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Thank you to the amazing NHS staff. Thank you to all of the wonderful supermarket assistants, shelf stacker's, box carriers, pickers and packers. Thank you to the farm shop owners, the makers, bakers and butchers, the green grocers and food manufacturers. Thank you to the delivery drivers, the postmen and the couriers. Thank you to the volunteers, thank you to the pharmacies, thank you to the bus drivers and train drivers and the attendants. Thank you to the bin men. Thank you to the businesses and colleges that have adapted to make and create new services and products to keep our workers safe.

Thank you to the electricity, gas and water services. Thank you to everyone that is a part of the network that is keeping the country going. Thank you to our friends and neighbours, those at the end of the phone when we need it most and for the small messages and gifts that mean so much.

Thank you to everyone that has stayed at home and helped to save lives.

We are a strong community, we will get through this together.

Welcome to the July/August issue.

Thank you to all of our readers and the lovely words of support we have received over the last few months. There have been some wonderful messages and we hope you enjoyed reading our online May/June issue. All of our previous issues are online and free to read, if you haven't seen them yet have a look on: www.madeinn.co.uk

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We're loving being back in print and out for delivery. It has been a tough time for everyone, with so many businesses and individuals working extremely hard to get through the last few months, and also to adapt to new circumstances.

So settle in for a moment and have a look at a few of our fantastic stories in this issue, from the history of Creswell Crags to a hidden airfield in North Notts. We have some lovely recipes from Teresa Bovey, exploring a few home grown fruits and vegetables. There is also the usual walk from Sally Outram, this time starting in Ordsall, Retford.

Our artist in this issue is Sally Brown, a creative soul and painter branching out into interior furnishing. In our home and garden section Sarah Murch looks at natural pools and Kelly Roden explores the idea of working with interiors in outdoor spaces.

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The Local Round-up The latest news from across the region.

Features 22

Solace In Nature

Kelly Roden, owner of Meliora Kitchens, Bedrooms & Bathrooms in Bawtry explains how to make the most of your outdoor space.

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Every Rock Has A Tale To Tell Made takes a look at the extraordinary world of North Notts famous gorge, Creswell Crags.

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The Day They Pulled The Plug Rod Auton, Publicity Officer for Chesterfield Canal Trust, tells us about the day the Chesterfield Canal went down the plug.

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From One Wing To Another We take a look back at the former pilot training site on the Osberton Estate.

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Fashion & Style 74

Spring Styles

Keep in style this season.

Health & Beauty 72

Food & Drink 64

It’s Not About You, It’s About Me. Marketing advice from Ronnie Harris, VJH Marketing.

Home Grown Recipes you can create with freshly grown fruit and veg from your own garden, created by Teresa Bovey.

Made meets illustrator, designer and creative soul, Sally Brown.

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Mental Health Awareness Mental health training for all.

Sally Brown Art

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Water Features Landscape Designer, Sarah Murch, talks about designing and installing biologically filtered wildlife ponds, water features and natural pools across the UK.

Erin McDaid, Head of Communications & Marketing, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, explains why places of natural beauty and nature are so important in stressful times.

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Outdoor, Interior

Travel & Leisure 40

Summer Strolls In North Notts Travel writer and photojournalist Sally Outram explores a delightful little corner of North Notts.

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The local round-up Foot Traffic Monitoring To Keep Shoppers Safe Foot traffic monitoring should help shoppers to keep safe during social distancing.

Towns across North Nottinghamshire will be using the latest space monitoring technology to show shoppers how busy local high streets are before making the journey into town as retail units begin to re-open.

North Notts BID will offer people the opportunity to access information through a Safe Space Indicator, which will monitor how busy town centres are in Worksop and Retford.

The website will utilise the BID’s Geosense mobile data and apply a simple traffic light system to indicate how many people are in various parts of the town, acting as an early warning system for potential visitors.

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re-open, we want everyone to be able to visit our towns while feeling as safe as possible. Social distancing is going to continue to be of paramount importance, so monitoring footfall in this way will allow us to keep an eye on where there may be potential issues and give peace of mind to visitors.

“The businesses in the district have reacted incredibly to the challenges that Covid-19 has presented, and we want to do everything we can to support them as we begin to return to some semblance of normality.”

The fully anonymised and GDPR-compliant service is delivered by ElephantWiFi, who has also provided the BID’s incredibly popular town centre Wi-Fi service, which saw more than 140,000 connections last year in Worksop alone.

Dan Coombs from ElephantWiFi, said: “The platform is designed to allow BIDs and place managers to share information with the public about how busy specific areas are. The idea is that someone can check the website and see the state of play in whichever town they are looking to visit, and then make an informed decision on when and how to make the trip.”

Sally Gillborn, chief executive at North Notts BID, said: “As non-essential retail is able to

To find out more about North Notts BID, visit northnottsbid. co.uk.

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Journey Underway In North Notts Writing Competition The next chapter of the North Notts Writing Competition is about to be written as the annual literary prize continues its journey.

The well-respected competition saw a record breaking number of entries in 2019 thanks to the introduction of two new categories and a partnership with the inaugural North Notts Lit Fest.

Writers and poets of all ages are again encouraged to get creative as the 2020 competition welcomes entries on the theme of ‘Journeys’ in four categories - Short Story, Poetry, Children’s Short Story and, a new category - Children’s Poetry.

Taking inspiration from the 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower Pilgrims leaving English shores for the New World, this year’s theme is ‘Journeys’, which can be expressed as any form of journey - physical, emotional, creative, spiritual, fantastical. The choice is yours!

Former winner and North Notts Literary Ambassador, Liz CarneyMarsh, said: “I'm thrilled that the North Notts Writing Competition is back again this year and we have even more categories for writers of all ages to become involved in. Whether you've never written before or you've been writing for years, we want to hear your stories.

“Our theme this year is 'Journey's' and we want writers to be as creative as possible; from personal journeys to adventurous journeys! The choice is yours! So get writing and enjoy the journey!"

As always, entries to all competitions should have a link to North Nottinghamshire in order to be in the running for a first place prize of £300 in the adult short story and poetry categories and £50 worth of book vouchers in the children’s categories.

Cllr Jo White, Cabinet Member for Regeneration at Bassetlaw District Council, added: “Our writing competition continues to go from strength to strength and last year attracted submissions of a very impressive calibre in both the adult and children’s sections. “We have some extremely talented and creative writers in North Nottinghamshire and I’m looking forward to seeing their interpretations of the theme of ‘Journeys’.

Entrants to the adult short story and poetry competitions should be aged 15 or over, with stories running to a maximum of 6,000 words. Submitted poems can have up to 40 lines and all works must be previously unpublished.

Those entering the children’s categories must be aged between 6 and 14 years old. Children’s short stories can have a maximum of 400 words, and children’s poetry a maximum of 20 lines. Full rules of entry for each category can be found at www.nnlf.org.uk Submissions for all four categories should be made before the deadline of 31 Aug 2020. Competition entries can be made online at: www.nnlf. org.uk under the North Notts Writing Competition dropdown, or by emailing your entry with full contact details to competition@nnlf.org.uk Short listed entries from all categories will be published in a very special way during the ‘digital and distanced’ North Notts Lit Fest 2020 between 12 Sept and 19 Sept, with overall winners also announced during the week.

All of the information on how to enter and can be found at www.nnlf.org.uk

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Invitation To Bassetlaw Artists Bassetlaw Museum invites artists to create their own exhibition.

Painters, sculptors, photographers and artists of all types are being asked to submit their work as part of two forthcoming exhibitions at Bassetlaw Museum.

sent a fantastic opportunity to participating artists to showcase their work in the Museum’s incredibly popular gallery which is fully booked until the beginning of 2024!

This exciting opportunity is open for individuals and groups to submit paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, mixed media work, textiles, poetry and 3D artworks inspired by Pilgrim Roots or the Mayflower 400 Anniversary.

Sam Glasswell, curator at Bassetlaw Museum, said: “The story of the Mayflower Pilgrims has captured imagination for centuries. We know that many local artists have been inspired to reflect it in their works. Bassetlaw Museum would like to showcase as many as these as possible, whether people have exhibited before or if this is the first time.

We are excited to discover what the story means today.”

This year, 2020 is the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower Pilgrims setting sail for America and as part of these celebrations the Museum’s Percy Laws Gallery will be displaying work on the themes of ‘Journeys’ and ‘Where it began’.

The open art exhibitions pre-

The first exhibition will take place between 1st Aug and 10th Oct. Entries are request-

ed on the theme ‘Journeys’, real, imagined, emotional or spiritual. Life is often described as a journey and the journeys made by the Mayflower Pilgrims were much more than just travelling from England to America. Submissions for this exhibition should be made before 18 July 2020.

‘Where it Began’ acts as the theme for the second exhibition which will take place between 17 Oct 2020 and 9 Jan 2021. This exhibition will be an interpretation of the Mayflower tale in the local area, allowing artists to present work which is inspired by or illustrates the origins of the Pilgrim’s unique story and explore the place and time that they lived through.

Individuals and groups are invited to submit up to two pieces of work for each exhibition, at no cost. The entries must be originals and belong to the person/group submitting them. The art should also have been produced within the last year and must not have been displayed in the Percy Laws Gallery before.

The exhibition is by selection and there is no guarantee that all submitted work will be presented.

Please send entries as soon as possible by email to: bassetlaw.museum@bassetlaw.gov.uk For further information visit: bassetlawmuseum.org.uk

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Newark Book Festival Goes Virtual Newark Book Festival to celebrate anniversaries and creativity with reimagined virtual festival.

Newark Book Festival, the annual literature festival that attracts more than 5,000 visitors each year to Newark, is set to return for a fourth year in a row with a virtual programme of events. Taking place 10–12 July 2020, headline authors including Sophie Hannah and Kate Mosse will take part in a series of events which celebrate creativity and anniversaries over the past 100 years.

“We are delighted to be able to offer a programme of events this July which supports artists, authors and the local community during this time,” said Sara Bullimore, Artistic Director of Newark Book Festival. “We have re-created our original 2020 festival programme to offer online events so we can bring as much of the festival as we can to the comfort of your own homes!

This July we will offer a variety of author events, workshops and panel discussions which explore history, crime fiction and storytelling for everyone in the family. People can expect to see authors such as Jess Kidd, Julie Summers and Giles Kristian to name a few.”

Each year, Newark Book Festival celebrates the beautiful and historic town of Newark.

This year is no exception, the history is being bought to people’s homes in a programme of events which supports local history and anniversaries.

Historian, Emily Brand from Nottinghamshire will share her new book, The Fall of the House of Byron. To mark the birth of Anne Brontë 200 years ago, the Brontë 200 expert panel on 11 July will celebrate the life and works of the

Brontës over the years. The panel will also feature YouTuber and Young Adult fiction author of The Paper Hearts Society – Lucy Powrie.

