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No forests and no peaks, neverthelessPeak Forest has an interesting history.Brian Spencer visits one of the oldestvillages in the Peak District

PEAKFOREST

The village is a straggle of isolated stone cottages and farms sitting at right

angles around the crossroads of the A623 and along minor lanes going east

and west. Its parish church fits nicely into a corner more or less opposite the

Devonshire Arms, a pub which has cared for the needs of travellers since this

became the main route from Chesterfield to Manchester. This road was a

turnpike dating from the eighteenth century.

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The name Peak Forest has nothing to do with trees, in fact it is unlikely that dense bodies of trees ever

covered the thin soil of the surrounding limestone moors. Forest in this case refers to an area set aside as

a pleasure ground where royalty could hunt; but woe betide any commoner who had the temerity to

take any of the game reserved only for the upper classes. When William, Duke of Normandy was

carving up the land after the Battle of Hastings, he gave a huge slice of the North Midlands to William

Peveril, one of his knights. Part of it, one suspects the least profitable as agricultural land, was reserved

for hunting and became the Royal Forest of the Peak where deer and wild boar could be chased by the

privileged few.

Anyone found poaching game, even if driven

by hunger, was hauled before the Steward of

the Forest, a kind of manager who presided

in the Swaincote based in what became Peak

Forest. Even the taking of rabbits was

forbidden as was the creation of

smallholdings hidden away in secluded parts

of the forest; punishment as a result was

severe, ranging from branding or having an

eye or hand removed to possibly hanging.

Punishment was meted out for the most

trivial offence and was so cruel that death by

hanging may have been considered the less

painful option. Hunting continued

throughout the Middle Ages, but it was not

until the latter part of the sixteenth century

that the land became settled; the last deer to

be killed, if records are right, was in 1674.

Eventually and along with the rest of the

country, small agricultural settlements were

merged into larger farms as decreed by the

Enclosure Acts of the eighteenth and

nineteenth centuries. This then set the pattern

of Peak Forest which still applies in the

twenty-first century.

Like much of the White Peak, small scale

lead mining occupied the efforts of many of

Peak Forest’s inhabitants, both women as

well as men. Most of the mines were dotted

around the moors above Conies Dale where

rabbits were encouraged to breed mainly for

their fur. In Oxlow Rake to the south east of

the moor, the word Dam crops up in several

places and suggests that water was stored

there, perhaps for washing lead ore, but it is

unlikely that there was any appreciable

amount of water able to be stored in the

otherwise dry valley. The only standing water

in Peak Forest was a dew pond near the

angle made by Old Dam Lane and Church

Lane, that was created by lining a man made

hollow with impervious clay.

The easy pace of village life


Most of the village settlement is around the area known

as Old Dam; there is still a village shop lower down

Church Lane, but apart from Sweet Knoll Farm, most of

the farms husbanding dairy cattle and sheep are

scattered across the higher ground leading towards

Eldon Hill and on either side of the A623, or along the

by-road leading to Peak Dale and Buxton. Although

there was once a cotton mill at Damside south of the

main road and possibly another for grinding corn, non

agricultural industry now sits neatly beside the A623 on

its way to Chapel-en-le-Frith, where the vehicle repair

garage has a neighbour specialising in hand made

kitchen furniture.

The Romans built their Batham Gate to link Aquae

Arnemetiae (Buxton), to the outpost of Navio between

Bradwell and Hope. The line of the road passes to the

east of Peak Forest, keeping to the high ground for much

of the way. Little remains of this once important link,

although several minor roads still follow parts of its

route. It may have been this route that an eloping couple

were following in 1758 in order to get married at Peak

Forest. Their finery and obvious wealth attracted the

attention of a group of out of work lead miners when

they stopped at Castleton. From there they were

followed into the Winnats Pass where they were robbed

and murdered. Their bodies were hidden down an

abandoned mine shaft and not found until prospecting

miners reopened the mine several years later. None of

the murderers were brought to justice, but all died

miserable deaths, either by accident or suicide, with the

last one admitting the crime on his death bed.

If the eloping couple had completed their journey, they

would have made themselves known to the vicar in

charge of Peak Forest church. Known by the unusual

dedication to King Charles the Martyr, one of only a

handful commemorating the execution of King Charles

I, it had the unusual distinction of allowing couples to

England’s equivalent to Gretna Green - the Parish Churchdedicated to King Charles I

The villagereading roomwith anattractiveVenetian glasswindow.


marry without the statutory need for the reading of banns. The minister’s official and long winded title

was that of ‘Principal Official in the Peculiar Court of Peak Forest’. As the position was also outside the

jurisdiction of a bishop the minister was able to grant marriage licences, no doubt with considerable

financial advantage to the incumbent. As a result the chapel became a kind of Gretna Green and for a

time marriages averaged one a week. The act of 1753 was supposed to have checked runaway

marriages, but local parsons who also had the lucrative privilege of proving wills, went on performing

these unusual weddings for another 50 years.

Set amongst a fine group of sycamores, the church was endowed by Christina, Countess of Devonshire.

It was devoted to the memory of King Charles I and also reputedly to that of one of her sons who died in

the Royalist cause. There are several memorials to members of the Cavendish family whose money

helped build the church. Two of its windows are memorials to tragic pages of our history; one shows

Charles I in armour, with an axe, a block and the fallen crown beside him. The other window recalls

Lord Frederick Cavendish who was murdered in Phoenix Park, Dublin in the dark days of Ireland before

Home Rule. The original church suffered from the Victorian rebuilding zeal in 1876, this time on the

orders of the 7th Duke of Devonshire. We have little idea of what the original seventeenth century

chapel looked like, but much of its fabric found its way into the reading rooms next door along with an

attractive Venetian glass window.

There is a signpost pointing to the Donkey Village at the traffic lights next

to the church. Follow this road for about half a mile into open countryside

and then go to the right on to a very narrow road for a mile or so, then

through a gate to cross a field leading to an old farm house next to a group

of modern farm buildings. This is Freshfields Donkey Village, home of the

Michael Elliot Trust. Founded by members of the theatrical profession, as a

result you might bump into the likes of June Brown aka Dot Cotton of

Eastenders fame for she is the very hands on president of the Trust, along

with stage luminaries ranging from Dame Judi Dench to Lord Richard Attenborough CBE.

If the eloping couple had evaded their murderers, one of the routes and the most direct they could have

taken, was up the Winnats Pass from Castleton and then out on to Eldon Hill. Descending by way of

mines with names like Slitherstone which sounds like something out of a Harry Potter story, their way

would have taken them past Eldon Hole. About 180 feet deep and proven to link with Peak Cavern in

Castleton, the hole appears as a deep gash on the side of 1540ft high Eldon Hill. Once known as the

Bottomless Pit it was listed by Thomas Hobbes, tutor to the Cavendish family as being one of his Seven

Wonders of the Peak. It was in his days that a local farmworker was lowered by rope down the chasm,

but returned speechless and with pure white hair. At another time a goose that was sent down

reappeared in Peak Cavern, reputedly with singed feathers, apparently having journeyed through Hell!

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Art pottery entered the national consciousness in the 1860s on the back of the

Aesthetic Movement and the craze for all things Japanese, which arose from the

1862 International Exhibition. It was a move away from the cheap transfer printed

wares then emanating from Stoke-on-Trent, towards hand crafted pottery which

could be acquired for its own merit.

Bretby was the first such pottery in Derbyshire and was founded

in 1883 by Henry Tooth and William Ault, originally in makeshift

accommodation at T G Green’s works at Church Gresley, not far

from Bretby. Tooth was born into a bucolic family in

Buckinghamshire in 1842 and by his twenties was employed as a

theatrical scenery painter in London, gradually moving on to

execute murals and general decoration for country houses. In

1878 we find him managing an art pottery at Linthorpe, not far

from Middlesbrough, although how he obtained such a position

from the pottery’s proprietor - Christopher Dresser no less - so far

removed from his known talents and abilities is a mystery; it may

be that he was a persuasive talker with a personality to match!

At Linthorpe, Tooth appears to have been responsible for the

famous flown clear glazes they produced. His time there enabled

him to learn the techniques of pottery production and he

oversaw the production of pottery in ‘every conceivable

description, shape and colour.’ In contrast, William Ault brought

business management and accountancy skills to the partnership,

having previously been T G Green’s manager.

In 1885, the newly fledged art pottery moved to Woodville

where their ‘arts and crafts’ style office and showroom still

survive, albeit long derelict. Unfortunately, Ault left the business

in 1887 to start an art pottery called Ault Faience at Swadlincote

railway station, which took over the assets of Linthorpe not long

afterwards and used freelance designers, including Dresser

himself. The only tragedy is that few products emerged actually

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Bretby stick stand 1880s Bretby vase 1890s

Bretby impressed mark


marked so those that are constitute great rarities. This venture

lasted until 1923 when a merger led to the production of

functional items.

Meanwhile, Bretby had started off making vases and plant pots

very reminiscent of Linthorpe shapes, also with bright or flown

glazes and in the 1890s a great number of new designs were

added, frequently unconventional in form and decorative

treatment – ‘nothing could be too brilliant and glowing in colour’.

