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Hello readers I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

We had a great time. I’m still enjoying my 50th year.

Good friends of ours Peter & Maria live in Shepperton (famous for its film studios) and invited us to stay with them for a few days just before Christmas. Maria also turned 50 last year and to celebrate our half-centuries, they’d bought us tickets to go and see an Adam Ant concert at The Roundhouse in Camden with them.

Wow! What a venue and what a gig!

To fill the void between Christmas and New Year, we’d booked 3 days in Riga, the capital city of Latvia. Ruth who works with me on this magazine, together with her husband Ed and two other friends Jane and Grant joined us. Well, you could’ve knocked me over with a feather when our transport to East Midlands Airport arrived; Ruth and Ed had arranged a beautiful stretch limo as yet another 50th surprise! Thank you both so much, it was a wonderful start to a wonderful city break. Riga is a beautiful city with plenty to see and do. I’d highly recommend it.

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CONGRATULATIONS David Kitchen from Belper who has won a bottle of Champagne.

Thank you to The Bulls Head in Denby for providing a 2 course Sunday lunch for 2 people as this edition’s crossword prize.

Before I go, here’s a quick reminder to put your clocks forward an hour on Sunday 31 March. Mother’s Day falls on the same day.

CONGRATULATIONS Linda Hunt from Kilburn who has won a 2 course Sunday lunch for 2 people at The Kings Head in Duffield.

Friends in Riga.

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Business & Professional Lifestyle

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1. Chewing (6) 4. Acquiesced (6) 9. Garbage (7) 10. Religious images (5) 11. Points on a saw (5) 12. Rising (7) 13. Impersonations (11) 18. Evolve, mature (7) 20. First-rate (5) 22. Arm joint (5) 23. To carry out, to perform (7) 24. Robin red-_____ (6) 25. Modifies for purpose (6)

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15. Alternatively (7) 16. Word describing an action (6) 17. Crawls, inches (6) 19. Grassy gardens (5) 21. Rotund (5)

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Life List Additives Fad-itives If you read the ingredients on most processed foods you’ll quickly learn two things: you need stronger reading glasses and those lists use language differently.

An anticaking agent sounds like early closing at the baker’s, while bulking agents immediately makes me think of pies, pasties or chips. Maybe those two agents could cancel one another out?

Surely stabilisers belong on a bicycle and what is a sweetener if not a bribe? (Doubly so, if the bribe is chocolate.) Food colouring – something you’d assume we could get from the actual food itself – actually dates back as least as far as the Egyptians! The only thing we used to consider to be an antioxidant, especially in a crowded room, was smoking.

When I see the words ‘flavour enhancers’ I can’t help thinking of good old-fashioned condiments – most things perk up with a pinch of salt, or perhaps some brown sauce. (Not so good with desserts though.)

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There can be no better thickener than Reality TV, which is also the biggest contradiction. The only glazing agents I’m familiar with are egg white or glass – for entirely different reasons. Apparently, there’s an additive called tracer gas, which naturally conjures up images of Brussels sprouts, cabbage or lentils. (And not just images.)

And a special mention must go to additive sulphur dioxide.

Yes, it’s a preservative, and yes, it smells like a burnt match, but why, oh why, have some of us started spelling it with an ‘f’?

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BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL Business &&Professional Legal Matters Shacklocks Solicitors Authority, or alternatively a FENSA

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Thinking of Moving Housefrom in 2019?

In each edition legal advisors Shacklocks deal with important legal topics. Ahead!

This month Marion Vesey Think (pictured) invites us to think about

makingaaproperty decision that Selling can will be abenefit wearisome future generations. process, but it can be made less Making a Will business. planning It is a stressful withis aa serious little forward time which gives many people cause to and careful stop some and think aboutdecisions. how they want to be

remembered when they are gone.

Firstly, find the title deeds for your property. This isMany particularly if youby have the peopleimportant are attracted theowned idea of property prior to 1985.

Compulsory registration of doing something to help others less properties the themselves Land Registry wasthey introduced fortunate at than after pass in Amber Valley on 1stifApril If you away, particularly their1985. family are owned your property before that date, are that adequately provided for the or ifchances they have no the property will not be registered at like the Land Registry. close family.

Whilst some still the idea In case, it will be extremely to there sell the ofthat supporting major national difficult charities, property providing your solicitor with the are manywithout who prefer to benefit more local original deeds.close The same might be true if the causes title or causes to their heart, possibly property has have been had in thea family sinceinvolvement before 1st where they personal April 1985. Ifsupport you acquired your property after 1st or received during their lifetime.

April 1985, then the details of the property and Something thatofour team will discuss withLand your ownership it will be registered at the clients inalthough this situation is the of setting Registry, providing youridea solicitor with any up their own charitable whichwill canstill be of pre-registration deeds and trust documents continue to provide support for charitable help to them. causes of their choosing long after they have passed away. your ownorcharity Think about anyCreating works, extensions repairs means out thattoyour provide carried yourtrustees propertycan since you bought it. support to those who help most. and Your buyer’s solicitor willneed require certificates There can be a great sense works, of satisfaction documents relating to certain so ‘dig in knowing that your will carry them out’ so you havetrustees them ready to passout to your your wishes after you have that In solicitor as soon as an offer hasgone beenand accepted. your name will be associated with such good particular, extensions or structural alterations may deeds even after you Permission are no longer around. have required Planning or Building Regulations Approval. If you cannot locate the At Shacklocks we have set up a number of paperwork, it might be wise to contact the charitable trusts over the 150 years or so we Local Authority with a view to obtaining copies have been in business and we still look after in advance. those trusts today. One of the charitable

trusts we look after, for example, was Any new windows installed 2002toshould either established by a will in thesince 1940’s provide have Building Regulations Approval from the Local accommodation for elderly residents.

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certificate from a FENSA registered window installer. For any electrical work carried out 70 later thesince trust2005, is stillyou will need to to years your property providing that accommodation. provide the certificates given to you by your electrician. Similarly any gas boilers or gas fires Another of the2005 trusts we look installed after should have been installed by after up by who a client a Gaswas Safeset engineer will have provided you who to help people certificate. The with wanted the relevant compliance with particular medical absence of documents and certificates could be a conditions.

Herit kindness problem when comes to has your sale. enabled her trustees to provide financial support to a gifted Before marketing the property, you will need to young musician who has experienced a obtain anofEnergy This is number healthPerformance issues that Certificate. have interfered required under law. Iftoyou are selling through with her education, enable that child to an estate agent, then estate agent will usually be educated in theyour most appropriate arrange this. environment. give some theupprofessionals AFinally, Charitable Trustthought can betoset either you choose.

When itwith comes to choosing during your lifetime savings and your solicitor, it can be aup bigalready, advantage choose a investments built or to alternatively solicitor with a soundprepared knowledge of that the area, through a specially Will will whotake is experienced in property only effect following yourtransactions, death and andtherefore who is close hand, soyou youof cancapital meet them will notatdeprive or face-to-face andyour they lifetime. can guide you through the income during whole process.

Our team at Shacklocks have a particular speciality in preparing arrangements this The information given above is for general of guidance kind andadvice also of acting as professional only and should always be sought for your trustees enable wishes to be fulfilled and particulartocircumstances. instructions to be followed.

David Woodhead is a Chartered Legal IfExecutive you are thinking of supporting in the property team charities at through yourLLP Will or during your Shacklocks . Shacklocks LLPlifetime have offices with a lump sum, whyRipley not talk us about in Allestree, Belper, andtoMansfield. the different ways inofwhich wehome can help If you are thinking moving in you benefit those good causes,no-nonsense, and how to make 2019 and want practical, the most of the taxadvice, rules that enable a on face-to-face legal contact David charitable causeor toemail benefit.

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Telephone Shacklocks on 0845 602 2344 or email me at marionv@shacklocks.co.uk.

David Woodhead

Business & Professional

Money Matters: A Winter Tale

As I write this in early New Year 2019, we are not in the grips of winter weather as we sometimes know it. However, we seem to have some winter blues with the investment markets. We have been here before.

Since the start of October ‘18, we have seen many investment markets suffer some of the biggest falls in the last 7 years. It’s possible that, by the time you read this, the markets will have recovered or fallen again. Some of our clients are quite sensitive to these changes, others less so. The difference between the clients is usually philosophical and acceptence versus emotional.

Currently, America is engaged in a spat with China over trade tariffs, the Federal Reserve is putting up interest rates quicker than was expected (to slow down the gigantic US economy), Europe has political uncertainties and of course Brexit.

All of this will happen and pass; the consequences will come and go. Whilst past performance is no guide to future performance most of these events and spats will wash through and we will emerge again and markets will rise. They will also fall again; as sure as eggs is eggs!

The key to the survival is having time to invest.

Without the necessity of duration, investors can realise real losses should they be thinking of drawing funds from the markets during these adverse conditions.

With time and patience – and some nerve – you can emerge unscathed, as we can look back to the global crisis in the markets of 2007/2008 and subsequent recovery.

Why do people invest? Usually it’s because there is a conscious (or subconscious) understanding that, to make your money grow in real terms (i.e. to beat inflation), you must consider investing in some other assets besides cash. It is not to say cash is a bad place, but in real terms over the long term its value is often eroded significantly because of the continuing low rates and rising costs of living. Your pound doesn’t go as far as it did last year, more often than not, as prices rise in most cases.

Other assets include (not exclusively), property, equities, GILTS and corporate bonds. Associated with each of these main assets are various risks including market, inflation, taxation, political, sequential, longevity, and legislation risk. Experience shows that another major risk is investor sentiment.

When the going gets tough, irrational fear can step in and can make investors pull the plug on assets which are acting in accordance with expectation such as drops in value. Such hasty emotion-driven actions can result in crystallising losses when more patience, time and tolerance could see recovery and healthy returns.

So, what happens between the writing of this article and you reading it is unknown. But the world will continue to turn and so will investments. My New Year top tip is to relax and give things time to do what they are supposed to do.

By Kevin Glover, Belper IFS This information is general only and is not intended to address your particular requirements. The data above should not be relied upon in its entirety and shall not be deemed to be or constitute advice. No individual or company should act upon such information without receiving appropriate professional advice after a thorough examination of their particular situation.

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Just a Thought...

All the Small Things Time really is marching on (see what I did there – March … hilarious …) and for some of us our well made plans for a ‘new year, new me’ may have started to wane a little.

Maybe those 10k runs are a little less frequent?

Or the ‘salad only’ eating plan has decided that chocolate raisins still count as one of your five a day? (They absolutely do, by the way.) Or life has gotten so busy you’ve resolved to never make another resolution again…!

To you, dear readers, I say this: small things. It’s very easy to become overwhelmed by a giant goal or an abstract concept of what we will/should achieve. However, I have decided that I am going to concentrate on all the small things in my life and, when you add them up, things can actually

look pretty terrific. I may not be Gwyneth Paltrow but I have started eating more vegetables and fruit.