For crime fiction lovers, the ‘Crime Through the Ages’ panel will host four crime authors including Mick Finlay, Frances Brody, Rod Reynolds and Nick Quantrill, the event chair. The whole family are also invited to get involved as children’s author, Claire Baker shares her series of 'Picklewitch & Jack' books.

“Our series of events in July will form Chapter 1 of the festival with more planned events to come in Chapters 2-5 taking place from September 2020 to February 2021 including a dedicated children’s festival day in early 2021” added Sara. “Whilst this year’s plans are different from our original ideas, we are proud to have been able to recreate a programme for all members of the family which supports artists, authors and our communities.

Thank you to all our Festival Friends, supporters, sponsors and funders for their continued support!”

With so much support from our authors, publishers, venues, volunteers, Festival Friends, and the wider community we are able to make sure we continue for a fourth year! This follows our most successful festival in 2019 which attracted more people than ever before!

In this time of uncertainty for everyone, our reimagined festival was a little bit of hope and normality needed by us all.”

Sara concluded, “We hope everyone will save the date with us and look forward to welcoming Newark Book Festival into their homes this July and are able to support Chapter One of the Festival, ensuring we return in 2021” To launch the festival this year, people are invited to send videos of them singing and dancing to We Are the Champions to commemorate Live Aid on 13 July 1985, 35 years ago.

The festival launch will take place on 10 July at 12pm on the Newark Book Festival Facebook page. Please email hello@newarkbook festival. org.uk to receive the videos of the choreography, with thanks to AJs Dance.

Tickets are on sale now. To view the full programme and buy tickets for the events please visit the Festival website www.newarkbookfestival. org.uk, where you can browse or download a digital brochure. Festival Friends receive exclusive free access to our author virtual events in July. To sign up to be a Festival Friend starting from £15, please visit the Newark Book Festival website: www.newarkbookfestival.org.uk/friends All of the featured festival books are available to order online from The Bookcase in Lowdham with some books signed by the authors. Newark Book Festival 2020 sponsors include Newark College, Tallents Solicitors, Aura Business Centre, Creative Apostrophe, Duncan & Toplis, Karrot Animation and Ambitions Personnel.

With thanks to all funders including Arts Council England, Newark & Sherwood District Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Newark Youth Trust and BNA Charity as well as our Festival Friends and crowdfunders.

In the last few months, Newark Book Festival has hosted a number of online book clubs to bring the community together and has invited authors such as Elly Griffiths, Kerry Drewery and Nottinghamshire based author, Cathy Bramley.

Newark Book Festival Manager, Clair Robshaw mentioned: “Recreating the festival this year has been both challenging and rewarding to unpick our programme of events that we had lovingly put together.

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Farm Retailers Hope New Shopping Habits Will Stick Farm retailers nationwide are hopeful that shopping habits forged as a reaction to coronavirus will last long beyond the pandemic, following an unprecedented surge in new customers.

Providing reliable access to abundant fresh seasonal produce, sourced with low food miles directly from local family-run farms at fair prices, the country’s huge network of independent farm shops has become a more attractive option to shoppers than ever before, according to research by the Farm Retail Association (FRA).

Following seven weeks of lockdown rules, 92 per cent of farm retailers surveyed by the FRA reported a “significant” rise in new customers as shelves were continually replenished and offered customers appealing local alternatives to under-pressure supermarkets.

Quick to adapt, farm shops are, crucially, providing calm environments with easy to follow social distancing measures that allow shoppers to feel safe. Not only have most farm shops stayed open, many have come up with convenient new ways to serve their communities.

Some 79 per cent of farm retailers polled by the FRA said they had introduced a click and collection service because of coronavirus, including in the form of completely contactless

drive-thrus, while another 67 per cent have introduced home deliveries. As a result, farm shops across the UK have processed an estimated 1.4 million-plus orders for home delivery or collection since the government announced its lockdown rules in March.

This ingenuity means farm shops are protecting hundreds of jobs and income for thousands of farmer suppliers in otherwise difficult economic circumstances. The addition of new services alone has allowed 73 per cent of farm retailers to either hire extra staff or furlough fewer employees than they expected to.

In Worksop, Welbeck Farm Shop has risen to the challenges of Covid-19 by adding new measures to enable social distancing and by launching a new Contactless Collection Service. This has allowed customers to shop for friends and family as well as their own household.

Oliver Stubbins, Manager of Welbeck Farm Shop, said: “We have worked hard to adapt quickly to ensure our customers continue to have access to quality, fresh locally-produced food without disruption.”

‘Things To Do At Home’ In North Notts website has developed a new section on things to do at home. The section includes arts and culture, exercise and fitness, fun crafts and activities for children, free online reading – and more.

Usually the ‘go to’ site for what’s on in North Notts, the new section suggests things to do during the Coronavirus restrictions.

If you find a moment to have a look we're sure that you'll discover something to keep you occupied, visit: www.innorthnotts.co.uk

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“The feedback we have received from new and returning customers has been hugely rewarding and gives me enormous hope that they will keep shopping with us, long after the coronavirus pandemic ends.”

Rob Copley, chairman of the FRA, acknowledges that the challenge for farm shops as life slowly returns to some form of normality over the coming months, is to ensure that customers keep coming back.

However, he is adamant that farm shops are well worth such lasting loyalty.

Mr Copley, who owns Farmer Copleys Farm Shop in Pontefract, said: “What the last couple of months have clearly shown is that farm retailers can react nimbly to customer demands because of their size, independence and direct relationships with local farmers. “They have also shown that they are proactive, supportive members of their local communities. We have members who prepare and deliver ready meals to local community groups that support the most vulnerable members of society. Others are donating produce to local school hubs, frontline NHS staff and other key workers.

“As well as going above and beyond in this time of crisis, farm retailers are helping to keep the nation fed, offering easy access to fresh, nutritious and affordable British food.

They are demonstrating that they are both caring neighbours and viable alternatives to the supermarkets, boasting shorter supply chains with lower carbon footprints.

“Run by local families for local families, supporting local farmers and local jobs, farm shops are at the beating heart of communities across the country. We just hope customers keep coming back to support them and local farmers for years to come.”

Farm retailers play an important role in the rural economy and provide a welcome source of income for thousands of independent suppliers across the country, from family farms to artisan makers. The FRA estimates that the UK’s network of farm shops support thousands of local suppliers and together have a combined turnover of more than £1.5bn, including sales from farm shop cafés.

For further details about Welbeck Farm Shop visit: www.welbeckfarmshop.co.uk

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Loyalfree Promotions To Help Businesses North Notts Bid Partners With Loyalfree To Promote Local Businesses Still Operating During Covid-19.

North Notts BID is working with award-winning high street app LoyalFree to promote and support local businesses during the Covid-19 crisis.

The app, which is used by 226 North Nottinghamshire companies to promote offers, events and interactive listings, has now been adapted to give users access to a number of trails that can be followed to discover businesses that are still operating during the pandemic.

There are currently four live trails, which make it simple to find businesses that fit the user’s requirements as well as still being open for business.

These available trails include ‘businesses serving groceries across Bassetlaw’, ‘local grocery businesses serving near you’, ‘Worksop and Retford shops brought to you’ and a trail of businesses offering the delivery or collection of food throughout the district.

Sally Gillborn, chief executive at North Notts BID, said: “We’re really excited about

being able to help local businesses promote their current offerings through such a direct and user-friendly method. The Covid-19 crisis has had a devastating impact on companies across the UK, so we’re glad that we can do our bit to help businesses across North Nottinghamshire attract new customers.

“We have been working with LoyalFree for over a year now and offer all of our members have the opportunity to advertise on the app, free of charge. This offer still applies and is now more important than ever as we continue to encourage the community to keep shopping locally.”

with North Notts BID and have been using the LoyalFree app for several months. During the coronavirus crisis, the app has proved a useful tool to direct people to businesses that have remained operational.

“Unlike some businesses in the local area, we have remained open from the beginning. The app can be used to show people what produce and services we have to offer and encourages people to look at our Facebook page where we make daily posts.”

The Old Police Station Restaurant and Bar is just one of the many businesses that have benefitted from the LoyalFree app by receiving orders and delivering fresh produce to local residents.

Since the app launched in May, the new trails have had over 150 views from users searching for businesses that are still operating while adhering to government safety guidelines.

The app has attracted more than 1,600 users across North Nottinghamshire, and there have been 15,582 interactions with local businesses since the beginning of the project.

Sarah James, general manager at The Old Police Station Restaurant and Bar in Retford, said: “We have continued to work closely

Sophie Hainsworth, cofounder of LoyalFree, said: ‘We’re currently living through unprecedented times so it’s important that we adapt

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our technology to meet the changing demands of consumers.

“We want to continue to support North Notts BID and the local high street during this difficult period in any way we can, and think these new trails are a great way to connect users to local goods and services that are still available during the pandemic.’

LoyalFree has also launched its new LoyalFree Marketplace in North Nottinghamshire to help users support their favourite independents by shopping locally no matter where they are in the UK. Visit https://www.loyalfreemarketplace.co.uk /north-notts/ to purchase products and gift cards from your favourite local businesses.

To download the app for free, visit: www.loyalfree. co.uk/download or search for ‘LoyalFree’ on the app store.

To find out more about North Notts BID, visit: wwwnorthnottsbid.co.uk.

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Capturing Life In Lockdown Phillipa Buss, Pears Photography tells us about her lockdown doorstep photoshoots and how she's maintaining future work.

Who would have thought that not that long ago, Wedding season was raring to go, the spring flowers were coming to life and Pears Photography was set to have the busiest summer to date. Although my photography work vanished overnight and I closed the studio doors for an unknown amount of time, it’s not been all negative news.

Sadly, six months worth of planned weddings have been rescheduled to 2021 and 22

and many events have been postponed in order to keep us all safe.

suppliers without missing out due to the increased demand for next year.

Covid-19 has allowed business to run as normal for my future customers; at the start of April, I launched a “Lockdown Wedding Package”, the perfect package for everyone as it includes an 'engagement session', full coverage from bridal preparations to first dance and a photobook. I launched this discounted package to help those in need to secure their

Lockdown has affected us all in different ways, from lack of motivation to having wild ideas. During the first few weeks, I worked on some self portraits, then onto a couple of virtual photoshoots through FaceTime. Following this, I began shooting doorstep portraits, which of course were following social distancing guidelines.

It was so great to be back out

speaking to people and making connections again.

After what seems like forever, my diary is now open for family location sessions; I have been focusing on those families who have welcomed new life into the world during Covid-19 and haven’t yet been able to have their baby’s first portraits taken.

To find out more about Pears Photography visit: www.pearsphotography.co.uk

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Flying Back Into Action Newark Air Museum shop has re-opened.

