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Southside THE QUALITY MAGAZINE FOR CHESTERFIELD, DRONFIELD & SOUTH SHEFFIELD

Gateway to the Peak District

is football going home?

After 20 years, Sheffield FC’s time in Dronfield could be coming to an end

Focus on Chatsworth Road check this out Patterns and prints for the home

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take the plunge The thrill of open water swimming: Everything you need to know See page 20 JULY 2021

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CONTENTS

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Fashion

ello and welcome to the July issue of Southside.

We’re all gripped by fooball fever at the moment and this month we look at plans that could see Sheffield FC return ‘home’ - and leave a football-sized hole in Dronfield. We spoke to chairman Richard Tims to find out more.

Open water swimming is something that has gained in popularity over the last year. We find out why, its health benefits and local spots to participate.

Just remember to get advice before taking the plunge.

Locally we focus on Chatsworth Road and have got your usual mix of fashion, beauty, motoring and more.

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From floral dresses to fancy footwear, find seasonal inspiration at these local boutiques

We dine at Cocina at Casa Hotel

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Is football going ‘home’?

Road of Plenty

It’s often considered the gateway to the Peak District but there’s much more to discover on Chatsworth Road

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Beauty

Hydrating body care and flawless self-tanners for smooth and summer-ready skin

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Getting back to nature

Open water swimming is great for your mental health and general wellbeing. We look at its increasing popularity and some local spots to get started

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Accessories

Sheffield FC could be about to embark on a new era, as chairman Richard Tims looks like delivering on his promise of leaving a lasting legacy for ‘the world’s first’

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In Brief

News from Chesterfield, the Peak District and North East Derbyshire

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The Diary

Our monthly round-up of what’s happening in your area

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Motoring

The nature of motoring is moving up a gear – Eric Stead is offering a glimpse of the future

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Patterns and prints are a great way to brighten up any space

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If you’re planning on tackling the open water, you’ll need the right equipment

Home & Garden

Richard Abbey Executive Editor

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Eating Out

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FRONT COVER: Fancy giving open water swimming a try.

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Professional shoe treatment with a personal touch: Glistening Kicks started as a passion project and has evolved into a best-in-class, full-service footwear restoration and cleaning service. We stay on top of the latest techniques and are continually expanding our offering to deliver the perfect solution for you.

As well as a safe, reliable and fast courier service, you can also drop your trainers in at our new shop at Woodseats in Sheffield where we also sell a range of new and reconditioned trainers as well as various different accessories. Looking for the best shoe cleaning service near you? Look no further. Get in touch today to find out how we can help you.

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• People travel from all over the world to play our games.

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• We never put you with strangers, the room is yours!

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• Biggest escape rooms in Chesterfield with explorable and hidden spaces.

• Always a quick route out if you need to exit the room at any time.

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FASHION

Desigual sleeveless dress designed by Christian Lacroix.

RRP £74. Exclusively available in Chesterfield at Blanc, 177 Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 2BA. www.blancouture.co.uk

Joseph Ribkoff is perfect for any occasion. Izzi of Baslow, Radcliffe House, Cock Hill, Baslow DE45 1SR. Tel: 01246 582500. www.izziofbaslow.com

Celebrate summer FROM FLORAL DRESSES TO FANCY FOOTWEAR, FIND SEASONAL INSPIRATION AT THESE LOCAL BOUTIQUES.

Tricker’s Robert plain Derby shoe - ultra-flex £425. Charles Brooks Shoes, 241 Fulwood Road, Sheffield, S10 3BA. Tel: 0114 268 0590. www.charlesbrooksshoes.co.uk 6 www.sheffieldvibe.com

From Dotique, 296/8 Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield S40 2BY Phone: 01246 498536

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FASHION

Summer collections now in store and online at Harpers Fashion. harpersfashion.com

Barker Spencer Oxford brogue in blue/sand suede £250.

The Secret Shoe Box, 145 West Street, Sheffield, S1 4EW. Tel: 0114 273 7931. www.thesecretshoebox.co.uk

LEFT: Yaya dress. Available from Oliholpho 225 Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield S40 2BL. Tel: 01246 229900

Men’s Azor La Mode Calabria real leather trainer £99. Available from Oliholpho 225 Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield S40 2BL. Tel: 01246 229900

New Luisa Cerano styles, available at Sister, 409 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, S11 8PG. Tel: 0114 267 1330. www.sisteronline.co.uk

LEFT: Condici summer occasionwear, in store at New Image, 227 Middlewood Road, Sheffield, S6 4HD. Tel: 0114 234 4880. www.new-image.co.uk www.sheffieldvibe.com 7

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CHATSWORTH ROAD

Road of plenty IT’S OFTEN CONSIDERED THE GATEWAY TO THE PEAK DISTRICT BUT THERE’S MUCH MORE TO DISCOVER ON CHATSWORTH ROAD. hatsworth Road, which runs from Queens Park in the centre and through Brampton before joining with Baslow Road, is often considered the gateway to the Peak District. Twenty minutes is all it takes by car to leave Chesterfield town centre and find yourself in such beautiful surroundings.

Chesterfield itself is a charming market town, famed for the crooked spire of the Church of St Mary and All Saints.

Historically, the town received its market charter in 1204, which constituted it as a free borough and granting it the same privileges of those of Nottingham and Derby.

It has grown over the centuries, absorbing the areas of New Whittington and Newbold from 1920 Its current boundaries date from 1 April 1974, when the Borough of Chesterfield was formed under the Local Government Act by amalgamating the municipal borough of Chesterfield, the urban district of Staveley and the parish of Brimington.

Very much an extension to the town centre, along Chatsworth Road you’ll find lots of things to see and do as well as a wide range of independent shops supplying a diverse range of products, from hand crafted pottery and original art pieces to quality bikes and children’s wear.

It’s a property hot-spot too. According to Rightmove, properties in Chatsworth Road had an overall average price of £439,250 over the last year.

