Voice Magazines - Alfreton & Villages Edition - December 2020

DECEMBER ‘20

ALFRETON, TIBSHELF, SOUTH WINGFIELD, SHIRLAND, CRICH, STONEBROOM, HIGHAM, WESSINGTON & WESTHOUSES

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From the Editor Yay, we’ve staggered through to the end of the year! However, it’s not the usual excitement at the end of the year that we’ve all come to expect, is it?

This year, many of us have sacrificed our livelihoods, our relationships with loved ones, our businesses or jobs, our metal health, all whilst trying to dodge contracting a novel virus. My heart goes out to those on the front line – who have sacrificed all of that and, in some cases, their lives too.

It has truly been tough for everyone. What’s the analogy doing the rounds – we are all in the same storm but in different boats? It’s very true isn’t it? Nobody is unscathed from this year, its battle wounds will run deep for the years to come, not least financially as many say we will be paying for this for years. However, what has warmed the cockles during this turgid year, is the support that our communities (and our very special readers) have given to local businesses. I’ve seen it happening more this year than any other in the last 10yrs of producing Voice Mags and it is absolutely marvellous that everyone is onboard with buying local where possible and I think Christmas will be no exception to this. So, thank you on behalf of myself and all local businesses, we appreciate it.

On that note, as you know, I always try and avoid politics; it is not my place and this magazine will continue to remain politically neutral, but throughout the ongoing barrage of rubbishness one hot potato hit the news recently that I could not make sense of. What so many of us saw as a simple principle, ‘that no child should go hungry as no one gets to choose their parents’, others saw as a political issue to be debated and argue over. Meanwhile the rest of us got on with it, and people and businesses across the land acted out of kindness and dipped into their own pockets

to provide meals for those children who needed them. I can think of several local businesses (advertisers past and present) that have stepped up to this plight. All those wonderful people didn’t ask who was going to pay for it, nor did they point the finger at those who did not or could not, they just did the right thing. In the end a small Christmas miracle happened and, after all the finger pointing had stopped, the politicians all stopped talking and good old common sense finally shone through so that no child should go hungry during the Christmas holidays, so thankyou to our local businesses, not all heroes wear capes!

So, a big shout out and pat on the back to us all for getting through as best we can and, let’s drop kick 2020 out of the calendar and raise a glass to 2021 at the end of this month…..it can’t be any worse – can it!?

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,

Emily x P.S. Thank you to all the eagle-eyed readers out there who spotted the mistake on some of our front pages last month. I’ve made Liam write ‘I must remember(ance) to check my spelling’ 100 times on the white board.

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GEARS OF GOODWILL Before lockdown struck, we were able to sit down with Mick and NAME from Gears of Goodwill. They won’t want me to talk about them, but the guys are so passionate about what they do. They go where so many others do not and without them…

Having spoken to the guys, they were able to tell me that providing support for homeless people during the pandemic, with the restrictions that have been put in place has been incredibly difficult. The normal street kitchens have been badly hit, with the threat of huge fines for breaking restrictions on people gathering. Also, many of the homeless have been moved out of the cities and towns so the team at Gears of Goodwill have to spend a lot of time tracking them down to provide food and support.

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rk hard to build links Gears of Goodwill wo charities. Tackling this with other groups and ryone to pull together. problem needs a eve

Appeal for Donations If you want to help or make a donation the best way is to make contact through the Facebook page GearsofGoodwill.

The main items Gears of Goodwill are looking for are tinned foods, sandwich fillers and vegetables for soup. They also always need sleeping bags and tents.

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One of Gears of Goodw ill’s stated aims is to have a charity shop and cafe with somewhere for homeless people to have a shower and a hot meal and get advice. Hav ing spoken to the guys involved I know this is just the start. They really need a good-sized buildin g they can convert and use as a Day Centre and potentially offer some overnight accommodat ion. With a dedicated space, as well as being able to provide food, a warm shower, support and friendship they team would be able to develo p facilities to provide rehab support and skil ls and training courses.

Just imagine the impact this could have, so if you can help or know any one who may be able to help please reach out , your kindness really could help save and cha nge lives.

