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From the Editor Dear Readers, As I type, whilst sat on what feels like the face of the Sun (42 degrees), we’re going through a bit of a heatwave apparently. I’m all for a bit of warmth and sun on my face but usually, I like to be near water to cool down and/or aircon and a nice cocktail or fruity cider in hand – I currently have none of the above – very sad times! I genuinely thought about sleeping in the car last night but reconsidered when I realised how irritating it would be to the neighbours to hear my car ticking away and then keep kicking in to keep the aircon cool! Maybe I should start having a nice spot of gin in my bottom drawer for such occasions, it’d go down a treat with the warm cordial I am enduring to ‘stay hydrated’! pffft, ‘stay hydrated’ Fat chance of that! I’d need to down 6 gallons every 20mins to get close! Anyway, thunderstorms are due so every cloud and all that, I guess!

So, have you seen our front covers this month in homage to World Elephant Day. Laura has written about them in her article and personally speaking, I adore elephants. A few years back, we were lucky enough to have a close encounter with an elephant whilst travelling and whilst I was fortunate enough to wash her feet & feed her a ball of hay a few of the other tourists got up on her back and were sprayed from her trunk. For me it was such an amazing experience, getting to be so close to such a beautiful animal but I still struggle with it. Even though it was in a nature reserve and they were fed and well looked after, I can’t help but feel that the allure of western money to make them perform for the tourists is just too much.

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where necessary) and not poach them, so that they can just be peaceful in their natural habitat? I appreciate that this is controversial for many and has many perspectives attached to it and I know people who have straddled an Elephants back and been sprayed or enjoyed other parlour tricks at the hands of their handler, so it is only my opinion but I often think about that beautiful elephant, laying on her side in the river whilst I scratched her feet – she may have enjoyed it, but personally speaking it has given me a different perspective when a holiday involves animals, but then again, isn’t that what travel is all about – broadening horizons & challenging opinions?!

In other news, it appears that I had jumped the gun a bit last month – the YNot outing won’t be reported upon until next month but we are starting to prep – we’ve got fancy dress to plan apparently!! We’ve drawn our winners, so big congratulations to those and we’ll see you there. I mean, we haven’t decided for definite yet but there is a fair chance that we’ll be closed on Friday 29th July and Monday 1st August as the team are planning for a big weekend!!!

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ELEPHANT FACTS In honour of World Elephant Day on August 12th, here are some facts you may find interesting.

The elephants we see today (and there are THREE species, not just two – more on this in a mo) share a common ancestor with the Woolly Mammoths who roamed the Ice Age World between 300,000 years ago to around 10,000 years ago.

This common ancestor was part of a group of herbivores named Proboscidea, whose origins date back sixty million years.

Most proboscideans were relatively small compared to modern elephants and would have borne little resemblance to the animals we know today.

Some six million years ago, proboscideans began to separate into different species. DNA research shows that the African elephants were the first to diverge, whilst Woolly Mammoths and Asian Elephants followed suit around 440,000 years later.

Now back to the fact that there are THREE distinct species of elephant around today, and these are: •

The African savanna elephant

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The Asian elephant

DNA shows the two African species diverged about 2.6 million years ago.

The African savanna elephant is the largest living land animal; an adult can tip the scales at 16,500 lbs (7,500 kg) and stand 10–13 ft (3–4 m) tall at the shoulder.

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Forest elephants are smaller than the savannadwelling species and have thinner, straighter tusks.

The remaining 150,000 or so forest elephants are found mainly in the dense forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and Cameroon An Asian elephant weighs about 12,000 lbs (5,500 kg) and stands about 10 ft (3 m) tall.

Apart from the differences in sizes, there are several other ways to distinguish the three species visually: Ears African elephants have much larger ears than their Asian counterparts, and it’s possible to tell the difference between the savanna-dwelling species, whose ears closely resemble the outline of the continent of Africa, and the forest livers with more oval-shaped ears.

Head shape Both species of African elephants have a rounded, dome-like skull (the forest elephants being smaller), whilst the Indian elephant has a very distinct twin domed head with a clearly defined indent running down the middle.