Much experimentation went on, with lustre and flambé glazes

being tried. Unfortunately, little is known about the decorators and

modellers, who seem to have all been local except for Mellor and

Metcalfe who were head hunted from Linthorpe. Also, Tooth’s

daughter Florence did apparently produce some ‘beautifully

modelled’ pieces showing ‘skill and ingenuity’ – this even after

her marriage to a Yorkshire parson. Bretby pieces rarely bear an

artist’s identification mark.

From the outset, the firm used a sun symbol rising from a horizon

bearing the word ‘BRETBY’ which was universal on the firm’s

wares until 1933, after which its use gradually declined. Most

pieces were also marked with a number or shape mould followed

by a letter indicating the size of the piece. The word ENGLAND

was added in 1891 and MADE IN ENGLAND after c1910. An HT

cipher was used on very early pieces and Tooth’s Linthorpe

products, surviving in occasional use to c1900. Some pieces have

a date hand painted on the base, generally in black, but otherwise

one can only date by the introduction of a particular numeric; for

example 917 = 1910, 1116 = 1897, 1678 = 1907 up to 3045 =

1929, however these digits were often produced for years, even

decades, so is no secure guide.

Most Bretby wares were produced by rapid and inexpensive press

or slip-cast methods, allowing items to be sold within the means

of the most frugal purchaser – code for people of the poorer sort.

Local clays were used and glaze recipes ‘similar to those used in

stained glass’ were made on site. In its early decades the firm was

widely acclaimed and won a number of medals at international

exhibitions.

In 1912 the firm became a limited company with Tooth (who died

in 1918) and his son as directors. The son and his sister kept things

going after Henry’s death, introducing new wares but, in the view

of most collectors, at the expense of quality. The Great Depression

also took its toll and in 1933 the firm was sold to the Parkers, who

were its proprietors until its closure. Production ceased during

1939-1947 in favour of war work, but in the 1950s the old biscuit

and glost kilns were replaced with a gas-fired tunnel kiln, a new

canteen was built and working conditions for the 70 staff were

much improved. At this time some 2000 or so wares were being

turned out, about half of which went to export.

Towards the end of the firm’s existence, it was producing

anonymous lamp bases, plant pots, souvenir material and

advertising materials for chain stores and the Burton breweries. It

closed in 1996.

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When Doveridge Hall was demolished for want of a tenant in 1938, the

county lost a house of architectural importance and fascinating

connections. Built between 1770 and 1777 it was one of Derbyshire’s few

grand, formal, Palladian set-pieces.

LOST HOUSES OF DERBYSHIRE by Maxwell Craven

Above: An 18th century engraving

of Doveridge Hall showing the

park reaching maturity.

Right: A similar view of the Hall

120 years later.

Doveridge Hall

A grand, formal Palladian set-piece

When we talk of Palladian

architecture we are looking at a

building designed in Classical style,

but as interpreted by the

Renaissance Venetian architect

Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) who

set out his ideas in his I Quattro Libri

del’ Architettura (1570). Rather than

ancient Roman architecture revived,

it is essentially re-interpreted

through a Renaissance lens.


Palladio’s influence arrived in England with

Inigo Jones during the reign of James I and

had undergone an astonishing revival at

the expense of the Baroque tradition on the

back of the Whig supremacy from 1714,

led by Colen Campbell and the Earl of

Burlington. Although the Whig dominance

of British political life had ended with the

death of George II in 1760, ushering in an

era of Tory political dominance and

spurring a revival of Neo-Classical

architecture, the Whig gentry still adhered

to the Palladian style. The new Tory

ascendancy on the other hand, espoused

Robert Adam, James Wyatt and the purer

Neo-Classical style. It was the only time in

UK history in which architecture became

hopelessly politicised.

The man who commissioned Doveridge

Hall was the Rt Hon Sir Henry Cavendish,

PC (I) who had gone to Ireland in 1737 as

secretary to his kinsman the 3rd Duke of

Devonshire, who had been appointed as

Lord Lieutenant. He remained there until

the 1760s as Teller of the Exchequer. The

Dukes of Devonshire were amongst the

most prominent Whig families, descended

from one of the younger sons of Bess of

Hardwick and Sir William Cavendish. The

eldest of their sons was Sir Henry

Cavendish of Tutbury; the Sir Henry who

commissioned Doveridge Hall was a

descendant of his natural son, also Henry,

on whom his father had settled the 1,704

acre estate there.

In 1769 Sir Henry chose as his architect a

complete tyro, the 26-year-old Edward

Stevens, a pupil of the renowned Palladian

Sir William Chambers, who was teaching

A view of the pleasure grounds and park looking south to the Dove, Richard Keene c1870

The monumental south façade in the 1870s,

from a photograph by Richard Keene [M. Craven]


architecture to George III. He trained with

Sir William from 1760 to 1766 and his first

house was Spye Park in Wiltshire. He went

to Ireland to compete for the design of the

Dublin Royal Exchange, where he

probably met Sir Henry, coming with a

recommendation from Chambers.

The site chosen for the house (which

replaced the mainly vanished Old Hall in

the village, being reduced to a tenanted

farm) was a spectacular one on the top of a

ridge looking south over the Dove. To

complement this, Stevens designed a

monumental but very conservative two and

a half storey façade in Keuper Sandstone,

designed with some subtlety. There was a

broad central pediment covering three

close-set central bays as well as two

further, wider-spaced bays flanking them,

each divided by a column of a giant

attached Ionic order, all set on a rusticated

ground floor. The first floor windows within

the pedimented aedicule had alternating

triangular and segmental pediments in true

Palladian style. The façade was set off with

a three bay single storey link to two storey

end pavilions.

The remainder of the house was in brick

with six bay sides and the entrance front,

which faced north, was quite different to

that facing the river, being of only five

well-spaced bays, with pedimented

tripartite windows, very much in the idiom

of Stevens’s old mentor, Sir William

Chambers, on the end bays on the piano

nobile – the main (in this case first) floor.

The ground floor fenestration was

embellished with blocky surrounds and the

angles with stone quoins, making it all

look rather busy. The house had a double

pile hipped roof behind a low parapet

supported by a modillion cornice.

The grand rooms were all on the piano

nobile and were reputedly embellished

with fairly lavish plasterwork, perhaps by

Abraham Denstone of Derby who worked

extensively with Pickford. The staircase,

accessed through a screen at the far end of

the hall, was top lit, running round three

sides of a well with a mahogany rail

supported on fine quality wrought iron

balustrade, probably by Benjamin Yates,

Robert Bakewell’s successor. The parkland

was clearly laid out by a professional hand

and may well have been the work of

William Emes of Bowbridge House,

another associate of Pickford’s. Emes was

celebrated for relating houses to fine lakes,

but here he had an entire river to play with

as he had at Darley Hall (1777-78),

although it is not clear whether he tried to

manipulate it into being wider where the

house overlooked it; the 18th century

engravings rather suggest that something of

this nature this might have been attempted.

Despite it taking five years to build,

Stevens, who was elected ARA in 1770,

went off to Italy in 1774, leaving matters in

the oversight of his friend Joseph Pickford

who in turn seems to have delegated

Above: The north (entrance) front c1904, from a postcard [M. Craven]

A lavish interior


matters to his assistants Thomas Gardner

and Thomas Freeman, who appear to have

acted as joint clerks of works. Meanwhile,

Stevens, who had been visited in Rome by

his friend Joseph Wright, promptly took ill

and died there on the 27th June 1775. What

Sir Henry thought of his architect swanning

off to Italy (and then dying) is not recorded,

but in 1776 Gardner and Freeman added

the pavilions before moving on to build the

stables which were ‘now carrying on’ in

1777.

Sir Henry’s daughter-in-law Sarah, an Irish

Bradshaw, was in 1792 created Baroness

Waterpark in the Irish peerage in

recognition of her husband’s notable career

in the Irish House of Commons and

government. This was remaindered to her

heirs male, and the title has descended in

this branch of the Cavendish family to this

day. At this time however, the family had a

seat in Ireland at Leixlip, County Kildare

and a town house in York Place, Dublin, so

Doveridge Hall must have been used only

occasionally. After the Act of Union in

1801, her grandson the 3rd Lord Waterpark,

was elected for a number of English

Parliamentary seats, including the Southern

Division of Derbyshire and Lichfield where

he re-established Doveridge as the family’s

main seat. As part of this he turned the

upper floor of the western pavilion of the

house into a ballroom, connecting it to the

main building with a glazed passage.

The 4th Lord Waterpark moved to West

Lodge on the estate (which he retained)

and sold the house to Frank Addison Brace,

who in turn later sold it to the brewery

magnate Sir Samuel Allsopp, 1st Lord

Hindlip. However, his successors preferred

their Worcestershire house, Hindlip Hall

and Doveridge Hall by the inter-war period

was largely unoccupied.

In April 1935 the 3rd Lord

Hindlip put the house and

part of the park up for

auction with Bagshaws who

obtained a paltry £4,000 for

it. Those parts of the pleasure

grounds nearest the village

were sold off as building

plots and the hall fell into the

hands of a local contractor

who demolished it in 1938.

