Voice Magazines - Alfreton & Villages Edition - February 2021

FEBRUARY ‘21

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

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From the Editor Hi Readers, What to say?! I’ve thought long and hard on this and there are a lot of opinions about a lot of things and I don’t think my inbox can take anymore ‘opinions’ on what I’ve written – so I’m going with 2 unrelated things this month……take it as you will….

1. I was lucky enough to go to uni and apart from the life style/nightlife, the best thing I learned was about sources of information. Primary, Secondary and Tertiary, multiple sources and analyse, analyse, analyse! There are several experts in every field, they don’t always agree and there are flaws in every study, opinion, findings – it was my job to find them. Find the conflicting opinions, read them all, and critique them – it’s hard when you don’t personally agree but as my tutor said to me on many, many occasions…….my opinion doesn’t matter. #justsaying 2. It was my birthday this month – lockdown birthday – I think we’ve nearly all had one by now and some people are coming up to birthday lockdown number 2. Last year we were throwing axes and watching the ice hockey. However, I did make the best of it….Mr Emily organised a Zoom murder

mystery evening with the fam-ilam! We all got into character, we all stayed in our own homes and we all had some nice drinks (which helped with the accents no end…honest!!). Most fun and excitement we’ve all had in nearly a year – highly recommend it!

Finally, lots for everyone to read this month. Just so you know, we are still allowed to work and our distributors can’t deliver from home so are ok to continue, whilst adhering to the rules.

Most people were wonderful last month as anticipated but just note, if you don’t want to receive the mag, just put a visible note in the window and we won’t deliver in future.

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To advertise email info@voicemagazines.co.uk or call us on 01773 549 035 Printed by Newman Thomson Ltd and distributed to 6,500 homes in Alfreton and surrounding villages. 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 please call Limited, 01773 549 035 3 Voice Magazines 81 High Street, South Normanton, Derbyshire. DE55 2BP. Registered in England & Wales No: 10550557 consent of the publisher.

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Book Review Bill Bailey has turned himself into something approaching a national treasure, with his appearances on Strictly, although he’s been around, if he’ll pardon the liberty, for quite a while.

Lots of people will also know him for his other TV appearances, - QI, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Black Books, but he also does stand-up comedy and knows lots about music and birds. A talented chap. Now he’s added a new book, Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to Happiness: to his CV. It’s a light, warm and entertaining ride through the things that Bill finds fun, or simply, bring him happiness – a useful reminder in current times, that life can actually be quite enjoyable, although you may not want to follow some of his examples such as jumping out of a plane. A feel-good read.

Another recent read from a funny man is No Shame, by Tom Allen. Tom came to most people’s attention as the host of after-show The Apprentice – You’re Fired, Bake Off and Mock the Week. He’s sharp, camp and funny and so is the book, although as it’s a memoir there are parts which make you want to give him a hug. It may also be one of those books where it helps to have a mental image of him talking while you’re reading it – either that or get the audiobook.

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MANDY’S TRAVEL PAGE Hi I’m Mandy your Personal Travel Counsellor.

Beautiful Barbados beckons after lockdown As I write, holidays may seem so far away but we all need something to look forward to and to plan for. So, this month, i’ve picked this gem in the hope that it doesn’t go on the ‘no travel’ list and some of you are able to enjoy this fabulous place.

Sandy Lane, Barbados The grandest hotel on the island – and a celebrity magnet with one of the world’s most-papped beaches – still has a laidback Caribbean charm, with super-friendly staff dispensing impeccable levels of service. Expect an airport concierge on arrival, luggage packing and unpacking services, and sunlounger-side pampering including cold towels, water-misting and tropical drinks (and a no-tipping policy, meaning no awkward looking-for-your-wallet moments!).

An Illustrious Heritage The most famous of all Barbados resorts, Sandy Lane opened its doors on the island’s Platinum Coast on 1st January 1961, making 2021 a particularly special one to stay at the property and help celebrate its 60th birthday in style. The anniversary follows a grand reopening in late 2020 after extensive renovation work inside and outside its Palladian-

style buildings. The hotel occupies the site of the old Sandy Lane sugar plantation – chosen by former British politician Ronald Tree to realise his dream of opening a luxury hotel with a golf course. In danger of being taken over and expanded by a multi-national in the 1990s, it was saved by two Irishmen, Dermot Desmond and JP McManus, who were determined not only to preserve its unique atmosphere but to take it to a whole new level of luxury.

Dining Food is one of the highlights of any stay at Sandy Lane.

