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From the Editor Dear Readers, As predicted, February has been a long month (at the time of writing, it is still February and it appears to be rivalling January for its endurance)!! So far, the ‘no sugar’ Feb was uphill for the first week and a half but I have been pretty much ok from week 2, the cravings and wall climbing have virtually stopped but it’s the little things that have really gotten to me. For example, Mad Aunty had a significant birthday meal out (well, it was technically a significant birthday last year but thanks to lockdown, she has deferred it a year!) and I ordered a delicious, spritely looking Kopparberg cider (other ciders available) for myself as Mr Emily was driving. It was effervescent and enticing and I was ready for it after a tough week. The waitress handed it over, I happily poured it into the glass complete with a big toothy grin, akin to a lion just about to tuck into its prey, I lifted it up and then said, “Oh bother and balderdash, this has got flippity sugar in it, hasn’t it? This whole thing was a rather silly thing to do and I can’t wait for February to be over, so that one can enjoy lashings of lovely delicious cider again. Here you go mother dearest, please enjoy on my behalf as an early Mother’s Day present” or very similar words to that effect!! All’s well that ends well, I swapped it for a gin and the mad uncle picked up the tab, so a good night was had by all!!

The reading is going well, I now seem to be the recipient of everybody’s cast offs, which is great – I’m considering starting my own book club! It’s lovely really, I’m all for recycling/up-cycling and I am very much enjoying it.

I haven’t decided what I’m doing for March as yet, as at the time of writing, the shortest/longest month in the world, won’t end! But I’m sure I’ll come up with something!

Maybe something outdoorsy now that we’re practically into spring (apparently)? I’ve had a few outings, so I must be stirring from my hibernation.

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The First Day of Spring This year, here in the Northern Hemisphere, the first day of Spring is designated as Sunday March 20th. The date varies very slightly over the years because it matches the Vernal or Spring Equinox - one of two days during a year when day and night are of equal duration.

Although, strictly speaking, apparently that isn’t quite true; daylight is several minutes longer than darkness at both the Spring and Autumn equinoxes. At the Spring equinox the sun crosses over the (imaginary) equator line and begins to head north…much to the relief of most of us! It happens at 11.33am this year should you be interested in the precise time.

The Met office however have a different date for the start of Spring - and it never changes, it is always 1st March, with meteorological Spring ending on May 31st. Meteorological seasons are based on the annual temperature cycle, not the movement of the sun, and are matched to the calendar to give clearly marked seasons. However, as we all know - seasons don’t always follow nice predictable dates, do they?

I always think of Spring as being the season of new beginnings, rebirth, regrowth, and the sense of expectation in the air is to me at least, palpable.

Living out in the Peak District I am definitely more aware of the seasons than when I was a city dweller. I only have to peek out my front door to see the new growth in the fields, and the birds are definitely beginning to ramp up the morning chorus.

In a city, although the signs of renewed plant life is visible as the season changes, it tends to be in a more controlled, less abundant way. Spring bulbs, planted in regimented fashion in gardens and public parks, begin to

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poke their green shoots shyly above ground level, and gardeners begin to fettle their tools in readiness for the first assault on grass and overgrown branch.

Spring is my favourite time of the year, as we break free of the gloom of February and look towards longer, lighter nights.

I love the clean fresh colours of the season, the vibrant greens of new plant life, the clear cerulean blue of the sky, spotted with fluffy white clouds, and the varied colours of newly blossoming trees and flowers. The air is cleansed by spring showers, and rainbows arc across the sky.

We begin to shed the heavy layers of winter, almost as if we humans are shedding our skins and emerging into the new season in the same way a butterfly struggles out of its cocoon.

Spending time outside (without catching our deaths of cold!) becomes pleasant, and we all suddenly want to become more active - as if we’ve woken from our Winter hibernations.

Anything seems possible at the start of Spring…doesn’t it?

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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The Hanging Tree Fact or Fiction?

For as long as I can remember there has always been talk of the existence of a Hanging Tree on Meadow Lane, Alfreton somewhere in the region of what is now Tavistock Square. The question really is whether there is evidence to support the Legend.

Let’s look at what we know: In the reign of Edward III which was from 1327 – 1377 the Lord of Alfreton, Thomas Chaworth, claimed a Park and right of free warren at Alfreton, with the privilege of having a gallows, tumbrel and pillory for the manor.