Only the stable block, lodge,

bailiff’s house and part of the

incomparable landscape

survive.

As a footnote, it is worth

mentioning that the last

member of the Waterpark

family to remain in

Derbyshire was the late

Geoffrey Cavendish, who

died at Wheathills in

Mackworth, after having

lived in Allestree for many

years. A son of Tyrell Cavendish, by an

American heiress, he was born in 1910,

but was left behind when his parents sailed

to New York less than two years later. This

was fortunate in the extreme, for his father

died on RMS Titanic, although his mother

was saved. Geoffrey played Rugby for

England and worked as an engineer in

Derby, dying at a redoubtable 97 in 2007.

Left: The Meynell

Hunt meeting in

front of the Hall in

1910; note the

glass corridor

leading from the

piano nobile to the

ballroom in the

western pavilion.

[M. Craven]

The sale anddemolition

Below: The late Geoffrey Cavendish


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On April 3rd Chevin Golf Club Ladies Section held acharity coffee morning to raise funds for the Becker Strainof Muscular Dystrophy. The guest speaker was Melissa Reid,a member of the European Tour, who competes in golftournaments around the world.

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The management and staff are very pleased toannounce that they are having a bit of a makeover atthe Meadows Care Home in Alfreton! They haverecently been updating the dining rooms withautumnal shades, creating a very inviting and homelyatmosphere – now aptly called The Autumn DiningRooms.

The main lounges are currently undergoing refurbishment. The

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layout alongside contemporary floral curtaining and scatter cushions.

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the room is to help residents tap into their past, triggering memories

that can give them a grounding when they may be confused. We have

displayed 1940/50’s memorabilia and framed displays to create a bit of

a talking point.

An update of the bedroom corridors is underway with each corridor

being given a local name and all bedrooms having their own traditional

front door – with the aim of aiding orientation.

Bedroom refurbishments are on-going with the scheme incorporating

warm shades to create a truly inviting haven.

Residents are encouraged to bring their own ornaments and pictures

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The staff are so excited about the makeover, they invite locals to pop

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“Please don’t ignore this. Spring may have finally sprung. Now sounds

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clients. Stephen has been working

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but has chosen to return to his Derbyshire

roots spending two days a week in Oxford

looking after his existing clients.

Stephen prefers to consult at his patient’s

home where problems such as hearing the

TV, talking on the telephone, or hearing

speech over noises such as the washing

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During the initial consultation there will be a

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After this an aural examination will take place

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the ear canals and the Tympanic membrane

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no obstructions present that would affect the

Hearing Test.

Providing all is well the hearing test will

commence. This consists of presenting a

series of different pitched tones that cover

the various sounds of speech, such as vowels

and consonants and plotting a graph from the

patient’s responses. The resulting graph will

show any deviation from the norm and at

what level the patient hears the various

speech sounds.

A detailed explanation will then be given,

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patient may have understanding speech and

why this is the case.

Following on from this, if appropriate, the

patient will be offered a demonstration of

hearing aids. This will consist of programming

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When choosing which hearing system will

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Stories from the Countryside

Tawny owls are the night hunters of night hunter; having large eyes,ears that pick up the faintest rustle in the undergrowth, silent flight,strong beaks and talons, the ability to turn their heads throughalmost 360 degrees as they search for prey, yet often giving awaytheir presence by hooting and making a whole series of odd, eeriesounds. I have rarely seen them except when one was being mobbedby birds that had found it at roost one morning, the noise attractingmy attention. The last time I saw a barn owl was over 40 years ago,quartering a small field at dusk. Owls are carnivores and I cameacross some interesting statistics in an old nature book about theirdiets. Obtained from the indigestible material found in regurgitatedowl pellets, 700 barn owl pellets revealed the remains of 239 mice, 93voles, 1500 shrews, 19 sparrows, 16 bats and 3 rats. Most predatorsavoid shrews because of their taste but owls swallow their preywhole, hence the material in the pellets, in the process bypassingtheir taste buds. It would be revealing to carry out the same exercisenow and see what differences come to light, 70 years on. I was quitesurprised at the variety of creatures eaten by owls. The little owl, anintroduced species, is thought to kill small birds and pile them up intoa heap to attract scavenging beetles that the owl feeds on. Owls maynest in nest boxes, holes in trees, in rabbit burrows, on bare groundor on a patch of trampled vegetation. A little research can revealmuch about these birds and their habits, making them a little lessmysterious.

I was collecting logs at twilight, or owl-light, from a pile under apantiled roof area between two buildings. They were apple logs, mosscovered and gnarled from an old orchard that had been cut down.The ‘log man’ is an interesting character who can talk about mostthings, an ever-decreasing breed. The sun had set, leaving the westernsky with a yellowish hue in contrast to the dark, eastern sky wherethe rising moon was shining bright. The nocturnal world of naturewas slowly taking over from the diurnal world of man. I lookedwestwards at the shapes of many different trees against the rapidly-darkening sky. The last few alarm calls and scoldings came from someblackbirds in a mature hedge and dark shapes appeared as small birdssped by en route to their roosts, carefully chosen spots away fromthe gaze of owls and other predators. One has to be very lucky tofind such roosts; secrecy is of paramount importance as there arefew second chances in the natural world. The air was turning cold, afrost was on the cards, so I finished my jobs, thoughts turning to thered glow produced by the apple wood as it burned and the smell ofthe smoke.

I was jolted out of my reverie by the loud hoot of a tawny owl almostoverhead. Another replied from a different perch and soon hootscould be heard from all around. The logs would have to wait as Imoved onto the cart road to try and find the whereabouts of theseowls; needless to say, I didn’t. No doubt they could see me and Iimagined them having a chuckle at a member of a race that hadvirtually lost all its senses, used when it hunted food at owl-light. Itwas impossible to say how many tawny owls were hooting, but whata performance! We hear tawny owls every night and at various timesduring the day but never before like this. Could it have been ameeting rather like a rooks’ parliament or were they excited by theclear sky and the rising moon, an abundance of prey, the clear still airand the lack of any human activity, making hunting easier for thesecreatures that hunt by sound? I had no answers. The calls abruptlyceased, the owls had determined the length of the performance andsilence reigned. I let the night loving cat out in the early hours as anowl called from a nearby wood but he wasn’t in the least impressed.

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plants are starting to play catch-up and it’s nice to

see flowers appearing along with fresh new

growth on trees and shrubs. I found all the things

I wanted to do in the garden were compressed

into one week although I’m lucky that my wife

Michelle has ‘found’ gardening over the last

couple of years so does almost all the jobs

around our garden. I’m looking forward to the

end of the month as it’s Chelsea Flower Show and

the centenary show this year, so it should be a

fantastic one.

Allotment or Vegetable Patch:

Feed strawberries as they are forming fruit with a liquid tomato

fertiliser or powder sulphate of potash. Earth up potatoes by

moving soil or compost up around their stems.

Hang pheromone traps in apple and plum to control pests.

Remember to pick rhubarb as it develops and water clumps with

liquid feed. Remove strawberry runners as soon as they grow

because they take nutrients from the mother plant. Pot up runners

in plant pots to plant up in the autumn. Feed fruit trees and bushes

with sulphate of potash. Watch for signs of powdery mildew on

fruit trees and bushes and treat with a fungicide. Plant out crops

raised under glass, such as tomatoes, marrows and courgettes.

Prevent birds from eating your soft fruit by

covering small bushes with netting.

In the Greenhouse:

Remember to properly ventilate your

greenhouse as poor air circulation can

encourage disease. Keep a look out for

pests, check under leaves and new shoots

for signs of attack – usually red spider

mite, whitefly or greenfly. Try hanging sticky traps over plants to

catch any whitefly. Important to water growbags and pots

regularly, sometimes daily if needed in very warm weather.

Pinch out the centre of any cuttings to promote bushy growth.

Liquid feed any planted up hanging baskets.

General Garden Upkeep:

Still a great time to sow new lawns with grass seed – remembering

to water well if there is a lack of rain.

Rake out any dead grass from lawns.

Feed the lawn with a suitable lawn fertiliser.

Check for daisies and dandelions and dig out

Plant out container grown trees and shrubs - remembering to

water well if there is a lack of rain.

Tie in any new growth of climbing plants, such as honeysuckle

and clematis etc.

Buy a water butt to collect any rainfall to

use later.

Buy a compost bin to recycle any green

waste from the kitchen and garden.

Apply bark mulches around newly planted

or established trees & shrubs to retain

moisture and help suppress weeds.

Sprinkle a handful of sulphate of potash

around fruit trees and bushes

Give camellias, rhododendrons, azaleas and pieris a good handful

of ericaceous (acidic) fertiliser.

Clip hedges and apply a granular fertiliser.

Keep topiary in check by giving a light clip now.

Hand weed beds to prevent weeds establishing.

Watch out for red lily beetle on the leaves of lilies. You can easily

squash any you find or spray with a suitable pesticide like Provado

Ultimate Bug Killer.

