Rural Voice - Bakewell & Villages Edition - November 2020

NOVEMBER ‘20

• ASHFORD IN THE WATER • BAKEWELL • BASLOW • CHELMORTON • FLAGG • GREAT LONGSTONE • LITTLE LONGSTONE • MONYASH • OVER HADDON • PILSLEY • SHELDON • TADDINGTON • CALVER • CURBAR • WARDLOW • LITTON • CRESSBROOK

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KEEP IT LOCAL Six great reasons why you should take your car to Froggatt Edge Garage 1.

Fully guaranteed servicing, repairs and diagnostics on all vehicle makes and models using the very latest diagnostic and test equipment

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MOT testing for all cars, Class 7 vans and campervans

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Main dealer level support which does not affect

“I’m Brett from Froggatt Edge Garage and I know that when you need an MOT, Service or Repair to your vehicle, you have a choice – the main dealer, a big garage group or your local garage”.

your vehicle’s warranty

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All the convenience of using a garage close to where you live…. and at prices below those of main dealers

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We are a family-run business offering an honest,

So why spend more than you have to?

Do what our customers do... bring your car to us. All our six garages offer the same quality service.

reliable, high quality service… and free advice on all aspects of motoring

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Customers have the comfort of knowing that every job is supported by the strength and resources of the Tavern Group

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Grindleford Road, Calver Sough, Hope Valley, S32 3XH Tel: 01433 630291

To book a service or MOT call us on 01433 630291 or

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Soooo, a rubbish thing happened this month – some scruffy little fandangler grabbed our beloved magazines from the internet and started calling our customers, impersonating us and telling them that they owed £100 on their accounts and he would need to take payment now! How rude! We reported them to Action Fraud (for what use that was, because until someone has actually had money taken off them, they won’t do anything about it!). Anyway, we popped it across our social media networks for our advertisers to beware and it sounds like the imposter got fed up after getting lots of fleas in his ear! Our fabulous customers past and present know us and know to call us directly if they ever get a call like that and that’s just what they did; Voice Customers 1 – Nasty little scammers 0!

As the weirdness of 2020 and more unfathomable rules continue, a strange thought occurred to me which I have discussed at length with various different people on my non-travelling travels! How can a year go so quickly when you literally have nothing to show for it?! Don’t get me wrong, I’m quite pleased about it in some respects but it’s basically Christmas next week and it was only 20mins ago that we were in lock down back in April, and time normally drags when you’re grounded!! So how about thinking about what we have learnt from this year. I have taken the time to focus more on my physical and mental health and feel much better for it. Maybe for you it is discovering a new hobby or interest, maybe you have realised how important your friends and family are or maybe it’s been some small acts of kindness you have experienced. But heyho if none of this applies maybe we shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth and fingers crossed that the next 6 months flies by as swiftly (just so we can get back to spring again and hopefully more normality. Please note, I don’t normally wish my life away either and I know you shouldn’t!!).

Anyway, I just wondered if everyone else felt the same or is it just me?

This month our front covers pay homage to Remembrance Day. Because of the pandemic there is a risk that this important memorial is neglected,

particularly considering the potential loss of fundraising, so please visit the website and support them where you can. They are a charity and funding is much needed to support veterans and without the usual concentrated focus, we don’t want their coffers to run dry as they do such fantastic work – Lest we forget.

Hopefully see you all in the blink of an eye at Christmas!

Happy Reading,

Emily x

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To advertise email info@voicemagazines.co.uk or call us on 01629 364 015 Printed by Phase Marketing, Design & Print and distributed to 5,000 homes in the Bakewell area. Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted by Voice Magazines Limited for claims, errors or omissions made in advertisements appearing in this issue. All advertisers are accepted in good faith and we are not responsible for views expressed by contributor or other sources. Reproduction of the contents of this magazine is not permitted without the prior To advertise call the81Voice on 01629 364 3 Voice Magazines Limited, High Street,Team South Normanton, Derbyshire.

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OTHER SERVICES

CLAY CROSS AIR GUNS

Other Services

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We will be strengthening our aftersales proposition by adding a year’s complimentary Service Activated Roadside Assistance* with a service for eligible customers.

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Who is eligible?

Customers who are coming in for their 3rd-10th oil and inspection service are eligible for a complimentary year of full UK and European Roadside Assistance worth £245.

Experienced and Caring Team On-Site 24/7 Emergency Service Free On-Site Parking

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Book Review

Louise has three jobs to make ends meet and even then only just manages to live from one payday to the next. Life is dull, not a lot happens.

She lives in New York, one of the most exciting cities on earth, and yet….

And yet …things start to look up when she meets and gets talking to Lavinia. Lavinia has the lot, youth, money in spades, beauty. A great apartment and a lifestyle to match her income. She may be as shallow as a petri dish, but who needs depth when you’ve got the other stuff. Right?

So how much would a person like Louise put up with to have access to the rich life? If you read Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton you’ll find out.