I may not be Paula Radcliffe but I’m out walking more and getting lots of fresh air. I may not be Superwoman, but I am juggling two children (figuratively, honestly!), one husband, a household and several projects … and I still leave the house in shoes rather than slippers!

So please, give yourself a break – you really are doing just fine and actually, when you break it down, the small things in life really are better; which is another excuse to open that box of perfectly sized chocolates and pour a little glass of wine. Hurrah to that!

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Lifestyle

Short Story La Chouette “Mum, come in here,” Jennifer whispered, dragging Doreen into the downstairs toilet.

“Have you seen what Gary’s got in his rucksack?”

“No love,” Doreen replied, steadying herself on the towel rail; it was a tight space for two people and a rucksack.

“I don’t go nosing through your brother’s belongings, and neither should you.”

“Shhh, he could be out of the shower any minute,” Jennifer said. “I need to show you something. Have you noticed he’s been behaving a bit strangely this week?”

“He has been a bit jumpy,” Doreen agreed reluctantly.

“I thought it meant love was in the air.”

“Me too,” Jennifer nodded. “You know how I said he should take Elaine somewhere special for Valentine’s Day?” “You wouldn’t stop going on about it!” Doreen interrupted, sternly.

“I had to!” Jennifer declared. “The poor thing, all he ever does is take her for walks in the countryside. What woman wouldn’t rather be wined and dined somewhere fancy?”

“She’s the outdoors type,” Doreen shrugged.

“What are you trying to say, Jennifer?”

“Well, what if Gary just imagines that Elaine’s his girlfriend?”

Jennifer said carefully. “What if he’s just been watching her from afar with these binoculars?”

“You mean like a stalker?” Doreen shook her head. “Our Gary’s not like that.”

“And you know how he finally agreed to book a fancy restaurant, La Chouette, for tonight? Well I googled the restaurant,” Jennifer said. “It doesn’t exist.”

Doreen went pale.

“Honestly Mum, is she a woman or a Labrador?” Jennifer shuddered. “They even go out in the rain.”

“What are you two doing hiding in here?” Gary surprised them both by opening the door. He frowned. “Why have you got my bag?”

“He seems happy,” Doreen said.

Jennifer took a moment to compose herself.

“That’s what I thought,” Jennifer said. “I just had this notion that he might be planning on popping the question tonight.”

“What a lovely thought!” Doreen gasped.

“How do you explain these?” She held up the binoculars.

Gary’s face froze. “They’re for this evening,” he snapped, “and none of your business.”

Jennifer continued, “I had this hunch that I if looked in his rucksack I’d find an engagement ring.”

“We know La Chouette doesn’t exist,” Jennifer said. “It’s time to come clean.”

Doreen grasped Jennifer’s arm. “And did you?”

Gary stared at her and then his face softened. “I said that just to get you off my case,” he said. “Elaine really isn’t interested in fancy restaurants.”

“No.” Jennifer opened the drawstring of Gary’s bag. “I found these. They’re night-vision binoculars, a thermos and some cheese sandwiches.”

Both women looked at each other in horror.

“Mum, tell me honestly, have you properly met this Elaine?”

Jennifer asked.

“He says she’s quite shy,” Doreen offered.

“Where are you going then?” Jennifer asked suspiciously.

Gary sighed, “I’m taking her barn owl spotting.”

“So you’re not stalking her then?” Doreen asked.

“No, Mum,” Gary laughed. “She really is my girlfriend.”

“That doesn’t sound very romantic,” Jennifer pouted.

“Don’t you think it’s odd that he only invites her round when we’re not here?”

Gary smiled. What Jennifer had failed to find was the diamond engagement ring he’d hidden in the lid of the thermos flask.

“I assumed he wanted some privacy.” Doreen felt flustered.

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And Another Thing...

Tom and the Monkey Wrench

I drained my cocoa, turned off the bedside lamp and lay prostrate to await the Sandman’s dusty grip.

Judging from the rhythmic breathing emanating from Sarah (My Dearly Beloved), I guessed she might already be far away in the Land of Nod. I was just about to begin my ritual slow motion leg flailing to avoid the cold spot when I heard it. Drip, drip… drip. That blasted pipe under the bathroom sink again. I prayed to the plumbing gods for it to stop. But no matter, Sarah was definitely asleep – or maybe not: “Tom can you hear that? Tom? Tom?” (Shove) “Mmmm…”

“Don’t pretend you’re asleep. I told you to get that tap fixed. Did you ring Billy the Pipe?”

Wrinkling my nose I buried my face into the pillow, pretending that I’d temporarily awoken, only to plunge back into the inky depths of slumber.

Sarah burst out laughing. “Monkey wrench? Where do you think you are? Screwfix?”

Extracting myself from the cabinet I strode downstairs, through the kitchen and into the garage to locate my tool bag. If a job’s worth doing, etc. etc. Opening my bag of man implements I found: some used sand paper, an old biscuit tin full of nails, a toffee hammer, a fountain pen, a packet of tiny screwdrivers and - yes! Unbelievably, the one thing I needed. Triumphant, I bounded back upstairs to attend to my emergency DIY. I clamped my implement onto the offending nut. I pressed and I turned this way and that. Nothing.

“I’ll ring Billy tomorrow, I’m sure he’ll err…mmm…”

Then, disaster – the duvet was flung over me like a massive folded omelette and out she went. Now doubly insulated, I squirmed under further, trying to make myself invisible.

Eventually Sarah tapped me on the shoulder. “Tom, what on earth is that?”

Through the endless folds of Egyptian cotton I could hear rummaging and shoving. But this was not Lady rummaging (clothes, dishcloths, bag of lipsticks) – this was Man rummaging (metal, wood and screws!). It was against the natural order of things, it was wrong. And then, horror of horrors – I heard banging! Banging? A woman doing man’s work! Humiliation heaped upon shame, I padded out to the bathroom where I stood rubbing my eyes and hovering as Sarah, with only her hind quarters visible, cussed and tutted under the sink. Desperately, I tried to formulate a sentence that would avoid annoying this virgin plumber. “Err, shall I fetch a torch darling?”

“That’s your Auntie Rita’s nut cracker. She’s been asking about it since the Christmas before last. You looked me in the eye and swore blind you didn’t know where it was.

You fibber!”

“You can fetch me a plumber.”

Testosterone taking over, I decided to wrest control.

“Here, let me see.”

Sarah withdrew angrily and, with less than sincere gesticulations, invited me to investigate. “Go on then, let’s get an expert opinion shall we?”

Using my iPhone torch, I peered up at the tangle of copper pipes and fittings that looked more like a modern art installation than a method of carrying water to a tap.

Gingerly, I massaged the offending joint as a teardrop of water enveloped my finger. “Pass me the monkey wrench.” I commanded.

“My monkey wrench.”

“Well she won’t miss it, Uncle Willy’s loaded.”

“That’s not the point! Anyway, what possible use is that?”

“Well, that thing under there is a nut isn’t it?”

“Listen mate, there’s only one nut in this bathroom.”

And with that, the dripping stopped. There, sorted.

Unfortunately the dripping was replaced by a hiss and then a jet of pressured water that began soaking my slippers.

“Tom! Right that’s it, ring that emergency number – now!”

“At three o’clock in the morning? How much will that cost?”

“A lot less than a divorce.”

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Travel Etosha National Park, Namibia Mountains, desert or ocean, Namibia is amazing – but did you know it was the first country in the world to include conservation in its constitution? Today, with its national parks alongside game and nature reserves, over 40% of the land is protected, a haven for the wildlife, so varied and abundant.

The top viewing area is the Etosha National Park created in 1967 on a former game reserve, across the Kalahari basin up in the north-west. The name means the ‘Great White Place’, referring to a salt pan so large it can be seen from space. It’s a desert in the dry season, a land of mirages and sweeping wind, but during the summer rains it all comes alive as huge flocks of flamingos and other migrating birds return to their seasonal lagoon.

Beyond the pan, which covers 23% of the park, the savannah ranges from open grasslands to dwarf shrubs, thorn bushes and trees, most common the acacias and the lovely Mopane whose leaves are shaped like butterflies. Wildlife thrives in all areas but some species have favourite habitats – for instance, elephants like to shelter under the trees; lions, on the other hand, find the perfect camouflage in tall golden grass, so the best way to tick names off your list is to trust the local guides.

Sightings are guaranteed, they say, within three minutes of entering the park, though during the wet season, so beautifully lush and green, this may be more difficult. However, the dry season, June to October, is always rewarding, as animals wander across the arid land on their way to the waterholes.

Best safari times are early or late in the day – be prepared for the cold – but what matters is not the distance covered but an attitude in tune with

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nature: slow down, stop and wait, look around, listen and, for sure, something will happen.

So what might you see in such a pristine place rising like a dream out of this world? 113 species of mammals, 350 of birds, 110 of reptiles, amphibians and even fish. Once endangered species, such as elephants, lions, rhinos and the black-faced impalas that can jump 11 metres, are recovering well, but most common are zebras and gambolling springboks. Lucky visitors may spot a lonely leopard, a cheetah with her young or a speeding hyena, but the elegant giraffes and the long-horned creatures are there for all to see, be it a red hartebeest zigzagging away to escape a predator, a solitary greater kudu, an eland – the largest African antelope – or an oryx, the national animal. Then there are the little ones: the rock hyrax, the yellow mongoose, the black-backed jackal, the smallest antelope or dik-dik, and of course the birds: hornbills, plump red bishop, yellow masked weaver, lilac-breasted roller and many more. As the sun sets over the savannah, the gently floodlit waterholes are pure magic as animals approach ever so carefully, waiting patiently for their turn to drink under a starlit sky.

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Salmon with Tomato and Coriander Salsa This low-fat supper is quick to make and is packed with flavour. If you prefer, replace the salmon with trout or sea bass fillets.

Serves: 4 Ready in: 30 minutes Ingredients: 4 ripe tomatoes, halved 1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped 2 tbsp freshly chopped coriander ½ red chilli, deseeded and very finely chopped (optional) 2 tbsp lime juice 2 tbsp olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper 4 salmon fillets Boiled long-grain and wild rice, to serve

Serve the salmon fillets on a bed of boiled long-grain and wild rice, topped with the salsa.

Method: To make the salsa, scoop out and discard the tomato seeds and dice the flesh. Place in a bowl with the red onion, coriander, chilli (if using) and 1 tbsp each of the lime juice and olive oil. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper and set aside.

If you prefer to oven bake the salmon fillets, wrap in individual foil parcels and place on a baking tray. Bake in a preheated oven at 190C / fan 170C / gas mark 5 for 25 minutes.

Heat a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and add the remaining olive oil.

Place the salmon fillets in the pan, skin-side down, and cook for 5-6 minutes. Turn each fillet over, sprinkle over the rest of the lime juice and cook for a further 5-6 minutes or until the fish flakes easily.