Toenails!

African forest elephants have five toenails on the front feet and four on the back, while African savanna elephants have four on the front and three on the back. Asian elephants have five toenails on the front and four on the back.

Trunks African elephants have a kind of two-finger arrangement at the end of their trunks, giving them tremendous dexterity; Indian elephants, however, have only one “finger”.

One final note, all three species of elephants are considered to be at risk. Some African populations are increasing, mainly in Southern Africa, whilst in other areas, they are being poached to near extinction level, and Asian elephant numbers have declined by 50% in the last three generations!

Could you imagine a world without elephants?

I know I couldn’t.

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We finished the term with a leavers concert at the Postmill centre, parents were invited to come and watch the children sing their favourite songs and be presented with their leavers certificate and present.

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Scarsdale Opens for Alfreton’s Awesome Pets Scarsdale Vets opened its doors for Alfreton’s awesome pets and their amazing owners across the community with their official open day on 25th June.

The lovely new staff who are raring to go and welcome new clients with open arms as well as senior members of Scarsdale, set up a day jam packed with entertainment, goodies, and prizes, which was ultimately topped off with the official ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Deputy Mayor and Mayoress of Amber Valley.

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We’re back at Homesford for our third and final walk in this series. I hope you are enjoying it as much as we have! This month the walk was done without our four-legged friends due to the heatwave. So don’t worry that they are not in the pics. They will be back soon (weather permitting!) I have put these walks together as a series as the walk from last month can be combined with the walk from this month to make a 6-mile, figure of eight walk, if you like something a little more taxing. I hope you manage to enjoy the weather, we’ll be back to grumbling about the rain soon!

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Alfreton Cricket Club against Callum Spencer’s men earlier on in the season.

Pawelski and Evans continue to top the run scorers table for the seconds with John and James Aspinall taking up 3rd and 4th spot currently. Leo takes up the top spot in bowling charts, averaging only 20 with the ball. Some improvement is needed with the ball as they look to chase down the 27 point gap from safety that currently faces them.

Half the season has come and gone and the first team have been dragged into an ever increasingly interesting relegation battle in the Derbyshire ECB Premier League. As of the 13th July, in a 12 team league, only 45 points separate the relegation spots from 4th placed Spondon. With 22 points being the maximum for a win in a match, it could be anyone of Marehay, Langley Mill, Ticknall, Eckington, Alrewas, Alvaston & Boulton, Denby, the previously mentioned Spondon and Alfreton who could take up the 2 relegation places at the end of the season.

A couple of good results in July for Alfreton helped them move slightly up the league with victories over Langley Mill, who were without their county player Samit Patel, and local rivals Marehay. Tom New recorded his first 100 of the season against Marehay, with fit-again Zaroob also claiming 4-45 to give a 6 wicket victory. Zaroob took 5 for against Langley Mill the week before as Jake Simpson took the plaudits with the bat, striking 53* in another winning chase.

August looks a tough challenge with home matches against Spondon and Ticknall and with away matches versus Sandiacre Town and Eckington.

A ton for Ben Rudkin has been the highlight of the 3rd XI’s season so far in their loss against Ashover Barbarians. They are still yet to achieve a win in a tough league with a new team.

The junior team have now all but finished up and they have been a great credit to the club and reasonably successful throughout the 2022 season.

In collaboration with Asha Healthcare and Alfreton Town Council we have been able to provide free training and reduced match day fees to local youth players, something that the club is very proud of. We are looking for extra players for next season, please come down to the ground or message our social media outlets if you or a family member is looking to get into cricket.

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“We can easily manage if we will only take, each day, the burden appointed to it. But the load will be too heavy for us if we carry yesterday’s burden over again today, and then add the burden of the morrow before we are required to bear it.”

So wrote John Newton (1725-1807), author of the iconic hymn Amazing Grace, Anglican clergyman and former slave ship master who was hugely influential in ending the slave trade. As a modernday therapist with the benefit of many centuries of research since Newton’s time, I can only say ‘amen’ to his insightful observation of what we nowadays may call ‘stress overload’.