Don’t miss Bajan Blue’s weekly West Indies buffet of dishes from Barbados and other Caribbean islands, from rum-scented pineapple salsa to Dominican pickled conch, from Jamaican jerk chicken to coconut-rum bouillon poached lobster tail or Saint Lucian stewed salt fish with dumplings. Other dining venues at Sandy Lane include romantic, open-air L’Acajou for French and Mediterranean fine dining on the beachfront, and The Country Club with its highly civilised golfer’s

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The Circus Comes to Town It’s 1959 and the Circus has come to Alfreton: There’s great excitement in the town, with colourful Posters all around and Elephants on Mansfield Road making their way to the Big Top down on the Welfare.

From the Stage Magazine of April 30th 1959 ONE of the oldest and greatest names in English circus, Lord George Sanger, is still kept alive by members of this famous show family who travel a circus on the roads of Britain each year. We find them at Alfreton.

The big top is a large two-pole affair measuring 90 feet round with a 40 foot centre in green canvas with striped white and green wallings. The two beast wagons and horse tent form a small zoo at the rear of the big top. All the loads, in familiar. Sanger tradition, are painted yellow with true show-land style lettering in red, and the directors’ wagons and artists’ trailers are in various pale shades. Most of the seating is the six tiered construction type with ringside seating and an old style V and bracket gallery section for the cheaper seats. Following the modern trend in this country, there are two ring entrances built on to the end of a box lorry drawn up just inside the big top.

in the show and programmed as the Sensational Rudellis, a polished balancing act on ladders. Using a rest commonly employed by foot jugglers, one girl supports the ladders of varying lengths by her feet while the blonde girl juggles high above.

English favourites are Anton and Vianet with their very popular trapeze offering which must have appeared at nearly all the Variety theatres in this country. The male partner in the trapeze act, Claude Yelding, also performs the duties of ringmaster and presents Arabian horses and Shetland ponies from the Sanger Menage besides riding bareback with the Western Riders. The comic member of this act is Pat Freeman who also rides in Indian fashion.

With his wife Muriel. He then presents a llama and pony novelty act, later appearing as Regnas with his comedy donkey and dog act.

Sanger’s Abyssinian lionesses are presented by Albert Kean in a rectangular cage measuring only 16 ft by 6 feet. In a clowning role Albert also shows his performing pig. Bill. The Henry Biddall family numbering six have two first-class specialities in the form of a trampoline offering also using a fixed perch, and a brilliant flying rings display. Both acts are very well dressed and presented.

Henry Biddall leads the comedy as clown. Spuds, with partner Ro Cooke, and third clown. Babs Zola makes a solo appearance with the thought reading pony.

First time here are Perry and Cacuell with a slack wire act from Germany. Novelty is the keynote and the male partner scores with his balancing code tail feat. His blonde partner is joined by another girl later

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Despite Covid-19 preventing the usual Santa’s Sleigh appearances and fundraising, the stoic souls at the Rotary Club of Alfreton have been doing their best to keep people’s spirits high.

As well as producing a fun video, which they posted on YouTube and can also be accessed via the club Facebook page the club have been busy making donations of cash and gifts, including donating £50 each to 20 Primary Schools in the Alfreton area, which has gone towards children’s parties. £50 was donated as a pupil prize to Tibshelf School and a further donation of £250 was made to Kids Out. £200 worth of sweets and chocolates were given to Older Persons Care Homes in the Alfreton district and finally, a cheque to the Salvation Army is on its way for £100.

The club has itself received generous donations from the Football Association via Alfreton Town FC for £500, and Tesco for £50.

The Rotary Club of Alfreton are a warm and friendly club who are always looking for new ideas and suggestions on the best way we can uphold the rotary motto ‘Service above Self’ and in doing so support the needs of local, national and international communities. To find out more about the club visit www.alfretonrotaryclub.org.uk or find them on Facebook @rotaryalfreton

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1. Pour the diet cola into a mediumsize non-stick saucepan over a high heat, bring to the boil and cook until reduced by two-thirds and almost syrupy.

2. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6.

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5. Spoon the sauce over the chicken and sprinkle over the parsley before serving hot. This is delicious served with Slimming World chips and salad.

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Ingredients: • ½ x 330ml can diet cola • 2 red peppers, deseeded and roughly chopped • 2 garlic cloves, chopped • 1 chicken stock cube, crumbled • 250g passata • 1 tbsp soy sauce/tamari • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar • 4 smoked back bacon medallions or rashers, visible fat removed • 4 skinless and boneless chicken breasts • Chopped parsley, to serve

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Until a couple of years ago I had a cat, the strangest of creatures – alternately affectionate and aloof, even vicious, and you could never tell which mood she’d be in at any given moment! She hated pet carriers with a passion, as many a claw inflicted wound to my hands and arms (even my back once!) would attest. Trips to the vets, or house moving, were a nightmare of the highest order.