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Word on Wine Majestic Wines is great for finding interesting wines, as they have wines open to taste that you may have previously passed by.

On a visit to their store in Derby, I found an unattended table with glasses and a bottle. On the bottle was a label that said ‘free tasting’. Intrigued, and not wanting to offend, I poured a small tasting into the glass only to find a smooth easy drinking red wine with lots of fruit flavours. Not only that, but the label on the bottle also amused me – the wine is called ‘Desire, Lush and Zin’ with a picture of a tattooed lady. The wine is a Primitivo wine from Puglia, in southern Italy, made by Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine Spa in Verona, Italy.

The Primitivo grape is southern Italy’s main red wine grape, particularly in the region of Puglia.

DNA testing has proved that the Zinfandel vines of California are the same vines as the Primitivo of Italy. It is thought that the Italian emigrants to North America took the vines with them or that they found the climate in California the same as back in Italy.

It has also been proven by DNA testing that the Primitivo grape is the same as an ancient Croatian variety called Crljenak Kaštelanski. It is thought that the vines were brought over from Croatia to Puglia in the mid-18th century. In 1799 a priest from Croatia selected some cuttings from an old vine to plant at his new church in Gioia del Colle in Puglia. He noticed that the fruit on the old vine matured earlier than that of other vines, so he named the ‘new’ vine ‘Primitivo’ from the Latin ‘primativus’, translated as ‘first to ripen’.

Alcohol by Volume: 13.5% Food match: Pasta, pizza, lamb and pork dishes.

Available from: Majestic Wine, Ashbourne Road, Derby £12.99 per bottle. (£9.99 mixed case offer) For more information on this wine, visit www.majestic.co.uk.

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The wine, ‘Desire Lush and Zin’ is made from 100% Primitivo grapes grown on sandy and clay soil with the intense sunlight of the area and the fresh breeze, that gently blows in from the Ionian Sea. This climate creates a wine with a distinct character, a complex structure and elegant aromas of extraordinary intensity.

Technical Details: Grapes: 100% Primitivo Appearance: Clean – cherry red Nose / Aroma: Aromas of plums, dark cherries and chocolate.

Taste: Soft and velvety with fine rich flavours of plums, red cherries, spice, vanilla and coffee.

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Beer Amber Valley CAMRA Pub of the Year 2019 We are extremely lucky in the Amber Valley region to have some exceptional pubs on our doorstep; some may be unspoilt gems, which are destination pubs and may require a bit of an effort to get to, others could be located in a housing estate, in the middle of town or may even be a back-street bar.

The Amber Valley CAMRA Pub of the Year seeks to find out which of these pubs have delivered, in terms of service, quality of beer being served, atmosphere and community focus.

It is my view that transparency always helps people understand how and why a certain pub may be nominated and why their own favourite watering hole maybe wasn’t, so I’m taking this opportunity to outline the voting and judging procedure.

Since the beginning of October 2018, all members of Amber Valley CAMRA were canvassed and asked to nominate up to 5 pubs that they felt worthy of being put through to the judging stage. Some members decided to vote for just their own local, others took it in the spirit it was meant, by considering all the pubs they visited throughout the year and nominated five hostelries. When the voting closed at the end of November, the 8 pubs with the most votes formed the shortlist.

The shortlisted pubs this year gave a relatively good spread of nominations from the region and included the Angels, Belper; Holly Bush, Makeney; Old Oak, Horsley Woodhouse; Ripley’s Little Ale House, Ripley; Steampacket Inn, Swanwick; Talbot Taphouse, Ripley; Thorn Tree, Belper and last year’s winner the White Hart, Bargate.

During the months of December and January, these shortlisted pubs were visited by over 30 judges and were scored using a consistent set of guidelines.

As this is a CAMRA award the criteria that carried the most weight related, of course, to the quality of the beer/cider available. Did the pub offer a good range and was the choice available served well and of good quality?

Other categories included the style/décor and cleanliness of the pub; the service, knowledge and welcoming of the staff was of equal importance. As we all know, the pub aims to be the hub of the community, so all shortlisted pubs were judged by their community focus and atmosphere along with their alignment with CAMRA principles (prices and opening times clearly displayed, full measures or a top up without asking, for example).

All marks were scored on a judge’s visit and were not given based on any preconceived opinion; that’s what makes this competition unique.

The scores will be handed in at the end of January and the winner will be revealed at our AGM at the end of March.

With so many good pubs making the shortlist, a couple making the list for the first time – Thorn Tree on Chesterfield Road in Belper and Ripley’s Little Ale House on Oxford Street – why don’t you plan a visit to one of the shortlisted pubs and see for yourself why it’s been nominated?

2018 winner, The White Hart, Bargate 2018 winner, The White Hart, Bargate

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Health, Beauty & Fitness

Derbyshire Walking: Betty Kenny Walk Walk Type: Hilly countryside with several steep climbs, passing quarry edges.

Distance: 4 miles (6.8 km) Time: Allow 3 hours Parking: Ambergate Railway Station Car Park, Grid Ref: 348516 Waymarking: Routeway 12 OS Map: Landranger (1:50,000) 119 Buxton & Matlock; Explorer (1;25,000) 269 Chesterfield and Alfreton Start: Ambergate railway station car park (Grid Ref. 348 516)

The Route 1. Go out of the car park entrance and down the steps on the left. Go down to the main road (A610). Turn left to go under the railway bridge and left again to walk along the A6.

2. Cross the road (beware of traffic) opposite Holly Lane.

Walk down Holly Lane with the church on your left, and over Ha’penny Bridge.

If you glance to your right over the bridge, you will see where the River Amber joins with the River Derwent.

Shining Cliff Woods is an ancient woodland. It was part of a Royal Hunting Forest called Duffield Frith owned by the de Ferrers family of Duffield Castle. The family was disgraced after the Barons Revolt against Henry III; the castle was destroyed and the lands given to the King’s son Edmund. Local legend has it that a local man gave his magnificent white horse as a gift to Edmund and in return received the ownership of Shining Cliff Woods. In 1690 the wood came into the ownership of the Hurt family and remained with them until several years after World War I. Most of the woodland is now managed by the Forestry Commission.

3. Continue through the barrier and follow the path.

After 1/4 mile take the right fork to follow the path downhill for a short distance.

Turn right and follow the single-track road that runs along the bottom of the woodland. Continue for 1/4 mile and take the public footpath on the right (no vehicular access).

Follow the path as it leads down through the old wire works. Continue all the way through the works following signs for the YHA until you reach the woodland.

At the woodland do not continue to follow signs for the YHA but go straight ahead through the woodland (a mixture of sweet chestnut, oak and sycamore of approximately 100 years old) travelling parallel with the River Derwent and A6. Whilst in the wood, follow the wooden posts with the white stripe at the top.

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Shining Cliff Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to the huge variety of plants and animals found in this ancient woodland. The wood supports a diverse bird community including warblers and flycatchers and in the winter bramblings and other finches. You will see that the species of trees and the management of them changes through the woodland. Notice the coppiced sycamore trees, beneath which in spring is a carpet of bluebells.

PLEASE STICK TO THE MAIN PATHS. 4. After 1/2 mile take the main path on the left. Follow this uphill (marked by white posts) with pine trees on your right. Halfway up the hill, take the path on your

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Health, Beauty & Fitness right uphill into the pine trees. The white posts lead you to the remains of the Betty Kenny Tree.

Betty Kenny (Kate Kenyon) and her husband Luke lived during the late 1700s in a huge yew tree reputed to be 2000 years old, the remains of which you can see. Their house was formed within the yew tree. It probably had a turf roof. The Kenyons raised 8 children. Local legend has it that a bough of the tree was hollowed out to act as a cradle for their children. Local legend also suggests that this is the origin of the nursery rhyme “Rock-a-bye Baby”. Luke was a charcoal burner and he and Betty became favourites of the Hurt family. They had their portraits painted by James Ward of the Royal Academy.

5. Follow the path beyond the Betty Kenny tree down the hill, head towards the stone wall at the edge of the wood. Cross the public footpath and continue ahead, skirting the edge of the wood next to the stone wall.

(Over the wall are views of the Hurt family home, Alderwasley Hall, and their estate.)

8. Join the path again and follow it as it gently travels down through the wood. Eventually the path joins a wider path. Do not follow the path to the YHA but continue ahead. At the junction turn left to continue downhill.

This area of the wood belongs to the Grith Pioneers. The Grith Pioneers group originally began life as the Grith Fyrd, or Citizens Peace Army. They were formed in the early 1930s, a time of great social deprivation especially amongst the working class. Unemployed young men were given the opportunity to live a lifestyle which encouraged selfsufficiency and cooperation with others, coupled with the chance to be part of and to understand their natural environment. The pioneers still uphold their original ideals and welcome folk into Shining Cliff Woods so that their beauty can be enjoyed by all.

9. At the bottom of the hill turn right to travel back the way you came through the old wireworks. Follow the path along the bottom of the wood and turn left along Holly Lane. Cross the A6 (beware of traffic). Turn left and then right to go under the railway bridge, right again, and right again up the steps and back to the railway car park.

Walk supplied by Amber Valley Borough Council and Groundwork Creswell, Ashfield and Mansfield, as part of their ‘Routeways’ series of walks: www.visitambervalley.co.uk/get-active/walking-and-riding.

6. Follow the path and go over the boardwalks.

Continue straight ahead, climbing through the woodland.

Take care to keep away from the old quarry edge: keep children and pets under close control.

7. At the top of the hill take time to briefly leave the path and look at the view. Take care near the edge. There are good views down the Derwent valley. Landmarks such as Heage Windmill and Crich Stand can been seen on a clear day.

We have taken reasonable steps to ensure that this walk is safe and achievable by walkers of a realistic level of fitness. The publisher accepts no responsibility for any injuries caused to readers whilst following the walk. Always wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Walk details correct at time of going to print. It is advisable to carry the relevant OS map with you when walking the route.

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Alex Robinson Why Use a Personal Trainer?

You can exercise yourself – at home, outdoors, at the gym – so why use a personal trainer? Well, there are a number of reasons why training with a PT will help you to train better, go further, and achieve great results…

4. It helps with unique requirements

Everyone’s abilities and requirements are different when it comes to exercise. You could be working round an injury, your age may be a factor, you may need to make adjustments for illness or perhaps you have a certain phobia? Whatever it is that may otherwise stop you exercising, a PT can find a way around it.

5. It keeps you motivated

1. It’s educational

If you don’t know which exercises are most effective for the goals you have, you are less likely reach them. Also, understanding how to perform an exercise safely is essential in reducing the risk of injury, which could impact health and fitness for a long time. Having someone trained in how to execute certain tasks will greatly reduce the level of risk and increase the effectiveness of your fitness routine.