Apply teak oil to wooden garden furniture to condition and

improve the look of it for summer.

Look out for greenfly and blackfly developing on shrubs,

perennials and roses, spray with a pesticide.

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acidic but will be ok in neutral, well drained soil. Will reach about

4ft in height.

Chaenomeles : or ‘Flowering Quince‘

Some newer varieties are available now – which is great because

this plant was fast becoming a lost gem. Makes a fantastic show of

flowers from late April to the end of May followed by fragrant fruit

in autumn. Flowers range from orange, red, pink and white. Does

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Deutzia:

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May. There are several varieties but strawberry fields is my

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Being in the public eye can often be a curse: you

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are featured in national newspapers all the time or

you can be seen as too good to be true if your

name never appears in the gossip columns. Some

people regard Michael Ball as being in the second

category.

The singer, actor, broadcaster and heart-throb is never pictured

falling out of a nightclub or in a clinch with someone else’s wife.

But is that the real Michael Ball or it just his public persona?

I first met him in Nottingham a while ago when he was fundraising

for two charities. I found him pleasant and amiable and after

speaking to him on the telephone on behalf of Country Images, I

can confirm that he really is a good bloke.

He utters a mild swear word when I inform him that it is eight years

since we met at Nottingham Castle. “Time just runs away with

you,” he offers.

Later he utters an amusing phrase that borders on shocking when

he predicts how ecstatic he would be if he were to win a second

Olivier Award for his performance in the musical Sweeney Todd.

On the whole though, with Michael Ball what you see is what you

get.

We originally met when he released 200 balloons as part of his

fundraising for the Great Britain tennis team, who were competing

in the Special Olympics in Glasgow, and his own charity ROC,

Research into Ovarian Cancer.

This was set up to honour his sister-in-law Angela who died of

ovarian cancer. Eventually the government provided a grant of

£22million to pay for screening; Michael’s work on the project was

complete.

Michael Ashley Ball was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire to a

Welsh mother and an English father.

He studied drama at Guildford School of Acting and after

graduating his career soon took off. His first part was in Godspell at

Aberystwyth Arts Centre but his first major break was a star part in

The Pirates of Penzance at Manchester Opera House.

Shortly afterwards Cameron Mackintosh cast him as Marius in the

original London cast of Les Misérables. Despite catching glandular

fever which later resulted in panic attacks, he had convinced the

right people that he had the talent to succeed.

Parts as Raoul in the second London casting of The Phantom of the

Opera and Alex in Aspects of Love confirmed his potential.

Fifty-year-old Michael has now been entertaining audiences for

nearly three decades with concerts, musicals and as a BBC Radio 2

and television presenter, but he had modest hopes for his career.

“I wanted to be an actor – I trained as an actor. Musicals kind of

“I believe in giving value for money.

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happened by accident but they were absolutely the right genre for

me.

“I never thought I’d make records, do concerts, do broadcasting –

that all happened by chance. But once they came along they felt

the right sort of fit for me.

“I love talking to people. I interview people myself and I find that

really fascinating and having been interviewed so many times you

get a feeling for broadcasting. It’s just being connected with

people.

“That’s all I do, in whatever way it manifests itself, be it playing a

character, singing songs in concert, talking to people over the

airwaves, it’s just being connected with people.”

I point out that he did it the hard way because there was nothing

like The X-Factor when he was starting out.

“I did it the proper way, the old school way, which is still the best

way to do things.

“I grew up very quickly. But I was surrounded by people who

knew what they were doing and they mentored me and guided

me. I was really, really fortunate.”

You might think that Michael would criticise shows that offer

instant fame to youngsters who have little experience of

performing. Not a bit of it.

“I think they’re great television. I love watching them. The ones

that Andrew (Lloyd Webber) did were particularly good. I think he

found some great talent and it gave a wonderful boost to musical

theatre, got a whole new generation interested.

“What I don’t care for are the people who are used and dropped,

the people who are exploited.

“It’s a tough old business to be literally the top of the pile and the

one everybody’s talking about one minute and the next you can’t

get anybody on the phone. It’s a very hard lesson to learn.

“But it’s been going on long enough now for people to be aware

of it. If people are going to go into that kind of programme,they

know what to expect.”

Michael’s varied career even led to his representing the UK in the

1992 Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden. One Step Out of Time

came second – and we have had little success since then. Why is

that?

“It’s no longer a song contest, is it?” says Michael. “It’s a European

popularity contest. It’s an excuse for some of the worst songs

being put on television and I love it. Long may it reign.”

Michael’s diehard fans have seen different sides to him in the past

five years, not only as the demon barber in Sweeney Todd but

also as Edna Turnblad in the musical Hairspray.

He won an Olivier in 2008 for best actor in a musical for his

performance as Edna and would jump at the chance to play the

role again.

“It was an amazing experience.To play opposite Imelda Staunton

every night was a masterclass in acting.

“It’s the best musical that Sondheim’s ever written and I think it’s

one of the best musicals ever written.

“I had such a nice time, doing it in the West End and doing parts

of the tour. I loved it. It’s one of those shows you know an

audience is going to leave feeling better than they came in.”

Michael has just visited Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall again as

part of a tour to promote his new album Both Sides Now, his 18th

solo album which will no doubt achieve gold status like all the

others.

Michael, who has been in a relationship with Cathy McGowan,

the former presenter of Ready Steady Go! since 1992, says he has

no specific burning ambition about what he wants to do next.

“There’s a lot of choice on what you can spend your money on in

the arts - you go to the theatre, you go to concerts and buy

records. And the fact that people will still feel that I’ve got

something to say and I can make them feel better is the best

compliment in the world.

“I work hard to make sure every show is different and exciting. I

think that‘s the secret of longevity - making sure people want to

come back, that they’ve had a good time.

“I believe in giving value for money. That’s my ethos. And I get

such a kick out of it.

“If an audience is giving that energy to you and you give it back,

that’s how you keep going, that’s how the adrenaline kicks in and

the momentum keeps going.”

So how long does Michael Ball intend to continue in show

business?

“As long as they’ll have me. It’s that simple. If there’s somebody

out there who’s prepared to come, I’ll be there for them.”

And I get such a kick out of it.”

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BELPERChevinThis walk follows the Derwent downstream beneaththe Chevin which is then climbed to its airy viewpoint.A gradual descent reaches the river crossing atMilford, one of the Derwent Valley Heritage sites.Over the river the way is through the tiny village ofMakeney and then along an ancient bridleway backinto the old part of Belper.

In the 13th century Belper was known as Beaurepaire, within DuffieldFrith, the hunting ground of Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster.The scant remains of his once massive castle, stand just inside theconfines of Duffield on the northern approach along the A6. Chevinis an Anglo-Norman word for ‘Chase’; a jealously guarded huntingpreserve where any peasant caught poaching to feed his starvingfamily would suffer harsh punishment.

Jedediah Strutt built the first of his cotton mills here in 1776 by usingthe power of the Derwent as its driving force. It burned down adecade or so later, but part of its 1797 replacement still stands and isopen as a museum of his industry. Unlike his associate RichardArkwright, Strutt was a more benevolent employer who provided hisworkers with comparatively spacious housing in what became known

as ‘The Cluster’. The last part of the walk is down cobbled Long Row,the first part of the development. Nail making was an importantcottage industry in Belper until it became mechanised. Strutt madeprovision for this industry to flourish alongside cotton spinning and sosmall foundries-cum-workshops sprang up in the back gardens ofsome of the houses – there are still one or two preserved nailer’sshops left standing, the best being in the garden of N° 8 Joseph Street.These provided work for the male members of families while thewives and daughters worked in the mill. Tenants were encouraged togrow their own vegetables and some cottages even had a pig sty; thenarrow alley next to the Drill Hall on Cluster Road is still known as‘Piggy Row’ as it led to a butcher’s shop.

Milford, where the walk crosses back over the Derwent, grew as abusy little village. It’s where Strutt built the second of hiswater-driven mills and also spent the last years of his life. He alsobuilt the bridge over the river and so allowed the road which becamethe A6 to develop in the valley bottom; prior to this the only wayalong the west side of the valley was by the now abandoned trackalong the Chevin, now an attractive high level walkway.

Relatives of Anthony Bradshaw, the main signatory on Charles I’sdeath warrant lived in the Old Hall at Makeney. The lovely stone builthamlet once stood on the coach road from Duffield and an old stonenear its inn has the words Derby Coach Road 1739.

Helpful Information6 miles (9.5km) of moderate walkingalong riverbank and throughmeadowland and woods. Two climbs; thefirst a steep 406 ft (127m) from theriverbank and the second an easier214ft (67m) across meadow andthrough woodland.Car parking is usually available on theroadside across the bridge from Strutt’sNorth Mill at the start of the walk –take care not to block driveways. Localbus services between Ripley, Derby andBelper are plentiful.Recommended Map: Ordnance SurveyExplorer Map 1:25,000 scale, sheet 259,Derby, Uttoxeter, Ashbourne & Cheadle.Refreshments available in Belper and atMilford.

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• At the north end of the bridge go down to a path leading to theriverbank and follow it downstream.

