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The 1,638 or so acres that Robert bought

mainly came from the trustees of a rich

London clothworker of local origin called

Henry Calton and from a Derby tradesman

John Drew, described as a gentleman.

Most of this had originally pertained to a

richly endowed chantry at the church

founded in 1354 by Henry de

Chaddesden, Archdeacon of Leicester and

which had been dissolved in 1547. It had

raised some £473 when sold by the Crown

in 1550, so Robert Wilmot’s purchase was

clearly a sound one. He also acquired the

lordship of the manor from Robert

Newton, who in his turn had acquired it

from the Curzons.

At the time of writing his will in 1636,

Robert writes that he was “building a new

house at Chaddesden”, although most

traces of this were removed when it was

replaced a century later. However, in 1988

the cellars of this first house were

discovered by accident and there is

circumstantial evidence that Robert’s house

was largely timber framed. It was probably

comparable to Wakelyn Old Hall at

Hilton, which in part dates from this period

and is also timber framed, with brick

nogging. The owner of the latter house

John Wakelin, was of very similar status to

Wilmot but his slightly older house was

taxed on six hearths at the time of Charles

II’s hearth tax in 1664, whereas Wilmot’s

new house was taxed on one less; neither

house was therefore either large or likely to

have been architecturally ambitious.

The great-grandson, another Robert,

inherited the estate on his father’s death in

1701, by which time he had been married

for a decade. His wife was Joyce (d. 1745),

daughter and ultimate co-heiress of

William Sacheverel of Morley Hall, MP for

Derby to 1691, co-founder of the Whig

Party and promoter of the so-called

‘Glorious Revolution’. It was probably his

wife’s inheritance and consequent boost to

his finances that persuaded him to rebuild

the hall. He must have been a man of

caution however, for it took him a decade

to begin preparations and the new house

CHADDESDENHALL

LOST

DERBYSHIRE

HOUSESby Maxwell Craven

Chaddesden Hall,

entrance front c1856

photographed by Richard Keene,

showing the c1800 alterations.

Robert Wilmot, the fourth of that name, was the scion of an

emergent local merchant family but one claiming roots at

Sutton Bonington going back to Medieval times. In 1550 he

invested in lands near Derby, most of which had come on the

market as a result of the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the

Chantries. These purchases included part of Chaddesden.

Chaddesden Hall showing the 1760’s wing and the earlier outbuildings,

seen here in a photograph by Richard Keene taken in the 1880s.

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was not finished until 1728, in which year

he discharged the last of the related bills,

which was for the supply of bricks. What

he got for his investment was a typical

early 18th century house, of three storeys

over a basement, in brick with stone

dressings of a type of Millstone Grit

Sandstone called Rough Rock from the

quarry at Horsley Castle.

The house was without doubt originally

seven bays wide, the central three breaking

forward slightly. The north and south

elevations were extremely plain and of five

bays. The house was relatively compact,

with rusticated pilaster strips called lesenes

at the angles and a band between the first

and second floors. The panelled parapet

was probably topped by carved stone urns

when the house was built, but there are no

views of it in its original condition to

confirm this, only one photograph taken

after it had undergone two subsequent

re-buildings; most photographs of the hall

were taken after a third rebuilding in the

1870s. The domestic offices were in

detached buildings forming a gabled brick

range at right angles to the north, these

being almost certainly left over from the

previous house.

Because a later rebuilding changed the

appearance of the façade rather radically, it

is difficult to imagine the harmoniousness

of the original design, so attributing it to an

architect is therefore a challenge. There are

however, clues and circumstantial

evidence. The use of lesenes was rare in

Britain at this date, although less so in the

post-Restoration era and the only major

architect to use them extensively was

Francis Smith of Warwick (1672-1738), the

greatest of the non-metropolitan

practitioners of the Provincial Baroque

style. Indeed, the general layout and

proportion of the elevations as built were

much in his style. Baginton Hall,

Warwickshire (destroyed by fire in 1889),

was virtually identical, except that the

parapet was scalloped and this was indeed

designed and built by Francis Smith, for

Speaker William Bromley in 1714-1720.

The circumstantial evidence is that Smith

was already in the area, being the

contractor for re-building All Saints’, Derby

(now the Cathedral), during 1723-1725, to

the designs of James Gibbs. Smith in turn

had appointed local architect/builder

William Trimmer as clerk of works, freeing

Smith himself to go ‘on the knock’, calling

on the gentlemen-subscribers to the

church’s rebuilding to see if he could

interest them in a new house. In this he

was remarkably successful, obtaining

commissions between 1724 and 1727

from four local grandees and another four

houses in the area built for subscribers are

also attributable to him. As Wilmot was a

subscriber to the All Saints’ fund to the

tune of 12 guineas (£12.60 about £400 in

today’s values) it suggests, taking all the

evidence into account, that Chaddesden

Hall can be firmly attributed to Francis

Smith, recruited whilst he was still working

on All Saints’. It is worth adding that two of

the Smith houses built in Derbyshire at this

time were architecturally closely akin to

Chaddesden Hall: Alfreton Hall, which had

a similar seven bay façade framed by

lesenes and Locko Park (attributed only),

which has a slightly wider façade.

A younger son of Robert Wilmot was Sir

Edward, created a baronet for being

George II’s personal physician, who retired

to Dorset. He inherited the estate at

Chaddesden from an elder brother, then

his son Robert Mead Wilmot in 1755

accepted his father’s suggestion that he

take up residence at the hall and run the

estate. It appears to have been during this

period, when his father was alive, that the

northern pavilion of the house, a neat,

brick two storey structure with a parapet

and pediment was added, presumably to

increase accommodation. Strangely, there

does not seem to have been any balancing

addition on the south side, giving the

house a slightly lop-sided appearance.

Probably one was intended, but not

proceeded with.

Sir Edward’s grandson married twice,

latterly in May 1817, his second wife being

Bridget, daughter of the eminent

Neo-Classical architect, Henry Holland

(1745-1806). The alliance may well have

had consequences for Chaddesden. Henry

Holland was one of the great country

house architects of the Neo-Classical age,

being responsible for such buildings as

Brooks’s Club, St. James’s along with

several other fine London town houses,

Berrington Hall in Herefordshire, Southill

in Bedfordshire and extensively

remodellings of Althorp, Woburn Abbey

Chaddesden Hall, garden front as altered c1800,

photographed by Richard Keene c1870s.

and Broadlands, Hants. Generally

speaking, his exteriors were unpretentious,

but his interiors subtle, sophisticated and

rich. The son of a mason, he became the

partner of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown in

1771 and by 1773 had married Brown’s

daughter Bridget, after whom their

daughter the future Lady Wilmot, was

named.

It may well be then that this connection

was the result of Chaddesden Hall taking

on the appearance it had for the last 120

years or so of its existence. The most

distinctive aspect that has come down to

us is that the three bay central portion of its

façade was given over entirely to a large

tripartite window on the first floor with a

remarkably large matching thermal, or

Diocletian, lunette window above. On the

garden front, the central section was

rebuilt further forward (still with lesenes at

the angles) with a large tripartite window

on the first floor similar to that on the

entrance front, but with the original three

second floor windows above retained. This

was probably the occasion when any

parapet urns were removed. Although

Holland had died in 1806, these

alterations – despite their aesthetically

dubious appearance - could well have

been done for Wilmot around 1800 by

Holland and through this connection, Sir

Robert and Bridget may have become

acquainted, resulting in their later

marriage. If only we knew more about the

interior of the house, it might be possible

to strengthen the attribution; did the décor

become more lavish and Neo Classical?

Was the staircase (one of Holland’s

specialities), which was situated in the

middle of the north front, rebuilt at this

time?

The next proprietor of the estate was Col.

Sir Henry Wilmot, an Indian Mutiny VC

winner and he was succeeded by his

nephew Ralph, who became 6th baronet.

He was also an army officer, serving in the

Coldstream Guards with great distinction

in the South African War, returning with

both the Queen’s and King’s South Africa

Medals adorned with no less than eight

clasps representing various campaigns in

which he had participated. He rejoined the

colours at the outbreak of the Great War

but was unfortunate enough to die of

wounds received in action aged 42 on 14th

January 1918. His widow Ada, née

Maitland, a daughter of the 13th Earl of

Lauderdale, remained at the house with

her nine year old son Robert, later 8th

Baronet, until June 1921 when she

remarried and moved out. Thereafter, in the

difficult financial climate of the time, the

house proved impossible to let, was

stripped of furniture and closed up. It was

finally sold in 1926, but to a firm of

architectural salvage specialists and was,

inevitably, demolished.

Parts of the estate were given over to

housing and in 1936 the developer,

Quinton Estates of Birmingham, allowed

the parish council to lease the core of the

parkland as a public park. This lease was

later transferred to the County Borough of

Derby for 99 years at £250 per annum.

More recently, the City council acquired

the freehold of the 60 acre park for

£11,000. Except for the church, this

truncated and municipalised portion of

parkland really is all that remains of this

once fine house and its setting.

Chaddesden Hall from Chaddesden Lane

c1900, from a postcard, showing the later

porch.

Francis Smith: drawing of

Baginton Hall, Warwick

designed and built by

Francis Smith, for Speaker

William Bromley.

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The salmon homing waters of the River Tweed form a natural

boundary between Scotland and England for much of its maturity,

but approaching within four miles of Berwick the border makes

an inexplicable swerve to the north and away from the river.

Standing astride the natural route of the Great North Road and

with access to the North Sea, for centuries the town was a

‘shuttlecock’ between the two contending nations, changing

hands at least thirteen times between 1296 and 1482. From the

16th century until the Reform Act of 1885, Berwick had the

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Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, Ireland, Berwick-upon-Tweed

and all the British Dominions. At the end of the war a year later,

due to an oversight the Treaty of Paris made no mention of

Berwick, so technically the town is still at war with Russia!

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ambassador made a goodwill visit to the town in 1966 and was

told that the Russian people could sleep peacefully in their beds.

Berwick had a long turbulent history culminating in the erection

of a massive bastion wall around the town in Tudor times. Such

is the strength of the wall that in more peaceful times it has

helped preserve the special character of the place. Stately

Georgian town houses line the quayside on the north bank of the

river and narrow cobbled streets dotted with the kind of shops

that struggle for existence elsewhere, meander upwards to the

town centre. Here the Town Hall, looking more like a church,

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is rung to announce services at the parish church of Holy Trinity,

a few streets away, which has no bell. This 17th century church

was built in the Puritan style during the Commonwealth period

following the Civil War, and as a result is deliberately austere.

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an ideal starting point for the guided tours, or as we did, simply

wandering around the quaint by-ways and following the ramparts

of the town. Being Wednesday (there is another on Saturdays) a

street market was vibrant with activity in Walkergate where cloth

was ‘walked’; this was to felt it and make it wearable after

weaving. From there we wandered up to the Barracks, once

home of the Border Regiment, and on to the town walls. The

Tudor ramparts were in their day, the last word in military

architecture and unique in Britain. The thick earth and

stone-faced walls and emplacements were built against possible

attack by the joint armies of Scotland and France. Able to

withstand artillery bombardment, they were built between 1558

and 1566, replacing earlier defences constructed around 1296

during the reign of Edward I.