The majority of sales were detached properties, selling for an average price of £525,000. Terraced properties sold for an average of £216,000, with semidetached properties fetching £491,000.

Overall, sold prices in Chatsworth Road over the last year were 111 per cent up on the previous year and 98 per cent up on the 2016 peak of £221,718.

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Queens Park Queen’s Park was opened in 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. In its early days, the Park was a popular venue for rallies and

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Queens Park

Walton Dam/River Hipper

demonstrations. When the Derbyshire Miners’ Association held their rally here at the end of the 1890s it had a festive appeal with swingboats, roundabouts and coconut shies.

The Park has been restored, with a café, lake and miniature railway, as well as playing facilities for younger visitors.

There is also a bandstand - sit and listen to a local brass band playing on some Sunday afternoons during the summer.

There’s also a cricket ground. The first County Cricket match held here was between Derbyshire and Surrey, in 1898 the same year the Cricket Pavilion was opened. In 1904, the famous cricketer WG Grace played at Queen’s Park in a match between Derbyshire and London County, and Don Bradman, the man many consider to have been the best batsman of all time, played here when the Australians toured England in the 1930s.

Queen’s Park still hosts County Cricket matches today. John Hampshire, a former test batsman, called Queen’s Park ‘the loveliest ground in the country’.

Walton Dam was built in the 18th century and provided controlled water power for Walton Manor Corn Mill.

Enlarged to its current size in the early 19th century, the site and the mill were bought by Robinson’s in 1899. Not only was the Dam a useful source of water for their cotton wool production at Walton Works, but also provided an area for their employees to take part in sporting and leisure activities from swimming to cricket.

The area of Walton Dam and Somersall Park is a popular walk and part of the Hipper Valley Trail cycle route. The water is home to a range of wildlife and is a significant wintering ground for Mandarin ducks.

The River Hipper flows through Somersall Park and then past Walton Dam. The water from the river fills the dam.

Walton Dam

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CHATSWORTH ROAD

> Here we look at some stand-out Chatsworth Road businesses > Colourhill Kitchens & Bedrooms

Now in its tenth year of trading, Blanc now offers both casual wear and occasional wear all under one roof.

You’ll find summer dresses from just £40, prom dresses from £79 to more formal occasionalwear including Mother of the Bride/Groom outfits. Award-winning brands include Veni Infantino for Ronald Joyce, John Charles, Lizabella, and Spanish favourite Desigual to name but a few.

For a perfect finish everytime, Blanc has an excellent inhouse seamstress, and to complete your perfect outfit they are stockists of Rainbowclub, a collection of fully dyeable shoes and handbags that can be dyed any colour of the rainbow.

Appointments are required for occasional wear, including guests to a wedding and Prom. Open six days a week.

Colourhill are premier designers and manufacturers of affordable kitchens and bedrooms and have stores in Beeston, North Notts and West Bridgford as well as Chesterfield.

Their team of dedicated, local craftsmen in Chesterfield are experts at using the latest precision technology to bring you breathtaking kitchens and bedrooms, at prices you won’t believe.

Offering creative and affordable designs for your home, Colourhill keep prices down and standards high by manufacturing their own range of cabinets in their factory workshop.

You can contact Colourhill for a free no obligation appointment. The aim of your first design meeting at the Colourhill studio is to understand and collate your initial ideas, needs and dreams. This process starts to bring your project into reality. Everyone is unique and everyone has their own design journey.

177 Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 2BA Tel: 01246 767220 / www.blancouture.co.uk

206 Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 2BA Tel: 01246 557767 or 07594 633606 / www.colourhill.co.uk

Dotique

Kip McGrath

Dotique has a fabulous ‘Mother of the Bride’ section, located in a dedicated room at the rear of the popular womenswear boutique on Chatsworth Road. This dedicated space allows you to browse and try on at your leisure.

Dotique’s stunning new brands, exclusive to Chesterfield, include: Daisy May, Camelot, Javier Simorra, Cassandra, Kate Cooper,Veromia and Personal Choice. Each collection has been individually handpicked to offer a range of styles to suit every shape, with two specialising in plus size designs. Cocoordinating hats, fascinators, shoes and bags are also available to compliment your look.

Dotique’s welcoming atmosphere ensures an enjoyable shopping experience, whilst you find the perfect outfit you look and feel fabulous in. Appointments are advisable and available outside normal opening hours (Monday to Saturday 10-5pm). A private car park is located at the rear of the store.

“I don’t understand modern maths methods.”

“I’ve struggled to work from home and home school.”

“I didn’t realise how far behind my child is.”

“I’ve found it so difficult to get my children to focus.”

296/8 Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 2BY Tel: 01246 498536

1st Floor, Suite 2, 67-77 Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 2AL www.kipmcgrath.co.uk

Blanc

As parents’ thoughts turn to the end of the school year, Jo at Kip McGrath Chesterfield has heard all of these comments recently.

If you share some of these thoughts, know you are not alone! Jo and her team of experienced, qualified teachers provided educational support throughout lockdown and are ready to help you now.

They offer a free assessment, individual lesson plans for every child and successful tutoring techniques developed over more than 40 years. All material is in line with the National Curriculum and our centres have been carefully prepared to meet current Covid-19 guidelines.

If you would like more information on how they can help you and the children in your life, call Jo on 01246 220224.

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CHATSWORTH ROAD

Now and Then Interiors You can truly personalise your home with a trip to Now and Then Interiors, an interior design shop on Chatsworth Road.

They stock exclusive luxury and quality home decorations and furnishings, as well as a full range of Farrow and Ball paint for you to order online as well as FREE local delivery (orders over £50).

You’ll also find candles and diffusers by Stoneglow of London, soft furnishings, interiors, wallpapers and much more in store and online.

Visit the online shop or call in to have a look around at some of the bespoke products for the home and get expert advice on interior design.

