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Editor’s Message It’s really hard to believe but Voice Magazines is 6 years old! The first edition went out in this month in 2010, delivered by yours truly to 2500 homes in the Swanwick, Riddings, Leabrooks and Somercotes area. It took me and Liam all weekend to deliver them and I remember how nervous I was putting them through doors. It’s a bit embarrassing to look over that edition now but it was a part of the journey and I’m raising a glass to the next 6 years for the whole month of September!! Everybody seems to know and love Rafa! I get stopped on Riddings Park quite regularly whilst we are out walking. He is looking lots better and we have our fingers and paws crossed for the final scan but we’ll still have to take it a bit steady for the next year apparently. However, Raf is particularly unaccepting of this and I feel that I may have my work cut out. Onto other news, the winner of the Buddy Holly Story tickets was Mrs Hyde from Riddings. These tickets were massively in demand and I’m just sorry that we couldn’t give tickets to every entrant! However, we can do better with the NEC tickets! We are lucky enough to be able to give away 10 pairs of tickets for the NEC Christmas Gift Fair for the 3rd year in a row. You know what to do, find the Xmas symbols and email the page numbers to me at emily@voicemagazines.co.uk by the 7th October and I’ll get the tickets to you. I’ve talked about doing it for long enough but I actually went flying this month. A small 2 seater plane and a woman who hates flying! Our friends Jill and David went with us and I don’t think they’ve ever seen me so nervous! Still, it’s always good to face your fears… Finally, as always a warm welcome to our new advertisers but I’d just like to give an impromptu shout out to John at Window Wizard. He’s been advertising with us for a while and he’s always received excellent reviews but our French doors decided to have a fit last week and having called John, he came over and resolved the problem and fixed a few other niggles with them to boot. They are working better than ever and he hasn’t even finished with them yet! I can’t thank him enough as I was ready to rip them off their hinges! Happy Reading,
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Cooper’s Corner Follow Barry on Twitter @bazdjcooper Nottingham Forest writer at the Nottingham Post Whilst the domestic football may be back it is the international team that is occupying the thoughts of our Barry this month and in particular the new manager. Perhaps the fact that Allardyce looks like a real life spitting image puppet makes him easy to caricature but are we guilty of judging a book by its cover? So what do you think? Is he just a long ball merchant or is he misunderstood and underappreciated. Over to you Barry…
It might not seem like five minutes since the domestic season finished, but all of a sudden, we’re back on the journey again. A new season always brings renewed hope, expectation and copious amounts of grey hairs developing all over your body.
There are many of our local clubs who head into the new campaign with new managers, including the likes of Nottingham Forest, Derby and Notts County. But there’s one summer appointment that interests me for different reasons, and that’s the one concerning the top job in English football. Sam Allardyce was appointed following England’s dismal end to a promising Euro 2016 campaign and Roy Hodgson’s departure. The former Notts boss is a maverick, but one who gets a great deal of unfair criticism. Allardyce helped to revolutionise management in England and certainly among English managers. Allardyce introduced sports science, a greater emphasis on diet and data and technical additions that hadn’t been seen before within our coaches. He’s unfashionable to some, he doesn’t have the style or suave that a Jose Mourinho or Mauricio Pochettino does. But that doesn’t make him any less of a manager than those at Manchester United or Tottenham. Big Sam as he’s affectionately known, has worked tirelessly against a backdrop of cynicism throughout his career, but he’s never been one to shirk a challenge nor has he been one to hide away. He wears his heart on his sleeve, commands the respect of his peers and players and will generate an England side that has a greater chance of success than any we’ve known for a long time. The title of ‘long ball’ manager is a term used by those who know little, if anything, about football and Allardyce has never been that, despite what some would have you believe.