No longer warlike, the walls make an ideal high-level circuit of

the town. Cosily built cheek by jowl, pantiled roofed houses fill

almost every available space as they shelter from the icy blasts of

wind coming in off the North Sea.

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swans. Across the way on the English side of the river are the

twin villages of Tweedmouth and Spittal where coastal vessels

still brave the tide to bring in cement and take out timber. Four

bridges cross the Tweed; the oldest and furthest downstream was

built between 1610 and 1634 by King James I of England (James

VI of Scotland), to physically unite the two kingdoms. Built to

last, it still carries traffic, albeit one-way and until recently had no

weight restriction. Upstream are the four spans of the Royal

Tweed Bridge, then the Royal Border Bridge carrying the London

Opposite page top:

Berwick from the bridge

built in 1610 by King

James I (James VI of

Scotland.) Until quite

recently the bridge had

no weight restriction.

…and below: The town

hall looks more like a

church.

This page below: Lowry’s

version of Berwick town

hall.

…and right: The Barracks.

Berwick was and still is a

fortified town surrounded

by a massive bastion wall

built in Tudor times.

to Edinburgh main line; and finally the fourth and most modern

bridge carries the A1 to bypass the town to the west.

The railway was built by Robert, son of George Stephenson who

in later times by an act that would be considered vandalism, took

it directly through the massive castle that once stood where the

station now stands. Platforms 1 and 2 fill what was once the

castle’s great hall and is where Edward I chose to give the Scottish

crown to John Balliol rather than his most serious rival, Robert

Bruce. Scottish pride was upheld later at the Battle of

Bannockburn. Still very much part of England, it is going to be

interesting come the Scottish referendum for independence

whether Berwick opts to remain in England, or tries to rejoin its

neighbours.

‘My recreation seems to have developed into drifting amongst all

the back streets I can come across’. LS Lowry (1887 – 1976).

We were aware of LS Lowry’s affection for Berwick and the fact

that he produced many of his paintings there, but it was not until

we were exploring the town walls, that we discovered we were

also following the cleverly laid out Lowry Trail. Copies of his

paintings are set so as to compare them with today’s version of

the view. Surprisingly very little has changed in the 35 years

Left: The Lions.

When Lowry was

tempted to buy The

Lions it was in a

decrepit state,

something that

appealed to him.

Right: Dewar’s Lane.

Below: Dewar’s

Lane - Lowry’s

version.

Right:

Bridge End

Below:

Bridge End

Lowry’s version.

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since his last visit and I am sure that I am not alone in trying to

copy the view by camera.

There is a local story in Berwick, about Lowry presenting young

ladies of his choice with preparatory sketches he had made

during his wanderings around the town. Although he never

married he was far from being misogynous and one of the girls,

the receptionist at the Castle Hotel where he stayed, thought he

was being forward and threw the potentially valuable pictures

away. Fortunately several of his sketches survived and one of

them The Football Match, a series of rapid daubs and scratches

taken from his sketch book, was the first we came across along

the ramparts – Berwick football club incidentally, although in

England, plays in the Scottish League.

Even though he never painted the particular house, Lions House

is very much like many he did paint elsewhere. Now carefully

restored and looking out towards Bamburgh Castle and the coast

beyond the harbour mouth, its dereliction when he saw it was

just to his taste and he planned to buy it. Fortunately an architect

friend horrified by the damp and decay managed to persuade the

elderly bachelor that it was not for him.

We followed both walls and trail down towards the harbour

mouth where one of his paintings was faithfully reproduced in

the present with a coaster patiently waiting for the incoming tide,

exactly as Lowry had seen. Further on is the restored shelter

which he called On the Sands, but nowadays the sand has been

replaced by grass. A proposal to demolish the old shelter almost

caused a riot until the council saw sense and built an exact

replica. Many of the side streets and cobbled courtyards,

especially those off Bridge Street still evoke the atmosphere that

attracted Lowry, while towards the town centre the town hall

stands majestically over all, just as in his 1958 Berwick Old

Town.

Berwick has a wide range of friendly guest-houses; Brian and

Vera stayed in the comfortably welcoming Cara House, 44

Castlegate just minutes from the railway station and town centre.

Contact (01289) 302749 or email: info@carahouse.co.uk

Beach Shelter used in Lowry’s

painting ‘On the Sands’

The Football Match - One of the few sketches he did while

holidaying in Berwick that was not destroyed by the young

lady who took his fancy and who threw away most of

those he gave her, thinking he was too forward.

LS Lowry’s ‘The Pier’

depicts the unchanged view

of the harbour mouth.

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The clear skies in late March

this year made it easy to watch

the progress of our co-planets

Venus and Jupiter in their

stately movement across the

sky. We were particularly

fortunate with the weather as

both were in conjunction,

moving together one above the

other conveniently near the

crescent moon. Venus being

the earth’s next door neighbour

was almost as bright as the

moon and far away Jupiter,

although massive by

comparison, was a much

smaller blob, gradually moving

low down towards the horizon.

While star gazing might be interesting to

lesser mortals, more scientifically minded

astronomers prefer to listen to the radio

waves that have taken billions of years to

reach us. In 1952 Manchester University

‘poached’ the then Bernard Lovell (later Sir

Bernard Lovell OBE), away from research

into radar – he had been particularly

successful in developing a special form of

radar, assisting night operating fighter

planes. The plan in 1952 was to erect a

huge dish telescope on the site of ex

Ministry of Defence land at Jodrell Bank in

Cheshire between Macclesfield and

Congleton. Just like a television dish the

aerial works by picking up radio and other

waves; the bigger the dish, the more

sensitive its reception capability.

Visible for miles, the 76 metre diameter

Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope stands as

high as a stack of 21 double decker buses

and cost £700,000 (£2.5 million in today’s

money) taking five years to build. The

original intention was to observe pulsars;

mysterious radio waves coming from star

clusters millions of light years away, but

nowadays it is more closely linked to other

listening systems throughout the world,

effectively making them one world-sized

telescope.

Supported on twin latticed towers, the dish

pivots on 15 inch gun turret gears recycled

from the battleships Royal Sovereign and

Revenge; the whole mechanism runs

ponderously, but surprisingly smoothly on

a circular railway track. Like the Forth

Railway Bridge, painting and maintaining

the telescope is a never ending job.

Weather affects the dish and during

snowfall it is tilted towards the horizon to

prevent build-up with two huge drainpipes

coping with up to a thousand litres of

LISTENING TO

THE STARSBrian Spencer goes star gazing

with Jodrell Bank

Radio Telescope.

So sensitive is the telescope that it

could pick up a signal from a mobile

phone on the moon.

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water an hour during rain. One thing we

could not help but be aware of was the

noise of nesting ravens using the dish’s

shelter, seemingly unfazed by the fact that

their nests are constantly on the move.

Jodrell Bank hit the national headlines on

4th October 1957 soon after it became

fully operational, when it was able to

track, much to Soviet Russia’s dismay, the

first satellite to circle the earth, Sputnik.

The next success was by collecting, again

Russian, pictures of the moon’s surface,

but very much in the ad-hoc ability of the

time, the only way to send the pictures to

The Earth from Space

The whispering dishes clearly transmit sounds over 100m.

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the world’s press was through the

borrowed fax machine at the Daily Express

based in Manchester.

With more stars in the sky than grains of

sand on earth, the work of Jodrell Bank

Radio Telescope is never ending. One of

its studies is to investigate so-called Black

Holes, those strange objects where time

slows down and matter is condensed to

unimaginably small size. So sensitive is

the telescope that it could pick up a signal

from a mobile phone on the moon, so it is

hardly surprising that the first and only

instruction to visitors is to switch off their

phones! Another subject for investigation

is the ‘snowstorm’ we get when between

channels on our television sets, apparently

this comes from one percent of the fading

electronic noise made at the creation of

the universe. News that Andromeda the

neighbouring spiral galaxy to our Milky

Way, a mere 2.5 million light years away,

will swallow us up one day seems

alarming until one learns that it will not

happen for millions of years into the

future.

Further interesting facts are put over in a

way that is easy for non-scientifically

minded people to grasp. Facts such as a

day on our neighbour planets is not the

cosy 24 hours we are used to: for instance

Venus is quite a sluggard, taking 116.75

days to rotate, while Mars is almost the

same as earth, taking 24 hours, 39 minutes

and 35.24 seconds to revolve. By

comparison Jupiter is a real speed

merchant taking a mere 9 hours, 55

minutes and 33 seconds.

No matter how much we complain about

our weather, not one of our neighbouring

planets can be classed as somewhere for

holidays; for instance Mars, the planet

closest to the sun, suffers temperatures

varying between minus 200°C and plus

500° C and there has been a storm three

times the size of the earth raging on Jupiter

for centuries. The storm is so big that it can

even be seen through binoculars as a red

spot slightly below Jupiter’s equator. In

June this year, our not so friendly

neighbour Venus made its once in several

hundred years transit across the face of the

sun.

Inheriting the large plot of ground needed

to prevent unnecessary radio

contamination, Manchester University has

lately commissioned the TV gardener Chris

Beardshaw to design and build a galaxy

themed garden by using plants and trees

from around the world. Along with the

rapidly establishing garden development,

two new pavilions devoted to space and

planets, were opened in 2011 where

hands-on things like a demonstration of

how black holes work, or the simulated

noise of the ‘Big Bang’ are popular

amongst all ages. Without doubt the most

fascinating objects we came across were

the twin dishes about 50 yards apart that

effectively demonstrate how a dish aerial

like Jodrell Bank Telescope collects radio

waves; whispered messages spoken into

one are transmitted by sound waves that

can be easily heard by someone standing

in front of the other dish.

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Telescope is signposted off the A535

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• The tariff period (lifetime) will be reduced for solar PV from 25 to

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the rise in household income. Many households now find the cost of

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for the electricity you generate, even if you use it (but check recent

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Sell electricity back to the grid: if your system is producing more

electricity than you need, or when you can't use it, you can sell the

surplus back to the grid. Read more about feed-in tariffs and selling

electricity.

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Groups of cells are mounted together in panels or modules that can

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Solar tiles and slates. Solar tiles are designed to be used in place of

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• larger systems are usually more cost-effective than smaller systems

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changes to solar PV Feed-in Tariffs – new and proposed.)

MaintenanceSolar PV needs little maintenance - you'll just need to keep the panels

relatively clean and make sure trees don't begin to overshadow them.

in the UK panels that are tilted at 15° or more have the additional

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Debris is more likely to accumulate if you have ground mounted

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Early photographs are keenly collected, one hears frequently of

Victorian photographic prints by a small circle of celebrated

photographers fetching huge sums at auction, amongst them

works by such collectable names as Roger Fenton (1819-1869),

Alexander Bassano (1829-1913) and Julia Margaret Cameron

(1815-1879). Bassano, a distant relative of the notable Derby

family, set up a photographic studio in London in 1850, Fenton

followed closely, taking photographs by 1852 and learning his

skills in Paris. Mrs Cameron however, was only given a camera in

1863, but the striking artistic quality of her prints made her

reputation, whereas Fenton’s photographs of the Crimean War -

which had a terrible immediacy - made his. Bassano’s quality

swiftly enabled him to become photographic portraitist to the

upper crust, which is how he garnered fame. To photograph the

best you had to be the best.

