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From the Editor Hello Readers!!

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback regarding last month’s front covers & the mags in general, it is hugely appreciated. I have said before, feedback (preferably positive where possible!!) is always welcomed and keeps our little team motivated to keep trying different things. When we receive a lovely e-mail, like we have from some readers this month, it truly lifts us all and I am so proud of our team & how they’ve all remained positive over the last 18 months, so thank you, it’s nice to be nice!

I will do an introduction editorial to the team once we’ve got the website up and running. I’m conscious that I keep mentioning team members & it’d be better to put a face to a name! However, I think it’s fair to give a special mention to Danielle regarding the feedback on the mags, as she has and is continuing to do a sterling job on the community engagement aspect of Voice Magazines – all these new articles, are pretty much down to Danielle’s vision for what people would like to read more about….so much so, I think she’ll be looking for some support soon!

Mr Emily & I went on our hollibobs, whilst the rest of the team supported our very own Paul during his boxing debut for an Ultimate White Collar Boxing event in Pride Park. Paul originally signed up around November 2019 for the event in April 2020 but for obvious reasons, he has had the date scheduled and rescheduled a good

3 or 4 times! This has been a nightmare for him, not least as he’s been having to stop and start his training.

Anyway, it finally happened on the 11th September, the team donned their glad rags and I speak for all of us when I say that we couldn’t be any prouder of his performance and his resolve to keep picking himself up, start training again and stand up in the ring. He raised some fantastic money for cancer research with some of our lovely advertisers supporting him both by donating and attending. Watch out Anthony Joshua, Paul is coming for your crown!

The Voice ladies also had a fabulous outing this month to the Somercotes Cineroom to see ‘Little Women’.

What an absolutely fabulous initiative and really well done to the organisers, we all loved it – read our thoughts in this months Swanwick edition or online.

It’s ‘Cruella’ next!

In other news, it’s the Christmas editions for the next two magazines – and no! I still haven’t sorted any Christmas shopping out…..I tried…..and then the moment passed again!!! Anyway, get your adverts and events in, the team are waiting to hear from you!

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Book Review Fans of TV show Pointless will know and probably love Richard Osman’s sly wit. And it comes shining through in his Thursday Murder Club series of novels which have become a huge word of mouth success. People love them.

There’s a new one out – The Man Who Died Twice - which is probably why we’re seeing a lot more of Mr Osman at the moment, but a good place to introduce yourself to his characters is the first book in the series – which goes by the title of The Thursday Murder Club.

Four friends, living in a quiet retirement village, meet once a week to try to work out unsolved murders. A bit like bridge, but with added drama. Then a brutal killing happens on their doorstep and they step up in ways no-one could foresee.

The story may sound simple, but the twists are brilliant, the characters are perfect and it’s full of wry British humour at its best – it’s the kind of book you would imagine Mr Osman would write. Basically this book is a great feel-good experience. It’s clever, crisp and warmly written and will leave you smiling. Just as well he’s penned another then, and with more promised.

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Sailing through the pandemic It has been said, during the Covid19 pandemic, that ‘we are all in the same boat’ but better to say: ‘we are all in the same storm’, our boats vary considerably and so our experiences of the storm! Our Board of Trustees have been kept busy keeping a ‘guiding hand on the tiller’ as our charity sailed through the stormy waters of a global pandemic. Our boat has proved itself to be fairly robust and our careful governance and fantastic staff and volunteer teams meant we responded incredibly well to the massive increase in demand for our services.

Our experiences over the last 18 months has demonstrated the importance of expecting the unexpected and the value of good governance. Our Board of Trustees is a small, friendly and effective team who set our strategic aims and keep a watchful eye on our work and the way we work. Our trustees bring experience of people, services, money, strategy, policy and change management to our charity giving a little time regularly. Thanks to lockdowns many people are more aware of the loneliness and isolation so many older people feel and interest in our work is higher than

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The Board of Trustees work together to set our strategic direction and ensure our charity thrives, achieves its charitable objectives and makes later life better for older people and their carers. We have a small, friendly and effective Board with well-established best practice governance processes.

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Halloween - Spooky or Commercialised?

Who doesn’t love Halloween - well, ME for one! That could be because I am in the (err umm) slightly older age bracket and simply don’t get what amounts to the Americanisation of the day…I mean, giving kids carte blanche to knock on doors and expect sweeties cannot be a good idea - surely?! But taking a step back from the sugar fuelled fest of today, who knows the real reason we mark the 31st of October?

