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What a strange month it has been and, as predicted, busy!

As you all know, I stay out of all things political in here both nationally and locally – point of principle - but just sometimes, I have to shake my head publicly and then go back to try and deal with, like most of you I’m sure, the worsening cost of living crisis, rising costs of food, heating etc, nevermind the costs of trying to run a business! Our 5th paper price increase of the year has landed this month – it’ll be a strange month when we don’t get one! And what is being done to help the – you know – constituents?? Still, onwards we trundle in our daily lives and let’s hope that the powers that be in whatever capacity, notice the cliff edge before we drive over it at full pelt!

Anyway, speaking of being ‘shaken down’ on the way in and the way out – we went to Centre Parcs for the previously mentioned Cousins ‘Sten do’ (stag and hen do – Sten is the nicer version!) and jeez, I felt like a fatted calf being shuffled from one financial pilfering zone to another!! Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate that it works brilliantly from some people.

However, I’m not sure it’s for me anymore. For example, nobody can come as a day visitor anymore (so all the people who were part of the wedding brigade could not obtain a day pass – it’s a thing of the past since covid apparently!) and if you left the site (which you could do freely btw), crikey me, if you came back in, well, I haven’t felt like that since a check point in Egypt (only missing the sub machine gun!), your answers had to be swift, accurate, personal and without hesitation! I mean, it wouldn’t be so bad if I hadn’t seen that particular ‘gatekeeper’ 4 times that day alone.

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Also – and this one has really stuck in my gullet – I sold a kidney to obtain a 3hr spa session in the evening which began at 6pm. Obviously, when you can’t get in your villa until 4pm, you have a mad dash to get your car, follow the snaking line of cars to get somewhere near your villa, unload and drive your car back to the car park, then collect your bike and head over to the Spa. I can’t think why but I had Benny Hill music in my head during that particular event #stressful…..you need a spa after that ordeal! Anyhow, you get chucked out at 9pm, get out your wet gear, walk into the centre cos you’re hungry, only to find that everywhere stops seating people at 9pm, you can’t get a takeaway from the 17 items (yes I counted) takeaway list because you should have booked a slot in the afternoon, the supermarket is not open to sort yourself out AND you obvs can’t get a Deliveroo or just eat or anything external because ‘you shall not pass!’ I haven’t been told what time to go to bed since I was a kid and even that was negotiable – ask my parents! Anyway, because of various other disasters before we left home - egg and cheese omelette with a slice a bread it was #rocknroll.

Ultimately, a fun time was had by all ….. until 4 days before the wedding and I’m on crutches!!!!

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Our Oceans are in Danger When you look at a satellite image of our planet, you may wonder - as I do - why we have named it Earth, given that the vast majority of the surface is covered by water. Any extra-terrestrial flying past could be forgiven for thinking that the beautiful green and blue globe below them was a water world.

Planet Earth is 71% covered by oceans, and it was in these very oceans that, until recently, scientists believe life itself developed. However, newer research suggests that the first single cell organisms developed in “muddy pools” on land and not in the depth of the primordial oceans.

The scientific debate is still open, and no doubt will switch back and forth between muddy puddles and the ocean depths as the origin of life, but one thing does seem clear - water was necessary for life on this planet to begin.

Sadly, given the very clear indications that water, and thus the oceans that cover the planet, are vital to life’s existence, we humans have done a pretty poor job of looking after our rivers and seas. We’ve overfished, hunted and killed our close cousins, the whales, to dangerous levels, and allowed pollution to enter the oceans, seas and waterways of the world.

A quick internet search revealed that there are thought to be 5.25 TRILLION pieces of plastic rubbish currently polluting our oceans. 269,000 tons float on the surface, while some four billion plastic microfibres per km2 litter the deep sea. I hadn’t even heard of plastic microfibres, so had to look that up too…they are described as very small thread-like fibres that can come from both natural and synthetic fabrics. By 2050, ocean plastic will outweigh all of the ocean’s fish!