The equipment these people used was clumsy and the process

time-consuming and complex. Fenton carted his around in a horse

drawn van and needed assistants to cope with the complexity of

the early photographic wet-plate collodion process. Later, the use

in the field of fresh chemicals was ameliorated by refinements in

the processes and by the 1880s one person could generally just

about cope. One of the lots offered by Bamfords in June 2009 was

a camera from this era. But it was not just any camera. This one

had the double distinction of having been made by a very

prestigious and pioneering British company and also of having

been made for retail specifically for an equally prestigious Derby

firm and one run by Richard Keene a man whose work really

ought to be up there with Fenton and Cameron, but is still

inexplicably under-rated.

Historic cameras are much collected and this example was a

folding quarter-plate camera in mahogany and lacquered brass in

a leather carrying case with three spare plates. A full plate camera

Photography was developed in the very early 19th century, at

first experimentally by Josiah Wedgwood’s son Tom in 1804,

then in 1816 by Joseph Nicephorus Niepce. It was finally

perfected by Louis Daguerre in France, who made

permanent one-off images and by our own William Henry

Fox-Talbot of Lacock, who managed to produce the re-usable

negative from 1839.

Richard Keene

PIONEER

PHOTOGRAPHERby Maxwell Craven

Thornton-Pickard Camera

sold by Bamfords.

Derby Silk Mill wheel and mill race, May 1855. Matlock High Tor, 1860s

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took images of 12 x 10 inches and half and quarter plate sizes – in

reality not exactly half or a quarter that size – were evolved early

on to make cameras more portable and accessible to amateurs.

Given a cracking good lens, the quality of image and depth of

field that can be obtained with this sort of camera have never

really been equalled.

If proof were required of the quality of image, one only has to

look at some of the topographical views taken by the retailer of

the Bamford’s camera, Derby’s own Richard Keene (1825-1894).

He was the City’s pioneering early Victorian photographer whose

earliest image dates from 1853 and who started taking

photographs commercially in 1862. His best pictures have a

limpid clarity which would be very difficult to achieve today and

they compare very favourably with the sort of work Fenton was

producing after the Crimean War. The fact that he learnt his trade

from the Reverend Edward Abney, an amateur who was a personal

friend of W H Fox-Talbot, Britain’s ultimate photographic pioneer,

says everything about his quality and competence. Early on he

worked with his close friend John Alfred Warwick, later signal &

telegraph superintendent of the Midland Railway. In 1858 they

made an epic tour of the Peak district with a dipsomaniac

employee called Tillett, hired to push the handcart which held

their cameras and equipment. This tour led to the taking of some

celebrated images.

Keene also had a shop in Iron Gate which was part picture gallery,

part photographic studio, part picture restorer and framer and part

photographic retail emporium. The building still exists, now an

estate agents, with Keene’s 1864 glass studio still perched on the

roof. In 2010 Derby Civic Society managed to get it listed by

English Heritage. My book about Keene, called slightly

misleadingly Keene’s Derby was published by Breedon Books of

Derby in 1993.

The camera sold by Bamfords bore an ivorine plaque stating that it

was made to be retailed by Keene and was manufactured by the

eminent firm of Thornton-Pickard. This company was founded in

1888 and after three years in Manchester, moved to Broadheath at

Altrincham in Cheshire, being run by the co-founders, John

Thornton and Edgar Pickard. The former managed to patent a

much faster shutter mechanism in 1892 called the ‘Time &

Instantaneous’ and the firm licensed its use to several other

camera manufacturers in return for a substantial royalty.

In 1897 the firm became a limited company, but soon afterwards

Pickard died suddenly and Thornton, who failed to get on with a

plethora of acquisitive Pickard heirs, left the firm in disgust and set

up on his own, although Thornton-Pickard Ltd continued to trade

until 1921, when a multiple merger led to its incorporation in

Amalgamated Photographic Manufacturers, a firm which finally

ceased trading in 1939.

Thornton-Pickard cameras were made to the very highest quality,

and the plaque on the example we sold made it clear that it was

in Keene’s shop before his death in 1894 but was supplied after

1891, which dated it gratifyingly closely. It was estimated at £120

- £220 and deservedly went for somewhat more.

At about that time too, the same Derby auctioneers also sold a

substantial number of original Keene platinotype prints of Derby,

mainly from negatives taken in the 1850s and 1860s. Keene’s

earliest topographical prints of Derby were taken on a sunny May

Sunday in 1855. The ones sold were printed from Keene’s

catalogue somewhat later in all probability and they fetched

around £40 each, which in my view is grossly undervalued. yet

until Keene gets onto the international collectors’ radar – which he

undoubtedly deserves to do – prices of his excellent work will

continue to be modest. If you see some, consider buying them. For

their own sake they can be a delight, but as an historical record

they can also be important - especially the early ones - and if

Keene does end up being better known, they might prove a good

investment too.

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Photograph left by Richard Keene is a

private commission of Ticknall, showing

Reverend Richardson Cox (d.1886) &

family out for a stroll in c1860, with the

vicarage (centre background) and

church (St. George, right background)

both then relatively new.

Iron Gate looking south, May 1855

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Gardening JulyI know it is July as you are

reading this, but this is the first

time I have been able to write

about my adventures at Chelsea

Flower Show this year. I hope

you managed to catch the live

radio show on media day

(Monday) which I was

extremely privileged to attend.

It was so busy and I couldn’t

believe I was seeing so many

celebrities including a personal

hero of mine the TV chef Nigel

Slater (my second love is

cooking).

The true revelation on the day was how

hard working Alan Titchmarsh is, I

probably was the first person to say that he

has a cushy job but he never stopped all

day (neither did our little Radio team!) and

he did a live show later that night. Alan

Titchmarsh I salute you!

Gardening shows always inspire but also

remember there are lots of NGS Open

Gardens this month so go and visit some,

you may be inspired to open your own

garden next year. Look out for the yellow

posters in garden centres & nurseries.

Allotment or Vegetable Patch:

Spray apple trees and gooseberry bushes

with a fungicide to help prevent mildew –

‘Fungus Fighter’ is very good.

Keep looking out for woolly aphids as the

recent weather has been perfect for them

and spray with a insecticide.

Start to lift early potatoes.

Sow a later crop of peas between the start

and middle of July.

If you haven’t already, thin out heavy crops

of apples, pears and plums by removing

any weaker looking fruit.

Feed fruit trees and bushes with liquid

sulphate of potash, such as a tomato feed.

Feed tomato plants every time you water

with a suitable tomato fertiliser.

Water celery plants regularly if we

suddenly have hot, dry weather.

In the Greenhouse:

Water tomatoes regularly to help prevent

fruit splitting.

Use calcium with your tomato feed to

prevent blossom end rot.

Replace new hanging sticky traps (found in

all good garden centres) over plants to

catch any whitefly.

Thin out weaker looking bunches of indoor

grapes.

Take out side shoots of developing tomato

plants.

Place pots of tagetes or pots of basil near

greenhouse doors to deter whitefly.

If going on holiday this month, set up a

watering area using a growbag tray and

some capillary matting.

Water down the greenhouse floor each

morning on hot days to increase humidity.

Open all vents and prop doors open on

warm days to improve ventilation.

Pick tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and

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Des Coleman breezes in looking

fit and lively yet relaxed as we

meet for our early morning chat.

there are no signs that he has just

come through one of the most

horrific 12 months the 43 year old

has ever faced.

He lost his job as a weather presenter and his agent dumped him

after he was charged with pointing an imitation firearm at another

driver on a motorway. In court he was “completely exonerated” –

but that did not stop some people drawing hasty conclusions and

forgetting that in british justice a defendant is innocent until

proven guilty.

Despite the ordeal, Des never lost hope. He has never done that

in an eventful life which has included having a life-saving

operation when he contracted cancer of the neck in his early 20s

and being brought back to life after drowning while making a

film.

He has a stoic view of his recent troubles: “I think any time you

take a bit of a knock you’ve got two choices, you can let it get to

you or you can say ‘let’s try and move forward, let’s try and start

again’.

“If you get tarnished with something as horrendous as a gun

crime, a lot of people get frightened, so lots of stuff happened.

luckily I’ve been freelance for nearly 20 years and I knew it was

literally a matter of time.

“If you stay on the treadmill, if you keep on going, the wheel

keeps turning and finally things slowly start to pick up. I always

had that in the back of my mind. I knew that things would be a

little bit slow but after six months, a year, things would start to

pick up and they’re picking up fine now.

“yes it wasn’t very nice but there’s a beginning, there’s a middle

and there’s an end. the end has come and it’s a case of pushing

forward – that’s always been my attitude.”

born and raised in Derby, Des Coleman first came to the attention

of millions of people in this country when he played lovable

rogue lenny Wallace in eastenders from 1996 to 1999.

His route into acting, though, was by no means straightforward.

He had started work as a welder but was sent to prison for driving

without insurance.

“strangely enough nowadays you can’t get sent down for no

insurance. How times have changed!

“I met a couple of geezers in prison, Wayne and bud, and we all

had a talk. None of us were criminals – we were lads that got into

trouble.

“bud wanted to be a doctor, I can’t remember what Wayne

wanted to be and I said I’d like to entertain.

“When I’d been working I would hold the welding gun to my

mouth and sing. I’d stand in the middle of the factory and sing a

song and do stuff that would draw attention.

“bud said ‘Why don’t you do it?’ and I thought ‘Well, why not?’

“Now I do talks in schools and universities. I say that things

happen in life to everybody that aren’t great, whether you bring

them on yourself or somebody brings them to you. It’s how you

deal with it.

“many people have come out of prison and done very well for

themselves. I’m a testament to that. things have gone all right

because I’ve applied myself and I didn’t take the easy way out.”

Des went to the Guildford school of acting and after graduating

landed a part in the German production of Chicago. starring roles

“I’m just abloke fromDerby!”

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steve orme interviewed Des Coleman for Country Images

in miss saigon at Drury lane and Porgy and bess at the savoy

theatre followed. Des maintains that luck did not play a part.

“When I get a script I look at it and I say ‘What’s the best way I

can do that?’ I’m sensitive to other actors as well as listening to

the way they say a line to you. I try to answer that line as honestly

as possible, as though you’re having a conversation. that’s the

approach I’ve always had.

“I’ve lived life. a lot of things happened early on in my life that

made me very confident in the person I am. I’ve been lucky

enough to be in a job that’s taken me all over the world; it’s taken

me to lots of different venues and wonderful hotels.

“two weeks after getting eastenders I was sitting with sean

Connery and liz Hurley. I’m just a bloke from Derby!

“I think I’ve got to the age where I can look at myself in the mirror

and say I’m a rounded individual with a great family behind me

and the variety of jobs that I do keep me on the ball.

“life is a tier system. you’re going to get your kings and queens

and you get people who just want to sit on their backside and

watch jerry springer all day. most people want to push up to the

next level. I want to do that. I still feel as though I want to create

and entertain. that’s what pushes me forward. It’s not a financial

motivation - it’s self-satisfaction.”

