Voice Magazines - Broadmeadows, South Normanton, Blackwell, Newton & Hilcote Edition - January 2021

VOICE JANUARY ‘21

BROADMEADOWS, SOUTH NORMANTON, BLACKWELL, NEWTON & HILCOTE

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Lasting Powers of Attorney Throughout this year's pandemic we have helped many of our vulnerable clients write and register their Powers of Attorney.

Power of Attorney ensure your trusted carer can help you with things like paying your bills and coordinating your healthcare.

This includes deciding where the safest location is for you during the upcoming flu season. Your family may want to have you stay with them in the safety of their own home. But without a Power of Attorney, your family cannot legally remove you from the care home.

The government has confirmed that writing and signing your Will or Powers of Attorney is an essential reason to leave your home during lock-down.

But to keep you safe we are able to help you complete most of the paperwork by post, phone, video call or email.

To get started call us today on 01623 665 050. We are happy to answer questions and give you a formal quote.

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From the Editor Yesss, we made it to 2021! Although I suspect many of us are battle scarred from 2020.

As I write (pre-Christmas), it’s all feeling very uncertain again in terms of who to have round for Christmas dinner, numbers going up, we’re still in tier 3, what it means for January, will there be another lock-down, what impact will Brexit have and many more questions. However, if there is one thing we have learnt this year it’s how resilient we can be. When it comes to it, we get on with it and make the best of it.

Now I’m not saying that it is necessarily going to be fantastically better than 2020 but we have a vaccine and therefore we have hope, which many of us felt bereft of last year!

So, with that in mind, I’ve taken all my plans for 2020 that weren’t realised, re-assessed them and rolled forward those which remained!

If nothing else, 2020 really has made us take stock of the important things and for that alone, I will be grateful.

With that in mind, we thought that Brew Monday is a fantastic initiative that the Samaritans are raising awareness of. It will kick off on 18 January, the third Monday in January, which is usually known as ‘Blue Monday’ and the idea is the Samaritans are turning this day on its head and into something positive by encouraging people to get together over a warming virtual cuppa.

Christmas was a disappointment for many us not being able to get together and January can be a very difficult month for so many. So, reach out to a friend, family member or colleague for a virtual cuppa and a chat. It doesn’t have to

be a Monday or a cup of tea, just taking time to really listen to another person could help them work through what’s on their mind. ​ Because now more than ever, sharing a cuppa is more than a drink – it’s about reaching out, checking in and staying connected.

In other news, I am ridiculously hopeful that this is the year that we can bring you your events and clubs/community info back…..fingers crossed and we’re looking forward to it!

You may also notice a little minor facelift on the front cover; our logo! It’s good to freshen things up sometimes, as you know we’re always looking to bring new things to your Voice Magazines. Fingers crossed that this year is the year of the website – I get nagged daily and I can feel it in my water…..it’s been in the pipeline since 2018 and this is the year…..I can feel it!!!!

Happy New Year!

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In loving memory

Obituaries

Amber Valley Memorial Park & Crematorium will this year be unable to hold their annual Service of Remembrance due to the current situation.

However they will be posting an online service which the public will be able to access should they wish to. The service will follow the usual reflective format of carols, prayers and poems.

For more information please contact Frank Meilack by e-mail on Fmeilack@memoria.org.uk

MARRIOTT John Rex

BUNNING Joan

Of Old Blackwell and Hilcote, passed away peacefully on Tuesday 24th November 2020 at Blackwell Care Home, aged 92 years.

In loving memory of Joan Bunning , formerly of Deamon Street, Blackwell who passed away at Pinxton Manor Care Home on Friday 4th December 2020 at the age of 96 years. Joan was the much loved wife of the late John Henry Bunning and mother to sons John, Keith and Paul, grandmother to six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She was much loved and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Rex was a much loved and valued member of the community. He qualified as a Primary school teacher in1953 and the became Headteacher of Church Hill JMI school East Barnet in1962 where he remained until his retirement in 1983. He was highly successful, respected by staff, parents and children. His enjoyed painting and his art work around the school was much admired. Golf was his great passion, he was a member at Old Fold Manor Golf Club in Barnet.