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England are a team of talent, of that there can be no doubt. But they lack direction and are wrapped in bubble wrap and straightjackets whenever they meet at FA HQ. The England set-up resembles something that you’d find in North Korea. It’s rigid, has no flexibility and every movement and comment is scripted and monitored. It’s no wonder the England playing squad are so wooden, you could re-plant an entire forest with their weeping carcasses. For the first time in many a year, England have a manager in charge who will upset the applecart, one who won’t conform to traditional (that means failure in normal English) and has the greatest chance of success with a group of players who the ability to make it happen. The English national team has failed every year since 1966, that’s 50 years ago. Try our best coach in Steve McClaren they said. Try a world-class manager in Sven-Göran Eriksson they said. Give a European Cup winning coach a go, in Fabio Capello they said. Look how all those went. All disasters. Now you have an Englishman who is desperate for the biggest job in world football, one who has done more than enough to earn it, give him a chance to get these players playing at a major tournament. That’s where it matters. Let’s say this, if Sam Allardyce was Spanish or Italian, the country would think he was the best thing since sliced bread. Because he’s English, looks a bit like a car salesman and chews gum like Its going out of fashion, people write him off. Open your minds and your eyes. Come on Sam, we believe in you.
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Refreshments, Stalls, charity quilt www.alfretonramblers.weebly.com raffle in aid of The Chesterfield upComing WaLks Royal Macmillan Cancer Centre & Derby Child Contact Centre Sunday walks meet at 9:30am at Alfreton Library Car Park and much more. Sunday 11th september – TBA Everyone welcome.
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illy Rambles with T Rafa Rafa is getting closer and closer to a return to full rambling duties but until then Tilly ably continues in his stead. This walk starts from St Chads’ church, which is worth checking on a map first, as I must confess that due to my own bravado (and a dodgy sat nav), I got a little lost on the way there. The walk is really lovely, with a perfect opportunity for a halfway stop at the benches at point 5. Thanks again to David from JH Legal, who keeps finding these fantastic walks!
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A good, varied walk for you and your dog! This walk is fairly flat and should take around 2½ hours to complete. There is a range of terrain, with some muddy, uneven sections, which may be slightly overgrown so make sure you wear appropriate footwear. There is a section on single track roads and a road to cross, so as always, please take plenty of care.
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Standing with your back to the church turn right to cross a stile and follow a footpath with a stream on your left. Continue until you meet a T-junction with a lane before turning left to follow the lane over a bridge.
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Continue along this path to pass beneath some overhead power lines. After the path bends to the right and runs parallel with the power lines. Continue straight ahead until the path splits and then take the path on the left going uphill.
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Carryon on uphill and at the top of the hill pass by some barn conversions on your left. Continue for some distance along the lane and just before reaching a main road turn right onto a single track tarmac road passing the entrance to Woodland Farm on your right. Continue along the single track road with a tall hedge on both sides.
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Continue straight along this path to the top of the hill. After some distance the path dips downhill and then straight back up again. Continue for some distance and the path begins to bend around to the right. Look out for a well laid path on the left which is heading downhill and directly toward a telegraph pole and mobile phone mast.
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After the stile cross over a railway line and then cross another stile. After crossing a short field pass through some trees and onto a lane. Turn left downhill along the lane and at the bottom of the hill follow the lane around to the left. After a short distance cross over a river bridge and immediately after the bridge turn right onto a footpath keeping the river on your right. Continue straight ahead along this footpath retracing your earlier steps to return to the start.
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Continue to descend along this path for some distance until reaching a T junction of paths at the bottom of the hill. At the T junction turn right and then continue straight ahead to pass several lakes on your left.
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Derbyshire Police UPDate With the Darker nights of the aUtUmn noW aPProaching Us, We WoUlD like to reminD reaDers to think aboUt their home secUrity anD to reDUce the risk of becoming a victim of crime.
Although our area continues to be a safe place to live, when it does happen, most burglaries are carried out by opportunist thieves who might use the darker evenings to look out for lapses in security – such as doors and windows left insecure or property left on display in cars. Please also pay attention to the security of sheds and garages and to any items you store inside. Parked cars should be left locked and secure with no property left on display.