The Newark Air Museum (NAM) is a registered charity and throughout the Covid-19 lockdown NAM has been trying to generate vital funding by selling aviation kits and books, through its associated trading operation the Newark Air Museum shop.

Until now this has been via an order and collect service.

A full set of Covid-Secure Risk Assessments have been completed for the shop and it will operate on the following basis: • The shop will be open on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Opening times will be 10am to 11am for museum members and 11am to 4pm for the public.

• Only one shopper will be al-

lowed into the shop at a time and there will be a contact number by the entrance for people to use to gain access (please bring your phones).

• Social distancing measures will be in place and CovidSecure procedures will be used.

• Contactless payments are preferred, but credit cards, cheques and cash will be accepted.

• Shoppers will be encouraged to collect kits and books off the displays themselves; but they will be discouraged from opening kits and spending time ‘reading’ the books.

• Normal access routes to the Shop will be in operation i.e. off Drove Lane via the

entrance next to the Motor Auction Site.

• A queuing area has been set up outside in the car parking area; N.B. there will be NO access to the wider museum site, display buildings or café.

To help people to decide whether or not to come and shop, NAM has created virtual product lists, which feature photographs of the key sections of the museum shop to try and provide an idea of what is in stock. Shoppers are encouraged to email in to request copies of these lists for these main product areas: Aircraft kits, assorted aviation books.

For any such enquiries NAM will

email out details explaining how shoppers can check for stock availability and request a price for the items. Please check beforehand for stock availability.

The museum trustees appreciate that this is not a perfect solution, but it does act as a step towards normal opening and help generate vital fund at this challenging time. This gradual reopening process will also provide important experience to help NAM to evaluate and understand how social distancing measures might need to be implemented elsewhere on the larger site when the museum is eventually able to reopen.

Full details can be found on: www.newarkairmuseum.org

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Reopening Begins...

Chatsworth’s garden reopening takes natural course.

Chatsworth has reopened its garden and is welcoming back visitors with more than 50,000 new flowering perennials, shrubs and trees as well as a huge, new stone sculpture called Natural Course by the artist Laura Ellen Bacon.

The garden will be open from 10.30am to 6pm every day for pre-booked visits only.

built a monumental sculptural installation, Natural Course, as the area’s centrepiece. Designed to appear as if seeping from the ground, Natural Course flows down a woodland slope, giving the great mass of stone in the sculpture’s 40 metres of contours and curves a sense of slow, gradual movement over the land.

During closure, a reduced core garden team of ten has been hard at work on a planting programme and has received helping hands from the Devonshire family with both the Duke and Duchess and their daughter-inlaw Lady Burlington joining the effort. At the same time, British sculptor, Laura Ellen Bacon has

At more than 10m in length and 2m in height Natural Course was built from more than 100 tonnes of local stone with tens of thousands of individual pieces hand-placed using a traditional dry-stone walling method. It joins more than 20 sculptural works at Chatsworth by post-war masters includ-

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Ye Olde Bell Perfect meals to order and plans to re-open.

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s the region slowly starts creeping out of lock down, we turn our thoughts to where we can go, how we can now spend our time and when things will start returning to normal.

Here at Ye Olde Bell we have been missing our guests and can’t wait to start welcoming people back through the doors, hopefully on July 4.

During the lockdown we have still able to offer a little treat in the form of a takeaway Sunday lunch and the Pizza pickup.

Known locally as one of the best in the area, the Sunday lunches feature the best seasonal, local produce from Nottinghamshire and neighbouring counties of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. These have proved a huge success offering a taste of a traditional Ye Olde Bell Sunday feast with all the trimmings.

Dishes include the likes of roast sirloin of local beef, yorkshire pudding, horseradish crème fraiche, red wine gravy; slow roast pork belly, crackling, Bramley apple sauce, sage and onion stuffing, pan

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gravy; spring vegetable risotto, crème fraiche, soft herbs, rocket salad and truffle oil dressing; breast of chicken, wild mushrooms, thyme, shallots and red wine sauce and Baked haddock mornay, asparagus and Jersey royals. All mains are served with rosemary and thyme roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese and seasonal vegetables.

To finish diners can opt for delicious desserts such as Bramley apple pie and vanilla cream custard; profiteroles with chantilly cream and chocolate sauce or summer fruit pavlova.

Pizza from the woodfired oven is available for takeaway on Friday evenings, between 5-8pm, guests can also pick up a bottle of wine or fizz to accompany their dinner.

Guests can chose from classic margarita, pomodoro, buffalo mozzarella and fresh basil; Giardino, fire roasted mediterranean vegetables, shaved parmesan and truffle oil; prosciutto, napoli sausage and mozzarella, arugula and chili oil; smoked chicken, goats cheese, black olive and basil pesto and pepperoni, coppa ham, milano salami, roasted red peppers and oregano. Prices start from £7.50.

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The takeaway service will continue for the foreseeable future. Prebooking for both Sunday lunch and pizza is essential.

When we re-open, things, understandably, may operate a little differently than before. The safety of both our guests and staff is paramount to us. We’re lucky to have beautiful English gardens, which offer the perfect spot for some social distancing alfresco dining. We’ll be offering delicious pizzas from our woodfired oven and will also be working on a menu that diners can enjoy both outside and inside.

Our dining areas will strictly adhere to any guidelines that are put in place. We also have our beautiful suites, such as the Bradgate, Wiseton and Levack, that we can look to use to ensure our guests are comfortable and feel safe.

haircut and treatment is very appealing. We hope to open the spa within July, if possible. But, due to the nature of a spa, there are additional measure that need to be considered. We are working hard to put measures in place and will keep our guests updated with all news regarding opening.

Weddings have also been hugely impacted by the lockdown, with many dream days postponed until a later date. We have worked closely with all our couples who chose Ye Olde Bell as their venue and can’t wait to celebrate with them soon.

We have also been offering virtual tours for prospective newlyweds and we still have availability for 2021, for any couples who are looking for a beautiful venue to celebrate their big day.

Due to the layout of the hotel we are also able to offer private staycations. Our lodges and courtyard rooms can be taken exclusively, meaning family and friends can practice safe social distancing.

Please keep an eye on our website and social channels for all our latest news and we really hope to welcome you all again soon.

Many guests have also asked about the re-opening of our beautiful spa. After weeks of lockdown the thought of a pamper or simply a

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Pilgrim Roots News

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Mayflower 400 Goes Digital.

PilgrimAGE summer season online.

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

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ince the very sudden changes to our lives earlier this year, we’ve been seeing more and more events become virtual. One benefit of this it seems is that many more people can get involved in events which might otherwise have passed unnoticed. And even if you miss a ‘live’ virtual event, you can often go back and see what happened with recorded activities and experiences. Partners involved in the Mayflower 400 commemorations have been embracing this approach, and there’s now a wide variety of things to see and do online connected to the historic 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims and their Mayflower voyage.

Follow PilgrimAGE online with Discover Gainsborough and Pilgrim Roots on Facebook or follow @DiscoverGains and @PilgrimRoots on Twitter. Be part of the conversation and post your images, comments and thoughts about the story using #PilgrimAGE. For the most up to date news about events and activities online, visit Mayflower 400, Pilgrim Roots and Discover Gainsborough.

A series of Arts Council England funded projects in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire have been working together to produce a ‘Radical Routes’ reader, a new publication edited by Writing East Midlands that explores the myths around the Pilgrims’ story and how it relates to people living in our region today.

Radical Routes also features new artwork depicting the Pilgrims’ journeys commissioned from Electric Egg, who have also produced a fantastic new short animation telling the story which featured as part of the launch of the ‘PilgrimAGE’ summer season. Now an online offering, ‘PilgrimAGE’ is a digital campaign allowing you to explore the history of the Pilgrims and their roots. The campaign launched on the 10th May and runs through to the 16th September, the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower. Each week features a short history blog post along with snapshots of exhibitions, videos, podcasts and specially commissioned digital activities.

Mayflower 400, the official national anniversary partnership, have launched ‘My Mayflower’ and a ‘Virtual Voyages’ series, allowing you to explore the sites connected to the Pilgrims’ journeys from the comfort of your own home. May was due to be the launch of the Netherlands’ Leiden commemorations, and so, while they were unable to host visitors they decided to hold a virtual tour to mark the various places associated with the Pilgrims in their city.

The two series explore Mayflower story through the eyes of those forever linked to the ship's legacy and impassioned by the anniversary of its pioneering sailing to America in 1620, and showcase the places woven into it. Nottinghamshire artist Rachel Carter’s creation of a ‘Pilgrim Woman’ sculpture is featured, with Rachel’s story bringing together different cultures on both sides of the Atlantic to commemorate a shared history, and shine a light on the often untold role of women in the Mayflower story.

Rachel ‘recreated’ the Mayflower’s journey aboard a modern cargo vessel to work with local people in Provincetown, meeting a member of the Wampanoag tribe to learn about their ancient weaving techniques. Upon her return, she worked with 50 local women to create a dress for her sculpture.

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A Bridge Of Tales: Clumber Park’s New Chapter The re-birth of the Ornamental Bridge has lead to the inspiration for a creative challenge for all.

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o celebrate the restoration of Clumber Park’s Ornamental Bridge, Clumber is inviting you to get creative and take part in a writing competition. Inspired by the story of the bridge, the beauty of our landscape and the personal connections we have to Clumber Park, the competition is open to all ages and abilities, with a 500-word limit.

What can I submit? – Stories can be factual, fictional, songs or poetry – let your imagination run wild! The only rules are your entry must make reference to the Ornamental Bridge and be 500 words, or less. Handwritten, typed and recorded entries are all welcome. Anything goes – fact, fiction, song or poetry, all welcome!

The categories – We have five age categories:

• Young children - 5 years – 9 years • Juniors - 10 years – 13 years • Teenager - 14 years – 17 years • Young Adult - 18 years – 25 years • Adult - 26+ years

Please note, recorded entries must stick to the 500-word limit.

The winners – Competition winners will have their work published in Made magazine and receive a framed copy of the publication. Winners will be contacted by Friday 1st May 2020, so please ensure you submit your contact details with your entry (telephone number and email address), as well as which category you are entering.

How to enter – Entries can be submitted in the park, at the Information Point or in the Discovery Centre. Entries can be submitted by emailing them to: yourclumber@ nationaltrust.org

Accepted formats – Typed or recorded entries can be submitted to yourclumber@ nationaltrust.org.uk Don’t forget! – Include your age, so your entry is submitted to the right category.

By submitting an entry, you are agreeing to the National Trust and Clumber Park publishing your work in full or in party, for future promotional projects.

Any questions?

For all details please email: gemma.hyland@nationaltrust.org.uk The deadline for this competition has been extended and is ongoing. Please check the link on www.nationaltrust.org.uk

The pleasure grounds and parkland at Clumber are now open. You’ll need to book tickets before you visit. Members can book for free, while nonmembers will need to pay when booking. We'll be releasing tickets every Friday. Please note we’ll be turning people away who arrive and haven't booked. We're looking forward to welcoming you back.