Sadly she ‘crossed the rainbow bridge’ on New Year’s Day 2018, completely out of the blue. I came downstairs (slightly the worse for wear after a New Year’s Eve party) and found her lying on the kitchen floor – unmoving apart from a slight rise and fall of her chest.

Picking her up, I moved to a chair and, as I cradled her like a baby, she drew her last breath. It felt as if she had waited to say goodbye to me.

Our pets squirm their way into our hearts and when they leave us, they leave a massive hole, we miss their antics and silly habits. Even the things that made us cross; like refusing to eat anything out of a tin in the case of Gabby cat; become endearing foibles when we look back at them.

We (my other half and I) would love to welcome another fur baby into our home, BUT we currently live in a private rental that doesn’t allow pets, as so many rentals don’t for some reason. So we will have to make do for now with the antics of our neighbours various pets; at least seven dogs and a horse at the last count; and watching the sparrows, blue tits and other small birds which visit us daily to eat from the feeders my other half keeps well topped up with seeds.

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smaller that sheds less hair and requires less grooming – I’m sure we’ll find a compromise eventually.

Our pets give us so much unconditional love but there are so many other ‘hidden’ benefits too. A quick search online gave me these facts from the “Centers for Disease Control” in the USA: Some of the benefits of having a pet include: ✔

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Perhaps I need to move again, to somewhere that will allow animals, it seems such a shame to miss out on all those health benefits doesn’t it?

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Ditch Your PPE Responsibly!

Since the wearing of face coverings became mandatory in England, the litter left in many of our towns and villages, has sadly included disposable face masks. Single wear plastic gloves can also be seen dropped carelessly on the ground.

Worse yet is the fact that these disposable items are making their way into rivers and streams where fish and other wildlife can become entangled in them. Gloves and facemasks dropped in the countryside are hazardous to both wildlife and farm animals who can ingest them causing digestive issues and possibly death. Suffocation by the airways being blocked is also possible.

Even biodegradable gloves made of latex will take time to decompose and remain a hazard to wildlife for a considerable period of time.

Gloves and face masks are also ending up in our oceans in vast quantities posing a threat to marine life. Even before the pandemic, our oceans were being threatened by plastic pollution, ranging from the detritus of everyday human life like plastic bottles, to so called ‘microplastics’ which are tiny pieces of plastic from a multitude of sources. Disposal face masks contain plastic (usually polypropylene) and have a ‘lifespan’ of around 450 years…that’s almost half a century that a carelessly discarded mask could float around in the sea like a hideous manmade blue jellyfish.

On a human level, every disposable piece of PPE dropped on a street by someone too lazy to put it in a bin, or back in a pocket or bag, will have to be cleared up by another person. Why should a street cleaner have to deal with potentially contaminated material?

The stock answer to dealing with plastic problems is recycling. Unfortunately, these single use items are made

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of various different types of plastic meaning the cost of sorting, separating, and recycling exceeds the value of the resultant recycled material! Naturally, in a capitalist driven world, this means no one is prepared to undertake PPE recycling – it doesn’t make economic sense.

What can we do to mitigate this potential eco disaster?

It’s quite simple really - isn’t it?

STOP using disposable face masks and switch to fabric ones that you wash at home on a regular basis. There are endless options out there now, face coverings have even become a bit of a fashion statement with some high end fashion houses creating ‘designer masks’ to match their clothes! For a few pounds (unless you choose the designer option of course) you can have several masks to wear and wash in rotation.

As for disposable gloves, there is actually very little point in them to be honest. You are far, far better off ensuring great hand hygiene. Wash your hands regularly and use the hand sanitiser stations which seem to be everywhere now.

Let’s try to ensure that a human pandemic doesn’t wind up causing an ecological nightmare too.

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You may (or not!) agree with me but....

..........unlike many, I remained highly sceptical about the relentless optimism coming from No 10 throughout the 2020 pandemic. Up to a point I can understand why, but personally, I’d rather have had a deal more realism and pragmatism than the constant ‘world beating’ pronouncements from our tousled hair leader.

Having said that, I wouldn’t have fancied his job because he has been in a ‘damned if I do and damned if I don’t’ situation and was never going to please everyone. However, I have absolutely no sympathy with those who feel sorry for him because he has had to deal with:a. suffering the long term effects of Covid-19 b. he fall-out from Dominic Cummings’ ‘sightseeing’ trip to Durham c. the seemingly never ending, but now thankfully concluded, Brexit negotiations. d. the disruption to family life following the birth of baby Wilfred.