The origins of what we now know as Halloween are very ancient indeed, dating back to the pre-Christian Celtic peoples of Britain (and Northern Europe). The feast of Samhain (which is actually pronounce ‘sowain’) marked the end of their year sensible really as it’s the end of the growing and harvesting season and the beginning of the winter months. It was seen as the most important one of the four quarterly “fire festivals”.

At that time of year it was thought the veil between the living and the dead thinned, and the souls of the dead would return to visit their homes and families. As evil spirits and otherworldly beings could also breach “the veil” at this time, people would dress up in animal and monster costumes to confuse the potential visitors and avoid kidnap. Individual hearth fires would be allowed to die down and communal bonfires would be lit for roasting sacrificial cattle, the people would feast (whilst ensuring a share was left for the spirits, ancestors, and faery folk!) and a flame from the bonfire would be used to re-light their hearth fires.

When the Roman’s invaded Celtic lands they incorporated their own gods, Feralia, commemorating the passing of the dead, and Pomona, the goddess of the harvest. The advent of Christianity saw attempts to transmute Samhain into a Christian celebration, and in the 5th century A.D. Pope Boniface moved the festival to May

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13th as a day to commemorate saints and martyrs. Funnily enough, this didn’t stop the fire festivals and so in the 9th century Pope Gregory moved the festival back to the original time of year, calling the day (1 November) All Saints Day. The day before became known as holy, or hallowed eve, which eventually became Halloween (een being another word for eve).

Some of the traditions we see today can be traced back to the original Celtic Samhain, dressing up for example, whilst “trick or treating” may have derived from early Scottish and Irish traditions of going from door to door singing songs for the dead in return for “soul cakes”. Hollowed out and carved turnips with candles inside, known as Jack O’ Lanterns (after a legendary character) originated in Ireland and were taken to the US by immigrants who switched to using readily available (and easier to carve) pumpkins.

Would Halloween be such a feature in UK life, particularly for children, without the influence of the US? Personally, I think not - it certainly wasn’t prominent in my childhood… although that was many moons ago!

These articles are researched and written by Laura Billingham, a local content writer and author. Laura moved to the Peak District several years ago to pursue her passion for writing.

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Graysons Solicitors – which recently took over the Hathersage office of Favell, Smith and Lawson – helped attract record breaking numbers to the region’s biggest outdoor arts event recently.

The firm are the premier sponsors of Sheffield’s Art In The Gardens event which is held annually in the city’s breathtaking Botanical Gardens. Artists enjoyed record sales with Graysons once again organising their popular children’s art competition.

Graysons is an eight-partner firm, with a long history of providing legal services in Chesterfield and Sheffield and a reputation for offering expertly tailored legal advice.

Recommended in the Legal 500 2021, the firm also holds the Law Society’s Lexcel accreditation. Several members of staff are accredited to Law Society panels and by other organisations. The firm has a keen interest in supporting local communities and works closely with organisations, including Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team, Chesterfield’s Ashgate Hospice and local arts projects. We have also sponsored Chesterfield Football Club for over 20 years.

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Graysons’ Hathersage office is at Suite 6 Brunel House, Heather Lane, Hope Valley. S32 1DP. You can contact the team on 01433 650718 or by email at info@graysons. co.uk. Find out more about Graysons at www.graysons.

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FABULOUS FOODIE SECTION Companies NEW to the fab foodie section this year are Whistler’s Storm – the newest alcoholic tea brand to hit the market. Campbell’s Chutneys – handmade mustards, marmalades, pickles and preserves. Limpopo Biltong – The snack The Lions could not handle! Schokolat Scotland – unique chocolate gifts made to look like teapots, tools and so much more!

Back by demand are favourites including Ace Tea London, The Tipsy Tart, Popcorn Kitchen, Cheshire Cheese, Condessa Welsh Liqueurs and Georgie Porgies Puddings.

GIFTS IN GENERAL So many wonderful new companies this year it’s been difficult to select just a few!

NEW in 2021 include Rebel Records and Toys – music vinyls, cd’s and music memorabilia.

Big Chief Studios - licensed character collectables Star Wars, Doctor Who, Only Fools and Horses, Dad’s Army, James Bond, Mr Bean etc. Wish Upon Threads - Embroidered apparel inspired by characters from hobbies and films.

Popular favourites returning include Football Stadium Photography, Kensington Collection, MacDonald China and The Perfume Shop.