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We urge residents to be a good neighbour and to contact the police if you see anyone acting suspiciously in your area. Call 101 for a non-emergency, and 999 in an emergency situation.
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Gary’s Grumbles This month I had to correct Gary’s spelling as he was really struggling with ‘anabolic’, he spelt it with reference to the male anatomy, which we obviously can’t print as it may upset some readers and wind up with loads of complaints…..again.….fancy him getting that wrong!! ;-) …..and the broadband saga continues too #middleclassproblems Well we seem to be doing well in the Olympics again, currently (were) second to the USA in the medal table. Good as that it is though the highlight has to be Mr Bolt giving it the big one in the 100m final with a cheeky sideways glance to his competitors as he had the race won. I’m not sure if we’d have won as many if the cheating pesky ruskies hadn’t been banned but we’ll never know, I have a sneaking suspicion that there’s a lot more doping going on outside of Russia, but it seemed to be an easy option to take. It’s not new though this doping scandal stuff, the ancient Greeks in the original games used to use anything they thought might improve their performance including eating magic mushrooms and sheep’s testicles. The testicles were rich in testosterone and the fore runner of anabolic steroids. Maybe the rowers who were complaining about dead and foreign bodies in the water should have tried a few mushrooms, they’d have been out of it and wouldn’t have noticed the stench and floaty things. The other talking point was the colour of the water in the diving pool, full of algae and turning from blue to green, apparently the wrong chemicals were used, that’s in the pool by the way and not by the cyclists. My internet saga goes on and on, after a number of calls to BT about their brilliant BT Infantile offering (not so much broadband as very narrowband) I managed to get agreement that they weren’t providing the advertised service and that I could be let out of my contract without
penalty, ten minutes later I got an email saying that I owed them over £300 quid for the rest of the contract. I rung again, only to be told that I wouldn’t have to pay and that the email was a standard reply. Two more emails and a letter later stating that I would be charged and yes I’ve had the 300 and odd quid taken from my account. I will have to speak to them again. Our new sky broadband seems to a little better, I’d had to ring them with a technical difficulty which again proved the ‘great call centre coincidence theory’. I took the option of pressing button two which should have taken me to technical support where I had to answer the delicate Scottish recorded voice with the following, the date that my Mother lost her virginity, the twenty eight digit number that I used twelve years ago to first get sky and the fourth, second and ninth letter of my best friend’s first pet. I do though prefer that recorded voice to the one at Virgin who sound like she’s chewing gravel after chain smoking for three and a half hours, but I digress, I was cut off three times after pressing button two so tried the ‘I want to buy broadband option and guess what? I got straight through. That proves my coincidence theory correct if you ring these places up, you’ll be held in a queue and told how utterly important your call is to them and have to wait forever or get cut off. If on the other hand you press the ‘I want to buy summat off you button’ then you’ll be surprised at the speed at which a human will answer you. I got the question about my Mum wrong by the way.
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Out & About
A daily guide to some of the local clubs and groups in your area
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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.
Zion methodist, market street Coffee Club, 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month, 10 – 11.30am Contact: Freda Ludlam 01773 811875
dog obedience classes Vacancies for this continuous class at Pentrich Village Hall, 7pm until 9pm. Call Margaret for more info on 07917 854486
community church, cyber café, market street Prayer Meeting, 7.30 Contact: Stuart Reynolds 07816 853551 / reynolds.stuart1@sky.com
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. 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 for more info. 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.