During that time he won the English Senior Men’s Golf Competition in 1985. After he retired he moved back to Blackwell in Derbyshire, where he resumed playing golf at Coxmoor Golf Club. He was a keen bridge player and until recently played once a week.

A funeral service will be held at Amber Valley Crematorium on Monday 21st December 2020.

And any donations received will be given to ‘Blackwell Care Home’ in memory of Rex. All enquiries to Wilkinson Bros Independent Family Funeral Directors, 10 Church Hill, Old Blackwell,

All enquiries to Wilkinson Bros Independent Family Funeral Directors, 10 Church Hill, Old Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5HN, 01773 811371

LOOS Gladys of Glinton Avenue, Blackwell, passed away on Friday 20th November 2020 aged 81 years.

A funeral service will be held at Amber Valley Crematorium on a date yet to be confirmed.

All enquiries to Wilkinson Bros Independent Family Funeral Directors, 10 Church Hill, Old Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5HN.

MURPHY Nora Of Hazel Grove, South Normanton passed away peacefully at Kings Mill Hospital on Friday 4th December 2020 aged 79 years.

Nora was born in Pinxton and lived locally all her life, working for Dalkeith for approximately 20 years.

Nora married Robert and they had a much loved son Jason. Sadly Robert passed away in 1983.

Nora loved to go on walks, reading and enjoyed listening to Johnny Mathis.

Nora has a daughter in Law, Emma and a grandson, Eli and was very much loved by her family and will be greatly missed by all.

A funeral service was held on Wednesday 23rd December 2020 at Amber Valley Crematorium conducted by Dawn Bradley.

Any donations given in Nora’s memory will be given to ‘The McMillan Nurses’.

All enquiries to Wilkinson Bros Independent Family Funeral Directors, 10 Church Hill, Old Blackwell, Alfreton, DE55 5HN, 01773 811371

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Whether we look back in anger, regret and with a sense of loss; or with a more positive slant is entirely down to us as individuals. The year itself seems to have flown by, despite the lengthy period we all spent in effective isolation from the end of March onwards.

Many of us, myself included, lost people we love. In my case both parents within 6 weeks of each other, just before lockdown part 1. Neither were COVID related, a fact for which I am extremely grateful.

Jobs have been lost, and doubtless more people will face the upheaval of redundancy in 2021. Many of us have had to adapt to working from home. Some having to juggle home schooling with a full workload.

But what have we all learned?

Top of the list has to be that we are VERY lucky in the UK to have a National Health Service and that we MUST fight to protect it anyway we can. When you look across to the US and see the death toll from COVID, it makes you realises that we could have been in a similar mess if we didn’t all have FREE access to healthcare.

I would add the return to feeling a sense of community with our neighbours to the list too. Certainly in the first lockdown, as we all stood and applauded the NHS every Thursday, it really felt like connections were being made and communities were pulling together.

We need more of this! Unfortunately, towards the end of the year, the bonhomie seemed to break down as we were urged to report people for ‘breaking lockdown rules’.

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There is a potential downside to this scenario though…How many companies, having realised remote working is not only possible but effective, will attempt to outsource work to regions of the world with lower staffing costs? Hopefully not many, especially if they take the time to remember how outsourced call centres put peoples backs up!

Another thing to add to the list of ‘what has 2020 given us’ is the word ‘pivot’ – used repeatedly by business owners to indicate they had either changed the way they work, OR found a new and unexpected way to earn an income.

Perhaps we should also add the word ‘unprecedented’ to the list too – after all, it must have become the most overused word in the English language during 2020!

Whatever we experienced in 2020, is over now and (unless we have access to a time machine) none of us can go back and change anything. All any of us can do is take the positives through into 2021 and face the future with a smile.

