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Editor’s Message Love is in the air this month, not least because February represents the end of winter!

Although I’m not going to talk about the weather because who knows what’s going on with that! I feel bad for the people with the same name as the storms. I remember when storm Emily hit Britain in 2013; I didn’t hear the end of the jokes for ages!

Congratulations to our competition winners. We get such lovely responses when we let them know, so a big thankyou to Napit for donating the prizes.

A big welcome to our new advertisers! The noticeboard is becoming more and more popular, which I think is great as it offers everyone a chance to get their name out there, no matter what their budget.

I’m off for a snowboarding lesson at the snowdome in Tamworth (birthday present!) after I finish writing this, so hopefully next month I’m not laid up in bed in a full body cast. It seemed like a good idea when we booked it!

See you in Spring!

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Upcoming Submission Deadline for Advertisers and Contributors March Edition - 5th February April Edition - 8th March Printed by Newman Thomson and distributed to 3,500 homes in Swanwick, Riddings, Leabrooks & Somercotes. 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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Cooper’s Corner Follow Barry on Twitter @bazdjcooper Our resident football reporter has his say on televised games and ticket pricing. He makes a fantastic case for the ‘twenty is plenty’ campaign…

Sky Sports have been a champion of football since 1992 when the concept of the Premier League was first brought to our screens.

One of the wider concerns I have about more Football League coverage on television is the worrying drop in attendances and not just at the City Ground.

But was it a good thing?

Clubs will receive a cash boost from being on television, granted, but is it worth their while to fill their ground when a game is broadcast live?

The broadcaster recently ran a promotion of ten Championship games throughout December, with games being shown on successive days throughout the month.

Football supporters are notoriously a touchy bunch and it doesn’t take a huge amount to stir up their levels of annoyance and make them bristle with anger.

Matches being moved for television is nothing new, and when you support clubs like Nottingham Forest, Derby County or Leeds United, even at their respective level, you have to expect an amount of game shifting.

Never has this been more apparent than now.

Forest, Leeds and Derby have already been live on television ten times this season, far more than any other club in the second tier, resulting in the Elland Road outfit threatening to ban Sky from broadcasting their recent clash with Derby due to what they believe to be consistent movement of fixtures.

Take Forest as an example, against Derby, the Reds’ biggest clash of the season struggled to attract a crowd above 25,000.

The fact it was moved to a Friday evening coupled with it being on television, in addition to Forest’s poor form, were all contributing factors to a disapprovingly low crowd – but ticket prices were inflated given the opposition and the club couldn’t fill their ground for the biggest game of the season.

At Wolves in mid-December, a crowd of around 20,000 was present with only a handful of Forest supporters (857) while the following Monday’s clash against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park attracted 12,000 with just 491 visitors.

Throughout December, Dougie Freedman’s Forest were televised three times alone, with a fourth game (Cardiff City) being moved to accommodate the Leeds clash being moved from Boxing Day to the following day, thus giving Reds fans a trip to Cardiff on a Tuesday evening instead of a Bank Holiday Monday afternoon.

Games last season where Forest took more than 5,000 supporters between the two games.

For some supporters, it’s brilliant. For others, it’s a real annoyance.

It’s just not fair on fans who keep being made to pay the exorbitant prices to watch a fairly average piece of entertainment – which football has become recently.

Prior to that, the Derby clash in early November was shifted for television, meaning that more than half of Forest’s final nine games of 2015 were affected by television scheduling.

If you’re a supporter who struggles to get to games, then the ability to watch more of your team on television is obviously an exciting prospect. But if you work or have to make travel arrangements, continually having games moved is a real problem.

It’s one of those things that goes with the territory in the Premier League, with few games played at the traditional Saturday at 3pm anymore.

The reality is that as soon as Sky lost their rights to the Uefa Champions League to bitter rival BT Sport, they had a huge gaping hole to fill and have tried to shoehorn as much league football into their schedule as is possible, while still charging the same amount on subscriptions.

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Not specifically relating to the ten in ten marathon, but speaking more generally, the games I’ve seen on the box this season have been played out in front of worryingly low crowds.

Other Championship televised clashes have attracted lower crowds, but with clubs charging anything up to £43 for a televised game, is it any wonder?

Why, especially in the run-up to Christmas, your average supporter would feel inclined pay more than £40 (plus other costs) to watch a game they can either watch at home or in a bar for free, God only knows.