2. It offers accountability

We all need someone to answer to! You are far more likely to make sure you get your exercise in if you know you’ll be asked what you’ve been doing between appointments, and you’re less likely to skip a session if you’ve got to give a good reason (‘I can’t be bothered’ won’t cut it!).

3. It helps perfect form

sure you’re doing it right – the most effective, efficient and safest way. Only perfect practice makes perfect.

A personal trainer won’t just tell you what to do, they’ll make

Self-motivation can be incredibly difficult, especially with lots of other demands on your time. A personal trainer can help you to prioritise things in your life; they will push you to achieve more, with personal challenges and achievable goals.

6. It can work with your schedule

A personal trainer is a versatile tool to aid with fitness; they can work around your busy schedule and, within reason, tailor appointments to suit you.

So, what are you waiting for?!? A personal trainer could make a huge difference to your attitude to and enjoyment of exercise … as well as the results you see.

By Alex Robinson View Alex’s profile on the National Register of Personal Trainers (www.nrpt.co.uk) and the Register of Exercise Professionals (www.exerciseregister.org). Contact Alex on 07817 337861 or email alex.robinson.pt@gmail.com.

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Smart Motorways Explained Smart Motorways are being created across the UK. Here’s how to drive on them.

Vast swathes of UK roads are being transformed into ‘Smart Motorways’. They are cited as the solution for congestion, with the hard shoulder being used as a live lane and overhead gantries displaying variable speed limits with cameras enforcing them.

Highways England says the introduction of Smart Motorways has ‘increased journey reliability’ and reduced personal injury accidents. But this new network requires a new way of driving, as well as a better understanding of what the overhead signs mean.

Are there different types of Smart Motorway?

There are, and different types of Smart Motorway are dotted throughout the country.

The first is a controlled motorway, which retains its hard shoulder for emergency use. The remaining lanes are subject to variable speed limits, which are displayed on overhead gantries, and enforced by speed cameras. If no speed limit is displayed, then the national speed limit is in place.

Then there are all-lane-running sections of motorway, where all lanes are live, and there isn’t a hard shoulder. In the event of an incident, a red ‘X’ is displayed above the closed lane. Any driver who ignores this will receive a £100 fine and three penalty points on their licence.

Again, overhead speed limits are enforced by cameras.

Finally, you’ve got a dynamic hard shoulder, which can be opened to live traffic during periods of congestion, with overhead gantry signs showing whether or not it can be used. It shouldn’t be used if the signs above the lane are blank or displaying a red ‘X’. Again, this is enforced by the overhead cameras.

What happens if I break down on a motorway with no hard shoulder?

Look out for an emergency refuge area (ERA), denoted by blue signs with an orange SOS telephone symbol, and dotted at 1.5 mile intervals along the highway.

If you’re unable to get to an ERA, you should attempt to get onto the verge (providing there is no barrier), switch on your hazard lights and exit the vehicle safely via the nearside door. If you can’t get to the nearside of the motorway safely, stay in the vehicle with your seatbelt securely fastened.

If you can get out of the car, contact Highways England via one of the phones placed in the ERA. However, if you can’t exit the vehicle, you need to call 999 from your mobile.

Can I get caught for speeding even if a limit isn’t displayed above the road?

Highways England states that: “All mandatory speed limits are enforced by police, as is the national speed limit of 70mph when no speeds are shown. If you break the speed limits you will be caught.” The best advice is simply not to exceed the speed limit.

Do Smart Motorways actually work?

According to Highways England, Smart Motorways are helping to keep roads moving. Published statistics say that journey reliability has improved by 22 per cent and personal injury accidents have been reduced by more than half. Highways England also says that where accidents did occur, their severity was much lower overall.

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Homes & Gardens If your soil is heavy and wet, and if it is alkaline or chalky, summer raspberries may struggle, so grow autumn fruiters as they can withstand the adverse conditions.

First, choose a sunny, sheltered spot and weed thoroughly so the raspberry canes are not competing with weeds for moisture and nutrients. If your garden is very hot and sunny in the summer then light shade for the raspberries from a nearby tree is recommended; otherwise, they like sunshine.

Summer-fruiting raspberries need a support system – sturdy posts at a spacing of about 1.8m (6ft) and galvanized wires at a spacing of about 30cm (12in) will do the trick. Autumn-fruiting raspberries should be fine without support but you can tie them in if you wish.

The canes are available now and in their ‘dormant’ state (looking like a bundle of sticks) respond well to planting now. Space the canes 40-45cm (15-17in) apart and allow about 2m (6ft 6in) between rows.

Dig in plenty of well-rotted manure and plant each cane at a depth of 5-8cm (2-3in), spreading the roots out well so they establish better. Firm the canes in then cut each one back to about 25cm (10in) above ground level and water in well if the soil is dry.

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Remarkable Raspberries If you want to grow soft fruit then I recommend raspberries for value, reliability and ease of growth. The canes, best bought bare root, are available now, so here are my top tips for planting and growing great raspberries.

Raspberries like moisture, without being soggy around the roots. Improve light and sandy soil by digging in plenty of bulky organic matter such as compost or well-rotted manure before planting.

Summer-fruiting raspberries crop in midsummer, while autumn fruiters crop from the end of summer, often until the first frosts, so if possible plant a few of each. There are different varieties of summer and autumn-fruiting raspberries, and the ‘Fallgold’ variety even has yellow fruits.

Summer-fruiting raspberries fruit on the previous year’s growth, so planting now will be much better in 2020 onwards than this year. Autumn fruiters produce their crop on the same year’s growth, so expect a decent crop this autumn then heavier ones from 2020. These should crop until the first frosts.

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Property Matters

your first port of call. Their imagination and vision can yield unexpected results from even the most awkward of sites.

Too much garden and not enough time for gardening?

Some of you out there have very large gardens that you either don’t want or don’t need. Turn them into building plots, make some money, put your lawn mower away and put your feet up…

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Most Local Authorities are short on housing supply – they need more sites with planning approval for houses. Whilst they would love to meet this need with just large sites of, say, 300 houses, the small sites with just one or two plots still contribute to their housing targets. So, why wait? If you think you may be sitting on a plot of land you have nothing to lose!

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bit trickier. As a general rule you can’t apply for outline Your questions answered

by Local Jon Planning permission in a conservation area – most Authorities will ask for a full detailed planning permission. Ltd Pilkington, Jon Pilkington Architecture

Reduce the risks and maximise your profit Small scale developers and certainly individuals looking to build their dream home need the comfort of knowing the site has planning permission. It doesn’t cost a lot to get what’s known as ‘outline planning permission’ compared BEDROOM BYyour toNEW the uplift in the value CAN of the LIFT land. VALUE Don’t waste money having full designs prepared and obtaining full A QUARTER! planning permission – the people thinking of buying your site may havebytheir own ideas and be unwilling to pay Research Nationwide Building Society more for your expensively arrivedoratloft design solution. suggests that an extension conversion

which acreates a double bedroom can add Employ good designer the average price of with yourexperience home. in A12% good to local architectural practice But, get research also suggests housing thatthis………..the knows the local planning policies should be creating its own bathroom could increase the average price by as much as 23%!

Bearing in mind that moving up the property ladder from a three-bedroom to a four-bedroom house costs an average of £40,000 (not including legal fees and other moving costs) a two storey extension or loft conversion can be accomplished for around £30,000 - £35,000.

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As with conservation areas you can’t get outline permission on listed buildings. You have to prepare and submit a fully detailed design and planning application.

simply to extend kitchen.

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As the number of homeowners prepared to put their homes on sale is falling, extending an existing home is becoming increasingly attractive to many.

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We are aware that the name, Roform does not explain what this family business is about.

Roform based in Pye Bridge Industrial Estate, Pye Bridge, Alfreton fabricates and sells steel Beams, RSJs, Lintols, Balustrades, Balconies, Handrails, Staircases, Fire Escapes,

Mezzanine Floors and much more. Roform is open to the building trade and the general public and all our work is fully EN1090 CE marked compliant and certified. “If you need steel, welding or general fabrication then Roform is happy to help with your building project” says Phil.

Roform offers onsite welding, site erection and installation. A collection or delivery service is available throughout the East Midlands. “I suppose you could call us the one stop, steel shop,” says Phil.

Roform prides itself on being a fast, reliable and a friendly service and are safety certified by SSIP, CHAS, AVETTA, MPQC/SPA and are a Derbyshire County Council Trusted Trader.

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Book Reviews: Books to Get You Talking This month’s books are perfect for discussing at your book club, dissecting over dinner and chatting about on social media.

The Silence of the Girls Pat Barker The Silence of the Girls is a vivid retelling of Homer’s Iliad.

However, this time the focus is on the minor characters, namely the women taken as ‘spoils of war’. Queen Briseis is taken as a sex slave by Achilles when he destroys her city. Through Briseis we hear of the other female slaves in the encampment – women who are forced to serve the men that killed their husbands, fathers, brothers and sons.

This is Going to Hurt Adam Kay From 100-hour weeks to moral conundrums and emergency operations, the life of a junior doctor is far from easy. Adam Kay reveals all through six years of diary entries. Surprisingly, This is Going to Hurt is an incredibly funny book, particularly the numerous footnotes explaining hospital lingo. However, Kay also gives us an insight into the stark reality of life on the frontline of the NHS. Once Upon a River Diane Setterfield A man stumbles into The Swan Inn carrying the body of what appears to be a dead girl in his arms. A few hours later, the little girl stirs. But who is she? Part adult fairy tale, part folk tale, Once Upon a River celebrates the art of

storytelling and weaves numerous stories into one rich tapestry. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Codename Villanelle Luke Jennings If you loved the BBC’s Killing Eve, don’t miss the book it was based on. Villanelle is a cold-blooded assassin who you just can’t help but root for. Eve is the woman tasked with stopping her. The storyline is quite different from that of the TV series and has less dark humour, but there’s still plenty of suspense to keep you reading.

Roar Cecelia Ahern Ahern’s latest book is a collection of satirical short stories. Each focuses on an unnamed female protagonist and most are a literal interpretation of a stereotype or saying.

The trophy wife’s partner builds her a shelf to sit on, where she can be admired by his friends and family. The woman who feels invisible to society starts to slowly disappear. There are plenty of themes to digest and discuss and a lot of enjoyment to be had in each tale.

Sunny Side Up Susan Calman Comedian and Strictly star Susan Calman is on a mission to encourage ‘joy, kindness and community’ with her latest book.

There are anecdotes from her own life and examples of random acts of kindness that have been shared by her fans. Sunny Side Up is full of warmth, positivity and (of course) plenty of humour.