Gallows is a term most of us are familiar with along with pillory or stocks but what of tumbrel? My initial thoughts were of the carts transporting aristocrats to the guillotine during the French Revolution but the name also refers to the old Latin name for a ducking stool. While in some places women (and some men) were ducked on stools in order to establish whether or not they were witches, the more common means of identifying them was to throw them into the water with a rope attached to see whether or not they floated (guilty) or sank (not guilty).

So cart or ducking stool, we’ll never know!

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But what of the Gallows and Meadow Lane? Well we can say that in the reign of Good Queen Bess (Elizabeth I) who ruled from 1558 – 1603 a Gallows Tree Meadow is recorded at Alfreton and its location is confirmed as Meadow Lane in the early 19C. The land was pasture and consisted of nine and one third acres. The last known owner was a Mr. Holmes.

Why then should gallows be on Meadow Lane? It was the custom to site gallows by a major road to deter would be criminals and of course Meadow Lane was the main route out of Alfreton in ancient times when travelling north towards Shirland.

Sadly no records exist to confirm who, if anyone, met their death there but it is a story engrained in the town’s history.

We are looking for volunteers!

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Last month, the Voice team were invited to Booboo Desserts in Alfreton and it certainly didn’t disappoint!

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Slimming World Recipe Cowboy Hotpot

Tasty, filling and easy to make. A feast for all the family!

Ingredients:

Method: 1. Preheat your oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6.

2. Cook the potatoes in a saucepan of boiling water over a high heat for 5 minutes, then drain and set aside to cool.

3. Meanwhile, spray a large non-stick saucepan with low-calorie cooking spray and put it over a medium heat. Brown the sausages on all sides for 5 minutes, then add the garlic, onion and peppers and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the tomato purée and smoked paprika and cook for 5 minutes.

4. Stir the stock cube into 200ml hot water, then add to the sausage pan along with the mixed beans, baked beans, sweetcorn, Marmite, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar and spring onions.

Simmer for 5 minutes, then transfer to an ovenproof dish and top with the potatoes. Spray with low-calorie cooking spray and cook in the oven for 30 minutes. Serve hot, with your favourite Speed vegetables.

• 500g floury potatoes, such as King Edward or Maris Piper, thinly sliced • Low-calorie cooking spray • 12 Slimming World Pork Sausages, chopped into chunks • 4 garlic cloves, chopped • 1 large red onion, diced • 2 red peppers, deseeded and diced • 2 tbsp tomato purée

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“What a lovely selection of old fashioned sweets and caramels”

and “Cheap prices good dates” “Nice big bags of biscuits. I have a lot of kids to feed so you will see me often”

• Those are just a few of the comments we heard when Draycott Confectionery opened their new stall in Alfreton Indoor Market in February.

• All cakes are major brands at reduced prices and they have a large selection of favourite biscuits packed in large family size packets.

• Its worth popping into the market to see for yourselves.

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As restrictions are starting to ease and the World is beginning to open up again, I thought I’d tempt you with a tasty little River Cruise that is simply glorious for Spring time.

Amsterdam, Kinderdijk & the Dutch Bulbfields 5 day River Cruise Experience historic maritime cities, where innovation meets the traditions of the past, plus the authenticity of iconic windmills and the floral masterpiece of the colourful Dutch bulb fields.

The stunning bulbfields really are an amazing sight.

In Keukenhof Park there are a staggering 7 million blooms covering 80 acres in a riot of colour whilst imaginative landscaping shows off mother-nature at her outstanding best with shimmering lakes, water-gardens and flowering shrubs of every hue.

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You will also explore the Ijsselmeer, the inland lagoon created by the damming of the Zuider Zee in the 1930’s and discover the series of beautiful villages along its shore which have made their living from the sea for centuries. It was from here during the 16th century Golden Age, that the Dutch roamed the world in search of the spices, silks and luxury goods which Europe’s aristocracy craved and today they are little changed since this time. Blend this with Amsterdam, one of Europe’s most vibrant and fascinating cities and a wonderful few days are in store.

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This river cruise is available in April 2022 and April 2023 Lead-in price £1009.00 per person (2nd April 2022) £959.00 per person (1st April 2023) Based on two people sharing Add an onboard drinks package for £59.00 per person

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WHO WAS WILLIAM MAURICE? You’ll recognise the name Davy lamp in mines but who was William Maurice and his contribution to mining safety?