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SOUTH NORMANTON ATHELTIC FOOTBALL CLUB Firstly, Happy New Year! I really hope this magazine finds yourself, your family and friends in good health.

At the time of writing we’ve got our first game back to look forward to, a home game against Rowsley, who we faced on the first game of the season.

Aside from football though - 2020 I think it’s fair to say was absolutely, abysmal. Not being able to see family or friends, living under restrictions and ever changing guidance, and of course the suffering that so many people have gone through before we can get to this point. I think it’s clear to see that 2021 is a year that many of us wish to create more happy memories and great times with those we appreciate most in our lives. It’s also the year of positivity, after so much doom and gloom it would appear that the end is very much on the horizon and that at some

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Despite the torrid times though, the togetherness displayed by everyone within the village has been, and I hope, will continue to be something we can all be proud of. There’s still a fair way to go yet by all accounts but, together we’ll get there.

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Bess of Hardwick Part 1 - The Ascendancy - Bess of Hardwick was an unusual woman. At a time when women were often considered to be possessions to be traded in marriage to the highest bidder, Bess became one of the most powerful women in Elizabethan times due to a series of fortuitous marriages.

Bess was born Elizabeth Hardwick sometime in 1527 (her exact date of birth is unknown) to father, John Hardwick, and his wife Elizabeth Leeke. The Hardwick family had arrived in Derbyshire at some point in the 13th century having moved from Sussex. They farmed land, granted to a Robert Savage, on the borders of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. By the 15th century the Hardwick family had climbed the social ladder somewhat, and were regarded as ‘gentlemen yeomen’ with a small estate.

Her first marriage, in around 1543, was to the young (13) heir of a nearby small estate – Robert Barley (Barlow). Robert’s father died soon after the wedding and Robert himself died in December 1544. There is no evidence that the couple actually lived together and obviously there were no children from the marriage. Bess’s claim to inherit was disputed and it was several years after his death before she was awarded both the estate and compensation.

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elevated her to Lady Cavendish. Sir William, probably at Bess’s urging sold his lands in the south of England and purchased the Chatsworth estate on which they began to build a mansion. Although he was more than 20 years her senior, the marriage was happy and produced eight children – one of whom; William, born 27 December 1552; became the First Earl of Devonshire. His Grandson was created Marquess of Hartington and Duke of Devonshire in 1694 and their descendants still live at Chatsworth House.

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Bess of Hardwick: Part 2 – The Legacy - As we saw in the previous article, Bess rose from humble beginnings in rural Derbyshire to become one of the wealthiest and most influential women in the UK. funds to support her ideas, she began to plan for an even grander house on the Hardwick site.

The Hardwick Hall we see today was built entirely at the behest of Bess herself and she took great pride and pleasure in overseeing the development. The huge expanses of glass windows were evidence of her wealth and she continued the innovation, first seen at Old Hardwick Hall, of a great hall running the centre of the house and two stories high. Work also continued on the Old Hall which was retained to act as a kind of overspill accommodation for guests and servants.

Bess spent the latter years of her life involved in furnishing Hardwick and overseeing the building work there and at Oldcotes where she had commissioned another house for her son William.

When she finally died in 1608, at the grand old age of 81, Bess was still regarded as one of the richest and most powerful women in the Kingdom. She was interred in All Saints Church, Derby under an elaborate monument she’d commissioned. When All Saints was demolished and rebuilt to form Derby Cathedral, Bess and her effigy were reinterred.

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It’s a new year and the universal hope is that 2021 will be a big improvement on 2020. In light of that, and recognising that it goes against the grain somewhat for me to want to cheer people up – lest you’d forgotten, I’m generally more comfortable being grumpy and miserable – I’ve decided to tell you about a topical incident from a few weeks ago.

Racism......is it what it used to be?

People are just so quick to take offence these days and yet it seems that what many regard as stereotyping is often closer to the truth than they’re prepared to accept.

I was out shopping in Sutton recently when I came across this bizarre conversation.

It started off reasonably enough when this middle aged chap asked one of the assistants in which aisle he could find Irish sausages.