Pause and admire the tiny garden filling the apex of the triangle created bythe junction of two roads above the bridge. The whimsey of one man, thegarden is full of delightful nooks and crannies.

• Go past two converted farmhouses and a closed off bridge. Countyour way through four narrow fields as far as a stone stile.

• Turn diagonally right immediately after the stile and climb up tohouses and a farm on Chevin Road. Turn left along the road. Theturning on to this path is not very clear, but counting thepreceding fields can help with navigation. If you miss theturning don’t despair, but continue downstream as far asthe Sewage Works and turn right along Chevin Road torejoin the described route as follows:

• About 120 yards left along the road (100yards from a bungalow iffollowing the alternative as above), go through a stone stile andclimb steeply uphill through two fields, aiming towards an isolatedtree-screened house. (There is a convenient seat and a view toadmire at the top of the climb).

• Turn left along the ridge-top of The Chevin and follow the ancientbridleway over its tree-lined summit.

The rather incongruous high stone wall on the left is the rear of a shootingrange once used by Strutt’s volunteer militia, a kind of territorial unit. Thetower a little further on is a bit of a mystery and has many storiesattached to it, ranging from a robber’s hideout, to a survey markeraligning the railway tunnel which passes deep beneath the track.

• Follow the track, going between sections of the golf course andignoring a path turning right waymarked Midshires Way, begin todrop down and bear left into the outskirts of Milford.

The small triangular roadside public garden has a seat convenient for alunch stop. Alternatively there is a pub on the far side of the road bridgeand a riverside pub restaurant is behind the still closed Strutt’s Arms.

• Cross the A6 at the pedestrian lights and turn left to go over thebridge.

• Turn right in front of the pub and follow the side road as far asMakeney.

• Look out for a side turning on the left that could be mistaken for aprivate drive. Walk up it until it turns sharp right (another pub is alittle further on).

This lane was once the coach road from Derby by way of Duffield.• Turn left along Dark Lane as far as the last houses on your left.

• Go through a stile, bearing left away from the lane and begin tocross a series of fields with the footpath marked by purple andyellow waymarks of the Derwent Valley Heritage Way...

• Diagonally cross Shaw Lane using stone steps on either side andthen contour around the hillside towards a narrow wood. Keep tothe right and on the upper side of the trees as far as an imposingstone gabled farm house.

• Turn left in front of the farm to follow its access lane, downhill andthen up, past another farmhouse and reach a street on thesouthern outskirts of Belper.

• Turn right along the street and at its top go to the left on side laneas far as open scrubland.

• Walk steeply downhill through the area known as The Park and thenuphill into the oldest part of Belper.

The Park is a unique relic of Beaurepaire’s one time life as a huntingground. Part of it is built on with a housing estate, but the rest is acarefully preserved nature reserve for the enjoyment of the people ofBelper.

• With the market place to your right, turn left down King Street,Belper’s main shopping street.

• Turn left opposite the Ritz Cinema along Green Lane, continuing toits end and then left down cobbled Long Row and past the schoolin order to reach the main road.

• Using the pedestrian crossing, go over the main road and TheTriangle to follow the road opposite, past the mill and over thebridge to where you started from. The mill museum is well worth ashort diversion at the end of the walk.

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Folk Awards 2011.Folk Singer of the Year and Best Album BBCRadio 2 Folk Awards 200925 Al Murray – The Only Way is Epic28 Snooker Legends29 Interplay Theatre Spit Nolan written byMick Martin30 The Krazy Kat Theatre Company (SignLanguage Arts) Present The Waving Cat ofJapan31 Richard Herring – Talking Cock31 The Drifters – Diamond Dynasty Tour2013 (60th Anniversary)31 Folk RisingJune

1 New Perspectives Theatre Companypresents Entertaining Angels2 The Big One @ Chaddesden ParkChaddesden Park7 Only Fools And Boycie7-9 Kaleidoscope Players present Oliver8 Bourgeois & Maurice: Sugartits

Royal Centre Nottingham & ConcertHall 0115 989 5555www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.ukMay1OMD - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Darkare back on the road 2 Nottingham Classics - The Hallé3 Reginald D Hunter8 Nigel Kennedy presents: Bach8 Suggs: My Life Story. Madness front mantakes to the stage in a hilarious, yet moving, oneman tour.10 Birmingham Royal Ballet13 The Mousetrap23-25 Miss Nightingale - The BurlesqueMusical brings vintage glamour24 Cordelia Williams

25 Bill Bailey - Bill Bailey had Doubts about themodern world, but these have now grown intoQualms. He will be channeling these feelings ofUnease and Apprehension, with the help ofReligious Dubstep, his folk bouzouki, Horntallica,a re-appraisal of some of the world¹s greatestworks of art and perhaps a dub version ofDownton Abbey.29 - June1 Propeller - Twelfth Night &Taming of the Shrew. Propeller is aninternationally renowned all-male Shakespearetheatre company. 31 Jimmy CarrJune3 Jake Thackray Rides Again4-8 High Society - Get ready for the musicalevent of the season as Cole Porter's timelessclassic.9 to 5 The MusicalA BRAND SPANKIN' NEW MUSICALFROM DOLLY PARTON! 14 The Drivetime Concert15 The Moody Blues - Consisting of guitarist/vocalist Justin Hayward,bassist/vocalist John Lodge and drummer GraemeEdge, The Moody Blues are one of the mostimportant rock acts ever to come out of the UK.With a legacy of hit music spanning four decades- including "Nights in White Satin", "TuesdayAfternoon", "The Story in Your Eyes", "Isn't LifeStrange" and "I Know You're Out ThereSomewhere" - over 55 million albums soldworldwide and 18 platinum discs, their tourscontinue to sell out - making them one of thetop-grossing album and touring bands inexistence, so make sure you book early.

Lacemarket TheatreBox Office 0115 950720113-18 Women of TroyWith the world at war, the city burning and allthe men savagely murdered, Hecuba, once

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Inspired by a book by William Feaver, Directed by MaxRoberts. Derby Theatre Tuesday 28 May – Saturday 1 June.Written by Lee Hall, creator of the worldwide sensationBilly Elliot, The Pitmen Painters has received huge criticalacclaim and won the Evening Standard award for BestNew Play.

In 1934, a group of Ashington miners hired a professor toteach an art appreciation evening class. Rapidly abandoningtheory in favour of practice, the pitmen began to paint.Within a few years the most avant-garde artists becametheir friends and their work was acquired by prestigiouscollections; but every day they worked, as before, downthe mine. Examining the lives of a group of ordinary menwho did extraordinary things, The Pitmen Painters is ahumorous, deeply moving and timely look at art, class andpolitics.

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Queen, is now a prisoner like the rest of thewomen. She must watch as her family are takenfrom her one by one.She must learn to surviveand give hope to the people as the mother oftheir nation.

Nottingham Arenawww.nottingham-arena.comMay15 Walking With Dinosaurs20 Meatloaf22-23 Eddie Izzard25 Journey/Whitesnake28 Alicia KeysJune1 Rod Stewart

Nottingham PlayhouseBox Office 0115 941 9419www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk26 - May 18 The Kite RunnerBased on Khaled Hosseini’s hugely popularinternational best-selling novel.10 RAM1- Catch one of the UK’s mostpromising Reggae singer/songwriters whileyou still can!16-18 The Lost Plays Review - Drama: Thisexciting event celebrates the work of well-knownwriters alongside newly commissioned work.19 Daniel Kitson - Award-winning comedianDaniel Kitson returns for a night of stand-upcomedy.20 Music Mondays23-31 Grandpa in my Pocket - Teamwork! isback! The stage version of the hugely popularCBeebies television series returns to the

Playhouse before it heads off on a nationwidetour. Sunnysands Pirate, Horatio Heave Ho takesJason and Jemima on a pirate adventure insearch of treasure. But when things go wrong, it’stime for Grandpa to put on his Shrinking Capand save the day. It’s Teamwork!Imaginative and highly theatrical, children will fallin love with “Grandpa in my Pocket” all overagain.29 Lee NelsonJune1 EMCCAN Carnival Queen Show6 The Magnets10 An evening with Stuart Maconie

Buxton Opera House & Pavilion ArtsCentre. www.buxtonoperahouse.orgMay

1 Velocity2-5 Losing The Plot3 Recitals at the Arts Centre - Wolpe PianoTrio3 Buxton Buzz Comedy Club - May4 Superhuman 5 Jazz at the Arts Centre - The Old GreenRiver Band 5 Four Farces 5 Henning Wehn6 The Snow Queen7-11 Cadfael – The Virgin in the Ice 12 Peak District Music Centres Gala Concert 13 That’ll Be The Day 14 Swinging At The Cotton Club15The Searchers 16 La Traviata17-19 Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer Live! 17-18 Ubu

17 Sean Lock - Purple Van Man 19 The Nightingale of South Bank (PavilionArts Centre Studio)19 An Evening With Tracy ‘TJ’ Higgs 21-22 An Evening With Birmingham RoyalBallet 23 The Dublin Legends24 The Count of Monte Cristo24-25 The Firework Maker’s Daughter27 Eliza Carthy & Jim Moray28 Jack Jones30 AC/DC UK31 Charley’s Aunt31 Morgan & WestJune1 Morgan & West1 Lee Nelson 2 Alice In Wonderland3 George Orwell’s 19845-7 Horrible Histories - Terrible Tudors

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Buxton Opera House will be transportedback to 1139 for a stunning stageadaptation of the medieval sleuth dramaCadfael – The Virgin in the Ice, taking placefrom 7th - 11th May.