These plastics can have a massive impact on life in the seas; fish and other sea life can ingest them, causing digestion problems which pass up the food chain and

ultimately to us - and that’s before factoring in chemical and heavy metal pollution. The floating debris blocks out the sunlight, which prevents light from reaching corals and plant life, thus inhibiting their growth.

Statistics show that as much as 27 per cent of monitored reef formations have been lost, and as much as 32 per cent are at risk of being lost within the next 32 years.

Sitting in our inland homes, it is very difficult to see how we can do anything to improve this dire situation - it feels like anything we do try will be a mere “drop in the ocean”, but it shouldn’t stop us from trying to do our part should it? There are some steps we can all take…

• Reduce your use of single-use plastics • Support legislation to curb plastic production and waste • Recycle properly • Avoid products containing microbeads (found in some household and beauty products) We only have one planet, we need to look after all of it - including the oceans, seas and rivers.

Check out this website: https://worldoceanday.org/ 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 Ambulance Service have had a difficult time over the last two years but remain one of our most treasured institutions. But what about its history? How did Ripley people cope before the days of flashing blue lights?

Ambulance carriages were first widely used in the Crimean War; by the 1880s, many of the local collieries had their own specially adapted horse-drawn cart because accidents were frequent occurrences in the pits. The St John Ambulance Brigade was formed in 1887 and in 1891 the local Brigade was presented by the mine owner Charles Ford with an ambulance carriage, designed and constructed by Holmes of Derby. By this time the Butterley Company also had their own vehicle.

This one vehicle, supplemented by those of the Pentrich Colliery and Butterley works, (and a borrowed one during the war) provided the service until 1948 when, with the establishment of the NHS, the ambulance service was created as a separate county-wide body. In 1955 Ripley’s ambulance station opened in Ivy Grove.

And flashing blue lights weren’t officially fitted to ambulances until 1989.

Ripley Ambulance Station in 1955

When Tom Neal, an injured miner, was taken in such a carriage to Derby hospital in 1910, he lost so much blood on the way that he later died, and his death spurred on the building of Ripley hospital, which opened in 1912.

During World War 1, motor ambulances were widely used, and in 1921, the Denby Drury-Lowe Company claimed to be the first in the area to possess one. Butterley soon followed, but Ripley itself still relied on a horse-drawn vehicle. It wasn’t until 1937 that the council took delivery of a Bedford two-stretcher motor ambulance, costing £356. It would have looked something like this London model.

A 1930s Bedford ambulance

An early horse-drawn ambulance cart.

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As the rugby season comes to an official end, Rolls-Royce Rugby Club ended the season in style with a couple of good results. We also celebrated the season with the ‘Adults’ and ‘Minis & Juniors’ end of season parties which were enjoyed by all. Awards were presented to the adult player of the season, most improved, coaches’ player and club man of the year. The children were all presented with a trophy to celebrate their achievements of the year. We now look forward to the last few rugby events of the season, which will end with the Elliot 7s tournament, a rugby 7s style tournament on the 21st of May. Due to the season coming to an end, the club is now offering a fun fitness and touch rugby taster session each Thursday evening through the summer months for new players to come and experience rugby without taking it too seriously. This is a great opportunity to meet new people, have lots of fun, stay active and try something new. Full support is given, and the club is very welcoming and inclusive

of new players, which is open to any gender as we all mix in and have fun. This runs from 18:00 to 19:00 each Thursday. Why not come and give this a go!!

Next season we are looking to grow by running 2 male adult teams, 4 age groups (under 7s to under 10s) and start to develop our women’s team as this is a massive ambition for the club.

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This month we welcome a new recruit to our walking Pantheon, Say Hello to Bailey (affectionately known as Bailey Boo) who has volunteered his Mum and Dad to re-walk this classic walk. The walk starts and ends at Homesford Tea Rooms at Whatstandwell, which is a fantastic place for a bite to eat. It looks like Bailey and his family had a great time.