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Nature Provides Solace During Lockdown Erin McDaid, Head of Communications & Marketing, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, explains why places

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of natural beauty and nature are so important in stressful times. s we all came to terms with life in lockdown, many turned to nature for solace. Our experience during this challenging period was undoubtedly made more bearable thanks to the unusually warm and dry spring which provided plenty of opportunities to enjoy the wildlife on our doorstep as many of our favourite sites became out of reach.

The sight of fledgling birds jostling for their parents’ attention in our gardens acquired new meaning and the dawn chorus of birdsong became a soundtrack to our lives – delivered in true surround sound thanks to the massive drop in traffic noise.

As a charity Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust faced a challenging time during lockdown with the majority of our staff Furloughed to protect funding, but we made an early decision to keep all our nature reserves open to provide people with spaces to exercise and connect with nature. For those living close by, our sites became sanctuaries and this was certainly the case for photographer and naturalist Mike Vickers.

Mike’s images often grace these pages, helping to bring my articles to life, and he has been visiting the area now covered by Idle Valley Nature Reserve for over 40 years. Living in Lound, just a few minutes from the reserve, Mike has used the extra time in lockdown to visit more

often and as a result he has captured an amazing series of images which help document the wealth of wildlife present. The stunning images include spectacular birds such as crane & great white egret as well as delicate damselflies and more regular bird species such as whitethroat.

Mike is passionate about the site and acts as a volunteer warden but his lockdown experience has reinforced his view that nature and nature reserves are to be cherished. Speaking about the past few months Mike said: “The extra free time during lockdown has enabled me to indulge in my passion for nature photography and reinforced my view that nature and local nature reserves are vitally important. I’m lucky that the reserve is only a few minutes from home but it’s been rewarding to see so many people enjoying the reserve and its wildlife over the past few months.”

These images certainly capture something of the essence this wild yet welcoming reserve. It’s one of the best places in Nottinghamshire for watching birds and other wildlife and the variety of Mike’s photos underlines this fact. We also know that like Mike, many people have been connecting with nature during lockdown and we hope Mike’s images inspire many others to visit the reserve in the weeks and months ahead.

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust is interested to hear about other people’s experience of nature during lockdown. Have you been visiting a local site more regularly, have you discovered a greenspace you’ve never visited before or seen more wildlife in your garden? Anyone willing to share their experiences and photographs can do so via our Idle Valley Facebook page where a gallery of Mike’s recent images can also be found. www.facebook.com/IdleValleyNatureReserve

Unique Postcard Show set for Idle Valley Centre.

As we go to press the reserve remains open for visitors and the Trust is working towards re-opening the car park off North Road and launching a takeaway service from the café.

In the weeks ahead the Centre will also host a Postcard Show featuring designs inspired by people’s connection with nature during lockdown. For details of how to enter and the show itself visit: nottinghamshirewildlife.org/postcardshow

All imagery courtesy of Mike Vickers.

Clockwise from top: Sedge Warbler, Little ringed plover, male Banded Demoiselle, Cormorant in breeding plumage, Brown Hare, Arctic Tern, Grasshopper Warbler, female Blacktailed Skimmer, Great White Egret.

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Every Rock Has A Tale to Tell At Creswell Crags Mammoth moments for all the family are guaranteed with ice age discoveries, cave art, witch markings, bats, hyenas, den making, and wildlife galore. Made takes a journey into the extraordinary world of North Notts’ famous gorge‌

All imagery featured courtesy of Creswell Crags.

Ice Age rock cave art. Image courtesy of Paul Bahn.

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traddling the borders between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, the limestone cliffs that rise majestically within the Creswell Crags gorge are certainly eye openers, and at first glance offer an arresting backdrop for a wonderful walk; caressing the sides of the gorge with its wildflowers and river, and a haven for wildlife. Indeed this is a location that has for years provided an exquisite hiking and picnic retreat, but it’s the history of Creswell Crags which really commands attention…

Considered as one of Europe’s most important archaeological landscapes, the network of caves and rock shelters within the 0.5km long gorge preserve rich sequences of archaeology and palaeontology, which provide an incredibly rare opportunity to illustrate how our early ancestors lived and a unique testimony to the adaptive response of hunter-gatherer cultures across northwest Europe during the last Ice Age. It was one of the most northerly places on earth to have been visited by our ancestors, making it unique on a European and World scale. The caves and fissures, a result of millions of years of erosion through water flow, have offered shelter for hominids for 50,000 years.

Cave tours, this image shows a birthday party group exploring.

Neanderthals sought shelter in the gorge’s caves whilst they were following migrating animals, and woolly mammoths roamed the surrounding lands. They left behind flint hand axes and animal bones with traces of butchery marks. Later, around 30,000 years ago, the first modern humans left more advanced flints and shaped bone and antler tools as evidence of their occupation. The last group of Old Stone Age hunters used the caves around 11-13,000 years ago, leaving a fine shaped flint - known as Creswell Points along with several pieces of decorated bone that included a human figure and a horse’s head, now in the museum.

Discoveries continue to be made, offering a sustained trove of archaeological treasure. In 2003 the first example of British

The witch marks discovered recenly.

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Feature What to see and do…

Our round-up of a few favourites • Stroll along the gorge. The Magnesian Limestone is a true wonder to behold. Dogs are welcome, on leads, and there are several walking paths with info boards.

• Join a Rock Art Tour, which takes you into Church Hole, on the Northerly side of the gorge. You will discover the unique, fascinating and world famous engravings that are on the walls and ceiling.

Paleolithic cave art was found in one of the caverns; the only known British example. The designs consisting of engravings of a pair of birds and an animal, which is likely to be an Ibex. These incredible finds only reinforce the sheer importance of the gorge and a unique insight into our past.

Other finds have indicated that the caves continued to be used sporadically through the Mesolithic and Neolithic up until Roman times and even into the Middle Ages but unfortunately heavyhanded Victorian excavations have resulted a loss of valuable evidence.

A fascinating discovery came about in 2019 when 17th and 18th Century Witch Marks were uncovered in Robin Hood Cave.

Previously thought to be graffiti, they have been identified as apotropaic witch markings - used to keep evil spirits away, often found in churches and houses. How they came to be at Creswell is still a mystery but they are the largest number of examples found anywhere in the UK. Another interesting facet of Creswell Crags, perhaps not as widely known outside of the art world, is that the gorge featured as the backdrop for the celebrated artist George Stubbs who was renowned for his paintings of horses. Two such works include ‘A Grey Hunter with a Groom and a Greyhound at Creswell Crags’ and ‘Horse Frightened by a Lion’ - both on display at the Tate.

Today, Creswell Crags in all its archaeological glory has become an educational hotspot. Complete with an award-winning museum, gift shop, cafe, picnic areas and a mammoth themed playground - it provides year rounds cave tours and events, and is a stunning walking area within the Welbeck and Clumber routes. The land sits within the Welbeck Estate and enjoys status as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) due to its rare wildlife. The lake is a highlight for walkers, created by the Duke of Portland, and the Duke’s Dam is one of the most well known views in the local area.

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• Discover Robin Hood’s Cave, the largest cave on the site. Legend has it that it provided a hide out for the famous outlaw to evade capture by the Nottinghamshire authorities. It was also a popular home for people during the Ice Age. • Don’t miss the fascinating Witch Mark Tour, during which you will see hundreds of protective marks that have been discovered at Creswell Crags.

• Venture into the museum for a fascinating journey back to the Ice Age. Kids will love the chance to walk in the footsteps of the Ice Age hunters. Discover stone tools and even a Hippo’s jaw. Look out for key artefacts, such as: 1) The Ochre Horse - on loan from the collection from the British Museum - is an engraving of a horse’s head on a bone, coloured with ochre pigment, discovered in 1876 by renowned archaeologist Sir William Boyd Dawkins in the Robin Hood Cave. The only portable art of this age showing an animal - over 12,000 years old.

2) Pinhole Cave Man - found in the Pinhole Cave in 1928, this is an engraving of a male figure on a wooly rhinoceros rib bone, another long term loan from the British Museum.

3) Eric the Hyena - this is a nearly complete prehistoric baby hyena skeleton - and a favourite with children. You can enter a hyena den at the gorge.

4) Creswell Point - a piece of flint, knapped into a point.

Creswell points are named after Creswell Crags but have been found elsewhere.

• Enjoy a picnic in the meadow - the perfect backdrop for a spot of lunch. The cafe, with locally sourced produce from the Welbeck Estate, has plenty of goodies.

• Play Discoverer - keep your eyes peeled for any previously overlooked remains.

Discoveries have included flintstone tools and fragments of lynx, bear, bison, reindeer and hyena bones…

• Join a Bat Night Event there are up to nine different species of bats living in the caves. www.creswell-crags.org.uk

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The Day They Pulled The Plug Rod Auton, Publicity Officer for Chesterfield Canal Trust tells us about the day the Chesterfield Canal went down the plug...

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he Chesterfield Canal is one of the earliest in the country.

It was designed by James Brindley and opened fully on 4th June 1777.

The outstanding feature was the Norwood Tunnel, which was the longest canal tunnel in the country at 1ž miles when it was opened on 9th May 1775. Astonishingly, although it was dug with picks and shovels, it was possible to see straight from one end to the other.

The first three boats to pass through at the opening ceremony included a brass band along with the usual dignitaries. This must have been interesting in a very restricted tunnel for one hour and one minute!

The person who can really tell the tale is Kevin Bowskill. He worked for British Waterways and its successor, the Canal & River Trust, for 44 years. Kevin said that he was working on stabilising a concrete wall, near the Grove Mill in Retford. He was part of the dredger gang along with Mick Tweed and Jack Rothwell.

There are two stories about the canal that are really widely known.

One is about the stone for the Houses of Parliament. The original Palace of Westminster had burned down in 1834. The stone to rebuild it was quarried at Anston, taken down the canal to the River Trent and thence to London. Tens of thousands of tons of stone was transported in this way, mostly between 1841 and 1844.

They were trying to put in shutter boards, but were prevented from doing so by a length of chain. Kevin was asked to bring in the dredger by the foreman, Jack Rothwell. At first they tried to pull the chain out with a rope attached to a vehicle, but this proved unsuccessful. Eventually the dredger removed the obstacle.

However, hours later, the section of canal was drained.

However, it is the second story that still captures the imagination and gets endlessly repeated in books and newspaper articles. It was even mentioned on the QI programme on BBC2.

The media were soon on to the story. The Daily Express wanted an exclusive. BBC Look North and ITV Calendar also came for interviews. However, somehow, Kevin got shoved into the background as others sought publicity.