It is winter 1139 and raging civil war hassent many refugees fleeing north fromWorcester, among them an orphaned boy,his beautiful 17-year-old sister and a youngnun. But they seem to have disappearedsomewhere in the wild winter landscape offrost and snow. Brother Cadfael embarkson a dangerous quest to find them, but willhe succeed?

Middle Ground Theatre’s Cadfael is in factthe world premiere of Ellis Peters’ famousnovel, lovingly adapted for the stage. TheCadfael novels written between 1977 and

1994 sold millions of copies worldwide andspawned a very successful television seriesstarring Derek Jacobi as Brother Cadfael.

Featuring film projections, lavish settings,bespoke music and starring Gareth Thomasas Brother Cadfael, the stunning newproduction is produced by the samecompany that bought the hit drama TheHolly & The Ivy to the Opera House in2010.

Cadfael – The Virgin In The Ice takes placefrom Tuesday 7 to Saturday 11 May. Ticketsare priced from £15 to £23 and discountsare available.

For more information or to buy tickets callthe Box Office on 0845 127 2190 or buyonline at www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

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The Great Northern Diver - 4 of them - are back, the summer birds arearriving - and there is every chance of seeing an Osprey, if the number ofsightings in 2012 is anything to go by!!! Join us for a leisurely 2-hourstroll with the volunteers to see what is around, get some useful tips onbird identification and where to find them. All walks start from the visitorcentre at 10am prompt and are on the first Sunday of EVERY month.Adults accompanied by children are always welcome - bring binocularsand appropriate wear. Future dates -5th May, 2nd June and 7th July. Dueto the high number of bookings, Tel 01629 540696 to ensure a placeThe Derwent Singers and The Sitwell Singers

Celebrate with us on Saturday 22nd June 2013 at 7.30pm in Derby Cathedral when The Derwent Singers and The Sitwell Singers presenttheir 40th Anniversary Concert of the splendid Monteverdi Vespers of1610.Directed by Malcolm Goldring, soloists include Faye Newton andPhilippa Hyde with instrumentalists including Nicolette Moonen,Jamie Savan, Paula Chateauneuf and Michael Overbury. Furtherinformation: 01283 561826 or [email protected] Flower Group

Tuesday 21st May 2013 Flower demonstration by Diane Fair entitled 'Inthe Midst of Time 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm Venue - Evergreen Hall, Cornhill,AllestreeAdmission: £5 members, £3 non members Friends and visitors welcome.For further details please contact our Chairman on 01283 702601.Darley Abbey Historical Group

Friday 17 May ‘Nightingale Heritage’. Brings to life Florence Nightingaleand the era she lived in. Presented by Clive TougherFriday 21 June. 'Alice in the Bacon Box' Evicted from her home, Alice livedfor many years in a bacon box in Little Eaton, become a local touristattraction. She eventually went into the Poor House in Shardlow whereshe spent her last 16 years. Presented by John EasterAll meetings start at 7.30pm and are held in Darley Abbey Village Hall,Abbey Yard off New Road, Darley Abbey,, DE22 1DSThere is a charge of £1 for members of the Historical Group and £2 forvisitors. For further information contact Sheila Hartle on 01332 557597.Derbyshire Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild

The next meeting of the Derbyshire Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guildwill be held on Saturday, 11th May 1.30pm for 2pm at Derbyshire House,Sherwin Street, Derby DE22 1GP. The talk will be “Rethinking Embroidery” by Kit Watts.Duffield Carnival

Duffield Carnival would like to invite you to join us on Sat 29th June for astreet procession followed by lots of fun on Eyes Meadow. We have anarena with sheep racing as our main attraction this year, plus music,fairground rides, stalls and an evening of live bands. Procession at 1.45 pm,through onto Eyes Meadow til 9pm. Further info on Facebook: Duffieldcarnival Twitter: @duffieldcarnival Email: [email protected] Social Centre

May 25 The Cadillacs. Rock and Roll 7:00 for 8:00pm. £11including supperSat 20th April The Shaydes, Vocal Harmony Group 7:00 for 8:00pm.Uppertown, Ashover, S45 0JF. Contact Eddie Marriott for information andtickets on: 01246 590502 or 07966 154798 Website www.uppertown.orgSay hello to spring at Felley Priory

The first garden to open for the National Gardens Scheme charities thisApril is at the wonderful Tudor mansion of Felley Priory, on theNottinghamshire-Derbyshire border. Whatever the residual problems ofthe dreadful winter and early spring Michelle Upchurch is confident ofoffering an enjoyable visit for all. As well as the expected spring bulbsthere will be a craft fair and demonstrations of wood turning. Floralsculpture in lead by Design Floral and artisan cosmetics by Nowt'addedwill be available. The garden will be open on Sunday 7th April from 10amuntil 4pm with admission at £4. Children are admitted free andrefreshments will be available in the garden's tearoom.Little Chester Local History Group

Thursday May 16th - a talk by David Templeman entitled 'Arbella Stuart -the Queen that never was' We meet at 7.30pm in Chester Green.

Community Centre, Old Chester Road, Derby Admission non-members£2. Everyone welcome. For further information Tel. 559615.Birch House Barn Dance

Saturday May. 18th. Birch House Barn Dance Starts at 8pm Hosted byDavid and Isobelle Goodall. Wallop the Pot Ceilidh Band, a well-knownbarn dance group provides the entertainment, cask ales from the SaracensHead and a BBQ by Nigel’s of Ashbourne provides a splendid family event.Tickets £15 Adults £7.50 Children. Tel 01335 360645Best Folk ‘n’ Acoustic Music in Derbyshire

Wed 8 May 8.30pm - THE DERBYSHIRE VOLUNTEERS - Charity NightFREE admission. Old Oak, Main Street, Horsley Woodhouse, DE7 6AW Sat 11 May 8pm - BOB FOX in concert Making a welcome return to the concert stage - following his highlysuccessful run as Songman in the West End stage production “WARHORSE” - Bob brings songs from “War Horse”, new material from the“BBC Radio Ballads”, and favourites from his vast repertoire ofcontemporary and traditional songs. Guildhall Theatre, Market Place Derby DE1 3AH Box Office 01332 255800, www.derbylive.co.uk, PR Ticket Hotline 01773853428 Tues 14 May 8pm - JAKE IN A BOX - the songs of Jake Thackray Belper Folk Club, Old Kings Head, Days Lane, BelperFri 31 May 8pm - FOLK RISING - showcasing talented youngup-and-coming artists:JOE DANKS plus BBC Radio2 Young Folk Award Winners GREGRUSSELL & CIARAN ALGARGuildhall Theatre, Market Place Derby DE1 3AH Box Office 01332 255800, www.derbylive.co.uk.Fri 7 June 8pm - THE BOYS FROM TANGLEFOOT -Ritchie-Parrish-Ritchie . Concert Room, Nailers Football Club, BridgeStreet, Belper DE56 1BATicket Hotline 01773 853428For tickets and information ‘phone Ticket Hotline 01773 853428www.prpromotions.org.ukIn aid of THE DERBYSHIRE CHILDREN'S HOLIDAY

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'Carry-On-Singing' present: "BURST INTO SUMMER"a fundraising evening of fun for all the family with songs, sketches, poetryand music. Come and sing along with us (not compulsory) at TheEngineers Club (Wheelchair access), Osmaston Road, Derby (baravailable) on Friday the 7th June 2013 at 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm).Adults £6, Children £3. For tickets, contact Barbara on 01332 515432 orcome and pay on the door.Please help us to support this important worthwhile local charity.KIRKBY LIGHT OPERATIC SOCIETY will be spending amemorable 'SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES' on SATURDAY 11thMAY 2013 at Ashfield School, Kirkby-in-Ashfield and we cordially inviteyou to join us. Lights go down at 7.00 pm for the second of our 50thAnniversary Concerts and we bring you music from the silver screen -from James Bond, Grease, Shrek and Sister Act to the wonderful melodiesof Jerome Kern and the Astaire/Rogers films. And we are delighted towelcome as our guest artist, BRETT WALES playing the WERSI SCALAORGAN as only he can. We know you'll love to hear the themes from'Gladiator', 'Deliverance' and 'Chariots of Fire' amongst many others fromBrett, the choir and the world of cinema. Tickets (£7 each) can bereserved by contacting any hoir member or our Secretary, Carolynne, on01773 775176. Do come along - no extra charge for back row seats

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MALVERN SPRING GARDENING SHOW* SAT 11 MAY £36/£36/£21 LIVERPOOL SAT 18 MAY £19.50 CARDIFF SAT 25 MAY £29 SKEGNESS SUN 02 JUN £19.50 APPLEBY HORSE FAIR SAT 08 JUN £29 BBC GARDENERS WORLD LIVE* SAT 15 JUN £37/£35.50/£19.50 CROSBY & SOUTHPORT* SUN 23 JUN £20SCARBOROUGH SUN 30 JUN £22.50RAF WADDINGTON AIR SHOW* SAT 06 JUL £44 / £44 / £34RHS HARLOW CARR* SAT 13 JUL £29.50

(RHS MEMBERS £19) HARROGATE TOWN ONLY SAT 13 JUL £19YORKSHIRE LAVENDER & BEVERLEY SAT 20 JUL £19.50TATTON PARK FLOWER SHOW* SAT 27 JUL £40/£40/£19.50 WHITBY SAT 03 AUG £23THURSFORD CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR 2PM PERFORMANCE*INCLUDING LEVEL 2 TICKET SUN 10 NOV £60THURSFORD CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR 2PM PERFORMANCE*INCLUDING LEVEL 1 TICKET TUES 12 NOV £62INCLUDING LEVEL 2 TICKET TUES 12 NOV £60

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AllestreeWeekendThe Allestree Community Trust (ACT) are planning a

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people will be targeted within the marketing

campaign. The event is called The Allestree Weekend.