His experiences have undoubtedly formed his character. He had a

malignant tumour removed when he was diagnosed with cancer

while he was at acting school and he ‘died’ for a time on the

operating table while making a film, Harry on the boat, in 2001.

He was dragged out to sea and, being unable to swim, went

under the water before he was rescued. He was taken to hospital

and his family were flown to Ibiza to say goodbye to him. but

after being in a coma for seven days, he recovered.

Now Des has a range of jobs which keep him extremely busy. for

the past eight years he has been singing with a tribute show, the

rat Pack Is back, playing sammy Davis jnr. the band was chosen

for a royal Command Performance and has just returned from

gigs in Italy and malta.

Des runs a speaking course for managers and councillors,

instructing them on how to make keynote speeches; he hosts

corporate events and he’s even available to sing at your party.

He’s also been working with three Poets laureate on Golden

fables, a project bringing together poetry, drama, music and film

for the Cultural olympiad.

Des won a bafta as a cast member of eastenders and a coveted

royal television society award for best on-screen personality. but

for many people, he will always be remembered as the man who

brought a freshness to the weather when he was a forecaster for

the bbC regional programme east midlands today.

“that came from my acting background. When you come into

something as an actor, you say how will people get the message? I

looked at how the weather was presented before and what you

could do to make it a little bit more exciting.

“there were some things I was told I couldn’t do. I couldn’t stand

with my hand in my pocket. I said the weather as a poem once

but I was told I couldn’t do it in a lyrical style. but on the whole I

had a bit of freedom which was quite nice.”

He was sacked for breaching on-air guidelines – after his arrest on

the firearms charges he deliberately put the wrong temperature on

the weather map and told viewers they should not believe

everything they read in the media – but despite a huge campaign

to get him reinstated, he decided to move on.

Des has a huge following, so what does he think makes him so

popular? He laughs before answering.

“all I’ve ever wanted to do is entertain. that’s all I’ve really

wanted to do from when I was a small kid. It’s just to bring some

emotion to somebody, whether it’s to make them laugh or cry,

whatever.

“I’ve always preferred to make people smile, so whatever I can do

to make you feel as though you’re having a good time, I’ll do it.

and I think if that’s in you, you don’t have to try very hard to let

people feel it.

“I just like to make people smile.”

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Walking on the flat can, at times, be rather tiring; probably

boredom has something to do with it, but even though this walk

is on the flat (and slightly downhill if the gradient is still in place),

there is so much to interest and distract along the way, with every

excuse to dawdle and admire the sylvan views along the way, that

it becomes a pleasant stroll. the walk follows the almost alpine

route of the midland railway where maroon liveried trains once

laboured from the Derwent into the narrow confines of the Wye

Valley and then on to manchester.

the line was opened in 1863 during the railway mania, but for

years the terminus of a line from london was rowsley while

neighbouring dukes none too politely squabbled over its route

north. at first neither wanted it through his estate, but eventually

the Duke of rutland realising the commercial advantages of such

a line, allowed it to continue on its way, but to preserve the

tranquility of Haddon, the line was forced to burrow through a

tunnel beneath the hall. furthermore he insisted on having his

own semi-private station emblazoned with his coat of arms at

bakewell. Piqued by rutland’s success, the Duke of Devonshire

made an eleventh hour attempt to have the line run through

Chatsworth Park hidden by a ‘cut and cover’ system. by following

the Derwent, in retrospect this was the more obvious route and

quite probably the most economical to build, but the decision

had been made and Devonshire had to settle for his own station,

albeit more private at Hassop. there is a third semi-private

station, the one at Great longstone serving thornbridge Hall.

the line was closed in 1968. Closing the line north from matlock

was not part of the beeching axe, but by the decision of labour

minister of transport barbara Castle.

following the line’s closure it took very little pressure to convince

the Peak District National Park authority that there was a need to

convert the scenic line into a walkers and cyclists’ trail. the only

problem was the potential danger of the tunnels and for years

they had to be avoided by linking footpaths across the hillside.

following a restoration project which cost £2.25 million and

involved surfacing the interiors and lighting the darkest tunnels,

on 25th may 2011 the trail was opened throughout, making it

possible to cycle or walk all the way from bakewell to blackwell

mill below topley Pike on a level path. Interpretative boards and

hand-cranked talking notices, explain many of the fascinating

stories of the trail.

this walk does not go all the way from blackwell to bakewell, but

varies the terrain by cutting off through the fields beyond

Headstone tunnel and down to ashford in the Water. as will

have become obvious, this is a linear walk so some form of return

transport system will be necessary. We did it with two cars

ABOUT THE WALK

7½ miles (12km). easy level

walking on the well surfaced

trail, followed by gentle field

paths.

trent barton ‘tP’ buses run

at four minutes past the hour

from ashford in the Water’s

market shelter.

refreshments can be found

at miller’s Dale (slightly off

route), monsal Head (also

off route) and in ashford in

the Water.

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1:25,000 scale Peak District

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A Walk Through

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leaving one at ashford and then driving in the second to

blackwell mill. alternatively the tP Nottingham to buxton bus

can be used to reach the turning off the a6 for blackwell village

and following the Pennine bridleway down to the mill where the

described walk begins.

as the trail is also used by cyclists, a useful safety precaution is to

carry a small torch, not to see by, but for pointing downwards to

indicate your position.

the walk starts from the car park off the a6 on the right at the

bottom of topley Pike. Walk down the access lane, but prior to

the turning to blackwell mill cottages turn right to reach the trail

by climbing a flight of steps. turn right on to the trail.

Go through the first tunnel, 121 yards long rushden Cutting and

then over the viaduct.

Pause and admire the wooded view of the river River Wye far

below and then let your eyes climb the bulging limestone

face of Chee Tor opposite. The viaduct is also a popular

training ground where excited children learn to abseil.

Next come two Chee tor tunnels, the first is 91 yards long, but

the other is 401 yards. Continue as far as miller’s Dale station

(toilets).

Miller’s Dale was an important junction where the line

divided, one section continuing along the Wye to Buxton and

the other used by the main line through Great Rocks Dale.

The station had so much traffic, both passenger and goods,

that a second viaduct had to be built, but only one is used

by the trail.

Walk on through litton tunnel (515 yards), then over the short

open stretch above Water-cum-jolly Dale

Marked by an interpretive board, a blob of rock known as ‘pillow

lava’ that sits in the limestone of the cutting was made by an

explosion when molten lava fell into water.

18th century Litton Mill is below in a pretty setting next to the river

but is where orphaned children were abused by their employer

Ellis Needham.

Water-cum-Jolly Dale is as pretty as the name suggests; the view

of it from the short stretch of track between Litton and Cressbrook

Tunnels is one of the finest along the trail.

Cressbrook Mill, now converted into luxury apartments, was built

by William Newton in 1783 and who was a more caring

employer of his orphan apprentices. The mill was later owned by

Sir Richard Arkwright.

Continue to follow the trail over monsal Viaduct and through 533

yards long Headstone tunnel.

John Ruskin the nineteenth century environmentalist bemoaned

the building of the viaduct, considering it to have spoilt the dale,

but decide yourself as to whether the dale would be improved

without it.

follow the embankment beyond Headstone tunnel and at its end

turn right following a signposted path marked for ashford.

Cross a quiet side road and then the busier b6465 monsal Head

road and go through a stile.

Climb up through a narrow field and by way of another stile

reach a minor road; turn left along this and then later go to the

right to work your way into the centre of ashford in the Water.

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Aug 9-19 Markeaton Fair.Come and join in the fun of the fair atMarkeaton Park. Featuring the Dodgems andWaltzer rides for the older riders.There will be a whole host of rides suitablefor families and younger children including:Mini Miami, Helter Skelter, Fun House,Bungee Trampolines, Waterballs, InflatableSlides, Moonwalk, Train Ride, Car Ride, Side

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Royal Centre Nottingham & ConcertHall 0115 989 5555www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.ukJuly2-7 Birds Of A Feather. One of BBC TV'smost popular and fondly-rememberedsitcoms. 3 George Benson. Musical legend GeorgeBenson visits the Nottingham Royal ConcertHall.6 Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain®The group that spawned a thousand ukuleleorchestras and inspired millions... 13 Oliver Samuels - Who A Di Don?The Caribbean's king of comedy OliverSamuels co-directs his first play.27-28 English Youth Ballet - Swan Lake.English Youth Ballet bring their brand newproduction of Swan Lake to the Theatre 30 Whodunnit: six strangers gather fordinner, little suspecting that they will bethreatened.Aug6-11Murder in the Small HoursCarl Houston is compelled to find the linkbetween a Koala and an emerald necklace.8-9 Frankie Boyle13-18 Chicago13-18 Frankenstein18 The Owl Who Was Afraid of theDarkJoin Plop, the baby barn owl as he journeysinto the night-time world of campfires,fireworks and moonlit adventures.Based on the classic children's book by JillTomlinson, this funny, gentle and reassuringtale is written especially for small peopleaged 3 - 7 and grown-ups who sleep with thebig light on!With an irresistible blend of music, puppetryand storytelling, this beautiful showintroduces an old friend to a new generation

of theatregoers.Come join us - it's going to be a hoot!One to book early forTHE ‘BRILLIANT’ TOUR 2012Ultravox follow the hugely anticipated releaseof their forthcoming newalbum ‘Brilliant’ with a UK tour. Starting inBristol, this will be the first time the bandhave played live since their ‘Return To Eden’reformation shows of 2009.The ‘Brilliant’ tour will feature brand newmaterial from the album alongside classictracks from the band’s hugely influential backcatalogue. “We’re cherry picking whatwill work in the context of a set . There’ll bea good element of the ‘Brilliant’ albumplayed live and we’re really looking forwardto taking these songs out on the road.”

Lacemarket TheatreBox Office 0115 9507201July16-21 Jack The RipperSeptember17-22 The 39 Steps

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6-8 Angelina Ballerina. Ballet Girls and HipHop Boys. Family Friendly. Everyone’sfavourite little star pirouettes onto thePlayhouse stage in her brand new Mousical!13 -11 August Grandpa in my Pocket comesto the stage for the first time!14 ChristellaAugAug 27 to September 16 Advanced YouthTheatre. Summer SchoolAug 31 to September 22 The Importance ofBeing Earnest. Oscar Wilde’s timeless andmuch-loved comic masterpiece has delightedaudiences since its first staging in 1895.Ernest loves Gwendolen. Cecily loves Ernest.What could possibly go wrong?

Buxton Opera Housewww.buxtonoperahouse.orgJuly1 Jazz at the Arts Centre - Peter Frank’sDixieland All Stars (Pavilion Arts Centre)1 King Arthur & The Sword in The Stone(Outside in the Pavilion Gardens)

4-22 Buxton Festival Fringe 2012.

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Acid Rain, Global Warming, Bird Flu,

Mad Cow Disease.

Just a few of the things Lee Hurst

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Visit website for details29 July to August 18 The 19th InternationalGilbert & Sullivan Festival. See website for listof show times.