One day in 1978 a British Waterways dredging gang working in Retford pulled up a chain with a bit of wood on the end. They went for lunch and returned to find that the canal had been drained. The

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main player was assumed to be Bill Thorpe, because it was his photo, holding the plug and sporting a superb mullet, that was widely circulated. In fact this was not the case. Bill worked for British Waterways, but only turned up the next day and agreed to have his photograph taken, not realising that it would be used for decades to come. Unfortunately he died in the 1990s, aged 42.

Ten years later, though, British Waterways put on a Festival to celebrate the event, and Kevin was presented with a replica plug.

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So, what happened to the plug? Kevin says it was at the BW Worksop Depot for a while and was then taken to the Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne. The incident is mentioned in a book entitled The World’s Greatest Mistakes (1980, edited by Nigel Blundell, ISBN: 0-70642136-1.)

“A canal goes down the drain."

It was a tough job for Jack Rothwell and his workmates dredging a busy stretch of the Chesterfield Canal, near Retford in Nottinghamshire. It had proved quite a problem, what with all the mud and rusting bicycles, prams and refrigerators. Now they were finding it impossible to shift a heavy iron chain lying on the bottom of the canal.

Finally, Jack, foreman of the gang, ordered the chain to be hooked to their dredger. Driver Kevin Bowskill started up and, with one sharp tug, the obstruction was freed. The workmen hauled in the chain, along with a large block of wood that was attached to the end of it, and knocked off for a tea-break.

While they were away, a passing policeman noticed an extraordinary whirlpool in the normally placid canal. He also noticed that the water level was falling. He rushed off to find the dredging gang. By the time they all returned, the canal had disappeared. It was then that realisation dawned. Jack and his men had pulled out the plug of the canal. One-and-a-half miles of waterway had gone down the drain.

The plug, put there by James Brindley when he built the waterway 200 years earlier, had remained undisturbed until Jack's gang came along in the summer of 1978. Now, the millions of gallons of water that had filled the canal were all draining into the nearby River Idle. All that was left were a number of forlornly grounded holiday cruisers, complete with angry owners, the dredger itself, which was stuck firmly on the muddy bottom ... and a plughole.”

Another version says that it was three anglers – Howard Poucher, Graham Boon and Pete Moxon – who raised the alarm. A third claims that no one noticed until that evening when the local police contacted Stuart Robinson, the British Waterways section inspector.

This story appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald Sunday Extra on June 22nd 1980. Apparently the incident even appeared in Lloyds Shipping List. Thus it seems that poor Bill Thorpe was set up for the famous photograph. However when I met his aunt, Pat Ward, a few years ago, she seemed pleased about Bill’s place in history.

The plug would have been installed in order to drain the canal if maintenance works were needed. For example, 200 years ago there were no dredgers so excess silt had to be dug out by hand. As mechanisation arrived, the old methods were forgotten, so by 1978 no one knew about these plugs.

Maybe there are more plugs on the Chesterfield or other canals just waiting for unsuspecting dredging crews to hit the headlines.

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.chesterfieldcanal-trust.org.uk .

Imagery, page opposite: Bill Thorpe with Retford plug, image courtesy of Chesterfield Canal Trust.

From top image: Empty canal at Retford, The dredger that pulled plug both images from 1978, RCHS, Kenneth Gardiner Collection.

The dredging crew - Kevin Bowskill, Mick Tweed and Jack Rothwell, image courtesy of Chesterfield Canal Trust.

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It’s Not About You, It’s About Me

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Ronnie Harris, VJH Marketing r at least, that’s the impression given when I read about some businesses.

I love what I do. And do you know why I love what I do?

It’s because I get to help people see the value in what THEY do.

I work with people and organisations usually for one of two reasons. Either they have no idea where to start with their marketing, or they are looking for a fresh approach to bring new energy into their business. Firstly, before we talk about how I can help them achieve their marketing goals, we discuss their business and what it is they do.

I’m always curious to hear my clients explain in their own words what they perceive are their marketing issues. What I typically hear in their assessment as to why they are not winning new business often revolves around the lack of marketing activity they currently undertake (usually meant as the lack of social media activity) and the frustrations they have in the day-to-day running of their business.

Yes, it’s good to prove your credibility and experience, and to share a little about your background, but not at the expense of making your marketing message all about you.

As a minimum, your clients will expect you to have the necessary know-how to carry out the service offered. They will want to know how your service will provide value to them; the things you do over and above the standard. In marketing terms, ‘The Delighters’. For example: • Is your product/service bespoke to every “Value is not determined by client? those who set the price. Value • Do you promise an extremely fast turnaround and delivery service? is determined by those who • Have you worked in the industry for some choose to pay it.” time and can solve common issues and Simon Sinek gripes?

They go on to explain their marketing efforts. How they write and re-write social media posts, or website copy but with no significant improvement to their business.

More revealing is hearing clients describe their marketing message in their own words. They often place far too much emphasis on detail, thinking it will be of interest to their audience, but in reality, it’s only of interest to the business owner. Many people get very wrapped up in the minutiae of their business, concentrating on details that really don’t mean an awful lot to potential customers.

That’s not a criticism. But with the best will in the world, potential clients are not interested in make and model of machinery used

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to produce your goods. That’s something your competitors will be extremely interested to know about, but not necessarily your clients.

Your marketing message should showcase your offering in a way that is attractive to your potential audience. Ideally, your message will demonstrate that you have thought about your client’s needs and you know what they value because that’s what you value too.

Next time you think about your marketing message, ask yourself the question, is my message appealing to potential clients?

Remember, it’s not about you, it’s about your clients.

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From One Wing To Another Kestrels and Buzzards now command the skies at the disused Worksop Airfield - a stark contrast to the Lancasters, Meteors and Vampires of its heyday. Made takes a look back at the former pilot training site on the Osberton Estate‌ Believed to be RAF Worksop Lancaster and crew, Newark Air Museum Archive.

RAF Worksop Meteor F.8. NAM Archive.

All imagery with with assistance from the Newark Air Museum Archive, with thanks to Howard Heeley.

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he story of RAF Worksop began in July 1942 when the Air Ministry requisitioned land from the Osberton Estate.

It was designed as a 'Class A' bomber base with three intersecting runways and built by the construction company George Wimpey. It was intended as a satellite site for RAF Finnerley, nowadays known as Doncaster - Robin Hood, and featured a two storey watch office control tower, two type T2 aircraft hangars and 36 parkings for heavy bombers. Accommodation was also built north-east of the airfield for RAF and WAAF personnel.

RAF Worksop Meteor F.8, NAM Archive.

RAF Worksop Meteor F.8, NAM Archive.

By 7 November 1943 Worksop Airfield was ready for action, heralding the arrival of the 18 (Polish) Operational Training Unit just four days later. The unit brought with them Wellington bombers.

They were later joined by RAF crew until 1944 when most of the pilots were relocated to RAF Abingdon and only a few trainees remained to complete their courses in January 1945.

The airfield then largely served as a base for smaller units to operate development and training of personnel on the various engines based at RAF Worksop at the time, which impressively included Lancasters, Beaufighters and Wellingtons.

By the end of 1948, the airfield has been reassigned to Flying Training Command who mothballed it on a Care and Maintenance status. It was during this year interestingly the airfield also became home to army tanks, with A Squadron of the 6th Royal Tank Regiment assigned based at the site.

Interest in RAF Worksop reignited in the 50s during the Korean War with the airfield required for fast jet training for the 211 Advanced Flying School, also known as the Meteor Advanced Training School.

This move saw the airfield lucky enough to receive the brand new Meteor F.8s in 1955.

Vampire T.11 XD593 at Newark Air Museum - Howard Heeley.

The school disbanded in April 1956, replaced by the 4 Flying Traning School who brought with them De Havilland Vampire FB.5s, used for training pilots in solo flying. A few Meteors remained in service for refresher training. By 1958, however, the 4 Flying Training School had disbanded.

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A contributory factor of the demise of Worksop Airfield was the industrial haze caused by the steel works around Sheffield and the region’s coal mines, with Worksop listed as one of two bases in ‘industrial haze areas’. The haze, known as ‘clag’ by pilots could reduce horizontal visibility to barely 1,800 metres, which combined with the poor instruments on the Meteors, meant pilots had to cope with false horizons and no physical back-up.

RAF Worksop Vampire T.11m NAM Archive RAF Worksop Meteors on the flightline, NAM Archive

The airfield returned to the ownership of the Osberton Estate following its formal closure on 8 December 1960, during which time the RAF buildings were demolished but one of its runways remained intact.

During the 1970s, Dukeries Rally included the airfield as one of its stages with three laps around the site. In the years to follow, an abundance of boy racers used it as a race track, and an influx of travellers took up residence in the early 2000s.

Today, Workshop Airfield rests harmoniously within the picturesque Osberton Estate. The land is presently used for game hunting and horse riding, and its pre-RAF use as sheep and cattle rearing.

Wildlife is numerous, with birds of prey now its aerial feature; Kestrels and Buzzards are often spotted. There are several good footpaths also with a wonderful show of snowdrops in the spring.

There remain remnants of the airfield, however, and the RAF is still associated with Worksop via the 303 (Worksop) Squadron ATC Air Cadets. Newark Air Museum took over 500 tonnes of rubble from the last runway for levelling material. Some concrete aircraft tie downs, part of a taxiway to the north-east of the airfield and a small section of runway 28/10 can still be seen.

Provost T.1 WV606 at Newark Air Museum - Howard Heeley.

Believed to be RAF Worksop Lancaster and crews, NAM Archive.

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Sally Brown Art Following your heart is a term that is often heard but not always the easiest path unless you’re ready for a challenge with a few twists and turns along the way. After meeting Sally Brown, it’s apparent it’s those twists, turns and challenges are the very things that inspire her creative soul.

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Sally in the studio.

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ally Brown describes herself as an illustrator, artist and designer. When we meet, it’s clear that there isn’t a stone unturned when it comes to her creative side and her artistic skillset. She creates her pieces in a studio space at home and is currently working on a range of paintings produced with the intention of being digitised and used for fabrics in furnishing and from there onto wallpaper.

This is a new direction that has been borne from her sketches and paintings of animals and is almost full circle from her artistic past. Throughout her life, when the opportunity arose to acquire a new creative skill, she has rolled up her sleeves and tackled any challenge presented with enthusiasm.

Sally tells Made that she enjoys creating in any method, and there is much evidence, from winning a sketchbook competition and having paintings chosen for galleries to re-cladding and upcycling pieces of furniture. Sally’s career path began at a textile company as a woven fabric designer for the interior décor market following a BSc in Textile Design at Huddersfield Polytechnic. After a few years in this area, she decided a career change was needed, finding a bursary for teacher training she took a leap of faith into teaching Design and Technology. Her training was split between Leeds University and a school in Scunthorpe, which led to a job at Ordsall Hall School in Retford.