It will be held on 22nd and 23rd of June 2013 on

Allestree Recreation ground. Already booked are a

farmers market, arts and crafts fair, fun fair with

various hot and cold food stalls, and various types of

entertainment from dancers, singers and live bands.

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We are offering stalls to local businesses,

organisations and groups. All stalls will be situated

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‘A RIOT OF COLOUR’Sunday 12 - Sunday 26 May 2013

This exhibition is ‘A Riot of Colour’ inspired by the Derbyshirelandscape and beyond. It is Carole’s second exhibition at InglebyGallery and features places where she has worked on location with asketchbook, painting ‘en plein air’, getting a real feel for the place sothat her paintings are an emotional response, not a literal copy. Avision of uncompromising colour and beautiful landscapes, the scenesthat Carole captures simply shimmer, awash with feeling. Art is apassionate and instinctive pursuit and this certainly resonates with her.

Colour is a vital aspect of Carole’s work: “I play with colours and seehow I can work with a limited palette, no more than seven colours butgenerally only three or four. I try different colourways to achieve theright mood and atmosphere so that they may spark some emotionalresponse within the viewer. In addition, I have used a different format,using just part of the canvas and letting the white form part of theimage.” All of the paintings are acrylic based some incorporatingcollage and mixed media.

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Sandy Hillyer will beexhibiting original oils andwatercolours inspired bythe landscape along withSarah Blandford who willbe exhibiting photographyinspired by travel and fineart student Daisy Hillyerwill be showingcontemporary black andwhite photography as partof ‘The Derbyshire OpenArts’ event on 25th – 27thMay at Pentrich Village Hall.DE5 3RE. Open 11am-5pm.

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P r i n t sO r i g i n a l s

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Celebrating Artists at Leabrooks Gallery

John Connolly is the first of the artists whose work will be celebratedat Leabrooks Gallery during May. His exhibition, which features in theMain Exhibition Room from the 4th-7th May 2013 comprises a numberof new canvases exploring the colours and light of a vibrant naturalworld. This gifted artist can be relied on to produce images which pleasethe eye and capture visual experiences which resonate with the viewer:they convey the scene, its atmosphere and also its unique appeal. Withthe demand for his work growing it’s worth investing in it now!

From the 18th-31st May the Main Exhibition Room is occupied by thework of Ruth Grey whose impressionistic, acrylic interpretations ofDerbyshire villages, ‘South of the Peak’, afford another kind of visualpleasure worthy of celebrating: they are characterised by a lightness oftouch and warmth of colour which have general appeal and lastingvalue.

At the end of the month, on the 25-27th May, Leabrooks Gallery,together with a variety of other venues throughout Derbyshire, will behosting the annual Derbyshire Arts event; six artists will bedemonstrating their skills and selling their work during the BankHoliday weekend at this location. It’s hoped that they will inspire othersand demonstrate the artistic prowess of a very special county!www.leabrooksgallery.co.uk

Matlock Artists

'The Matlock Artists Society's annual exhibition istaking place in the big gallery at Arkwright Mill,Cromford from the 5th - 19th July. It is open dailyfrom 10am to 5pm and admission is free. Exhibitedpictures, unframed prints and cards are for sale.Entries are judged by professional artists andwinners of each category will be awarded trophies.There is parking, disabled access and refreshmentsare available at the cafe.For details about our society please go to ourwebsite www.matlockartistssociety.co.uk or contactsecretary Liz Chisnall on 01629584595

Norma Gent

With spring flowers about to pop up above the coldground and daylight hours lengthening, theopportunities arise to put brush to paper. NormaGent holds watercolour classes weekly and specialday workshops once every 3 months with somethingfor beginners to the more experienced. Visit Normaat her studio - 2 The Galleries, New Lane, Alfreton.

You are cordially invited to an exhibition

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Friday 24th May - Tuesday 28th May 201310a.m. – 6p.m.

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TEL: 01629 583108


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For thousands of years the cookbook has played a huge part

in our general lives. Family recipes are passed down from

generation to generation until their secrets are eventually

revealed. Although the entire history of the cookbook may

never be completely clear, it is believed that the world’s first

cookbook, still in existence today, was written in 1390 by

chefs employed by King Richard II.

Much of the book, named ‘Forme of Cury’, which is believed to

mean ‘form of cooking’, has been translated from Middle English

by Manchester University’s John Ryland’s library, who discovered

the manuscript. The 150 recipes that have been translated from this

cookbook contain seemingly unusual ingredients. Swan, peacock

and even porpoise are all used in various recipes - none being an

ingredient you could just pop down to the local shop to pick up!

For all the keen cooks who want to try something out of the

ordinary, the translated recipes are now available to read online.

They may be difficult to actually follow however because none of

them state any ingredient quantities or cooking times, so it will

probably prove to be more of a trial and error job.

An example of one of these recipes, for

‘Geese in Hodgepodge’:

Take geese and smite them into pieces.

Cast them into the pot and do thereto half wine and half water.

And do thereto a good quantity of onions and herbs.

Set it over the fire and cover it fast.

Make a layer of bread and blood and cover it therewith

Do thereto powder fort and serve it forth.

Thought to be Britain’s oldest recorded dishes, dating back to 6000

BC are Nettle Pudding and Nettle Soup. The mixture of nettles,

various other leaves such as dandelion and sorrel, with barley

flour, salt and water doesn’t sound exactly appetising to us now,

yet this would have been a popular meal at the time. Another less

appealing dish that would have been regarded as a delicacy 8000

years ago is Roast Hedgehog. The hedgehog would have been

preferred ‘freshly killed’ and seasoned for cooking. How

delightful!

A recipe that dates back to Ancient Egyptian times is one for beer.

For the Ancient Egyptians (both adults and children) beer was a

very important drink. Workmen at the pyramids were given beer

three times a day, which only leaves us to assume it can’t have

been very intoxicating. It was most likely thick and without

bubbles which goes to show just how much the beer we have

nowadays has changed and developed. An ancient recipe from the

Mesopotamians has also been found by archaeologists on a clay

tablet, dating back 4000 years. The recipe was meant to have been

handed down from the God Enki, who is said to be the God of

‘sweet water’.

Recipes from the 17th Century also include peculiar ingredients;

eels, gurnard (a type of flying fish), quince and primroses were all

favourable in various dishes during this time. A complicated meal

that is assumed to have once fed the Ancient Greeks and Romans

involved stuffing a chicken inside a duck, stuffing the duck inside a

goose, the goose inside a pig, and then finally stuffing the pig

inside a cow. A completely different take on the 3-bird roast that

some of us may be familiar with today!

Looking at all the popular cookbooks that fill our shelves

nowadays, it’s quite unbelievable to think how they have altered

and developed over 700 years. Now, discoveries of new and tastier

ingredients have provided us with a greater selection of choice so

we are able to create a wider range of recipes and dishes. If nettle

soup or roast hedgehog, with a side order of porpoise was to

appear as one of the featured recipes in a regular cookbook today,

you’d think it to be a wind-up. However, it is quite fascinating to

think that the things we’d turn our noses up at now, were once the

greatest delicacies amongst the people of our past.

theCookbook

By Laura Banbridge

THE HISTORY OF

Nettle soup or roast hedgehog, with a side order of porpoise

A selection of

pages from the

14th century

‘Forme of Cury’,

believed to be the

world’s first

cookbook.


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selection of 5 different real ales,Lagers and Spirits

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Open Monday to Saturday 6pm – 10pm

Nico’s Family Italian Restaurant

Welcome to Nico’s Italian Restaurant situated just of Ashbourne Road, Derby.

They prepare and cook all their dishes to order with the passion you would

expect from a family run restaurant.

