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In March it is International Women's Day and Women's History Week, and we have a little bit of girl power to share when we meet the indomitable force that is Nicola Hopewell, Worksop's fly weight boxing champion. We have Stella Chadwick, stained glass artist to add some creativity to this issue and our rambler extraordinaire Sally Outram has included a beautiful walk around Cuckney and Norwell. In our homes & gardens section Julia Richards discusses her manifesto for architecture.

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The Local Roundup & March/April Events.

The latest news and events from across the region.

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Our Flowing Ocean Connection.

Health & Beauty 46

All About Locks.

The Chesterfield Canal was at the cutting edge of engineering in the 1770s; here Rod Auton tells us more.

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I Am Woman Hear Me Roar.

Features and articles celebrating women in our region.

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The Latest Fashion.

Spring fashion and season trends.

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A selection of chocolatey recipes by food demonstrator and home economist, Teresa Bovey.

Nicola Hurricane Hopewell.

A string of boxing titles under her belt, and a determination to become world champion in 2022. Made caught up with the flyweight ace, for a quick round...

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Stained Glass maker Stella Chadwick, owner of Cracking Glass, shares her love of stained-glass art with Made.

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Celebrating Women With the Wellness Network. Here some of the female members share their thoughts about what it means to them to be a woman as we come up to key events in March.

A look at how connected we are to our oceans. Erin McDaid, Head of Communications & Marketing, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.

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Girl About Town.

Our Girl About Town reporter, GemmaLouise King, brings you neighbourhood know-how and a round up of places, people and things to look out for in Worksop.

Norton & Cuckney.

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The local roundup Levelling Up Investment In Newark £20 million to be invested into Newark as NSDC secures one of 17 successful bids for Levelling Up Fund.

Newark and Sherwood District Council, in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council and Urban&Civic, has been successful in their bid for a £20 million investment, into the Southern Link Road (SLR), from the central Government’s Levelling Up Fund (LUF). This is one of just 17 successful bids out of 84 UK-wide authorities that submitted, and the only successful bid from a Nottinghamshire district.

With £4.8 billion being invested into the UK’s high value local infrastructure, the LUF aims to support investment in places where it can make the biggest difference to everyday life, and support local areas in selecting genuine local priorities.

The £20 million investment will go toward completing the SLR, which will form the missing link of Newark’s outer loop road by connecting the A46 at Farndon to the A1 at Balderton. The site mas-

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ter developer, Urban&Civic (U&C) has already commenced the first phase of the development. This funding will allow the remaining delivery of Middlebeck, one of the Strategic Urban Extension (SUE) sites around Newark.

Urban&Civic, NSDC, and NCC are now working at pace to ensure that works can start as soon as possible. It is hoped that a contract will be let to build all of the remaining SLR next year, with the road being open no later than Spring 2023.

Councillor David Lloyd, Leader of Newark and Sherwood District Council, said: “Our bid was built on solid proposals that will support our vision for Newark’s future, improving both transport and the growth of our district.”

Mike van den Berg, Senior Development Manager at Urban&Civic, added: “We are delighted that our work with NSDC and NCC to secure the funding has been successful. The SLR is a vital piece of infrastructure to support local economic growth, jobs and provide more homes. Our new community will also be thrilled with the news with many of them choosing to buy a home at Middlebeck to benefit from both its access to green spaces and the connectivity offered through the SLR.”

The first stages of the development of the SLR are complete and have already provided 600 homes, a brand new primary school and open space in the community. This investment will unlock a further 2,651 homes, two-million square foot of employment space, local centres, a care home, a new country park, and new sports and recreation facilities including pedestrian and cycleways.

To find out more about the Levelling Up Fund go to: www.gov.uk /government / publications/levelling-upfund-prospectus

Newark Castle Restoration Plans District Council’s ambitious plans to restore Newark Castle take another huge leap forward.

Newark and Sherwood District Council has made another huge leap forward this week towards realising ambitious plans to develop Newark Castle into an exciting visitor attraction. An application for planning permission has been submitted which, if approved, will allow work to continue on the Castle Gatehouse Project as planned. Securing planning permission is also an important step towards finalising the project’s business case to be submitted to central government to release the £2.6m Towns Fund grant allocation for this fantastic project.

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Flight Simulator Lands At IASTI Newark Learners share their excitement as they try out the simulator for the first time.

Students at the UK’s first International Air and Space Training Institute (IASTI) Newark will receive virtual flight training thanks to its in-house simulator.

The Alsim ALX worth £35,000, is a standout feature of the newly developed workshop at Newark College’s interim IASTI site, where students get hands-on with the tools and technologies used within the aviation industry.

The institute’s aspiring pilots are delighted to have access to this incredible facility as part of their everyday training.

Student Leyla Binns said: “It’s so exciting! When you’re in there, you think you’re in a real-life cockpit. It feels so real and to have this experience and to put it into practice is amazing. I just can’t wait to carry on using it and building my knowledge.”

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ence in a light aircraft from his time at Air Cadets. He said: “It’s unbelievable how realistic it is. Down to simple things like the rudder pedals and all the buttons and how they feel. It’s really exciting stuff!”

Through virtual flight training, aspiring pilots at the IASTI can safely hone their skills, practising against a range of variables including day and nighttime flying, weather conditions and even different aircraft types.

Meanwhile, learners on the engineering pathway can become accustomed to what happens while an aircraft is in flight and how to address faults as they occur.

Jim Guthrie, the Learning and Skills Lead at IASTI Newark, said: “We’re excited to have the simulator system here at IASTI Newark. It will provide extraordinary experience and training for learners, allowing preparation for

fully powered flight within light aircraft.”

The IASTI enables students to learn from aviation professionals as they develop the skills needed to become pilots, engineers or flight dispatchers, leading to Level 3 Diplomas in Aviation Operations or Aircraft Maintenance.

Bespoke study programmes are co-designed by industry experts to provide a sustainable talent pipeline within the sector.

The IASTI is one of nine priority projects developed by Newark Towns Fund Board and is funded through the Government’s Towns Fund initiative. A planning application, which will see a multimillion-pound premises for IASTI built in the Centre of Newark by 2023, is awaiting approval.

Apply now to start courses in pilot, groundcrew and engineer pathways at the IASTI starting in September.

Newark Students Flight Air experience flights are to take place every Friday so all learners can gain three hours of flight time during the first year of their course.

Students will be taking off in the leased Piper Archer aircraft from Nottingham Aerodrome in Tollerton alongside Captains Chris and Callum Hives, both qualified commercial pilots and flying instructors.

Learners from the pilot pathway, Tim Gosling and Lewis Chesman, were the first to embark on the adventure last Friday and they enjoyed every minute of this extraordinary experience.

Tim and Lewis offered the following advice to school leavers who are thinking of applying to join IASTI Newark in September: “Go for it! If you have a dream to fly, then this is the best option so just go for it!”

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Date Revealed For Tour Of Britain Return To Nottinghamshire

Berry Hill Park Plans

The countdown is well underway for the highly anticipated return of the Tour of Britain to Nottinghamshire this autumn following a four-year absence.

New exciting plans revealed for Berry Hill Park in Mansfield.

show we are bouncing back stronger than ever.”

The Tour of Britain starts in Aberdeen on Sunday 4 September and finishes on the Isle of Wight seven days later – and, in addition to our county, passes through the south of Scotland, Redcar and Cleveland and North Yorkshire, Gloucestershire and Dorset.

Nottinghamshire County Council leader, Councillor Ben Bradley MP.

Nottinghamshire will host the showpiece event on 8 September – the fifth stage of this year’s race.

by participants and spectators on accommodation, food and drink and shopping.

It is the third time the sport’s leading names will grace the county’s roads following the staging of the Tour of Britain in 2017 and 2018 – leading to national and international interest in Nottinghamshire.

Councillor Ben Bradley MP, leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “I’m thrilled the Tour of Britain will be returning to Nottinghamshire in 2022 and is an event which will give our county a huge boost after the challenges of the pandemic.

The 2018 stage saw competitors – including former Tour de France winners Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome – race from West Bridgford to Mansfield, which attracted 250,000 spectators and made it the largest sporting event in Nottinghamshire’s history.

It led to Nottinghamshire enjoying an economic boost which saw £3.9 million spent

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“We had a hugely successful time hosting stages of the Tour in both 2017 and 2018, and I would expect the same for 2022.

“The Tour of Britain coming back to Nottinghamshire will also play an important part in the economic recovery of our county and

Mick Bennett, Tour of Britain race director, said: “Announcing the locations of the Tour of Britain stages is always a day I look forward to greatly, as I know how much people want to watch the race from their own doorsteps.

“In our previous two stages in Nottinghamshire the community have really got behind the race from start to finish and I am sure 2022 will be no different.”

Cycling’s premier road event in this country will feature the world’s top teams and riders, alongside the best Britishbased cyclists, with a field comprising of Tour de France winners, Olympians and world champions.

Live coverage of the race is shown daily in the UK on ITV4, in addition to around the world.

For more information about this year’s race visit: w w w.tourofbritain.co.uk / race/2022-tour/

Exciting outline plans to create Mansfield's first "destination park" have been unveiled. The ambitious scheme for Berry Hill Park includes new and improved accessible footpaths, a dedicated event space and a new building with a multifunctional space, café, toilets and changing rooms.

Mansfield District Council is now keen to hear what people think about the plans as part of its bid to the Government's Towns Fund for £2.94m to improve existing facilities at the park and create new attractions.

Jon Sheaff & Associates Architects have drawn up a vision for the park and the new site layout and artist impressions of what visitor facilities, trails, walks and event spaces could look like are being installed on panels in Berry Hill Park near to the café.

Among the features of the park improvements are new footpaths to make getting around the park easy and inclusive. A new building with a multi-functional space, café, seating, toilets and changing space for visitors and those using the sports facilities. Park furniture and lighting to enhance walkways and create a sense of place in the park and a dedicated space to host events.

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SCREENINGS 4 Mar – The Batman

From Warner Bros. Pictures comes Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” starring Robert Pattinson in the role of Gotham City’s vigilante detective and alter ego, Bruce Wayne.

8 Mar – Mirusia Sings For You

Known to millions around the world as the “Angel of Australia”, Mirusia Louwerse, spent over ten years touring the world with André Rieu as his star soprano.

18 Mar – Downtown Abbey: A New Era

You are cordially invited to the grandest escape of the year! The original principal cast of Downtown Abbey will all once again return for the second film.

1Apr – Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find a mystical emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations, before it falls into the wrong hands.

8 Apr – Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Professor Albus Dumbledore entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards and witches to help stop dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald.

21/24 Apr – National Theatre Live: Henry V

Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) plays the title role in Shakespeare’s thrilling study of nationalism, war and the psychology of power.

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March - April Inspire 2022 Event Listings In Your Local Libraries Florence Boot & Philanthropy

accessed for FREE in Inspire libraries, and at Nottinghamshire Archives. Free.

Florence was the Jersey girl who married Jesse Boot, of Boots the Chemist, in 1886.

Florence Rowe would become Lady Trent and, after she and Jesse settled in Jersey in the 1920s, one of the Island’s best-known benefactors, following on from her philanthropic work in Nottingham. The 2-part online event, close to International Women’s Day, celebrates this remarkable woman (and others) with presentations from Jersey Heritage and Nottingham Women’s History Group.

Tickets £3.

Story Explorers: Down, Down Underground

9 Mar. 7.30pm Online Heritage Talk

Exploring Local Newspapers

12 Mar. 10.30am Worksop Library, Worksop Heritage Workshop. Join two of our Heritage Librarians for a small group session, where they will demonstrate the range and variety of local newspapers available in Inspire libraries on microfilm and online. The British Newspaper Archive can be

Southwell Library, 15 Mar. 10.30–11.30am Newark Library, 15 Mar. 2–3pm Mansfield Central Library, 16 Mar. 2–3pm Worksop Library, 17 Mar. 10.30–11.30am

For children aged 2 – 5. Tickets £2 per child. Accompanying adults free. Running time: 1 hour. A magical storytelling journey for you and your little one in association with Nottingham Playhouse.

Welcome to Granny Owl’s house, she’s never been happier to see you! There’s so much to see and do and new adventures waiting for you.

Through puppetry, music and sensory play, Story Explorers unleashes your child’s imagination and takes you on an enchanting and exciting storytelling adventure together.

Chesterfield Canal

Worksop Library, Worksop 16 Mar. 2pm

Heritage Talk. John Lower of the Chesterfield Canal Trust tells the story of the canal from its construction in 1777 to near dereliction in the 1950s, when the 26-mile section between West Stockwith and Worksop was barely navigable. Fundraising began for restoration and the work continues, with the aim of completion by the 250th anniversary in 2027. Tickets £3.

Headline Of Your Life, Letterpress Workshop Worksop Library, Worksop 19 Mar. 10am–2pm

Professional Art Workshop – all materials included. Explore letterpress with Leicester Print Workshop tutor and professional artist Theo Miller. Learn how to set traditional type and print it on an Adana press.