A few weekends ago, Derby played at Sheffield Wednesday, in another live game and their supporters were expected to pay £43.

And, let’s be fair, Leppings Lane is hardly the most comfortable of settings to spend two hours of your life – especially for almost £50.

How any club at this level can justify £43 at any point, let alone when it’s screened live, is beyond me.

Much has been said and written – and will continue to be, but the football authorities have to take a look at the situation because supporters are once again being treated with a huge element of contempt and something must be done.

In my book, twenty is most certainly, plenty.

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Rambles with Rafa One of my favourite things to do at this time of year is get out and about, walking my Raffy dog on crisp frosty days. If you’re anything like me then I’m sure you will enjoy this month’s walk as much as we did. Thanks again to David from JH Legal who continues to bring us the best walks come snow or shine.

6.5 mile circular from Poolsbrook Country Park

A longer but gentle walk for you and your dog! This fairly flat walk should take around 2½ to 3 hours. There is a range of terrain, with some muddy and uneven sections. There are also a couple of road sections, so take plenty of care and make sure you wear appropriate footwear for the conditions.

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A daily guide to some of the local clubs and groups in your area

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St. Andrews Baby & Toddler Group The Old School House, Swanwick. Term time - 10am - 11.30am & 1.30pm - 3pm. From young babies to school age.

Contact Sara t: 01773 608083 m: 07736 927854 Tots & Toddlers Somercotes Children’s Centre, N’ham Road, DE55 4LY - A fun range of activities for children aged 1-3 years. 1.30pm - 3pm. Contact 01773 604843 Dog Obedience Classes Vacancies for this continuous class at Pentrich Village Hall, 7pm until 9pm. Call Margaret for more info on 07917 854486 Amber Valley Voices Friendly Community Choir that meets at Swanwick Methodist Church Hall 7.30pm. Call Angie 01773 605050 for more info.

Soroptimist International Amber Valley The Women’s International Service Organisation - a global voice for women. Meets every 2nd Monday, 7-30 pm at Firs House, Firs Gardens, High St. Alfreton. Contact 01773 745082 or 748606 South Normanton Gardeners Association Friendly group that meets on the 2nd Monday of the month at the Post Mill Centre, SN at 7:30pm. Call Nigel on 01773 811429 Adult St John classes are held at Dunniclffe House, Hilcote Street, South Normanton from 18.00 - 19.30, if anyone is interested in becoming a member contact the St John Ambulance Regional Office in Chesterfield or visit the St John Ambulance website for further details.

E.M.J.J.A Jiu Jitsu & Kobudo Cub Monday at Alfreton Community Hall, Mansfield Road, Alfreton.

7.30pm -9.00pm. £5.00 per lesson. First lesson free. Contact Sensei D Kershaw on 07840 327134 or email darrenker@sky.com New Toddler Group Monday mornings at Church of Christ, Colledge Street, Riddings, from 10am starting on Monday 2nd November. Places may be limited, so contact Chris on 01773 779839 to register your interest.

Tuesday

Amber Friendship Group Meets on the 2nd Tuesday each month 2:30 to 4:30pm at Swanwick Methodist Church Hall for entertainment & afternoon tea. Call 01773 604204 for more info.

Weekly Child Health Clinic Somercotes Children’s Centre, Nottingham Rd, Somercotes, DE55 4LY - 1pm - 2.30pm. Drop in for health advice and baby weigh. Contact - 01773 604843 Dance Group Riddings Community Centre, West Street, Riddings, DE55 4EW - 8:30pm - 10:30pm. Come and join a friendly group.

Coffee Morning Swanwick Baptist Church, Derby Road, Swanwick, DE55 1BG, hosts coffee, chat and crafts from 10am until 12pm.

Swanwick Cygnets Toddler Group Meet at the Old School House, Swanwick. Term time - 9.15am 10.45am. Contact Angela - 01773 606329.

Luncheon Club At Swanwick Methodist Church, Derbys Road, Swanwick. DE55 1AB. Contact Gill on 01773 607860 for more details.

Starter & Sweet Lunches Held on the 4th Tuesday of each month, 12-2pm at St James Church, Riddings. Contact Mrs Allsopp 01773 607590.

Somercotes Choral Society Rehearsals 7:15-9:15 at Swanwick School & Sports College.

New members welcome; no formal audition. For more info, contact Howard on 01773 602335.