Oliholpho

173 Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 2BA Tel: 01246 550777 / www.nowandtheninteriors.co.uk

255 Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 2BL Tel: 01246 229900

Oliholpho has been well established for many years with a wealth of experience in the fashion industry.

Currently they are showing their Summer ranges with Autumn deliveries expected towards the end of July.

Ladies Dutch and Danish collections include Inwear, Sandwich,YaYa, Soya Concept, and beautiful Ottoman Hands and Tutti jewellery.

Menswear comes from Farah Vintage, Matinique, Gabicci La Squadra and Azor and Front footwear.

There is a second floor sale clearance room where a bargain can always be found too.

Professional tuition in Maths & English create individual tutoring programmes, using proven Kip McGrath methods.

Premier designers and manufacturers of affordable kitchens & bedrooms Our team of dedicated, local craftsmen in Chesterfield are experts at using the latest precision technology, to bring you breathtaking kitchens and bedrooms, at prices you won’t believe

Offering creative and affordable designs for your home

DESIGN - INSTALL - MANUFACTURE 209 Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 2BA tel: 01246 557767 www.colourhill.co.uk info@colourhill.co.uk

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Call today for a FREE assessment

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Zoffany paint & papers Giftware • Mirrors • Lamps Candles • Greeting Cards FREE local delivery on large items

Interiors Open 10am – 5pm Mon – Sat 173 Chatsworth Road, Brampton, Chesterfield, S40 2BA 01246 550777 www.nowandtheninteriors.co.uk hello@nowandtheninteriors.co.uk

Chesterfield’s only authorised stockist of Veni Infantino for Ronald Joyce and Snoxell Gwyther Designer Headwear 177 Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield S40 2BA

www.blancouture.co.uk

Dotique C H E S T E R F I E L D LADIES BOUTIQUE Robell Monari Bianca Marble Foil Gerry Weber Frank Usher and many more…

Specialising in mother of the bride and prom outfits

Clothing for every occasion plus shoes, handbags, jewellery and gifts Chesterfield Retailer of the Year 2020 Best Fashion and Footwear Store 2020 At the Chesterfield High Street Awards

296/8 Chatsworth Road Chesterfield S40 2BY Telephone 01246 498536 www.dotique.co.uk

SUMMER RANGES NOW IN STORE Soyaconcept • Sandwich • InWear • Yaya Matinique • Farah Vintage • Gabicci Vintage Scott • Ottoman Hands Jewellery Plus Footwear, Jewellery, Accessories and a selection of other brands

Telephone:

01246 229 900

255 Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, S40 2BL

Open - Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri/Sat 10.30am - 5.30pm

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BEAUTY

Sol De Janerio Bom Dia Bright Body Cream, 240ml, £44 Sol De Janeiro’s moisture rich Bom Dia Bright Body Cream gently exfoliates and retexturises the skin with a brightening boost of vitamin C, to give you lustrous and rejuvenated skin.

The glow guide

LEFT: Sunday Riley Charcoal Smoothie Jelly Body Scrub, £32 Looking to perfect your skin in time for summer? The Sunday Riley Charcoal Smoothie Jelly Body Scrub combines salicylic acid and lactic acid to target rough, bumpy and flaky skin. The dual-action natural exfoliation massages away dull and dead skin cells, leaving your whole body instantly smoother, softer, and nurtured.

BELOW: This Works Perfect Legs Skin Miracle, 120ml, £38 Packed with a powerful combination of vitamins C and E, the Perfect Legs Skin Miracle from This Works will help even out skin tone, reduce pigmentation and age spots to instantly transform your legs with an A-list shimmer and sunkissed glow.

MANIFEST SUNSHINE WITH HYDRATING BODY CARE AND FLAWLESS SELF-TANNERS FOR SMOOTH AND SUMMER-READY SKIN.

Phyto-Touche Illusion of Summer £82. www.sisley-paris.co.uk

LEFT: Fenty Beauty Body Lava Body LuminizerTrophy Wife, £46 Bathe your skin in the Fenty Beauty lava body luminizer for a gloriously high-shine summer finish. The gelbased formula leaves the skin feeling dewy and smooth for a year-round posy-vacay glow.

Phyto-Touche Gel £68. www.sisley-paris.co.uk

La Mer UV Protecting Cream SPF50, 50ml, £88 Designed for daily protection against potentially damaging light, La Mer’s powerful, lightweight formula helps to prevent the appearance of future discolourations while keeping skin comfortable, hydrated and soothed.

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RIGHT: Holidermie Body Gua Sha, £70 Gua Sha has become a firm favourite with beauty bloggers around the world over the past year. The technique helps to drain lymph fluid and eliminate toxins, while firming the skin and stimulating blood circulation. This Holidermie rose quartz tool is recognised for its physical benefits in combating skin ageing since Ancient Egyptian times. In Lithotherapy, rose quartz represents love and is linked to the fourth (heart) chakra, which symbolises calm.

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BEAUTY

Nuface NuBody Skin Toning Device, £383 NuBody helps you achieve what nutrition and exercise alone cannot. Featuring exclusive Micro-4 Technology, NuBody is designed to visibly help tone and firm body skin, while providing a more contoured silhouette.

Armani Beauty Privé Cyprès Pantelleria, 100ml, £138 Finish off your summer-skin checklist with Armani’s new Privé Cyprès Pantelleria fragrance, uniting an invigorating aquatic strength with the aromatic elegance of Cypress, and exhibiting the true beauty of nature.

ABOVE: Amanda Harrington London Body Mousse Natural Rose, 150ml, £36 This blendable mousse from Amanda Harrington gives you the ultimate bronzed glow look with light-reflecting illuminators for immediate radiance. The formula is also enriched with hyaluronic acid and aloe vera to deeply moisturise and firm the skin.

LEFT: ESPA Invigorating Body Reviver 200ml, £27 This invigorating body reviver from ESPA is intensely uplifting with a naturally foaming exfoliator to gently cleanse the skin while sweeping away any dull and dry cells. Packed with moringa seed and coconut to cleanse the skin while bora bora smooths.