Call me hard hearted if you like but was coronavirus not contracted after he disregarded initial Government advice by going around shaking hands with all and sundry in addition to attending non socially distanced Cabinet meetings? Did he not appoint Dominic Cummings? Was he not one of the key Brexit disciples convincing a minority of the population that Britain should, to use current parlance, ‘unfriend’ Europe? Finally, unless Carrie knows any different, he must surely take full responsibility for baby Wilfred’s arrival.

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(entire planet in reality) has had to deal with, but in my opinion, Boris has not helped himself.

Still, there now appears to be clear light at the end of what has been a very long tunnel. As a result, while reflecting upon the mistakes that have been made and mourning those who have succumbed to Covid-19, let’s look forward to a better future.

We Brits are very resilient and one characteristic that has shone brightly during the last twelve months has been our unique sense of humour. I’m sure I‘m not alone, and guess that most of us have had emails containing satirical videos and assorted memes that have kept us smiling through even the darkest of days. Well, with apologies for those of you who have already seen it, I repeat below, a most troublesome message that landed in my in-box in December.

This is important - you must be extremely vigilant Should you receive an email with the words ‘Knock Knock’ in the subject title, please, whatever you do, don’t open it.

It is a message from Jehovah’s Witnesses who are working from home!

You have been warned.

Until next month........Boom Boom!

PS - as I write (2nd January) I’m confident that today will the last day that I’m force fed Christmas leftovers for breakfast, lunch/dinner and tea.

Happy New Year to you all!

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Can you afford to make your home safer?

Our homes have become central to our lives during the pandemic, but for older or less abled people, the suitability of their home is particularly important.

Being able to get in and out of the house, move around safely, access the bathroom, cook and go to bed all affect our dignity and wellbeing.

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Grants aside, if you’re not sure what you need there’s a wonderful website I came across recently called Ask Sara (www.asksara.livingmadeeasy.org.uk). You select what you have difficulty with and it gives you advice and solutions to make life easier. Of course, a reputable supplier could also do the same.

You may have noticed some advertised in this magazine.

When it comes to the all-important bathroom, that’s my area of expertise. You might only need grab rails by your toilet, for example, or a bath that’s easier to get out of. Sometimes people worry that they need a full wet room, but often a less expensive low-level access shower will suffice.

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Watching out for Woodpeckers In woodlands and moorland edges across the Peak there are flocks of winter thrushes (fieldfares and redwings), and especially where there are birch or alder trees, the smaller finches (siskins and lesser redpolls) move in noisy flocks. They are often intermingled with flocks of titmice and long-tailed tits which roam across the countryside in loose groups constantly calling and on the move. There is safety in numbers from the ever-present threat of local sparrowhawks.

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As they approach the loud ‘chip-chip-chip’ call can be heard from the tops of tall trees. Another characteristic behaviour is to ‘hide’ behind a tree trunk and then to peep out as if to see if you are still there or still looking.

The young birds have a distinctive red cap which does cause some confusion since it is a characteristic marking of our least common woodpecker, the lesser spotted. However, the lesser spotted woodpecker is small being approximately sparrow-sized; it is also very rare with a population now of only a few thousand birds across the entire country. So almost all the records I get sent are of greater spotted and not lesser. Nevertheless, it is still worthwhile watching out for this diminutive and often elusive little woodpecker. The best time

to see them, or rather more likely, to hear them, is from late February into April. At this time in mature woodland with dead and decaying old trees, there is always the chance to hear their high-pitched ‘kee-kee-kee-kee’ from a high-up branch or trunk.

Both these species drum but lesser spotted is faster and softer than its bigger cousin.

Our third woodpecker is Female Great altogether more Spotted discerning in its Woodpecker habitats than the great spotted and whilst it does visit gardens this is much less frequent. The green woodpecker is our largest species and a denizen of pine plantations, heathy moorland edge, and also, rather contrastingly, post-industrial sites such as reclaimed coal-mining landscapes. In the Peak, good places to see and again to hear green woodpeckers are around the upland water-supply reservoirs with their conifer plantations, and also at Longshaw and Padley Gorge. Sporting a dagger-like beak, a black eyepatch and moustache, and a bright red cap these beautiful birds are green but with a bright yellow rump. They spend a lot of time on the ground in search of their favourite food – ants. As with the other woodpeckers, their flight is characteristically undulating but the green woodpecker has a very distinctive and far-carrying laughing call known as a ‘yaffle’. Based on the call, this is also the old-fashioned countryman’s name for the bird.

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Gardener’s Calendar Signs of spring are what we’re looking for at the moment – and to be fair, there’s quite a few.

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