Commissioned piece for Andrea Gillard Design for Tiger Works Bar & Cocktail Lounge Sheffield.

It wasn’t until she started teaching that Sally discovered that she was dyslexic. This was a revelation and she now had an answer to why she had struggled in the past and found that she had to work so much harder to achieve the things that she wanted.

Sally now sees dyslexia as a positive, as it is the root of her creativity.

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Nico Polo. The large painting that was chosen to be exhibited in the Harley Open 2019 at Welbeck.

Being a Design and Technology teacher meant that there were plenty of new skills to master and teach. She took this as an opportunity to gain experience working with plastics and wood, using a wide range of tools and machinery. After over two decades in an academic role it was time for Sally to step out of her comfort zone to take on the next challenge.

“I didn’t enjoy the paperwork and didn’t get the job satisfaction that I began with,” said Sally.

she started to work on pieces that were inspired from animal photographs she had taken visiting places such as Yorkshire Wildlife Park, the Big Cat Sanctuary and Longleat. The key to creating her own style was inspired by a canvas print she saw when on holiday in Madeira. The photograph of a kitten sitting within a picture frame had an impact that would continue to influence Sally’s artwork, and the Framed Animal Series was born.

With a skill set that covered almost everything in the creative world, Sally decided to start sketching and painting. She quickly went on to win a sketchbook competition through the Association of Animal Artists.

Knowing that art markets are tough, Sally felt the need to diversify her work model and turn her passion into a business. She began by joining local business clubs, spending time creating a business idea that she could love as a job and also grow in an organic way, creating products from the paintings. “When your hobby becomes your business do you lose the hobby?”

“I’m a creative addict, I have to do something, if something excites me I do it.”

Finding a niche was the key to the artwork that followed.

With a love of animals and a sense of quirkiness to her style

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Clockwise from top left, the sketchbook competition, Sally's refurbished furniture (see her blog for full details: www.sallybrownart.com) and a selection of cushions available that have been created from Sally's paintings.

One of the larger pieces she created was titled Nico Polo, based on a gorilla at Longleat. Visitors at the Harley Open in 2019 would have seen this imposing and quirky painting taking pride of place in the gallery.

You can tell from speaking to Sally that she has sparks of inspiration that lead her in different directions in everything she sees. She spreads her love of art across everything she touches, with the experience she has gained and her passion for creativity, she customises almost everything that crosses her path. Changing items, including furniture, into unique pieces. “I’m a creative addict, I have to do something, if it excites me, I do it.”

The paintings are carefully planned and composed to stretch the artwork created across a range of media, this has branched out towards home decor, returning Sally to her roots in fabric design.

She now sees her paintings on a range of soft furnishings such as cushions and chairs, and a collaboration with interior designer Andrea Gillard gave rise to a huge print of a prowling tiger in the Tiger Works Cocktail Bar and Lounge in Sheffield.

Following the soft furnishings, the next step is wallpaper, and to be honest we don’t see her stopping there. Coming back full circle to the fabrics from the textile beginnings she has woven her interests and skills into her working life and is enjoying the benefits. This involves a large amount of her time developing her paintings in order to make them useable in a multifunctional format, digitised and created for interiors, Sally is thrilled that her work moved organically in this direction and “the excitement of having my stuff in someone else’s house.”

If you’d like to see a larger range of Sally Brown’s work, along with home furnishings, cushion art, occasional chairs and prints, you can find everything on Sally’s website. Also also take the time to have a look at her blog that has a few of her latest projects including a stunning change of appearance for a sideboard!

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Summer Strolls In North Notts

Travel writer and photojournalist Sally Outram explores a delightful little corner of North Notts...

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nother one of my favourites, this is a wonderful little walk, with beautiful far reaching views over stunning North Nottinghamshire countryside, which is easily accessed from the market town of Retford. It is perfect for any season, but particularly beautiful through the springtime and summer months, where the hedgerows are bursting with wildlife, providing nesting opportunities and vital habitats for both farmland and woodland birds. I would recommend you take a camera and binoculars if you have them!

Our walk begins in Ordsall, which stands on the bank of the River Idle, an old farming village until the 20th century, it has seen many changes throughout the years as it has developed, grown and merged in to the town of Retford. The golf club, close to the start of this walk, was established in 1921 and has to be one of the most attractive courses in the county. I am not a golfer myself, but I am increasingly tempted to learn, it is such an idyllic setting. The woodland tracks and paths carve through the rolling landscaped parkland, pure tranquillity‌ It offers so many health benefits, as well as being pleasing to the eye!

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As we walk towards the tiny hamlet of Morton, notice the change in the landscape, the views are a delight, and surprisingly hilly.

There is so much to see, from the pretty array of wildflowers, such as white campion, common mallow, and Cretan bryony, to the farmers busy working the land and livestock grazing the fields.

Morton belongs to the parish of Babworth alongside the village of Ranby. Now predominately agricultural, it has an interesting history, synonymous with legendary highway men and royalty. It is believed that Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots, stayed at the Old Rushey Inn (now cottages) in 1503, whilst on her long journey to marry James IV King of Scotland.

There are no refreshment facilities along this walk, but plenty of lovely spots for a picnic, if you are taking your dog, make sure you keep it on the lead.

Respect the countryside code and enjoy!

Happy Ramblings!

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the entrance to Retford Golf Club on Brecks Road, in Ordsall. At the beginning of the track, turn left along a narrow path, keeping the houses to your left and the hedgerow to your right. Continue along until you reach a fingerpost, here turn right, following the track, with farmland on either side, until you reach a large tree.

Here, follow the lane round to the right, you will see the golf course and wooded area ahead, with farmland to the left. As you reach to top of the lane, turn left and continue straight ahead (ignoring signposted routes to the right) until you reach a farm on your right.

You will see a wooden gate, pass through the gate, making sure you close this behind you, and continue through the grassy area to the next gate, keeping the farm to your right.

Proceed through the second gate to the end of the path, and turn right onto the Old London Road, be aware of light traffic and farm vehicles.

Continue along the road passing the farm on your right and a row of red brick cottages to your left, you will see the railway crossing ahead.

Just before the crossings, you will see a metal gate to your right, leading on to a track which runs through fields and rolling countryside. Proceed

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through the gate and continue along until you reach an intersection of paths.

Take the track to the left and head towards the railway bridge. Go under the bridge and turn right at the tree, following the path up towards the golf course, keeping the railway to your right. Approach the course with caution following the clearly marked public footpath to the far right and follow the treelined pathway up a slight incline.

Continue along this waymarked pathway until you reach the railway bridge on your right. Cross over the concrete bridge keeping to the waymarked route, continue through the course, being mindful of the golfers (be prepared to stop and wait if needed). The pathway is undulating, proceed along until you reach a fenced building on your right.

Using the path to the far right, bear right and you will see a metal kissing gate ahead. Pass through the gate, this is the perfect spot to take a moment to admire the beautiful far reaching views. Follow the track downhill, bearing left with a slight ascent keeping the open fields to your right.

Proceed along to its end where you reach your starting point.

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ll funds raised will go to the charity’s Help Support Our Nurses campaign The National Garden Scheme is delighted to announce that some of its gardens in England will begin to reopen from June.

be closed and access to toilets will only be provided in an emergency and so long as it does not involve access to a house.

In order to comply with social distancing and other Government guidelines, all gardens will open in a system of prepurchased tickets for a timed slot at the visitor’s garden of choice. Tickets must be purchased via the National Garden Scheme website.

George Plumptre, Chief Executive of the National Garden Scheme comments, “We are delighted that we are able to open the gates of some of our gardens in England and welcome people. Right now our gardens are blossoming into their midsummer glories and so it is wonderful that our garden owners can share them with visitors.

Numbers of visitors per timed slot will vary from garden to garden, depending on size.

These and all other relevant details can be found at a garden’s entry on the website.

Gardens will not offer teas or other refreshments, at some gardens where there is sufficient space, people will be allowed to bring their own picnics. All buildings will

“For the current period the opening system we are having to operate is quite different from a normal open day when people just turn up and pay at the gate. At the moment entry is only by pre-purchased ticket and not all the gardens are able to open, so visitors need to check details on our website.

“While our gardens have all been closed we have run a very successful campaign, Help Support Our Nurses, drawing attention to the amazing work on the frontline of the Coronavirus crisis being done by the nursing charities we support. One hundred per cent of funds raised at gardens during the rest of 2020 will go to the Help Support Our Nurses campaign.

“While our gardens have been closed, garden owners have been making videos of their gardens which we have been posting weekly as Virtual Garden Visits and encouraging people to make donations.

That library of more than 100 short films will continue to grow”.

You can book tickets for reopening gardens by visiting: www.ngs.org.uk.

To view the Virtual Garden Visits go to: www.ngs.org.uk.

Nottinghamshire National Garden Scheme gardens open in July and August.

We look forward to welcoming back garden visitors in Nottinghamshire, here are the gardens you can visit in July and August, please book your visit via our website.

Wed 1 Jul, 6pm – 9.30pm Norwell Nurseries

Woodhouse Road, Norwell. NG23 6JX - Combined with Hopbine Farmhouse.

This jewel box of over 2500 beautiful and unusual plants is set out in one acre plantsman’s garden with many garden areas to explore and enjoy. Nationally renowned nursery open with rare plants for sale.

Hopbine Farmhouse

Main Street, Ossington. NG23 6LJ. A small country garden in two parts, the south garden has a long herbaceous border with spring, summer and autumn planting with climbing roses, clematis and honeysuckle. The intimate walled garden has a full rose bed, a rose covered wall with clematis and hydrangea.

Sunday 5th July, 1.30pm – 4.30pm Thrumpton Hall

Thrumpton, NG11 0AX Beautiful two acre garden surrounded by a C18 park bordered by a river. The gardens include

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rolling lawns, lakeside walks, flower borders, box bordered sunken herb garden and new pagoda.

Visitors may bring picnics.

shrubs and perennials, many rare or unusual. Spectacular views of the Minster across a wildflower meadow and ha-ha.

Sun 19 Jul, 10 - 4pm, Sun 26 Jul, Sun 9 Aug, 10 – 4pm The Old Vicarage

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Halam Hill, Halam. NG22 8AX Two acre hillside garden displaying artful eye for design and colour featuring many unusual plants and trees set against rolling backdrop of Nottinghamshire countryside. A real gem of a garden.

Sun 26 Jul, 1pm – 5pm 5A High Street

Sutton on Trent. NG23 6QA Manicured lawns are the foil for this plantsman’s garden, with tropical areas and vibrant planting. Ponds run throughout the plot, leading to woodland walks and fernery. Topiary links planting areas to great effect.