The young lady, putting her recent customer service training to good effect, looked up from what she was doing, smiled, said hello and then asked the gentleman if he was indeed an Irishman.

At this, the mood changed and my ears pricked up.

The guy had clearly taken exception to what the young girl had said and with a disapproving look replied, “As it happens, I am, but let me ask you something.

If I’d been looking for Italian sausage, would you have asked me if I was Italian?

If I was after Bratwurst, would you have asked me if I was German?

If I’d come in for a kosher hot dog, would you have then enquired whether or not I was a Jew?”

“If I had asked for Chorizo”, the man continued with barely concealed anger, “would you have asked if I was Spanish?”

Finally, as quite a crowd of gawping eavesdroppers listened in, the man asked “If I was wanting Kielbasa sausage, would you have assumed that I was Polish?”

“Well, to be honest”, the young lady interjected, “no, I probably wouldn’t.”

“Well why in the name of Heaven then”, came the exasperated response, “when I asked for Irish sausages, did you feel the need to ask me if I was Irish?”

“Quite simple really”, came her calm reply, “you’re in Halfords sir!” ______________________________________ Before anyone takes offence and I start getting irate comments passed on to me via mike. musings@outlook.com you ought to know that having been born in Ireland, raised in Scotland and made an adult choice to follow Notts County, I know better than most that you just can’t put a price on the ability to laugh at oneself!

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Grebes are absolutely stunning. Rare species include Slavonian and black-necked grebes and both may occur in the Peak District and north Derbyshire but only occasionally. The former is a winter visitor to reservoirs and the latter a very uncommon breeder in smaller lowland lakes. The blacknecked is an amazing looking bird with jetDabchick black head, bright red eyes, and spectacular golden ‘eyebrows’.

However, come winter they lose their looks and revert to dull whites, greys, and browns. This means that in order fully appreciate grebes you really need to see them in full breeding plumage. Our two common species are the little grebe or dabchick, and its bigger cousin the great crested grebe. The names say it all, and the latter is a relatively large bird about twenty inches long, and during spring and summer it has a dramatically distinctive crest.

The showy adornment is necessary for the grebe’s elaborate courtship and pair-bonding. During the early breeding season, the birds spend a lot of time face-to-face and shaking their heads at each other.

The male offers the female bits of nesting material or perhaps a fish as an enticement and to maintain the female’s interest. The pair-bonding displays are elaborate and time-consuming, so birds spend long periods preening and posing.

Great crested grebes eat fish and were badly affected by the use of persistent pesticides such as DDT. By the 1970s, their numbers had plummeted; but like many other bird species populations increased as these chemicals were phased out. Recovery amounts to natural ‘rewilding’ with predators reestablishing populations in depleted ecosystems.

Recovery is aided by habitat creation and restoration projects such as Poolsbrook Country Park at Staveley in North Derbyshire and elsewhere across the region. Clean rivers and water-supply Dabchick reservoirs across

the Peak provide ideal habitat too. Furthermore, in smaller ponds and lakes, on canals, and in rivers there is our other common grebe, the dabchick.

I must admit that that the little grebe (or ‘Dabchick’ as it is commonly known) is one of my favourite birds being both full of character and also very approachable.

At about half the size Great Crested Grebe of a moorhen it is our smallest British grebe. Feeding on both small fish and aquatic invertebrates like crustaceans and insect larvae, these diving waterbirds are accomplished underwater swimmers. During summer they are highly territorial; a pair establishing and defending a territory along a linear watercourse like a Little Grebe canal or river. Here their nests are constructed of pondweed and other vegetation on floating platforms. In breeding plumage the adult birds are brightly coloured and also very vocal with a loud ‘whinnying’ song.

Indeed, they are often heard before they are seen.

But when winter arrives the little grebe assumes a gentle mix of subdued buff, off-white, and black; the dark bill is pale grey but retaining a bright yellow patch at its base. If the winter stays mild, then next year’s breeding numbers will rise again.

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