Rural Voice - Bakewell & Villages Edition - May 2022

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From the Editor Dear Readers, What do I have to talk to you about this month? Lots has happened but I can’t fit it all in!

Well, firstly, the whole team (with the exception of Paul, who had it in January), fell foul of the dreaded Covid. We all said that we’ve done so well to dodge it up to this point but we’ve all had varying levels of illness with it; our golden oldies from the over 50 club were hit with the worst symptoms and we lost them for 5 days (alongside our young gun, Hayleigh). Danielle made a valiant effort but fell at Beeches Brook and took to her bed from Tuesday to Friday! However, despite sharing a small little portacabin and van with them, our distribution team swatted it away like a fly and had no ill effects whatsoever. Liam and I had, what we thought was a cold! It was only when everyone else went down that we realised that it may not have been a cold!! Anyway, we’re all back & fighting fit now, which is a far cry from what the words ‘we’ve had covid’ used to do to us all 2yrs ago!! We’d have had a plague cross placed on the outside of building!

Anyway, now we’re all covid free, we thought it was time to expand our team a little. But firstly, we lost Maggi

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to retirement! I didn’t question her decision based on the fact that she was so busy in her day-to-day life that she barely had time to work! So, I don’t worry about her falling foul of the sofa & tellybox as she was last spotted mushing some huskies somewhere in the UK! Sarah has joined our Voice and Artliff team this month on our customer account management side and, as we haven’t scared her off yet, I think she might quite like us! Lisa has already scheduled some time to work on her little avatar, so that’s it now, no backsies!

In other news, May brings about my youngest cousins wedding. He is about 7yrs younger than me and I can remember holding him when he was newly born.

Cute as a button he was, age isn’t always kind to everyone (only joking ) but he has bagged himself the loveliest partner in crime as his soul mate and as self-appointed chief bridesmaid, I can’t wait to share their special day – it’s been a long time coming!!

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With a wedding and the holiday season beginning, I’m hoping for a quieter May but somehow, I doubt it!!

See you next month, Happy Reading,

x Emily And all the VOICE MAGAZINES TEAM

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Platinum Celebrations Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth on 6 February 1952 following the death of her father George IV. Although King George had been ill for some time, his death whilst Princess Elizabeth was on a tour of Kenya with her husband Prince Philip, must have shaken her to the core. She was a mother of two young children (Charles and Anne) and her father was a mere 56 years old when he died, in normal circumstances she could have expected him to reign for many more years, but instead she was thrust into the spotlight as Queen at the tender age of 26.

The Queen’s coronation took place in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953. The ceremony was conducted by Dr Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury and, at the Queen’s request, it became the first televised coronation, viewed by more than 20 million around the globe.

This coming June we are celebrating her Majesty’s 70 years as Queen, making her the longest reigning monarch not only in the UK, but placing her at number 4 in the list of the world’s longest reigning sovereigns. By the time of the Jubilee Bank Holiday on 3 June she will have moved into 3rd position, only a few days behind Rama IX of Thailand who reigned for 70 years, 126 days. To put things in perspective Rama, and the first placed long time monarch, Louis XIV of France (72 years, 110 days as king), ascended to their thrones at the age of 4 and 5 respectively!

There have been momentous changes in the way we live since her Majesty became Queen. In 1952 the world was still very much living in the shadows of World War II, in the UK sugar, butter, cheese, margarine, cooking fat, bacon, meat and tea were all still rationed. TVs were still uncommon in the average household; men were very much the breadwinners (after the war years of women in the workplace); homosexuality was illegal; decimalisation hadn’t yet happened; the

death penalty was still in force; the race for space hadn’t yet begun; Watson and Crick hadn’t yet published their discovery of the structure of DNA, and foods like spaghetti and curry were unknown to most people!

Houses had no central heating, no double glazing, no fitted kitchens with shiny time saving appliances, and owning one’s own house was not taken for granted. The average cost of a new house around 1952 (lots of house building was taking place to replace homes destroyed during the war) was £1,891 (around £65,224 in today’s money) and the average salary was £10 a week (roughly £339). In 2022 we take so much for granted, don’t we? Warm houses, hot water at the turn of a tap, a huge variety and choice of foodstuffs, eating out, holidays overseas, etc. etc… are our lives anymore content though?