Park Farm

Crink Lane, Southwell. NG25 0TJ Three acre garden remarkable for its extensive variety of trees,

Founded in 1927 to raise funds for community nurses the National Garden Scheme has given away over £60million to nursing and health charities and is the largest single funder for many of its beneficiaries. The money is raised through the opening of exceptional gardens across England and Wales. In 2019 the gardens raised £4 million. In 2020, 3,700 gardens were scheduled to open, but the current lockdown means that their gates have been closed for the first time in the charity’s history.

For more information please visit: www.ngs.org.uk Email: Julie.davison@ngs.org.uk or call: 07979 700979.

Imagery courtesy of The National garden Scheme.

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Outdoor Interior... T Kelly Roden, owner of Meliora Kitchens, Bedrooms & Bathrooms in Bawtry explains how to make the most of your outdoor space.

he last few months have given us lots of time to reflect and for me a huge part of that was starting to appreciate our outdoor space.

We did major renovations on our garden a few years ago but there are so many touches it needs to really make it work as an outdoor living space.

When we have the ability to spend more time outside not only is it good for our bodies but also our minds. I also really feel it needs to have the same comfort level as our indoor spaces. This then allows the two spaces, indoor and outdoor to become truly connected into one much larger living space for the whole family. Furniture is paramount to this such as chairs that can be utilised both indoors and out and easily stored. The addition of an outdoor rug can really help create a more cosy feeling to areas and add a touch of design to the garden.

Having covered areas is another way to make the garden more usable all year round, such as a shaded spot when the sun is out. A pergola is a quick and easy way to achieve this and by adding a trailing clematis or wisteria you can soften hard lines and add colour.

Creating focal points and pockets of interest also help initiate the indoor/ outdoor effect. This can be achieved by varying height planting beds, paved areas that are interspersed with grassed sections and gravelled sections.

Lighting is also key, it helps to set the mood and adds not only a level of security but will help with zoning the different areas too. A string of festoon lights with some solar spots here and there can elevate a garden in seconds.

Kelly Roden Meliora Kitchens, Bedrooms & Bathrooms Tel: 01302 711007. Email: info@meliora.uk www.meliora.uk

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ater is the essence of life.

It draws us in, provides a focal point in our gardens, setting the mood of your outdoor space. Include water in your garden, be it in any form, a bird bath, a lively rill, a bubbling fountain or a wildlife pond and you bring it to life.

A magnet for people and wildlife.

Visitors come to our garden specially to sit and relax beside our natural swimming pool, watching dragonflies and swallows in summer, birds bathing in the shallows, butterflies and bumblebees visiting the flowering marginals fringing the water's edge. Amphibians are so prolific that we regularly see the grass snakes who live off them. Seven species of bats were recorded hunting over the water recently and if you are quiet enough you might spot our resident kingfisher who uses a deck chair as a hunting perch. Aquatic pond-life is diverse, with diving beetles and water boatmen under water and whirligigs and pond skaters balancing on the water's surface.

Sadly, most of these species are declining in the UK and it is no coincidence that in the last century Britain has lost over half a million garden ponds. You don’t need a huge natural pool to attract wildlife, a small garden pond will support all of these species too. So with many of us spending more time at home in our gardens now is the perfect time to introduce water into your life.

What type of water feature is best for your garden?

That depends on the size and style of your garden and your budget.

Still, reflective water, has a calming effect on a space. Moving water energises. Any water is a magnet for wildlife, even a tiny birdbath will have the birds visiting daily to bath and drink and will reflect the sky with a bright circle of light.

Drilled water boulder or millstone fountain.

If you enjoy listening to the sound of water and are looking for a low cost solution, a drilled boulder or reclaimed millstone makes an effective fountain, sitting over a reservoir of water where a small, submerged pump sends water splashing out over the top.

Place your mini fountain close to a seating area where you can enjoy the sound of water. Choose a large reservoir as fountains lose a lot of water through evaporation. Decorate with pebbles and include plants like hostas, dierama, sibirican irises and zanteschedia to soften the edges.

Lighting the centre creates an iridescent orb of water after dark, which is really effective.

Still water troughs.

Opposite page: Water plants change with the seasons, just like your garden, spring irises flourish in the foreground.

This page from top: A small pond with a decorative safety grill across the top. Spring water iris versicolour flourish. You can make your pond wildlife friendly with shallow edges. A reclaimed millstone water feature in a paving. Rill with scottish cobbles running into a pond.

Still water looks stylish in galvanised or Corten steel troughs, or rustic wooden barrels, set about the garden, as reflective surfaces.

Rill.

This is a narrow strip of shallow water running through a garden. Rills are fun. They are especially effective in a sloping garden where you can create changes of levels with dropping pools, splash stones and waterfalls.

Rills can be organic, lined with cobbles to recreate a shallow stream, or formal and geometric, edged with stone coping.

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Rills need regular maintenance, a filtration system and a balance tank to store the water when turned off.

With all moving water there is the risk of filamentous algae. Switching off your water feature at night allows it to dry out and minimises algae growth.

Wildlife pond.

The best thing you could do for wildlife in your garden is to install a wildlife pond. These can be a small, large, formal or naturalistic. The key is to have biologically filtered water, sloping sides and pockets of shallow water to give wildlife safe access, and the right planting for added habit zones.

Excavate your pond at least 1.20m deep for water stability. Create shallow pond edges for planting pollinator friendly marginal plants like water mint, water forget me not, and purple loosestrife for a long season of colour and flowers. Include water lilies and fragrant water hawthorne to shade the water and flower throughout summer (2/3 of the pond surface should be covered) and plant a mix of submerged oxygenator plants which help to keep the water balanced. As a guide I usually plant 20 oxygenator bunches per m2 of water. Choose native species where possible.

All ponds benefit from a biological filtration system, keeping the water oxygenated, clear and free from algae. There are various pumps and filter kits on the market, do your research, size up the filter to work with your pond’s water volume. Only fill or top up your pond with pre-filtered mains water or rain water, never use untreated mains water, it is nutrient rich and will cause algae.

Once you have filled your pond, sit back and watch the wildlife arrive, you will be amazed how fast it finds you. Amphibians are welcome in a wildlife pond, but fish upset the natural ecosystem and are best kept in a designated fish pond with the appropriate filtration system.

Natural pools and swimming ponds.

If you enjoy water and wild swimming, a natural pool or swimming pond in your back garden is the ultimate water feature.

Natural pools are filtered and purified using water plants and special biological filters to keep the water crystal clear and hygienic.

Beautiful all year, chemical free, easy to look after, with low running costs, they heat up quickly with the sun. It’s just like wild swimming in your own garden and the health and ecological benefits are immense.

To find out more, visit Ellicar Gardens, Carr Road, Gringley on the Hill and explore Ellicar’s beautiful natural pool.

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In this issue it's all home grown recipes you can create with ingredients freshly picked from your very own garden, created by food demonstrator & home economist, Teresa Bovey.

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Roasted Tomato Soup Ingredients 10 tomatoes, halved 1 red onion, peeled and cut into 8 2 garlic cloves 2 tbsp olive oil Black pepper 1 tsp caster sugar 1 litre hot chicken or vegetable stock 4 tbsp low fat crème fraichè 2 tbsp chopped parsley A few basil leaves Method 1. Preheat the oven to fan 190ºC/gas 6.

2. Place the tomatoes, red onion and garlic into a small roasting tin and drizzle over the olive oil.

3. Season with salt and black pepper and sprinkle with sugar.

4. Roast for 30 minutes until softened and a little charred.

5. Blend the vegetables and stock together.

Pour into a saucepan, bring to boil, add the crème fraichè, chopped parsley and basil leaves.

6. Adjust seasoning to taste and serve with warm crusty or sourdough bread.

Serves 4

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Griddled Zucchini in Lemon and Olive Oil Warm Green Bean, Tomato and Lentil Salad Ingredients 150g puy lentils 400g green beans, cut into 2.5cm lengths 1 carrot peeled and finely diced 2 celery sticks, finely diced 2 shallots, peeled and diced 6 tomatoes, skinned and diced Handful chopped parsley Salt and black pepper Method 1. Place lentils in a large saucepan, cover with cold water, bring to boil and cook for 20-25 minutes.

2. In a separate pan, blanch the green beans for 2-3 minutes and drain.

3. Saute the carrot, celery and onion in a spritz of oil, adding the tomatoes once the vegetables have softened.

4. Toss all the ingredients together with chopped parsley, season to taste and serve.

Serves 4 This recipe can also be served as a cold salad.

Cook lentils and blanch the green beans and add all the remaining ingredients in their raw state.

Mix in 2 tbsp fat free French dressing. Top with a packet of cubed Feta cheese. Season with black pepper before serving.

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Ingredients 450g courgettes 1 clove garlic, crushed 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Juice of 1 lemon 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped Handful of fresh basil leaves, shredded Salt and black pepper Method 1. Cut the courgettes into very thin slices.

2. Heat a griddle pan until hot.

3. Brush or spray the courgettes with a little oil and lay them onto the griddle pan.

4. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until distinct brown lines have formed on the courgettes.

5. Turn the slices over and repeat the process.

6. Place the courgettes into a dish with the garlic, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper and chopped parsley and basil.

7. Leave to marinade for 1 hour before serving.

Serves 4 Terrines – as above but also add 1 or 2 griddled peppers to the marinade. Core the peppers, discard the seeds and cut each half into three pieces.

Using a cling-film lined ramekin or a cooking ring. Layer alternate pieces of courgette, pepper and sliced mozzarella cheese. Garnish with rocket leaves and drizzle with Balsamic glaze before serving.

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Orange Pannacotta Pannacotta can be made with cream or use half cream and milk as my recipe suggests. You can serve it with any summer fruits. Try baking rhubarb (see below) or using sliced peaches poached in a little white wine or serving it simply with summer berries or strawberries. Try using lemon zest as an alternative to orange if preferred.

Ingredients 283mls double cream 283mls milk Finely grated zest of 2 oranges 80g caster sugar ¼ tsp vanilla extract 3 leaves gelatin Method 1. Place the cream, milk, orange zest and sugar into a saucepan on a medium heat to dissolve the sugar.

2. Remove from the heat just below boiling point. Cool for 6-7 minutes.

3. Leave the sheets of gelatin to soak in a small bowl of cold water for 5 minutes until soft. Squeeze out excess water and drop into the warm cream mixture.

4. Pour into 6 ramekin dishes or double sized shot glasses.

5. Leave to cool slightly and then chill in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours until set.

6. Decorate with baked rhubarb and orange slices.

Serves 6 Baked Rhubarb Cut 1 rhubarb stick into small dice and put into a small roasting dish with the rind and juice of 1 orange and 1 tbsp caster sugar.

Oven cook for 10-15 mins at 180ºC/gas 5.

Leave to cool and use to decorate the top of the pannacotta. Serve with remaining orange slices.