Stress gets a bad rap… it gets blamed for all kinds of things (often rightly so, to be fair!). Stress is pressure and pressure is not in itself a bad thing - without pressure or need, some of us may never get out of bed! The pressure to hunt and find food, to find shelter, is what enabled the human race to survive…

If Ugg the caveman spent all of his day sitting under a tree meditating, then you and I wouldn’t be here to have this conversation. So, when does stress or pressure become harmful? We do know that too much stress can make us ill, worsen illnesses we may already have or just plain make us miserable and overwhelmed.

Whatever your lifestyle you won’t be immune - the pressure of our responsibilities, stress from health, work, relationships, finances, most of us have a complex mix of all of these. So, how much is too much? Newton gave us a really good starting point… dragging our old ‘stuff’ into the fresh pressures of today, start’s us off at a disadvantage. I often use the

analogy of a radio with a set bandwidth - we have so much capacity and when it’s full, it’s full and we literally cannot take anything else.

The stresses of yesterday can look as big as childhood trauma that has damaged our view of ourselves and the world around us, leaving us feeling unsafe: perpetually stuck in ‘fight or flight’ mode… and as ‘small’ as ruminating or worrying over events that are in the past. And so, we have the old stresses, added to the ones that were generated today and like the cherry on the cake, we can often add in ‘the stress that is yet to come’ - worrying in “what if?” terms about things that have not yet happened. That’s how our bandwidth can fill up, leaving us no capacity to deal with the unexpected or generally leaving us feeling overwhelmed or unable to cope.

Dealing with difficulties from the past and learning to live more in the moment is something that can be learned. However, you choose to manage the pressures of life, begin with the awareness of how much belongs to today… how much to yesterday (the old stuff) and then notice how much you’re already imagining things in the future that haven’t happened yet. Start by eating what’s on your plate today. The past is over, and the future is not yet written. Start with the ‘now’.

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Alfreton, was Wingfield Station, in South Wingfield near is Thompson. built in 1839-40 to the designs of Franc ures built for It forms part of a series of railway struct designed by two the North Midland Railway, which was engineers of the of the most important and influential enson. railway era, George and Robert Steph best preserved The line is considered to be one of the of railway phase ering pione the of les examp eld Station thus Wingfi and nd, Engla in t pmen develo of outstanding forms an early, rural railway ensemble interest. le sequence It’s the sole survivor of Thompson’s notab and Leeds and of picturesque stations between Derby in England, and is one of the earliest railway stations rtioned building therefore the world. It is a subtly propo greatly admired with a delicacy of detailing that was appreciated its by contemporary commentators, who refined architectural qualities. n is the Grade Sitting within the grounds of the Statio house and the II listed contemporary station master’s slightly later Parcel Shed building. and at risk Wingfield Station had been in private hands the considerable for many years. In 2015, thanks to Histor y Group, it efforts of the South Wingfield Local recognition of its was afforded Grade II* listed status in buildings are national significance. Only 8% of all listed designated Grade II* or Grade I. ed Amber Valley Since 2015 Historic England had assist with the owner.

Borough Council in its discussions il had to use When it became clear the Borough Counc ed, Historic its legal powers to get the building repair ical advice and England stepped in to provide techn grant funding. the Derbyshire Historic England also encouraged up a conversion Historic Buildings Trust (DHBT) to work to take on the project and secure finance in order was approved building. A Compulsory Purchase Order Station passed by the Secretary of State and Wingfield secured initial to the DHBT in December 2019. DHBT Lotter y Heritage development funding from the National sary surveys and Fund in order to undertake the neces rting the former designs that were necessary for conve station to office use. when Historic In 2021 the DHBT got a further boost ir Grants for England awarded funding via their ‘Repa ed the DHBT to Heritage at Risk’ scheme. This enabl on the urgent appoint a conservation contractor to work damage to this repairs and ensure any further loss and significant building was mitigated. of close liaison This phase of work required a lot proximity of the close the to due Rail, rk Netwo with Conservation and ge Herita ASBC line. y railwa live