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Kamila Shamsie’s novel Home Fire has a story which could have been lifted from a newspaper, and certainly from the files of MI5.

It’s a kind of thriller, a Greek tragedy in a topical modern setting, a tale of love and hate and politics and faith. It runs from the suburbs of London to the heart of Syria. A complex love story worked around two sisters and their jihadist brother and their connection to the naïve son of a UK politician, who seems more interested in showboating than the need to do the right thing.

It’s a clever and in places funny narrative, but it’s also psychologically very shrewd. What are people prepared to do in the name of love? It’s also not afraid to look beyond the headlines at the darkness of what happens to people when they get caught up, for whatever reasons, in politics on a world-wide scale.

This is the political against the personal. The role of the state against family and love. Best of all it helps you understand how things might get to the pitch they are at now, both in this country and elsewhere and how easy and dangerous it is to fall for prejudice.

It also moves at a terrific pace – you can easily imagine it as a film - and is both gripping and emotionally powerful.

Home Fire was a finalist in both the Costa and Booker Prizes and was a worthy Women’s Prize for Fiction winner.

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We have recently found ourselves amidst another national lockdown due to COVID19. Thankfully, unlike you enjoy talking to people? Do you the initial lockdown back in March, the recent lockdown was due to last just 4 weeks (at the time of writing, ve afingersfew hours spare each week or isn’t under control crossed!).

It is a realto shame it was needed and that the spread of COVID-19 yet, but hopefully this 4 week period of people moving around less will work to reduce infection levels ch month?

If so, you could make a real considerably again. ference person’s Many mightto feelan this isolder especially important at this timelife. of year as we approach Christmas, but being

able to see and talk to friends, family or neighbours is important all year round. For those without family or friends close by and for those who have never before felt the need for help in day-to-day living, the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted, or exacerbated, what it feels like to be isolated or lonely.

We are seeking volunteers to join ur That Befriending Service to support is what Befriending services, other social connection groups and wellbeing services try to help with; we try or to reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness, try to bring a little cheerfulness into a person’s life, onely isolated elderly people in and try to help them connect or reconnect with other people and with their local community. he north Derbyshire Dales & High It might be easier than you think to ask for help from services like ours so if you think you would benefit eakfromareas. some support at the moment, at Christmas, or at any time, please don’t hesitate to ask for help. Here are some contacts you may find useful:

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Haddon Hall Derbyshire is blessed with a plethora of stately homes and grand houses, but my personal favourite is Haddon Hall, just outside of Bakewell on the road to Matlock.

Unlike some of the grander mansions Haddon retains the feeling of ‘real people’ having lived there; the rooms are of a scale where it is easy to imagine yourself living a life – if not of complete luxury then at least a fair degree of comfort.

Haddon Hall holds a special place in my heart because it is the last place I took my mum for a day out before the ravages of Alzheimer’s rendered her unable to enjoy such a trip. She became more animated than I’d seen for a while and thoroughly enjoyed herself.

The house itself has its roots in the 11th Century; William Peverel (Peveril) was granted the ‘Manor of Haddon’ by William the Conqueror following the ‘Domesday’ survey. He didn’t hold onto it for long though as it was ‘forfeited to the Crown’ in 1153 and then passed to one the Peveril’s tenants – the Avenell family. Eventually, Sir Richard Vernon claimed the hall in 1170 when he married Alice Avenell.

The building we see today was mainly constructed by the Vernon family; the exceptions being the Peveril Tower, part of the chapel and the Long Gallery – an addition dating to the 16th century. Haddon became part of the Earl of Rutland’s holding following the marriage of Dorothy Vernon to John Manners (second son of the then Earl) and John’s inheritance of the Earldom in 1565.

What makes Haddon Hall so unique is that unlike many other country houses and stately homes it missed out on the renovation frenzies so beloved of the Georgian and Victorian eras and thus remains almost frozen in the 16th Century. Haddon escaped only because the

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Manners family chose to live in their main seat – Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire. So for over two hundred years the house remained empty and unchanged.