William Maurice, who died on the 10th July, 1951, was born on the 11th February, 1872. He received his engineering education at Manchester Technical College and his practical training with J. Davis and Son in Derby. On completing his apprenticeship, he remained with that company for a few years. In 1892-93 he was in South Africa on their behalf, and in 1894 he was appointed Electrical Engineer at Swanwick Collieries, Alfreton, where he subsequently became Assistant to the Manager, under whom he qualified as a colliery manager. In 1899 he was appointed Manager of the Babbington Coal Co.’s Tibshelf New Colliery, and in 1903 he went to Hucknall Collieries, near Nottingham, as General Mine Manager. Here Maurice met a number of influential people that were to shape his life and career in many ways and the way miner’s safety was considered – the Seeley family and Stuart Crawford-Wardell.

As a budding engineer, in 1905 he installed at Hucknall Torkard the first exhaust-steam turbo-alternator to be used in a British mine, and in 1908 he added a booster motor-generator and equalizing battery. He was the first to develop the thin seams of the Leen Valley and the first to use electric coal-cutters in that area. In 1911 he left Hucknall Torkard and entered into an agreement with the firm of Friemann and Wolf, of Saxony, for the purpose of re-establishing the Wolf Safety Lamp Co of Leeds, in Sheffield, and in 1916 he purchased the entire English business of the company. From 1920, for more than ten years, he was also associated with the Concordia Co. (C.E.A.G.) of Dortmund.

In 1912-13 he developed the first “alkaline” lamp to be so called; the first large installation of these lamps was at Grassmore Collieries in 1914. Many important improvements were made

in 1919 and again in 1924, when the first two-part lamps were installed at Birchenwood Collieries, Kidsgrove. The first 4-volt (lead-acid accumulator) miner’s hand-lamp of modern design was produced by his Federation Lamp Co. in 1928; and the first alkaline battery with Edison tubular positive plates and concentric terminals was produced by that company in 1930. In 1932 he formed another company—the Wolf Safety Lamp (Hiring) Co.—and in 1933 he purchased the premises known as the Saxon Road Works, Heeley, Sheffield, which he reconstructed and equipped with new electrically operated machinery for the more economical production of his Wolf lamps and alkaline accumulators.

He joined The Institution as an Associate in 1896 and was elected an Associate Member in 1899 (just as the Boer War started) and a Member in 1909, in which year he organized and founded the Association of Mining Electrical Engineers.The same year saw the publication of his “Shot-Firer’s Guide”—a practical manual on electric blasting apparatus and explosives, and on the prevention of accidents in mines. His paper on “The Evolution of the Miner’s Electric Hand-Lamp,” for which he was awarded a premium, was published in the Journal in 1937. In many ways it was his daughter Monica who was the more famous engineer of the family, but certainly William’s grounding in the north Derbyshire coalfields was where many a miner are indebted to his engineering genius.

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Lilly Beth Skate Story Lilly Beth Radford-Coleman is a 9 year old figure skater from Somercotes. She has the aspiration to become a British Champion and hopes that one day she may be able to represent Great Britain at a Winter Olympics.

She first had a taste of ice skating at 2.5 years old after visiting her local rink at Lammas Leisure Centre. It wasn’t long after that she asked to go again and then by the age of six she had completed Skate Uk Tots, levels 1-8, Single & Dance Passport.

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This month we revive a walk from back in 2016. We always re walk and rework the walks, which is fortunate as this time a right of way was blocked and we had to make a small detour. And it was well worth the effort as this is a cracking walk, with some lovely views on the way out and a opportunity to walk along a section of the Trans Pennine Trail.

A mid-length walk for you and your dog!

This walk is fairly flat and should take around 2½-3 hours to complete. There is a range of terrain, with some muddy and uneven sections and a few sections of road, so take plenty of care and make sure you wear appropriate footwear.

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Go back through the car park entrance and 2. cross straight over the road to continue along a footpath. After a short distance at a T-junction of footpaths turn right following an arrow on a marker posts. After a short distance follow the path around to the left and then continue straight ahead.

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Pass through another gate, width restrictor and continue over a footbridge. Now continue ahead with a pond on your left.

