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In the Shadows by Richard Whittlestone
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8 Country Images April 2013
The Beaumonts descend from the de
Brienne family, traceable back to at least
954. John, son of Erard II de Brienne,
married the heiress of the by then partly
lost Kingdom of Jerusalem and reigned as
King at Acre from 1209-1237. He was also
elected Emperor of the East in 1229,
moving to Constantinople where he died.
Louis of Acre, a son by his second
marriage, married Agnes the daughter and
heiress of Richard, 4th Viscount de
Beaumont in France. Their descendants
took that name and settled largely in
Leicestershire. The senior branch,
technically princes of the Empire and
Jerusalem, not to mention Lords of
Basqueville (a French peerage created by
Henry VI) were long seated at Coleorton.
A secondary branch settled at Gracedieu
and another at Thringstone where a
younger son, Edward Beaumont who was a
Roman Catholic, acquired the confiscated
lands of St John at Barrow in 1542. At first
the family lived at Arleston House and
about a decade later he leased the
advowson of the church at Barrow from his
brother. It was only in 1598/1601, when
Francis Beaumont came of age that the
family moved to the village of Barrow and
built the first hall there, although it may
have contained an earlier core made up of
the 30ft by 20ft central great hall.
The building was of Keuper sandstone,
probably from Weston Cliff, slightly to the
east on the Leicestershire side of the river,
and was of relatively modest proportions,
for tax was paid a century or so later on a
modest eight hearths. This is the equivalent
of Heage Hall and that at Kirk Langley
(subsequently rebuilt). It was gabled, built
on a typical H-plan of the period and
certainly had stone mullioned windows.
The depredations of punitive levies on
Catholics probably ensured that only
minor modifications were made to it prior
to the end of the 18th century. These no
doubt included the flooring over of the
great hall to create a couple of bedrooms
above. The family also had a six-roomed
town house in All Saints’ parish, Derby.
In 1808 John Beaumont, on the back of
generally rising income from landed
property in the wars against France,
decided to build a new house. This was a
handsome, fashionably Neo-classical
mansion in brick and stucco, the latter
being a covering of Brookhouse’s Roman
Cement grooved to resemble ashlar and
applied to hide the joins, for the fabric of
the new house incorporated much of that
of its predecessor. The south garden front
was of seven bays and two storeys, the
central three bays breaking slightly forward
LOST HOUSES OF DERBYSHIRE
Barrow Hall
The house wastypical of the
period
BARROW-ON-TRENTby Maxwell Craven
Barrow-on-Trent was divided into three portions at the time of the
Domesday Book and the manorial part, which as it happens is not the
largest, later came into the hands of the Order of Hospitallers of St John
of Jerusalem. At the Dissolution it became the property of one of the
few Derbyshire families of genuinely princely descent, the Beaumonts.
Barrow Hall, South (garden) front c1905
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under a pediment decorated with the
Beaumont coat-of-arms: azure
semée-de-lys and a lion rampant. The
entrance front was of five bays, the central
one being formed of a deep bow topped
by a lead-covered and top-lit dome to
which was attached a slightly curved
tetrastyle (four-columned) Doric portico.
The sides were of four bays and a four bay,
slightly lower service wing was attached to
the east side.
The interior boasted a drawing room, small
drawing room, dining room and library all
opening off the hall, from which rose to
the west the top-lit well stair case. The
architect was almost certainly the prolific
amateur, Richard Leaper of Derby
(1759-1838), a member of a Derby
banking family who was also the local
receiver of excise, an alderman and four
times Mayor of Derby. Stephen Glover said
of him in 1831 that he was “a gentleman
of great taste and much experience of
building family mansions.” Indeed the
entrance front at Barrow is virtually
identical to the garden front of his
Parkfields Cedars, built for the Sandars
family at about the same date as well as
the garden front at The Limes in Mickleover
and the drum-shaped hall is echoed in
Leaper’s entrance hall at The Pastures,
Littleover of 1806 where Leaper found time
to serve his second Mayoralty! The
surviving lodges were typically Leaper with
ogee windows and quirky detailing. The
one on the main road bears comparison
with that at The Pastures, Littleover and the
village one is an enlarged version of
Beehive Cottage in Newton Solney, both
Leaper’s work.
From the detailed building records of
Wheathills, Mackworth in 1806 we can
even identify some of the likely craftsmen,
like the mason/contractor Samuel Brown
(architect of the Derbyshire General
Infirmary), William Cooper (the plumber
and glazier), Richard Wood (bricklayer),
John Crooks (joinery), Thomas Thorley
(ironsmith), William Toplis (carver sand
gilder) and Gladwin & Co (painting). The
fine Chellaston alabaster chimneypiece in
the drawing room would have been carved
by Richard Brown, junior (1736-1816) the
Derby spar turner in St Helen’s Street. The
drawing room ceiling is of a fretted pattern
closely resembling one at Newton Park,
also attributed to Leaper, although the
latter was in plaster, whereas the Barrow
one may have been done in embossed
paper like that at Highfields, a Leaper villa
in Derby.
