Rural Voice - Hope Valley Edition - November 2021

NOVEMBER ‘21

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From the Editor Hello Readers!!

So, we’ve done explosive fireworks front covers for the November edition for years, so we fancied a change this year and have gone for ‘World Nursery Rhyme Week’. It is my thought that parents and kids of all ages haven’t had it easy over the last year or so and nursery rhymes promote the importance of childhood development and education in the early years of education & who doesn’t love to cast their minds back – I wonder, can you name them all? Check out our Facebook page to see the others.

Here at Voice HQ we’ve got our Christmas spirit going this month! Check out our handmade wreaths on Facebook!! Now, don’t judge us too harshly, as some of us are more creative than others and some of us follow the rules more than others!

Nevertheless, it was great fun to do and I’m sure you’ll all be surprised to learn, we all got a little bit competitive with each other over this one. Why not have a go yourself; based on the next panic buying situation being toilet rolls (again!), we should all have plenty of tubes left over!!!

Whilst we’re talking Christmas, the next edition is the last one of 2021 – thank crikey for that – how many more years can

we say ‘next year will be better’?! Although, in fairness, 2021 was significantly better than 2020 for many of us, but I am splitting hairs! Anyway, I digress – this is your last call for any community notices or events or anything Christmas related to be posted. If you have anything you want to tell people about, now is your time, get in touch today.

Oooh, I also forgot to mention last month that we launched our 11th Magazine in the Clay Cross area. Eleven mags for eleven years, each year is beyond my wildest expectations, and I am thankful for our lovely readers, fantastic advertisers and contributors and the best team in the world. I think we might need to recruit some new team members next year at this rate with the plans I have in mind but we’ll need some special people to fit in with this crowd!

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TREE OF LIGHT APPEAL The Tree of Light which stands in the Hospice gardens throughout the Christmas season Is decorated with hundreds of tiny white lights, dedicated to those we remember.

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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke is likely to be one of the strangest books you’ll read this year. It’s the winner of this year’s Women’s Prize – presumably because it’s written by a woman rather than about women, although there is one strong female character.

There’s been lots of promotion of this novel over the last few months and it might be fair to say it’s marmite. You’ll either love the mystery, the mind-games and the maze-like quality of the story, and there’s a lot of that to love, or you’ll be irritated and bored.

Without giving too much of the story away – no spoilers here – it’s about Piranesi, who lives in the House, a huge world-like labyrinth of halls, full of statues, crashing tides, birds – and one other living human being, appropriately called The Other.

They’re in search of Truth – or at least a version of it, but while that is going on the reader realises this is a book about things maybe not being what they seem.

The descriptions are lovely and the story intriguing and all the time it leaves you questioning your understanding of what’s going on. Whether you will enjoy it probably depend on whether you enjoy puzzles and the sort of magic which messes with your perception of things. It’s certainly interesting.

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The Dark Side of Nursery Rhymes Nursery rhymes…nonsense for kids, or coded messages containing dark undertones? Read on to see why the latter may be closer to the truth than we would maybe like to think!

“Nursery rhymes”, with their distinctive sing-song rhythms and melodies; date back centuries, as far back as the 14th Century in fact. Modern childhood psychologists believe they can help a child’s mental development and spatial reasoning, but it is doubtful our antecedents were thinking in those terms when the majority of the ditties were composed. Let’s have a quick look at a few of the best known rhymes: Baa Baa Black Sheep refers to the wool tax imposed by Edward I, when new rules said a third of the cost of a sack of wool went to him, another went to the church and the last to the farmer. In the original rhyme, the ‘little boy who lived down the lane’ ended up with nothing!

The phrase ‘black sheep of the family’ stems from the fact that the wool from black sheep could not be successfully dyed and thus had less value.

Mary, Mary Quite Contrary is believed to be about Queen Mary (aka Bloody Mary) and concerns the torture and murder of Protestants, the garden being an allusion to graveyards full of Protestant martyrs, whilst “silver bells” were thumbscrews and “cockleshells” are thought to be instruments of torture which were attached to male genitals. Nice. Not! Oranges and Lemons describes a condemned man’s journey towards his execution in London, passing various churches on his way.

Rock-a-bye Baby alludes to the rumour that the son of King James II was actually another man’s son, smuggled into the delivery room in order to ensure a Catholic would once more ascend to the throne of England. An early recorded version of the rhyme ends with the footnote “This may serve as a warning to the Proud and Ambitious, who climb so high that they generally fall at last.”