A lovely walk for you and your dog! This walk is fairly flat and should take around 2-2½ hours to complete. There is a range of terrain, with some muddy, uneven sections, which may be slightly overgrown. There are also a few sections of road, so take plenty of care and make sure you wear appropriate footwear.

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Turn right and continue along the road for a short distance. Then turn left to cross over a stile which is set back a bit into some woodland and continue along a footpath going uphill. After some distance pass through a gap in a stone wall. Ignore the path on your right named Kings Lot path going steep uphill and continue straight ahead for a short distance to cross over a stile.

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Turn right along the lane heading uphill. Continue for some distance until passing ‘Yew Tree Cottage’ on your right. Shortly after, the lane splits into two.

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Cross the open field, pass through a gap and onto a road. Cross straight over the road and continue straight along a lane sign posted ‘Bridleway’.

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Continue straight ahead until reaching a T junction.

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70 FACTS TO MARK THE QUEEN’S PLATINUM JUBILEE radio broadcast in 1940 when, aged 14, she reigning Monarch in 21. Her Majesty made her first by the war in 1. On 9th September 2015, The Queen became the longest recorded a message of support for young people affected Queen mother at-grand great-gre her of reign the homes, on the BBC’s their from d British history, surpassing evacuate being those rly particula Europe, Victoria.

Children’s Hour. before her. Within the branch of the 2. Her Majesty is better travelled than any British Monarch The Queen joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service (the women’s 22. reign. her during visits 150 over g the first female Commonwealth alone, she has made British Army during the Second World War) in 1945, becomin 22 Canada including , as a full-time, active 3. The Queen has visited over 100 countries as Monarch member of the Royal Family to join the Armed Services 13 times - more vehicles. maintain and drive to learned she n, times – more than any other country in the world - and France Subalter a As member.

Elizabeth, than any other country in Europe. s first official overseas visit was in 1947 as Princess Majesty’ Her 23. on was ) Elizabeth -day Zimbabwe) 4. Her Majesty’s first solo public engagement (as Princess when she toured South Africa, Southern Rhodesia (modern she Elizabeth a) with King George VI 21st April 1942, her sixteenth birthday, when – then Princess and the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland (Botswan in South Africa, birthday 21st her d celebrate Queen The . inspected the Grenadier Guards at Windsor Castle.

Elizabeth Queen and Commonwealth. ents over the course the engagem across t 21,000 broadcas than speech more a by out carried marked has was which Queen 5. The Colonel of the Grenadier of her reign.

24. The Queen’s first military appointment was as following the death of 4,000 Acts of Parliament.

Guards. The appointment was made in February 1942 6. Her Majesty has given Royal Assent to approximately to the United Kingdom, her great uncle and Godfather, The Duke of Connaught.

7. The Queen has hosted 112 incoming State Visits Emperor Hirohito of broadcast from overseas, 25. In 1953 Her Majesty made the first Christmas including Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia (1954), and President Barack broadcasting live from New Zealand.

Japan (1971), President Lech Walęsa of Poland (1991) when she embarked Obama of the USA (2011).

26. The Royal Yacht Britannia was first used by The Queen Libya, for the final tions, including: over with The Duke of Edinburgh on 1st May 1954 at Tobruk, 8. Her Majesty is currently Patron of over 500 organisa of London. The last and recreational stage of their Commonwealth Tour, returning to the Pool 70 education and training organisations; over 60 sports visit was on 9 August 40 arts and cultural time The Queen was on board Britannia for an official organisation; over 30 faith organisations; and over 1997 for a visit to the Isle of Arran. organisations. to people celebrating email during a visit to the 27. On 26th March 1976, Her Majesty sent her first 9. The Queen has sent over 300,000 congratulatory cards Royal Signals and couples marking their Royal Radar Establishment, Malvern, now known as the their 100th birthdays, and over 900,000 messages to y of Defence to Radar Establishment. The email was sent to the US Secretar Diamond (60th) Wedding Anniversaries. ming language. image of The Queen. formally open the UK/US collaboration on a military program 10. At least 35 countries have issued coinage with the ents in the British and 28. In 1986 The Queen became the first British Monarch to visit China.