LEFT: Skin Therapy Original Lip Balm Tin £1. www.wilko.com

St Tropez St Tropez Classic Mini Kit £11.99 from Very.co.uk

Augustinus Bader The Body Oil, 100ml, £75 Inspired by over 30 years of research and innovation Augustinus Bader’s lightweight, fast-absorbing oil deeply nourishes to promote skin’s health and resilience.

LEFT: Aveda Damage Remedy Daily Hair Repair, 100ml, £26 Get your hair ready for some summer sun with this leave-intreatment from Aveda. Combined with restorative quinoa protein and wheat protein, nourishes weakened hair, and helps to protect it from heat styling and any future damage. www.sheffieldvibe.com 13

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FEATURE

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FEATURE

Getting back to nature OPEN WATER, OR WILD, SWIMMING IS GREAT FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH AND GENERAL WELLBEING. LUCY JAMES LOOKS AT ITS INCREASING POPULARITY AND SOME LOCAL SPOTS TO GET STARTED. Words: Lucy James Selected photography: Mark Kleanthous

our first open water swim can be a real shock to the system.You may be dressed to the nines and have mentally prepared yourself for what you are about to undertake but when you take those first steps into a seemingly infinite expanse of ice cold water, your breath will literally be taken away.

So why do people do it?

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a noticeable surge in the popularity of open water swimming with the lockdowns leading to many people across the UK participating in the sport, largely because swimming pools had been closed.

A report published by Outdoor Swimmer in January, showed that 45 per cent of swimmers increased their amount of time swimming outdoors in 2020 alone, with 20 per cent of those starting the sport to improve their mental health and general wellbeing, and when the pools reopened, only two per cent of swimmers stopped open water swimming and went back into the indoor pools.

Open water swimming has an abundance of health benefits, so it is no wonder why so many people have taken to their local waters, especially at this very difficult time. From getting fit to trying something new or getting closer to nature, people all over

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the country are taking the leap into the cold and it seems like the sport is only becoming more popular.

Mark Kleanthous is an open water swimming coach working with all ages across the country.

With 39 years of open water swimming experience, he said he began open water swimming after having a fear of water as a child.

“I could not swim at school, I learnt to swim to complete a triathlon… I have competed in 525 triathlons in 39 consecutive years!” he proudly told me in an interview.

“My first experience was petrifying; the cold water took my breath away; I thought I was going to die; then I soon realised I had survived the scary moment and started with a form of breaststroke which I did not know I could do, having never done breaststroke before.”

Mark noticed the health benefits of open water swimming early on in his career.

“Swimming in nature is my me time and my escape, not being bombarded by the internet and the frenetic fast pace of life and the instant demands the world now expects of each and everyone. I consider myself a positive person but when life gets in the way, when you feel you are on life’s treadmill that is going too fast, open water

swimming simply is being back with nature and is a reality check and slows down my speedy, busy mind… it’s my moving mediation,” he explains.

“I like to vary my breathing pattern whilst swimming, slow and controlled in and out of mouth, or in and out of my nose.

It certainly helps with my quality of sleep.”

Not only is it relaxing and good for the mind, but Mark also feels proud of himself after a swim, saying he enjoys “the sound of my hands splashing and the sense of achievement as I glide through the water, passing by bushes and trees and looking back to see how far I have travelled.”

Throughout Mark’s time as a swimming coach, he has come face to face with a wide range of wildlife from fish and seals to minks and warns swimmers to respect that they are swimming in their habitats.

“I’ve been chased by an adult mink after its young followed me when swimming in a canal and another time, my body was covered with neoprene and the only part of me exposed to the cold water was my feet, imagine my shock when a crayfish started snapping on my toes – the only piece of my skin exposed!” he laughed.

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FEATURE

Mark Kleanthous is an open water swimming coach

Swimming safely With a life dedicated to open water swimming, Mark has shared some of his advice to those wanting to start the sport. “Your first introduction to open water swimming should be with an open water swim coach, or an experienced open water swimmer,” he said .”Learn how to relax your breathing before getting out of your depth, then learn to float on your back. Inexperienced swimmers shouldn’t swim in open water with low energy levels or when they’re under a lot of stress as the cold water can heighten anxiety and create more stress rather than reduce it.”

To stay safe, open water swimmers suggest that those looking to begin the sport, seek local swimming groups; Sheffield has three main groups which cover outdoor swimming:Yorkshire Outdoor Swimmers, Sheffield Triathlon Club and Sheffield Outdoor Plungers.

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• Get to know the area and the condition of the water before swimming • Go fully equipped (waterproof bag for phone and car keys, energy bar, whistle, swim cap, tinted and anti-fog goggles, towels, float)

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• Avoid swimming alone, or let know someone know where you are and when you should be home, • Follow any signs; no swimming means it could be dangerous and, • Be prepared for the cold.

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Where to swim With Sheffield often being referred to as the ‘Outdoor City’, Sheffielders in particular have proven to be very lucky with the vast range of open water swimming options available for them.

With many options being just minutes away by car, and easily accessed by public transport, here are three of the best outdoor swimming spots that are just a stone’s splash away from your doorstep.

Upper Derwent Valley’s Slippery Stones Situated in the idyllic Peak District, in the Upper Derwent Valley is the popular, and natural swimming spot, Slippery Stones.

The natural pool is large enough for a paddle, float or a swim, and in the deepest area, it is deep enough to jump in from the rocks surrounding the water but be sure to check for danger before you jump!

Although the area which is deep enough for swimming is smaller

compared to the likes of the Harthill Reservoir, and overcrowding is inevitable in the summer months, the beautiful views surrounding the spot makes Slippery Stones a must go place to swim.

As well as the stunning location, the spot holds some of the most astounding examples of British history, with there being numerous examples of engineering from the 20th century; Slippery Stones is not only a place for a swim, but great for a day out.