Once Louise and Lavinia become friends and Louise moves into the swish flat, the story takes a dark turn. No more plot giveaway, but this dark, heady, glitzy, champagne-gulping tale will certainly take you to a different place to lockdown UK. If you’re in the mood for something quite sinister and unsettling and intense, this may be just up your street.

Don’t expect something comforting, this is a wild but exciting ride.

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Apartments Available to Purchase From £75,000 Bungalows Available to Purchase From £90,000 1 Bedroom Rental Options Available from £525 per calender month (inclusive of service charge) Bond Deposit Required.

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Between 1 October & 30 November 2020

Make your will for FREE In return for this service, please consider a voluntary donation of just £75* to help fund vital Macmillan services for people living with cancer in Derbyshire, including Macmillan services at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital * For simple single will. Suggested donation varies for couples & complex wills. All donations voluntary.

The choice & amount to give is up to you.

Book your appointment

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597752 Macmillan Cancer Support - A registered charity in England and Wales (261017), Scotland (SC039907) and the Isle of Man (604).

Solicitors act exclusively for the testator. The solicitor is responsible for establishing, & recording, that the testator fully understands the effect of the will and that it reflects their instructions. Macmillan assumes no independent responsibility for the conduct or competence of the law firm involved. Participation in this free will writing service does not constitute recommendation on the part of Macmillan. Choice is at the testator’s discretion. Alternatives are available at www.lawsociety.org.uk.

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BOARDMAN WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD

The team with a wealth of expertise on your doorstep.

We provide an experienced wealth management service and offer specialist advice in a wide range of areas including: • Investment planning • Retirement planning • Inheritance Tax planning For further details contact Peter Boardman on:

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Tel: 01623 360 193 - Email: info@leymarltd.co.uk

Leymar Healthcare recognises

people’s desire to be looked after in their own homes as they become less independent.

That is why we are proud to introduce our 24-Hour Live-In Care Service that ensures our clients continue to live in their own homes whilst receiving an exceptional, quality service from our highly skilled Carers.

For those of us who are no longer independent, it is important to know that there is another care option open to us that allows us to stay where we are happiest – at home.

Our 24-hour Live-In Care Service entails living with a Carer in your own home. They provide companionship, person-centred care, comfort and support to you and your family making sure that you are safe within your environment, meeting your nutritional requirements, assisting with medication and other domestic duties. This is a very bespoke service that will be tailor-made to suit your needs.

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Gritstone tax and accountancy is a small friendly local accountancy practice specialising in property tax With the many property tax changes over recent years, many investors are moving away for traditional Buy to Let properties to Furnished Holiday Lettings. Qualifying FHL businesses can have significant tax advantages over standard Buy to let investments. Some of these are listed below.

• Mortgage interest relief is available in full.

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IF YOU WANT A RISE AND RECLINE CHAIR COME AND SEE THE LOCAL EXPERTS

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Food l i a t e &R SEWING CORNER 135 Dale Road, Matlock

• Dressmaker • Bridal Wear • • Curtains • Evening Wear • • Male & Female Alterations •

Amy Elizabeth Fine Art PET PORTRAITURE

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Limited Availability for Christmas 2020

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Eclectic Delights of Serendipity Stockists of unique products

• Cheryl, Saffy and Shannon all • Leather handbags, wallets and slippers from Ashwood Leather look forward to you visiting us and enjoying our lovely shops • Huge range of Helium Balloons full of fabulous products in • Jewellery from Silver Cavern, beautiful surroundings.

Tide and Pageant Pewter.

• Proud stockists of Frenchic Furniture Paint and keep all • Soft toys and puppets from Suki, The Puppet Company, Wilberry ranges and colours. plus Jomanda • We open 7 days a week 11am • Arts and crafts from Sweet until 6pm weather permitting.

Poppy Stencils, Stencil Studio, • We source quirky and individual Faber and Castell and Creativ items for those who like • Wide range of children’s something a little different. products, both educational and • Proud stockists of Frenchic fun including Clockwork soldier Furniture Paint and keep all and Apples to Pears gifts in a tin. ranges and colours.

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BAKEWELL CARPETS London House, Matlock Street, Bakewell.

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STARTS 4TH AUGUST

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PRE-BOOKING CHRISTMAS DELIVERIES FOR 24TH DECEMBER We would like to thank all our customers for supporting us throughout the Coronavirus outbreak.

White’s Calver will be continuing to provide the home delivery service for the residents living in the villages listed above.

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FOOD & RETAIL

Slimming World Recipe Cheeseburger Pasta Bake The nights are drawing in and we all fancy some comfort food, so this recipe is perfect! Filling, tasty and on plan. Fabulous!

Serves: 4 Ready in: 40mins Syns per serving: 3

Method:

1. Spray a medium-size saucepan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium-low heat.

Add the onions, cover and cook for 10 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the pack instructions, but drain and return to the pan a couple of minutes before the end of the recommended cooking time.

