Voice Magazines - Alfreton & Villages Edition - August 2021

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

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From the Editor Hi Readers, You all know by now that we’re animal mad at Voice Magazines! So with that in mind, I set our chief designer, Lisa, a bit of a challenge this month. As we now have 10 magazines in total and we have 10 dogs between us, it made sense that for International Dog Day on the 26th August, I thought it’d be nice for Lisa to draw and paint each of our dogs and then place them on a picture with a caption that suits their personalities.

painter like Lisa. I think you’ll all agree though, what a truly fantastic job she has done! I’m super proud of what she has created and now she’s back speaking to me again now, so all is good in the hood!

In other animal madness, if you’re on social media, you would have seen our Alpaca adoration day! We are so fortunate that Brackenfield Alpacas let us pop over and walk some of their beautiful boys. You can see all about it online and if you fancy it yourself, why not enter our competition? It was awesome and it’s not just for the kids!!!

See you next month,

Emily x I know that really, really, really deep down, and wayyyy after the fact when the task has been achieved, she loves it when I come up with these challenges but I’m not going to lie, it has not been easy, even for a talented

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To advertise email info@voicemagazines.co.uk or call us on 01773 549 035 Printed by Image2print 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.

Alfreton & District Heritage Trust

The Trade They bear, in place of classic names, Letters and numbers on their skin.

They play their grisly blindfold games In little boxes made of tin.

Sometimes they stalk the Zeppelin, Sometimes they learn where mines are laid, Or where the Baltic ice is thin.

That is the custom of “The Trade.”

Few prize-courts sit upon their claims.

They seldom tow their targets in.

They follow certain secret aims Down under, far from strife or din.

When they are ready to begin No flag is flown, no fuss is made More than the shearing of a pin.

That is the custom of “The Trade.”

The Trade is a classic poem written by Rudyard Kipling around 1916 which refers to Submarines, Submariners and Submarine Warfare during the First World War. Our story is about one such Submariner, Ernest Samuel Jelf from Alfreton.

Ernest Samuel Jelf was born at Catherine Street, Alfreton, on the 28th July, 1886, the eldest of six children of Samuel Jelf and his wife Louisa.

Samuel being employed locally as a Goods Guard on the railway.

Ernest was educated in Alfreton and on leaving school gained employment with the Blackwell Colliery Company as a Collier where he remained until the 17th January, 1903 when he enlisted in the Royal Navy as a Boy Entrant 2nd Class, his initial training being at HMS Ganges. On the 29th October the same year he was promoted Boy Entrant 1st Class and then to Ordinary

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Seaman on the 28th July, 1904 when he became 18 years of age. Ernest signed on for 12 years, serving initially on HMS Hood and a number of other surface vessels as an Able Seaman.

On the 6th September, 1912 he was posted to HMS Dolphin which was the Royal Navy Submarine School and appointed Leading Seaman. Based with depot ships HMS Arrogant and HMS Maidstone he served as a Submariner until joining submarine E22 in November, 1915 when she was commissioned.

In April 1916 E22 was modified to carry two Sopwith Schneider Seaplanes on her casing, the idea being that they could be floated off and used to intercept Zeppelins en-route to bomb England.

It was on the 25th April, 1916, whilst returning from a launching trial just off Great Yarmouth that E22 was caught on the surface by UB-18, a German Submarine and torpedoed. She sank immediately with only two crew surviving to become prisoners of war.

Sadly Ernest was lost, leaving behind a wife, Annie and two small children, living in Portsmouth and his parents at 21 Wood Street, Alfreton. We will probably never know what attracted a Colliery lad from Alfreton to the sea but he is remembered here on the town’s War Memorial along with many others.

And what of UB-18? She suffered a similar fate, being lost on the 9th December, 1917 after being rammed by the trawler, Ben Lawer.

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International Dog’s Day - 26 August Man’s best friend - that’s how we think of dogs these days. From tiny Yorkies and Pomeranians to ginormous Malamutes and Great Danes, dogs share our lives, our food (sometimes without invitation!) and often our beds.