Summer Berry Compote Ingredients 500g mixed summer berries – strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries 125mls Prosecco 2 tbsp raspberry liqueur 100g caster sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract To serve Greek yoghurt or vanilla ice-cream Method 1. Hull and quarter the strawberries and rinse all the fruits in a colander with cold water.

2. Place the fruits into a bowl.

3. Heat the Proscecco, raspberry liqueur, sugar and vanilla in a small pan and cook for 2 minutes.

4. Pour over the fruit and stir gently to coat.

5. Leave to cool.

6. Once cooled place into wine glasses and serve with a dollop of crème fraiche or scoop of vanilla ice-cream.

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Cooks Tip – Cool the cream mixture for a few

minutes before adding the gelatin - if it is too hot the pannacotta will split as it sets.

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Griddled Zucchini In Lemon & Olive Oil Bardos Rueda Verdejo £13.99

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Full of bright citrus and melon. Great fresh acidity and balance make this a fabulous wine to go with food. Nice and light to make a perfect companion to the courgette/zucchini dish, and helps to bring out the caramelised richness of the vegetables.

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Warm Green Bean, Tomato & Lentil Salad Flametree Embers Sauvignon Blanc Semillon £14.99

Flametree Wines’ vision is to produce brilliant Australian wines of uncompromising quality and character. A blend of 80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Semillon, the nose on the Embers Sauvignon Blanc Semillon shows plenty of varietal fruits in the kiwi fruit, lemon grass, passionfruit and lime spectrum. Semillon’s citrus and floral notes are complemented by the tropical passionfruit aromatics of Sauvignon Blanc. Brilliant combo for this food.

Roasted Tomato Soup Julienas Chaintré Fleurie Cuvée Sept £13.99

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A great alternative to Prosecco from a lesser known region which means you can get great value and great taste.

Citrus and gently floral aromas lead to a very fresh and zippy palate with crisp green apple and lightly honeyed characters. A refreshing and approachable style of fizz that would pair well with this fruit dessert.

Orange Pannacotta & Baked Rhubarb Chateau Megyer Tokaji 5 Puttonyos £34.99

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We will be taking the time to make sure that all of the fantastic businesses in our region are recognised for their incredible efforts and achievements during this time, as well as looking forward to our favourite places once again opening doors to offer you the very best food and drink in the region.

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Everything you need to know about your hairdressing appointment at Boons We are all looking forward to welcoming you back to Boons! The Covid-19 pandemic means that for the time-being, we need to take care of you and your hairdressing needs in a different way. Please read the following information carefully. This will help us to ensure that you receive the same high-quality experience that you enjoy with us at Boons, whilst keeping everyone safe.

All appointments must now be pre-booked over the telephone on 01777 702 187. We will be unable to see ‘walk-ins’ until further notice.

Please arrive at the salon at your designated appointment time. Social distancing rules are in place in our waiting area.

You will be contacted before your appointment to discuss your hairdressing requirements and needs.

If you feel unwell at all, if you have any symptoms of the Covid-19 virus, or if you know that you have been in close contact with a person who has tested positive for the Covid-19 virus within the last 14 days, then we ask you to please cancel your appointment. We can re-book your appointment when you are feeling better

around your ears so that your hairstylist has unrestricted access to your hair.

If you do not have a face covering, you will be provided with a singleuse face covering which loops around the ears. There will be a small charge for this. The wearing of face coverings inside the salon is mandatory for everyone.

All of our towels and gowns are washed at 60ºC between each use. This is our normal practice at Boons.

All of our hairdressing equipment is sterilised after every client, using a disinfectant called ‘barbicide’ After each client, we disinfect and thoroughly wipe down the work station and chair and all other key ‘touch points’.

All Boons’ staff will wear protective face coverings and sterile aprons

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Hand sanitiser is provided for you throughout the salon. We ask you to please use our hand sanitiser, at the very least on entering and leaving the salon.

Please bring your own face covering with you to your appointment.

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You will notice that things will look a little different than usual inside the salon.

The 2-m social distancing regulations are in place throughout. You will notice that there are 2-m distancing signs on the floors, which are clearly marked out in non-slip

tape and non-slip floor stickers.

There is a 2-m distance between each hairdressing station.

There are clear perspex screens around the reception desk to protect clients and staff. Perspex screens are disinfected after each client.

We are sorry that we are currently unable to provide you with magazines or refreshments. This is so that we can reduce contact between people.

Similarly, we are very sorry but we are unable to provide you with access to our lavatories, with the exception of emergencies; we are all only human after all!

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*We may need to take an advance deposit from you via your bank card or your credit card prior to your appointment.

We prefer card payments where possible, although you can still pay in cash. The card machine can be safely accessed at reception. The card machine is wiped down with disinfectant after every transaction.

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Please check our Facebook page regularly if you can. This can also be viewed on Boons website and we will keep you up-dated with regard to further information.

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Back To Business It's great to be able to welcome customers again at David Fowkes Jewellery at Thoresby Courtyard.

It has been so wonderful to re-open David Fowkes Jewellery again! The beautiful Thoresby Park is getting busier by the day and the views have been enhanced by the re-establishment of the lawns at the front of the Courtyard. We spent considerable time preparing to re-open, ensuring our working practices keep our staff and clients as safe as possible.

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It has been lovely to welcome clients back into the gallery and continue making their beautiful, bespoke jewellery. We have so many exciting commissions in progress, including diamond stacking rings, gemstone cufflinks, wedding rings and a stunning Australian black opal ring.

One client is excitedly waiting for their speciality cut peridot earrings and pendant set to be hand manufactured and we are enjoying exploring design ideas with clients who got in touch with us during lockdown. We have also been pleased to repair and resize jewellery so that precious items can be worn and loved once more.

We are now open for appointments so if you’d like to get in touch and discuss a bespoke commission or repair, please do get in touch via email at enquiries@davidfowkes.com

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Focus On Mental Health Shaw Mind launches mental health training for all.

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n light of the Coronavirus crisis and subsequent lockdown, the figures around the number of people experiencing poor mental health has increased from one in four to one in three.

To remedy the immediate and long-term needs of the nation and combat the startling new statistics, Newark-based mental health and wellbeing charity Shaw Mind has launched a series of online interactive training courses with its professional partners. These courses are aimed at different sections of society from individuals, parents, teachers and children to employees, HR teams and line-managers, and will equip attendees with a better understanding of a range of mental health disorders, how to spot the signs and how to access or provide basic support for themselves or others.

Delivered by qualified and experienced mental health and wellbeing professionals, Shaw Mind’s interactive online Mental Health training sessions are being offered to organisations and individuals for £25 per person per hour - a fraction of the estimated cost of mental health related losses per person within UK businesses each year, which currently stands at approximately £1,700. Peter Wingrove, Operations Director at Shaw Mind, said: “Our charity has been providing resources and support to people experiencing poor mental health for the last four years, but more recently we have been looking at ways we can make a very real impact nationally and we believe we will achieve that through this mental health

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training. “We have already seen a huge shift in the mental health of the nation following the lockdown and more and more businesses, schools and other organisations have come to us to ask for our advice on how they can best support their teams, many of whom are struggling.

“I’m absolutely delighted that we are able to provide this thorough training, which will help bolster the resilience of all those who attend and help businesses and communities provide a more inclusive support system to society as a whole.”

The four hour Basics of Mental Health Support course will be led by Samantha Kendall, Director of SK First Aid Training.

Samantha is a highly qualified frontline emergency ambulance medic with seven years’ experience dealing with 999 emergency incidents. Samantha is a qualified Mental Health First Aid England tutor and her sessions are packed with first-hand experience and easy to follow guidelines for beginners and those needing refresher training.

Meanwhile the six hour Mindfulness course will be led by experienced mindfulness teacher, facilitator and coach, Ann Russell from Our Minds at Work, in a sensitive and yet lively and enlightening way which involves humour, stories and examples.

There will be short videos, online white board activities and small group breakout sessions throughout. Ann is also delivering our Mindful Approach to Personal Resilience

Programme, which follows on from the Mindfulness course. And finally, Tana Macpherson-Smith, Founder of ClearMinds Education Ltd, an organisation dedicated to enhancing the emotional and mental health and wellbeing of children and teenagers will lead on our parent, teacher and child sessions.

Tana, a mental health trainer; Child, Adolescent and Parent Coach and NLP Practitioner; a Psy-Tap Practitioner; holistic therapist; motivational speaker and former teacher, will take the lead in our introductory one-hour Mental Health and Wellbeing Workshop for Parents of Teenagers and Mental Health and Wellbeing Workshop for Parents of Younger Children. She will also run our survival guide for parents (of 0-12year olds) and teenagers and specialist Monkey Wisdom: From Fearful to Fabulous (for teenage girls) and Monkey Wisdom: From Fearful to Fearsome (for teenage boys), all of which call for an hour of participation over six weeks. All courses are split into 60-minute live sessions to ensure everyone is able to participate.

To find out more about the different courses and to secure your place visit www. shawmind.org/product-categor y/liveevents/olt To find out more about the charity visit www. shawmind.org or to see regular updates follow Shaw Mind on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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Mental Health Support Line Launched

Shaw Mind, launched its ManCave group on Zoom, to encourage more men to open up and talk about their mental and emotional wellbeing, during Men’s Mental Health Week in June and it was the first of many more.

The Nottinghamshire Mental Health Helpline is available 9.00am5.00pm Monday to Friday for anyone who needs emotional support or information about what help is available locally for people struggling with their mental health.

Men from across the country joined the meeting on Zoom to hear from guest speaker Dave Cottrell from Mindset by Dave. Dave, a longstanding supporter of Shaw Mind, is a mindset coach and host of the mental health podcast Master the Mind Master Anything. After his talk, the “room” opened up so that participants could ask questions, listen to one another’s stories and offer advice and support.

Anyone living in Nottinghamshire can use the service. A team of supportive mental health workers are on hand to provide information and advice, eg techniques that people can use to manage anxiety. They will also be able to direct people to other services where needed. The helpline website also includes useful information about a range of common mental health issues such as anxiety and low mood and how to promote feelings of wellbeing.

Men-only mental health support group launches nationwide.

Peter Wingrove, Operations Director at Shaw Mind, said: “Our ManCave meetings have proven popular from the start and before lockdown we were regularly welcoming men from as far away as Lincoln, Hull and Nottingham.

The helpline number is 0300 555 0730. For more information and mental health resources visit: www.turning-point.co.uk/ nottingham-helpline.

“The statistics around men’s mental health are truly shocking; one in eight men have a common mental health problem, but men are often more reluctant than their female counterparts to ask for help or disclose their concerns to loved ones.

“Having a space to talk freely about their feelings, worries and anxieties with other men in a safe environment can help guys to process what they are going through and start to see a way forward. The ManCave was set up specifically to support that first step.”

Men who would like to get involved in ManCave in July should register on Zoom.

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