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alfreton wI Meet every 4th Tuesday at Wesley Methodist Church Ellesmere Avenue/Nottingham Road Alfreton DE55 7HW at 7:30pm. Contact Linda Singleton 01773 520243. Breast feeding group Pinxton, Pinxton Youth Centre, 10-11:30am & Alfreton, Children’s Centre, 1-1:30pm, contact Katherine 07976 212652 or Sarah 07972 019345 little ones group Alfreton Children’s Centre, Grange Street, Alfreton, DE55 7JA 1.30pm to 3pm. Contact 01629 533066 south wingfield youth club Fun & activities for kids aged 6-14 at South Wingfield Social Club, 43 High Road, DE55 7LX from 7pm - 8:30pm. Contact Fred Brunton on 07855 327 165. south wingfield local History group Meet on the 2nd Tuesday every month at S.Wingfield Cricket Club, Holme Lane. New members welcome. Visit http://swlhg.org.uk/index.html
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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 watchorn tots parent and toddler group Watchorn Church, Derby Road, Alfreton. Term time - 10am 11.30am Contact Judith - 01773 526012 peep 2/3’s Alfreton Children’s Centre, Grange Street, Alfreton, DE55 7JA 9.30am - 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 alfreton town Juniors u14’s 7-8pm at Somerlea Park astro pitch, call Ben on 07972 927236. oakwood royal British legion Meet at the Oakwood Community Centre, 8:30- 10:30pm. All welcome for socials & branch meetings. Call 01332 679282. amber Valley chess club Meets once a month at the Community Rooms, Parks Avenue, South Wingfield. Call Paul on 01773 833007 for dates & times. Everyone welcome, Free to non team players 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. Baby group Held at Pinxton Nursery School, Kirkstead Road, Pinxton. NG16 6NA. 1 – 3pm, All under 1’s welcome. Call 01773 863105 for more info. west ashfield Inner wheel meet on the second Wednesday of each month at Alfreton Golf Club at 7:00pm. For more information call 01773 540788 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
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.
J28, the common Parent & Toddlers 9.30 – 11.30am. £1.50 per session, term time only Wednesday Club 6.30 – 7.30 pm School Years 1-5, term time only Contact: 01773 810410 / j28church@btconnect.com / www. thejunction28church.com
J28, the common Contact 01773 810410 / j28church@ btconnect.com / www.thejunction28church.com Parent & Toddlers 9.30 – 11.30am. £1.50 per session, term time only
salvation army, market street Wednesday Night Fellowship @ 7pm Contact Ruth Sheppard 07855 455093 / Joan Mellors 01773 783386
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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 child Health 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 Breastfeeding group The Hub, Shiners Way, South Normanton, DE55 2AA. 2pm 4pm. 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.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 Gill on 01773 608863, email gilldawe.egd@gmail.com 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 ripley poetry reading group Meet at Ripley Library, Grosvenor road,2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, 2pm to 4pm. Contact Janet Dawson, 01773 513247, for further details. salvation army, market street Drop-in Centre / Café 9.30 – 12.30 Contact Ruth Sheppard 07855 455093 / Joan Mellors 01773 783386 Zion methodist, market street Youth Club for ages 5-11 @6.30pm Contact: Freda Ludlam 01773 811875 J28, the common, Platinum Seniors, 1st Thursday of the month Contact: 01773 810410 / j28church@btconnect.com www.thejunction28church.com
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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 tiddlers and toddlers group Alfreton Children’s Centre, Grange Street, Alfreton, DE55 7JA. 12.30pm - 2.30pm. Run by parents and open to all. Contact - 01629 533066 alfreton rendezvous group (over 60’s) The Rendezvous meets 2nd and 4th Fridays at 2 p.m. at Firs House, Alfreton. Autumn Session starts 9th September. A variety of speakers and entertainment will be joining us. New members are most welcome. Further information if required 01773 834281 or 01773 747072. J28, the common. The Zone. School Years 6 – 11. 7.30 – 9.30. 50p entry plus tuck shop Contact: 01773 810410 / j28church@btconnect.com www.thejunction28church.com
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a.d.a.s.c football club Various training sessions for 5 - 16 year olds. Availability for 5 year olds to start training next season and 6 & 7 years olds required for the summer league. Contact Barry on 01773 836017 salvation army, market street Drop-in Centre / Café 9.30 – 12.30 Contact Ruth Sheppard 07855 455093 / Joan Mellors 01773 783386