Leaper later favoured cast iron for his
houses but until Weatherhead & Glover
The handiworkof local
craftsmen
Left & Below:
The north (entrance) front c1950
Left: A mullioned window and part of
the 1598 fabric appearing during
demolition 1957
It was a handsome,fashionably
Neo-classicalmansion in brick
and stucco
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established their Duke Street Foundry in
1818 (later Handyside’s), his ironwork
tended to be hand wrought by Thorley,
whose forge was in St Michael’s Lane and
who was a former assistant of William
Yates, son of Robert Bakewell’s successor.
Thorley’s slim wrought iron balustrade was
really rather fine and the stairs were
latterly lit by an ambitious stained glass
window put in by John Beaumont’s widow
in a fit of Catholic piety. Two niches on the
stairs were filled with classical statues on
plinths embellished with the family crest.
In 1841 John Beaumont’s widow, Mary
Josephine (née Curzon) was employing
eleven staff at the house plus a further four
at the family Derby town house, by then
The Cedars on Ashbourne Road. She was
wealthy in her own right and had saved the
estate by marrying John, who died in 1834.
She also richly endowed the newly
established Convent of Mercy in Bridge
Gate, to which she gave her previous
family town house bought by her great
uncle from John Gisborne in 1767 and
vastly extended by her. Later in the 1840s,
she spent all her time in Derby and the
hall was let to Mary Arkwright.
The family, after decades of financial
problems finally sold the estate, by then
reduced to little more than 200 acres, for
£32,000 in 1876. The buyer was Colonel J
T Pountain, the Derby vintner who died in
1889 and the estate was sold to his friend,
the Scots-born Burton brewer James Eadie.
During the war it became a home for
evacuees and afterwards, to avoid the cost
of a full restoration, it was sold to H G E
Castledine of Burton, who converted the
house into five flats, reserving the largest
for himself.
The Hall’smixed fortunes
Left: The staircase after the fire, 13th
September 1956. The statue (not
sold with most of the contents in
1846) has lost an arm, but the
stained glass and the balustrade are
in a remarkably good state.
Below: The Chellaston alabaster
chimneypiece and overmantel in
the drawing room. The side panels
of the overmantel would have
originally held mirror glass like the
central one, but these were replaced
by small shelves in the 20th century.
Two niches onthe stairs were
filled withclassical statues
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Unfortunately, on the night of 12th
September 1956, the hall was gutted by a
serious fire; mercifully no-one was killed
but only the shell of the building
remained. There was more money to be
made by demolishing rather than
rebuilding and so a few months later, in
spring 1957, the remains were cleared and
housing built on the site.
In 2006, some of the stained glass from
the staircase (which miraculously survived
the fire) was sold at Bamfords auction
rooms in Derby, the last vestiges of a
vanished house..
A serious firedelivers theHall’s final
chapter
Right: The garden
front after the fire,
20th September 1956.
Below: The entrance
after the fire.
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Bakewell, of course worked in wrought iron, but from the
1770s, when Francis Hurt began forging iron at Alderwasley
on the middle Derwent, cast iron began to be made in the
County. Although Hurt started with a forge, he soon began to
cast items too, for we know that when Joseph Pickford was
clerk of works at Kedleston Hall under Robert Adam, he
ordered a number of cast iron fire-grates from Hurt along with
the balusters for the bridge over the lake.
Within about 15 years a foundry had been set up in Derby by
Thomas Glover and as with all of Derby’s industries at that
time, it made items for the luxury end of the market: cast iron
balustrades for staircases, ornamental fencing for gentlemen’s
villas and so on.
The most distinguished firm to make architectural cast iron
was Messrs. Weatherhead & Glover, which represented a
continuation of the efforts of Glover in tandem with Samuel
Weatherhead, proprietor of an ironmongery appropriately
situated in Iron Gate, which is continued today as Bennett’s.
Glover needed room to expand from his cramped foundry in
the middle of Derby and Weatherhead wanted to put his
profits to good use, cut out the middleman and make things he
could sell in his shop. Therefore they set up a new foundry in
1818 just north of the town centre on land which had
originally been part of the park of St Helen’s House.
The foundry, known as the Britannia Foundry (hence nearby
Britannia Street and the surviving Furnace Inn), by 1848 had
come into the hands of Andrew Handyside (1805-1887). The
Handysides came originally from Liberton in Midlothian, but
Andrew’s father, an Edinburgh merchant, married the sister of
Charles Baird of St Petersburg, an ironfounder and engineer
there. Of their five sons, two traded to Russia and founded the
Blue Anchor Line as a result and three, including Andrew the
youngest son, went to work with the Bairds in St Petersburg.
Their Russian enterprise was associated with the business of
Samuel Job Wright of the Limes in Mickleover, who ran an
import-export trading alliance with Imperial Russia and was
also a successful silk throwster. He appears to have tipped the
young Handyside off that there was an opportunity to acquire
the foundry in Derby.
Handyside & Company ran successfully until 1911 when it
went into administration but then rose from the ashes and
carried on until 1932, when it was finally carried off in the
great recession. The firm is famous for making vast civil
engineering set-pieces: railway stations, bridges etc, but at first
Handyside continued the tradition of making domestic cast
iron pieces: garden seats, fountains, drinking fountains,
railings, balustrades and similar. Fortunately, a copy of the
firm’s catalogue survives in the Derby Local Studies Library.