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Continue straight ahead until reaching a metal kissing gate. Turn left along a footpath just prior to the kissing gate and continue ahead through some trees.

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After the farm pass through a metal kissing gate and then turn immediately to the left along a signposted bridle path.

6. Continue with a hedge on both sides and when the hedges end continue straight ahead to cross a stone bridge. Turn right and carry on to meet a road. At the road bear left to a t-junction. Turn left along Ralph Road to meet the Main Road (A619).

7. Turn right on the main road and cross when safe. Continue for some distance until reaching a signpost for ‘Cuckoo Way’ (opposite a bus stop), turn left to take the path for Cuckoo Way. 8.

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number ‘6’ on it. At this point turn right and continue through the trees.

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After a short distance you will come out of the trees and continue with open views to your left. Continue to pass back through the trees and proceed with open views to your right. After a short distance continue with open fields on both sides. Continue for some distance until reaching a tarmac lane. Cross the lane diagonally right and continue along a signposted footpath.

10. Continue straight until reaching a marker post on your right. After the marker post and at a concrete post on your left turn left along a footpath. After a short distance turn left onto a trail.

11. Continue for a long distance and upon reaching a fork in the trail & bear right signposted for ‘Poolsbrook Country Park’. At a crossroads go straight ahead, signposted to ‘Poolsbrook Country Park’.

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12. Continue for some distance to pass under a road bridge and to reach a road. Cross the road and continue along the trail. After passing through a width restrictor go under a bridge and then over a road bridge.

13. Continue straight ahead until reaching a left turn signposted for ‘Poolsbrook Country Park’. At this point turn left and continue to a road. Cross straight over the road and turn immediately left downhill. Cross another road and then continue to skirt around the edge of a lake, keeping the lake on your right. Continue with the lake on the right to return to the car park.

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How do you know if your column is any good????

I’d never really thought about it before. I write it and send it in....the boss decides whether or not to publish. I assumed that was all there was to it. It would seem I was mistaken.

I’ve decided (nobody else has to agree) that my last two contributions have been BRILLIANT. Why? Well I’ve had loads of reaction that’s why. I’ve had phone calls telling me that they are spot on...I’ve had people contacting me in varied and forthright ways who totally disagree.

Interestingly all of the negatives, so far, have effectively told me to keep my opinions to myself.

One comment which was, genuinely, very politely worded said that I shouldn’t write about political issues because I am a former County Councillor.

Very strange as there is a clear acknowledgement that I am a politician!

My previous column in support of Covid vaccinations was met, by one commentator with a response suggesting that I should now write a piece opposing vaccinations!!

The vast majority in both cases have been very supportive however.

So...clearly they have been wonderful pieces of writing!!

But this month I’m hoping to avoid any confrontation by choosing a less controversial topic....but sticking to my guns and remaining opinionated.

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My favourite biscuits are ginger nuts. I love the crunch and the spicy hit. They’re also remarkable swimmers and don’t easily melt when you dunk them.

I’m mad about wine gums and generally have a few on the passenger seat of the car particularly on long journeys.

I like most sports but am quite happy to avoid tennis as I find it a bit dull.

That’s about it.

I just hope no-one expects me to write in praise of hob nobs, jelly babies and Judy Murray next month.

If you look at the column title it’s called “C View”...C meaning Coyle. Me. You don’t need to agree. Isn’t that what life is all about?

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International Day of Forests There seems to be a designated day for everything now doesn’t there. Cheese Day, Book Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day…on and on, seemingly ad infinitum! One International Day I have only just discovered is International Day of Forests - and this one I wholeheartedly approve of (not that I don’t appreciate Cheese Day - after all, is life worth living without cheese?!).

International Day of Forests happens every year on March 21st. It was created by the U.N. (United Nations) in 2012 in recognition of the fact that our planet needs forests, and WE need to protect and care for them. A theme is selected each year; this year, it is forests and sustainable production and consumption; and people across the world are encouraged to plant trees and look after their local woodlands.

When woodlands and forests are carefully managed, the wood produced is a sustainable and renewable resource that can be used for so many things. We probably all think of the wood we burn in our now fashionable log burners, but what else is wood used for?

Well, obviously, furniture, garden fences, and in construction - but wood can be, and is, used for so many other purposes, and new technology is constantly expanding the things that can be derived from or made of wood.