Aug19 Barbara Dickson 22-25 Me And My Girl 24 Urashima Taro 26 Rockin’ on Heaven’s Door 27 Milkshake Live 2:00 27 Barry Cryer

Buxton Puppet Festival 2012

Buxton Puppet Festival is back with abang, to celebrate its 10th birthday fromMonday 23 to Saturday 28 July. Eventsduring the 5 day puppet extravaganza(co-produced by Buxton Opera Houseand the Buxton puppet company –Funny Wonders) will include a selectionof performances and workshops for allages, at the Opera House, Pavilion ArtsCentre and Paupers Pit.

Derby Theatre15 Theatre Walk, Town Centre, Derby.01332 593939www.derbytheatre.co.ukThe Final Test, by local playwright ChrisPaling, is a touching and poignant comedyabout marriage, cricket and the dangerouslure of Bexhill-on-Sea and will play at DerbyTheatre from Mon 2 until Sat 7 Jul. The FinalTest stars Colin Baker, the sixth incarnationof the universally-loved Doctor in DoctorWho. Colin is joined by Peter Amory whoplayed Emmerdale bad boy Chris Tate.Comedy at Derby Theatre continues fromMon 9 until Sat 14 July with Dry Rot starring80s comedy legends,Hale and Pace, LizaGoddard and SusanPenhaligon, a hilariousfarce which sees acrooked bookie andhis two accomplicesdevise a cunning planto 'get rich quick’. DryRot is a ‘sure bet’ foran explosive night thatwill have audiencesroaring with laughter.

So, if you’re looking for something to buy dadfor this Sunday then why not call the BoxOffice on 01332 59 39 39 and treat him, andmaybe the whole family, to a great night outat Derby Theatre.Coming this AutumnDerby Theatre will present an exciting arrayof productions and shows from Sep 2012until Jan 2013 with highlights including: thereturn once again this season of one of theUK’s best-loved actresses, Derbyshire’s ownGwen Taylor in Driving Miss Daisy, which alsostars Don Warrington (Rising Damp);1970s and 1930s inspired musicals, DiscoInferno starring Dani Harmer and RadioTimes starring Gary Wilmot; Alan Ayckbournas you’ve never seen him before withHaunting Julia; classic comedy with OscarWilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest andRon Aldridge’s You’re Only Young Twice,starring comic legend, Melvyn Hayes; a rightripping yarn with Jerome K Jerome’s ThreeMen in A Boat and a thrillerthat will set you on the journey to the veryedge of terror, Bill Kenwright’s version ofCharles Dickens’s TheHaunting.

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DOGLYMPICS GAMES , OPEN DAY

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JULY, THE ARK, ASHBOURNE

The Ark’s next Open Day is on Sunday 22nd

July when the charity is celebrating the

Olympic Games by holding a ‘Doglympics’

Dog Show and Sports from 11am until 4pm

This will be a great day out for all the family

and dog lovers will have the chance to let their

dog ‘go for gold’ and win one of the super gold,

silver or bronze rosettes! The Fun Dog Show

starts at 12.30 and classes include All Round

Good Sport, Champion Puppy, Summer Games

Musical Mats, Medal Winning Biscuit Catcher,

Champion Tail Wagger (Happy Dog), Winning

Expression as well as the Going for Gold

classes. As well as the Dog Show the charity is

running a Doggie Sports, which is great fun to

watch as the dogs try to ‘Save the Sausage’ or

try their paw at the mini agility! Other

attractions not normally spotted at a rescue

centre for cats and dogs are the camels,

courtesy of The Animal Company of

Ashbourne, who are also providing the very

popular Pony Rides. By contrast some of the

smaller species of the animal kingdom will also

be making an appearance and the small animals

corner will feature rabbits, guinea pigs,

hedgehogs and tortoises. Many children have

never seen live hedgehogs or tortoises so this

attraction is very popular with visitors. There

will be a super display of vintage cars, live

music, face painting and lots of stalls including

homemade cakes, plants, jewellery, books, a

Doggy Deli biscuit stand and lots of crafts and

lovely items to buy for both yourself or your

pet. Pet owners can also take the opportunity

of getting their dog microchipped for only £10

as the charity firmly believes in promoting

responsible pet ownership and microchipping

your pet can literally be a life saver if your pet

goes off exploring! Of course, there will be

tours of the cattery and kennels with a chance

to meet some of the residents waiting for

adoption and, when you have looked round,

had a go at the Doggie Sports, or entered in

the Dog Show, why not then have a sit down,

relax and have a delicious homemade lunch or

tea.

Please do come along and support Ashbourne

Animal Welfare as this is the charity’s main

fund raising event of the year. If you would like

more information about The Ark, the

Doglympics Open Day or any of the cats and

dogs in care please ring 01335 300494 or visit

the charity’s website

www.ashbourneanimalwelfare.org

BIRDWATCHING FOR BEGINNERS

WALK

at CARSINGTON WATER

With the water level back to c97% and the

summer migrants all returned, this is the best

time of the year to join Volunteer Rangers to

look for Swallows, Martins, Warblers and

possibly an Osprey which has been seen more

often in 2012 than in any previous year!! In a

leisurely stroll, volunteers will help you identify

at least 30 different species and give plenty of

useful tips on bird watching. All walks start

from the visitor centre at 10am prompt and

are on the first Sunday of EVERY month.

Children accompanied by adults are always

welcome - bring binoculars and appropriate

wear. Future dates - 1st July; 5th August; 2nd

September and 7th October. To ensure a

place, Tel:01629 540696 to book.

Allestree Flower Group

Tuesday 17th July 2012, Floral demonstration

by David Robertson entitled ‘Summer Delight’

at the Evergreen Hall, Time 7.00 For 7.30 pm

Admission £3 members, £5 non members For

further details contact the Chairman on 01332

675727

BREADSALL GARDENING CLUB

52nd ANNUAL SHOW & PLANT SALE

Saturday, 18th August in Breadsall Memorial

Hall, Brookside Road, Breadsall DE21 5LF.

Open from 2pm until 3.30 pm. Plant Sale,

Refreshments, Raffle, Tombola.

Jumble Sale: Darley Abbey The

Community Association's annual Jumble Sale

will be held in Darley Abbey Village Hall (Abbey

Yard, off New Road, Darley Abbey, Derby DE22

1DS) on Saturday, 18 August 2012, from 10am

until 12noon. Admission 20p. Donations of

jumble gratefully received. To arrange

collection, please call either Anthony Attwood

(01332 552078) or John Gabb (01332 558934).

Folk ‘n’ Roots Music

Fri 3 August 8.00pm - Concert Room, NailersFootball Club, Bridge Street, Belper DE56 1BACanada's foremost vocal harmony group,FINEST KIND, make a welcome return toBelper as part of their 4th UK Tour. IANROBB concertina player extraordinaire, vocals,ANN DOWNEY bass, banjo, vocals, andmulti-instrumentalist SHELLEY POSEN guitar,

vocals, plus guest musician, JAMES STEPHENS,on fiddle and mandolin will be performing atthe Nailers Concert Room. The variety of theirindividual musical backgrounds makes for oneof the distinctions of a Finest Kindperformance - the exhilarating mix ofrepertoire. British, American, Irish andCanadian traditional ballads keep companywith gospel rousers, drinking songs, seashanties and pop oldies we all know and love.FINEST KIND give glorious harmonies, superbmusicianship and a very entertainingprogramme.Tickets £12 from the PR Promotions TicketHotline 01773 853428

Derby Wine Circle

Social club with a variety of activities. Meetings

are held on the 1st Friday monthly at 7.30pm

in The Evergreen Club, Cornhill, Allestree.

Contact Des Wall on 01332 551447

DARLEY ABBEY GARDENING CLUB

Friday 22 June 2012 ‘FROM THE TROPICS TO

THE TRENT’ – An illustrated talk by Ian

Cooke will be given at 7.30 pm in the Village

Hall, Abbey Yard, Darley Abbey. Admission for

non-members £2.

Further information can be obtained from

Kathryn Redfern on 01332 553270.

DIARYm n h WHAT’S ON LOCALLYemail: diary@imagespublishingltd.co.uk

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8th August 2012

The 81st

ENTERTAINMENT AND ENJOYMENT FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY AT THIS TRADITIONAL COUNTRY SHOW

9.00am until dusk

81st ASHOVER SHOW

The 81st Ashover Show will be held on Wednesday8th August 2012. The show is proud to be one of thefinest traditional agricultural shows in the country andcan trace its origins back to 1924. Visitors to the showwill enjoy a full range of livestock classes includingcattle, sheep andthe magnificentshire horses.

There are classes for

young handlers in all the

sections which can be

entered on the day,

encouraging our younger

exhibitors to take part in

this exciting tradition. The

Vintage Tractor ring is

always popular and will

display over 100 local

vehicles. In the Shire

Ring we are pleased to

announce the return of

Cyril The Squirrel Terrier

Racing which is always

popular with visitors.

Tickets are available on line and at the Tourist Information in

Chesterfield, Bakewell and at Peak Rail in Matlock

www.ashovershow.co.uk

Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Shires & Turnouts,Light Horse & Private Driving,

Trade Stands, Craft Marquee, FoodHall,Childrens Entertainments

Poultry ClassesEnter On The Day Pet &Dog Classes

Handicraft & Horticulture

FREE PARKING

Free Bus - Stopping At Homebase -Victoria Square - Old Derby Road

Full Programme Of Events In The MainRing Including The JCB Dancing Diggers

Enquiries & Pre-Show Tickets

01889 507497

www.ashbourneshow.co.uk

The 121st annual Ashbourne Show will be held on Saturday 18 August at the Polo Ground in Osmaston with

plenty of entertainment for both adults and children.

JCB’s amazing Dancing Diggers will be on display, along with many

horse classes including the magnificent Shires and the Horse of the

Year Show. The Poultry and Pet Section will have classes for pure

bred poultry and eggs and an ‘enter on the day’ pet section. The

livestock section features many breeds, both popular and rare.

A variety of mouth watering products will be on offer in the Food

Hall, the Craft Marquee has a wide range of stands and the handicraft,

homecraft and horticulture tent will be filled with the many entries

competing for trophies. The WI, Camera Club and Young Farmers will

also be holding competitions.

Car parking is free. A free bus from Homebase travels via Victoria

Square and Old Derby Road. Discounted tickets are available in

advance from Tourist Information Centres at Ashbourne, Leek,

Buxton and Swadlincote, NFU Office at Uttoxeter, Derbyshire

Building Society in Ashbourne and Belper and from Homebase and

John Stubbs Sports in Ashbourne and from the show Secretary. All

this would not be possible without the generous contributions from

our sponsors and volunteers and we are always on the lookout for

more help.Tel: 01889 507497, follow us on Twitter/ Facebook or visit

www.ashbourneshow.co.uk for further details.

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Head to Toe ProtectionLarge collection of workwear, safety clothing andsafety footwear. We stock it all!See instore for full range

Eye ProtectionHuge range of safety glassesand goggles available from our trade counter.

Ear ProtectionWide range of ear defenders tosuit every application. See instore for full range.