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Ripley Infant School Ripley Junior School Ripley Nursery School St Benedict

St Elizabeth’s Catholic Primary St John’s CE Primary, Belper St John’s CE Primary, Ripley Street Lane Primary The Ripley Academy

Turnditch CE VA Primary Waingroves Primary School William Gilbert Primary

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School Terms 2019

All dates taken from www.derbyshire.gov.uk

Term 3 Monday 7 January 2019 to Friday 15 February 2019 Term 4 Monday 25 February 2019 to Friday 12 April 2019 Term 5 Monday 29 April 2019 to Friday 24 May 2019 Term 6 Monday 3 June 2019 to Monday 22 July 2019 01773 713429 Term 1 Tuesday 3 September 2019 to Friday 25 October 2019 01332 831471 Term 2 Monday 4 November 2019 to Friday 20 December 2019

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Children & Education

The Diary of a Local Mum Energy Levels There are obviously lots of differences between children and adults, but a major one that can often prove problematic when you’re charged with caring for small humans, is the difference in energy levels.

Kids attack everything with gusto. And I mean, everything. Whether it’s getting out of bed, cleaning teeth, putting on socks… you name it… it’s accompanied with a leap, a shriek, a flourish, a funky dance. It’s as if, from the moment they wake, they’re hypercharged and exuding excess energy that they just can’t wait to burn off. It’s impressive. It’s admirable. It’s exhausting.

Somewhere between childhood and adulthood (probably during the teenage years) this is lost.

As adults, everything (getting out of bed, cleaning teeth, putting on socks…) takes far more effort and, rather than having endless supplies of the stuff, energy seems like a precious commodity that you have to summon when it’s most needed – and, like cheap batteries, it doesn’t last as long either.

While a small child can dance around the kitchen for hours, joining in as an adult is fun for a short while but the need to ‘sit down for a breather’ is upon you before the final bars of the song have finished and you realise you need to save some of your precious reserves for cooking the tea (which is what you were trying to do in the first place before the impromptu disco began).

Keeping up with kids is exhausting. When running around with them becomes all too much, there are thankfully other ways to harness their energy and engage their interest, so you sign them up for every sports club out there. ‘Ha!’ You think.

‘This will do it!’ But, after two hours of non-stop activity they come out buzzing, dying to show you all they’ve learnt, involving interactive demonstrations and even more of a battle to get this hyped up child into bed – while you’re even

more exhausted than usual just from taxiing them around.

Sometimes, however, it’s easy to take this relentless energy for granted. They’re always keen to do yet another activity until the hamster wheel of life is spinning so fast you realise they haven’t had any downtime for what seems like weeks and you notice an almost imperceptible decrease in pace. Their leap out of bed is a little lower. They brush their teeth without the accompanying silly dance. They put on their socks sitting down.

Kids these days get a lot of stick for being permanently attached to a technological device; for lying prone on the sofa; for spending their life vegetating, and while that seems to very rarely be the case in our house there’s definitely a happy medium to be achieved somewhere along the line.

When you notice the spring has gone from their step, their joie de vivre is beginning to wane, their relentless energy is ebbing away… it’s time for a glorious pyjama day: a guilt-free day of nothingness while they recharge to turbo-level and you recuperate to something just the right side of exhaustion. Well, I say ‘pyjama day’ – in reality, while you’ve got your sights set on a TV marathon, the kids’ batteries can fully recharge in a fraction of the time that it takes to get yours out of the red zone. No sooner have you got the blankets out and made the hot chocolate, decided on a film, and agreed a comfortable position for everyone to sit, they’re up. They’re dancing to the opening credits, re-enacting their favourite scene, dragging you off the sofa to play your part too. Oh well, it was good while it lasted, briefly.

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Community

Your Horoscope February and March 2019 February really gets going on the 4th with a powerful new moon in the benevolent and humanitarian sign of Aquarius. This quirky new moon encourages us all to be independent and to contemplate in which areas of life we may be able to offer help and support others. This new moon also ushers in the Chinese New Year – the year of the Earth Pig. On a personal level, during this year well-considered actions will be rewarded much more than risk taking. Dynamic Mars arrives in practical and down to earth Taurus on the 15th; this placement offers excellent opportunities to fine tune and advance your practical projects.

The love planet Venus is resolute and determined after her arrival in Capricorn on the 4th. Is this the year when romantic relationships get serious? Wait for Valentine’s Day and find out! March starts out with rather a mystical flavour as the Sun and Neptune are in close contact in gentle Pisces, offering a magical and spiritual energy that could help with a kinder and more humanitarian outlook on the world stage.

Mercury, the planet of ideas and interaction, moves into the retrograde phase on the 5th to the 28th. As always, this is a time of reviewing and double checking anything to do with communications, travel or important written documents. Mars is in the down to earth sign of Taurus all month, highlighting practical energy and the need to get things done. The Spring Equinox falls on the evening of the 20th; day and night are equal and we should all start to feel that spring is well on its way. The new moon is in Pisces on the 6th and the full moon is in Libra on the 21st.

ARIES: MARCH 21 - APRIL 20 February: Dynamic Mars remains strong in your sign during the first half of February; excellent opportunities for innovative new ventures will be coming your way. Venus arrives at the highest point of your chart on the 4th suggesting that this is the perfect time to make a go of anything career related. March: The powerful alignment of planets in your career sector at the start of the month brings your personal charisma to fabulous new heights.

Anything to do with new prospects or promotion is very well favoured. The maverick planet Uranus is in the last degree of your sign; be prepared for exciting or sudden changes in your life.

TAURUS: APRIL 21 - MAY 21 February opens up opportunities for further education and detailed travel plans. The new moon on the 4th is particularly important as its powerful energy encourages you to broaden your horizons particularly on the career front. The Virgo full moon on the 19th offers up a romantic opportunity. March: Venus, your planetary ruler, spends most of March in quirky Aquarius, highlighting your goals and ambition. New and unexpected people can suddenly arrive in your life, pay close attention as they are there for a reason. Dynamic Mars, strong in your sign, brings those breakthrough moments that you have been waiting for.

GEMINI: MAY 22 - JUNE 21 February suggests that your financial plans will need some reviewing. Venus, joining Saturn and Pluto in responsible Capricorn on the 4th should help you to make some practical, long-lasting decisions. The pioneering Aquarian new moon on the 4th ensures that you have some innovative new ideas to increase your prospects.

March: A spectacular alignment of the Sun and the planet Neptune highlight the career angle of your chart this month, allowing scope for intuitive and creative thinking for your new projects. Mercury, your ruler, goes into retrograde motion on the 5th; be sure to check all your important documents, not once but at least twice!

CANCER: JUNE 22 - JULY 22 February: The first half of February offers you a great deal of energy as dynamic Mars highlights your career prospects and ensures that the time is right to take the plunge and begin a brand new project. The powerful Mars/ Uranus conjunction around the 13th offers exciting new developments; remain open to expect the unexpected!

March: The new moon in Pisces on the 6th of March illuminates all forms of learning, travelling and generally broadening your horizons. This is a good time to review a cherished dream and start to plan your best way forward to making it a reality. Exciting new ideas can boost your personal objectives, particularly after the 28th.

LEO: JULY 23 - AUGUST 23 February: The Sun and Mercury are strong in your opposite sign during February, emphasising any difficulties in your relationships. The new moon on the 4th throws some light on an issue that’s been troubling you for a while.

Your finances come into view around the critical Virgo full moon on the 19th. March: Your funds and assets are in the spotlight this month as the Sun/Neptune configuration brings financial matters to a head. Optimism and positive thinking should make a vital difference to current plans and help things to go your way. You need to go with your intuition as interesting offers come your way.

VIRGO: AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 22 February offers some big changes to your day-to-day living; be on the lookout for some important new information related to your plans. This is a good time for new ideas, particularly around the full moon in your sign on the 19th. A career opportunity turns up around the 15th as Mars enters Taurus. March: Mercury, your ruling planet, goes retrograde on the 5th of March; be sure to reflect on your progress so far. Take stock, and don’t make any major decisions until after the 28th when you will have a clear picture of your way forward. The full moon on the 21st emphasises your potential and your powers of persuasion.

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Community LIBRA: SEPTEMBER 23 - OCTOBER 23 February: New and exciting creative opportunities are suggested during February. Romantic encounters are also in strong focus, particularly around the time of the Aquarian new moon on the 4th. Your finances are highlighted as Mars enters your money area on the 15th; practical advice for restructuring may come your way.

March: Venus, your ruler, is in Aquarius for most of March, illuminating romantic relationships and highlighting optimism and luck. The most important thing is for you to be independent and stay true to yourself. The full moon in your sign on the 21st demands that you follow your heart and pursue your ambitions.

SCORPIO: OCTOBER 24 - NOVEMBER 22 February puts you in a rather assertive mood, as you strive to take on a more independent approach to life.

The Aquarian new moon on the 4th offers radical change, particularly in your domestic area. Jupiter continues to be positive where money is concerned; big ideas can lead to brilliant results if you stay optimistic. March: The radiant Sun and mystical Neptune are highlighting the love and romance sector of your chart. Cosmic indicators show that your powers of attraction are strong and you should have the knack of finding just the right company. Creative talent is also favoured; the more you express yourself, the happier you will be.

SAGITTARIUS: NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 21 February’s exciting Aquarian new moon highlights all types of communication and gives you extra powers of persuasion to reach your goals. Go ahead and make some major decisions, particularly around the 15th as dynamic Mars arrives in practical Taurus enhancing your organisational skills and personal resourcefulness.

March: Mars remains in steadfast Taurus indicating that this is an exceptionally dynamic time; be sure to make the most of a powerful surge of determination and self-confidence, particularly in work related matters. After the spring equinox on the 20th unexpected contacts bring some good news your way.

CAPRICORN: DECEMBER 22 - JANUARY 20 February: Dynamic Mars enters Taurus on the 15th of February, stirring up matters of the heart and suggesting that a new love interest may be on the horizon. Positive thinking is the way forward. Meanwhile, the exciting Aquarian new moon on the 4th in your financial area could bring some great opportunities your way.

March: An abundance of planetary activity in your sign suggests that this is the time to back your hunches and take chances in life. Prepare to be well organised ahead of new opportunities that will soon arise. Try to avoid misunderstandings and disagreements, particularly after the 5th as Mercury goes retrograde.

AQUARIUS: JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 18 February is your birthday month and the favourable new moon on the 4th ensures that positive change is not far off. The Virgo full moon on the 19th highlights your financial area; use your analytical abilities and problemsolving skills to make important changes – don’t miss any vital information. March suggests that financial support and new opportunities may derive from unexpected sources and your own generosity may now be repaid. Venus is in your sign until the 27th; ensure that optimism allows you to forge ahead with your personal ambition. From the 7th Uranus, your ruler, illuminates big changes on the domestic scene.

PISCES: FEBRUARY 19 - MARCH 20 February urges you to push forward and review career matters; Jupiter demands that you take full advantage of this chance to usher in a whole new era of confidence and success. The new moon on the 4th stirs up some emotional issues; you may be wise to keep your options open for the time being. March: Mars is powerful in your financial sector suggesting that a review is now long overdue. Important initiatives should get enthusiastically underway now, but avoid hurrying things too much! You’ll start to view events from a new perspective after the spring equinox on the 20th as you welcome in innovative and beneficial change.