Letterpress is enjoying a revival and is now an evergrowing craft, hobby and contemporary art form. This is your opportunity to have a taste of the traditional Printer's world, work with a contemporary Fine Artist and discover the pleasure of this wonderful print technique to create the 'headline of your life'.

The Headline of Your Life, letterpress workshops in libraries run alongside our Breaking the Nottinghamshire News Exhibition, celebrating news stories from the county explored through the wonderful resources in our Local Studies and Nottinghamshire Archives collections.

Our programme is inspired by and designed to compliment Breaking the News, a major new exhibition at the British Library from 22 April to 21 August 2022. Tickets £40.

Lady Arabella Stuart, The Queen That Never Was Mansfield Central Library, Mansfield 22 Mar, 2pm

Heritage Talk. Elizabethan historian, David Templeman tells the story of Bess of Hardwick’s granddaughter Arbella, niece to Mary Queen of Scots, who was brought up with the sole intention of being crowned Queen after Elizabeth I. This compelling tale of exploitation, politics and religion follows Arbella from her confined childhood, largely at Hardwick Hall, to a dramatic finale in one of the most romantic escape stories in history! Tickets £3.

Spectacular Strings Worksop Library 26 Mar. 2pm

Family Concert for children ages 5 – 11. A fun family concert packed with your favourite strings-based tunes. Join Inspire Music's String group as they play a selection of musical works and explore the wonderful world of the violin, viola and cello.

After the performance meet the musicians and try out some of the instruments for yourself. Tickets £3 for library members, £6 for non-library members. Running time: 60 minutes.

Notts Lost Words: Dialect Poetry Workshop with Andrew Graves

Mansfield Central Library 26 Mar, 1–3pm Poetry Workshop. Join writer and poet Andrew Graves as he takes you on a weird and wonderful journey through the Nottinghamshire dialect

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showing you how to construct poetry and stories using old, familiar and lost terms and expressions. This will be a fun, creative workshop for participants age 16+ at all levels of experience with plenty of chat, feedback and practical activities. For ages 16+. Tickets £5.

Well-regarded in the UK and touring major jazz festivals in Europe, Sara Dowling’s mastery of the Great American Song Book is coupled with a contemporary edge.

She combines, vocal power, sensitivity and depth of interpretation - hers is a voice to experience live! Tickets: £12.

Jazz Steps Live At The Libraries Presents: Sara Dowling

Jazz Steps Live At The Libraries Presents: The Dave Storey Trio

Worksop Library, 15 Mar. 7.30–9.30pm Southwell Library, 16 Mar. 7.30–9.30pm

Sara Dowling is an exciting singer on the UK Jazz scene in the tradition of the jazz greats such as Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, but with her own 21st-century energy.

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26 Apr. 7.30–9.30pm Southwell Library.

27 Apr. 7.30–9.30pm

Storey’s Trio is in the great tradition of 1950s and 60s jazz. Imagine yourself in New York or Chicago, in the days of the great masters Sonny Rollins or Miles Davis;

or maybe you’re in London at Ronnie Scott’s, listening to Tubby Hayes or Ronnie himself. The music is strong and muscular with more than a little humour - classic jazz with a great history.

The Trio presents material from their second album 'Jouska'. It features their signature, quicksilver interplay, honed over years of playing and touring in the jazz tradition, brought to life for the 21st century. Communicating with love, wit and fire, the trio are long term collaborators saxophonist James Allsopp and pianist Conor Chaplin, with ‘Mr D.S.’ in the drum chair. Tickets: £12.

The Worksop Torso: A Story Of Survival

Worksop Library 27 Apr. Heritage Talk.

From Pergamon to a safe home in Worksop, the torso survived shipwreck, neglect, burial, fire, and the threat of destruction. Join Ruthie Boys from Worksop’s Aurora Centre and Sam Glasswell from Bassetlaw Museum to find out more about its epic journey. Tickets £3.

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Events A Tour With Maid Marian Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre, Sherwood 13 Mar, 1pm-2.30pm It’s time to find out who was really the most fearsome warrior in Sherwood Forest! RSPB Sherwood Forest is proud to host a weekend of events for International Women’s Day, celebrating women throughout history. Why not spend some time with Maid Marian, one of the most enduring characters in worldwide folklore?

Join Maid Marian on a tour of Sherwood like no other where you can learn about the fearsome warrior herself, who she might have been and the truth behind who’s really in charge of the Merry Men! This walk is aimed at all ages. ww.visitsherwood.co.uk

Events Idle Valley Beaver Enclosure Tour Idle Valley Chainbridge Lane Car Park, Retford, Nottinghamshire 5 Mar, 10am Join us for an exclusive 2 hour guided tour inside the beaver enclosure. Venturing through the beaver’s tangled wetland world, you’ll see clear signs of their activity such as tree felling, damming, lodge building, debarking and digging. You’ll also spot some of the other wildlife benefiting from their efforts. £15 per ticket.

Booking required. Not suitable for under 10s. www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org

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The Eventing Spring Carnival Looking for a great staycation in the Spring? Get your eventing season underway in a historic and beautiful location.

Camping and caravanning is available at this year’s The Eventing Spring Carnival Thoresby Park running April 1 to 3, 2022 on this prestigious Nottinghamshire country estate.

Enjoy all the fun of the evening entertainment and chill out and have a drink with friends before heading back to the camping field for a BBQ and to relive the days sporting action.

Organisers BEDE Events have put together a host of packages including an Eventing Spring Carnival Membership which gives you forward parking for all three days and access to the Member’s Enclosure with complimentary tea and coffee refreshments.

There’s no better way to enjoy a horse trials than a good walk round the cross-

country knowing you have somewhere to go back to where you can relax and recuperate.

Sections include international 2*S and Novice on the Friday; international 3*, Intermediate and Open Intermediate on the Saturday and The Grantham Cup (International 4*) and Advanced on the Sunday.

Said organiser Stuart Buntine: “We are so looking forward to running The Eventing Spring Carnival in 2022.

Thoresby Park is a fantastic location and an idyllic spot to camp or caravan for a few days.

“The estate has a wonderful relaxed feel to it and the event is set to attract the country’s leading riders as they get their early season runs underway.”

If you’ve missed the excitement and thrill of visiting a major horse trials why not treat yourself to membership and enjoy a glass of fizz and delicious food while catching the thrills and spills that all three days of action offer.

What better way to enjoy The Eventing Spring Carnival than with your caravan, motorhome, horsebox or tent on site allowing you to stay overnight, book your pitch before they go and get set to party!

Knowing you can enjoy three full days watching all the sections whilst experiencing the many added attractions of this fantastic event is something to look forward to at the beginning of April.

To book your tickets, camping and membership details please visit: www.bede-events.co.uk

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Clumber Parkland Recreation If you’ve visited Clumber Park recently, you may have noticed the works taking place in Cow Pastures, commonly known to visitors as the Events Field, or overflow car park. With funding from the National Trust, and with support from the Woodland Trust, the team are working to re-establish the landscape within this 20 hectare area of the park as part of a wider project to replant lost parkland trees and restore arable farmland back to wood pasture.

Up until the 1920's, the landscape looked very different in Cow Pastures, with more than 50 additional

parkland trees and an extensive orchard. Using historic OS maps and aerial photo-graphs, the team have been able to plot the original landscape, and over the coming months will be planting to recreate it.

Due to climate change and the need to future-proof, Sweet Chestnut, Walnut, Oak, Cedar and Scots Pine have been chosen.

They’re more suited to rising temperatures and are bred to be disease-free, enabling future generations to enjoy them. Visitors will also notice enhancements to the surrounding woodland with the planting of wild flowers to attract pollinating insects

and the removal of old wire livestock fencing and gates to open the views across the field, down towards the lake. Parking in this area will remain with new picnic benches installed throughout the field, as well as new connecting paths to improve accessibility.

The Duke’s Orchard, close to the Walled Kitchen Garden, will see 80 fruit trees and hedgerows being planted which when established, in around two years, will provide visitors will an opportunity to forage in a safe environment. www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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Your local team can arrange your funeral exactly the way you want it, caring for every detail. For a free information pack contact your local funeral home: Roseleigh House, Beacon Hill Road, Newark, NG24 1NT T: 01636 703 808 (24 hours) 18 Moorgate, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 6RH T: 01777 701 601 (24 hours) *Terms and conditions apply. Ask in the funeral home for details.

Events Easter Egg Hunts At Clumber Park Clumber Park, Worksop 2 - 18 Apr, 10.30am-3.30pm

This spring, treat your little ones to a world of adventures at Clumber Park on the Easter adventures in nature trail. Make your way along the trail, finding nature-inspired activities for the whole family.

Last entry at 3.00pm, so come along and explore the beautiful parklands of Clumber Park.

The price of the trail is £3 per child and includes a trail map, pencil and a chocolate egg at the end. www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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Barbara Curtis Training Room Now Open At The School Of Artisan Food On Wednesday 9 February 2022, the Barbara Curtis Training Room was officially opened by the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, Sir John Pearce.

Mr. Neil Curtis, the nephew of Miss Barbara Curtis, unveiled of the plaque to his aunt, along with Nick Hatton the Chair of Trustees, and Alison Swan Parente MBE, Founder of The School of Artisan Food.

The School of Artisan Food is lucky enough to have been the beneficiary of a donation left by Miss Barbara Curtis, a member of the distinguished family of butchers and bakers AW Curtis and Sons Ltd, now known as Curtis of Lincoln.

Miss Curtis, who worked for the family firm all her life, made the bequest to The School of Artisan Food for a new, purpose-built training room to be built, as she wanted to encourage the development of education in artisan food skills. The School is honoured that Miss Curtis’s family members will attend the opening.

This generous bequest allowed the School of Artisan Food to build, with additional money from the European LEADER fund and equipment costs paid for

by Tarmac Lafarge, a magnificent new training room in the old stable buildings on the Welbeck Estate already occupied by the School.

Purpose-built for training in butchery, cheese-making, bread-making, and patisserie, it has already been used to teach local community members and students from far and wide to participate in the Advanced Diploma in Artisan Baking and Nottingham Trent University’s FdSc in Artisan Food Production.

The Barbara Curtis Charitable Trust also contributes bursaries and prizes to students.

For further details regarding the range of courses available at The School Of Artisan Food please visit: www. schoolofartisanfood.org

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It's show time, grab your popcorn, icecreams and enjoy all the fun of the theatre here in Nottinghamshire.

Dom Joly's Holiday Snaps

Newark Palace Theatre 15 Apr. Dom will be talking about his exploits as a serial globetrotter and seeker of dangerous travel spots. From North Korea though the Congo and Syria to Chernobyl, he's visited some of the most unusual places on the planet. The best-selling author will meet fans after the show to sign copies of his latest book, The Hezbollah Hiking Club. www.palacenewarktickets. com

Marty Wilde & The Wildcats Majestic Theatre, Retford 2 Apr.

To book call: 01777 706866 A chance to see live on stage one of the only performing Rock'n'Roll Pioneers in the World today.

Marty began his career in 1957 - and was one of the first British singers to play a leading part in those early formative and groundbreaking ‘Rock'n'Roll’ years’. www.majesticretford.org

Oklahoma!

Mansfield Palace Theatre 9-13 Mar. Mansfield Operatics is proud to present Rodgers and Hammerstein's timeless musical ‘Oklahoma!’

The story of the feuding cat-

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tlemen and farmers is told through a wonderful array of songs including the celebrated ‘Oh, What a Beautiful Morning!’ and, of course, the thrilling rendition of the title song, ‘Oklahoma!’

Against this backdrop are the stories of two love rivalries told via the enthusiastic and energetic cast, accompanied by many other spinetingling and memorable musical numbers. mansfieldpalacetheatre. ticketsolve.com

Perks Of The Job by Val Wilson Robin Hood Theatre, Averham, NG23 5RB 16-19 Mar.

Wedded bliss could be running smoother for our hapless hero Martin and his estate agent wife Rebecca.

Hampered in their home improvement plans Martin takes drastic/ingenious actions with unexpected consequences!

This World Premiere is written by Val Wilson, daughter of RHTs iconic artistic director Jose King. Val has taken inspiration from the legendary farce masters Ray Cooney and Eric Chappell and captured all the ingredients necessary for another entertaining evening from awardwinning Argent Theatre. www.rhtc.co.uk

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Events Threads through Creation - Spectacular Scenes in Fabric

Events The Healing Power Of Plants

Events Charcoal drawings Adam Boardman

Eight million stitches to create the world!

‘Threads through Creation’ is a spectacular display of twelve huge silk panels. It’s a vibrant combination of silks, hand-dyed materials, metallic leathers, gold leaf – with miles of thread and eight million stitches!

Artist Jacqui Parkinson’s work is eye-catching and attractive, highly accessible for viewers of all ages. She uses fascinating unique techniques that produce a feast for the eye.