Dogs - or rather their earlier incarnation… wolves - were the first animal to be domesticated by humans, archaeological evidence suggests this may have begun to happen at least 30,000 years ago. Like people, wolves are pack animals, they need other pack members to survive, and if a wolf puppy were accepted into a group of humans, it isn’t hard to see that his natural wolfish instincts would transfer to his ‘people pack’. Our early ancestors may have used their tamed wolves to help them hunt, and over time chose the traits they valued most to selectively breed animals - ultimately leading to the huge variety of dog breeds we know and love today.

A more recent theory about the domestication of wolves has suggested that wolves to some extent selfdomesticated. Most wolves would have been wary and aggressive around humans, in competition for food, but there may have been some friendlier animals who were able to ingratiate themselves in return for a steady supply of food. We all know just HOW wonderfully friendly and appealing modern day dogs can be when food is involved, it isn’t too big a stretch in imagination to see how a lovable wolf could have become part of a human tribe!

When researching this article I tried to establish how may different breeds of dogs there are, and the general consensus seems to be that no one really knows! The “Federation Cynologique International (FCI)” is the World Canine

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association (99 members from around the globe) and it officially recognises 354 breeds, but there are probably many, many more.

Why do we love our canine friends so much? Could it be the absolutely unquestioning devotion they give us?

The companionship offered with no strings - other than providing food and fuss of course. And what makes dogs so loving and loyal towards their human families? The clue to these answers has already been mentioned - both humans and dogs (domesticated wolves!) are pack animals at heart. Humans have hierarchies, so do dogs, we understand each other at a very primal level, and remember the dogs we share our lives with today are descended from the original domesticated wolves who chose to live with their human neighbours (or were selected because they were friendly and loving).

When our canine friends pass away (step over the rainbow bridge as some say) we grieve in exactly the same way as we do for a human family member. And when a dog loses a beloved owner, it is obvious they grieve too. Humans and dogs have lived together for thousands of years and there’s no sign of this changing, and we at Voice Magazines wouldn’t have it any other way!

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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Kirkland repairing Cranes , Caterpillar earthmovers, and Heavy Goods Vehicles. He believes that the experience gained here has given him an ability to resolve most problems with any vehicle both old and new. Howard went on to gain experience at Landrover, Daihatsu and Jeep dealer Hulland Motors at Hulland Ward.

Howard is a firm believer of giving a First Class Service at a fair price to all customers whether old or new.10 years ago the business began an association with the European GroupAuto organisation that

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Tony and Julie invited the Voice Magazine team along for a meal to TJ’S restaurant. Situated within the George & Dragon Public House in the village of Newton.

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An enjoyable evening had by all, with beautifully presented food cooked to perfection.

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Madeira is tiny, just 13 miles (21km) wide and 35 miles (56km) long, and has no beaches, but it does have an Eden-like beauty with its rich volcanic soil having turned it into a botanical wonderland and agricultural treasure house.

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The transatlantic slave trade is a dark piece of British history. But just imagine if the story was reversed. If young people from the UK and Europe had been kidnapped from their homes and put on board slave ships for the New World.

Blonde Roots by Booker prize winning Bernadine Evaristo turns history on its head and asks “what if?”

It tells the story of Doris, a youngster with dreams of making something of her life.

As she says, well that didn’t turn out, did it? When she arrives on a tropical island, after a harrowing sea voyage, she becomes, in the eyes of her new African owners, ugly, stupid, a savage.

If this sounds a bit grim, then it is. But the author also uses humour, a sharp wit and human warmth to create a world which makes us look again at all the ways we think about “black” and “white”. It is, in places also really funny and forces us to wryly think about all the things we take for granted and the behaviour we think of as belonging to certain groups of people.

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CHESTERFIELD SHOP MOBILITY The only hire service in Chesterfield and the surrounding areas disability organisations in the Derbyshire area and was a real value add to the Charity. Both Colin and Christine can empathise with their customers as they have direct experience of the barriers people with a disability face as they both manage their own disabilities.