Rother Valley Country Park Next on the list is the lake at Rother Valley Country Park. Situated on the outskirts of Sheffield and close to Rotherham sits the country park which attracts hundreds of people every day.

The lake is one of largest open water swimming areas in Sheffield that is safe, however for safety and insurance reasons, to swim here you need to have either a full time triathlon club membership, or a summer swim membership with Sheffield Triathlon Club.

Harthill Reservoir Located on the outskirts of the city and close to Rotherham, Harthill Reservoir is both, a local and safe place to swim.

The site is even the home to the Yorkshire Outdoor Swimmers club which allows swimmers from the age of nine years old, to swim safely, and all year round.

As well as going for a swim, Harthill reservoir’s location offers a walk around the two lakes, and the countryside surrounding the area which offers a beautiful woodland and an abundance of wildlife for those wanting to get that step closer to nature. *** With such a diverse range of swimming locations in Sheffield, there is something for everyone, but before diving in, be sure to read up on open water swimming beforehand to make your open water swimming experiences safe ones.

Useful Resources: Yorkshire Outdoor Swimmers Club: https://yorkshireoutdoorswimmers.com/ Sheffield Outdoor Plungers: Website: https://en-gb.facebook.com/groups/181406392266654/ Sheffield Triathlon Club: Website: https://www.sheffieldtriclub.com/

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Pan-seared scallops served with pineapple and chilli glazed belly pork, toasted coconut and a wasabi cracker

Worth the wait RESTAURANT VISITS ARE BACK ON THE MENU. AND THERE’S NO BETTER PLACE TO START THAN AT CASA HOTEL, WRITES RICHARD ABBEY. t was so nice to be out. After months of being cooped up, it was just lovely to be sat inside a restaurant enjoying a delicious meal and a chilled glass of wine. It was the most normal I’d felt in, well, I can’t quite remember.

And the venue for our ‘outing’ couldn’t have been better. The two rosette award winning Cocina Restaurant, on the first floor of the Casa Hotel, is a stylish space with a bar at its entrance which gives a way to a huge Lshaped dining room with panoramic windows. The open kitchen is a hive of activity and the plentiful staff were eager to please and charming throughout the evening.

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businessman behind Global Brands, the drinks company who brought us VK, Bacardi Breezers and Amigos. His father, originally from Barcelona, went on to become a restaurateur and put down roots in Derbyshire.

Papá’s influence is clear to see, from the Mediterranean-inspired dishes cooked on the Barcelona-made, coalfuelled Josper oven in the kitchen, to the Spanish bull ornaments on the shelves of the dining area. But the ingredients themselves are locally-sourced, thanks to Steve’s own farm, Walton Lodge. At the top of the menu is a brief paragraph telling us about the farm where all Cocina’s meat is organically sourced.

More restaurants should be this up-front about sourcing their produce.

It’s an impressive enough building but

this is not a place to go to for the views.

If searching out new sources of culinary excellence is on your radar however the good news is it couldn’t be easier to find.

At the restaurant entrance is one of those Salvador Dali-inspired melting grandfather clocks, the first indication that they aren’t afraid to do things a little differently here.

The menu has a good selection of tapas options, which can also be eaten as starters, as well as grill dishes, main courses and ‘Cocina comforts’, which included burgers, fish and chips, pasta and curry.

The bread is home-made and delicious, the wine list has plainly been assembled with some care and includes an excellent selection available by the glass, and the

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Sauteed garlic and chilli king prawns

Walton Lodge rump of lamb Salted caramel tart

Tuna steak served with a chimchurri sauce

coffee has clearly been made by a barista who knows their stuff.

A lemon gin cocktail (£9) provided the perfect aperitif for my companion whilst I indulged in a glass of the house white, a Borsao Blanco Macabeo (£5.80), which had notes of peach, lemon and fennel.

To start we chose from the tapas menu, opting for dishes of sauteed garlic and chilli king prawns (£5.50) and panseared scallops (£8) and very good they were too. The juicy prawns had just the right amount of heat whilst the scallops, served with pineapple and chilli glazed belly pork, toasted coconut and a wasabi cracker, was refined and equally delicious.

For mains I couldn’t resist putting the Josper grill to the test and the tuna steak

(£25), served with a chimchurri sauce and a side of sauteed green beans and shallots, was divine. It was cooked just how I like it; seared on the outside and deliciously rare on the inside with its fresh flavour well complemented by the parsley, oregano, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, and red pepper sauce.

My wife chose the Walton Lodge rump of lamb (£19), which was served pink and accompanied by dauphinoise potato, buttered asparagus, spinach and wild garlic puree and a very more-ish lamb sauce. It was the perfect spring/summer dish; the meat was cooked just right while the accompaniments provided plenty of flavour and interest.

Desserts continued the high standards - both the salted caramel tart, hazelnut

Rhubarb and custard panna cotta

praline, espresso gel, clotted cream (£7) and rhubarb and custard panna cotta, poached rhubarb, crumble (£5.50) were excellent and a fitting way to end a delicious meal. The wait was well worth it.

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‘Football’s coming home...’

SHEFFIELD FC COULD BE ABOUT TO EMBARK ON A NEW ERA, AS CHAIRMAN RICHARD TIMS LOOKS LIKE DELIVERING ON HIS PROMISE OF LEAVING A LASTING LEGACY FOR ‘THE WORLD’S FIRST’. BY RICHARD ABBEY.

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Sheffield FC first team in action versus Cleethorpes in the Northern Premier League Division One South East

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hen Richard Tims joined the board at Sheffield FC in 2007 his aim was to not only develop the club and brand globally but to find a permanent home for the world’s first football club. Now chairman, Richard looks like delivering on his promise.

Since its inception in 1857, Sheffield FC has led something of a nomadic existence. Its first home was East Bank, so named as it stood on the east bank of the River Sheaf, and the team has also played at Bramall Lane, Newhall, Ecclesall Road and the Old Forge ground in Attercliffe. Owlerton and the Niagara Grounds followed as well as spells at Hillsborough Park and, more recently, Don Valley Stadium.