NAVIGATE YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS IN 2019 Take a look at your year ahead and plan with in-depth knowledge and cosmic awareness.

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Upbeat

Derbyshire Police Re-launch Public Messaging Service The public messaging service Derbyshire Alert has been re-launched across Derbyshire by the Police and Crime Commissioner, who honoured his manifesto pledge to reinstate the hugely popular information service following public appeals.

The system allows members of the public and businesses to register to receive information from the police and the commissioner regarding crime and information relating directly to the area where they live.

Alert is the national messaging system used by Action Fraud and is utilised by the Home Office for national and regional surveys to help educate the public to protect themselves against Cybercrime and fraud.

The commissioner Hardyal Dhindsa has been working with the Constabulary to extend the service and has funded this latest development. He said today: “This latest service is really good news for local residents and businesses. We have worked with the Constabulary to deliver exactly what they have asked for: localised,

(L to R): Mike Douglas, Neighbourhood Alert, Lynn Farrar, Neighbourhood Watch, Carole Woodall, Derbyshire Alert Coordinator, Gary Knighton, Deputy Chief Constable, and Kevin Gillott, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner

(L to R): Mike Douglas, Neighbourhood Alert, Lynn Farrar, Neighbourhood Watch, Carole Woodall, Derbyshire Alert Coordinator, Gary Knighton, Deputy Chief Constable, and Kevin Gillott, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner

accurate information about crime and community safety issues delivered in real time by the neighbourhood officers on the street.

“As requested people will receive pertinent information direct to their preferred device which could help to reduce their risk of becoming a victim of crime. The reaction from the Neighbourhood Watches at the meeting tonight was really positive and I know that they will help us encourage more people to sign up to receive alerts about their area.”

Chief Constable Peter Goodman said: “The system is an excellent tool for engaging with the public, gaining their views and opinions and building in procedures and systems to assist with tackling crime.

“Other Social Media platforms do not reach the whole of Derbyshire and there is a need to find other solutions to liaise with the public in relation to crime in their area.”

If you are interested in receiving messages log on and sign up at www.derbyshirealert.co.uk.

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Community

Friendship Blooms Show your appreciation for a fellow member of the community; it may be a friend, a family member or maybe someone you’ve come into contact with who Hurst of provides a wonderful service Julie Margaret’s Florist or who works hard to make a difference. Let All Things Local surprise them with a fresh bouquet of flowers.

All Things Local has joined forces with Julie Hurst (pictured) from Margaret’s Florist in Ripley, to offer readers the chance to show their appreciation for a fellow member of the community.

The recipients of this issue’s bouquet are Jean & Pete Corby of Ripley. They were nominated by Jean’s daughter Maxine Howseman also from Ripley. Here is what Maxine wrote: “I would like to nominate my Mum and Step dad, Jean and Pete Corby. For the past 20 years they have raised money for charity. They have raised thousands for lots of local charities, including Ripley Hospital. Last year they raised over £6,000 for the Breast Cancer Test Appeal. Each autumn, together with their friends’ help, they organise and run a fantastic fun afternoon of line dancing with live artists, tombola, bingo and more. They started fundraising over 20 years ago to support their best friend Jean (who was also my mum-in-law), who had breast cancer but has now sadly died. They truly are an inspiration to us all and I love them with all of my heart.” Maxine Howseman

Maxine Howseman (centre) presents the bouquet to Jean & Pete Corby

Blooms’ as the subject. Please include your full name, address and daytime telephone number on your nomination.

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Closing date for nominations for the next issue is Wednesday 20 February 2019.

Nominate someone to receive the next bouquet. All you have to do is state, in no more than 100 words, who you are nominating.

Include their address and the reasons why you are nominating them. You can nominate more than one person if they are living/working at the same address… and remember – flowers don’t just have to be for women!

The only rule is that the person receiving the flowers must live or work within the Ripley postcode area (DE5). Just write your nomination on a piece of paper and send to Friendship Blooms, All Things Local, 74 Woodhouse Road, Kilburn, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 0NA or email your nomination to karyn@allthingslocal.co.uk putting ‘Friendship To advertise contact Ruth: T: 01332 883140 M: 07545 261034 E: ruth@allthingslocal.co.uk

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Clubs, Societies, Groups, Classes Codnor & Waingroves 3rd Codnor Scouts For girls and boys aged 6-14. All clubs meet at the Old Cricketer’s Bungalow at the side of the Old Welfare, Codnor. Beavers – Tuesdays 5.15pm till 6.30pm. Cubs – Tuesdays 6.45pm till 8.15pm. Scouts – Fridays 6.30pm till 8.15pm. Ann Cantrill 07817 636232.

Amber Valley Rotary Club Meets Tuesdays 6:45 for 7:00pm at Codnor Castle Inn, Ormonde Fields Golf Centre, Nottingham Road, Codnor. New members are welcome. Please contact us first if you are interested. Contact us on 07850 440001 or by our ‘Contact us’ page on www.rotary-ambervalley.org.uk Codnor & District WI 2nd Tuesday each month, 7.15pm at Methodist Church Hall, Mill Lane, Codnor. 01773 714098.

Codnor Bowls & Social Club Goose Lane, Codnor. Social Club Thursdays 10am-12noon. Table top games, occasional speaker, drinks/refreshments, good company; all welcome. Crown Green Bowls played during the season, Belper & District League. New players welcome. Contact Chris: 01773 744898.

Jog Codnor Jog Derbyshire Group. Meets at the Poet & Castle Pub. For all abilities.

Tuesdays at 7pm Contact: Ben 07500 600171 Stay & Play At Waingroves Methodist Church, every Wednesday during Term Time, 1.30pm - 3pm. Contact Ruth Beresford: 01773 743345.

Walking for Health Waingroves Woodland Walk, first Tuesday each month 11am – 12.30pm. Meet at The Marquis of Ormonde, Codnor Denby Lane DE5 9SP. Info: Ripley Leisure Centre 01773 514727.

Denby & Kilburn 1st Horsley & Kilburn Brownies Scout Hut, Highfield Road, Kilburn, Wednesday 6.30pm to 8pm.

Call 01332 882535 or 07545 551890 for details.

3rd Horsley & Kilburn Brownies Wednesday 6.30pm to 8pm at Kilburn Methodist Chapel Brown Owl (Trish Rose) 01332 881786 1st Horsley & Kilburn Guides Kilburn Methodist Hall, every Thursday in term time. 6.30pm-7.30pm.

Contact: Claire 07545551890 or Amy 07496167260.

1st Horsley & Kilburn Rainbows St Clements Church, Church St, Horsley Thurs 6.00pm – 7.00pm. Contact Sarah 07454224088 1st Horsley & Kilburn Scout Group For boys & girls aged 6 to 14 at Scout HQ, Highfield Rd, Kilburn.

Contact: Richard Ward, 01773 857232 or 07795 420505.

Chatterbox Café Kilburn Village Hall, Church Street, Kilburn, every second Friday, 10am to midday, in conjunction with Mobile Library sited on car park.

Coffee, cakes; relax, chat or read. Enid: 01332 780486.

Denby Footpaths Group Maintenance and preservation of local footpaths; community walks, circular routes. Jane: 01332 781305, or e-mail denby-footpaths-group@hotmail.co.uk Intermediate Adults Dance Classes Kilburn Village Hall, Church Street, Kilburn. Latin American and Ballroom, Thursdays 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Patricia Cooke: 01332 660837.

Kilburn & Horsley Over 60’s Club Kilburn Social Club, Chapel Street, Kilburn, alternate Tuesdays 2pm to 4pm.

Contact Barbara Watts: 01773 745008.

Kilburn Christian Fellowship Meet in Kilburn Village Hall, Church Street, Kilburn, 5pm to 6pm on the second Sunday of each month, refreshments. All ages welcome. Godfrey: 01332 781200 Kilburn Community Choir A time of singing and fun, no experience needed. Meet at Old Oak, Horsley Woodhouse 1st & 3rd Thursdays from 7-8.30pm.Contact 07986 450580 or 01332 780276.

Kilburn Life Group 8 Sitwell Drive, Kilburn. 10am to 11.30am first and third Wednesday of month. Discuss issues on life matters. Cynthia: 01332 882713.

Kilburn Striders Jog Derbyshire Group Meets at car park opposite Pickford Gardens. For all abilities.

Meets at various times. Please call Ross for details. Ross: 07791 683056 Kilburn Wine Circle For those who like wine and would like to learn more. Meets 3rd Wednesday each month at Kilburn Village Hall. Info: www.kilburnwinecircle.weebly.com or contact David: 01159 303712

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Stay ‘n’ Play Kilburn Village Hall, Church Street, Kilburn. Every Thursday 9.15am to 11.15am term time only.

Tae Kwon-do & Self Defence Kilburn Village Hall. Adult & Junior classes Sat: 10.00-12.00noon. Sun 9.30-10.30am Panthers 4-7 yrs Sat: 9.00-10.00am & Wed 5.00-6.00pm Contact Shirley 07779 812468 http://www.progressive-selfdefence.co.uk The Wednesday Club Kilburn Welfare Social Club Chapel St, Kilburn, 1st Wednesday every month 2pm–4pm. Betty Holloway 01332 880726. All welcome.

Toddlers Inc. Meets at Denby Bottles Methodist Church, Danesby Crescent, Tues 10am – 12noon, in and out of term time. Contact: 01773 743104.

Walking for Health Every Thursday, meets 9.30am outside Bourne’s Café, Denby Pottery Visitors Centre, DE5 8NX. 60 minute duration. Also, Progression Walk (120 minute duration) meets 9.30am, same location, first Thursday each month. For details of either walk contact Amanda Gowing 01773 523325; amanda.gowing@ambervalley.gov.uk.

Whist Drive Kilburn Village Hall, Church Street, Kilburn. Fortnightly on Wednesdays 2pm.

01773 741586

Horsley Woodhouse

1st Sitwell Scout Group Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, aged 6 to 14. Sitwell Scout HQ off Church Lane, Horsley Woodhouse DE7 6AW. Info: www.1stsitwellscoutgroup.co.uk.

Email: gsl@1stsitwellscoutgroup.co.uk.

Adult Yoga Suitable for beginners, Tuesdays 10:30-11:30, Church Hall, Main Street Horsley Woodhouse. Contact Anita Nathan: 01332 842070, apmr.nathan@icloud.com, Facebook: YogaNita.

Dance Night Woodhouse Church Hall, DE7 6AT. Every Monday 7 - 8pm. Line Dancing with Megan. Call Sheila 07803 158235.

Gentle Chair Exercise (Age UK) Horsley Woodhouse Church Hall. DE7 6AT. Every Thursday 10-11.30am. £4.