The UK’s Largest Selection of Safety Boots

Respiratory ProtectionLarge selection of dust, particleand vapour masks in stock. See instore for full range.

Hand ProtectionWide range of gloves fromgeneral purpose to specialityavailable in all sizes and types. See instore for full range.

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Travel Back inTime to

Edwardian BritainCrich Tramway Village is winding backthe clock to the early 1900s during itsEdwardian Weekend on Saturday 14thand Sunday 15th July, a time when thesuffragette movement was in full swing,First World War soldiers patrolled thestreets and horse drawn trams were aregular spectacle.

Visitors will be able to mingle with a whole host

of characters in period dress, including the

suffragettes who will be campaigning for equal

rights, the stable hands who will protest over the

loss of their jobs due to the development of the

tramway from horse to electricity and First World

War soldiers, off to fight in The Great War.

Of course, no Edwardian event would be

complete without a performance of the Music

Hall. Free seats for everyone! What’s more visitors

are being given the opportunity to be First Class

“Titanic” passengers at a special Eve of Sailing

Dinner being held at 6.00pm in the Red Lion

Upper Deck Restaurant on the evening of

Saturday 14th July. Tickets for the dinner cost

£20.00 and can be obtained in advance from Crich

Tramway Village. Anyone attending the event with

an Edwardian vehicle or dressed in period

costume who registers in advance can get free

admission. Visit www.tramway.co.uk to find out

more.

Crich Tramway Village is open daily until 4th

November 2012. It is situated near Matlock,

Derbyshire, eight miles from M1 junction 28.

Admission prices for the Edwardian Weekend:

Adult £13.00. Senior £10.50. Child (4-15) £.8.00.

Family (2 adults, 3 children) £39.00 Information

line 01773 854321 www.tramway.co.uk.

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CROMFORD STEAM RALLY

On the 4th and 5th of August the Cromford Steam Rallywill celebrate its 42nd annual rally. This will take place at theShowground on the A615 at Tansley, near Matlock.

Over the last few years the rally has grown to be one of the biggest in

the Midlands and exhibitors attend from all parts of the UK including

Northern Ireland. This year over 400 vehicles of different types will be

on show plus many static exibits, 36 working full size and 72 miniature

steam engines, making it the largest collection of steam engines to

appear to date.

At the centre of the traditional vintage fairground, you will find

Ashley’s Steam Gallopers along with a wonderfully preserved set of

Dodgems. This year a ride new to the rally circuit, having spent many

years in Derby before being rescued and restored, is a very rare and

wonderful Speedway Ark. This is a circular ride that rises over 4 hills

similar to a waltzer but with horses or motorcycles.

Throughout the weekend there will be something to suit everyone;

Chapeltown Brass Band, a large variety of market stalls, the wonderful

Buxton Billerettes (Sunday only) and the Piston Ring Youth Motorcycle

Display team. The evening entertainment on Friday night sees Dave

Grant along with the ever popular ‘Kick and Rush’. Saturday night is

back to the sixties with Dave Grant (ex Paper Lace) and the fabulous

Ivy League famous for hits like ‘Funny How Love Can Be, Tossin’ And

Turnin’ and many more hits.

Cromford Steam Rally continues to thrill and entertain vast numbers

of people, some remembering times past others amazed at how things

used to be. Well worth going along to see for yourself.

www.cromfordsteamrally.co.uk

Park Farm Shopping Centre, Park Farm Drive Allestree, Derby DE22 2QN Free Parking

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Join our loyalty card scheme, visitwww.ParkFarmShoppingCentre.co.uk

S h o p - E a t - R e l a x

between the local schools to bejudged by councillor Saadia Davis

Bunting Competition

PLUS

Friday 13th & Saturday 14th July from 10am till 5pm

A selection of all handmade, unique gifts

Arts & CraftsFAir

We are proud sponsors of

Allestree Junior Football Club

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Pottery Beach at Denby Visitor Centre opens on Monday 16th July

for eight weeks of summer fun with safe golden sand, deckchairs, free

entertainment, beach hut shop, snack bar and new Craft Hut. The

Craft Hut opens on the 7th August with new SandArt exclusive to

Pottery Beach, competitions, fun with clay and lots of other activities.

See details and dates listed on the Events page at

www.denbyvisitorcentre.co.uk Pottery Beach is open daily from

10am to 4pm and is free to use.

Special Olympic Craft Sessions will take place in the Denby

Craftroom at 11am and 2pm from 30th July until 5th August where

everyone can have a go at making and painting commemorative

pieces to take home. Craftroom Tours are available at 12pm and

3pm daily.

For Denby bargain hunters, the Summer Sale is on throughout July

with an extra 20% off current patterns and ‘buy one get one free’

offers every weekend!

Denby Visitor Centre is just off the A38. See

www.denbyvisitorcentre for more details. Booking is recommended

for Craftroom Tours and Olympic Craft Sessions, call 01773 740 799.

PotteryBeach & OlympicCraftSessions at Denby

Across: 1 Child 2 Policeman’s stick! 9 Add sugar 10 Handy hint 12 Type of Asian music 13 Anno Domini

14 Crooked 15 Quantity taken in 17 Einsteinium 18 Pertainingto 19 Pacino! 20 Latest 24 Please greatly 27 Tic! 28 Mother 29 Style of clothing 31 Impressive collection 34 Machine gun

35 United Nations 36 Of the head 39 Stopping over 41 Rent out 42 Open out 44 Close in 45 Rhythm in a tune

46 The animal that can’t fly! 47 Asian dish

Down: 1 Keep going 2 Coral 3 No backbone 4 Cardinalnumber 5 5 Novice 6 Main city 7 Make a mistake 8 Inert gas 11 Paisley! 14 Type of tree 16 Financial support 21 Estimatedtime of arrival 22 Tis --- ! 23 Spanish uncle 25 Period of time 26 Space 29 Based on fact 30 Void 31 Ski run 32 Expressions

33 Type of exercise 37 Terrible 38 Unwell 40 Small picture in a big one 43 Hollow

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Just find the Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire village

in the crossword below and send the place name

on a postcard to: Crossword Comp. Country Images,

Victoria House, market Place, Crich De4 5DD

entries to reach us by july 16th 2012

first correct entry drawn wins the prize of 2 tickets to this

years ashover show . terms and conditions apply

WIN 2 tickets to this years Ashover Show on the 8th of August.

asHoVer sHoW, 8th of august 2012

rectory fields, ashover, Derbyshire

tel: 01623 811545

www.ashovershow.co.uk • ashovershow@aol.com

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The Studio, No 2 The Galleries,New Lane, Alfreton.

01773 836907

u

Norma GentDerbyshire Artist

Pets, Portraits, Scenes, Still Life,Executive Caricatures, Victorian Life.

SPECIAL DAYWORKSHOP

Saturday 14th JulyWatercolour Classes Tuesday

mornings & evenings & every Thursday 9am - 10.45amSt Thomas’s Community Centre

Somercotes

Framing Now Available

GALLERYm n h

Broomes Barns, Pilsley,

Chatsworth, DE45 1PF

Richard Whittlestone

WILDLIFE GALLERY

Tel : 01246 582720www.richardwhittlestone.co.uk

Opening Hours

Tues - Sat 10.00 - 5.00

Sun 11.00 - 4.00

Front Cover Artist

Richard Cooper will be exhibiting at Melbourne Arts

Festival on 15th and 16th September, swiftly followed by

an exhibition at Opus Gallery in Ashbourne throughout

October. More details can be found at

www.peaklandscape.co.uk where prints can also be

purchased

The Ridgeway Gallery is delighted to host its second solo exhibition of paintings by

Michael Barnfather. One of England’s leading landscape painters, Michael was born in

Ilkeston, Derbyshire, later studying at the Derby College of Art. Having spent nine

years as an amateur artist, he turned professional in 1964. Michael has now been

painting the British countryside for over forty-five years, recording his subjects with

understanding and great technical ability. His style is unique and instantly

recognisable; combining broad panoramas and tightly drawn detail with great skill,

achieving a painting that is just as satisfying in close-up as from a distance. There is

an opportunity to meet Michael at the gallery on Saturday 30th June.

The Richard Whittlestone Wildlife Gallery is well worth a visit over the

summer months, with its wonderful setting on the Chatsworth Estate.

The gallery hosts Richard’s exquisite original paintings, limited edition

prints and cards depicting many of our favourite animal subjects.

All works feature Richard’s trademark fly hidden somewhere on the

painting - though it can take a keen eye to spot it!

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Valley Lodge: Bakewell Road, Matlock DE4 3BN

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Hay fever, also known as seasonal allergic rhinitis,affects one in five people in the UK and is mainlycaused by grass pollen.

According to John Collard, clinical director of Allergy UK, hayfever is a type of allergy. It happens when your body makesantibodies in response to certain triggers, such as pollen. It'smost common in children and, particularly, teenagers, but youcan develop hay fever at any age. The symptoms usually includesneezing, itchy and watery eyes, and stuffy nose.

What causes hay fever?In Britain, hay fever is mainly caused by grass pollen. Around 95per cent of hay fever sufferers are allergic to grass pollen. • Tree pollen can cause hay fever too. Around a quarter of hayfever sufferers are allergic to tree pollen.• Mould spores and weed pollen can also trigger symptoms.Check the Met Office pollen calendar to see if you're allergicto tree, grass or weed pollen.

The pollens that cause hay fever vary from person to personand region to region. The amount of pollen in the air will affecthow bad your hay fever is. There's more likely to be morepollen in the air on hot, dry, windy days than on cool, damp,rainy days. Research shows that pollution, such as cigarettesmoke or car exhaust fumes, also makes some allergies worse.

When is hay fever worst?The time of year at which you begin to experience hay feversymptoms depends on the types of pollen you're allergic to.Trees release their pollen in March to early May while grassesrelease pollen from late May to early August. Weeds andcertain shrubs release their pollen in late summer.The hay fever season can therefore last from March toOctober. And if you're unlucky enough to be allergic to morethan one type of pollen, you may only have just two or threemonths without symptoms in the winter before the cyclestarts again.

COPING WITHHAY FEVER

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Set up in 2011 by Kate Spencer-Payne and Gill Haring, CARE 100 has

quickly found its niche in the independent living and mobility market

place. With a huge range of rise and recline chairs on display, the

showroom has had a very busy winter. Now as the warm weather

arrives, many customers are looking for mobility scooters and the

shop is full to capacity with a wide range of new scooters.

Care100 was formed as a result of Kate having spent two years

looking after her mother where she found a lack of empathy and

service for the needs and requirements of elderly and disabled people.

Thus having experienced these problems first hand, Kate and Gill

decided they could ‘do it better’ and formed Care100.

Inside the store is a large selection of mobility aids. They stock a total

range of new mobility scooters from £499, rise and recline chairs from

£399 and wheelchairs starting at only £75. Many the other items that

make life easier eg walking sticks, shower stools, continence products

and raised toilet seats are also on display.

Many of their customers need help in getting in and out of the bath.

Care100 stock different types of bath lifts and are happy to

demonstrate these in your own home with no obligation to purchase.

