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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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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

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!

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Local lad shines at first Olympic Games pt2 Concluding our interview with Jacob Whittle, the 16 year old swimmer from Alfreton.

Do you ever feel you’re missing out on a ‘normal’ teenage life?

Definitely not, I am living my dream! I’m 16yrs old and have travelled to Dubai, Australia, Canada, Canary Islands, Hungary, Russia, Azerbajan and Tokyo to swim and compete, meeting new people, and learning about different cultures.

I may not party on a Friday or Saturday night, but I am happy with this choice. I love to surf so when I can I like to go to the South Coast or Scarborough, I also like skateboarding and love watching drag car racing. I know it might not be a cool thing, but I also love steam trains!

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What’s your ultimate goal or ambition for your swimming career?

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Your coach of 3 years, Jamie Main, said he thinks your success could inspire other young swimmers, do you feel that has put any pressure on you ?

No, but I feel I’m in a privileged position. I have hugely supportive parents and amazing coaches who have always believed in me. Without these supportive influences around me, I would not have had the belief and drive that I have. I wasn’t the best swimmer at 10yrs old, I was tall and skinny and couldn’t co-ordinate my long arms properly. However, I was passionate, willing to work hard and do whatever it took to improve. I listened to feedback and worked on and on until I got it right. If I can inspire others to believe they can achieve their dreams, I am proud to do so.

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I personally would like to thank Avis and Mick to name but two (there are many more I could name believe me). May I say, to those I have not mentioned, your tireless efforts in making the evening such a success have not, and will not be forgotten. I would also like to say that it is such a joy to be the Secretary of Phoenix Bowls club.

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Ken took the winners’ Cup, and Richard took the Runners up Shield, in a fiercely fought battle to the very end. But, as can be seen from the picture, rivalry soon ends when we are off the green.

The other pictures show the club members enjoying themselves during the evening. There was Play Your Cards Right and Avis put on a Picture Quiz for the more intellectual members.

The evening was a roaring success with stories of past games and Stan, the Father of the Club now aged 84, telling a couple of his military monologues which were received with great enthusiasm by all members.

The committee and club members wish to thank all who made the evening such a success. We are all looking forward to next year’s event when maybe, just maybe, there will be a women’s

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Alfreton Male Voice Choir was founded in 1903 and became well respected by a wide spectrum of the community. They performed in, and were very successful at, competition and won many trophies.

Over the years fortunes rose and fell but the indomitable spirit of the choir weathered all and continued to entertain; whilst no longer participating in competition, public performance remained at their hearts.

In 2009 the choir was granted charitable status and it has become a tradition that we put on a concert each year, in October, to raise funds for charitable causes.

Who would have thought, at the beginning of 2020, that the world would change so dramatically and that year’s concert would not take place? In early March Covid 19 made its presence felt and we thought that choir activity would be halted until April. It soon became clear that this was not to be and, showing the determination and resolve that saw them through wars and hard times, the choir quickly mastered the technology to hold us together and, on 16th April, we held our first ‘virtual’ practice. Through the rest of 2020 and 2021 we continued to have our weekly practice on ZOOM and even made recordings, some of which can be found on our web site (www.alfretonmvc. co.uk).

July 1st 2021 was our first ‘actual’ practice and

the beginning of hope for putting on our long-awaited concert. We like to name our events, and this year it seemed appropriate that FACE THE MUSIC conveyed our desire. This year we support AQUABOX. Aquabox is a volunteer-led charity with the aim of providing water filters to allow access to safe water for people struggling to recover in the aftermath of disasters. In addition, Aquabox supplies curated humanitarian aid items to communities as they begin to recover and re-build.

The charity, the brainchild of the Rotary Club of Wirksworth, began in 1992. Since this time, Aquabox has sent out filters to all parts of the world saving and improving the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

The charity relies totally on donations to continue its work.

Hoping to see you on 16th October, you can look forward to a variety of songs, some old, some new, from the choir, some excellent trumpet playing from John Barker and a little irreverence from Mick Mullarkey and the Saga Louts.

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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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Chesterfield & District Beekeeping Association (CDBKA) has been in existence since 1947. Current membership stands at over 200 which is a record for the Association. Members have a wide range of age and experience, very few of whom meet the stereotypical beekeeper image –white, male, retired and bearded!