The only thing unchanged since 1952 is her Majesty Queen Elizabeth - raise a glass in celebration of her record breaking reign!

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Derbyshire charity is asking for donations to support people struggling to deal with the 400% increase in the cost of heating oil.

Many households in rural Derbyshire rely on oil for heating and hot water. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has meant the cost of oil has risen drastically.

The Oil Bank relies solely on donations, and the charity is hoping to raise as much money as possible to deal with soaring demand.

In the last year alone, the average price of oil has skyrocketed, rising by an astonishing 60% between February 2021 and February 2022. But, since 24th February the cost of heating oil has gone up from about 61 pence per litre (ppl) to over 150ppl.

Emma Simpson, manager of the Community Oil Buying scheme, said: “We started the Oil Bank in 2020, but it’s needed now more than ever. What we have in our oil bank would have helped 3 or 4 households last year but now it will just about help one. We really need to significantly boost funds. Without it some people will be left in the cold, literally.”

The minimum order quantity for heating oil is 500 litres which at today’s prices is around £800! In March 2021 it was only £200. Households struggling to make ends meet just can’t afford it which therefore means no central heating.

Matlock-based Rural Action Derbyshire is asking for donations to its Oil Bank, which provides a delivery of heating oil for those who are struggling to make ends meet.

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One beneficiary of the Oil Bank said: “During a very stressful and worrying time, the delivery of oil from the Oil Bank took away the difficult decision to choose between hot water and heating or food and essential personal products for my daughter and myself. I will be eternally grateful for this support.”

Those wanting to contribute to this vital fundraiser can do so by visiting ruralactionderbyshire.org.uk/appeal/oil-bank-appeal or by emailing e.simpson@ruralactionderbyshire.org.uk.

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House of Granite & Marble first opened the door to their world of granite, marble and quartz in 2006, since then the high quality of their worktops, craftsmanship and customer service has enabled this family business to flourish both locally and nationally.

Janet Hall supported by long-term employee Sharon will greet you as you explore their Chesterfield showrooms and discover a huge choice of stunning granite, marble, and quartz kitchen work surfaces, vanity and table tops, window cills, fire surrounds and more!

Janet’s sons Dan and Ash Hall along with another long-term employee Jon have all honed their skills with this beautiful range of products to quickly become true craftsmen, all projects are manufactured at their factory in Sheepbridge and carefully fitted by Dan, Jon or Ash too, you won’t find any sub contractors here!

Nationally their stunning high quality worktops are key design features in hotel chains and bespoke home developments, locally in and around Dronfield, Chesterfield, Sheffield and the Peak District their granite and quartz has brought a touch of luxury at factory prices to many local homes.

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for their own homes, their attention to detail and craftsmanship is clearly evident from the first moment you meet Janet or Sharon to when Dan, Ash or Jon leave your home with a stunning new feature.

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Stockists of unique products

• Leather handbags, wallets and purses from Ashwood Leather and Zatchels.

• Large jewellery collections in silver and precious stones including the famous ‘Blue John’.

• Soft toys in all shapes and sizes from Wilberry.

• The Puppet Company, Suki and Jomanda.

• Gifts from some quirky and original British companies including Wot Ma Like coasters and keyrings, enamel pins from Glitter Punk.

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• Large range of the award-winning Frenchic paint.

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The Eating House Relax & dine with us this summer Enjoy our wonderful range of fresh food & drink in our bespoke gazebos.

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2. Put the aubergines and peppers on a non-stick baking tray and spray with low-calorie cooking spray. Toss well and roast for 15 minutes or until the veg is soft.

3. Meanwhile, spray a non-stick saucepan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Cook the onions for about 10 minutes, then add the chopped tomatoes and curry powder and cook for another 10 minutes, stirring constantly.

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A vegetable curry full of flavour. You can make this vegan by swapping the yogurt for plain unsweetened soya yogurt with added calcium (though it won’t be suitable for an Extra Easy SP day).

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Fancy a Cocktail?

Cocktail - it’s a strange word for a mix of “mainly spirits, water, sugar, and bitters”, don’t you agree? I decided to have a look to see if there’s any traceable etymology and here’s what I found.