Customers are made to feel very welcome and are able to try out

various pieces of equipment for themselves for suitability, there’s

absolutely no hard sell from Kate and Gill. The emphasis is on good old

fashioned honesty and service.

Kate Spencer-Payne said ‘A warm welcome is guaranteed and if you

have time for a coffee, we are more than happy to put the kettle on’.

The showroom is on Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield (next to Majestic

Wine Warehouse) and has ample free parking right outside the door.

The store offers ease of entry with electric doors and is all on one

level.

What matters most to Kate and Gill is that customers have complete

peace of mind knowing that they have received the best advice and

service possible.

Care 100, The Hanger, 42 Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield.

Independent Living

Tips to relieve hay feverAvoiding exposure to pollen is the best way to reduce theallergic symptoms of hay fever:• Keep windows shut at night and first thing in the morning• Stay indoors when the pollen count is high (between 50 and150)• Wear wraparound sunglasses. • Put some petroleum jelly just inside your nostrils to trapsome of the pollen.• Don't mow the grass or sit in fields or large areas of grass.• Wash your hands and face regularly.• Avoid exposure to other allergens, such as pet fur, orenvironmental irritants, such as insect sprays or tobaccosmoke. • Check the Met Office pollen forecast to find out your chanceof hay fever symptoms over the next five days.

Hay fever treatmentAs with most allergies, the best way to control hay fever is toavoid the triggers. However, it's difficult to avoid pollen,particularly during the summer. Even straightforward hay fevercan be debilitating, causing runny eyes, sleepless nights,bunged-up nose and headaches.A range of over-the-counter products can treat the symptomsof hay fever, including tablets, nasal sprays, eye drops andcreams. Antihistamines are the usual treatment for the main symptoms,such as itchy, watery eyes and runny nose, while steroid nasalsprays are the main treatment for a stuffy nose.

Speak to your GP or pharmacist before you decide on a hayfever treatment. It's particularly important to speak to your GPif you have asthma. Hay fever often makes asthma symptomsworse. If this happens, you may need to increase the dosage ofyour asthma medication.Source NHS Choices.

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Choose from high quality houses, cottages or

apartments in the beautiful and secure

surroundings of St Elphin’s Park in Darley

Dale, between Bakewell and Matlock in the

heart of the Derbyshire Dales.

We maintain the property and gardens,

leaving you to enjoy things like the Audley

Club, with facilities to rival any country house

hotel, including a pool, beauty treatments,

restaurant, bar and library. Should you

require any extra help in the future, Audley

Care can provide as little or as much support

as you need.

Everything is designed so you stay firmly in

control, with complete freedom and

independence to live the life you choose, the

way you want to.

Four beautiful new cottages at Audley St Elphin’s Park are now complete

and ready to move into.

Thornton Mews, was built in the 1920s as a

girls’ dormitory for St Elphin’s School. The

original stone building has been converted

into a row of mews cottages and extensive

work has been undertaken to re-roof the

building as well as to gently clean and

re-point the stone in order to retain charm

and character. Even the original external

stone steps to the upper floor have been left

in place and make a stunning feature.

The addition of lovely porches and French

doors leading onto raised decking, as well as

carefully planned internal remodelling, means

that each cottage is highly individual but

equally delightful. The show home is

impressive. The interior designer’s theme:

‘Reflections from France’ is inspirational.

Crystals and glass, scent bottles, pewter, ivory

and silver leaf combine to give a feeling of

French charm and haute couture. Prices

range from £360,000 to £405,000 and

reservations are being taken for completion

this summer.

St Elphin’s House ~Renovations almost complete.

The final phases of renovation are now well

underway and St Elphin’s House will be

completed and opened to residents, Audley

Club members and members of the public in

two stages during the summer.

The first area to get the “designer treatment”

will be the health and wellbeing centre and

the 5 luxury apartments on the north and

west side of the Main House.

The health and wellbeing centre comprises a

pool and a fitness suite, where Audley Club

staff will offer classes and training

programmes to St Elphin’s Park residents and

Audley Club members. There is also a studio

for exercise classes, meetings, clubs, events

and activities. There is a hair salon and two

treatment rooms which will provide top class

facilities for a hairdresser, a physiotherapist, a

beautician and other holistic therapists to

offer a range of services at St Elphin’s Park.

Five luxury apartments spread over the three

floors of St Elphin’s House offer unique

accommodation within this historic building.

Number 4, St Elphin’s House will be the show

apartment giving customers a taste of what

living within this grand Victorian building

could be like. You are very welcome to join

us for a tour of the apartments and the

health and wellbeing centre, appointments

can be made from the middle of July onwards

by calling 01629 733337.

At the front of St Elphin’s House, the

Orangery Restaurant and Bistro/Bar will

open during the late summer. Furnished to

the highest standards expected of a luxury

country house hotel, reservations will be

taken for morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea

and evening dining. There will be a terrace

with outdoor seating areas overlooking the

lawns and the completion of the grand

entrance hall with its stunning staircase is

eagerly awaited.

All members of the Audley team look

forward to welcoming you to view St Elphin’s

House over the coming months.

www.audleyretirement.co.uk

Our idea of retirement is different. At Audley, you own your home, which means you retain your highly valued independence and your asset.

Audley Retirement in Darley Dale

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Premium Quality Home - Coxbench Is About Caring!

Call in to see us or contact us for a Brochure and our DVD

Coxbench Hall Home for the Elderly

Alfreton Road, Coxbench, Derby DE21 5BBTel: 01332 880200 Fax: 01332 881199www.coxbench-hal l.co.uk e.mail : off icel@coxbench-hall.co.uk

21st Century Care in Unique Georgian Surroundings

l Superb home cooking l Lift to all floors

l Most rooms have en-suite toilets l Ample lounge space with large

conservatory l Call Care System to all rooms l Loop System

l Own mini-bus l Extensive activities and entertainment

Sustain and enjoy independence throughout your retirement years in elegant

surroundings with the support of top quality family-style care. This high quality

retirement home is a beautiful Georgian building set in 4.5 acres of parkland,

featuring a stream, pond and sensory gardens, just north of Derby City. The

period character has been retained in this modernised accommodation.

SUMMER FETE 8th JULY 2 - 4pm

OPEN GARDENS 29th JULY & 12th AUGUST 2 - 5pm

Coxbench Hall Street PartyPat and Alan Brewin of Belper were the lucky winners of Iceland

(Belper Branch) Street Party food and they very kindly donated part

of this to be enjoyed by two communities for their Street Parties

celebrating our Queen’s Jubilee. Pat and Alan divided their prize

between St. Peter’s Church in Belper and Coxbench Hall Residential

Home for Older People. Pat and Alan joined the residents, staff and

guests at Coxbench Hall who held their celebrations on Tuesday 5th

June. Residents enjoyed musical entertainment and delicious food at

a ‘Street Party’ which was held indoors due to the British weather,

but with a view of the beautiful grounds from the windows in the

dining area.

Coxbench Hall is a Grade II listed building in the village of Coxbench

between Little Eaton and Belper

Pat and Alan Brewin pictured in the centre. To their left are Anne,

Irene and Arthur and to their right, Mary, Margaret and General

Manager Olive Tomlinson

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Once in a while something very

special happens and it’s often

very unexpected. Our visit to La

Rock Restaurant in Sandiacre,

Nottinghamshire was just one of

those occasions. Easy to pass by

without giving a second glance,

La Rock hides in a quiet street,

waiting to be discovered.

From the moment we walked through the

door, into the glass roofed reception

area, we sensed the evening may be

quite different from our expectation. We

were greeted by Matt Roe, the restaurant

manager and straightaway felt

comfortable and relaxed. Matt chatted to

us, giving us a brief history of the

building and also explained his love of

food with great enthusiasm and passion.

Whilst we pondered over the interesting

menu choice, I had a glass of Merlot and

my husband had a Peroni lager before

being escorted to our table. The dining

area is simple and uncluttered, the oak

tables inlaid with slate, matching

perfectly with the clean bare brick walls,

to create a warm, rustic atmosphere. We

ordered our starter and main course and

our waiter Malcolm presented us with an

amuse bouche for two, compliments of

the chef, consisting of a mini farmhouse

loaf, salted butter squares, chicken liver

mousse and special Scottish recipe

chutney, made from apples, tomatoes,

sultanas, onion, chilli and vinegar. We

were both very impressed by this dish,

simple but wonderfully tasty, if this was

the standard we could expect, then we

were truly in for a treat.

Our starter arrived, for me the pear and

stilton ravioli served with walnut beurre

blanc, tarragon and pea shoots. The

Colsten Bassett Stilton was a perfect

accompaniment to the sweet pear, the

walnut beurre blanc adding a nutty

flavour and all blended beautifully to

create a terrific starter. My husband had

the British scallops with garlic purée,

cucumber, mint, vanilla oil and lime.

Again, the flavours in this dish were

superb, the sweet scallop meat being

offset by the zesty lime with the fresh

hint of mint in the background. Both

starters were excellent.

Matt and Malcolm brought our main

course; I had chosen twice-roasted belly

pork, oyster mushrooms, pickled mooli,

coriander, anise, orange and mango. The

food was presented with real care and

attention to detail, perfectly cooked and

a joy to eat, the orange and mango a

sophisticated addition to the pork with

the oyster mushrooms providing balance.

My husband had Gressingham duck

breast, seared foie gras, plum, creamed

apple and a clove jus. The medium

cooked duck breast had a crispy, slightly

salty skin and combined with the plum

and apple with a hint of clove, made an

exceptional dish. Both main courses

were served with fresh vegetables and

the whole experience was a delight.

Malcolm offered us the dessert menu and

described some of the dishes to us. After

much deliberation I chose the ‘Textures

of Chocolate and Lime’ and my husband

decided on the interestingly titled ‘La

Rock Full English’. My dessert was

simply beautiful, a design of chocolate

sitting on a bed of chocolate soil, with

lime ice-cream, truffles, white chocolate

and syllabub. My husband’s ‘Full English’

was just that, a clever use of meringue,

ice cream and fruit to create a dessert

version of a breakfast plate, complete

with a cappuccino mousse. Served on a

piece of slate, this dessert is guaranteed

to raise a smile and was a credit to the

skill and imagination of the owner and

chef, Nick Gillespie.

Our meal was finished off with coffee

and a 10 year old Suntory Yamazuki

Japanese whisky from the large selection

of malt whisky and liquors on offer. As if

we hadn't been treated to enough

gastronomic delights Matt served up our

final surprise of handmade petit fours, a

combination of chocolate, fudge and a

delightful creation made from salted

peanuts, white chocolate and chilli that

really packed a punch.

Throughout the meal both Matt and

Malcolm described each course to us as

they presented it and we were very

impressed with their knowledge and

attention to detail. One interesting thing

was that Matt did not write down any

orders, he simply noted them to memory

with ease. When we commented on this

after our meal he explained that as well

as being the restaurant manager he was

also involved in the creation of some

dishes which helped explain his

expertise.

To sum up we have never had such a

complete dining experience; from the

relaxed surroundings to the excellent

food, the evening was exceptional. Nick,

his wife and his staff are to be

congratulated on their achievements and

should be very proud of La Rock. As we

said when we first arrived, La Rock is a

secret, special surprise, so when you

have been don't tell too many people, as

it is our secret too!