11. Her Majesty has held over 50 ranks and appointm the United States House 29. Her Majesty was the first British Monarch to address Commonwealth Armed Services during her lifetime. r of the Governo 1991.

Supreme May and 16th Faith on , the of r Congress of ‘Defende title the 12. The Queen holds first official website, in King Henry VIII, who 30. In 1997 The Queen launched Buckingham Palace’s Church of England’. These titles date back to the reign of first Instagram post.

by Pope Leo X. her d 1521, in publishe Faith’ the 2019 of in r and ‘Defende tweet title first the her sent granted she 2014 was initially of spoken time. This annual often first has the and for er Upping Churchgo Swan and d Christian witnesse d 31. In 2009 Her Majesty 13. Her Majesty is a committe g of the swans event on the River Thames includes the weighing and measurin her faith in her speeches and broadcasts. the 12th Century, her reign, the first was and checks are made on their health and well-being. Since 14. The Queen has sat for over 200 official portraits during of all unmarked mute painted by Anglothe Monarch has retained the right to claim ownership in 1933 when she was seven years old and was a portrait Thames.

River the of section r particula a in found Laszlo. de swans Hungarian artist Philip Alexius for her successors and 32. The Queen introduced the Elizabeth Cross in 2009. It was the first medal 15. The Royal Collection, held in trust by Her Majesty to give special including pieces, l individua million to which she had put her name. The award was instituted the nation, is estimated to have over a operations or as drawings, 200,000 recognition to the families of those who have died on military over 8,000 paintings, 160,000 watercolours, prints and 200,000 books and a result of terrorism since 1948. photographs, 300,000 items of decorative art and the first time a reigning 33. Her Majesty made a State Visit to Ireland in 2011, manuscripts. n from the United am Palace since 1952 and British Monarch has visited the country since its separatio 16. Over 180 garden parties have been held at Buckingh The Queen’s reign.

Kingdom. over 1.5 million people have attended a Garden Party during during Her Majesty’s 34. In 2013 The Queen became the first Monarch to be presented with an 17. There have been 14 Presidents of the United States of British film ), Her Majesty Honorary BAFTA award in recognition of a lifetime’s support reign, and, with the exception of President Johnson (1963-9 and television. has met each one. of the United Kingdom 35. Her Majesty and The Duke of Edinburgh celebrated their Platinum Wedding 18. The Queen has been served by 14 Prime Ministers had done so.

Churchill.

Anniversary in 2017, the first time a reigning Monarch during her reign – her first Prime Minister was Winston most 36. To mark the Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant reign, her during Dorgis and Corgis 30 than more owned 19. Her Majesty has parade on the Tideway who was gifted to was held on 3rd June 2012. 670 boats took part in the of which have been descended from her first Corgi, Susan, the largest ever parade of boats, surpassing it making Thames, River 1944. in the of birthday th eighteen her her on aven, Germany, in the first time in May 1939 the previous world record of 327 vessels set in Bremerh 20. The Queen travelled on the London Underground for t. Since Margare Princess 2011. sister her and Crawford Marion s with her governes Line (1969); opened 37. The longest overseas tour that The Queen has undertaken began in Bermuda then, she has opened the new section of the Victoria She was away for 168 visited Baker Street (1977); Airport Heathrow to in November 1953 and ended in Gibraltar in May 1954. n extensio Line the Piccadilly countries.

Underground (2013); different London 13 the of visited ary and days annivers 150th the mark to Station Station (2016). and visited the Crossrail construction site at Bond Street ww

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Following on from the celebrations in our May Editions we bring you 70 facts to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee courtesy of www.royal.uk/70-facts-mark-queens-platinum-jubilee

38. The greatest number of countries that Her Majesty has visited in one trip is 14. 54. largest occupied palace in the world.

This was during her 1966 trip to the Caribbean.