Many are women, and young working people are now joining, thanks to the now-raised profile of bees and pollinators.

We are a friendly bunch, with the experienced beekeepers always happy to give advice on the issues that can flummox newer beekeepers, or ‘newbees’ as we affectionately call them. Our region covers the South Yorkshire border down to the Matlock area taking in parts of Nottingham and Mansfield, however our base is Hasland, near Chesterfield. We have a small apiary where we teach and groups of ‘newbees’ who can gain ‘hands-on’ experience before they have their own bees.

One of the Association’s main aims is education of both beekeepers and the public.

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At local summer fairs and shows we spend the day chatting to people about honeybees. One or two members also give talks and presentations to local schools and groups, sometimes with bees included!

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Honeybees are our passion and this is what we want to share with the non-beekeeping public. Not so much to encourage them to keep bees themselves but to care about them, and help by planting the right flowers in their gardens, reducing their use of pesticides and understanding what bees and all other pollinators need.

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A version of this month’s walk originally featured in the magazine in 2017, to commemorate the bicentenary of the Pentrich Revolution. The Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group published a series of historical walks as part of the bicentenary. The original walk, along with 18 others can all be found on their website (www. pentrichrevolution.org.uk), along with a wealth of historical information and resources.

This walk should take you and your dog around 2 hours to complete. An undulating country walk on footpaths, lanes and roads. Care needed when crossing roads. There may be some uneven and muddy terrain, depending on the weather so please wear appropriate footwear. There can be some loose cattle on this walk, so please take care and as always, follow the countryside code, keeping dogs on leads where appropriate.

On 9th June 1817, over 300 men set out for Nottingham from villages on the Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire border.

They thought they were part of a ‘general rising’ to bring down an unjust and oppressive government. Many joined the rising from the Swanwick area, where discontent among miners and framework knitters had already been expressed in Luddite activity and an active Hampden Club.

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1. From St Andrew’s Church walk down the road, The Green, (B6016) following the signs to the Conference Centre.

Take the first turning to the right, Hayes Lane, and walk on, crossing the road to go up to the entrance to the Hayes Conference Centre. Here turn left, at the footpath sign, to follow the track up the hill. In 1817 Swanwick was a village of miners or stocking framework knitters who faced poverty and hunger. Reputed to be a centre of Luddite activity, there was much support for reform of Parliament called for by the Hampden Club, meeting at the Queen’s Head in Alfreton. We follow the route taken by men from Swanwick and Alfreton as they marched towards Codnor. They included ‘secret committee’ men, Edward Haslam and James Barnes, who marched at the rear with his gun, William Elliott and George Rawson who had brought bullets they had cast, and Laban Taylor at whose home Jeremiah Brandreth had stayed on 6th June.

2. Passing Hilltop Mink Farm on the right, continue until the track turns sharply. Go straight ahead over the stile, to follow the sign to Golden Valley. Follow the footpath straight ahead down the hillside. Go under the railway line. After 100 yards, right under the 2nd underpass, walk on and cross the railway line. Immediately after the railway line take left fork up through the trees. You pass the Midland Railway and the former Swanwick Station. On your right you see the former Brittain Pit, a colliery opened by the Butterley Company in 1827 and closed in 1946.

3. Past the Brittain Pit turn right at the junction of paths (taking Amber Valley Route 4). After a few yards turn left to go down the hill to cross two stiles in the valley. BEWARE of the barbed wire on the stiles. Enter the field and follow the path up left along the hedge to reach a road. Cross over and continue ahead, alongside a second field to reach the Coach Road. This area is Butterley Park. The rebels came this way visiting houses and farms to take men and weapons. The home of Harriet Marriot was visited and a gun taken. The rebels marched on from here to reach Codnor where the

main rebel party waited.

4. Turn right along the Coach Road, until you reach the white house. Below you is the tunnel of the Cromford Canal. From the now blocked tunnel in Golden Valley it continued under Butterley Park for 2,996 yards. It is the only tunnel of its kind in the world with an underground wharf, which served the Butterley works. This magnificent feat of engineering was built by the engineer William Jessop in 1794. See the remains of the two airshafts, each surrounded by an earth mound and trees, on the right of the road. Cavalry from the Chesterfield Troop of Yeomanry and pikemen waited here on 10th June to capture fleeing insurgents. Several hid in the Swanwick Woods but were captured and joined 28 others who were taken to Derby Gaol that night.