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Ring a Ring o Roses, we’re all familiar with the idea that this rhyme, and the associated little dance so beloved of kids, is connected with the Great Plague of 1665. The ‘rosie’ being the distinctive rash that developed on the skin of sufferers, and the ‘posies’ referring to the scented flowers required to camouflage the hideous stench of decaying flesh and rotting bodies.

Even the seemingly innocuous ditty Ladybird, Ladybird, fly away home, may refer to the persecution of Catholics in the 16th and 17th century, when Catholic priests were often burnt at the stake. Whilst Lucy Locket is actually connected to an argument between two prostitutes in the 18th century!

So much time has elapsed since these nursery rhymes were first written that modern day mothers singing them with their children can be forgiven for not realising the death, destruction, and darkness so many of them allude to. And anyway - who really cares these days, they’re fun, kids enjoy then and they’re part of our heritage and tradition.

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The Arkwright Society returns for their 7th Industrial Revolution Conference on Saturday 13th November 2021 via Zoom.

This year, leading academics will discuss what triggered and sustained innovation in the first Industrial Revolution, with one talk focusing on modern entrepreneurship as a point of comparison.

Our first speaker, Professor Joel Mokyr, Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Illinois and Sackler Professorial Fellow at Tel Aviv University, will talk on the ‘Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution: A Neglected Nexus’, to show how the development of applied science interacted with industrial change and expansion.

Professor Emeritus John Styles of the University of Hertfordshire will discuss ‘Re-fashioning Industrial Revolution: Fibres, Fashion and Technical Innovation in British Cotton Textiles, 1630-1780’. He will consider how the progress from hand spinning to the Arkwright water frame and beyond was shaped by the changes in fashion in the 1760s-1770s.

Arkwright’s career might have come to move from Barber and Wigmaker to Machine Maker and Industrial Mogul.

Dr Karolina Hutkova, London School of Economics will talk to us on The English East India Company’s Silk Enterprise in Bengal, 1750–1850. She will discuss how technology transfer to the Bengal silk industry came from the same Italian silk factories that influenced the Derby Silk Mill and subsequently the ‘Silk Town’ of Macclesfield, and the effect that had on the Bengal workers.

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Institute for Innovation and The Arkwright Society returns forEntrepreneurship their at Nottingham University will discuss ‘Building a legacy of ingenuity through entrepreneurial organisations’ 7th Industrial Revolution Conference This talk will help us to consider how the minds of the early innovators might have worked, by reviewing more recent innovation and entrepreneurship.

Dr Gill Cookson, Visiting Research Fellow, School of History at Leeds University will address Innovation in the Time of Arkwright through a contextual approach to this period. This will offer a view of how Richard Tickets are priced at £20! Book your place today at www.cromfordmills.org.uk/event/7th-annual-industrialrevolution-conference/ There will be 20 free places for students if they email Tricia Trice at ttrice@arkwrightsociety.org.uk from their university email - on a first come first served basis!

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Mr G. from CHESTERFIELD worked on the bins for DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. After he was made redundant in 1991, he was persuaded by an independent financial advisor to transfer his pension to STANDARD LIFE. When he retired he noticed he was getting less than his friends who kept their LOCAL GOVERNMENT pension. Compensation £48,000.

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Dronfield Church Stained Glass Restoration Project

St. John’s Church in Dronfield holds a remarkable collection of 13th century glass. The church has exciting plans for the restoration of their historic windows to conserve them for future generations to appreciate.

The church, along with support from heritage and funding experts, is putting in a bid to restore its medieval stained glass in the chancel. The glass, some of which dates back around 700 years, is likely to be some of the most important in our region and has a rich and hugely interesting history.

The window to the right of the altar, for example, makes very little sense when you look at it first off! That is because, during the dissolution of the monasteries, the church fell into disrepair and the historic glass fell out of the windows and was left to ruin at the foot of the building for decades.

Many years later, when the church was restored, the stained glass was returned to the window but, presumably deliberately, was put back in the wrong order to highlight what had happened!

Just next to it in another window are owls and monkeys, as well as a (not terribly) flattering representation of Edward III. It is thought that the monkeys are a sardonic reference to some of the things that the king was doing at that time and, if you look closely, you can see all kind of subliminal and, perhaps subversive, messages. Even seven hundred years ago, in the most holiest and revered of places, people were making statements!

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HOPE VALLEY RUGBY CLUB THAT WINNNG HABIT Valley maintained their unbeaten start to the season when, following a walkover win against Bowdon, they made the trip to Burnage, traditionally a difficult place to pick up any points, and produced a sublime 43 minutes of rugby for a 43-0 lead. The remaining 37 minutes was fairly mediocre, but still Valley won 48-19.