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with one of Specialists began work in October 2021, lding on the their first tasks being the erection of scaffo work had to be trackside elevation of the building. This of time during a completed within a specified period Saturday night/Sunday morning. of work, which In June 2022 ASBC completed this phase ide elevations, primarily focused on repairs to the tracks and the roof of the roof and chimneys of the Station cal Completion, the Parcel Shed. Just prior to Practi been successful DHBT received the news that they had National Lotter y in securing a £667,000 grant from The ation project Heritage Fund. This means that the restor nable long-term can be completed, enabling a sustai use of the building as office space. e meaningful This phase of the project will also provid t opportunities heritage training and skills developmen about, share and as well as encouraging people to learn 8 week public celebrate their heritage. Alongside an activities will be opening period, a range of planned eer programme, delivered at Wingfield including a volunt ves and onpublic events, wildlife conservation initiati the offices will site interpretation. Following occupation, each year and be open to the public for at least 6 days the grounds will be accessible at all times.

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I like a joke as much as the next person but I have real difficulty telling them! Either I forget the punchline, miss a vital something, or…as my other half repeatedly says, I meander all over the place and end up telling a “mini-story” instead of a quick joke!

But where do jokes come from?

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If you think about it though, jokes must have always been around in both a physical, slapstick, falling over AND in the verbal, play on words sense. I say this because I bet humans have always needed to laugh at each other – it seems to be a default, we laugh at ourselves, and we laugh at others, don’t we?

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My “research” then moved to look for the world’s funniest joke, and I discovered that good old Reader’s Digest has an article called… The 100 Funniest Jokes from the Last 100 Years.

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Why don’t pirates take a shower before they walk the plank?

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“My son had to give up his career because of fallen arches.”

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I’ll finish by asking you, the readers if you have a favourite joke? I’m not sure I do, and yet I came across this one whilst writing this article, and it did make me laugh… simplicity and a play on words. “ I went to the zoo the other day, there was only one dog in it, it was a shitzu.”

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2. Note what you are spending on, 3. Set realistic goals, 4. Put your budgeting plan into action, 5. Change things around if you need to 6. Make regular (maybe monthly) check-ins, e.g.: are we living within our budget.

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Some (more) Interesting Stories (from George’s missus)

If you’ve been paying attention over the past couple of months you won’t need reminding that during the worst of the pandemic, I helped the ‘shielding’ George and his wife, Gill, by doing their weekly shop.

On the doorstep, I really got to know Gill and particularly enjoyed hearing her reminisce on her days as a teacher at a local Roman Catholic primary school. I often told her that she had enough tales from her working life to fill a book.

She was less convinced, but as they made me chuckle, she’s happy that I share a few with Voice Magazine readers.

“In a lesson intended to give the kids an understanding that the earth was round and turned on its axis every 24 hours, I used a globe.

This seemed to go down well and led to some interesting questions and observations, including one I’d never heard before. One young girl put up her hand and said, ‘Please Miss. Where is the moon?’”

“In that same lesson I pointed out the North & South Poles explaining how uncomfortable it would be for us from Derbyshire, living at either extreme. At this, Kevin asked ‘Miss. How do polar bears keep warm? Is it to do with the penguins?’”

“In explaining one day that as we followed the teachings of Christ, we were Christians who practised the Roman Catholic faith, I opened up the topic to bring in other faiths that the children may have heard of. Although he couldn’t say it properly

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and I struggled for a while to work out what he meant – one boy suggested humanitarianism. I asked if anyone knew what this was. Mary, a bright girl, always keen to answer quickly, put her hand up and asked, ‘Is it like vegetarianism, but they only eat humans?’”

“I’m not sure how we got round to it, but during the time of Bill Clinton’s presidency of the USA, I mentioned that to Americans, his wife, Hillary, was known as First Lady. This totally confused Monica who asked, ‘Please Miss, wasn’t Eve the first lady?’”