The firm’s standard rustic garden seats are a version of a design
published by John Claudius Loudon, the man who designed
Derby’s Arboretum in 1840. One of the models was adopted
for its station seats by the Midland Railway. Indeed, I bought
an example 20 years ago for £50 with two supports; you could
have as many supports as you wanted and a carpenter would
make the slatted seats they supported. My example still has
some of the railway company’s Midland Lake paint on it, so it
would have come from a station somewhere between St
Pancras and Glasgow! J & G Haywood of Iron Gate (like
Bennetts ironmongers) also had a foundry, called the Phoenix
Local Antiquesby Maxwell Craven
Collecting
Derby has been associated withiron working for centuries,although it was only whenRobert Bakewell fromMelbourne took up residence inthe Borough in 1712 thatDerby acquired a seriousreputation for iron working.
Handyside campana urn
sold at Bamfords for £600 in 2009
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Foundry, which stood between Nottingham Road and the
Derwent. They patented a garden seat very like Handyside’s, with
faux rustic timber framing, but embellished with a canopy help
aloft by thin cast iron supports. These appear to have broken
rather easily (cast iron being fairly brittle) and I have never seen a
complete example. Survivors can be distinguished by small raised
iron protrusions on the arms where the canopy supports were
once attached. I have seen three examples, one of which is
outside the front door at Calke.
Handyside’s ornamental fountains and urns come up at auction
with reasonable frequency, the most popular model consisting of a
shell supported by three sinuous dolphins which are usually
signed discreetly on the casting; if not one needs to consult their
catalogue. A particularly attractive fountain example was sold in
2009 at Bamfords for nearly £5,000 although less spectacular
examples usually fetch a good deal less. A municipal park-sized
example was bought by Derby Museum in the 1990s for £8500.
Handyside also made a good standard campana urn, an example
of which Bamfords sold for over £600 also in 2009, despite a
layer of paint. J & G Haywood made fluted urns from around
1850. At Ilkeston Museum is what appears to have been a
bespoke urn, made by Handyside. The sides have pierced flanks
made to look like lace and a row of portrait heads (presumably of
prominent aldermen) around the socle. The lace and aldermen
would seem to indicate Ilkeston and the occasion was probably
the grant of Borough status which marked the Queen’s Golden
Jubilee in 1887. Many of these objects were supplied for
conservatories and hence are usually in good condition but those
which went into municipal parks and people’s gardens tended to
weather and now show their age more. Nevertheless, such is the
quality of the casting, that there is generally remarkably little rust
on the better examples.
From the coming of the railways in 1839, iron founding in Derby
moved to heavy engineering, along with domestic ranges and
grates. Some made collectable items too. Jobson’s foundry, which
moved from Sheffield to Derby in 1849, closed as Qualcast in
1991. One product of their works, which occasionally comes up
for sale, is a memorial plaque to the Duke of Wellington, who
died in 1852. It’s a handsome thing, eleven inches in diameter;
the Iron Duke’s head faces left, on a pounced ground with a ducal
coronet on a cushion set above it and on the reverse is the legend:
‘Moulded by Jobson’s patent process/Litchurch Works Derby/13th
November 1854’ On the duke’s collar it says: ‘Registered No. 3’.
The going rate for one in good condition is around £70-£100 at
auction, although I bought ours for £30 some years ago, made
affordable (to me at any rate!) through having several layers of
gloss paint on it. Once removed, however, it looked a treat!
Below right: The author’s Handyside garden seat,
originally from a Midland Railway station
Below:
J & G Haywood’s
advertisement for
their canopied Derby
Garden Chair 1864.
Above: Haywood urn from
an advertisement in 1852.
Right: Handyside fountain
as sold at Bamfords in 2009
Above: Handyside
advertisement dated 1852
Right: Handyside Urn or bird
bath masquerading as a
planter in a local garden.
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We are now nicely into Spring. A few days ago the weather had
been wet as depression after depression sped bringing cold, wet,
arctic and windy conditions. The ground was saturated, so any
rain ran off into streams almost immediately, any prospect of water
shortages no longer a topic of conversation. Now, memories of
winter are evaporating in the morning sunshine. Clear skies at this
time of year produce ground frosts and we can be plunged back
into winter very quickly, so why not ‘make hay while the sun
shines’.
How wonderful it is to stand in the countryside and marvel at
the forces that are involved in producing spring and the
‘renaissance’ in the natural world. These forces have been at work
for weeks but now their work is becoming noticeable, having a
marked effect on the natural world. I stood looking and listening
the other evening after sunset, comfortable in the still air but by
morning there had been another ground frost. Everything I could
see and hear was responding to the lengthening days and rising
temperatures. Birds were singing, especially blackbirds, the cocks
proclaiming ownership of territories from virtually every part of
the countryside. Hedgerows and trees are ‘greening’, their shapes
being altered as fresh leaves cloak twigs and branches. Butterflies
and dragonflies flew during the day and on occasions I had
looked for swallows despite knowing it was much too early. Rooks
are calling incessantly from rookeries, caught up in the excitement
of it all and the large winter flock has now dispersed. More
butterflies are appearing, as are large flies but I have yet to see a
bumble bee. The green woodpeckers are yaffling from different
parts of the wood and pied wagtails are increasingly prominent in
clean, bright plumage. Chaffinches have been singing for weeks
and the robin has never stopped. Moorhens are mating, the
kingfisher occasionally flashes by and a pair of mallards quack at
all hours during the night.