5. At the junction by the white house go straight ahead to pass the Police Headquarters on the left. Notice it says it is OK for authorised vehicles and pedestrians to go there. Butterley Hall, built in 1790, now within the Police HQ, was the home of Benjamin Outram, founder of the Butterley Iron works.

6. Turn right and walk down the road to Derby Road at Butterley. On your left you will see the site of Butterley Works and the Gatehouse. The main body of marchers stopped here and demanded guns. The manager, Goodwin, and a few special constables refused to open the gates. Too weak to attack the Gatehouse the rebels left empty handed and marched on towards Codnor. Goodwin knew some of the men, who previously worked at Butterley, and gave evidence of their ‘character’ at the Derby Trials. See the plaque on the old Gate House of the works.

7. Turn right along Derby Road. Pass the Midland Railway on your left, then after crossing the railway bridge take a signposted path on your right. Walk alongside a field with Butterley Grange on your left and railway off to the right.

Continue ahead on the footpath and continue around Grange Farm. Turn left just before the signs for the Ripley Airfield then cross a stile and bear right up the hill towards The Hayes Conference Centre. There are often cattle here, so please take care, especially with dogs. In 1817 Butterley Grange was the home of John Wright, a partner of Outram and Jessop at the iron works. The Hayes built in 1860, now a conference centre, was a POW camp for German officers in WW2, made famous by the film, ‘The One That Got Away’, of the one successful escape by a German officer.

8. Passing the Conference Centre on your left you come back to Hilltop Mink Farm. Cross back over the stile on your left and turn right to return down the track to the entrance of Hayes Conference Centre and back into Swanwick. The march proved a tragedy for local men fleeing before soldiers at the Gilt Brook. Three from Swanwick and Alfreton were tried in Derby. German Buxton (31), miner, married with a daughter, originally from Wessington, was transported for life. Thomas Bettison (35), miner, transported for 14 years, as was Joseph Rawson (32) framework k n i t t e r .

Among those arrested and imprisoned but later released were Anthony Elliott, John Hall and James Robinson.

This walk is for illustrative purposes only.

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SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE (LOCAL) MOVIES - SOMERCOTES CINEROOM There is a great new initiative from an enthusiastic group of volunteers in Somercotes, to bring mainstream cinema to the village. The people behind Somercotes Cineroom are giving an opportunity for local residents, particularly those without transport or who don’t want to drive at night, to see current films in their own village in a friendly atmosphere and at a great price.

The team from The Voice were kindly invited to sample the first post lockdown screening on Saturday 18 September, at Somercotes Village Hall where there is plenty of free parking. The film this month was the widely acclaimed 2019 version of “Little Women” starring Saoirse Ronan and Emma Watson.

Doors opened promptly at 6.30pm with a warm welcome from the Cineroom personnel. The hall was warm and attractively decked out with fairy lights and seats arranged so everyone had a good view. Tickets are priced at £5 and for the authentic cinema experience there are homemade refreshments including, of course, popcorn. Tea, coffee, sweets and delicious banana bread were also available at very reasonable prices – our team took advantage of this whilst waiting for the film to start.

The film started promptly at 7pm, with a 20-minute interval half way through to enable more refreshments to be purchased. Sound and vision were excellent and there were convenient sub titles for the hard of hearing. A good-sized audience enjoyed both the film and the goodies to eat and drink. The evening concluded at around 9.30pm with everyone declaring it a great success.

Somercotes Cineroom aim to show a new film each month (programme opposite) and all proceeds will be ploughed back into the initiative to pay for hall and film hire to give new, affordable, social outing for local residents.

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All of us at The Voice had an excellent evening, enjoyed the film and would recommend people to use this great new facility. For extra comfort your own cushions and blankets are welcome.

Next month’s screening is “Cruella” on Saturday 30th October. Just the thing for a family night out.

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FESTIVE GIFT FAIR FESTIVE GIFT FAIR IS BACK IN 2021!

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Celebrating our 25th LIVE event in 2021, the fabulous Festive Gift Fair has been the #1 event for Christmas shopping in the heart of England for over two decades.