Another walkover win, this time against Glossop, followed and this gave the Club the opportunity to play their NLD Vase 1st round fixture against higher ranked Worksop. Valley overcame the rankings to run out 36-8 winners and they followed this with a 54-12 win at previously unbeaten Ashton-under-Lyne to secure top spot in the division.

Valley’s NOWIRUL Shield 2nd round tie against Marple became a Covid victim after an outbreak at the Cheshire club meant they were unable to field a side in what had promised to be an entertaining fixture.

It’s been a real team effort, but Jake Oldridge leads the scoring charts with 54 points whilst Steve Rawson has contributed five tries, but mention must also be made of Graham Green, who defied his 67 years to make the starting line-up against Ashton-under-Lyne.

LOOKING THE PART Valley’s recent NLD Vase game against Worksop gave the Club the opportunity to unveil their brand new kit, the main sponsor of which, Wheston Middle Farm Estates, were also match sponsors for a performance that was thoroughly enjoyed by a large crowd at Hope Sports Club.

DATES FOR THE DIARY Valley’s busy fixture list continues into November. Victory in the NOWIRUL Shield 2nd round will give the Club a 3rd round fixture on 06 November (opponent tba) before they face consecutive away league games at Didsbury Toc H (13 Nov) and Stockport (20 Nov). Full details of the fixtures can be found on the Club’s website.

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Climate Change: It’s Already Here.

Climate change will affect us all - in fact, it already is - Voice Magazines have decided to run a series of articles addressing the issues, and we’ve called upon Hope Valley Climate Action (HVCA) to be our guides and information partners going forwards.

HVCA was established in late 2019, and as their name suggests, it is based in and around the Hope Valley in the Peak District; its aims are to address the climate emergency by reducing carbon emissions and increasing biodiversity.

The group was granted Charity status at the end of 2020 and is run by a board of trustees. The work they are doing, and the messages they are sharing, are just as relevant to the rest of the Voice Magazine distribution areas, and we’re delighted to have them on board.

It’s rather appropriate that a climate action group be founded in the Hope Valley, as arguably the area and those surrounding it could be said to have been the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution (although Ironbridge in Shropshire may disagree). In 1771, Richard Arkwright chose Cromford, a small village some 20 miles from the Hope Valley, to be the location of the first water-driven spinning factory. This factory soon had over 300 workers, rising to 800 by 1789, and the factory model of production was adopted across the world. The ever increasing mechanisation, and use of fossil fuels to drive it, led inexorably to the situation we find ourselves in today.

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Countries at COP26 are being asked for ambitious emissions reductions targets to reach net-zero by the middle of the century. In order to achieve this, the phase-out of coal and other fossil fuels will need to be hugely accelerated; deforestation will have to be stopped, and investment in alternative fuel sources massively increased.

International financial institutions in both the private and public sectors will need to work together to secure trillions of dollars in funding for the future to be secured for our children and grandchildren.

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Heritage of Bakewell Markets, Fairs and Festivals The town of Bakewell was granted a market charter in 1330 allowing a weekly market, a three day fair and one fifteen day fair to take place every year. The buying and selling of cattle, sheep, pigs, horses and produce would have taken place in the centre of town.

Different areas of Bakewell became associated with particular animals. The Roebuck, now the Castle Inn, was the site of the horse market with a pig market held at the bottom of North Church Street and a butter market on King Street.

Bakewell’s livestock market survives to this day, in the ‘new’ (1998) purpose built Agricultural Business Centre. A typical year sees around 200,000 sheep and 40,000 cattle and calves pass through the market at auction days which are held on Monday and Thursday. It’s w e l l worth a visit.

On the last Saturday of every month a lively Farmers Market is held in the ABC with stalls selling a delicious selection of fresh vegetables, meats, homemade cakes, pies, alongside specialist gins, and much more.

Bakewell Show, a traditional agricultural and livestock show, takes place on the first Wednesday and Thursday in August. Once known as the ‘Little Royal,’ it dates back to 1819.

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Carnival in Bakewell may have started as early as 1925, but certainly since 1971 carnival as we know it has become a regular event. A week of celebrations lead up to the parade, which is held on the first Saturday of July, activities include a pet show, Jack Russell racing, a duck race, Bakewell Silver Band and everyone’s favourite the Raft Race. On Carnival day Bakewell becomes a riot of floats, bands, dancers and dressing up.