Every day brings to light fresh treasures, yesterday was the turn
of the lesser celandines on the stream bank. ‘Oh to be in
England’! The scale of this change is difficult to embrace and is
only just beginning to gather momentum. One can only wonder
what effect it had on country people many, many years ago who
were more at the mercy of the elements than we are today.
I have long been interested in reading and listening to sayings
relating to the countryside and last summer, quite by chance, I
bought a book containing over four thousand sayings relating to
the French countryside. A cursory glance made me realise I would
have to resort to a good dictionary but using this made my
browsings much richer. It has also strengthened my belief that
there are more similarities than differences between people of
different countries. I have decided to include a few extracts from
the book to illustrate this relating to spring and the month of April,
the section under ‘printemps’ being the largest in the book.
‘After the long darkness of winter, the cold and shortages of
food, the arrival of spring was like a deliverance for the
peasants of the Middle Ages. They celebrated the death of
winter and the victory of light over darkness by lighting fires
and rejoicing but this didn’t last long because much work
had to be done in gardens, fields and vineyards’.
‘Spring flowers are autumn fruits’.
‘When the cuckoo sings, one day is wet, another dry, that’s
spring’.
‘One magpie in spring announces bad weather’.
‘April is the month of renaissance, the sun’s rays are warmer
and begin to warm the earth. Migrating birds arrive, skylarks
and blackbirds are singing and white butterflies fly among
the blossom. Trees are covered in buds, the first leaves
appear and animals begin to change their fur’.
‘When it thunders in April, the wine grower rejoices and the
ploughman also’
‘The new moon in April never passes without a frost’.
‘April rain is good luck for the land’.
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18th-30th May 2013: The 6th NationalForest Walking Festival
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Between the mid 1800s until its slow decline less than a hundred
years later, Matlock flourished as a hydropathic town. It attracted the
rich and famous who came for the dubious ‘water treatment’ in one of
at least forty three establishments that sprang up around the town.
Brian Spencer traces the town’s once fashionable history.
MatLoCK’S
Hydros
Matlock’s most obvious link with hydropathy is the huge
building dominating the eastern hillside high above the
town centre. Now the headquarters of Derbyshire
County Council, it served for around a hundred years as
a hydro founded by John Smedley, a hosiery
manufacturer with premises at Wirksworth and Lea Mills.
Born 12 June 1803 he inherited his father Thomas’s
business in 1823. For a time the business prospered
under his leadership, especially when he managed to
adapt stocking frames to handle wool. Unfortunately this
involved long hours of hard, taxing work and as a result
his health broke down while on honeymoon in 1846.
Part of the treatment aimed at securing his recovery took
him to Ben Rhydding, a hydro on Ilkley Moor near Otley
in Yorkshire. Here he was subjected to a regime of cold
baths and powerful showers as prescribed by the
in-house consultant, Dr Macleod. Impressed by its
effectiveness which lead to his apparent recovery,
Smedley decided to spread the word of this new-found
medicine, alongside converting the world to his own
brand of Methodism.
Using his employees as what might be considered guinea
pigs, he subjected them to preaching and cold water
baths. For his workforce this was a small price to pay as
working conditions in John Smedley’s mills were far
ahead of those given to other mill workers – hot food and
dry clothing on rainy days were just two of the benefits
of working for Smedley. Basing his methods partially on
those in use at spas in nearby Buxton as well as
Harrogate, he decided to open a suitable establishment
taking advantage of the bracing air on the slopes above
Matlock.
No doubt one of the reasons for choosing Matlock was
due to the fact that there was already a hydropathy
practitioner operating in the area. This was Ralph Davis
of Darley Dale who bathed clients in their own homes
Rockside Hydro served as a
psychiatric hospital for air crew
during World War II.
Now the headquarters of DerbyshireCounty Council, the huge buildingdominating the eastern hillside high above Matlock town centre,served for around a hundred years as a hydro founded by John Smedley.
Above: The famous stained
glass entrance to the hydro.
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before going on to rent an eleven-roomed house in 1851. On the
advice of John Smedley he installed hydropathic equipment and
was so successful that he moved to larger premises a couple of
years later. This building was taken over by Smedley who
eventually turned it into the huge structure that remains to this
day. Ralph Davis continued to practise the strange art from
Chesterfield House, originally a dairy farm off Chesterfield Road
and now owned by the sisters of the Presentation Convent.
Right from the start Smedley operated a strict regime by banning
tobacco in all its forms, alcohol and confectionery; fraternising
with members of the opposite sex was punished with a fine, as
were many of the minor misdemeanours that offended the
autocratic man. Life for patients taking the water cure was far
from one of indulgent luxury beyond the palatial surroundings of
the public rooms. Rather than simply drinking the water as in
spas such as Bath or Buxton, the emphasis was on its external
application. It goes without saying that the water was always icy
cold and the methods employed varied between wrapping the
victim in cold wet sheets to needle showers applied to extremities
of the body – a special sit shower was considered efficacious in te
cure of haemorrhoids! For a change, mustard baths must have
been exceptionally painful; thoughts of Guantamano Bay water
torture come to mind when considering what went on with the so
called cures.
