP, the Greens, Scottish nationalist’s and some other bunch of fools holding the balance of power. This might very well result in policies swinging right to left to the downright ludicrous every other couple of weeks. Let’s see what happens, but I think we’ll be in the proper poo poo, this time next year.

Hopefully Richard Branson will launch his ‘space vacation’ again this year, who would you like to see on the shuttle?

Maybe a few Hollywood celebrity couples, anyone who’s been on strictly x factor in the jungle? All the leaders of our political parties, Katie Hopkins, Andrew Neil? Or how about Jeremy Clarkson sharing a cocktail with Mario Balotelli? I’m not suggesting that anyone would like to see them all blown up of course, but then again……….

Finally a request, if anyone knows of a secure field where I can exercise my 2 dogs, then please get in touch.

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If on thetooff chance, you would like Gary to write about something particular, feel 639638 free to contact contact Emily on info@voicemagazines.co.uk or 01773in604178/ 07891 either Emily on info@voicemagazines.co.uk or 01773 604 178 / 07891 639 638 orthe Carla on carla@voicemagazines.co.uk or 07896 512 The views expressed in column above are those of the author only and do294 not necessarily reflect the opinion of Amber Valley Media.

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K Ltd, Major House Unit 1/3, Alfreton, DE55 4LS This monthDerbyshire, we meet Richard Noon from Rock Fall kfall.co.uk / 01773 608616 T: 01773 608 616 E: sales@rockfall.co.uk W: www.rockfall.co.uk ww.rockfall.co.uk This month I made a visit to a surprising local business that has more than meets the eye. Rock Fall is a little treasure trove from stylish Loakes footwear and rugged outdoor clothing and footwear, including hiking boots and Jack Wolfskin products through to high quality safety gear and work wear and the best thing is it’s right on our doorstep, located on the Wimsey Way in Somercotes!

I met with Richard Noon who told me all about the evolution of this family run business from its establishment in 1987 by Richard’s dad. Originally Rock Fall specialised in leisure and general footwear, then ten years later they began developing safety footwear closely followed by safety garments. Later, in 1998, they opened their factory shop, which surprised me as I have lived in this area virtually all my life and I had never come across it and what a pleasant surprise it was!

There is a large selection of hiking footwear and clothing with a number of large well-known brands included. However, I was absolutely blown away when I spotted a large collection of Loakes across the room! As a shoe fanatic, I am aware of the quality of these shoes, I even made my husband have a pair for our wedding but we had to go much further than Somercotes industrial estate to track some down!

The work wear for tradespeople is an integral part of the business and they even offer an embroidery service but the expansion of Rock Fall comes with product development and having interviewed Richard, it is fair to say that this is the best part for him! They are working on some new products now, so keep your eyes peeled for them!

I certainly got a very warm welcome, so make sure you support local businesses and get yourself down to Rock Fall factory shop, it really is well worth a visit.

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