Bookings nowbeing taken

for both May bank holidays


Ingredients2 Pork Tenderloins450g (1 lb) Small, White Potatoes8 Bay Leaves1/3 Cup Grapeseed Oil4 tbsp Butter2 Cups Veal Stock (or chicken stock)Salt and Pepper

Method1. Make 3 incisions in the potatoes, butdo not cut all the way through. Spreadsome butter in each incision and sprinkle with salt. Place a bay leaf in the centre ofeach potato. Wrap in foil and place on abaking sheet.2. Bake for 40 minutes at 220˚C.3. Heat the oil in a skillet, season the porkand sauté on both sides for about 10-15minutes. Remove from the skillet andplace on a roasting pan, place in the ovenand cook for about 15-20 minutes.4. Pour the stock into the skillet and heat.Sieve the stock and return to the pan.5. Bring to the boil, remove from the heatand add 1 tbsp butter in cubes and whiskin cube by cube. 6. Cut the pork into slices, place with thepotatoes, pour over the sauce and serve.

Roast Pork Tenderloin with Herb Potatoes

Preparation time: 5 minsCooking time: 40 minsOven temperature: 220˚C


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Wining and DiningIdeas for

this month

The White Horse at Woolley MoorThe White Horse at Woolley Moor offers really great food and good hospitality. Their wide andvaried menus change on a regular basis and their bar snacks are not bad either! They arecurrently offering one, two and three course dishes from £10, £13 and £16, Tuesday through toThursday and Friday and Saturday lunchtimes. The atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming,offering great food and service.

Telephone: 01246 590319

The Blenheim HouseOwners of the Blenheim House – Etwall, Phil and Helga Ritchie-Smith would like to welcomeyou to our relaxing and informal bar and restaurant. In the bar we serve a range of traditionaldishes as well as some modern favorites offering an excellent alternative to our fine diningrestaurant. Open from 11am for coffee and teacakes through to lunch and dinner we are hereall day. Blenheim House, Etwall, Derbyshire ‘Eat, Drink, Sleep’www.blenheimhouse-etwall.co.uk

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David Clarke says, “For us and our staff, as afamily business it is quite a landmark to celebrate100 years of trading. Our grandfather WilliamEdwin ‘Eddie’ started the business; ourgrandparents lived over the shop and our fatherWilliam Herbert ‘Bert’ was born on the premisesin 1923. The business has gradually expandedover the years and we look forward to celebratingour centenary with our prize draw winners!”

Today, Clarkes of Ripley is run by David Clarkeand his sister Deborah Matthews. Theirgrandfather originally started the business in1912 as a tailor. In those days quality and servicewere given and they are still key to what is offeredhere today.

A family run department store is a rarity thesedays, let alone one that has been part of aDerbyshire town’s life for a century, is still runby the grandson and granddaughter of its founderand continues to thrive and adapt to thechallenges of modern retail.

Times have changed in some ways and while theshop no longer carries a large credit roundextending to Mansfield, which David andDeborah’s father Bert covered by bicycle in his

younger days, the variety of goods for sale hasever been wider.

Over the past ten years, Clarkes has diversifiedfrom being a purely fashion-based store intocookware, linens and towels, children’s shoes,giftware and lingerie, as well as expanding otherlines such as bags and luggage. The new in-store‘Coffee House’ has proven a popular destinationin itself, with many customers travelling aconsiderable distance for ‘real’ coffee andhomemade cakes.

The business has strong ties with the community,raising funds for Ripley hospital throughout the year as well as being involved with local schoolsand training schemes.

With a loyal customer base and a position in theheart of the Amber Valley, David and Deborahare still mindful of the need to plan for the futureand respond to trends. They take particularpleasure in meeting customers who canremember their father and grandparents at theshop.

Clarkes proves that there is a place forindependent family run businessesalongside superstores and malls and that personalservice and innovation can go hand in hand.

The family run department store will be holding a grand prize draw -free entry with every purchase throughout May - the prize draw will beheld at the end of May. There are over 60 prizes to be won frommenswear, ladies fashions, footwear, handbags, the cook shop and ourgift departments. It will also include gift vouchers for brands donatedby suppliers of the store, as well as Clarkes store vouchers.

Clarkes celebrate 100 yearsClarkes of Ripley would like to celebrate

over 100 years of serving the local community with you this spring.

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Below:New Season- New Style- New You! Promotion Day atJillian Hart…Thursday 16th May 2013 between 11am and 4pm seesthe exciting launch of the Joseph Ribkoff SummerCollection at Jillian Hart located on Babington Lane,Derby. Why not visit the shop along with a friend andenjoy a glass of wine and nibbles whilst viewing theJoseph Ribkoff model showcasing their hot new stylesfor summer. Customers will receive 10% off plus a freegift with any Joseph Ribkoff purchased on the day. Formore information regarding the event contact theshop on 01332 347647 or call in at 40-44, BabingtonLane, Derby.

Right:Lovely stylish ballet pump by Gabor, great forspring/summer smart casual wear. These lovely shoesare available at John Barclay. The shop is well worth avisit if you are looking to update your shoe collectionfor spring/summer. John Barclay are located at 46Babington Lane, Derby. Telephone 01332 342260www.johnbarclayshoes.co.uk

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A little while ago I went to the Assembly Rooms in Derby to see

stand up comedian Mike Harding. I had seen him on television

back in the 1970s when there weren’t too many doing stand up to

the extent that he, Jasper Carrot, Billy Connolly and Max Boyce

were. I loved his wry, sharp, dry Lancashire humour which, linked

with the northern accent, seemed to make things even funnier.

Local company PR Promotions got me 4 tickets to the show and

off I went, wondering whether his humour had stood the test of

time and also wondering if my daughter would ‘get’ this

humour, from before her time of Michael Macintyre, Peter Kay etc.

Mike was soon in flow and regaling us with his observation on life

in his younger days. However, it transpired that as he turned 60 a

few years ago he received in the post a request from the NHS for

a stool sample. From there on in I have never been a part of an

audience that laughed so much. With tears running down my face I

risked a glance across the row at my daughter and was pleased to

see her also crying with laughter. Ah, so humour does stand the

test of time and without a swear word in sight. Probably a lesson

for comedians today to ‘keep it clean’. I won’t spoil his show by

telling you his experience.

We all went home with aching sides, not just from laughing but

also because the man in front of me kept leaning to his left for

some reason and blocking my view, which meant I also had to lean

to my left, meaning the man behind me had to lean left too. I

imagined that the back row was perfectly horizontal.

A couple of days ago the post arrived with its normal mix of

happiness, sadness (bills) and rubbish. I thought my wife’s contact

lenses had arrived and so put the box to one side. On realising it

didn’t say the name of the opticians I took another look and

noticed it said my name. I opened it waiting to see if the normal

array of 6 numbers were there! I was pretty shocked to see that

the NHS were asking me to make a contribution(!) but not in the

way I had first envisaged. So, I too have reached that age which

not only entitles me

to free parking in

Ripley or Alfreton

between midnight

and 3am? I never

knew that it was so

complicated to give a

stool sample. I just

thought you took a sample in a bag into the doctors. At our

careers classes we had never been given the ‘contortionist’

option. I read the instructions with glee at first, thinking this is a

farce. The highlighted panel on the final page of the instructions

said ‘Any Questions call this number’. I’ve got plenty I thought. It

also said that ‘The leaflet is also available in Braille’. If I could

readBraille I wouldn’t need help with this test. It explained how I

had to use a spade to spread the sample over the windows. Being

as our window cleaner comes every month I thought I would wait

until he was due.

I quite enjoy my job, it’s varied, interesting and rewarding. Walking

into the office is full of mystery as to what that day may hold but I

just wonder what the person who has to test all these samples

feels like on a Monday morning when the post sack arrives and he

opens the first envelope. Training for many years to be a specialist

can’t have prepared anyone for this job. How do you decide what

sandwiches to pack for lunch? There were 3.4 million people

between the age of 60 and 64 in 2012. That’s an awful lot of

samples to process.

Whilst visiting someone in hospital a couple of weeks ago I saw a

surgeon who was going to perform a hip replacement

operation having his lunch beforehand. It must make you think

carefully before making your choice from the canteen. I admire

the dedication of those doing all these things and we are grateful

to all who do.

Talk on

Life by GP

Smoking kills and I can finally prove it. Well nearly.....

Whilst driving down Oxford Street in Ripley, a woman, busy

concentrating on trying to light her cigarette walked straight

between two cars and out in front of me. It was a close thing

but there was no surprise on her face, just a look of disgust as

though I should have known she was going to do it! Amazing

what you can be blamed for these days!

How does this work? We recently searched on line for trains

to London. Eventually we settled on the 9:15 from Derby

when it suddenly flashed up that we could go first class for

only a little extra and that first class got there 30 minutes

earlier! That had us completely baffled. So, we sit in second

class and the front bit gets there 30 minutes before us does it?

Really clever that. I envisaged a huge elastic band and the front

half flying away first and then the hoy polloy in cattle catching

up with a massive twang!

Chatting to someone the other day and they told me that

Benedictine monks made beer out of bees! A smidgen of

knowledge can be dangerous!

Mike is currently ontour makingfolk laugh upand down the

country

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