NRAS Chesterield (National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society) On the 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm until 8pm at Bridge Street Methodist Church, Bridge Street, Pilsley. S45 8HE.

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Wednesday Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at Riddings Community Centre, West Street, Riddings. Each month there is a rafle and speaker with topics of interest.

Swanwick WI 3rd Weds each month at Swanwick Methodist Church Hall, 7:30 - 9:30pm. Call Pam 01773 602335 for more info.

Oakwood Royal British Legion Meet at the Oakwood Community Centre, 8:30- 10:30pm. All welcome for socials & branch meetings. Call 01332 679282.

Alfreton Town Juniors U14’s 7-8pm at Somerlea Park astro pitch, call Ben on 07972 927236.

Watchorn Tots Parent and Toddler Group Watchorn Church, Derby Road, Alfreton. Term time - 10am 11.30am Contact Judith - 01773 529313 PEEP’s for 1 year olds Somercotes Children’s Centre, Nottingham Road, Somercotes, DE55 4LY. 1pm - 2:30pm. (term time only) Helping parents and carers with ideas to support their children’s early learning through play. Contact - 01773 604843 Over 50’s Sequence Dancing Riddings Community Centre, West Street, Riddings, DE55 4EW. 2pm - 4pm. Small friendly group enjoying light exercise and friendship. Rafle tea and biscuits. Contact 01773 607907 Baby Group Held at Pinxton Nursery School, Kirkstead Road, Pinxton. NG16 6NA. 1 – 3pm, All under 1’s welcome. Call 01773 863105 Alfreton Singers Swanwick School & Sports College (formerly The Delves) 7.15 -9pm.

Mixed choir of friendly singers. Call Claire 01773 835316.

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 Greenhillock’s Fellowship Over 50’s club at Wood St Methodist Church, Ripley. Wed 2pm to 3:30p. Call David on 01773 423854 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 867946 or Gareth Pilkington 07772 366157.

South Normanton Dramatic Society We meet at the Post Mill Centre in South Normanton, 7:30pm until 10pm. Contact Ian at sthnormds@gmail.com or FB www.facebook.com/SNorDS for more information.

E.M.J.J.A Jiu Jitsu & Kobudo Cub Wednesday at Alfreton Leisure Centre, Church Street, Alfreton.

7.00pm – 8.00pm. £5.00 per lesson. First lesson free. Contact Sensei D Kershaw on 07840 327134 or email darrenker@sky.com

Thursday Alfreton Society of Painters 7pm- 9pm at Pennytown Court Community Rooms.

Visit www.alfretonsocietyofpainters.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 Anne Wilcoxson on 01773 606637, email anne.wilcoxson@gmail.com or Douglas Lackey on 01773 832449, email douglasu3a@outlook.com.

Leabrooks Cougars FC Training sessions for U13’s. 6-7pm at Swanwick Hall School.

Contact Andy on 07811 227720.

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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Friday Childminding Network Somercotes Children’s Centre, Nottingham Road, Somercotes, DE55 4LY. 9am - 11.30am. Contact - 01773 604843 Riddings WI Meet on the 3rd Friday of each month at Hathersage Drive Community Centre, Leabrooks. 7-9pm. New Members welcome.

Contact Marion on 01773 607104.

Alfreton Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Parent & Toddler Drop in Session.

Alfreton Nursery School, Grange Street, Alfreton., DE55 7JA Term time -1.30pm - 2.30pm. Contact Angela Stanton 01773 520031 Swanwick Absolute Beginners (jogging group) Swanwick Primary School at 9am. (term time only) Contact Jackie on Alfreton Nursery Tiddlers and Toddlers 07966 603710. (www.activederbyshire.co.uk/jog/) School and Children’s Group - Alfreton Alfreton Rendezvous Group (over 60’s) Autumn Session starts at Centre, Parent & Children’s Centre, Grange 2pm on 25th September at Firs House. Our programme is varied with Street, Alfreton, DE55 lots ofToddler Drop in interesting topics. Do come along, you will be most welcome.