During its relatively brief popularity, the hydro played host to the
great and famous. Arriving by the cable operated tram over the
bridge from the railway station, well known visitors ranged from
the conductor Sir Thomas Beecham, composer Ivor Novello,
George Robey and Harry Lauder, comedians and General
William Bramwell Booth, son of the founder of the Salvation
Army whose mother came from Ashbourne. The actor Dirk
Bogarde studied aerial photographic interpretation while
stationed at Smedley’s during the war. This was when the
building was taken over as a training depot for military
intelligence operators.
Food was of the highest quality and records from the time speak
of weights of produce by the ton grown or reared on local farms
owned by Smedley. However, the resident’s life was still
governed by strictly imposed rules. Dancing and alcohol
consumption did not arrive until after John Smedley’s death on 27
July 1874, but it cannot be said that gentlemen residents went
without their favourite tipple. The Gate Inn, conveniently just
across Bank Road is alleged to have run a profitable trade
smuggling bottles wrapped in plain brown paper parcels and
many a page boy made a useful addition to his wages as a
go-between.
Much of the opulence of Smedley’s Hydro can still be seen in and
around county offices. Committee rooms are still panelled in
richly varnished mahogany and the staircase leading off the
entrance hall climbs beneath a series of stained glass windows
that rise through three floors. Renaissance-style figures including
Hygea goddess of health stands above the motto ‘Mens sana in
corpore sano’, ‘a healthy mind in a healthy body’. ‘Magna est
veritas et prevalebit’, meaning ‘Great is the Truth and it will
Prevail’ is inscribed beneath the figure of ‘Truth’ whose hand
holds a goblet of pure water’. The one time winter garden’s glass
dome provides clear light for the desks of the planning
department. Regrettably visitors can no longer stroll around
terraced gardens, or play croquet or tennis as the landscaped
grounds are now given over to the modern need for councillors’
and employee’s car parks.
Taking the water cure.
Matlock (Old Bank) House.
Once used as a tax office,
now flats.
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John Smedley encouraged his senior employees to ‘spread the
gospel’ by opening their own establishments, large or small and
run with different styles. With the main hydro at the centre rather
like a mother hen with its chickens, most of the buildings can still
be seen around the upper reaches of the town. No longer used
for their original purpose, the following brief entries of the main
subsidiary hydros give a little background to their brief careers
and present lives:
Bank House Hydro (also known as Wyvern House Hydro). Off
New Street, it ran until 1920 when it became the Ernest Bailey
Grammar School, but now houses the Derbyshire County Council
Records Department.
Bridge Hall Hydropathic Establishment. At the bottom of Bank
Road it now forms part of Derbyshire Dales District Council
headquarters.
Chesterfield House Hydro. The original Matlock Hydro run and
owned by Ralph Davis. Situated off Chesterfield Road on Matlock
Bank. Now owned by the Sisters of the Presentation Convent.
Jackson House, Jackson Tor. This building has led a varied career,
never quite succeeding either as a hydro, or in its most recent
incarnation as a hotel.
Lilybank Hydro, Chesterfield Road. Opened in 1890
by subsequent owners of Chesterfield House. Now
owned by the Presentation Convent and run as a
preparatory school and then later as a nursing home.
Malvern House Hydro, Smedley Street. Originally
owned by Job Smith a local entrepreneur who was
very much involved with the Bank Road cable
tramway. Taken over by Smedley’s in
1918, it later became a furniture
warehouse for ‘Mickey’ Morris, another
local character. Now converted into apartments.
Matlock House Hydro. Part of the large building near the top of
Bank Road, it is on the right beyond county offices. Opened in
1863 by a Mr Lee of Manchester and then run by a Mr Rowland
and Miss Wise. Entertainments featured tableaux vivants, ‘living
pictures’, along with indoor and outdoor games.
Rockside Hydro. The imposing twin-turreted building on the
Cavendish cliff top high above the upper section of Bank Road.
Ran as a hydro from 1862 until 1946 when it was converted into
a teachers’ training college, now developed as an apartment
block. Served as a psychiatric hospital for air crew during World
War II.
Numerous other smaller establishments dot the west facing
sun-catching slopes above Matlock, aptly named Matlock Bank.
Mainly converted into private homes, they, together with the
larger establishments and Smedley’s Hydro (County Offices), are a
lasting reminder of Matlock’s temporary bid for fame and fortune
as a spa town.
Smedley Hydro Winter Gardens, now the drawing office
for the County Council planning department.
Inset: Malvern House, now flats.
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Now that the weather is starting to look like
spring, it’s going to be a busy month playing
catch up on jobs around the garden. I also spoke
about a lot of new varieties of plants and fruit
bushes last year, many of which will be available
this month so look out for those in your local
plant nurseries or garden centres.
This month also sees the start of ‘grow your own’ season, again
with many new varieties of vegetables. I will be trying a couple of
veg that I’ve never grown before and am looking forward to
growing carrots. I sprayed less insecticide last year because of the
companion planting I used; blackpepper mint and basil to keep
away greenfly and whitefly. Also another tip is to plant white
alyssum (the summer bedding plant) in containers near plants or
vegetables as thrips (thunder flies) are attracted to the alyssum and
not your plants or veg. Once the alyssum is swamped with thrips
simply dispose of them in the green waste wheely bin.