Since 2001 Sheffield FC, who currently play in the eighth tier Northern Premier League Division One South East, has called the Coach & Horses in Dronfield ‘home’ - but that’s all about to change.

Earlier this year, the club announced that it intends to build a 4,000-capacity stadium, alongside an interactive attraction explaining Sheffield’s role as the birthplace of the beautiful game, at what is currently the Sheffield Transport Sports Club at Meadowhead. It is hoped that the new ground will become a place of pilgrimage, drawing fans of the world’s best-loved sport from around the world.

The club will fund the project by developing the current site in Dronfield for housing; a planning application is with North East Derbyshire District Council and should be finalised later this summer. Once that’s rubber-stamped, and planning for the new stadium has been submitted and approved, Richard believes it could be ready in as little as two years.

He is confident that the proposed heritage centre will help the city better capitalise on its proud sporting history as the place where the rules of the modern game as we know it were developed, having in the past been overshadowed by Manchester, where the National Football Museum is located.

“St Andrews is known around the world as the home of golf, Lord’s is the home of cricket, and we want Sheffield to get the recognition it deserves as the home of football,” Richard said. “This will be somewhere to which the sport’s three billion fans can make a pilgrimage and pay homage to the city which gave the world the beautiful game.

“It doesn’t matter if you support Sheffield United or Sheffield Wednesday, this is about being proud of the region’s

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sporting heritage. We need everyone to get behind this and let the world know Sheffield is where football kicked off 164 years ago.”

The roots of association football can be traced back to 1855 when members of a Sheffield cricket club organised informal kick-abouts without any official rules. Subsequently, two members, Nathaniel Creswick and William Prest formed the Sheffield Football Club.

The inaugural meeting of the club took place on 24 October 1857 at Parkfield House in the suburb of Highfield in Sheffield.The original headquarters was a greenhouse on East Bank Road lent to them by Thomas Asline Ward, father of the first club president, Frederick Ward, and the adjacent field was used as their first playing ground. Initially, Sheffield FC games were played among club members and took the format of ‘Married v Singles’ or ‘Professionals v The Rest’.

Creswick and Prest were responsible for drawing up the club’s rules of play, which were decided upon at the club’s AGM on 21 October 1858, and published the following year. They were referred to as the Sheffield Rules, were the first detailed set of rules of football to be published by a football club (as

opposed to a school or university).

At the time, before the formation of the Football Association (FA), many different kinds of football were popular in England. For example, each of the various public schools played football according to their own individual rules, and these varied widely. The Sheffield Rules were later adopted by the Sheffield Football Association when it was formed in 1867.

Sheffield’s near neighbour, Hallam FC was formed in 1860 and in the same year the two clubs first met each other in a local derby which is still contested today.

They became members of The Football Association on 30 November 1863 but continued to use their own set of rules. On 2 January 1865, the club played its first fixture outside Sheffield against Nottingham playing 18-a-side under Nottingham Rules.

By this time the club had decided only to play teams outside Sheffield in order to seek a bigger challenge. On 31 March 1866, Sheffield played a ‘London’ team under FA Rules at Battersea Park. The game, played as an eleven aside, was won

by London by 2 goals and four touches down to nil. However, the matter of Rules being disputed around the country was solved by the adaptation by Sheffield FC of the FA rules in 1878.

The rest, they say, is history.

“When I became chairman, I inherited what was known locally and anecdotally as the oldest football club in the world, but no-one had explored the potential or sought to secure much wider recognition than this,” explains Richard. “So, when I got involved, I wanted us to start getting the message out there, for the wider world to know our story.

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“I spoke to a historian at the FA who confirmed in writing that we were the world’s oldest football club still in existence. Our proud claims and the provenance of the club were given the official seal of approval.”

You’ll be able to learn much more about the history of the club and the role it’s played in the development of the modern game at a dedicated heritage centre at the new stadium.

“The development of our club is key to the birth and development of the modern game,” continues Richard. “We brought in elements like crossbars, corner kicks, free kicks, the first floodlit game was held here, the first trophies awarded, the first intercity match. These are all familiar parts of the game that we now take for granted , but they were initiated by us over 160 years ago.

“Going forward, it’s our aim to build on this heritage and create a sustainable football club that retains the values and keeps the history alive while carving out a clear future. Our brand and club are about integrity, respect and community, and a game that’s open to every age,

A visit from Pele as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations

race, gender and ability.”

Indeed, the new venue will not just house the 4,000-capacity stadium and heritage centre but full training facilities and pitches that can be used by all. It aims to become an integral part of the community.

Complementing the plan for the new stadium, Sheffield FC have recently launched a new website and a new membership scheme, making it even easier to support the club (see panel).

“When I joined the club 20 years ago my immediate concern was to stop it going out of business,” said Richard. “It had never had its own ground, so my next goal was to find us a permanent home. Hopefully we have gone some way to achieving that.

“What we have started to do is to create something that is more than a local football club. It’s what we call a ‘living, breathing antique’.We’ve always been old, but we are also a modern, forward-thinking, progressive football club.We were in the Women’s Super League last year, we have disability teams, Futsal teams, walking football. Coupled with our heritage and values, this is a pretty unique and powerful package and one that we can proudly pass on to future generations of Sheffield FC.” These are certainly exciting times for not just the club, but the city and the wider football community. Sheffield is the home of football, we just need to shout about it a bit more. Sheffield FC are giving voice to that argument and long may it continue.

Become a member: Sheffield FC offer three levels of membership: Free – Members receive an online certificate, entry on online members wall, monthly eNewsletter, free monthly prize draws and 10 per cent discount on online shop purchases.

Club – For £30 per year or £2.50pm, members get a printed certificate, a letter from the chairman, entry on online and offline members wall, monthly eNewsletter, free monthly prize draws, exclusive quarterly prize draws, 10 per cent discount on online shop purchases, pin badge and scarf.