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Missed by thousands last year, this ever popular 4-day event is back again in November and looking forward to re-uniting 300 stallholders with 1,000’s of high-spirited shoppers. Once again offering a fabulous choice of gifts, decorations, food and drink in a jolly atmosphere with live music and festive entertainers.

NEW include At Home for Christmas – Christmas wreaths. Finishing Touches – Christmas rugs and cushions. Step Into Christmas – everything LED from Lanterns to fairy dolls!

Dedicated to Christmas shopping and catering for all your needs over the seasonal period, the busiest and most established Fair in the Midlands has lots to offer in 2021 ...

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.

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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.

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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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Ricky Knowles, (formerly of R and R King Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning) and his brother Andrew Knowles set up this family run company and with their expert eye for detail, the brothers offer a highlevel professional service. They are both passionate about their business only using top of the range equipment and products.

Ricky, who trained at Clean Smart, has vast knowledge and experience in carpet and upholstery cleaning. Ricky is a local of Kirkby in Ashfield and knows the area well. He comes from an engineering background which, has proved surprisingly useful in the carpet and upholstery business. He is a family man with two young daughters.

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Chesterfield-based plumbing and heating engineers, Flame Care, has gone the extra mile to support NHS Heroes, the over-60s and the most vulnerable over the last year or so.

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HAT makes any business stand out from the rest? The answer can be as simple as the level of care and service offered to its customers and the broader community.

Family-run and independent, Flame Care has certainly ticked all the boxes in terms of ‘going over and beyond the call of duty’ during the challenging times of the past eighteen months. During 2021, for example, this highlyrespected company has offered all NHS staff free maintenance cover for boiler and central heating maintenance up until the end of this year.

“When you consider how members of staff from the NHS have put their lives on the line for the rest of us,” said Flame Care Managing Director, Simon Fletcher. “We felt that this was the very least we could do in return.”

Flame Care’s cover plans are comprehensive and offer ultimate peace of mind. They include an annual free gas boiler service, same-day call out, free parts and labour guarantee and no excess. And they knock spots off the British Gas’ cover plans in terms of cost! The over-60s are looked after too! With dedicated care plans for sexagenarians and above, there are discounts to be had for being that bit older.

Flame Care displays all the hallmarks of an independent, family-run business – unflinching integrity, meticulous attention to detail, unrivalled customer service, first-class workmanship, and longevity.

Founded by Simon Fletcher on 16th March 2003, Flame Care now boasts a portfolio of over 2000 loyal and satisfied customers, who have all taken up the fantastic cover plan offer. The beauty of these cover plans is that you don’t even need your boiler

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The company is a Derbyshire Trusted Trader as well as a Which? Trusted Trader. This means that it is continuously vetted to ensure that it meets the most exacting standards of workmanship and service.

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Some of the staff have been here from the start. Two long-standing and highlyprofessional engineers are Sam Hudson and Sean Jones. There are 13 staff in total and there’s a great sense of teamwork.

Sales manager, Vicky High, and office manager, Kate Bower,

keep the administrative wheels turning and they receive incredible back up from the engineers, who can be called upon at any time to sort out a boiler or central heating system that has gone horribly wrong.

As well as offering cover plans, of course, Flame Care undertakes full central heating installations and boiler upgrades. As an Ideal Boiler accredited installer, they have access to some of the highest quality products on the market, with Ideal boilers coming with a twelve-year warranty.

Supporting the local community is in the veins of this company. Plans are afoot to organise cake and coffee delivery as part of the Macmillan Coffee Morning due to take place in September.

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As he grew up, George seems to recall a number of people talking about his grandad, Horace Twigg, and telling him the likes of “Ah used to know yer granda.

My word George, he werabitoalad. He used to wind us up something rotten.”

Those reflections on his grandad’s character, whilst not fully appreciated at the time, struck a chord with George in later years when he remembered some of the stories Horace would tell him. There was one in particular, that George suspected might have been a good example of Horace being, as they might say today, ‘a bit economical with the truth’. It concerned Enoch Tryner, goalkeeper for the Hacademicals.

Now, according to Horace, Enoch was recognised as the best to ever to wear the woolly roll-top Hilcote goalkeeper’s jersey. He was a big lad, with arms like a gorilla and hands the size of dinner plates.

Although not looking particularly athletic, he had a booming voice, marshalled his defence well and had never been known to drop a ball played into the penalty area. He was also a hero. Read on.