Chesterfield shop mobility offer workshop repairs, long term, and short-term hire of scooters, they carry out regular checks and services on all scooters. The long-term loans of scooters have no time limit in fact, the longest long-term loan a customer accessed so far is 25 years.

This week I went along to shop mobility to meet the fantastic team. After getting slightly lost, I finally arrived on the ground floor of the multi-story car park on New Beetwell Street where Chesterfield Shop Mobility is based. This base is in the town centre of the beautiful market town of Chesterfield. As you can see from the picture, Chesterfield Shop Mobility have many scooters on offer, which they have all set out for you to view.

35 years ago, 3 people with the same disabilities met with Chesterfield Borough Council as they noticed that there were people struggling to get around Chesterfield and surrounding areas (Derbyshire being a very hilly place to live). They wanted a service for people to be able to accesses scooters when purchasing was out of their reach. Christine, along with two others, decided to set up shop mobility to assist the locals and visitors of Chesterfield and surrounding areas in their endeavours to circumnavigate Derbyshire and its varied attractions.

Chesterfield & District Shop Mobility Charity started with 3 scooters opening 6 days a week. The services Shop Mobility provided become very popular very quickly. Shop Mobility worked together with Chesterfield community transport for many years, but separated into two Charities in 2005.

They also offer Tracks and trails, where they take special scooters for people to use on days out when the terrain is not suitable for none specialised scooters. They offer guided days out and a drop off / collection service. These services are currently used by Queens Park, Chesterfield Canal, Holmebrook Valley Country Park, and other venues.

To find out more please go to the Shop Mobility Facebook page or call Shop Mobility for more detail.

Christine, seen here on power chaired, says “this is far more comfortable than a manual wheelchair” for people who are in wheelchairs for most of the day this offers a more comfortable alternative. This power chaired even has a recline feature.

Colin is seen here on the tracks and trails scooter, just as its name says, it is a specialised scooter for use on track and trails where other scooters would struggle.

Shop Mobility Chesterfield can drop your scooter to you at the start of your trail and collect it when your all finished. Even if your finish line differs from your start line.

Anthony is seen here on the town centre service scooter, ideal to get in and out of the town centre the shops.

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The Voice Team had the luxury of a beautiful afternoon tea delivered from Whoopie Pie Factory. The tea arrived in boxes which contained ample amounts of food for us all to tuck into The savoury part of the tea consisted of 3 different flavours of beautifully arranged finger sandwiches on a mixture of white and brown bread: • Wafer thin Ham with Mustard • Cheese with luscious mayonnaise • Creamy Egg mayonnaise • also included were individual quiches made with short crust pastry and a generous cheese and tomato filling* On to the cake selection, which comprised: • Peanut Butter Brownies - WOW, what a taste sensation, perfectly uniform squares of luscious chocolatey melt in the mouth divine yumminess.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm • Small Fruit and Plain Scones served with sachets of strawberry jam, accompanied by individual pots of thick creamy clotted cream.

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Everyone was amazed at how big she was and how steady she was on her feet. They were all so cute staying close by their mothers. Happiness is a baby Alpaca!

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To enter simply email your Alpaca baby names to the following email info@voicemagazines.co.uk with the title ‘Alpaca Baby Names Competition’, including your name and telephone number no later than 23rd August 2021 Brackenfield Alpacas gave us this information about Miss Fay:Miss Fay was born on the 2 July 2018 and weighed 11kgs, which is big for an Alpaca. As a result, she struggled to get underneath and to feed from Miss Lily (her mother) and very nearly died when she was a few days old. Our local vet, Fay, was able to save her and as a result we named her Miss Fay. Because she could not feed from her mother, we had to bottle feed her for the first 6 months. We trained her to run over to us when we whistled to get her bottle of milk. Since her rocky start she has flourished and grown into one of the biggest Alpacas on the farm. Despite this, we still call her ‘Little Miss Fay’, which is what we called her when she was a poorly baby. She was mated in 2020 with Arabian Night (a handsome chestnut brown Alpaca).