Legend – For £85 per year you will receive the same benefits as the club package plus a Sheffield FC Heritage shirt.

To sign up, or find out more, visit https://sheffieldfc.com/ become-a-member

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Book of treasures With over one million objects in its historic houses across the country, the National Trust collections offer an extraordinary wealth of stories to discover. A new book – 125 Treasures from the Collections of the National Trust – shares the stories behind some of these remarkable objects, including 11 special items found right here in Derbyshire.

The book was originally intended for publication in 2020 to mark the Trust’s 125th anniversary, but the Covid pandemic delayed completion. Now it will be one of the centrepieces of a Year of Treasures, with highlights throughout 2021 including the showcasing of quirky smaller properties, larger ‘treasure houses’ and a new book of paintings.

To discover the spotlighted treasures of Derbyshire, visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Action-packed summer Chesterfield town centre will be a hive of activity this summer with the launch of a new-look events programme – designed to increase footfall and support our returning retailers, market traders and hospitality businesses.

From circus workshops and stilt walkers to sports and heritage themed events, there will be something for everyone throughout the coming months.

The council will pay particular attention to ensuring people feel safe when visiting Chesterfield town centre through the implementation of appropriate COVID-19 safety measures.

Chesterfield Borough Council’s refreshed programme is part of the Love Chesterfield campaign – launched in partnership with Destination Chesterfield to celebrate everything that’s great about the town, while supporting the trading ambitions of local retail, hospitality and leisure businesses.

More information about the Love Chesterfield events programme will be published on the Love Chesterfield page – https://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/explore-chesterfield/lovechesterfield.aspx – and also on social media channels using the #LoveChesterfield hashtag.

Kickstart East Midlands Chamber (EMC) has helped more than 400 young people in the region to find employment by playing a pivotal role in the Kickstart scheme.

Another 1,200 vacancies are live in the region after the region’s leading business representation group worked with 650 employers to create the six-month work placements. So far, there have been about 150 starters in Derbyshire.

Employers that want to create Kickstart roles – which are aimed at people aged 16-24 who are on Universal Credit or at risk of long-term unemployment – often use gateway organisations such as EMC to apply to the Department for Work and Pensions for a grant to cover the costs.

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Three Peaks Challenge A team of intrepid fundraisers are taking on one of the year’s toughest challenges as they support St Luke’s Hospice.

The Sheffield friends – Josh Beachell, Sam Ashworth, Joe Ashworth, Sam Civil, Ellis Chant, Connor Jubb, Carl Hurst, Ryan Beatson, Callum Burnes, Luke Lomas, Sam Hawksworth and Chris Sharp – are in training for the National Three Peaks Challenge.

In just 24 hours the lads will have to reach the top of the highest peaks in Wales, England and Scotland. They will start with Snowdon in Wales, then go on to England’s Scafell Pike and finish at the top of Ben Nevis in Scotland. And before they even embark on their adventure they have already raised £1,725 for St Luke’s.

“St.Luke’s provides the best standard of care and support for the people and families of those who are battling serious illnesses,” said Sarah Doyle, who is helping with organisation for the challenge.

“Having experienced the work St Luke’s do first hand with some of our loved ones, we are able to say that this is a cause that needs to be shown a massive amount of gratitude and appreciation.”

To support the team simply visit justgiving.com/fundraising/3pchallengeaccepted

Record numbers More people than ever are enjoying some of the Peak District’s most stunning countryside as the Monsal Trail celebrates a landmark anniversary.

May saw the trail mark ten years since the opening of four Victorian former railway tunnels to create a continuous 8.5mile traffic-free trail through some of the Peak District’s most spectacular limestone dales.

Headstone Tunnel, Cressbrook Tunnel, Litton Tunnel and Chee Tor Tunnel - each about 400 metres long - opened to trail users on 25th May 2011, bringing an immediate growth in visitor numbers to the trail.

Today, the Monsal Trail is hugely popular with walkers, cyclists, horse riders and wheelchair users. Figures collected from the Hassop Station counter show that, from 10th March 2012 to 31st December 2020, at least 2.5 million journeys were recorded. These include at least 1,023,264 cycles and at least 1,497,297 pedestrians.

The Monsal Trail is currently estimated to attract around 300,000 visitors per year. In 2020, the late summer period post-lockdown saw a doubling of visits in just three months to over 200,000. At its peak, there were almost 2,000 visits each day. It is popular with local people, for exercise and community events, including guided health walks.

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The Diary ■ THEATRE ■ MUSIC ■ COMEDY ■ EVENTS ■ EXHIBITIONS ■ FILM ■ FURTHER AFIELD…

Music

Theatre A Little Night Music

Dame Sarah Connolly and Joseph Middleton 16 July / Buxton Opera House https://buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Dame Sarah Connolly is widely recognised as one of the finest artists of her generation.

Her operatic repertoire ranges from great Handelian heroes such as Xerxes and Ariodante to Wagner’s Brangäne and Fricka. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for her portrayal of Sesto in the ENO production of Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito. It is perhaps her unfailing ability to bring dramatic depth and nuance to her interpretations that distinguishes her most as an artist.

Her programme for Buxton begins with the lush harmonies of some of the greatest French melodies, with Francis Poulenc’s Banalités and songs by Duparc.

Pianist Joseph Middleton regularly collaborates with some of the UK’s finest singers. Described by BBC Music Magazine as ‘one of the brightest stars in the world of song and Lieder’ he is artistic director of Leeds Lieder.

TV Monsters at Work Starts 2 July / Disney+ Based on the hit Disney Pixar movies.

Tylor Tuskmon, a recent Scare Major graduate from Monsters University, working as a mechanic in the Facilities Team, dreams of working alongside his idols, Mike Wazowski and James P. “Sulley” Sullivan.