3. Uncover the onions and increase the heat to high. Add the beef and fry for 5 minutes or until browned, breaking up any lumps. Drain off any liquid and season lightly.

4. Preheat your grill to high.

5. Stir the beef into the pasta. Spoon half of the mixture into a shallow baking dish, cover with half of the tomatoes and season lightly. Grill for 5-7 minutes.

6. Sprinkle over half of the cheese and top with the remaining pasta, beef and tomatoes. Grill for 5 minutes then sprinkle with the remaining cheese and grill for 2 minutes or until golden. Divide between 4 plates to serve.

Ingredients:

• Low-calorie cooking spray • 2 large onions, roughly chopped • 400g dried pasta shapes, such as fusilli or spirali • 500g lean beef mince (5% fat or less) • 6 large tomatoes, sliced • 80g reduced-fat Cheddar, coarsely grated (or see tip) Small pack fresh coriander, chopped

For more information visit www.slimmingworld.co.uk

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The Eating House at home

If you are not able to dine with us, don’t worry, you can now buy our delicious food via our new website. The at home range includes frozen meals (covering vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options), home-made cakes, quiche, picnic boxes & savoury or sweet afternoon teas.

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When Witches were Real - The Bakewell “Witches” It may seem strange to us living in the 21st Century, with our TV witches like Samantha in ‘Bewitched’, or the sisters in ‘Charmed’, but only a few hundred years ago Witches were considered very real, and very dangerous The church had done a good job maligning ‘midwives’, ‘wise-women’ and (female) herbalists for many years; until any woman who may have a modicum of healing knowledge could be charged with witchcraft and ‘consorting’ with the devil. Such charges would result in various nefarious ‘tests for witchcraft’ (torture in other words) to force a confession – unless the poor woman was killed in the process of extracting said confession!

It’s easy to see how accusing someone of witchcraft could be a way to get rid of someone who stood in your way or had ‘wronged you’ – and this seems to be the case in the strange story of the ‘Witches of Bakewell’.

In 1607, a Scotsman was discovered hiding in a cellar in London wearing only his nightclothes. The story he told to explain his presence was ‘strange’ to say the least! He claimed that he had been lodging in the house of one Mrs Stafford in Bakewell and had become aware of a light shining through the floorboards. Pressing his eye to a gap he had spied the woman, together with another lady, chanting: “Over thick, over thin, Now Devil to the cellar in London.” Whereupon they had both disappeared.

Intrigued he repeated the words to himself, but he got them slightly wrong: “Through thick, through thin, Now Devil to the cellar in London.” He claimed he then travelled at great speed to London and awoke to see the two women laden with parcels of silk and muslin which they had gained by some illegal means.

The women drugged him, and he slept.

A Judge ordered that the house in Bakewell be searched and the Scotsman’s clothes were discovered. Apparently this, and the fact that the man had been found wearing only his nightclothes, was sufficient ‘proof’ that Mrs Stafford and her friend (or possibly sister) were guilty of witchcraft. The two unfortunate women were taken from Bakewell to Derby and were sent to their deaths – by hanging or burning, depending on which account you read.

A more plausible explanation of the matter is that the man fell behind in his rent and Mrs Stafford took some of his clothes to cover the debt. He then made his own way to London and ended up in the cellar, where he exacted revenge for being turned out of the Bakewell lodgings by making up the witchery story.

There are actually NO official records of either the trial OR execution of the two Bakewell women, so the entire story, could just be that – fiction. The first written notice of the event appears in one William Wood’s ‘Tales and Traditions of the Peak’ of 1886 and in various other books of Derbyshire folklore.

So, did it happen?

Who knows?

These articles are researched and written by Laura Billingham, a local content writer and author. Laura moved 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 351341

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The persistent calls of the chat gave rise to superstitions and a folk rhyme goes, ‘Stane chack, Deevil tak’! They who harry my nest, Will, never rest, Will meet the pest, De’il break their lang back, Wha my eggs wad tak’, tak’!’ Because of the ceaseless c h a t t i n g (obviously talking incessantly to the Devil!), it was believed that with its bloodMale Ring Ouzel and red breast, the Dunnock stonechat was

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Stonechats figure in Stonechat literary references too, for example, when W.H. Auden noted the bird in a poem. He described it as ‘a bird stonehaunting, an unquiet bird’, again reflecting its constant chattering. The stonechat’s prominence Young Stonechat and folklore reputation is because of this restless behaviour and the distinctive chatter delivered from prominent perches on gorse, bracken, or leggy heather. In constant conversation with the Devil, and believed to carry a drop of the devil’s blood, the devil would break the back of anyone who harmed a stonechat’s eggs. A little like its lowland cousin the robin, the stonechat is ever on the move. It has favourite perches in and around its moorland territory and these might be on a gritstone boulder, a prickly gorse bush, a spring of purple heather, or perhaps a tall bracken frond.

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