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Keeping your pet safe during summer The warmer weather can be an enjoyable time for both you and your pet, however it is important you aware of the risks hot days can bring.

Keeping your pets safe on a hot day Conditions such as heatstroke can be easily prevented by taking precautionary measures on a hot day. Follow the steps below to ensure your pet is kept safe.

• Take your dog for walks early in the morning or late in the evening when the temperature is cooler • Never leave your pet in the car, even with the windows open • Ask a neighbour to check on your pet if they are kept outside • Use fans to increase air circulation • Add ice cubes to water to keep it cooler for longer • Cover rabbits or guinea pig cages with a wet towel and put them in the shade • If you think your pet has been stung, bathe the area in cold water and if possible, try to remove any stingers you can see • Wet your pet with a hose pipe if they are panting heavily • Spray small animals with a fine mist of water • Keep your pet inside when possible • Provide two bowls of water in case one gets knocked over • Make sure your pet has a shaded area to relax in • When barbecuing, keep your pet away from leftover bones or other foods that could get stuck in their digestive tract • Provide your pet with a paddling pool to cool off in.

Symptoms of heatstroke • Heavy panting and raspy breath • Skin feels warmer than usual • Anxious expression or staring appearance • Seizures • Elevated rectal temperature • Vomiting • Collapsing, stumbling or falling down • Salivation • Open mouth breathing • Lying flat on cool services • Bright red gums.

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Whist travelling in a car, keep your air conditioning on or your windows down.

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We reached deep into the archive to pull out a walk from 2013. This walk takes you along the Betty Kenny Trail and is perfect for our four legged friends.

Although there is one section where you need to be careful as their is a sharp drop-off.

The story of Betty Kenny is a local legend dating back to the 18th Century. It is claimed that Betty (actual name Kate Kenyon) and her husband Luke were charcoal burners who often lived in the Shining Cliff Woods under the shade of a particular Yew tree. It was in this tree that Betty used to rock her children to sleep singing them ‘rock-a-bye baby’ and it is often puported that this is where the nursery rhyme originated.

4 mile walk along the Betty Kenny Trail in Shining Cliff Woods, Ambergate A lovely walk for you and your dog along a well established trail that offers a piece of local history and some lovely views across the Derwent Valley. The route will take around 2 hours There are some moderate climbs and the terrain can be muddy and uneven so a good pair of boots are a must. The path is well marked by posts with a white stripe.

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Carry on along the path marked by the white posts as it leads you up to the top of a hill where you have great views across the Derwent Valley. Continue on along the path downhill through the woods.

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Ignore paths off to reach a Map Board and take the path to the left. Head downhill to a T-Junction of paths with a signboard. Turn left turn left to keep going downhill. This will bring you pack to where you entered the wood near the wire works, retrace the route back from here to wheere you entered the wood near the wire works, retrace the route back from here.

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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As we were preparing to get married in 2012, we, as many couples do, went through a ‘Marriage Preparation’ course. Our Pastor, was fabulous and he helped us build a great foundation for our marriage, not least because he shared a lot of his knowledge of human psychology.

One concept that really made a deep and long lasting impression on us both, was that of ‘Blocked Goals’. He explained that if you look at what causes upset or discord in a relationship, it is almost always that one partner perceives that the other is standing in the way of something that they want (a goal if you will).

It plays out in an infinite number of ways… here’s an example. Let’s say you’ve had a busy day working and you’ve been thinking it would be great to snuggle up on the sofa and watch a film with your partner. That’s your goal for the evening.

Your partner is also having a busy day and when they get home (or nowadays, leave their at home work station!), what’s on their mind is going for a run. After dinner you’re tidying up and thinking about what film to watch. Your partner appears in their running gear and announces they’re off for a run. You immediately feel let down… the way you saw the evening going was clearly not going to happen and it’s your partner that has ruined it. We can act as though our partner ‘should’ have read our minds and just known what we want. They come back from the run and by then you may have worked yourself into a real blue funk! You snap at them and the rest of the evening feels the weight of your simmering resentment… and yet

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they have absolutely NO idea what they’ve done, because they had no idea that you had this ‘idyllic evening planned’ and even if they did, their idea of an idyllic evening today involved going for that much needed run!