The enormous panels, 2.5m high and as wide as 3.5m, start with strong elemental pieces illustrating the first days of creation, onto complex and lush work as we enter the Garden of Eden. A must-see exhibition!

The exhibition is one of the largest textile projects by a single artist, ever! It has taken Jacqui nearly three years.

It follows on from ‘Threads through Revelation’, her first huge exhibition which visited 14 cathedrals (including Southwell) from 2016 to 2018, and was seen by more than 500,000 visitors. Free entry, donations towards the costs of hosting the exhibition and the work of Southwell Minster would be appreciated.: w w w. s o u t h w e l l m i n s t e r. org/events/event/threadsthrough-creation

Speaker, Timothy Walker Mankind has exploited the medicinal properties of plants for thousands of years, yet the role of plants in modern medicine is still considered to be peripheral by many people.

This talk attempts to put the record straight and to show that plant products are used every day by all of us to relieve pain and suffering, to heal wounds and cure diseases.

This is a talk with a very wide appeal and relevance.

Bassetlaw Museum, Retford 9 Apr - 4 Jun Adam works mainly in charcoal because of the freedom this gives him when drawing, it allows him to work very fast and spontaneously, which suits his more improvised approach to creating work.

The main inspiration for his drawings comes from a series of photographs taken by his grandfather in Hong Kong in the early 50s. Taking inspiration from artists like Francis Bacon, Adam's figurative drawings, which are more expressive and abstract, often working strictly from memory and imagination.

Instagram: @adam.c.b. bassetlawmuseum.org.uk

4 Mar - 24 Apr Southwell Minster, Southwell.

For more about the artist: www.jacqui-textile.com

2 Mar, 11am Civic Centre, Long Lane, Carlton-in-Lindrick, S821 9AP.

150 Years Of London Underground Design 6 Apr, 11am

T he Arts Events Brushstrokes Art Group Exhibition

Bassetlaw Museum, Retford On now until 2 Apr ''When picking up a brush, pencil or pastel and putting something down on paper or a canvas, you can immerse yourself in creativity, and everything else is forgotten for a few hours.''

This exhibition features artworks created during lockdown and emphasises the importance of art in improving mental health and wellbeing.

Brushstrokes Art Group is a small group consisting of about eight regulars. They have been meeting for 6 years in the Church Room, Church Lane in Misterton. bassetlawmuseum.org.uk

Speaker, Mark Ovenden This Talk covers surprising attempts to create some graphic unity, even in the 1860s and 70s, expansion of the Underground and the need to create some cohesion between the different operating companies, Leslie Green's architecture and the Arts & Crafts movement, Frank Pick, Edward Johnston's typeface, Charles Holden's architecture and the Streamline Moderne/ Art Deco movement, the New Works Programme, post war austerity/design, Victoria Line, loss of Johnston & rescue by Kono, Jubilee Line Extension/ architecture, creation of TfL, recent schemes and future works including the Elizabeth Line/Northern Line extension to Battersea etc.

For full details for both talks above and to book, please visit: www.theartssociety. org/Dukeries Image courtesy of Adam Boardman

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Creswell Crags Creswell Crags opens up this year with a fresh new look and plenty for visitors to marvel at.

Creswell Crags is looking forward to its first full season of opening since the outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020. Open 7 days from February to October, there are big plans for the prehistoric site, popular for cave tours, school trips and walks in the beautiful limestone gorge. The site is run by an independent charitable trust and only survived the pandemic due to emergency funding from the National Lottery, Historic England, DCMS and others. An optimistic 2022 programme includes a newly revamped programme of events and activities, focused on the nature and history of the site, including hands-on activities for families, through to adult workshops in art and flintknapping, plus astronomy nights, all through the year. There will be new temporary exhibitions, including collaborative work, such as a partnership with This Girl Codes, a National Lottery funded project to empower women of all ages through art, science, history and technology. All of this will sit alongside already successful cave tours, events such as outdoor theatre, and a popular series of online talks with the Curator and guest speakers.

Keen-eyed visitors will also notice a new look for the Creswell Crags website, and a new logo making the most of the site’s association with the woolly mammoth. They will see changes to the look and feel of the shop and café, as well as improvements around the site. One of the most exciting is the thinning of hedges along the riverside, allowing visitors on the new café terrace to enjoy the view. All of this is to strengthen the appeal of the site, and attract new visitors.

2022 looks like being an exciting year: Follow Creswell Crags on social media or check the website for details of upcoming events, or to book cave tours. www.creswell-crags.org.uk

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Golden Daffodils In Nottinghamshire

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Discover a host of golden daffodils in April.

2022 is a year of milestones, Memoria embraces this .

The poet Wordsworth was so enchanted by the sight of masses of flowering daffodils, he wrote a poem to celebrate them. This April in gardens open for the Nottinghamshire National Garden Scheme, visitors can enjoy hosts of golden daffodils too.

This year will see a plethora of events up and down the country to mark some very notable anniversaries and Memoria at Barnby Moor have been truly honoured in staging a significant service of commemoration on the exact same day 40-years ago in 1982 when the first British troops landed at San Carlos in the Falkland Islands after an epic 8,000-mile journey across the Atlantic.

Here are the gardens opening to showcase their daffodils in Nottinghamshire.

16 April.

23 & 24 April.

10.am – 4pm.

A garden for all seasons, with yew topiary, snowdrops, hellebores, herbaceous borders and rose garden. The grass edged pond is planted with primulas, eucomis, bamboo and roses. In April the orchard is filled with thousands of daffodils, some extremely rare.

From the garden visitors can walk up to a Bluebell wood.

Wheelchair access, parking, plants for sale, refreshments, cashless payment available.

11am – 4.30pm.

Imaginatively planted large country garden with something new each year. April brings displays of daffodils, hyacinths, and tulips, together with erythroniums, brunneras and primulas. A backdrop of established trees and shrubs give a charming country setting. Large vegetable and fruit orchard/meadow complete the picture. Plants for sale, refreshments..

Felley Priory, Underwood, NG16 5FJ.

Oasis Community Gardens, 2a Longfellow Drive, Kilton, Worksop. S81 0DE.

This community project boasts over 30 project areas, several garden enterprises and is managed by volunteers.

The garden has the famous liquorice garden, the first in Worksop for 100 years. Other attractions include, Cactus Kingdom, ‘flowers for life’ project, wildlife wonderland and children’s pre-school play village in addition to a wonderful variety of flowers plants and shrubs. Wheelchair access, refreshments, plants for sale, cashless payments available.

Capability Barn, Gonalston Lane, Hoveringham. NG14 7JH.

24 April.

Highfield Road, Nuthall, NG16 1BQ

10am – 4pm.

Our spring garden has lots of colour with many rare and unusual plants, miniature narcissi, acers, aconites and magnolias. A good selection of garden pots and ornaments.

Refreshments, plants for sale, cashless payments available.

For the latest information and August Open Gardens, visit: www.ngs.org.uk

During the various conflicts including Goose Green, Bluff Cove and finally Tumbledown over almost eight weeks 255 British service men would very sadly lose their lives.

At 7pm on Saturday evening 21st May his grace Paul Mason, bishop to the armed forces will lead the service and the Military wives’ choir will be on site along with a bagpiper and a soloist. A bugler will take us into sunset with the last post on this most solemn of evenings.

Later this summer on 23 July, Memoria at Barnby

Moor have again been very honoured with a visit from the Queen’s Lord Lieutenant of Nottingham Sir John Peace, who will be unveiling the grounds Platinum Jubilee Garden to mark the amazing reign of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II. There will also be a royal tea and some wonderful contemporary live music courtesy of the Sullivan’s sounds.

Memoria are very proud of their facilities and their amazing teams and their unstinting support of charities both nationally and locally, indeed this year their support for Macmillan Cancer has exceeded £340,000 and they have been very generous to Child Bereavement UK and indeed at local level have been very actively supporting the Oasis Community Centre in Worksop and Bassetlaw Hospice in Retford.

For further details of everything that is happening at Memoria Barnby Moor and across the UK please visit: www.memoria.org.uk

If you have an event you’d like to share with Made we’d love to hear from you.

Email: hello@madeinn.co.uk or call: 01777 712609 Although we endeavour to ensure that all of the events listed here are correct it is advisable to check before the event in case of alterations or planning changes.

www.madeinn.co.uk

Pilgrim Roots

The Ship Has Sailed: Mayflower Remembered A review of the region’s Mayflower 400 commemorations.

Dr Anna Scott, Heritage Consultant & Chair of the Pilgrim Roots partnership.

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he final Mayflower 400 events have taken place but there’s still plenty to see and do across the region if you’re interested in finding out more about the story of the Pilgrims who sailed to America in 1620 and the local heritage connected to them.

Thanks to a range of regional partnerships and projects, the visitor experience for those interested in following a historic trail or seeing what life was like in the seventeenth century has been transformed over the past few years.

Retford’s Bassetlaw Museum saw the addition of a specially commissioned ‘Pilgrims Gallery’, which has begun to welcome back visitors and schools after an enforced break due to the pandemic. Taking you further afield across the countryside of Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, is the Pilgrims Trail, which features interpretation panels at key sites linked to the Pilgrims’ lives. Gainsborough Heritage Centre also host a Pilgrim Exhibition and Gainsborough’s United Reformed Church features a Mayflower Room focused on the story of John Robinson, the ‘pastor to the Pilgrims’.

The Pilgrims Trail includes a network of Pilgrim Churches, where the Pilgrims were baptised or attended and which commemorate the story, often through gifts and memorabilia from visitors descended from the one or more of the ship’s 102 passengers.

Perspective on the Pilgrims’ history and legacy for them, as the descendants of the people who lived in America when the Pilgrims arrived there. Visitors to Bassetlaw Museum’s garden can now see a ‘wetu’, a traditional Wampanoag dwelling. More resources and voices from the events can be found on the Pilgrim Roots website.

While the commemorations related to four hundred years of shared heritage have now come to an end, the legacies of these projects and relationships will live on. You can read more about the history online and in print and find out more about all that has taken place on the Mayflower 400, Pilgrim Roots and Discover Gainsborough websites. Much of the commemorative activity was made possible through funding from local authorities, including Bassetlaw District Council and West Lindsey District Council, and the National Lottery, through Arts Council England and the Heritage Fund.

I would like to extend my personal thanks to all those I’ve worked with for the anniversary, and close with the words inscribed beneath Gainsborough’s Pilgrim Woman sculpture, ‘Steering our Future, Informed by the Past’.

The churches have worked with tour guides and groups over the past few years, helping to establish a special and unique visitor offer which will continue to be of interest to visitors long after the 2020 anniversary. Self-led itineraries as well as tour guide options are available on the Mayflower 400 website, and you can find out more about the Pilgrims Trail and how to access the churches from the Pilgrim Roots website.

The past few years have seen some spectacular events and projects, highlighting the anniversary and the story for local people, schoolchildren, visitors, and online audiences far and wide. The highlight for many were the popular Illuminate events, which have taken place in Retford and Worksop, and across the region, in Gainsborough, Boston and Immingham too.

Bassetlaw hosted a visit from the Wampanoag Nation, and recently held an online conference about the Wampanoag

The Pilgrim Woman sculpture courtesy of Electric Egg.

Pilgrim Roots To find out more about Pilgrims Roots news and events visit: www.pilgrimroots.co.uk www.mayflower400uk.org www.bassetlawchristianheritage.com www.imaginationmuseum.co.uk

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Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

Our Flowing Ocean Connection

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sighting, by two anglers, of a harbour porpoise in the River Trent at Torksey, on the border between Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire last month, serves as a reminder that nature retains the capacity to surprise as well as to inspire. Whilst we live in a landlocked county, our great river and those that flow into it, provide direct links to the marine wildlife around our shores.

Craig Reading and Matthew Haywood spotted the solo harbour porpoise in the river at Torksey and quite understandably Craig described the experience as a sight he’d never forget. The video captured on the day shows it frolicking in the water before it headed back towards the River Humber and presumably back out to sea.

The story and accompanying video clip caused quite a stir and when asked for comment by the BBC I explained that whilst an exciting and unusual sighting, such reports are not unheard of.

I first became aware of porpoises and other marine mammals occasionally venturing well inland via the Trent in the late 1990s.

Looking back at the records on nottsmammals.org.uk - a great source of information - it must have been 1997. I had no clue back then that such sightings occurred, but learned that porpoises, which can be up to two metres long and weigh in at around 65 kilos, and seals had indeed been recorded on the lower reaches of the Trent in Nottinghamshire.

I was also surprised to learn that the River Trent is tidal as far as Cromwell Lock, just five or so miles downstream of Newark.

Bizarrely I discovered this whilst watching the ‘tide’ rise around my wellies after flood water had started to recede when I was helping rescue sheep from our conservation flock that had become stranded at our Besthorpe reserve many years ago - but that’s a whole different story!