The Egg-Cup Theory: one source of the word cocktail is said to be from the mispronunciation of the French word coquetier (pronounced cocktay in English) which means egg-cup! The story goes that in the late 18th century Antoine Amédée Peychaud, a New Orleans apothecary who invented Peychaud bitters, served brandy with these bitters in egg-cups. These teeny drinks earned the moniker coquetier which became mangled to cocktail.

The Dregs Theory: In days of old (and possibly even now in less salacious drinking establishments!) a landlord would mix together the dregs of the almost empty barrels and resell the resultant mixture at a discount. This doesn’t make sense as a derivative for the word cocktail unless you know that dregs were commonly referred to as tailings, and that the tap (spigot) of a barrel was sometimes called a cock.

The Horse’s Tail Theory: A horse with a docked tail was often described as a “cock tail” in the 17th century because the docked tail apparently resembled a rooster’s short spikey tail. Working horses such as those that pulled coaches, and horse used for hunting often had their tails docked for practical purposes. Thoroughbreds however did not have docked tails, meaning that if an “ordinary” horse was entered into a race its “cock tail” made it easy to spot.

The connection between this theory and cocktails as drinks is pretty tenuous in my opinion. Race horses with cocked tails were sometimes noted to be friskier than undocked thoroughbreds (which seems odd) and so “cock your tail up” became a saying. Another version says that a cocked

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tail showed a horse had been changed, in the same way that adding other ingredients to a spirit changed the drink. Horse racing and drinking go together like gin and tonic, so the theory holds that the word “cock tail” was adopted to mean an adulterated (changed) spirit.

The word cocktail wasn’t really defined as we know it until 1806, when The Balance and Columbian Repository of Hudson, New York (an early newspaper) , pinned the cocktail down to what we follow today: “a stimulating liquor composed of any kind of sugar, water and bitters”.

If you look online today there are literally thousands of different cocktail recipes, but the International Bartenders Association (IBA) only recognises 77 in their annual World Cocktail Competition.

Tastes in cocktails varies around the world, in 2021 in the UK Just Eat for Business found that Espresso Martinis were the most popular concoction. The US seems to favour tequila based Margaritas; the French love a Mimosa; Germans apparently love a U-Boot (beer and a shot glass filled with vodka that is sunk into the glass of beer!); in Spain, Sangria takes the top spot and in Italy it’s a Bellini.

What’s your favourite?

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 351 341

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The Derbyshire Accelerator is one strand of the East Midlands Accelerator Programme. East Midlands Chamber are leading the programme, with other partners in Derbyshire including the University of Derby, Derbyshire County Council, Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire and The Food and Drink Forum. The project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund.

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DERBYSHIRE NET ZERO ACCELERATOR In collaboration with the East Midlands Chamber and Derbyshire County Council, the Net Zero Accelerator Programme is delivered by the University of Derby, with support from several leading-edge organisations like Zellar, Cenex and Investors in the Environment, who together provide a suite of opportunities which will be tailored to respond to individual business needs.

Support available to you The programme provides firms with membership of an exciting new sustainable business platform that will help you calculate and manage the carbon footprint of your company. There is also dedicated tailored support, workshops and online training in a range of specialist subjects.

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Over the last few weeks, I have explained to you how Bakewell Town FC have grown and continues to grow from 80 participants to over 307. By offering and providing a positive environment that enables men, women and children the opportunity to develop and grow beyond their vision of capability.

The club’s growth has not only happened because it provides top quality coaching, but because there is a huge need for physical and mental wellbeing in Bakewell and the surrounding areas. We have recently seen an upsurge in anti-social behaviour, a trend that will only get worse if we don’t provide social and recreational facilities for all people in Bakewell and surrounding areas.

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There are various versions of what happened that evening but a certain Mr Victor Fox, of Fly Hill, Bakewell stated that the following is the correct version of events as told to him by his father.

During the evening, three elephants were brought out to perform. What an extraordinary sight they must have made. After finishing their act, they were led off. One, Old Paul, (also known as Philis) was brought back into the ring. Part of his act was to take fruit and sweets from members of the audience.

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A unit of the Sherwood Foresters who were in camp at Carlton Lees were summoned to town to shoot the elephant.

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ensured that every child who attended had a memory of this special event. In living rooms where there was a small black and white television, family and neighbours crammed to watch the procession and the ceremony take place at Westminster Abbey.