55. The Queen was born at 2.40am on 21st April 1926 at 17 Bruton 39. In 1966 The Queen presented England football captain Bobby Street in Moore with Mayfair, London, and was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of the World Cup Trophy. The World Cup Final attracted the largest York, who ever British later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. television audience with 32.3 million viewers.

56. Her Majesty’s first pony was given to her by her grandfather, 40. In September 1966 Her Majesty visited the British Aircraft King George V. Corporation’s The Shetland pony was called Peggy. facilities in Filton, Bristol, and inspected the progress of the Concorde project. 57. As British passports and driving licences are issued in The Queen’s name, she Her Majesty first flew in Concorde in 1977 and went on to use it for several is not required to have either – a privilege held by her alone. overseas tours before it was retired in 2003.

58. Her Majesty speaks fluent French and has often used the language 41. In 1973 The Queen opened Sydney Opera House. during audiences and State Visits.

42. Following Her Majesty’s 90th birthday celebrations in 2016, it was agreed that 59. Almost 70 forest conservati on projects across the Commonwealth have an Award would be created in her name to recognise emerging British fashion joined The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy initiative since its launch talent. The inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for Design was presented in 2015, to representing more than 100 million trees preserved for future generation Richard Quinn during London Fashion Week 2018. s as part of the fight against deforestat ion.

43. The Queen has met four Popes on official visits during her reign: Pope John 60. Sir Winston Churchill, Her Majesty’s first Prime Minister, became a Member of XXIII (1961), Pope John Paul II (1980, 1982 and 2000), Pope Benedict XVI Parliament during the reign of The Queen’s great-great grandmoth (2010) and Pope Francis I (2014). er, Queen Victoria.

44. Her Majesty and The Duke of Edinburgh were married on 20th November 61. The Queen (then Princess Elizabeth) became a Girl Guide In 1937 aged 11, 1947 in Westminster Abbey. Her Majesty, then Princess Elizabeth, carried a learning how to pitch tents, cook on campfires and administer first bouquet of flowers which included a sprig of myrtle taken from a aid. At bush grown 16, she joined the Sea Rangers: a separate unit of the Girl Guides created for from the original myrtle in Queen Victoria’s wedding bouquet. Her wedding those with a strong naval interest.

She was made a Sea Ranger Commodore ring was made from a nugget of Welsh gold, which came from the Clogau in 1945.

St David’s mine near Dolgellau and the official wedding cake was made by 62. In 1969 The Queen was given a black mare, named Burmese, McVitie and Price Ltd, using ingredients given as a wedding gift by by the Royal Australian Canadian Mounted Police. The former Service horse was ridden by Girl Guides.

Her Majesty for Trooping the Colour for eighteen 45. The Queen wore two crowns on her Coronation Day: St Edward’s consecutive years from 1969 to 1986.

Crown (which 63.

Her Majesty, was used for the crowning ceremony) and the Imperial State Crown, then 11 year-old Princess Elizabeth, attended her parents’ which Coronation at Westminster Abbey in 1937 and wrote about it for was worn for the return procession and subsequent balcony appearanc the King es at and Queen in an essay entitled, To Mummy and Papa, In Memory Buckingham Palace. of Their Coronation .

46. There were more than 2,000 journalists and 500 photograp hers from 64.

The Queen’s Coronation dress was designed by British couturier Sir Norman 92 nations on the Coronation route in 1953. The Coronation Service was Hartnell. He submitted nine different designs and Her Majesty accepted broadcast live on the BBC, enabling millions of people to see their the Monarch eighth. crowned for the first time.

65. Her Majesty’s Coronation ceremony was the first to be broadcast 47. Prior to its de-commissioning in 1997, many of Her Majesty’s on television, official tours as a result of which people purchased television sets in their millions. were undertaken on the Royal Yacht Britannia. She was launched 27

by Her million people watched in the UK alone, and television was ushered in Majesty on 16th April 1953. Britannia travelled more than a million as a miles on mainstream medium.