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The White HorseWoolley MoorSituated in the rolling hills of Derbyshire

Badger Lane, Woolley Moor

Derbyshire, DE55 6FGTel. 01246 590319

Opening Times

Monday to Saturday: 12.00 - 15.00and 17.30 - 23.00

Sunday: 12.00 - 15.00www.thewhitehorsewoolleymoor.co.ukBooking advisable to avoid disappointment

Lunch & EveningMenu

Monthly Menu& Special Board4 Bridge Street, Sandiacre

Nottingham NG10 5QT

t: 0115 9399 833

www.larockrestaurant.co.uk

la rockrestaurant

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“We’re passionate about qualityand freshness because we know

you are too.”Fresh fruit and vegetables, locally produced

beef, lamb, pork and poultry, award winningsausages, free range eggs, freshly baked bread,

home-made cakes, organic produce, local icecream, local beers.

Farm shop café now open.

www.croots.co.ukFarnah House Farm, Wirksworth Road, Duffield,

Derbyshire DE56 4AQ

Tel 01332 843032email:info@croots.co.uk

Open Tues-Sat 9am-5pm Sundays 10am-4pm

Send your entries (including your full name and address) to: Country Images Magazine (food comp.)

Unit 5, Keys Road, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7FQ First correct entry chosen wins.

Closing date for entries: July 16th 2012

Groucho Marx had one of these! Well somethingsimilar. I am easily recognised by my go faster stripe!Some people smoke me! But not in the way you maythink. I’m a pretty deep character, 980ft to be exact.

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Ingredients8 chicken breasts8 small tortilla wraps8 tbsp guacamolemixed lettuce leaves

Marinade:2 garlic cloves, crushedjuice of 1 orange2 tbsp light soy sauce3 tbsp clear honey½ tsp fresh mild green and red small chillis,chopped very finely

Method1. Place the garlic, orange juice, soy sauce,honey and chilli into a bowl. Season to tasteand stir.2. Place the chicken in a large shallowroasting tin, pour over the marinade and turnthe chicken over to coat all sides. Cover withfoil or cling film and chill in the fridge tomarinate for at least 1 hour.3. Preheat the oven to 220˚C/425˚F/GM7.Remove the foil or cling film from the roastingtin and turn the chicken in the honey marinadeonce more.4. Place the roasting tin in the oven and cookthe chicken for 25–30 minutes, turning every10 minutes through cooking and basting withthe glaze. Cook until the chicken is tender andslightly blackened. 5. Remove from the roasting tin and leave tocool on a plate. Once cooled, slice the chickeninto strips.6. Lay a tortilla on a board. Place a spoonfulof guacamole onto the centre and spread out alittle. Add a handful of the mixed lettuce leavesand top with several strips of chicken.7. Fold the tortilla over the filling, leaving thechicken slightly sticking out. Fold a papernapkin around the tortilla to keep it secure; thiswill also make it easier to eat on a picnic.

Picnic

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35 Codnor-Denby Lane, Codnor, Derbyshire, DE5 9SP

01773 745222www.marquisoformonde.co.uk

Main Menu served Monday-Saturday 12-3pm and 6-9pm

Except Wednesday Mid-Week Carvery £5.95 12-3pm • Sunday Carvery 12-6pm

Freshly prepared food daily usingfresh, locally sourced ingredients

TheMarQuisOf Ormonde

Beautifully refurbished and under new management, the all

new Marquis of Ormonde between Derby and Codnor – a

traditional pub offering a modern and contemporary feel.

Disabled Access • Children Welcome • Huge Car Park • Real Ales

A traditional village pub –holding onto its place in a

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alongside honest real ales!

£5.95 Carvery Monday - Friday 12-2pmOpen all day Saturday

and SundayA dedicated team providing

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difference.

Spanker Lane, NetherHeage, Belper, Derbyshire

DE56 2ATTelephone 01773 853222

Music nights: Blue Shift Band 28th June - Jazz from 9pm.Dinner and Jazz with Gypsy Jazz 6-9pm - 7th July.

Ripley Morris men 5th July.

THE SPANKER INNA T N E T H E R H E A G E

The Spanker Inn at Nether Heage

New Lunch Time Menu

Lighter Portions

One course £5.95Two course £8.95

Three course £11.95

Monday Night pie night £5.00

Tuesday Night Steak Night 2 rump steaks

for £17.00

A la carte menu Wednesday- Saturday 12pm till 2pm

and 6pm till 9pm

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Visit Clarkes of Ripley’s summer sale. Selected

items from the Pomodoro collection now half

price, dress illustrated was £60 now £30.

Clarkes of Ripley, Grosvenor Road, Ripley.

Lovely Pause Café sundress,

great for holidays, cruises

and hot summer days.

Available from Jillian Hart

Fashions, Babington Lane,

Derby. Call into the shop to

see their great of collections

and accessories or

telephone 01332 347647

Madness

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For a range of quality

leisure wear visit Rock Fall,

Wimsey Way, Alfreton.

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featuringJaques Vert • PlanetWindsmoor • JoulesPrecis Petite • Eastex

Pomodoro • Dash • Olsen

Starts 9.30am Thursday 5th July 2012

Doors open 9.30am

40-44 Babington Lane, Derby 01332 347647Opening Times: Mon - Sat 9.30 - 5.00

SALENOW ON

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Daywear,Eveningwear andWedding Outfitsin sizes 10 -22

10 The Market Place, Ashbourne DE6 1ES Tel: 01335 347247

3b Portland Square, Bakewell DE45 1HA Tel: 01629 812514

Unit 8 Cavendish Arcade, Buxton SK17 6BQ Tel: 01298 79244

We offer a wide choice of wedding hats,fascinators and co-ordinating bags, jewellery andscarves to add the finishing touch to any outfit. Wealso have a range of clothing direct from Italy

Unique range of ladies’ accessories at affordable prices

Formerly MarcellesSizes 14 to 30

Upper StonesFASHION

20 Midland RoadDerby, DE1 2SL

Tel: 01332 298208www.upperstonesfashion.co.ukupperstonesfashion@gmail.com

Free Customer Parking

Opening Hours:Tuesday - Friday

10am - 4pmSaturday

10am - 5pm

SALENOW ON

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Madness

Midsummer

Welcome to UpperStones

Fashion "formerly Marcelles",

with top European designer wear

from Elena Grunert, Chalou,

Doris Streich, Personal Choice,

Zele, Tia and many more. Elegant

fashions for the modern woman

from casual wear to occasion

wear in sizes 14 to 30. For

friendly service and a wonderful

selection visit UpperStones

Fashion, 20 Midland Road, Derby.

Let’s go to a wedding…

This gorgeous outfit in versatile black and white is available at Designs by

Marlaine and is perfect for weddings. Available up to size 24 with prices to

suit all budgets. Designs by Marlaine caters for your entire wedding party;

the shop also stocks a great range of clothing, accessories, jewellery and

outfits for children. Telephone 01773 830787 or pop into the shop at 82

High Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire. www.designsbymarlaine.co.uk

Tarltons located at

185 Nottingham Road,

Somercotes, Derbyshire stock

shoes for simply all occasions! The

wide fitting, handmade shoes shown

by Adesso are practical and

comfortable. Tarltons stock occasion

shoes and accessories, plus a great range

of slippers and mules all year round with

prices starting from £6.99. Contact the shop

on 01773 602816

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T: 01773 608616 Major House, Wimsey Way, Alfreton Tr. Est.,

Alfreton DE55 4LS Mon-Fri: 9.00-5.30 Sat: 9.30-5.00

Leisure RangeNEWLet’s go to a Wedding

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TARLTONS185 Nottingham Road, Somercotes, Derbyshire

Tel: 01773 602816Closed all day Wednesday

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SaleStarts July 2nd till August 31st

2012

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Country Style Dk is a highly versatile yarn that

creates incredibly smooth knits in a lovely range of

colours from rich autumn shades to pretty spring

colours. Yarn and pattern are available from U-duit,

The Wool Shop, Church Street, Ripley.

Madness

Midsummer

The lovely new

collection by Ana

Nonza is available at

Frox of Draycott and

is great for summer

for an elegant summer

look. The Ana Nonza

collection is now

available to purchase.

Visit Frox at Draycott

Mills, Draycott

Derbyshire or

telephone 01332

875572.

www.froxshop.com

Are you a sewing

enthusiast or just

starting out? At The

Sewing Corner they have

all the accessories that

will help you complete

your sewing project

from threads, pins,

ribbons, scissors, buttons

and so much more. They

also sell a varied

selection of wools and

patterns for you to

peruse. 01629 760299

Arrive in style and elegancefor your perfect day with carsfrom the golden age of motoring

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SewingCorner

A comprehensive range of Fabrics, Silks,Cottons, Satins, Laces, Curtaining andFelts. Curtains, Curtain Tracks, Poles,Trims, Tie Backs and Key Tassels.

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T: 01629 760299Open; Tues, Weds, Fri 9.30-5.30

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Ladies and Men’s HairAbbey Lane, Darley Abbey,

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Stylish Fossil purse

only available at The

Fabulous Leather

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Divine Dentures is a GDC Registered clinic

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We at Divine Dentures provide personal and

individual care to give patients handcrafted,

bespoke dentures. Nick Smith offers a free

consultation service and provides home visits in

the Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Mansfield

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Super-Charged Moisturizer® 200ml £14.75

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Activated Shine blend of Chamomile, Henna, Rosemary and Aloe Vera help restore, brighten and

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Straight Works® 200ml £16.50

‘Smoothes and Controls’From the Paul Mitchell® Smoothing System - Straight Works® is a lightweight gel to help calm

and relax naturally wavy or curly hair textures whilst helping to provide amazing shine.

Straight Works® is also great on fine hair as it helps create silky, smooth and manageable styles

without weighing the hair down.

Color Protect® Reconstructive Treatment 150ml £13.25

‘Repairs and protects’Whether you are a beautiful brunette or a racy redhead, Color Protect® Reconstructive Treatment

helps jump start your hair colour. A deep conditioning, weekly treatment designed specifically to

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Thicken Up™ 200ml £14.25

‘Styling Liquid’Big hair is in high demand. Give your hair some serious attitude with Thicken UpTM - a styling liquid

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Hair care from

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U-DUIT

DMC • Anchor • Books • Tablecloths • Tapestry Wools • Threads • Frames Hoops • Embroidery Charts • Fabrics • Metallic Threads

‘PictureFraming Service

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Established

19757a Church Street, Ripley DE5 3BU Tel: 01773 745824

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Sitting proudly at the pinnacle of the luxury British car maker’s sports

car line-up, this breath-taking new super grand tourer represents the

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Unmistakably an Aston Martin, the design shows a clear and coherent

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Powered by a significantly revised

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Dr Bez said: “The Aston Martin range is stronger now than at any time

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signal the beginning of our centenary celebrations next year.”

Priced from £189,995 RRP first deliveries of the new sports car are

expected to begin in the UK and Continental Europe late in 2012.

Aston Martin unveil their stunning new

luxury sports car –

the Vanquish.

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