At an away game against Pinxton Thistle, Hilcote were winning comfortably when, from immediately behind Enoch’s goal, flames began to appear from the top floor of a three storey building. It was soon ablaze.

The referee – they were called umpires in those days – brought the game to a halt and after detailing the Thistle captain to seek assistance from the Wharf Road based Fire Station, asked all men present to fetch buckets (and the like) of water in a desperate attempt to douse the flames.

Meanwhile, from behind his net, Enoch had heard shouts for help. He looked up and could see from an open attic window, a lady holding a baby. She managed to catch his eye and called out “Please mister, I fear I may be about to die, but can someone please save my baby Florence?”

“Yes madam,” Enoch had apparently replied, “just open the window and drop Florence. I’ll catch her”.

“Thank you kind sir,” sobbed the stricken woman, “but surely the drop from this window will kill her.”

“Never fear lady,” assured Enoch, “I’m the best goalkeeper with the safest pair of hands in all Derbyshire. You can rely on me. I won’t drop baby.”

At this, the mother was somewhat reassured and nervously opening the window wider tossed the baby towards Enoch, standing behind his goal only a few feet away from the building.

As Horace told the story, it seemed like a slow motion replay as Florence plummeted through the air and........................................landed safely into Enoch’s comforting arms. As a loud cheer went up from those who had witnessed this remarkable rescue, sadly Enoch momentarily forgot himself. He gingerly placed Florence at the corner point of his six yard box, took a few steps back and then, running forward, kicked Florence over the half way line.

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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.

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It may feel like we’re heading towards less activity in the garden, but there’s actually loads to do this month.

Tidying things up before winter is a given, but some areas deserve more attention.

Pot up tender perennials so you can put them somewhere out of the reach of frost.

Rake leaves from ponds and clear out debris and weeds. Leave all this on the side of the pond to allow creatures to climb out and back into the water. If you have tender water plants get rid of any dead leaves and sink the plant into a bucket or tray of mud, leaving in a protected light place over winter.

If you want to plant conifer hedges or shrubs which keep their leaves over winter, do it now while the soil is still warm.

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For winter and spring colour plant up winter pansies, primulas, cyclamen and winter heathers. Hopefully you’ll have your daffs and crocuses in by now, but there’s still time to put in lily, allium and crocosmia bulbs for spring. Tulips go in next month.

Take saucers away from under pots or containers and raise them up on crocks or feet to prevent plants becoming waterlogged and minimizing the dangers of the containers cracking from frost.

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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.

Head into oak-birch woodlands and you may find the appropriately named ‘stinkhorn’ fungus; a jelly-like ball that matures into a rude-looking and smelly organism. Another familiar species is the red and white ‘fly agaric’ a hallucinogenic species taken by Vikings to make them fearless in battle but which can have very nasty side effects too.

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Well, guess what I have been feasting on for the last week? Yes, you guessed it, delicious juicy sweetcorn picked from the plants my grandson said would never grow well on our allotment. Tom now says he was only trying to spur me on and it is true that he grew a few when he had a plot of his own so he must have known my plantings had a good chance of success. I intend to grow even more next year and to have a succession with different varieties for a longer season.

Most of the sweetcorn plants only had one cob not two which was disappointing. Perhaps they needed more water during dry spells. They certainly grew to a good height and I could hide behind them and have a cup of tea and a little snooze without anyone noticing.

The problem of pilfering has struck again. One day some pears on a small tree were ripening up well and when my daughter-in-law looked next day they had all gone and they weren’t even really ripe. The gates are locked overnight but when some tenants give up or have their tenancies cancelled they don’t always return their keys so can access the site when it is quiet. One doesn’t like to think it might be another allotmenteer.

That brings me to the question of pear rust disease which our plot bailiff Mick mentioned at a recent committee meeting.

I checked the pear trees on our plot and all three trees are infected by this fungus disease as revealed by the bright orange spots on the upper surfaces of leaves. Mick was concerned about a very old and large pear tree on our boundary with the Cemetery which is badly affected and which will spread fungal spores all over the allotment site. There isn’t a suitable safe spray to use if a pear tree has fruit which are going to be eaten. Juniper trees can get Pear spot as well. We are planning to have the big old pear tree cut down.

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