Did you know that cellophane is actually made from wood (also other organic material), which means that, unlike clingfilm which is oil-based, cellophane products will biodegrade.

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Britain every year! Most of that plastic winds up in landfill as it is hard to recycle, and it takes hundreds of years to finally break down.

And what about construction? The 20th and early 21st centuries has seen the building industry rely almost exclusively on concrete and steel to construct our towns and cities, but in 2020 a group of Yale University scientists proposed that wood could largely replace these materials. Don’t believe it’s possible?

Google Mjøstårnet (or The Wood Hotel) in Norway, 18 stories and 85.4-metrehigh. The entire building, including the elevator shafts, is made entirely from CLT (cross laminated timber), and columns made from glued laminated timber (known as, glulam made from wood that is planed then glued together to form columns or beams, which can be used in the place of concrete or steel).

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Miss Allen performed locally (in Ripley in 1903) and later all over the world: in 1910 she sang the role of Brunhilde in Wagner’s Gotterdammerung under Maud as she appeared in The Tatler in 1901 Sir Thomas Beecham; later in her career she concentrated on concert singing, completing a successful world tour in 1913/14. She also made a lot of recordings, some of which can even still be heard on YouTube.

She was born in 1872, the daughter of Josiah Allen, a doctor and Ripley’s Medical Officer of Health for many years. He was a devout Anglican, and organist and choirmaster of All Saints Church; Maud must have grown up in a family where music played an important role.

She was the youngest of nine children, six boys and three girls. She was educated at Miss Topham’s school on the High Street, and later received vocal training from a wellknown London music teacher called William Shakespeare. Her choice of career was, it seems, not approved of by her family, which might explain why she was in her twenties at the time of her first major public performances.

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She seems to have given up performing by the 1920s, but settled in Bognor Regis with her widowed brother James and lived until 1955.

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Dahlia tubers need to go in round about mid to end of March – reckon on about six weeks before the last frost – their tender new shoots are very vulnerable to icy conditions. But if you miscalculate, put a cloche of some sort – a clear plastic container if there’s no glass - over the growth. Alternatively start them off in pots indoors and bring out when it’s safe.

You can start beans and sweet peas off from seed now indoors or in a cold frame, greenhouse, or conservatory. But they do best with long roots and empty toilet rolls are ideal for this. Be careful with the watering though as the rolls have a tendency to disintegrate quite quickly – great when you’re planting into their final spot, not so good before that.

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If you’re lucky enough to have cornus (dogwood) or salix (willow) in your garden you will have been enjoying their vibrant colour during these grey months.

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It is good to see that most plots on our allotment site in Leabrooks are dug over ready for planting or are covered with a layer of manure waiting to be dug or rotavated in. Hopefully plot holders have also spread some inorganic fertilizer such as Growmore delivering a balance of nitrogen, phosphate and potassium to be taken into the ground in solution when it rains. My wartime book about allotments makes a big point about applying lime to ‘sweeten’ the soil to balance the fact that organic fertilizers will gradually make the soil acid. Plants grow best in a neutral soil. Apparently, during the war our allotment association could have bought a bulk order of not less than 2 tons of lime for half price under the Government’s Land Fertility Scheme. It is certainly important to lime where brassicas are to be planted to deter club root disease, a nasty fungus which attacks and kills all brassicas and whose spores can survive in the ground for years. Radishes, swedes and turnips are also attacked. There is no cure but a dressing of lime to make soil less acid will help. Another trick is to delay planting out brassica seedlings until they have developed a good root system to provide some resistance to infection.

March is a busy month as the soil should be warming up a bit by now making it possible to sow seeds outdoors. I have already sown another double row of broad beans and some spinach in mid-February. I find that early and late spinach does really well on our allotment but summer sown spinach bolts quickly. Spinach grows quickly and is a tasty iron-rich crop. In April I will get some yellow and red (rhubarb) chard in as the leaves and stems can be picked throughout the year.

Sown in July and August Swiss chard will over winter. Everyone grows beetroot and seed can be sown outside in March if the soil isn’t too cold. My allotment book suggests that as germination can be a bit hit and miss it is a good plan to soak beetroot seeds in warm water for an hour or two to soften them and to rinse off any germination inhibitor. Try ‘Burpees’ Golden beet for a change from the usual red varieties.

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