Since the construction of Cromwell Lock and its accompanying weir around 1910, these impenetrable structures have marked the

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Unexpected wildlife sighting acts as a reminder of just how connected we are to our oceans. Erin McDaid, Head of Communications & Marketing, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.

tidal limit of the river, and sporadic reports of marine mammals such as porpoises and seals are all now below Cromwell, but very early records show that a porpoise did once make it as far as Kelham.

This porpoise’s brief but exciting foray inland serves as a perfect reminder that we are connected to our oceans by the Trent and by all our rivers including the Meden, Maun, Idle and Ryton that feed into it and then on out into the Humber Estuary.

It is equally a reminder that how we treat our rivers can directly impact the wildlife that relies on them and on the seas around our shores.

The issue of plastic pollution in our oceans was brilliantly brought to public attention back in 2017 by Sir David Attenborough and the team on Blue Planet 2, but the direct connection with how we treat our rivers was really brought home to me in 2020 when flood water deposited a filthy layer of discarded and decaying plastic across large parts of our Attenborough Nature Reserve.

It was hugely upsetting to see the reserve’s paths and low lying islands blanketed in everything from cotton bud stems and bottle tops to biros and cigarette lighters. It was immediately clear that much of this plastic had lain hidden for years, possibly decades, either in storm drains, silt beds or quiet backwaters - only to be flushed out by the sheer volume of flood water. As well as recognisable items, there was a layer, up to a foot deep, of twigs and woody debris mixed with millions of tiny fragments, known as micro plastics, of every colour imaginable as well as copious quantities of plastic beads, known as nurdles, used in the manufacture of items such as bottles.

Realising that much of this polluting, pernicious plastic would be permanently embedded in the soils of one of our most protected wildlife sites made me angry and almost feel almost helpless. Whilst we could collect the larger materials including sizeable items such as barrels, bottles and footballs - and many volunteers came to our aid - it was clear we could never hope

Page opposite: The River Trent, Neil France. This image: Harbour porpoise, Niki Clear. Image below: Toad in plastic waste washed in by flood waters. Paul Dyson. Box imagery: Eel at Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, Jack Perks. Idle Valley eel pass courtesy of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.

Helping the marvellous, mysterious eel.

The connection between our local rivers and the wide expanses of ocean that cover two thirds of the surface of our precious planet was underlined a few years ago when a specially designed eel pass was installed between the River idle and Belmoor Lake – the water body immediately adjacent to the visitor facilities - at our Idle Valley Nature Reserve.

to clear the tiny fragments which will forever remain, getting smaller and smaller doing untold damage as they decay.

When you consider the sheer volume of plastic deposited at just one nature reserve by one flood, the thought of what else was and continues to be washed down stream and out in sea is almost unbearable. As well as joining calls for improved legislation to protect our rivers and oceans, we must all look at our own behaviour and reduce our reliance of such plastics.

We must also make every effort to ensure that any used are disposed of safely and not flushed down the loo or discarded in the street only to add to the polluting flotsam and jetsam in our oceans.

Anyone wishing to discover more about mammal records across the county should visit nottsmammals.org.uk The short video of the porpoise can be viewed at bbc.co.uk/ news/england/Nottingham

Considered one of our most endangered species, the magnificent yet ultimately mysterious eel (Anguilla Anguilla), which can live as long as 100 years, has long suffered through over fishing, persecution and loss of habitat.

Whilst there are still fundamental gaps in our knowledge of their lifecycle it is widely accepted that they are born in the Sargasso Sea and those that reach the UK will have endured a three-year journey. After reaching the UK as transparent elvers, known as glass eels, they inhabit a range of water bodies where they gradually mature, taking on a darker green-brown colour with a distinctive silver underside.

Given their critically endangered status we decided to give them a helping hand at the Idle Valley Nature Reserve and whilst they are known to leave the water and cross land between water bodies we decided to create a special eel pass to make it easier to access the lake. Hopefully eels will mature there for up to 18 years before making the miraculous journey back to the Sargasso Sea, in the Atlantic Ocean, to spawn and start the cycle all over again.

Get Involved Idle Valley Nature Reserve is situated directly off the A638 North Road just a few minutes from Retford. The centre hosts a welcoming café and shop.

The café and shop are open seven days a week from 10am till 3pm and following the arrival of eight beavers back in November, the first in the county for at least 400 years, the team are offering a range of enclosure tours to enable visitors to learn more about these incredible native mammals and later in the year will also be offering beaver watching sessions.

Directions and details of upcoming events can be found at www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/idle-valley.

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Tel: 0115 958 8242 E-mail: info@nottswt.co.uk www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org

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Chesterfield Canal Trust

All About Locks The Chesterfield Canal was at the cutting edge of engineering in the 1770s; here Rod Auton tells us more.

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Three boats in Thorpe Top Treble Locks by John Lower.

he idea of creating new waterways has been about for thousands of years. Irrigation channels for crops could be expanded to take boats.

Possibly the oldest major canal in the country is the Fossdyke Navigation that connects the River Trent to Lincoln and thence the River Whitham on to Boston and the Wash. This was cut by the Romans but has been altered endlessly over the centuries.

Over the years lots of rivers were widened or diverted or dredged to carry boats, but the Bridgewater Canal is generally recognised as the first proper, commercial canal in this country. It enabled the easy transport of coal from Worsley into Manchester, slashing the price and making a fortune for the Duke of Bridgewater. It also made the name of its designer, James Brindley, who was responsible for the Chesterfield Canal.

The problem with building canals lies not in making the cut, but rather how to go up and down hills. We now know that the answer is locks, but they were a long time in development.

The idea of a lock is incredibly simple. It is just a step to get from one stretch of canal (called a pound) to the next stretch that might be higher or lower. There were flash locks on rivers.

These were barriers that kept the water level up, but which could be opened to let water and boats through. This was fine going downstream but required a real effort to haul boats upstream through the onrushing water.

There were canals with locks in Europe well before they were introduced here. In France, the incredible Canal du Midi runs for 150 miles from Toulouse to the Mediterranean. It originally had 86 locks, though there are now 65 after much rebuilding. It

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took 14 years to build and was opened in 1681, nearly a century before our beloved Chesterfield Canal.

The Bridgewater Canal has no locks. At the time that James Brindley was planning the Chesterfield Canal there were several other canal projects underway, many also designed by him.

However, none of these were fully open so the locks had yet to be tested by regular boat traffic.

This makes the flights of locks at Norwood and Thorpe quite extraordinary. Not content with using the new technology of locks, Brindley was designing double, treble and even quadruple staircase locks. A staircase is when one lock leads directly into another lock rather than having a pound between them.

This decision was forced upon him because the canal had to go over a magnesian limestone ridge, but it really is a wonder of the age. You can still see the Norwood flight of three triple and one quadruple staircases, but these locks are derelict having not yet been restored.

Thorpe Top Treble Locks were the first to be built on the whole canal in 1772, that is exactly 250 years ago.

The Thorpe and Turnerwood flights were restored in 2002/3 when their 22 Grade ll* listed locks were brought back to life in 54 weeks. This is known as the Giant’s Staircase and includes 20 locks in a mile – the most on any extant waterway in the country.

Most of these locks are not very deep, probably because it was new, untried technology. Most drop the water by about four feet.

By the time the last few locks into Chesterfield were built four years later, the engineers were more confident and so the drops were up to nine feet.

From top clockwise: Gringley lock 1961, RCHS, Kenneth Gardiner Collection, West Stockwith lock, Thorpe locks diagram showing the timber framework, Two boats in Shaw lock.

It is worth taking time to look at the fifteen locks in the Thorpe flight individually. They vary quite a lot, which is because they were built by different contractors. One amazing feature uncovered during the restoration, is that they contain a massive timber framework, which strengthens the walls and prevents them from collapsing inwards as the pressure of the water rises and falls. The anchors for this framework extend about seven feet back into the surrounding earth.

All locks have a bywash. This is a route for water to bypass the lock when it is not in use. Often this is in the form of a tunnel so you can’t see it. Some of the locks on the Thorpe flight still have their original 18th century unlined open bywashes which are full of plants. These are seen nowhere else on British canals.

The six locks between Retford and the River Trent are all wide locks. This means that they are 14’ feet across and can take two standard narrowboats at a time. They were built like this, with extra funds raised in Retford, so that wide beamed river boats could come up to Retford instead of trans-shipping their loads to smaller boats at West Stockwith. In fact, it is believed that this never happened, and it could not happen now because many of the bridge holes are less than 14 feet wide.

At West Stockwith, the lock that goes into the River Trent is huge – far bigger than any of the others because it has to be able to let big river craft into the basin.

All the narrow locks have a single top gate. This is because they are not very tall. All the bottom gates come in pairs. They fit together in a mitre pointing upstream. This means that the pressure of the water pushes them together to tighten the seal.

All lock gates have long beams sticking out called balance

beams. These do exactly what the name implies – they balance the weight of the lock. The length means that it is easier to open or close the gates because it gives a greater torque.

At Hollingwood Lock, the bottom gates weigh well over two tons each, but a six-year-old child can open and close them because they are so well balanced.

On other canals you can see lots of different types of locks.

Some are hydraulically operated. Some are automatic, run by electricity. On some the gates go up and down like a guillotine.

On big canals and rivers, the locks are operated by lock keepers and entry and exit is controlled by traffic lights. At Hull docks, the Zeebrugge ferry used to leave the inner dock via a lock. This was an incredible sight with only about a foot of room either side of the 33,000-tonne boat.

All the locks on our canal are hand operated. If you take a cruise on one of our tripboats, you may have the opportunity to help to operate them.

Gongoozling is a wonderful pastime. It means watching boating activity on canals. I can think of nothing finer that sitting by a lock on a glorious summer’s day anywhere on our beautiful Chesterfield Canal and just watching the boaters at work for an hour or two.

Rod Auton

Rod is the Publicity Officer for the Chesterfield Canal Trust which is campaigning to complete the restoration of the canal by its 250th Anniversary in 2027.

For further information go to www.chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk.

All imagery courtesy of The Chesterfield Canal Trust (various photographers).

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I Am Woman Hear Me

ROAR In this issue over the next few pages, we’d like to introduce you to a few wonderful, creative and strong women from our region.

March is Women’s History Month and on 8 March it is International Women's Day. A month to honour and celebrate the achievements women have made. It’s also an opportunity to spread the word and strengthen the voice that is now heard loud and clear.

Look out for events across the region to learn more about women in history and celebrate their achievements.

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Sporting Women News

England Lioness Tutors Worksop Girls Football As the England Women's football team come fresh from celebrating their world cup qualifying 20-0 win against Latvia, Worksop College are getting ready to develop the next crop of female sporting superstars – all under the tutelage of England Lioness and Man City's Jill Scott MBE. technical back up to get them closer to the finished article."

"We are so incredibly grateful that Jill has chosen to partner with us – in terms of female football, Jill is royalty and has huge integrity. She has done everything there is to do in the women's game, and her vision of a legacy educational football and academic product fits hand in hand with ours. We both know that we can make a massive difference to female players who want and need football every day, alongside an educational environment of real quality. To have her in a hands-on role assisting Paul Wilkinson (our Academy Director) will be a huge inspiration – offering our girls the best possible chances of success.”

Being based within just a short drive of several Women’s’ Super League (WSL), WSL Championship teams, and Regional Training Centres, including Sheffield United, Doncaster Rovers Belles and Derby County, Worksop College is well-placed to offer some of the best facilities in the country. And with bespoke training and educational pathways, links with professional clubs, and support from a squad of skilled coaches, the team at the school is confident the Worksop College Girls' Football Academy will be the Midland's primary training ground for young female footballers aged 16-18.

Head of Sports Performance Ian Parkin explains how the Academy – launching September 2022 - will be the latest success story: "The number of women and girls playing football in England has reached huge numbers," he says. There has been a whopping 54% increase in affiliated women's and girls' teams since the FA

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launched its Game plan for Growth in 2017. The game is growing almost faster than the infrastructure can keep pace".

As well as opportunities to accelerate their football training and knowledge, the school's two-year programme will give young women access to the Sixth Form curriculum – offering vocational qualifications alongside traditional A level options, facilitating something akin to the programme afforded to boys at pro clubs.

Jill Scott said: "As a girl growing up in a football-mad city (Sunderland), all I ever wanted was to have the same chance to take part and excel as the boys. I needed something just like this at 15/16 years old to take me to the next level, and it simply was not available.

Worksop College has a history of producing professional sportspeople, so I'm confident they know what they're doing. As I reach the twilight of my career, I want to give back to the game that has given me so much".

"Academic achievement opens up dual career options - offering player exit strategies - such as University (home or abroad), and roles in sport that may be playing or outside of that."

Heading up the Academy will be retired Premier League footballer Paul Wilkinson - a top-level striker who boasts 196 goals in 650 professional appearances. Paul's coaching career spans over a decade, including roles at Leeds United, Cardiff City, Sheffield Wednesday and Grimsby Town.