Tea, Coffee and Biscuits. Contact Di 07919 116585 Horsley Woodhouse Joggers Meet at the church hall, Horsley Woodhouse 7.00pm Thursdays. £2 per session. Beginners group for new or returning joggers.

Contact: Sam Draper 07891 571488.

Horsley Woodhouse Pre-School Methodist Church Hall, Main Street. Term Time: Under 3’s Monday & Wednesday 1.00pm to 3.30pm. Over 3’s Monday to Friday 9.15am to 12.15pm. Call 07969 964842 during opening hours.

Horsley Woodhouse Royal British Legion Horsley Woodhouse Over 60’s Club meets in the hall, alternate Tuesdays at 2pm. Bingo, dominoes and cards. Outings for members at regular intervals. Subs £8 per year. Come and join our friendly group.

Call Don 01332 881379.

Monthly Monday Music and Meal Group (Age UK) Horsley Woodhouse Church Hall. DE7 6AT. £10 for 2 course meal and entertainment, £5 to bring own packed lunch and enjoy the entertainment.

Details and dates: Di 07919 116585.

Orchard Group Dominoes, Scrabble, and Whist at Orchard Community Centre, off Fairfield Road, alternate Tuesdays 2pm. 01332 883240.

Sitwell Arms Crown Green Bowling Club New members wanted, all ages welcome. Contact Tony: 07939 004479 or 01332 880858 The Getting to Know You Cafe Horsley Woodhouse Church Hall. DE7 6AT. Alternate Mondays 2-3.30pm.

Bring along hobbies and crafts and enjoy tea, coffee and cake. £1.50. Sheila 07803 158235.

Walking for Health Every Wednesday, 9.45am meet, 60-90 minute duration. Meets at various points around Horsley Woodhouse. For detailed schedule contact Amanda Gowing 01773 523325 amanda.gowing@ambervalley.gov.uk.

Whist Drive British Legion Hall, Main Street, Horsley Woodhouse, every Friday 7.30pm. Malcolm Parkin 01332 880160.

Ripley 1st Ripley Scout Group Cubs, Beavers, Scouts 6/14 years for boys and girls. To join call group scout leader, Ron Ashton on 01773 745420 www.1stRipleyScouts.org 4th Ripley Rainbows For girls age 5+. Visit www.girlguiding.org.uk for details Academy Crafters Meet at Ripley Academy every other Wednesday from 6.30-8.30pm, £2. Get together with likeminded people and craft! Contact gilli.p189@gmail.com or search ‘Academy Crafters’ on FB. Aim Excelsum School of Music Band practice on Mondays – 5.30pm – 6.30pm. Unit F, Sitwell Business Centre, Heage Road Ind Est, Ripley, DE5 3GH. Suitable for 6+ years of age and parents, of all abilities. For further details please email: info@aimexcelsum.co.uk

Little Black Book Alphabet Childminding Group Meet at Denby Institute. Childminders wishing to join the group can call Marion on 07952 798808, Claire 07891 956715, Trina 07875 142583.

Amber Valley Access Group Contact Keith Boot 07980 591801. Email info@avag.org.uk www.avag.org.uk

Ripley Classical Music Group Field Terrace Community Centre, Ripley. Meet twice a month, Thursday evening at 7.30pm until 9.30pm. To promote interest in an appreciation of classical music through the recording medium. Concert visits & Christmas social. Contact Philip Outram, Secretary, 01773 746939. www.thefrms.co.uk/affprogs/ripley.htm

Amber Valley CVS Volunteers needed to work with various organisations. Supports older people, families, children, helps and supports local groups giving advice on funding, as well as offering training, facilities and resources. Further details: 01773 512076

Ripley Green Garters Ladies North West Morris Dance Team meet every Tuesday at St Joseph’s Church Hall, Butterley Hill, Ripley, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

Dancers and musicians welcome. 01773 743560.

Amber Valley Movie Makers Marehay Miners Welfare, Derby Road, Ripley, meet alternate Tuesdays 7.45pm from September to June.

Geoff Thompson: 01773 748559. avmm@gmail.com .

Amber Valley Stroke Group Meet alternate Fridays at St Joseph’s Hall, Butterley Hill, Ripley.

Supporting stroke survivors. Call Mary 01773 747813.

Ripley Hospital League of Friends Ripley Hospital, second Thursday of the month at 7.30pm. To raise funds for the health, welfare and comfort of patients and staff.

Mrs Phyllis Holmes: 01773 747355

Amber Valley Talking Newspaper People who have difficulty reading can receive tapes of local news (weekly) and magazines (monthly) free of charge. Info: Ellen Hughes 01773 608954.

Amber Valley WASPI Women Against State Pension Inequality. Group meets7pm, every second Thursday at Coffee Shop Sainsbury’s Ripley. www.waspi.co.uk or email waspiambervalley@gmail.com. All welcome.

Baby Sensory Multi-award winning baby learning and developmental classes suitable from birth to 13 months. Tuesday’s, 10am and 11.15 at Ripley Leisure Centre.

Booking essential: www.babysensory.com/en/ClassDetails/centralderbyshire or contact Marie 07989 443734 for details.

Beehive Ukulele Club Meets every Thurs at the Beehive, 151 Peashill, Ripley at around 8.15 (teacher arrives at 9.10) £5 per week. Contact Julie Johnson 07968 309191.

Ripley Ladies Group Meet 1st Tuesday of every month 7.30pm at Field Terrace Community Centre, Ripley. New members very welcome. Contact Gill 01773 744580.

Ripley Leisure Centre Badminton Club Meet Thursdays 7.30pm – 10.30pm at Ripley Leisure Centre.

Players of a club or local league standard are welcome.

Ladies, Mens & Mixed teams. Info: Kay 01332 883622 Ripley Memory Cafe Third Thursday of each month 2-4pm, Field Terrace Community Room, Off Slack Ln., DE5 3HL. (Opp. Co-op) Info: Helen Aldridge 01332 208845 or email derbyshire@alzheimers.org.uk Ripley Morris Men Male Cotswold Morris Side, meet every Thursday at at Sawmills Village Hall, 8pm to 10pm. New and experienced dancers and musicians welcome. 01773 743560.

Ripley Poetry Reading Group Meet at Ripley Library, Grosvenor Road, Ripley, twice monthly, Thursday afternoons, 2pm to 4pm. Janet Dawson 01773 513247.

Centre Stage Theatre Arts Dance, drama and singing for young people 5 to 18. Every Thursday evening during term time, at Mill Hill School, Ripley. Call 01332 232940 or email enquiries@csta.org.uk for details.

Ripley Professional & Business Women (RPBW) Encouraging women to share ideas and interests. All ages, professional and retired welcome, from Ripley & surrounding areas. 2nd Monday each month, 7.30-9.30pm, Lumb Farm, Derby Road, Marehay DE5 8JN. Contact rpbwmembership@gmail.com

Derbyshire Archery Club Now meet at Main Road, Lower Hartshay. Shooting times are Wednesday and Friday evenings. Frequent tournaments at Keldeston Hall in the summer. Regular beginners’ courses throughout the year. Information on dacarchers.co.uk or phone Neil Bryan 01773 824903.

Ripley Residents’ Association Meetings last Monday of each month 6.30pm, Field Terrace Community Centre, Ripley. Advice and guidance on issues or concerns residents may have in a friendly, supportive setting. Info: Ruth Burton 07815301528.

Disability Derbyshire Join our support group for people suffering from depression and anxiety.

Last Tues of each month 10.30am-12noon. Field Terrace Community Room, Ripley. Info & attendance confirmation: Disability Derbyshire 01773 740246.

Greenhillock’s Fellowship Club for over 50’s. Wood Street Methodist Church, Ripley, Wednesdays 2pm to 3.30pm. Quality entertainment, speakers, social afternoons, quizzes, day trips. David: 01773 423854.

Hearing Help (AV) Social group every 3rd Wednesday 11.45am-2.30pm. Lip Reading Group every Friday 10am-12pm. At 156 Derby Road, Ripley. 01773 570976.

Ripley Rotary Club Meet Tuesdays 6:40 for 7pm at Lumb Farm Country Club, Derby Road, Marehay, Ripley. New members welcome. Contact Secretary on 01773 747415 or email: ripleyrotaryclub@aol.com Ripley Royal British Legion Branch 3669 Meet first Thursday of every month at The Sir Barnes Wallis Public House, Maple Avenue, Ripley 7.30-9.00pm. All welcome. Info: Chair Dean Fowler 07966 442387 or email dean.fowler1@btinternet.com Ripley Running Club Meet at Ripley Leisure Centre, Derby Road, Ripley every Tuesday at 6.45pm Runners of all abilities welcome. More info: Eleanor Robinson on 01773 541950, or mail@ripleyrunningclub.com www.ripleyrunningclub.com

Ivy Grove Surgery Patient Group Meet 7pm last Wednesday monthly (excluding August and December) at Ivy Grove Surgery, Steeple Drive, Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 3TH. New members very welcome. For further information email ivgpatientgroup@gmail.com or visit www.ivygrove.org.uk

Ripley School of Dancing Ballroom, Latin American & Old Time Classical. Adult’s practice/tuition class Mondays 7.30 – 8.30pm. Private lessons by appointment at Marehay Methodist Chapel, Ripley. Brenda Jackson 01773 749948.

Live Life Better Free healthy lifestyles service for Derbyshire residents. Advice and help on a range of health and wellbeing topics. Info: 0800 085 2299 or 01629 538200, llbd.info@derbyshire.gov.uk or Livelifebetterderbyshire.org.uk

Ripley Sub-Aqua Club Meet Wednesday evenings 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm at Ripley Leisure Centre Swimming Pool. John 07792 329738 or Sarah 07920 549142.

Moorwood Moor Angling Club Ponds on Inns Lane, South Wingfield, daily 6am to 10pm. More details on membership, and junior teach-in sessions from John and Kath: 01773 746486

Ripley Tuesday Club Club for over 60’s. Meet every Tues, 2-4 pm at Field Terrace Community Centre, Ripley. Speakers, Bingo, other events and days out. All welcome.

Contact Roland 01773 746543’.

Musical Dimension Singing group available for bookings – all monies raised donated to local charities. Practice nights Tuesdays 7.30pm at Marehay Methodist Chapel, Ripley.

Call 01773 742017 for details and to book or visit www.musicaldimension.co.uk

Ripley WI Field Terrace Community Centre, Ripley. 2nd Thursday every month at 7pm.

Contact: Christine Byard 01773 745170.

Ripley (Amber Valley) Lions Club Meet every first Monday of the month at the Kestrel Inn, Marehay, 8pm.

Geoff Bacon: 01773 608786.

Ripley Amateur Drama Group Meet every Mon at Mill Hill School. 7.30pm – 9.30pm.