Saturday (cont...) st michael & all angels, church street Coffee Morning. 1st Saturday of the month 10-12noon in the main church building. Contact Stephen Potter: 01773 811273 / stephen.potter55@gmail.com
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table top sales on the 4th September, 2nd of October, 6 th November & 4th December. At the Riddings Park Community Centre. West St. Riddings DE55 4EW. All starting at 10am until 12.o clock. entrance 20p. Sellers from 9am. at £5 a table to book Ring PAT on 01773 541794 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 st michael & all angels, church street Café Church in the church hall @ 10.30am Traditional service @ 4.30pm in the main church building First Sunday of the month @ 9.15am Holy Communion. Contact: Stephen Potter 01773 811273 / stephen.potter55@gmail.com Zion methodist, market street Morning Worship @ 10.45am Contact: Freda Ludlam 01773 811875 J28, the common Morning Service @ 11am with ‘Energise’ children’s club Evening Service @6pm Contact: 01773 810410 / j28church@btconnect.com / www.thejunction28church.com salvation army, market street Sunday Worship @ 10.30am followed by refreshments in the Drop-in Centre / Café Contact: Ruth Sheppard 07855 455093 / Joan Mellors 01773 783386 community church, Birchwood room, postmill centre, off market street Worship @ 10.45am First Sunday of the Month: Family Service @ 10.45 with Kids’ Time Third Sunday of the Month: Gospel Service @ 6 pm Sunday Club for 3-10 year olds during all meetings Contact: Stuart Reynolds 07816 853551 / reynolds.stuart1@sky.com
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Guiding offers opportunities in the following sections: Rainbows age 5-7yrs • Brownies aged 7-10yrs Guides aged 10-14yrs • Adult Leaders 18yrs + Senior Section aged 14-25yrs If you or your daughter would like to know more about Joining visit www.girlguiding.org.uk/interested or call 0800 1 69 59 01 amber Valley gymnastics club monday, wednesday and friday evenings and saturday afternoons. Sessions range from beginners to competitive levels. For information or to join please email ambervalleygymnastics@outlook.com stonebroom pre-school We are open monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday & friday, term time, 9.00am - 12.00pm. We offer places for children aged 2 - 5 years. Stonebroom Village Hall, Cleveland Road. Tel: 07971 804 936 south normanton cricket club is recruiting new players of any standard from the ages of 13 upwards. We play most saturdays/sundays at the Jim Simms Memorial Ground in South Normanton (next to the Boundry Pub) Meeting from 12.30. For more information please call 07984 316020
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Networking can be really quite daunting especially when you are a start-up business. How do you decide which networking group to join? Like shoes they vary in style size and suitability – and there is a lot of choice. Obviously you need to find one that is right for you: a group that meets your needs, where your interests are put first by people who are caring, informed and well connected. Look no further! The Think Business Group provides networking opportunities for businesses of all kinds from the start up to the long established. The group meets at a stunning location, Leabrooks Arts Complex. Here you will receive a friendly welcome and be offered freshly brewed coffee and a light, healthy breakfast. The focus is on providing you with referrals for your future business as well as supporting you with useful information. Their mission statement summarises their approach by stating that decisions are made by the group, for the group.
a month, (the first and third Tuesday of each month). • You will get out what you put in.
It would however, be fair to say that there is an awful lot of business conducted at these meetings and this is due to the variety of businesses and the quality of the people around the table. There is an understanding, genuine affection and respect between each of the members and they are more than happy to share and recommend work amongst themselves as they know that they are providing the best for their clients. If you want to grow your business then why not visit the group and see for yourself?
It wouldn’t be fair to be completely one sided! There are some similarities to other groups: • One seat per skill policy. • You will have to introduce yourself and your business in 60 seconds. • You will have to get up early in the morning, (doors open for networking at 7.30am and the meeting concludes at 9am) and try to be coherent twice
Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday of the month, starting at 7:30 am and concluding at 9 am. They take place at Leabrooks Arts Complex, 36 Leabrooks Road, Somercotes, DE55 4HB where there is ample parking.
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