"At Worksop College, we believe there is a genuine need and requirement for a football product linked with quality education", explains Mr Parkin. "Girls at 16 who are aspirational of a career in the game simply need more touches, the right physiological, tactical and

And adding to this wealth of experience will be a team of coaches, including fulltime Athletic Development coach Vitali Kalcinskij from Athletic Performance 360 and professionals from across the school's sports dept and Jill's own JS8 Academy.

Sporting Women News

Formula Woman...

Local teenager and aspiring racing driver Alicia Barrett is selected for the Formula Woman final 50.

Worksop College Head Girl Alicia Barrett has reached the final 50 of Formula Woman – a worldwide competition to find future female motor racing champions. Open to women with little or no motor racing experience, entrants must be aged 17+ with a full driving licence and a passion for driving.

With the ultimate prize for four women of a fully sponsored McLaren GT4 seat in the UK GT Cup Championship 2022, Formula Woman attracted over 800 female applicants from 28 countries.

Seventeen-year-old Alicia, who lives in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, said, “Being selected as one of 50 females to reach the final stages of the Formula Woman competition brings me one step closer to my goal of being a professional racing driver – something I have aspired to since I was young.”

Currently studying for her A-Levels, Alicia only passed her driving test in September and has no previous car racing experience. However, her passion for racing was ignited in a gokart aged eight, and after taking up karting she was later crowned 2017 X30 Ladies Champion at Le Mans and 2019 European Women’s IAME X30 Champion at Varennes sur Allier circuit, France.

“During the pandemic I was unable to continue funding my kart racing,” explains Alicia. “For me, Formula Woman has come around at the perfect time and if I was successful in winning a championship drive in the McLaren GT4, I would finally be able to make the transition from karts to cars.”

Formula Woman was launched last year to introduce more women from everyday lives and backgrounds into motorsport competition. From September to December, applicants took part in ontrack assessments at circuits around the UK and were judged on their driving, fitness and media skills.

All-electric Vauxhall Corsa-e cars were used for training Formula Woman applicants, with qualified instructors giving tuition as they undertook a series of tests in the hope of making the next competition round.

On 2-3 March, the 50 selected finalists will take part in practical and written tests covering mind coaching, technical, reactions, simulator, media, social media, driving and racing. Just 10 women will progress to a ‘shootout’ in Europe, where the final four winning drivers will be chosen.

McLaren Customer Racing will provide two GT4 race cars for the Formula Woman winners, who will undergo full training and coaching during March and April, prior to taking to the grid in the 3.8 litre twin turbo V8 race cars in the televised GT Cup Championship.

The GT Cup Championship is an established and highly competitive motorsport series in the UK, designed with amateurs in mind. It enables drivers to have fun while developing their race craft and driving skills. This year’s seven-round championship starts at Donington Park National Circuit on April 9-10.

Image courtesy: @andrewjamesmedia

“It has been an amazing experience to meet other like-minded women from around the world who have the same interests and enthusiasm for driving. Everyone taking part has been incredibly friendly and supportive,” says Alicia, adding, “I hope I get through to the final stages, as winning a fully sponsored drive in the McLaren GT4 would be a dream come true.”

To follow Alicia’s progress please connect with her @aliciabarrettracing Instagram and @aliciabarrettracing facebook accounts.

For details of sponsorship opportunities for your business or brand, or if you are

Image courtesy: @jakobebrey

an individual who would like to support or invest in Alicia’s future activities, please email: aliciabarrettracing@hotmail.com or call 07929 453481.

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Nicola Hopewell

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Hurricane HOPEWELL

Worksop’s very own sports star Nicola Hopewell’s career sure does pack a punch, with a string of boxing titles under her belt, and a determination to become world champion in 2022. Made caught up with the flyweight ace, for a quick round…

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nown as the Hurricane - a nickname that arose from her signature quick flurry style - Nicola is a professional boxer who currently holds the Professional Boxing Council International title and World Boxing League European title. No mean feat for someone who only turned pro in 2019 – impressive indeed.

But no surprise, with the signs there even at amateur level with Nicola having won the National Amateur Development Championship, East Midlands Flyweight title belt and the Central England flyweight title, in addition to a string of other gold and silver medals at various tournaments.

When we chat to Nicola, we realise just how passionate she is about continuing to develop on the professional circuit and to reach her goal of winning the World Boxing League World title. Despite a challenging 2021, that saw several fights called off or rearranged, due to the pandemic, Nicola was still able to enjoy several fights, with three wins and no losses, although it was at times frustrating when fights were called off last minute, particularly after periods of intense training.

She’s remaining pretty upbeat though for 2022 and is looking forward to hearing the fights she will be in, and of course upping the ante with the training where she can. We’re pretty sure she couldn’t train much harder than she already does, with a two-hour gym session or run six days a week, and both combined when in the run-up to a fight. It’s a gruelling

fitness regime, but one that is perhaps well suited to her. At school, Nicola would take part in everything; hockey, netball, cross country, you name it. And whilst she does follow a clean diet, more stringent during higher training times, she remains surprisingly relaxed about her diet and enjoying the food she likes.

We were curious to see, in the seven years she has been boxing, what her highlights have been, other than her impressive wins of course.

“I was lucky enough to be on the England Talent Pathway for 12 months where I travelled around the country training with the England coaches”, Nicola explained.

“I have sparred with the Italian Boxing team, pro boxers Nicola Adams, Terri Harper and Nina Bradley as well as Commonwealth gold medalist Lisa Whiteside and GB boxer Tori Ellis Willets.”

We also wondered how it all began and what first got her into the ring in her early 20s.

“I remember sitting in a hotel room with some friends whilst on holiday and watching Nicola Adams for team GB at the Olympics, and just being blow away with her. I had never boxed, although I was enjoying boxercise, and something just made me think I wanted to give it a go.

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All imagery courtesy of Nicola Hopewell and David Cudworth from Inclusive Photography.

Nicola Hopewell

“I was 22 at this point. I’d always been sporty and had been actually really heavily into ballroom dancing from the age of 5 to 16 but boxing never cropped up. It’s funny how things turn out!”

That pivotal moment watching Nicola Adams led to her starting the academy classes at Boyle's Pro Boxing in Worksop, which crucially became the place where she learned her skills and started sparring. Within six months she was on the club’s show and had won a fight with a third-round stoppage. From there it was clear that she had an appetite to win and to keep going up a level.

“I had 32 amateur fights and I boxed all the best people, including GB squad members but it was becoming increasingly less challenging and exciting as I was boxing the same people over and over again, as the pool is not massive.

“By 2019 we already had one boy from the gym turn pro successfully and my coach Chris Boyle suggested to me that I should consider turning pro myself. I didn't take much persuading!

“For me, it’s actually turning pro, more so than my wins, that I call my biggest achievement,” she explains. “I was very scared of taking off the head guard and taking it to the next level, but once I’d broken that fear, I was fine.”

Back in early 2021, Nicola made history when she was part of Europe's first all-female boxing bill in Aberdeen.

“This was great progress for boxing and the large the amount of people who watched it on the TV, gave us all a boost.

It was encouraging to get so much positive feedback,” she said. ”I also headlined and it was an incredible feeling.”

When she isn’t training or competing, Nicola likes to spend time at the pub with her friends or enjoy a long leisurely bath. Her mother is an avid cyclist so they will often go out together with Nicola running alongside as she cycles.

She also works full-time in retail and is used to juggling her training with work. Fortunately, her employers at Wilko are really supportive and she is able to book a few days off before any fights to ensure she is prepared, but she hopes one day to switch to part-time and spend more time in sport.

“It’s great to be a part of kid’s development and to hopefully give them a bit of inspiration not just for boxing but for achieving what they want to in any field of life.”

With the likes of both Nicolas (Adams and Hopewell) making waves, there has been a turn of attention towards women’s boxing with more girls showing an interest in taking it up, and more interest across the sport in including women’s fights.

Nicola explained that there was still a long way to go in televised coverage and publicity, and what the sport really needs is the opportunity to have female headliners rather than women just appearing on the bill at events, but it is progressing, and people are really embracing and getting behind the sport.

“It has grown quite a lot with more woman boxing now than when I started out and so many of them turning professional,” she explains. “It has really taken off in many countries, which is brilliant.”

In the past couple of years she has also been taking in part at local school Q&A sessions, as an inspirational guest to the schoolchildren, and on one occasion she also joined in a PE class with them, something she loved.

“I’ve been invited back and would definitely like to do more of this.

It’s great to be a part of kid’s development and to hopefully give them a bit of inspiration not just for boxing but for achieving what they want to in any field of life.”

With a busy 2022 shaping up and armed with plenty of grit, we can see Nicola going far as she works towards a World title. She is also hoping to attract some extra sponsorship having lost some due to Covid in 2021. Anyone interested in sponsoring her can contact Nicola directly on: Nicolahopewell@hotmail.co.uk As we finished up, we asked Nicola what her advice would be to other young girls interested in boxing.

“I’d say not to worry if you are the only girl in the gym boxing.

I was. But others soon join. Don’t be scared, just try it out.

You could end up loving it! And if you want inspiration look at the girls who have reached the Olympics. I did.”

You can follow Nicola on Instagram on @Nicola_Hopewell_ and Facebook on: Nicola Hopewell.

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A Cracking Vision Stained Glass maker Stella Chadwick, owner of Cracking Glass, shares her love of stained-glass art with Made as she continues to build on her success enhancing lives with colour and light.

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tella’s vision for bringing arresting and bespoke designs to stained glass has brought its exceptional myriad of colours and tonal effects to the attention of many working in interior design, property restoration, art and recreation and individuals looking to add something special to their homes. As such, she has built up quite the fan base, and often a waiting list.

Cracking Glass seems a rather ironic name for a company that is clearly showing no cracks, with the demand for quality, individual pieces higher than ever. From leaded window and door panels through to commissioned pieces for use in all manner of locations, Stella is able to provide both contemporary and more traditional designs.

Stella explains “I love the inspiration that comes with designing individually for a particular person, business or location. It’s an opportunity to draw on my own creativity but also to work with the customer to interpret their vision and bring this into a beautiful reality for them to behold. Glass has such a beautiful fragility to it and it is a wonderful medium to work with.

“It’s great to see that stained glass art is becoming increasingly popular and that people no longer see this as something

they’d only associate more typically perhaps with a church or older building but can now visualise this as a beautiful enhancement to their home or work space. And there are so many variations in style and design, so it can really look fresh and modernistic or evoke scenes or styles loved in the past. The scope is endless.”

Stella has also worked with many community groups over the years. Most notably the ESCAPE group of Eastwood, Notts, a group for isolated elderly women, who have created a great array of stained-glass panels since their inception in 1992!

It was also interestingly back then that the idea for Cracking Glass first formed. Stella, a musician at the time, had been invited to work on a multi-media project with other women musician friends, and she took a great deal of inspiration and enthusiasm from this time. Under the umbrella of Anaglypta the friends were able to carry on working with other group projects. This has organically led to involvement with a number of other group and society opportunities and Stella works these seamlessly around her own bespoke commissions, and also in recent years, combining with private and group tuition.

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“Glass has such a beautiful fragility to it and it is a wonderful medium to work with.”

On tuition, we were keen to understand what this would involve, as at first glance you cannot help but think that stained glass work might be rather involved and tricky! We were pleased to know that with time, patience, a steady hand and some creative flair it is more than achievable for those who have their eyes set on learning this artisan joy. Interest seems to be growing with stained glass now a popular craft in art courses and workshops.

It is something that Stella enjoys delivering and seeing the wonder the colours of the glass and the design potential bring, teaching courses to individuals in Nottingham and across Nottinghamshire, through the college system and also privately, with the occasional one on one tuition.

“When I teach glass skills I mostly use the Tiffany style of working, pieces are edged with copper foil which is then soldered together. This allows for a lot of detail and I enjoy playing around with these techniques, layering up and adding 3-D elements.

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“People enjoy working with glass for a variety of reasons, lovers of craft, art, design and technical skills, or even people who have never done anything of the sort before. It is absorbing and relaxing, taking your mind off everyday concerns, and I am used to working with all types of people.

“I do like to try out new ideas and images and keep classes varied and engaging. The portraits are a great way to celebrate yourself or friends in a truly unique way. They reflect the spirit of a person in a shiny and lovable way and I love working on these with learners. Seeing the final result is always a magical moment!”

Another aspect of the business that is close to Stella’s heart is looking for ways to reduce waste and make her work more sustainable. This has led more recently to a new wave of upscaling projects and ideas, with Stella using left over pieces of glass and other materials to make smaller, fun and highly unusual pieces. It’s proving popular and there are examples of exclusive upcycled designs on the Cracking Glass website.

Page opposite: Free standing layered piece. This page from left: Black miner - photo Olivia O'Connor, garden sky catchers, imagery courtesy of Stella Chadwick.