Coinciding with carnival are the ever popular and beautiful Well Dressings placed around town. It makes for a colourful time of year.

The International Day of Dance is another great favourite when dancers from all over the country come to share their talent and get Bakewell dancing. Our seasonal festivities include a lovely Christmas Tree erected in Bath Gardens, carol singing and the Old House Museum dressed with traditional decorations.

Since Covid struck many of these events have not been able to run but this year the outdoor Christmas Market will return to town on the 20th and 21st November and the popular Christmas Tree Festival in All Saint’s Church will be open 9th to 19th December.

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Winter is beautiful

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Getting out for a walk and enjoying your surroundings is a great way to keep both body and mind healthy. But for some people, getting out of the house isn’t an option. Our customers often tell us that if the weather is bad, it’s difficult to get around.

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Sending cards or letters to those you love, watching Christmas films, spending time with family and friends, or simply wishing someone a ‘Merry Christmas’ in the street – it all gives you a sense of warmth and hope during the Winter.

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One of the best things about the British seasons is that as one departs, another arrives. Just think about how much we appreciate those early daffodils that appear as the weather changes in the Spring, the birth of new lambs, the longer, sunnier days. It always comes with a feeling that after the Winter, we’ve all earned it!

If you’re concerned about staying warm and well this Winter, Age UK (0800 169 65 65) has a useful guide called ‘Winter Wrapped Up’. If you need a printout of it, please call us and we’d be happy to help.

At AHM Installations we prioritise quality of life over everything. We enjoy helping people, which includes listening to the challenges our customers face at home.

One of the customers we spoke to about their concerns for this Winter has disabilities. We’re delighted that he can now enjoy a nice warm shower on a cold winter’s day because he feels so much safer with his new shower cubicle, grab bars and seat, which we recently installed.

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We’re largely getting to the stage of making things ready for next year’s garden, while still looking forward to some over-winter colour and looking after the most vulnerable areas.

If you have parts of the lawn which get waterlogged during winter you can spike the area properly now and brush grit or sharp sand into the holes to help improve drainage. You’ll also help the lawn by raking up fallen leaves which block out light and harm grass growth. As much as possible also take piles of leaves away from bushes and shrubs otherwise slugs and snails might use them for overwintering.

Which isn’t to say you shouldn’t create wildlife habitats around the garden, just maybe not round your prize perennials.

If you’re wanting to divide and replant perennials which flower before next July – the likes of oriental poppies or lungwort – it’s best to do them now. Replant the same day if you can so they don’t suffer too much shock.

Roses planted in exposed spots, should be pruned now to stop windrock over the winter. Cut off most of this year’s growth and if there’s any sign of blackspot, don’t put cuttings in the compost as it will transmit the disease.

Tulip bulbs should be planted by the end of November. And hopefully there will be a good bit of colour this winter if you plant outdoor cyclamen, (not the big showy ones, they’re not usually hardy enough to survive the cold), hellebores and winter pansies.

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The Peak District Eastern Moors especially Big Moor have become well known for their feral populations of red deer – our largest and most magnificent British land mammal. Numbers have grown since the 1980s and with management culling on the core site of Big Moor there are probably somewhere between 200 and 300 animals across the estate. However, in the wider region beyond Big Moor, animals have dispersed over a considerable area; probably in part due to disturbance through the cull, which naturally makes the animals very nervous. Overall, the numbers are still rising and the area over which the red deer now roam has increased eastwards into Sheffield and Dronfield, northwards too, and Photo by Steve Smith west towards Eyam.

Of course, there is a further western Peak population around the Roaches and the Staffordshire Moors.

Historically the other main deer species you might see in and around the Peak was the back (melanistic) herd from Stanton deer park, and down into Matlock and Darley Dale. This is a medieval herd and well documented.

However, things are changing and there is another deer now spreading and increasingly commonly reported. This is the roe deer. Occurring mostly in smaller groups than the other two and considerably smaller, roe can be mistaken for young or female red deer and so wherever possible, records are best supported by a photograph. Twenty years ago, roe deer were very uncommon in the Peak but increasingly seen in the eastern lowlands both north and south of the area. Nevertheless, since then the roe deer have spread often unnoticed but to a point where they are now rather common.

Tending to feed in fields and to hide away in woodland and scrub, the roe can be around but not detected. They are quite frequently observed around woodland

edges such as near the Grouse Inn at Froggatt, but are also penetrating deep into urban areas such as in the heart of Sheffield.

In both town and country, they will turn up in back gardens and along roadsides and seem quite bold and unaffected by disturbance.

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