Info: Terry Thorpe 01773 743471 Ripley and Alfreton Tennis Club Heage Road, Ripley Derbyshire DE5 3GG. Meet several nights/days each week for social tennis. Secretary, Mr Dean Latham: 07986 149810. www.ripleyalfretontennis.org.uk or www.facebook.com/randatc.

Ripley and District Gardening Club Every third Saturday at Field Terrace Community Centre, Ripley 3pm to 5pm. New members very welcome.

Ripley and District Heritage Trust Meet Ripley Town Hall Thursdays 2pm-4pm. New members welcome – contact Tim Castledine on 01773 746954.

Ripley & District Twinning Association Twinned with Chateau Renault, France. Monthly meetings.

Details from Roland: 01773 746543.

Ripley & District U3A Monthly meetings at St Joseph’s Church Hall, Butterley Hill, Ripley. Dates vary.

Many different interests catered for. Call Rosie: 01773 461360.

Ripley Cadets Parade on Monday & Thursday 18.45-21.00 at the Cadet Centre, Mill Hill School. Open to all young people 12-18. Contact: Jo Moody 0785 2102104

Tae Kwon-Do Classes Ripley Infants School, Kirk Close, Ripley DE5 3RY. Tues & Fri at 6pm.

David: 01773 744031.

Twistin’ Tikes Music for ages 3-5, 1.30-2.30pm, Planet Happy, Heage Rd Ind. Est., Ripley. Contact Jacqui 07977578359, info@twistintots.co.uk, www.facebook/twistin tots.

Twistin’ Tots Fridays at Planet Happy, Heage Rd Ind. Est., Ripley. 9.30-10.30 & 11-12 noon.

Music and play for under 5s. Contact Jacqui 07977578359, info@twistintots.co.uk, www.facebook/twistin tots.

Walking for Health Ripley Health Walk, every Friday, meets 1pm at Ripley Leisure Centre Reception or Ripley Medical Centre, Derby Road DE5 3HR (30-45 minute duration). Also, Follow-on Walk (90 minute duration) every second, third & fourth Tuesday. Meet at the entrance to Ripley Leisure Centre at 11am. For info on either walk contact Ripley Leisure Centre 01773 514727.

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Local History Story in a Bottle “Much of firm’s history remains a mystery” read the 1996 newspaper line under a picture of five men in waistcoats and aprons, standing by their cart proudly painted “W Smedley and Sons, Ripley”.

The business was wound up, and in January 1916, all the fittings and equipment in the factory were auctioned off. They included engines, bottling machines, a syrup plant, three dray carts and “Mary” and “Robber”, two dray horses.

The article seemed to have founded on the discovery of a green herbal brew bottle found in a garden on Heage Road. The writer then talked to some of the surviving workers from Smedleys, and people who remembered them. The “mystery” was when and why the firm closed, though in reality it is a sad tale rather than a mystery.

His brothers and sisters, it seems, wanted nothing to do with the mineral water factory, and who can blame them.

Sadly, all that is left now are a few bottles with the Smedley name on them.

By Ripley and District Heritage Trust www.rdht.org.uk

William Smedley was a miner who was born in Codnor, working there and moving to Sutton to follow the work. He and his wife Agnes had at least 12 children. At some point in the 1890s, William, assisted by his eldest sons John, Ernald and Percy, took over the brewing business of the Fletcher family, once owned by one of Ripley’s first doctors W.H. Fletcher and his brother. The business was at first on Cromford Road, then in buildings at the back of Greenwich House (the Fletcher family home) on Nottingham Road.

Giving up work at the pit to run their own business must have been quite a gamble, but for a time, it seems as though the firm was successful, concentrating on mineral waters: ginger ale, quinine tonic, soda water and hop bitters, according to their advertisement.

At different times, most of the children helped in the business, both sons and daughters.

However, by 1911, Percy had moved on to become an assurance agent, Harold Ernald, leftleft Ernald,ononthethe an engine driver and the others to various trades, leaving only John and Ernald with their father, now in his sixties, helping.

John seems to have left the business soon afterwards,

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and in late 1914, Ernald caught the flu and was ill for some weeks. He had a partnership with a Mr Glossop, but that too was dissolved and he had to move premises back to Cromford Road, to a location he considered unsuitable.

On Monday 8th February 1915, he told his wife and workers that he was going to Manchester on business, and was seen on the train at Ambergate. He was not heard of again until his body was found in the Cromford canal at Holloway on Saturday 13th February. A diary in his pocket contained what amounted to a suicide note, including the phrases “I don’t know what to do” and “all seems against me”. The inquest found that he had committed suicide “whilst of unsound mind.”

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Community Diary February / March 2019 February:

9th: Meeting of the Derbyshire Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild, 10.30am – 4.30pm. All Day Mini-workshops led by Members. Mary’s Church Hall, Darley Lane, Derby DE1 3AX (bring a packed lunch - or go into Derby) Visitors most welcome. Contact 01773 835995.

10th: Talk by Adrian Farmer: ‘Belper at the Record Office’, 5pm – 6.30pm at No.28 Market Place, Belper. £4 per person incl. refreshments. Booking essential: walksandtalks@belpernorthmill.org.uk.

16th: Morning Bird Walk at Kedleston Hall, Derby. 9am, 2-mile winter walk. £6. Call 01332 842191 to book. Dogs on leads welcome.

16th: Belper & District Organ & Keyboard Club in concert, Belper Congregational Church, Green Lane, Belper. 6.45pm for 7.30pm. £6 members/£7 non-members. 01773827204 belperorganclub@aol.com.

20th – 23rd: Belper Musical Theatre presents ‘Our House’ at Belper Community Theatre, John O’Gaunt’s Way, Belper. Tickets from £12. Visit www.belpermusicaltheatre.co.uk or call 01773 865190.

27th – 28th: Belper Musical Theatre presents ‘Our House’ at Guildhall, Derby. Tickets from £12. Visit www.belpermusicaltheatre.co.uk or call 01773 865190.

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1st – 2nd: Belper Musical Theatre presents ‘Our House’ at Guildhall, Derby. Tickets from £12. Visit www.belpermusicaltheatre.co.uk or call 01773 865190.

9th: ‘Painting Waterfalls in Watercolour’ workshop for improvers at Smalley Institute, Main Road, Smalley, 10am – 4pm. Bring your own materials (advice available on what’s required), £45 per person. Email lesleylinley1@gmail.com or 07919 465222. www.lesleylinley.co.uk 9th: Meeting of the Derbyshire Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild, 10.30am - 4.30pm. A talk by Judith Rowley – ‘My Creative Journey’ followed by afternoon workshop on Kantha Cards. St Mary’s Church Hall, Darley Lane, Derby DE1 3AX (bring a packed lunch - or go into Derby) Visitors most welcome. Contact 01773 835995.

10th: Talk by Alex Gilbert: ‘The Strutt Farms’ 5pm – 6.30pm at No.28 Market Place, Belper. £4 per person incl. refreshments. Booking essential: walksandtalks@belpernorthmill.org.uk.

20th: Fashion Show at Little Eaton Village Hall by Blue Sky Fashions. 7pm – 9pm, tickets £5. Raising money for Trix Academy Gymnastic’s Club’s Elite Display Team to represent GB in Austria. Contact trixacademyfundraising@hotmail.com.

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Accountant: Amber Accountancy Aerials: Aerial Technology Ripley Airport Transfers: Connect Cars Architect: Green 2K Design Architect: Jon Pilkington

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Bathrooms: Arctic Interiors 31 Beauty Therapy: Essentials Beauty 20 Bedrooms: Contour Furnishings 30 Bedrooms: Kitchen & Bedroom Warehouse 45 Builder’s Merchant/Landscaping Supplies: Browns 32 Building Work: H & S Construction 28 Building Work: TDB 44 Café/Takeaway: Truffles 17 Car Body Repairs: B A Kelf 26 Car Body Repairs: Martin Buxton 27 Car Servicing, Repairs, MOTs: Grahame’s Autos 26 Car Servicing, Repairs, MOTs: Little Eaton Garage 27 Care Home: Ashmere 62 Carpet Cleaning: Roy Milner 2 Carpets & Flooring: T Nutt & Sons 7 Children’s Soft Play Centre: Planet Happy 53 Chimney Sweep: Belper Chimney Cleaning Services 34 Computer Repairs: HT Computers 4 Computer Supply, Repairs, Tuition: PC User 10 Dental Practice: Glendair Doors: Value Doors Driving Instructor: Mason Driving School

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Education: Derbyshire County Council Adult Education Electrician: Andy Hill Electrician: Ian Wilson Electrician: McPherson-Davis Electrician: TME Electrical

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Fabric Store: Dolly’s Fabrics Financial Advice: Belper IFS Florist: Margaret’s Florist Foot Health: The Chiropody Clinic Fuel: Browns/Signal Fuels

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Garden Living: Cabin Master 3 Garden Machinery Sales, Service, Repairs: Belmont Mower Centre 31 Garden Machinery Sales, Service, Repairs: Easy Service & Sales 29 Garden & Property Services: The Garden Guy 44 Gates, Railings, Handrails: Ornamental Engineering 34 Hair: Louise Brown Hair Studio 20 Hair: The Salon 21 Home & Garden Maintenance: G Wheeldon 42 Home & Garden Maintenance: H & H House & Garden 34

Joinery: R & D Joinery

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Kitchens: Arctic Interiors Kitchens: Holtams Kitchens: Kitchen & Bedroom Warehouse

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Landscaping: Langley Landscaping Loft Ladders: More than Loft Ladders

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Oven Cleaning: Spring Fresh

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Painting & Decorating: Roy Milner 29 Painting & Decorating: TCA Home Maintenance 42 Personal Trainer: Alex Robinson 24 Pest Control: MW Pest Control 34 Pet Care Services: The Pet Servant 4 Plastering: Claxton Plastering 47 Plastering: McPherson-Davis 44 Plumbing & Heating: Blacks 30 Plumbing & Heating: LEEVA Plumbing & Heating 38 Plumbing & Heating: Mark Denton 42 Plumbing & Heating: MDA Plumbing 47 Plumbing & Heating: Richard Fearn 28 Property Services: R & N Property Maintenance 45 Reflexology: Step by Step Restaurant: Denby Lodge Roofing: Lords Roofing Roofing: Ripley Rubber Roofing

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Schoolwear: Loop Schoolwear Security: JHC Security Security: Prestige Solicitors: Shacklocks Sports Massage: Essentials Steel Fabrications & Welding Services: Roform

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Tree Care: Charnwood Tree Services Tree Care: Clip ‘Em & Fell ‘Em Tree Care: The Garden Guy Tyres & Exhausts: ETS

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Vehicle Collection & Recovery: Wingerworth Commercials

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Window Cleaning: Deluxe Window Cleaning Heage 47 Windows, Doors, Conservatories: Trade Windows 35 Windows, Doors, Conservatories: Weatherseal 43 Workwear: Loop Workwear 1

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