Royal and official duties, transporting The Queen to over 700 Royal visits.

66. On 8th May 1945, Victory in Europe Day, The Queen (then Princess 48. Her Majesty has made a Christmas Broadcast to the Commonw Elizabeth) ealth every year and her sister Princess Margaret, aged 19 and 14 respectively, of her reign except 1969, when a repeat of the film ‘Royal Family’ joined the was shown crowds in London incognito, Princess Elizabeth with her ATS uniform and a written message from The Queen issued. cap pulled down over her face.

49. The Queen sent a message of congratulations to Apollo 11 astronauts for the 67. The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust has enabled over 100,000 first moon landing on the 21st July 1969. The message was micro-film people ed and to have sight-saving surgery; treated over 22 million people with deposited on the moon in a metal container. You are here antibiotics to reduce the spread of trachoma; built or upgraded over 81,000 50. In 2016 Her Majesty and The Duke of Edinburgh sent a message latrines and to British washing facilities to prevent the spread of infection; screened over astronaut Tim Peake as he joined the International Space Station.

13,000 babies for retinopathy of prematurity; and screened over 200,000 people for 51. On the evening of the Coronation, The Queen made a radio broadcast in which diabetic retinopathy. she stated: “Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be 68. Her Majesty has conducted over 650 investitures throughout her reign. worthy of your trust”.

69. The Queen has awarded the George Cross – given for “acts 52. During her reign, Her Majesty has received many gifts including of the greatest a variety heroism or of the most courage in circumstances of extreme of live animals. The more unusual animals were placed in the care danger” of zoos, - collectively to just two groups over the course of her reign: officers among them jaguars and sloths from Brazil, an elephant from Cameroon and and families of the Royal Ulster Constabulary for their bravery during the two black beavers from Canada.

Troubles in Northern Ireland and, most recently, to NHS staff for their work 53. There has been a Trooping the Colour Parade every year of The during the Queen’s reign, Coronavirus pandemic. apart from 1955, which was cancelled due to a railway strike. In 2020 and 70. As part of the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, secret agent James 2021 a smaller ceremony took place at Windsor Castle due to the Covid-19 Bond escorted The Queen from Buckingham Palace to the Olympic pandemic.

Stadium by helicopter before they both parachuted into the event.

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WHO WERE THE SUFFRAGETTES? Emmeline Pankhurst

Colours of the suffragette movement. Purple represents loyalty and dignity, white for purity, and green for hope.

Suffragettes were an activist women’s organisation in the early 20th century who, under the banner “Votes for Women”, fought for women’s right to vote in public elections in the United Kingdom. The term refers in particular to members of the British Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), a women-only movement founded in 1903 by Emmeline Pankhurst, which engaged in direct action and civil disobedience. In 1906, a reporter writing in the Daily Mail coined the term suffragette for the WSPU, derived from suffragist (any person advocating for voting rights), in order to belittle the women advocating women’s suffrage. The militants embraced the new name, even adopting it for use as the title of the newspaper published by the WSPU. Women had won the right to vote in several countries by the end of the 19th century; in 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing country to grant the vote to all women over the age of 21. When by 1903 women in Britain had not been enfranchised, Pankhurst decided that women had to “do the work ourselves”; the WSPU motto became “deeds, not words.”

The suffragettes heckled politicians, tried to storm parliament, were attacked and sexually assaulted during battles with the police, chained themselves to railings, smashed windows, carried out a nationwide bombing and arson campaign, and faced anger and ridicule in the media. When imprisoned they went on hunger strike, to which the government responded by force-feeding them. The first suffragette to be force fed was Evaline Hilda Burkitt. The death of one suffragette, Emily Davison, when she ran in front of the King’s horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby, made headlines around the world.

The WSPU campaign had varying levels of support from within the suffragette movement; breakaway groups formed, and within the WSPU itself not all members supported the direct action. Hard to imagine they were seen as a ‘terrorist movement’!