From around 1912 the 9th Duke of Rutland, realising the importance of Haddon as an example of untouched 16th century architecture, began to sympathetically restore the house. Where original features could not be reused craftsmen used local wood and stone to replace them. Every care was taken to ensure the building and contents were restored to the way they would have appeared when originally made or constructed.

One feature – the frescos in the chapel, dating to the 15th century – were covered by layers of whitewash for centuries until a clean up in 1858 revealed them again. They were subsequently restored in the 20th century.

The garden’s at Haddon are also gorgeous and the halls location, raised above the River Wye, makes for some wonderful views over the surrounding countryside.

Visiting Haddon Hall really does feel like stepping back in time; whether you choose to wander around alone or join a guided tour, you can’t help but succumb to the quiet old beauty of the place.

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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Some people saw the enforced down time as a chance to reevaluate their lives, take online courses, get fit, read more, write more, DO more.

to how it was pre COVID-19. Too many bonds have been broken.

Too many lives lost. Too many lies told. Too many jobs and livelihoods destroyed.

Others became lost without the daily routines of getting up, getting out and going to work and, instead of finding useful things to fill the void, chose to watch TV and spend inordinate amounts of time on social media.

We can however look to a new way of living. Lockdown Part 1 appeared to bring local communities together, we stood in the street and cheered the NHS. We checked up on our neighbours and helped where we could.

Which camp did you fall under?

This is the lesson to remember; not how the Government dealt (or didn’t) with the ‘unprecedented’ set of circumstances, but how local communities banded together.

For most of us, it was probably a combination of the two. Some days a struggle to get out of PJs and off the sofa; others raring to go and planning to learn a foreign language and how to play the guitar all whilst planning a literary masterpiece!

None of us know what is going to happen next, Lockdown Part 2 (which sounds like a film franchise) came into effect 2 November – allegedly for a month – it could be for much longer. How we get through whatever is thrown at us next is entirely down to US. Choose to BE and DO more.

Let’s hold onto that sense of community and belonging because; as the saying goes; ‘we are stronger together’. No matter how ‘socially isolated’ we are forced to be there is always a way to connect with others – a phone call, video call, chat through a window or out in the fresh air…let people know you care. No one can take that away from us.

Here’s to 2021 being a calmer year.

OR turn back into a couch potato.

It doesn’t matter what any Government tells us to do, it matters how we as individuals deal with it.

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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.

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Simmer for 25 minutes, then add the spinach and stir until wilted.

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Each year we try and pick a really nice walk for our Christmas edition and I think this walk is perfect. The walk makes great use of a variety of bridleways, trails and lanes, taking in some fantastic views.

The walk starts just outside Strelley Village on the road to All Saints Church. You head out on country lanes across open land, before joining a path alongside a gorgeous, disused section of the Nottinghamshire Canal. From here you pass Cossall Marsh Village before returning along a series of lanes to pass back under the M1 and, one of the highlights of the walk, ‘The Stones of Monks Way’ beside All Saints Church.

6-mile circular walk from Strelley Village

A mid-length walk which should take you and your dog around 2 ½ - 3 hours to complete. The walk is mostly on trails and paths but there are a few short stretches of road so please take care. Please wear appropriate footwear and as always, please follow the countryside code.

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Continue for quite some distance, crossing straight over a crossroads of paths/lanes to keep ahead with a hedge on your left and open views on your right. Then, after some distance, pass through a small metal gate and immediately onto a crossroads of paths/lanes.

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‘Cossall’. Continue with a hedge on your right. Prior to reaching a motorway follow the lane around to the right then pass through a tunnel.

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Continue ahead for some distance as the path jinks left then right, then continue until eventually the path widens to a lane and you reach a large metal gate directly in front of you. Pass through a gap beside the gate and onto a road. Cross the road diagonally to the to pick up a footpath next

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Upon reaching a wooden footbridge on your right, cross the bridge and ignore a path on your left to continue straight ahead with a canal on your right.

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Cross the road and turn left. Immediately after passing No. 50 on your right, just prior to a bus stop, turn right to continue along a signposted ‘Bridleway’.

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Continue for some distance, then after passing a lane to your left, which leads to a farm, take a lane on your right, away from the farm, to continue with open fields on both sides.