Always popular, joining us again are favourites including Delightful Decorations, 1 Stop Christmas Shop and The Rugshack.

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FOR THE KIDS (YOUNG & OLD!) More companies than ever before…, seems like the kids are going to get spoiled this year!!!

NEW include Maria Valentina Baby – trendy clothes and shoes for baby and children. Christmas Board Games – Christmas Eve The Race To Help Santa!, Grace’s Book Adventures – kid’s books and colouring activity sets.

If you’re looking for Fair Trade wooden toys then Lanka Kade will be back along side Splat Planet selling colour-in tshirts, Iconic Kidswear with their 0 - 8yrs clothing range. Funblox, Magic Pens and so much more!

Be inspired and get your festive preparations off to a flying start at the Festive Gift Fair. With ticket prices so affordable bring friends and family with you for a fun-filled day Christmas Shopping.

Tickets available online from just £6 per adult (plus fulfilment fee) The Fair is open daily 9.30am-5pm Thursday 18th – Sunday 21st November at the NEC, Birmingham For much more information, including videos, show highlights, exhibitor list, show offers and all the Live Performers, Please visit

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A Brief History of Baking.

It’s Autumn, and what could be nicer than a still warm freshly baked scone, with lots of butter; or maybe an apple crumble served piping hot with lashings of custard, or a lemon drizzle cake with a cup of tea…

More of a savoury person? How about a steak and kidney pie, sausage roll, or hand raised pork pie?

It’s National Baking Week this month (14th to 20th October) the perfect excuse, if one was needed, to crank up the oven, dig out the baking tins and create delicious. Surprisingly, given our seemingly insatiable appetite for cakes, pastries, and breads, baking for the everyday Brit has a relatively short history. The upper classes and the wealthy would always have had access to cakes and pastries but for the majority of the working classes these luxuries would have been out of reach, and remember sugar only became widely available in the 1800s. By the time of the Industrial Revolution and beyond, the bread available for the common man was made in commercial bakeries where the flour was routinely adulterated with things like powdered chalk, plaster of Paris and even poisonous alum!

In the middle of the 19th century sugar became more readily available and more affordable, and the Victorian housewife, inspired by Mrs Beeton, began Britain’s love affair with baking which continues to this day.

By the time of the Second World War baking in the UK was accepted almost as part of the national identity and most regions boasted a local speciality Bakewell Tarts (or puddings), Cornish Pasties, Eccles Cakes etcetera, etcetera.

The shortages caused by rationing rather than stopping people (women) baking actually saw the introduction of ingenious recipes and ways to bake using less butter, sugar, and eggs than

before. The bakers of England would not be defeated!

Post war rationing of sugar and butter continued until 1953 by which point the populace was more than ready to begin to enjoy the sweet treats of prewar years. The post-war period also saw the introduction of highly industrialised processes like the Chorley Wood method of breadmaking, which may well have speeded up the processes of creating the daily loaf but also removed much of the flavour!

TV cooks like Mary Berry and Delia Smith made baking mainstream, but it was probably the advent of “The Great British Bake Off” in 2010 which sky rocketed the popularity of home baking.

Inspired by the contestants on the show, more and more people began to see that it was possible to make great bread at home using only a few ingredients, and that whipping up a luscious dessert was well within the capabilities of most people.

In these days of additive laden foods (OK maybe not quite as dangerous as the bread in Victorian times) isn’t it reassuring that your home baked pastries, whilst just as calorific as shop bought, will contain only what YOU put in, and that isn’t likely to be a chemical compound!

These articles are researched and written by Laura Billingham, a local content writer and author. Laura moved to the Peak District several years ago to pursue her passion for writing.

To find out more visit www.landgassociates. co.uk or contact Laura on 07736 351341

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T: PROJEC S OF E I R O M1 MEM SHIRE DERBY

The motorway is 193 miles (311 km) long and was constructed in four phases. Most of the motorway was opened between 1959 and 1968.

There had been plans before the Second World War for a motorway network in the UK. Early ideas were put forward by Lord Montagu to build a ‘motorway like road’ from London to Birmingham in 1923, but it was a further 26 years before the Special Roads Act 1949 was passed, which allowed for the construction of roads limited to specific vehicle classifications, and in the 1950s, the country’s first motorways were given the government go-ahead.