They were active in our part of the Midlands – The Workers Dreadnought paper issued on Saturday November 2nd, 1918, records that Sylvia Pankhurst was brought before the Petty Sessional Division in Eckington. It records she caused ‘a mutiny, sedition or disaffection amongst his Majesty’s Forces or amongst the civilian population ‘. The charge arose from a speech given by Pankhurst on 28th September to Cresswell Local Labour Party. She was taken to Renishaw Police Station cells and arrested.

She was fined £50 and £8 12s in costs.

The suffragette campaign was suspended when World War I broke out in 1914. After the war, the Representation of the People Act 1918 gave the vote to women over the age of 30 who met certain property qualifications. Ten years later, women gained electoral equality with men when the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928 gave all women the right to vote at age 21.

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During our reminiscence sessions, these are always the items which are guaranteed to produce a grimace and a chorus of “Oooh, I remember using Izal” followed by floods of memories of freezing cold outside privies, newspaper on string and the dreaded slippery toilet paper. In theory, there was a rough side and a smooth side but, either way, it didn’t do the job.

Outside toilets could be either shared with other families or one per household. It was my dad’s job, as a small boy, to cut up newspaper into rectangles and hang on a big nail on the door of the outside loo.

Post-war sanitation meant that new houses began to have indoor plumbing fitted as standard and the problem with trying to flush newspaper was that there were continual blockages.

Thank goodness for the arrival of soft toilet paper which appeared in our shops in 1942. However, the high cost meant that many homes could not afford the luxury until the 1960s or 70s.

Our reliance on soft toilet paper today is evidenced by panic buying at the beginning of lockdown during the recent pandemic.

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The Peak District and Derbyshire are famed for their wildflower meadows – although traditional hay meadows took a bad knock during the 1970s and 1980s with around 95% destroyed by intensive farming.

Nevertheless, in recent decades there has been a gradual but perhaps accelerating recovery in many areas. There are newly created sites on restoration areas but also farming grassland, which in the era of reduced fertilisers is beginning to recover. The first signs are generally the emergence of fields of tall, golden meadow buttercups and followed by swathes of oxeye daisies. Orchids may follow along with other less common flowers. A great place to see this is on the National Trust estate at Longshaw and close by the Grouse Inn at Froggatt. Over the last few years these have developed into glorious flower meadows and full of birds, bees, and butterflies too. We even had curlews breeding there a few years back and in the evenings a barn owl’s ghostly appearance is not unusual.

The types and variety of wildflowers in a meadow depends on various key factors, but mainly soil conditions and then the timing and intensity of management. Ideally a traditional meadow is cut in early spring and then left to grow and flower through the summer. It is then cut as ‘the sward’ in mid to late summer and then grazed to remove the ‘aftermath’. This is the way such areas were managed across Britain and much of Europe for centuries. These are ‘eco-cultural’ features mixing nature and people’s management in an intimate process though the annual pattern of the seasons. The result of management and of low input of nutrients (i.e. no application of artificial fertilisers) perhaps

restricted to the spreading of ‘muck’ each year. During the summertime the flowers have chance to grow to maturity, bloom, and set seed, and are then harvested as hay.

For livestock be it cattle or horses, such hay is tastier, richer, and more nutritious that say ryegrass hay which is bulky but problematic because its quality is low. Interestingly too, the meadow plants are powered by networks of underground fungi called ‘mycorrhizas’ which form an invisible network interconnecting plants roots and enabling nutrients and water to be shared throughout the community.

Soil conditions include the amount of organic matter from decomposing plant material, associated nutrient, but also water. Wet meadows have a particularly distinctive and rich flora with wonderful fragrant flowers such as meadowsweet, common fleabane, purple loosestrife, marsh marigold, and in spring, lady’s smock. Scarlet pimpernel appears and then disappears where there is a little disturbance – maybe a tractor rut or a molehill.

On drier sites and where there is less grazing then meadow cranesbill thrives; a marker increasingly of meadow communities along roadside verges.

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