In the past year most of us have spent much more time with our partners than we usually do - working from home for many of us… or even in retirement having our ‘out of home’ activities that we might do separately from our partners, curtailed. Of course, at the same time there’s genuinely been much to be concerned about from loss and grief: people, jobs, plans, finance, to the stress that comes with change (and hasn’t so much changed beyond recognition?). Finally, many of our usual outlets for stress have been denied us - like winding down on holiday, where you often find the ‘courtship’ in a relationship once again blossoms, fuelled by sunshine and freedom.

If you find yourself feeling irritated with your partner (or kids, or friends or family for that matter), take a moment to ask yourself, “what goal is being blocked here?”. They’ll usually be one. Then be honest with yourself; does your partner even know that they are blocking your goal and is it reasonable for you to ‘set’ goals for them as well as yourself without involving them? Setting ‘shoulds’ for other people usually ends in a butting of heads, tears or an unbalanced relationship where one person simply submits to the other. These are difficult times, let’s be kind to one another… starting with banning mind reading!

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Alfreton Cricket Club and Middleton CC in the Marstons Cup later in the month.

At the time of writing, the season has just reached the midway point and all three teams still sit in strong positions, England football are one day away from their first final appearance since ’66 and potentially ‘Bringing it Home’. As for cricket, the 1st team still sit top of Division One, 33 points ahead of 2nd place and 42 ahead of 3rd place. The 2nd team still sit in a healthy position despite the 32 point deduction last month, and are only 13 points off the promotion places. The 3s sit in a healthy position as well, just 22 points off the promotion places in Division 7.

Despite their healthy league position, the 1s had their first taste of defeat, first to Morton in the T20 competition and then 6 days later in the league. Prior to these two defeats, the 1s had two convincing victories against Dunstall and Ilkeston.

Another big month lies ahead as they look to get back to winning ways in the league and they host Wirksworth

The 2nds too tasted their first defeat of the 2021 season first to Belper Amateurs before falling short to Hollinsend Methodist CC by 7 runs. However, they quickly re-found their form with back to back convincing victories away at Ilkeston and at home to Stainsby, chasing down both scores comfortably.

The 3s have only had 2 games this month, winning one and losing one as one game had been postponed. They first suffered defeat by the narrowest of margins as Whittington Wanderers knocked Alfreton’s score off with one wicket remaining. However they followed the defeat up with an extremely convincing win against local rivals South Wingfield CC, chasing down 175 whist only losing 2 wickets.

Another crucial month is ahead for Alfreton CC as all three clubs look to further strengthen their bids for promotion. Hopefully by the next month the 1s can further solidify their 1st place position whilst the 2s and 3s can get into the promotion places. Only time will tell, but despite a couple of losses again its been another positive month for the club as a whole.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available, if you want more information in how to do this, please contact the club’s social media pages or pop down to the club to speak to somebody. All the support is hugely appreciated by everybody in the club.

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The Lambretta has left the building....

The time had arrived to return to a certain level of sanity. The Lambretta was for sale and it was time for the next generation to take up the challenge of pushing it round and swearing at it.

I was tired and my abusive vocabulary fully exhausted.

You can guarantee two things with a Lambretta.

Firstly, you know it will be an unreliable, frustrating, life enhancing piece of Italian “Friday afternoon engineering”.

The second thing is... you can guarantee that another masochist will come along to buy it with the absolute conviction that they can sort it out.

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A guy called Peter Richards came to buy mine.

His enthusiasm was enchanting but I felt like I was dealing with a little blind puppy hurtling towards a cliff edge.

Peter went for a test ride and I kid you not...the back wheel fell off!!

Incredibly his enthusiasm was undiminished and therefore I lost all sympathy for him!!

Peter bought it...and I breathed a huge sigh of relief.

It was car time!!