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There were certainly comical elements to their history. They were often satirised in contemporary prints about their heightened concern with their uniforms and distinctly un-martial qualities.

The Loyal Hackney Volunteers’ uniform included a bearskin hat with a feather, and bespoke buttons inscribed with “Loyal Hackney Volunteers”. Volunteers chose more expensive cloth and colours for their coats too – the Sussex Yeomanry selected a dark green jacket with black velvet collar and cuffs.

There’s good evidence in local archives for the Volunteers spending a lot of time, and money, on their uniforms. An example comes from Carlisle record office, concerning an officer who had been rather ambitious with the measurements for his uniform breeches and had to send them back as they were too tight for him to wear.

There uniforms were their pride! In the absence of an overt military role – they were waiting for an invasion that in the end never occurred – other ways were sought to define themselves as soldiers and distinguish them from the civilian population.

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May is traditionally planting out time when the tender bedding finds its home for the summer.

Later in the month is probably better unless you’re in a sheltered spot, as late frosts can be lethal.

Baskets and containers do well with good quality compost, a slow release fertiliser and water retaining crystals for dry periods. But don’t overdo it with the latter otherwise it will look like you’ve got a mass of frogspawn among your flowers.

Wall growing or ground cover plants such as aubrietia and alyssum can now be given a haircut after flowering to encourage new growth and perhaps more flowers.

If you’ve bought tomato seedlings or even those little pot versions don’t be tempted to transplant them into their final growbag or pot yet. Toms like tight shoes, their roots don’t thrive on large amounts of compost and their roots can rot. So, leave it a while.

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If you like forget me nots, leave them be after flowering. Otherwise pull at least some out. They self-seed like mad and will take over next year’s spring garden.

If you’re trimming hedges, make sure there’s no birds’ nests inside – they often nest in even quite low hedges.

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Wherever you are across the region this is a great time to be a wildlife gardener. Of course the flocks of birds visiting the wintertime feeders have dropped away but if is still worth keeping food out if you want to attract a variety of species into the garden.

Where your garden is does of course make a big difference to what you might expect, but anywhere can be made attractive with a little effort. Now, as winter has eventually ended the spring is a good time to reap the dividends of a little forward planning. Things do change but at present the best foods seem to be sunflower hearts for finches and titmice, and fat-balls for long-tailed tits, but also jackdaws and magpies.

The great spotted woodpeckers love peanuts and that seems to be their staple at the birdtable. However, the absolute winner is my idea of low-cost apples spiked onto either specially pruned cotoneaster bushes or else onto the metal prongs of bird-feeders. These are a tremendous magnet for many different small birds from robins and blackbirds, to blue tits, great tits, and blackcaps. I also get ring-necked parakeets but maybe that is for another article.

In recent years, there have been winners such as goldfinches, and losers like greenfinches. The latter have suffered from a nasty viral disease and numbers plummeted. However, it does seem that there is a bit of a revival and I now have three pairs visiting regularly. These are along with two pairs of siskins, which is nice and also a pair of chaffinches. Other regular birds at the feeders are the great spotted woodpeckers with the female proving more

bold and coming down closest to the house.

I am looking forward to the red-capped juveniles in the middle of the summer. A pair of nuthatches also visits and you can hear their loud songs and calls in the nearby woodland.

In recent weeks, the evening chorus in woods and gardens has been growing with mistle thrushes, song thrushes, blackbirds, robins, and great tits. These are now joined by blackcaps and chiffchaffs with woodpeckers drumming intermittently in the background. I also had a garden warbler visit but so far didn’t hear it sing.

With all this activity it is hardly surprising that our gardens are visited by the local sparrowhawks; but more remarkable I think are the common buzzards which seem to get bolder each year.

A few weeks back our local birds came down and landed in the wood only a few yards from the garden, and then this week there were three pairs low overhead and dive-bombing each other. This is an amazing recovery from just a few decades back when, along with ravens and peregrines, they were extinct across the Peak. It is so exciting to have them back. It also seems that the red kite population in the Peak District and north Derbyshire is on a steady upward track. Now this is a bird which is both stunning and potentially bold. I expect them to be visiting gardens in the region anytime soon.

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