“I dislike throwing anything away”, explains Stella. “I generate pieces of scrap glass when I cut for windows and these are often unusual shapes and hard to reuse. But I realised they are a brilliant starting point for vases or flowers, for examples, and all manner of decorative hangings.”

Stella has also been delving into fused glass jewellery which offers another facet to her skills and creative needs, and pieces are selling fast. Anything unusual and beautiful such as her collections is always popular – although you will need to look on her website as Stella rarely has time to attend craft fairs or other events to directly sell her pieces.

We were curious as to how long a bespoke commission might take and Stella explained that on average – from design – it can be anything between one and two months, depending on the size of the piece. The process for the person commissioning the piece is easy, starting with an initial discussion on what they are looking for, and then working with Stella on a bespoke design. This personable stamp on a project is perfect for glass

as it reacts in a highly individual way to its surroundings. Colours react in different ways to light which always makes each piece interesting and quite remarkable in its own right.

Stella is always happy to introduce people to the wonders of stained-glass art and frequently takes part in Open Studio, which hopefully this year will return to normal without further pandemic interruptions. It’s a great way for people to visit her at her home studio, watch work in progress first hand and to see the types of glass and colours that are available. With inspiration from not just glass artists but the wider art world, a love of Mackintosh and in particular with geometric shapes, there is always a broad variety of enchanting work to discover.

For more information on Stella’s designs and ideas on creative uses and placement for stained glass in buildings and structures, or to discuss a commission, visit the Cracking Glass website: www.crackingglass.co.uk  @crackingglassnottingham

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Celebrating Women With The Wellness Network

Some of our female members wanted to share their thoughts with you about what it means to them to be a woman as we are coming up to Women’s History month and International Women’s Day. Nicola Rose,

Rose Wellbeing Services.

A nurturer, a mother, a carer, a sister, a daughter, a friend, a warrior. She is expressive, creative, she moves to the beat of her own drum, she moves effortlessly, flowing, riding the waves and seeking comfort in her strength and courage of all she is.

Why celebrate being a woman?

For too long we allowed ourselves to be suppressed and lead ourselves to believe that the masculine is more powerful that there is a difference.

Being a woman, being in our feminine power means we are all about inclusion and connection and yet we forgot our own power, our ability to tap into the different energies that we all hold within, and use them to inspire, empower and make a difference.

Growing up with fear instilled that woman had no real place, that the belief we were only for childbearing and slaving after others disempowered our being. When you look back in history and see the great mothers, warriors and change makers (Joan of Arc saved France, Princess Diana brought great change for many children and families and Mother Mary who carried the unconditional love and acceptance for humanity).

We are a force to be reckoned with, we are the change that is needed today.

We bring warmth, love, nurturing, clarity, support and more. We have the ability to hear and feel and guide others to be the person they are to bring about change in this world.

Being a woman is beautiful, graceful, nurturing, creative and warm. Though we are emotional our emotions are what gives us great strength to be all that we are, without that emotion and passion change would not have occurred.

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So, celebrate that compassion you have for another human being, the guidance you give to a friend, the unconditional love for your child, the ability to lead and walk your talk, celebrate that you are not different, but you have a power that we can all tap into to make great change be the warrior, be the nurturer most of all be you. ............

Amanda Whitehead,

Purposefully Nourished.

International Women’s Day, a day for celebrating women.

Though I believe we should all be celebrated, regardless of if you are a woman, a man or transgender because each and everyone of us makes a difference in this world.

The opportunities that are open and available to women now to work higher up in a company or build their own businesses whilst raising a family if they choose.

It really does show how far we have come and how working together and supporting each other can be so rewarding and healthy for everyone.

From inspirational women like Mother Theresa and Maya Angelou to more modern day women like Karen Brady and Michelle Obama who walk their talk, educate and inspire.

If you have a partner to support you or you are doing it alone, the example we are for those eyes watching us.

When thinking about writing this article it made me think of the Suffragette’s and the amazing influence those women have made in society to this day.

We live in a world that is open to change and is always evolving and for me personally that is so refreshing and being a mum to two young ladies so important too.

What they fought for, the right to vote; who would have thought that it would help create equality in both business and personal lives.

So, here’s to the amazing and incredible woman you are.

Happy International Women’s Day!

The challenges of those that have walked before us, has enabled us to learn lessons and work together.

Women empowering women and men supporting in that too.

Rosalyn Palmer,

Even from a health and wellness point of view there has been a huge shift in awareness of how important it is for both male and females to take full responsibility for their own health, especially when wanting to start a family. To give the new addition the best possible start in life and to also break the cycle of genetic and lifestyle illnesses. Something together we can change for our next generation and generations to come.

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Transformational Therapist.

This year, for International Women's Day I want to remember the women in history who were not lauded for their actions and beliefs. In fact, the ones who were persecuted for them.

I saw the following post on social media, and it made me really think about women who were labelled as witches. When I was a child, a witch was a scary and evil character in a fairy story and then later, in my teens, a scary, evil character in Macbeth.

Then I realised that many healers, midwives and the ones helping others

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were regarded with suspicion and after studying The Crucible I understood that the hysteria surrounding witch trials led neighbours to turn against neighbour as fear led to false accusations and terrible results.

So, this text is very relevant, especially for International Women's Day 2022 and especially for those of us who are healers of mind and body and would probably have been accused of being a witch centuries ago. Also, as the world is divided it is a reminder to value every woman and man for their own beliefs and actions.

It was not witches who burned.

It was women.

Women who were seen as Too beautiful.

Too outspoken.

Had too much water in the well (yes, seriously) Who had a birthmark.

Women who were too skilled with herbal medicine.

Too loud.

Too quiet.

Too much red in her hair.

Women who had a strong nature connection.

Women who danced.

Women who sang.

Or anything else, really.

Sisters testified and turned on each other.

Children were forced to confess Women were held under water.

If they floated, they were guilty and executed.

If they sunk and drowned they were innocent.

The start of this madness was years of famine, war between religions and lots of fear.

The churches said that witches, demons and the devil did exist and women were nothing but trouble.

As we see even today, there is often a scapegoat created.

Everything connected to a woman became feared.

It was not witches who burned.

It was women.

Lisa Davies,

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Get the Edge As it is international women's day this month, I started the day by sharing the late, great Maya Angelou's poem "Phenomenal woman" on facebook.

It's one of my personal favourites, describing the absolute wonder of a woman.... Of women everywhere.

We are quite phenomenal us women to be fair, we as a rule, often wear many

hats and juggle lots of job titles...

Business owner, leader, colleague, mother, sister, wife, girlfriend, lover (not that the men folk aren't pretty marvellous too of course).

I’ve done much of my work with women over the years and in the most part I've found there is a difference in the energy between working with men and women.

That said I've often said I'm a supporter of people, regardless of gender, race, age, sexual orientation or faith. I am a supporter of fairness, in fact it’s one of my soul felt values.

So, after all those years of campaigning for fairness, from the suffragette movement; at the turn of the century, to the ford sewing machinists strike of 1968 in Dagenham.... you'd really expect parity between the sexes would you not?

I'm wondering then, why all the phenomenal women out there in the UK will earn potentially £300,000 less than men over their working life. Personally, I've only once or twice in my working life come across inconsistencies in pay with my male colleagues. But sadly it seems the gap still exists.

So, this month as we recognise #internationalwomensday I hope we reach a time where we can celebrate the differences and the equality of all the phenomenal women and men out there. We all deserve to be recognised for our gifts, be they the same, similar or different..... be we women, men or transgender...I think that such recognition of equality would be something to really celebrate, don't you? ............

Melanie Smith-Rawlings, The Happy Foot Clinic Essential oils and the feminine.

As a woman there will be specific health issues connected to your sex but did you know women are more likely to suffer from high cortisol levels which can lead to fatigue, dreaded weight changes, depression, anxiety as well as digestive issues?

For women who still menstruate, it’s not unusual during the second part of your cycle for you to experience issues from premenstrual syndrome, menstrual cramps, irritability, anxiousness, bloating, headaches or migraines even.

If you have reached menopause you may find yourself experiencing

hot flushes, mood swings, vaginal dryness, a change in sexual desire, fatigue, forgetfulness and even urinary incontinence.

If this sounds familiar to you then there are essential oils which can support and help you to feel better.

My favourite essential oils and blends which help support the feminine are: • Geranium for hormone and emotional balance as well as fertility.

• Neroli and Ylang ylang promote healthy libido and also help you to relax.

• Clary Sage enhances the endocrine system function and balances hormones.

• Ginger promotes healthy menstruation and libido and relieves cramps.

• Fennel for healthy estrogen levels and healthy ovaries.

• Thyme and oregano for healthy progesterone levels.

• Grapefruit for healthy progesterone levels and breast health.

The Women’s monthly blend called Clary Calm also helps to support your monthly cycle. DigestZen helps with digestive issues as well as bloating.

Women are more sensitive and emotionally responsive to aroma.

Diffuse oils in a water diffuser or wear them as a perfume. As a guide use 1:1 essential oil to carrier oil (such as fractionated coconut oil) and apply to your wrist and neck. You can also massage oils (again diluted with carrier oil) them into the back of your neck, shoulders, back, stomach etc to help reduce tension and soothe sore muscles and help to reduce spasms.

A simple trick is to put a drop of oil on your hands, cup them and hold over your nose and inhale deeply.

I recommend and use dōTERRA oils and products because of their purity and can be used aromatically, topically or internally (when suitable). This link is a guide on how to use essential oils if you are new to them. www.thehappyfootclinic.com/ essential-oils-free-ebook.

For more inspirational advice and further information speak to Johanna Thompson, The Wellness Network Call: 07771 884 803 Email: info@thewellnessnetwork.co.uk www.thewelnessnetwork.co.uk

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Our Girl About Town reporter, GemmaLouise King, brings you neighbourhood know-how and a round up of places, people and things to look out for, with of course the 'Made' sparkle.

In this edition it’s Worksop’s time to shine…

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Location Location Worksop is the largest town in Bassetlaw and it is situated on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest.

It is about 19 miles east-south-east of Sheffield and its affords excellent links to a number of towns and cities - either by road or rail.

A market town with a rich heritage in mining and breweries, it is often overlooked on the tourist trail but has a number of heritage buildings and a friendly welcoming environment.

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Explore Walking is certainly the best way to uncover Worksop’s sights and heritage.

If you have a few hours to spare then I recommend the Heritage Trail which I found not only gave me a great walk, but chance to see some of the heritage of the town and historical sights.

The trail begins from the Memorial Avenue and takes you to Priory Church, Priory Gatehouse, the Town Hall, Boundary Inn, alongside the dam at Little River Ryton and across the Chesterfield Canal in addition to passing through some the more historical streets in the town centre. Get your boots on and be sure to stop at one of the coffee houses along the way - it’s a lovely way to spend half a day.

I also recommend you visit the National Trust - Mr Straw’s House, an Edwardian semi-detached house and one of the smallest properties the trust owns. Its contents are largely intact so you can soak up the feel of life at the time as you walk around this fascinating home.

A number of car parks (both pay and display and free) are conveniently distributed throughout the town.

There are also plenty of cycling routes both in the town and going out to the surrounding green areas such as Clumber Park.

Worksop is known as the "Gateway to the Dukeries", because what used to be four ducal seats are located close to one another south of the town. These ducal seats were: Clumber House – principal seat of the dukes of Newcastle.

Thoresby Hall – principal seat of the dukes of Kingston and later the Earls Manver.

Welbeck Abbey – principal seat of the dukes of Portland.

Worksop Manor – a seat of the dukes of Norfolk, sold to the Duke of Newcastle in 1839.

If we go right back to the earliest evidence of the town it is documented in the Domesday Book of 1086 that Worksop actually existed before the Normal conquest of England in 1066.

After the conquest, at around 1103, a castle and priory were established in Worksop. Today, the surviving part of the Priory consists of the nave, western front and twin towers, which date from the second half of the 12th century.

Worksop eventually grew into a market town and it was granted a Royal Charter in 1296.

The development of Worksop from an agricultural centre was boosted by the building of the Chesterfield Canal (completed in 1777), which attracted trade, commerce and people into the area. This was further enhanced by the arrival of the Great Central Railway in 1849, and by industries, particularly coal mining, which became a staple for the town and a key source of employment.

Nottinghamshire has enjoyed a rich history as a county for breweries with Worksop being no exception and the barley grown in the Vale of Belvoir was both excellent and readily available to brewers. Beer and ale production in Worksop over time superseded Retford where it had begun, and with the introduction of railway links the beer could be transported further and the barley could be imported, giving an extension to the malting season, increased trade, and steady employment across the town.

Today, Worksop has retained its heritage and some beautiful examples of architecture and is thriving as a market town.

Girl About Town Sunday Roast I’m struggling here to pick a favourite, but I’d recommend the White Lion for its gastropub fare, The Shireoaks Inn for traditional roasts and amazing puddings, the Three Legged Stool, the Lockkeeper, and for families the Millhouse.