“I asked the class one day, what they would do to make the world a better place for everyone. There were a number of sensible suggestions, but the one that sticks in my memory came from Paul who said, ‘I’d like a McDonald’s on my street’” We finished that particular lesson by doing some writing. Perhaps, influenced by his pal’s request for a McDonald’s, one boy began writing furiously but stopped to ask, ‘Please Miss, how do you spell KFC?’” “One day, it must have been about thirty years ago, we were discussing mathematical symbols for addition, division, subtraction etc., and I asked the class if they knew the difference between < & >. Sean put his hand up and said ‘Is the one on the right for fast forward and the one on the left for rewind?’”

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It’s probably been a decent year for strawberries, lots of warmth and sunshine but

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Strawberry runners are offshoots which obviously grow from the main plant. Fill smallish, (about 3 inch) pots with compost and push the runners into the mix, pegging them down so they don’t pop out – a bit of wire will do. Keep well-watered and cut from the parent plant when they have developed roots. Hey presto. A new strawberry plant.

Lavenders should be pruned once they’ve flowered and gone over and before they go to seed. You’ll want to keep a nice overall shape but don’t cut into old wood as that will probably kill the plant off and also don’t cut off any new young shoots as they’ll have a couple of inches growth in them before winter and will give a good start for next year.

Camellias need to be well watered now as do rhododendrons as this is when they are starting to form next year’s buds.

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In Praise of the Peak’s Starlings It is always a worry when a one-time commonplace bird suddenly drops in numbers and appears to be on a long-term downward slide.

This was indeed how things seemed for the starling which was once one of our most familiar birds but for some time appeared to be joining a long list of formerly ‘common or garden’ birds but which was becoming fewer and fewer in number each year. Various theories were put forwards as to the cause of the decline, but it seemed that factors like, the drying up of wetland habitats in upland moors and bogs for example, were a problem. In summer, in places like the Peak District, post-breeding flocks of starlings gather with local birds boosted by immigrants from the continent until, by the autumn into mid-winter, they grow into the now famous ‘murmurations’. These are such as at Stony Middleton where over a million birds may flock together in the late afternoon to roost overnight. However, in the mid to late summer they will have moved onto upland pastures, moors, and bogs where they habitually gorge on the vast numbers of emerging craneflies (daddy-long-legs) whose leather-jacket larvae thrive in damp turf. Longterm drying of the moors has meant fewer craneflies and hence it seemed, less starlings. I wonder if rewetting the great peat-bogs is now helping the starling to recover.

a simple pale buff. These are highly gregarious birds with a good level of intelligence and complex behaviours. They are excellent mimics and often make calls and snippets of songs pinched from other species that they have been mixing with. Indeed, you can tell where your birds have come from by their calls. I have heard very passable renditions of for instance green woodpecker, curlew, golden plover, redshank, and lapwing. For the latter species, I assume the starlings had been feeding on a wetland or coastal area.

These beautiful birds are deeply embedded in our culture. In Russia for example, the return of the starlings in spring is awaited much as we anticipate the swallow, swift, and house martin. As often the case with such distinct and interesting birds, local people have developed numerous common ‘folk’ names for the starling over the centuries. As documented by Mark Cocker and Richard Mabey in their seminal ‘Birds Britannica’, these names vary from Starnel in the English Midlands, to Shepster, Sheppy, Shebster, Shep, Stinker, Shitlegs (Northern England of course), Scootie, Stirling, Stirlin, and Stirleen. Anyway, whatever we choose to call them it is wonderful to have them back again.

Now, whatever the reason, it does seem that there is a recovery happening. Where I live for instance, the starlings are nesting in my neighbour’s roof where a ridge-tile has slipped. The numbers visiting my bird feeders have risen dramatically, and the starlings also love to bathe in the pond or the birdbath. They really cannot resist an offering of dried mealworms, and at times, I have up to twenty or so birds now mixing adults, with their typically splendid plumage of myriad colours, and the youngsters which are

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