Keep ahead for some distance, pass by a marked footpath on your right and through a gap next to a large metal gate. Immediately after, ignore a lane to your right and continue gently downhill. At the bottom of the hill pass by a large double metal gate on your left and a large wooden gate on your right.

The lane narrows to a footpath and continues uphill with a fence on your right and trees on your left.

After some distance pass through a gap adjacent to a small metal gate. The footpath widens to a lane. walk the lane climbing gently uphill until crossing over a motorway bridge and then until reaching a road.

At the road turn right and keep ahead along the road, past Strelley Church and along ‘The Stones of Monk’s Way’. Continue along the road for some distance to return to the start.

This walk is for illustrative purposes only. Voice Magazines takes no responsibility for anyone who chooses to follow this route and encourages all walkers to obey all byelaws and signs and to respect the area they are walking in, ensuring they pick up all dog mess and obey the countryside code at all times.

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‘Tis the season to be......jolly.

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Well, despite everything that 2020 has thrown at us, I’m sure that like me, you’ll be ignoring the strange times we’re experiencing and making the most of socially distanced life over the festive period.

It may be a bit late for some of you, but if you’re desperately searching for last minute bargains for that someone special in your life, here are a few ideas. They could be just what you’re looking for.

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Father unknown, but clearly able to leap over very high fences.

Washer & Dryer. Only three months old and hardly used. Available for £85 ono. Family off to join a nudist colony.

Wedding Dress – worn just the once...............by mistake!

Complete set (45 volumes) of Encyclopedia Britannica. They are in excellent condition and can be yours for £150. They’re no longer required as owner has recently married and wife knows everything.

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While thinking about Christmas, you’ll be aware that many shops, on more than one occasion this year, have had to ration sales of certain products because of panic buying. Although it hasn’t been widely publicised, you ought to be aware that the main supermarkets have introduced limits on some of the items that are traditionally popular and good sellers over the coming weeks. As a public spirited individual, I’m happy to pass on to you the specific measures that are being put in place.

ASDA – 2 x hand sanitisers, a single 4 x pack of toilet rolls and 12 mince pies TESCO – 1 x hand sanitiser, a single 4 x pack of toilet rolls and one 6kg frozen turkey WAITROSE – 2 x lobsters, 6 x quails eggs and 100g of Foie Gras ALDI – 1 x hand drill, 2 x pink sports bras, 3 x trumpets, 6 x Stollen Cakes, but just the one wetsuit.

I hope that by making you aware of these limits in advance, you’ll be able to avoid disappointment. and regardless of whatever restrictions are in place at the time, have a good (and safe) Christmas.

You can look forward (?) to more useful announcements in the New Year.

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The Derbyshire Derwent – a wildlife artery through the Peak Winding its sinuous way through the Derbyshire Peak District, the River Derwent is a wonderful natural artery for wildlife and as such forms a ‘green corridor connecting the uplands Fallow Deer of the Dark Peak to the dales and valleys further south. Once the river has reached Chatsworth House and Park its full glory becomes obvious and it is a vital, living part of one of the UK’s most popular tourist attractions, the ‘Palace of the Peak’.

At Chatsworth the Derwent is home and habitat for a rich diversity of wildlife species, particularly birds.

Grey herons are nowadays ubiquitous along the watercourse and always easy to spot. Kingfishers on the other hand are present but often quite secretive. However, I did spot one flying along the riverbank in front of the House; diving for fish and then landing on the bank to survey its territory.

For such a brightly coloured bird, the ‘jewel of the riverbank’, they do hide away surprisingly well!

Dippers are also quite common here at Chatsworth and pairs will jealously guard their chosen territorial stretch of the river. They breed quite early in the season and can be heard singing in February and March. Other fish-eating birds on the river now include goosanders and occasional red-breasted mergansers, but also cormorants. These birds which look almost prehistoric were once rare at inland sites such as Chatsworth. However, they have now recovered from persecution and pollution to become frequent and almost commonplace. They love to sit out on exposed dead branches of old trees and dry their wings. Habitually used, these trees become marked with splashes of white cormorant droppings.

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