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Nursery School, Grange Run by parents and Street, Alfreton., DE55 open to all. Contact - 7JA - Term time -1.30pm 01629 533066 A.D.A.S.C Football Club - 2.30pm. Contact Angela Various training sessions for 5 - 16 year olds. Availability for 5 year Stanton 01773 520031 olds to start training next season and 6 & 7 years olds required for

the summer league. Contact Barry on 01773 836017 Monthly Coffee Morning From Saturday 1st August held each month on the first Saturday from 10 am to noon. We will have a fantastic selection of scrumptious home-made cakes, Plants in variety and so much more. Entry is free. Held in Somercotes village hall, next to St Thomas parish church. Everyone Welcome.

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Sunday

Greenwood Archery Meet at Swanwick Pentrich Road Football Club on High@ield Road at 10am. Call Simone on 01773 602605 for more details.

Amber Valley Junior Rugby Coaching for kids from 4yrs to 16yrs at Lower Somercotes (opposite Pye Bridge Ind Est). Sundays 10am. Contact Stuart 07966 867946 or Gareth 07595 520537.

Alfreton Heritage Trust The Heritage Chapel on Rodgers Lane is open between 2 & 4pm.

Visitors are welcome to browse & test the knowledge of Trust members. Contact Rachel Walker on 01773 832349 or visit www. alfretonheritage.org.uk 867946 or Gareth 07595 Greenwood Archery Café Church 520537.

Meet at Swanwick Pentrich A time to enjoy music and conversation in a relaxed atmosphere with Road Football Club on Alfreton Heritage Trust refreshments - all welcome. Church of Christ Riddings, Colledge High�ield Road at 10am. Call Street from 3pm. Call Chris 07738 221330.

The Heritage Chapel on Simone on 01773 602605 for Church of Christ Sunday Service Meets every Sunday at 3pm Rodgers Lane is open bemore details. at Colledge Street, Riddings. Everyone Welcome. tween 2 & 4pm. Visitors are

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Gary’s Grumbles This month finds Gary in a thoughtful mood as the death of a musical Icon brings back memories of a different time and the political decision of a nation that resonates with today.

My resounding memory of Bowie will be Labyrinth and those trousers, so he obviously made a completely different impression on me. Happy reading!

I woke up on my Birthday to the news that David Bowie had died, he wasn’t everybody’s cup of tea, but his music was the soundtrack of my teenage years and I was genuinely upset that he’d gone. There’ll only be a portion of you who grew up in the black and white, cold, damp and miserable 1970’s but if you did then you’d likely be part of one tribe or another. There were the heavy rocker types, the glam rock freaks and the soul brothers. As a school kid the type of music you liked defined you and if you were into Bowie as I was, then you were viewed as being a bit strange by the other kids and the teachers, a bit of a freak. Later in the decade along came punk and new wave and again the music you liked continued to define you as a young adult. It’s hard to imagine now but back then there were specific pubs and clubs for each different type of music. The 70’s really were miserable, but I miss those years and can’t imagine wanting to grow up in any other era.

The 1970’s also hosted our last referendum on Europe, which was a simple in or out decision, at the time the economy of the country was in a bit of a state, so the promise of change and something new probably swayed people into believing that we’d be in a better in the ‘new Europe’. Over the years though our politicians and the Daily

Mail have placed every one of our problems as Europe’s fault, from immigration through to benefits cheats and bent bananas.

I’m wavering at the prospect of the next referendum that will ask us to stay or go.

I’ve always been pro Europe but I think that goes back to when Thatcher was against it and the only thing that seemed to temper her policies were the bureaucrats in Brussels.

Maybe my mind is being changed by the fact that Cameroon is all for staying in, I just do not trust the man, his pomposity and false caring just grate on me. Our problem in choosing seems to be that we are told by both sides that we’ll be worse off if we stay or leave, we’ll lose jobs if we stay or leave and that our country will be safer if we stay or leave. The people telling us this are supposed to be our public servants but we don’t seem to get any facts or figures on which to make judgements, it just seems to be opinions and gut feel. At some point the celebs will be rolled out on either side of the argument and that for many people could be the deciding factor on which way they vote.

Jim Davidson, Noel Edmonds, Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan telling us to vote to stay might just sway enough of us to go the other way. I wonder which way David Bowie would have voted.

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The Willows, Leabrooks Make our house your home . . .

Showhome Opening Hours: Saturday & Sunday 12 noon to 4:00pm Prices: from ÂŁ185,000 to ÂŁ245,000 4 & 5 Bed Detached Home

The Willows, Off Greenhill Lane, Leabrooks, Derby, DE55 1NA www.langridgehomes.com

Tel: 0115 9626 626

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