All have great food, but it’s worth noting that many of the other pubs and restaurants in Worksop also serve food on Sundays. Most have vegetarian options and there’s plenty of variety from casual to more of a formal setting.

Cafe & Cocktails Worksop can provide just about anything that takes your fancy in the drinks stakes, particularly independent coffee houses and tearooms.

A visit to the town wouldn’t be complete without enjoying the hospitality of the White Lion. Known locally as the ‘top house’ it has not only great food and a really friendly welcome, but the extensive gin selection is a refreshing (sorry!) surprise.

The Malthouse and its La Roca Tapas Bar is by far one of the best places to enjoy a light bite with your friends or loved one, and its team let you spend as long as you like at your table, so you are guaranteed a leisurely evening. Super tapas, a great drinks menu with all your favourite cocktails, their own signature blended coffee from a locally sourced blender (it is truly a treat!) and the warmest welcome around. The owners are from Grafting Brewing Company, which has a rich history in the town, so be sure to try the Grafton ales and more recently their new Grafton gin, whilst you enjoy your tapas. It’s a popular venue though, no surprise, so worth booking in advance.

The Olive Grove is also very popular.

An intimate venue with a separate room for parties and larger bookings,

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it transports you to the Mediterranean easily, despite the British weather! The team here are incredibly friendly and welcoming and I’d definitely recommend the blue cheese mushrooms, chorizo and potatoes in sherry, and the baked goat’s cheese with blossom honey.

Ingredients are sourced locally, the artisan bread baskets are delicious, and it’s a great place for lunch or dinner.

If you are a coffee (and cake!) lover, then by far the most popular place town is Piccolo Espresso Bar. I can see why… super-duper coffee and a bustling, friendly atmosphere. Other coffee houses I recommend include the trendy Coffee House, Cafe Delight, Miss Poppy’s Coffee Shop (also good for full cooked breakfasts!), the Coffee Terrace, Dukeries Cafe, and the cafe at Crossing Church. The Chocolate Orange Team Rooms has an impressive selection of cakes and plenty of vegan options.

There are a number of great pubs and bars, including the traditional Unicorn, the Swan Inn, the trendy Lockside, the brightly coloured Liquorice Gardens, The Queen’s Head, the Mallard, Mac & Co (popular with a younger crowd), the 114 Bar and Grill, and the Kilton Inn, which often has live music.

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Bag a Property The average house price for a threebedroom detached with garage is typically around the £185,000 mark.

There are many properties types available to suit most budgets and it is a popular town for commuters due to its high accessibility.

There are a number of excellent estate agents who serve the town including David Hawke Property Services, Bartop & Dilks, Martin & Co, and Burrells Estate Agency.

Retail Therapy Worksop is a market town that has retained the charm of its thriving market.

This is joined by a number of well-known stores and an abundance of independent shops. It’s also worth noting that some of the buildings have great history to them and if you look up as you are walking around the town you will see traces of bygone days still visible in the shop facades.

The more modern Priory Shopping Centre has a great selection of stores for you to wander around whilst the Carlton Vintage House is a true treasure trove of quirky crafts and gifts with more of a heritage feel. Check out the Holistic Hub for wellbeing and holistic therapies and relax at the tea rooms .

House of Elegance is a well-known and fondly regarded women’s fashion boutique that also has some lovely home interior items.

If you are after furniture, then there can be no better place than the wonderful landmark that is Eyres of Worksop.

Packed with all manner of furniture it enjoys a rich history in the town with its original building dating to 1899 although unfortunately it had to be partially restored in 1911 following a fire.

If you are looking for hair and beauty then the Dolly House is a notable and popular salon, joined by Ego, Blush, Volume Hair, all worth making an appointment at. Res is one of the most popular men’s barbers.

C W Waddington - gentlemen’s outfitter - is a locally known institution - offering menswear including formal wear and wedding attire, it has enjoyed its place in the hearts of the community for almost 90 years. A fascinating fact about this store is that the furniture inside is unique. It features work by Robert Thompson, also known as the Mouseman, who would carve a mouse into each piece he created.

Keep an eye out for JP Meats and its friendly looking butcher statue - I couldn’t not mention this.

This image courtesy of C.W. Waddington.

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the face of our town centres into a more leisure focused space to enjoy.

We should all embrace these changes and support the local businesses both through the change and beyond. I personally have invested heavily in the town locating three businesses there and using a number of independent retailers/ service providers.

There’s a great sense of community and it’s a very friendly place where people help one another.

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Gregg Bartram is a Senior Financial Planner & Managing Director of Alexander Calder Financial and has a wealth of knowledge working and living in Worksop…

Best thing about living and working in Worksop?

Having been born in Worksop and had a home here all my life it’s fair to say that I know the town!

As a small market town it has struggled like many others over recent years as many of us move away from the high street, but there are passionate groups working to improve and ultimately change

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Without wishing to ignore many of the successful businesses in Worksop and the surrounding area, I would highlight Piccolos as being a true gem of a coffee shop, The Olive Grove as being a little bit of Spain in North Nottinghamshire, and Welbeck farm shop as being one of the best there is for seeing locals whilst picking up some fantastic produce.

Describe Worksop's USP Few places equal the friendliness of the people of Worksop. Also, it is surrounded by amazing countryside yet is incredibly accessible considering its location to major roads and rail links. Selecting the right train, I can be in central London within one hour 40 minutes of leaving my home, and back in the day to the relaxing environment of Worksop rather than the hustle of London.

The entire family can enjoy The Canch, a Green Flag park on Priorswell Road.

It is particular popular with younger members of the community with a children’s splash park and plaza-style skate park, play area and plenty of open space. It also boasts an outdoor gym, formal gardens and a beautiful sensory garden, and is a popular meeting point across the community. It is flanked by Bracebridge Recreation Park, a great location for walking your dog or running, and the Memorial Gardens off Memorial Avenue.

Hannah Park is also worth a visit, a beautiful woodland area that is perfect for a leisurely stroll.

Other notable nearby parks include the National Trust owned Clumber Park which enjoys year-round activities and events and offers a beautiful outdoor space for walking, cycling and picnics.

And of course, the famous Creswell Crags with its limestone gorge and prehistoric caves and museum space.

Waddington Menswear in 2022 Stylish menswear, expert advice and attention to detail have long been the guiding principles at Waddington’s since it was founded by Clifford Waddington in 1930.

Today, the company is run by Clifford’s granddaughter, Jane, who took over the business from her father, Trevor, a Commonwealth Gold Medal-winning Tailor. As the third generation, Jane is passionate about offering fine menswear in a relaxed and friendly environment, and is proud to still be retailing at the original premises more than 90 years after her grandfather first opened the store.

The company has offered a Wedding & Formalwear hire service for many years, which now has its own dedicated showroom, opened in 2020. Located on the first floor of the Bridge Place shop, it houses the complete Walton Collection wedding range and a wide selection of complementary accessories. It also ensures complete privacy for any

prospective groom and his wedding party during their exclusive appointment.

As area agents for Peter Posh Hirewear as well, Waddington’s are able to offer an extensive selection of suits, including 3-piece Tweed and traditional morning tails, all for hire and for any occasion.

Brochures for both The Walton Collection and Peter Posh are available to download via the Waddington website, but Waddington’s always advise customers to book an appointment to discuss their requirements in person.

As an independent retailer, Waddington’s are able to source brands not readily available on the High Street, offering exclusive designs which can be tailored in their own workroom to ensure a perfect fit.

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Sally Outram

Norton & Cuckney In this issue we have a super circular walk through Norton and Cuckney by travel writer and photojournalist Sally Outram.

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he village of Cuckney rests between the counties of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, merging with the smaller neighbouring village of Norton. The area is bursting with history and even boasted its very own castle.

The castle was a motte and bailey fortress, dating back to the 11th century and was built by Thomas de Cuckney, who also founded nearby Welbeck Abbey in 1140. He was known to be a ferocious man and staunch follower of King Stephen, who reigned from 1135 to 1154.

Remains of the castle site can be seen at the perimeter of the churchyard of St. Marys church on Norton Road. During the early 1950s a mass grave of over 200 remains were discovered by contractors who were undertaking underpinning works related to localised subsidence. Over the years there has been great speculation that the site could be the location of an ancient battle, possibly that of the Battle of Hatfield, and the bodies are those of King Edwin’s army who were brutally massacred in battle. Historians now believe that King Edwin died in at the site in Cuckney and not Hatfield near Doncaster as first thought, but as yet there is no conclusive evidence.

The church is an impressive looking, and remarkably long building which has a stunning south doorway, a splendid example of Romanesque architecture. Inside you will find it equally appealing with an eclectic collection of ecclesiastic furniture, and a beautiful memorial window by Charles Eamer Kempe, celebrated Victorian designer, and manufacturer of fine stained-glass, painted walls and church art works.

A sense of a foregone era is ever present as you walk through this lovely village, the wonderful school building along School Lane is a fine example. It has seen many uses over the years but

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was originally part of a watermill which was adjacent to Cuckney Dam. The present mill building was converted into a school in the c1840s, however, the original mill, now long gone, was built in 1785 by local businessman William Toplis, and used to spin worsted, a high-end quality wool. Cuckney Dam is a freshwater lake supplied by a tributary of the river Poulter. It is rich in wildlife, flora, and fauna, and a favourite with birdwatchers. Many species have been spotted, including Buzzard, Sandpiper, Blackcap and Kingfisher to name but a few.

The River Poulter is a subsidiary of the river idle, and supplied power to many mills along its course, which are now mostly non-existent, with just the mill ponds remaining. Many of the workers of Cuckney Worsted Mill were young adults and children, some as young as just four years old and employed as trade apprentices. They were sent to work here from poor houses and hospitals from all over the country and ended up absconding from the mill, as many were not paid for their work.

In the 1600s iron was mined locally and a blast furnace was built by ironmaster George Sitwell, whose company mined and forged iron for export overseas as well as nationally. He also built Renishaw Hall in the neighbouring county of Derbyshire and was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1653. The furnace would have been worked at elevated temperatures, working conditions poor and air pollution would have been considerable, hard to imagine its existence in such a pretty village.

Dividing the village is the main A60 road, which runs between Cuckney and Market Warsop via Cuckney Hill, which is referred to locally as ‘Cuckney Mountain’, which is somewhat eclipsed by the neighbouring pit tip of Welbeck Colliery, it is more of a gentle ascent than a mountainous hike!

I hope you enjoy this lovely and interesting walk, don’t forget your camera! Happy rambling!

Sally Outram

The basics

Directions

Distance: Severity: Gradient:

1. We start this walk at the lovely

1.9 miles (3.05 km) Easy Mostly flat but there are some steps to ascend and descend.

Approx time: 1 hour at a leisurely pace – allow extra for exploring.

Stiles: None.

Maps: OS Explorer 270 Sherwood Forest Path info: Village footpath, field edge path.

Start point: St. Mary’s Church, Cuckney NG20 9JP Refreshments: Greendale Oak public house. Budby Road, Cuckney. NG20 9NQ.

Church on Norton Lane, and with your back to the church, turn left (cross over onto the footpath) and proceed along the path towards Norton.

2. Continue until you reach a junction (bend), here turn right onto Old Mill Lane, passing a pretty pond on your right. Proceed for a short distance and then turn right onto the A616 Budby Road.

3. Follow the road along the footpath and head towards the village, passing the Greendale Oak. Proceed along and cross over the main A60 Creswell Road heading towards the community gardens

on the left. If you have the time, it is worth popping in for a look).

4. From the gardens, veer to the left and onto School Lane. Continue along the lane until you reach the metal fence at the edge of Cuckney Dam. 5. Turn left and head towards the steps. Go up the steps and walk over the hill until you reach Langwith Road.

6. Turn left onto the grass, then path and head back towards the village until you reach the main A60. At this point cross over onto Cottage Lane. Proceed until you see the Greendale Oak and the church on Norton Lane where our walk began.

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ollowing our introduction in the last issue, I’d now like to delve a little deeper into the architectural manifesto of my practice.

Our design approach is to search for the essential elements of architecture; to return to the starting point of any space in order to arrive at the essence of architecture through a minimum of gestures.

The majority of our built projects are for residential use, however due to the spatial language used the spaces may be translated into many different guises. This is in response to the rapidly changing role of modern living and the perpetually shifting boundaries between liv e, work and play. This concept of multifunctionality flows throughout the schemes, from the overall spatial layout, the use of lighting combined with materiality, to the bespoke or specified furniture. Nothing is superfluous; in fact elements of the design usually prove to embody more than one role. This is achieved on all levels of scale within our projects; interior, architecture and design.

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From interior design to architecture, if you have any queries or a project to which you would like Julie to apply her structured, creative thinking, please don't hesitate to contact her on the details below.

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Minimalism is not only negation, subtraction and purity: it is about reducing the creative process to the basic concepts of light, volume and mass. This austere and simple formalization, which sometimes hides elaborate technical construction, eliminates all superfluous elements and results in a clear, intense perception of the spaces.