The M1 was Britain’s first full-length motorway and opened in 1959, passing through the Derbyshire countryside. The early M1 had no speed limits, crash barriers or lighting, and had soft shoulders rather than hard and was a very different scene to the one we know of today.

The Derbyshire section of the M1 involved many local communities either losing land to the new road or being part of the workforce and companies they constructed it. Farm fields were suddenly divided or in some instances farm buildings were completely razed to the ground.

Communities from Harthill, Killamarsh through to Pinxton supplied labour and plant to support the companies such as Bowmer Kirkland, Tarmac and Laiang., JC Balls haulage, and many others.

Diverse communities - Polish, Irish, Hungarian and Italian labour worked on the Derbyshire stretch alongside traditional communities associated with steel and mining that lay in the path of the new road.

Many former employees of companies who worked on the M1 construction are now in the mid seventies and have a wealth of archival memories and stories that need collating and recording for the future. East Peak CIC are looking to celebrate this rich cultural story in a forthcoming project.

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THE WAIT IS OVER On 25 January 2020, Hope Valley RFC visited Ashton-on-Mersey RUFC for a cup game.

It wasn’t the greatest day out, but no-one expected it to be the club’s last 15-a-side game until August 2021. So the relief of finally returning to action with a pre-season fixture against Tupton 2nd XV was palpable and the day was made all the better by a 29-12 win.

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On 04 September, Valley finally returned to league action when they hosted Old Bedians 2s and, despite not converting any of their six tries, ran out 30-19 winners. Jake Oldridge and Kristian Williams scored two tries apiece, but it was debutant George Watts who earned the man-of-the-match award.

One of the many challenges facing amateur sports clubs is financial security and this has never been more evident than during the past 18 months of inactivity. Hope Valley RFC are financially fortunate in many respects and one of them is the willingness of local businesses to support their activities. As we enter the 2021-22 season, we have been overwhelmed by the generosity of businesses throughout the Valley for their support.

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OCTOBER FIXTURES Valley face a busy October, starting with a tricky away trip to Ashton-under-Lyne, followed by a NOWIRUL Shield game against Marple and further league games against Bury (H), Macclesfield (A) before rounding out the month with the visit of Congleton.

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The autumnal fungi gently emerge Fungi are part of our ‘invisible biodiversity’ and in many ways make everything else happen in nature and ecology. Fungi breakdown or decompose dead animals and plants and without them many ecological systems would not work. What’s more, these decomposition activities are vital to release much-needed nutrients for plants and animals to thrive. However, there is much more to fungal activity than this. For example, without the power of these microbes we would not have bread, wine, or beer, which would be a great shame. However, we would also be without antibiotics provided by Penicillium fungi and incidentally, there would not be any smelly blue cheeses either. Nevertheless, there is much more since largely unseen fungi infect the roots of great trees and it is they that help the tree take up essential nutrients and water from the soil. Wefts of fungal hyphae envelope the tree roots and in exchange for sugars (made in the tree’s leaves from sunlight and carbon dioxide from the air), the ‘mycorrhizal’ fungus pumps mineral nutrition back into the living plant. Other fungi support the growth of wildflowers and grasses in meadows, especially in the limestone dales of the Peak. Yet other species power the common heather to domination of vast swathes of our region’s uplands. Amazingly, much of this activity goes on unseen. We sometimes do spot the familiar ‘mushrooms’, and especially so in late summer and autumn. However, it is worth remembering that what you see here is virtually the just the ‘flower’ of a flowering plant. The serious business end of the fungus extends more widely and sometimes vastly, and is the hidden hyphae that power the fungal ecology. Out of sight, out of mind; but this may be a problem since many important fungi are suffering because of climate change and the way that we manage our wider environments. This could be bad news because if they are compromised, then so will we be.

It seems that whilst fungi are not always appreciated (and yes, they do cause diseases in humans, in our animals, and in our crops for example), they are hugely important in very many ways. Adapted to many different modes of life and with varying ecologies, fungi come in a great variety of shapes, forms, and colours. Some fungi such as brackets on old trees like oak, beech, and birch, are very large and often long-lived. Others mushrooms on acidic grasslands especially are brightly coloured, sometimes almost day-glow; pink or orange waxcaps that break down dead leaves and other organic material in the soil. Others are tiny yellow, needle-like fungi, which may be mycorrhizal on green plants. A great place to find some very special ‘mushrooms’ is in the grasslands around the Peak District Eastern Moors and especially on the National Trust’s Longshaw estate near Fox House.

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