Look out for the NGS Open Garden
booklets. The reason I love the open garden
scheme is because these are ‘real’ gardens
that easily relate to our own gardens. So
pick up a yellow booklet for dates and
locations from any good plant nursery or
garden centre and also look out for the
yellow posters – the open gardens are a
great source of inspiration.
Allotment or Vegetable Patch:
Still a good time to sow green manure
Buy vegetable plug plants (approx Easter weekend onwards)
Fertilise spring cabbage with a high nitrogen feed
Plant new asparagus ‘crowns’. Potato, shallot and onion sets
should still be available to buy.
Feed fruit trees and bushes with sulphate of potash.
Crops to sow directly outside or under cloches are peas, mange
tout, mixed salad leaves, radishes, cauliflowers, turnips, lettuces,
carrots, beetroot, cabbages, sprouts, broad beans, leeks, rocket,
swiss chard and spinach.
Also sow in your vegetable plot tagetes and poached egg plant to
attract beneficial insects.
In the Greenhouse:
Protect any seedlings from cold.
Water any seedling trays or pots with copper fungicide to help
prevent damping off disease.
Remember to increase ventilation on warm days.
If too hot, put up shading to protect plants.
Buy plug plants to grow on for pots,
bedding displays and baskets.
Sow French and runner beans in pots.
Sow melons, cucumbers, marrows and
courgettes in a heated propagator.
Check plants regularly for signs of peat or
disease.
Plant tomatoes in grow bags or large pots.
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Repair or sow new lawns with grass seed.
Apply moss killer to lawns – or sulphate of iron which is the
active ingredient in moss killers.
Rake out any dead grass from lawns.
Start to feed the lawn with a suitable lawn fertiliser.
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Cut away any ‘suckers’ growing around the base of trees and
shrubs.
Last month’s top shrubs forsythia and ribes (flowering currants)
need pruning back after flowers have finished.
Sprinkle a handful of sulphate of potash around tulips to improve
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Sow sweet peas outside around the base of cane supports, obelisks
or even try a hanging basket for them to trail down from.
Give camelias, rhododendrons, azaleas and pieris a good handful
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Now is the ideal time to start to spray roses as a preventive for
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Keep topiary in check by giving a light clip now.
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garden. The choice of varieties is vast, with red or green, finely
cut or palmate leaf. Pick a variety like Acer palmatum ‘sango
kaku’ as you also get colourful stems in winter. Acers like a
moist but well drained, neutral to acid soil in a non exposed
windy position. Despite what you read in some books, acers
with sensible care are easy to grow. My personal favourites are …
Acer palmatum ‘sango kaku’ (coloured stems), Acer palmatum
‘bloodgood’ (the best upright red leaf maple), Acer palmatum
dissectum ‘greenlace’ (very finely cut, green leaf maple) , Acer
palmatum dissectum ‘garnet’ (very finely cut, red leaf maple) and
Acer shirasawanum ‘aureum’ (bright yellow leaf maple).
Spiraea x cinerea ‘grefsheim’: or ‘bridal wreath’: Currently mine
at home is full of flower bud so this will look fantastic at this time
of year, long flower racemes of pure white hang down, almost
weeping. Very easy to grow and likes most soils in full sun to part
shade. I wouldn’t recommend this for a pot but planted in a
border or an informal hedge makes a good feature. The RHS has
given this plant the Award of Garden Merit.
Cercis chinensis ‘avondale’: Might be a bit hard to find this one
but worth hunting it out, This is a beautiful species which is
native to China, Cercis chinensis ‘avondale’ has bare stems
which are studded with pretty, rich purple-pink flowers in late
April or early May before the foliage emerges. This variety is
mainly grown for its striking flowers but there is also Cercis
canadensis ‘forest pansy’ which has beautiful deep plum red
leaves and new for this year is Cercis canadensis ‘hearts of gold’
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Look Forward tothe Future
If your child’s choices for Year 7 are worrying you, take alook a what Ockbrook School has to offer.
We operate an open door policy and welcome visitsbetween 10am and 2pm
Money Raised for School in Africa…
Pupils from Derby High’s primary department have raisedmore than £600 so far for a school in Africa by taking partin a sponsored curiosity challenge.
Children were asked to try six challenges based around the theme of
senses, including designing a fruit kebab then dipping it in a chocolate
fountain while blindfolded before identifying different textures.
The money raised will be used to pay towards the £30,000 cost of
building a hall at the school in the Rift Valley in Kenya .
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Theatre in Derby is changing. The
city’s former Playhouse is not only
preparing to stage its own plays
alongside touring productions – but a
new atmosphere is beginning to take
hold at Derby Theatre.
If you have visited the building in the past couple of months you
might have been accosted by Sarah Brigham, the first artistic
director to be appointed by the theatre since the University of
Derby took complete control of the venue.
It was part of her strategy, which also involved striking up a
conversation with people in the Westfield shopping centre, to
discover what people want from the theatre.
She comes over as confident, friendly and knowledgeable –
qualities that have led to her being acknowledged as an
up-and-coming talent in British theatre.