Our schemes are an experiential exploration through movement and time. Narrative is the passing and unravelling of time. It is the temporal unfolding of events or experiences; the structuring of a set of juxtaposed fragments whose propositions and relations are developed only through temporal sequence and progression.

Plot is the dynamic design and intention of narrative, giving it a certain direction and intent of meaning.

We perceive space being experienced as a narrative, as a passing of time, in which spaces of intervention are frozen moments. The proposition is to define passages punctuated by spatial pauses, set within the footprint of the building or site; to create an architecture using a sequence of spatial phrases of time and movement; a space of narrative.

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Property Of The Year Award Fossdyke Developments and sister company Chiselwood Limited are excited to have won the Residential Property of the Year Award and Highly Commended in the Sustainable Property.

Mel and Martin Holliday, directors of Fossdyke Developments and sister company Chiselwood Limited are excited to have won the Residential Property of the Year Award and Highly Commended in the Sustainable Property in the Lincolnshire Chamber, Greater Lincolnshire Construction and Property Awards. Held in the Double Tree in Lincoln, 3 February 2022.

Charlotte Watson, Head of PR, Marketing, Comms and policy at the Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce spoke about the awards saying, “This was a truly wonderful evening, and because we were forced to cancel the 2021 Awards due to COVID, it made for an extra special ceremony where we were all able to come together, enjoy each other’s company and celebrate the best of the construction and property sectors in Greater Lincolnshire today”.

Mel Holliday Managing Director of both Fossdyke Developments and Chiselwood

commented, “It was a special occasion and a great achievement, both for ourselves and everyone who has helped to make this happen. We embarked on this journey over 20 years ago. We had a vision to build homes in Saxilby, Lincoln that were ahead of their time.

We normally design beautiful furniture for clients and wanted these houses to reflect the way we work in Chiselwood.

They are Eco with all the details inside and out you would expect from us. In today's world of increasing fuel bills and expenses to fit a house out, we believe these homes will tick boxes for many families in the future”.

Martin Holliday Design Director concluded “We are so happy with the way our houses have turned out. We are excited that people can now see our vision. We have already got an owner living in one and the others are now being released throughout Spring.”

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Fluffy American Style Pancakes

Nutty Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients 150g self raising flour 1 tsp baking powder Pinch of salt 25g caster sugar 2 large eggs 150mls milk 25g melted butter Butter or oil for frying Fresh fruits to serve – bananas, strawberries, blueberries

Ingredients 100g mixed nuts – pecans, brazil nuts, hazelnuts, roughly chopped 50g dark chocolate pieces 110g butter, cubed 2 large eggs, beaten 225g granulated sugar 50g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder Pinch of salt

Method 1. Mix together the self raising flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.

2. Whisk the egg, milk and melted butter together in a small jug.

3. Heat a large frying pan over a moderate heat, add a tsp butter or spritz with a little oil and drop small ladle-fuls of the batter mix onto the pan.

4. Cook until the surface is covered with small bubbles.

5. Turn with a palette knife and cook on the other side until golden brown.

Serves 8

Chocolate Sauce

Heat together 100g chocolate, 1 tbsp golden syrup and 120mls single cream in a small saucepan for 2-3 minutes or in a microwave on a medium setting for 1-2 minutes. Whisk and serve over pancakes, ice cream or profiteroles.

Makes 150mls.

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To serve Vanilla or banana ice-cream Method 1. Preheat the oven to 170ºC Fan/Gas 4.

2. Line and grease an 18cm x 28cm baking tin.

3. Place the chopped nuts onto a baking sheet and roast for 6-7 minutes.

4. Place the dark chocolate and butter into a large bowl and microwave on full power for 1-2 minutes.

5. Stir in all the remaining ingredients until blended and spread the mixture into the prepared tin.

6. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove tin from the oven and leave to stand for 10 minutes.

7. Cut into 12-15 squares.

8. Transfer with a palette knife-the brownie will be crisp on the outside and a little squishy inside.

9. Serve warm with a spoonful of vanilla ice-cream.

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T he Chocoholic's Guide To Chocolate.

Don’t feel too guilty when you tuck into chocolate, as recent scientific research has established that dark chocolate consumed in moderation can be a healthy addition to a balanced diet. Researches have identified the presence of flavonoids in cocoa, a naturally occurring anti-oxidant, which thins the blood and prevents clotting. It also contains Theobromine, a mild stimulant and anti-depressant, and this helps to promote a positive mental attitude.

Tips • Always store chocolate in a cool dry place.

• High humidity or moisture may cause a white haze or spots to appear on the surface – this is known as moisture bloom and means that the cocoa butter has separated. It is still fine to use.

• When melting chocolate, remember the lighter the chocolate the harder it is to melt. Use a bowl that fits over a pan which contains about two inches of simmering water.

Water or steam should not come into contact with the melting chocolate or it will solidify or ‘seize’.

• Chocolate may also be melted in the microwave. Break up the squares into a bowl and use a medium power level for best results. 75g will take approximately 3 minutes to melt.

Watch timings carefully as it is easy to overcook and it can become hard and granular.

• Chocolate with a higher cocoa content (70%) is best for cooking.

• White chocolate is not true chocolate, as it does not contain chocolate liquor. It is made from cocoa butter, milk and sugar.

• Encourage children to eat more fruit by dipping segments of orange, apple, pineapple or grapes into melted dark chocolate. Place on a sheet of waxed paper to set.

• If you are trying to slim, remember that the flavour of a tiny square of chocolate with a higher cocoa content lasts longer in your mouth, so you are not tempted to eat as much of it.

Types of chocolate

Plain Dark Chocolate – this doesn’t contain milk solids and has a high percentage of cocoa solids usually a minimum of 40% Use chocolate with a minimum percentage of 54% for cooking.

Chefs tend to use chocolate with 70% cocoa solids whilst bitter dark chocolate can have 80-90%.

Milk Chocolate – is mild and sweet and is the most popular eating chocolate and contains powdered milk and cocoa solids.

White Chocolate – contains cocoa butter, sugar and milk. Melt vary slowly as it does not withstand heat.

Cocoa – made from pure cocoa mass aftermost of the cocoa butter has been extracted. It is then roasted and ground.

More Tips

To make chocolate shavings – put a bar of chocolate on a plate and microwave on medium for 40 seconds. Use a small sharp knife and push the length of the chocolate to make curls or shavings.

If you over heat chocolate it will seize or stiffens during melting, take it off the heat, remove any beads of steam and whisk in 1-2 tsp vegetable oil until it is smooth again. The higher percentage of cocoa butter the more easily chocolates softens and melts.

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Chocolate Truffle Torte Ingredients Butter for greasing 25g digestives, crushed 30g amaretti biscuits, crushed 225g dark chocolate (70% cocoa) 2 tbsp liquid glucose 2 tbsp Amaretto 300mls double cream at room temperature

To serve Single cream Method 1. Line a 20cm cake tin with baking parchment and grease the base and sides with soft butter.

2. Place the crushed biscuits over the base of the tin.

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3. Break the chocolate into squares and put into a bowl with the glucose and place over a pan of gently simmering water.

4. Leave until the chocolate has melted.

Remove from the heat.

5. Whisk the double cream in a separate bowl until slightly thickened.

6. Fold half of the cream into the chocolate and then fold that mixture into the rest of the cream.

7. Spoon into the prepared tin and tap gently to even the mixture.

8. Cover with cling film and chill overnight.

9. Just before serving, run a warm knife round the edge to loosen the torte and remove from the tin.

10. Turn torte over onto a plate and serve with single cream.

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Chocolate Roulade

Chocolate Tart

Ingredients 4 eggs 120g caster sugar 180g dark chocolate 80 mls water 1tsp coffee granules 300mls double cream

Ingredients 250g sweet or shortcrust pastry 300mls double cream 25g golden caster sugar 300g dark chocolate 3 eggs, beaten

To serve Icing sugar, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries Method 1. Line tin with baking parchment.

Preheat the oven to 190ºC Fan/Gas 6 2. Separate eggs and beat yolks and sugar until pale and mousse like.

3. Put the chocolate, water and coffee into a thick bottomed saucepan and melt over a gentle heat. Alternatively microwave on a medium power for 2 minutes.

4. Whisk egg whites until stiff. Mix together the egg yolk mixture and melted chocolate and gently fold in egg whites. Pour the mixture evenly into the prepared tin.

5. Bake for 10-11 mins until the top is slightly browned and firm to touch.

6. Turn the cake onto a wire tray and cover with a damp tea towel.

This helps prevent the cake from cracking. Leave to cool.

7. Whip the cream and spread evenly over the cake.

8. Roll up like a swiss roll, removing the paper as you go.

9. Sift over a little icing sugar and decorate with fresh berries before serving.

To serve Cocoa powder, cream or ice cream Method 1. Preheat the oven 190ºC/Fan 180ºC/ Gas 5. Place a baking sheet in the oven to heat.

2. Line a 20cm flan tin with baking parchment.

3. Roll out the pastry and use to line the flan tin. Prick the base with a fork.

4. Pour the cream into a saucepan, bring up to the boil. Remove from the heat and add the vanilla, sugar and chocolate pieces and stir until melted.

5. Whisk in the beaten egg.

6. Place the pastry case onto the preheated sheet.

7. Pour in the chocolate mixture and cook for 30-35 minutes. Leave to cool.

8. Serve sliced sprinkled with a little cocoa powder and a spoonful of cream or ice cream.

Serves 8

Cooks Tip – Try using 200g dark chocolate and 100g left over chocolate egg in this recipe.

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It’s one of our favourite times of the year at Mr & Mrs Fine Wine and not just because of the prospect of Easter eggs! For us it’s all about the days getting longer, the weather better and the anticipation of Springtime feasting - it all makes us smile!

Our wine tasting evenings are back for Spring and there’s plenty to explore, from South African wines to the wonderful world of Whisky – it’s our pleasure to not only share our love of wines and spirits with you but to invite you to try them with us!

There’s plenty to sip on this Spring - whatever the menu - just be sure to savour the moment! Here’s to brighter days and tasty choices - cheers!

Easter Sunday Recommendations

Germar Breton Rosé NV, £32.99

Perfect Pairing With Chocolate Truffles & Brownies

If your Easter feast includes lamb cutlets

Eirados Tawny Port, £13.99

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Noir, full of citrus fruit aromas and fine

long after the Easter eggs are gone!

spices - a fine accompaniment or aperitif if you just can’t wait!

Idun Crépuscule Pinot Noir, £24.99 For lovers of red, the name ‘Crépuscule’ may mean ‘twilight’ but don’t let that stop you enjoying a glass or two of our Idun Crépuscule Pinot Noir from Elgin, South Africa with your Easter lunch! This light and delicate wine has aromas of rose petals, ripe cherries and strawberries and its optimum drinking window is none other than Easter 2022! Perfect!

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Mirabeau Dry Rosé Gin, £35.99 Gin is always a popular choice when it comes to gifts for Mother’s Day, and this is especially true when it comes to fabulous Gins in stunning bottles! Mirabeau Dry Rosé Gin is herbaceous in style, with floral elements and a burst of citrus.

M. & E. Roblin Sancerre, £23.99 To say thank you this Mother’s Day with a spectacular Sancerre, our Vegan friendly M. & E. Roblin Sancerre is impressively minerally and structured, with flavours of blackcurrant leaf and gooseberry.

Events Journey Into Whiskey 17 Mar, 7pm start. £30 per ticket

The Wonders of Whiskey!

Sampling and learning more about some of the range of available whiskies from the Wine Bank.

A hosted evening by our spirits expert - a journey of styles.

Host: Jonathan Williams.

Iberia With Marta 24 Mar, 7pm start. £25 per ticket

A journey through Iberia with Marta. Sampling some truly fabulous wines from Spain and Portugal with our resident fun and super knowledgeable Marta. A great evening with great wine.

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South African Specials

28 Apr, 7pm start. £25 per ticket A superb range from South Africa. We will be showcasing some fabulous wines that South Africa has to offer, a real insight into the quality and value this area has to offer.

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Spring clean your wardrobe and create a fresh new look for 2022.

In this issue we look at oversized tote bags, funky prints and dramatic colours.

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3. M&Co. Floral tier midi skirt, £34.99. www.mandco.com 4. Oliver Bonas, Stripey Pleat Square Scarf, £19.50. www.oliverbonas.com. 5. Joe Browns, A Good Times Tunic, £48. www.joebrowns.co.uk. 6. Very, Joma Jewellery, Positivity Pendants One In A Million Gold Bracelet, £23. www.very.co.uk. 7. River Island, Tote Bag. www.riverisland.com. 8. George at ASDA, Black Striped Shirred Sleeveless Jumpsuit, £22. www. direct.asda.com

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Blue boxy fit worker denim jacket. £55. White T-Shirt. £8.

Black Skinny Fit Jeans. £40.

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