By now I was working down the pit and could just about afford something...but I had to pass my test first. I failed the first one and the second one...but “third time lucky” for me and waiting at home on the drive was a 1969 Mini Cooper.

I loved it!!

It was red with a black roof, but not for long.

A mate of mine, Gerald Griffin, who many of you will have known, had a similar car bit his had flared wheel arches, minilite wheels and was painted metallic blue. Mine had to get similar treatment... but I went for metallic green.

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But another problem was about to crop up.

I’ve never been very good at administration and paperwork....something the police didn’t seem to understand...

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So...what next?

Amazingly I bought another one a few months later....but only kept it a few weeks and got rid of it quickly.

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George has many more of his grandad’s stories of the glory days of Hilcote Hacademicals to share with me (& you). However, George was made aware of a potentially shocking development in the football and political world that needs to be made public.

Like him (& me) your first reaction on reading this might be one of disbelief, but he assures me that a) his source was reliable and b) the story was so sensitive that not one of the tabloid papers was prepared to gamble on its authenticity and pay a large sum of money for the right to reveal it.

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Having set the scene, be prepared to be shocked dear reader, as I reveal the content of a telephone conversation that took place on Saturday 10th July.

Boris Johnson – “Good morning Nicola. What’s the weather doing in Edinburgh?”

Nicola Sturgeon – “Ach, it’s no too bad. Bit windy so I widnae wear a kilt if yir thinking o’ coming up tae see me.”

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NS – “Whit’s happening the morra?”

BJ – “It’s about the Final. The Italians may come from Rome, but football’s coming home.”

NS – “Whit dae ye mean? Wish yid stoap talkin’ in riddles Boaris.”

BJ – “The Euro 2020 final between England & Italy takes place at Wembley tomorrow night.”

NS – “Whit? That’s no been reported up here.”

BJ – “Yes, I know it’s hard for the clans to accept, but reported or not, it is a fact and I’d like to extend the sporting hand of friendship across the Border.”

NS (becoming increasingly agitated) – “Jist get tae the point Boaris.”

BJ – “The English boys have done very well to get to the Final. However, tomorrow’s likely triumph will feel a bit hollow because Gareth’s boys have not won every game. As a result, Nicola petal, given that England could not beat your brave boys, I’m going to suggest that the Henri Delauney Trophy be shared between England & Scotland. After all, it’s only fair.”

At this point there was a loud cackling sound and the phone line to Edinburgh was lost.

Readers, it’s now academic of course as the Italians returned to Rome as European champions, but was this a desperate attempt by Boris Johnson to win favour in Scotland and ‘save the Union’? You can make your own minds up on that.

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Watering can be a tricky thing, especially with a fruit as temperamental as the heavenly tomato. There are of course years when it’s too cold or wet for them to even make much effort. But even in a good year, they also have a tendency towards splitting or the dreaded blossom end rot – where they go black at the base.

A basic rule of thumb is to water deeply, from the base, but not to over-water. Push your finger about an inch into the soil or compost and if it feels dry, water, but don’t leave the plant sitting in water. Blossom end rot comes from irregular watering and lack of calcium; cracking from too much water which makes the pulp inside swell faster than the outside skin can stretch.

You can still eat split toms, just harvest them fairly quickly as they may start to rot if the flesh is exposed.

Tomatoes which have started to change colour will ripen on or off the vine. As the trusses grow – ideally about five or six per plant - remove the lower leaves of the plant to prevent disease. All a bit of a faff, but worth it when you taste them just-picked.

Cut back herbs now to get a fresh flush before the first frosts in autumn. Dry and freeze for winter food flavour.

If you deadhead your lilies you’ll get a better show of blooms next year.

Collect seeds if you want to grow more of your own plants next year. Pick dry (i.e. brown red or black) seed heads and put somewhere to dry before shaking or crushing. Discard chaff (anything that isn’t a seed.) Some seeds can be sown now and overwintered and others can be kept in labelled packets and either left somewhere dry or stored in a fridge at about 5 degrees.

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