She comes to Derby from The Point and the Berry Theatre at
Eastleigh, Hampshire where she produced innovative productions
which toured internationally. Before that she was associate
director at Dundee Rep for four years.
She says she was excited by Derby Theatre’s unique position of
staging its own productions as well as bringing on the next
generation of artists through its university courses.
On top of that “Derby is a beautiful city in a beautiful part of the
world.”
While many theatres around the country are struggling for finance
because of local authority cuts, Sarah wants to explore the
relationship that the theatre and the university have with the city.
“Lots of theatres say they’ve got learning at their heart and I’m
really interested in how you offer something that’s different as
well. We’re in a unique position in that we’ve got a very strong
relationship with the university and I’m really interested in
interrogating what that means not only for the students but also
for our audience.”
One of her innovations is to train the theatre’s ushers to become
“talking programmes”.
“Whenever we’ve got a produced show, they’ll come into our
rehearsal room and they’ll meet the designer and the creative
team. Actually they’re the people who are our audience.
“I’m here most nights but I’m not here every night and I can’t talk
to everyone whereas our ushers genuinely engage with our
audience on a nightly basis.
“I want them to be in a situation where they can approach
audience members and say ‘is there something you want to know
about the show? If I don’t know I can write the question down
and I can find out from the artistic director and she’ll reply within
so many days’. It’s an interesting concept for us.”
Everything seems so different from the dark days that befell the
building not so many years ago.
The former Derby Playhouse Ltd went into administration in 2008
and the venue closed. The following year the University of Derby
bought the lease and reopened it with the help of Derby LIVE, the
city council’s entertainments division.
After three years the university decided not to renew its
agreement with Derby LIVE and applied to the Arts Council for
the same amount of funding that had been enjoyed in previous
years. But the Arts Council said no. One of the reasons was that
the university did not have its own artistic director.
Eventually the Arts Council awarded Derby Theatre £923,000
over three years – less than half the amount that it used to grant
Derby Theatre has an amazing space
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Steve Orme
Derby Playhouse. On top of that the university is giving the
theatre £500,000 a year.
Recently Arts Council regional director Peter Knott said the
organisation was impressed with Sarah Brigham and the theatre’s
work with the University.
Sarah’s vision and philosophy are largely responsible.
“Long gone are the days when someone pays £25, sits in their
theatre seat on a Saturday night, goes home and that’s all they
know.
“When you see a film now you can watch how the director made
it, you can watch what the casting process was like, and Derby
Theatre needs to get with the programme a little bit. We can offer
that whole plethora of understanding to our audiences as well.”
Sarah feels that in some ways Derby Theatre is similar to The Point
at Eastleigh which is the only venue in the UK to have rehearsal
studios with living accommodation, allowing it to work with
artists of international recognition.
“Derby Theatre has an amazing space – I think this stage is really
beautiful and unique. We’ve got the same ability to attract artists
of international standing and bring them here.”
Excitement is building now as people anticipate the productions
Sarah Brigham will bring to the city.
The first in-house production will be Cooking With Elvis, a
comedy written by Lee Hall, best known for penning the script for
the film Billy Elliot.
That will be followed by a classic: a new version of Chekhov’s
The Seagull, in a co-production with critically acclaimed theatre
company Headlong.
Speaking about Cooking With Elvis, Sarah says: “In the summer,
audiences want a bright comedy that’s going to be a lot of fun but
that’s also going to have real artistic integrity.
“I think this show has that. It’s very funny but it’s also very
moving. It ticks the box of being modern, contemporary but also
accessible, funny and it’s a great piece of theatre.”
Four years ago Sarah was presented with the Writers’ Guild of
Great Britain award for encouraging new writing. She would like
to produce new work in Derby although she admits she has to put
on what the audience wants.
“I’d like to look at how we can commission new work and
ultimately I can do whatever I want. But if there are only two men
and a dog in the audience, what’s the point?
“I do think there’s an appetite for new work as much as there is
for the classics, so hopefully we can do a bit of both.”
Some people may think that Derby Theatre is merely a stop-off for
Sarah Brigham on her way to running one of the top venues in the
country. But she clearly knows how she would like people to
regard the building in a few years’ time.
“I would like to be able to go out into the streets and every single
person I stop be able to direct me to where Derby Theatre is, and
know that it’s called Derby Theatre and not Derby Playhouse.
“I’d like us to have a really diverse audience, a really different
audience, and a full audience of course.
“I’d like our youth theatre to be seen as a training ground for the
next generation of artists.
“Some people don’t want to come to the theatre and that’s okay
but I’d like those people to see the good that it does for the
community.
“I’d like to see some international profile and recognition in terms
of the artists that we bring here. Generally, I’d like Derby Theatre
to be thriving and successful.”
Dedicated theatregoers may remember with affection artistic
directors such as Mark Clements, now resident in the United
States, and Christopher Honer for their work on the Derby stage.
In years to come Sarah Brigham’s name may evoke similar
sentiments.
Cooking With Elvis will run
at Derby Theatre from Friday
26th April until Saturday
18th May.
Derby Theatre has an amazing space
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This is the second of my walks in Collins Walks in the Peak District which I am
currently checking for any changes. Fortunately there are no alterations necessary to
the actual route, but there is one interesting addition to features seen along the way.