8-24 July / Buxton Opera House https://buxtonoperahouse.org.uk In this bittersweet tale of romantic possibility, Stephen Sondheim brings his trademark wit and talent to intertwine opera with musical comedy.

Taking place during a scandalous weekend in the Scandinavian countryside, A Little Night Music explores the tangled web of affairs between a group of frustrated lovers.

After years of travelling, glamorous actress Desiree Armfeldt is reunited with her old flame, Fredrik Egerman, whose recent marriage to a young bride still remains unconsummated. Hoping to win Fredrik back, Desiree invites the couple to her mother’s secluded country estate. But when her married lover, Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm arrives unexpectedly with his wife, all plans are overturned. As the night unfolds, old passions are rekindled and fresh feelings catch all of the characters by surprise.

Opera

Father Brown: The Murderer in the Mirror 27-29 July / Pomegranate Theatre https://chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk Mild-mannered priest Father Brown always seems to be in the right place at the right time ... if you count always being around when a murder is committed as being in the right place!

When a famous actor is found dead just before the opening of his latest West End production, Father Brown invited by the leading actor to watch the dress rehearsal - sees at once in the shattered dressing room mirror that all is not as it seems. And if all the possible suspects were on stage at the time, watched by Father Brown, who could possibly be the murderer!

Presented by Rumpus Theatre Company and written by John Goodrum based on the classic mysteries

by G K Chesterton.

Cinema

The Dancing Master

Black Widow

9-22 July / Buxton Opera House https://buxtonoperahouse.org.uk A Buxton International Festival production in collaboration with John Andrews and Red Squirrel Opera and the Northern Chamber Orchestra.

Film-maker Joe Mendoza set out to create a televised opera based on Wycherley’s 1671 play The Gentleman Dancing Master. A copy of the script was duly sent with Mendoza expecting comments and suggestions. Instead, two weeks later, the completed score landed on his desk: riotously colourful with flamboyant orchestral writing and unending melodic invention.

It is astonishing that this witty, and vivacious opera did not receive a single staging in his lifetime.

9 July Marvel Studio’s first cinema release for almost 18 months delves into Natasha Romanoff ’s back story and sees her re-uniting with her family to take on new villain, Taskmaster.

Jungle Cruise 30 July Jungle Cruise sees Dr. Lily Houghton (Emily Blunt) enlist the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff (Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson) to take her down the Amazon in his ramshackle boat.Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal - a discovery that will change the future of medicine. www.sheffieldvibe.com 43

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MOTORING

MG5 EV

Electric dreams THE NATURE OF MOTORING IS MOVING UP A GEAR – ERIC STEAD MG IS ALREADY OFFERING A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE. magine, just for a few minutes, that your time machine has propelled you from the late 1980s to the present day.

First things first, you’d best call home to let them know you’ll be late for tea by about 35 years. Problem is, you can’t see a red phone box anywhere.

Instead, everybody carries around a small device that will fit in the palm of your hand. But, thanks to something called the internet, it can be used for everything from ordering your shopping (for delivery to your door, of course) to finding the best place near you for a course of Swahili lessons. And even for buying a car.

It just so happens that here in 2021 we are about to see the biggest revolution in transport since the invention of the

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internal combustion engine.

In nine years from now, electric cars will be the only story in town – because all cars will have to be made that way.

The manufacturers have not been slow to react. All the big names in the business are gearing up for the day of reckoning and some already have models on the market.

But, much as we all want to save the planet, what of the traditional weaknesses of electric cars?

Early attempts at using clean power concluded that the concept was a long way from winning recognition as a practical alternative to the typical family car.

Performance was an issue. That was then, but now even Ferrari have launched a hybrid model, and word from

the prancing horses’s mouth has it that an all-electric version will not be long in coming.

But above all, the big concern among potential buyers was range. Longer journeys had to be planned carefully to ensure the vital – but scarce – charging points.

Things have certainly changed on that front, according to our man in the know, Simon Stead of MG dealers Eric Stead Sheffield.

Take their SUV, the MG ZS EV, for example. With a 163-mile range, it has enough in the ‘tank’ to reach central London from Sheffield. Or it takes only 40 minutes at the motorway services to charge up. Or if you’re in the market for an estate car, the MG5 EV delivers a whopping 214-mille range.

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MOTORING

MG ZS EV

“When you look at the relative running costs between a conventional and an electric car, the electric car will cost about £40 [per month] to run. This compares to £140 for the petrol engine,” says Simon.

He points out that servicing costs are dramatically reduced. Throw in the zero car tax and the proposition looks very different.

Driving one of these cars for the first time takes a little getting used to. For a start there is no engine noise, Only a faint whoosh as you glide along the road surface.

How many speeds does the gearbox have? Answer, one of course. There are no gear changes, just the steady hum of the motor, which in turn makes for a very smooth ride. There are no sudden lurches as you change up or down, just consistent forward propulsion that seems effortless and, dare I say it, easy.

Performance? Well that’s pretty

impressive too. Both models have plenty of poke, in particular the MG5 EV, which is not by any means embarrassed by conventional cars.You could really feel the extra power provided by the larger capacity battery which made for a much more engaging driving experience.

Reversing is made easier with a rear parking camera and sensors.

Apart from the motor, there is loads of state-of-the-art technology in each of the cars such as regenerative brakes and a collision avoidance system which brakes automatically if you get too close to the car in front. The dashboard and central console is unfussy with everything in easy reach and, more importantly, straightforward to use. Satellite navigation is included and there’s DAB radio as well as compatibility with both Apple and Android mobile devices.

MG are so confident of the product that they even give a seven-year warranty with it.

Details: MG5 EV Price: From £25,095 (after plug-in car grant) Power: 156PS Battery Capacity: 52.5 kWh MG ZS EV Price: From £26,095 (after plug-in car grant) Power: 143PS Battery Capacity: 44.5 kWh Eric Stead MG 248 The Common Ecclesfield Sheffield, S35 9WN Tel: 0114 245 4404 www.ericstead.co.uk

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