This is a Millennium project to mark various points along the parish boundary with what
became known as Sites of Meaning. When I planned the Collins walks the project was in its
early planning stages and so it was impossible to include it in my walk, but as my apparent
neglect did not affect the description of the walk, I justifiably left it out. Each marker, for that
is what they are, is unique; but all have an appropriate phrase carved into their face, whether
it is flat on the ground or upright. A stone table next to the playground in the centre of the
village has pointers showing the direction to each sculpture and also the individual phrases
on them that were chosen by members of the village and local school children. This walk
passes three sites, but there are many others which could while away a day or so this spring.
Two little known White Peak dales are explored on this walk which starts from the
secluded village of Middleton-by-Youlgrave. The first, Bradford Dale, has a river haunted by
trout, but Long Dale is dry. Between them, high limestone pastures are crossed along the
way, offering wide-ranging views over the surrounding countryside.
Middleton might seem a sleepy place today, but it has seen plenty of activity down the
centuries. It once had a castle although nothing remains apart from a mound and during the
English Civil War a bloody skirmish took place nearby.
walk with ramblerm n h y
MiddletonLong Dale&
Helpful Information6 miles (9.5km) of moderate field paths
and open limestone pasture. Can be muddy
around the exit from Bradford Dale and
near the head of Long Dale.
Public Transport: Hulley’s 171 service from
Bakewell runs hourly via Youlgrave on
weekdays and Saturdays, then at 10am on
Sunday & Bank Holidays, returning at
5:35pm
Car parking space is usually available near
the children’s play area at the road junction
in the centre of the village.
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Refreshments: none in Middleton or along
the walk, but nearby Youlgrave has three
pubs.
• Go down the lane opposite the children’s
playground into Bradford Dale and then turn
right.
• Walk upstream and then cross the narrow
footbridge to your left. Climb the metal
ladder to the top of a limestone outcrop.
Turn right across the slope and go down to
the river again. Recross the stream by a wide
stone-slab footbridge. Cross the next fields
by using stone stiles in their boundary walls.A partly overgrown pool in the bottom of the dale is
the uppermost of a series of mill ponds thatonce powered a small textile mill nearby and alsoa lead-crushing mill at Alport lower down thedale. Trout now take advantage of the clearwaters.
The side stream issuing from an beneath anoverhanging rock beside the path is a ‘sough’(pron: suff), dug to drain nearby lead mines.
Look out for the phrasing carved on the stone-slabbridge; it is part of Middleton’s Sites of Meaningseries, but is already showing signs of wear dueto the passage of feet.
• Go over the narrow lane and climb the
stone-stile opposite to follow the brook
upstream, keeping it on your left. Where it
bends to your left, continue ahead and uphill,
bearing right above a wooded ravine. The underlying limestone strata on your side of the
stream dip sharply towards Rowlow Brook. Rockson the far side of the brook have been worn intooverhangs by water action, partly by the stream,but mostly by meltwater at the end of the lastIce Age.
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• Turn left when you reach the upper road
and follow it until it makes a sharp bend to
the left. Continue ahead, slightly to your
right at this point, climbing along a sunken
track and then through open fields.Viewpoint 1: Look back along the way you have
come. Bradford Dale points towards theprominent square tower of Youlgrave Church.Beyond and across the deep trough of theDerwent Valley, wooded slopes aboveChatsworth climb towards heather-clad BeeleyMoor, a riot of purple every summer.
Viewpoint 2: Almost secretive, Long Dale is below,a completely dry dale supporting short butsucculent grazing. On the opposite hillside thecurious grassy corrugations are the result ofgentle slippage of the hillside in wet weather.The clump of trees on the far skyline marksthe site of Minninglow tumulus. In summer tinyblue or yellow pansy-like flowers known as‘heart’s ease’ dot the hillside.
• Drop steeply down into Long Dale to visit
three standing stones in a small enclosure;
this is another boundary marker in the
Sites of Meaning series. Turn right away
from the stones and walk uphill along the
dale until you reach a short barred plank
section in the wire fence across the path.
This is not a stile and the correct thing to
do here is to turn right and follow the
fence uphill as far as a real stile. Cross this
and drop back down into the dale bottom
and turn right to continue along the dale
bottom.
• Continue along a narrow field, first with
trees on your right and then on both sides.
Go through an old gateway and follow the
grassy path as far as the road.
• Climb up to the road and turn right along it
for a little under half a mile.Where the road crosses the head of Long Dale
look for the third of the Sites of Meaningstones; this one can be mistaken for amilestone and does in fact mark the way toNewhaven on the A515.
• A few yards past the entrance drive to a
farm on your left, turn right over a stile
and diagonally cross five fields, using stiles
and gates to find the route.
• Turn right along a farm lane. Where it
forms a crossroads beyond a large
sycamore tree, bear left along a walled
lane.Viewpoint 3: Bradford Dale reappears below and
leads the eye towards the Derwent’s heathermoors. Land to your left and right is based onlimestone all the way to Elton, the former
mining village to your right. The opposite orsouthern side of Bradford Dale is mostlygritstone as indicated by a proliferation oftrees that grow best on the moist and acidicsoils based on a foundation of gritstone.
• Drop down into tree-shaded Rake Lane and
turn right. Follow the road back into
Middleton.If time allows follow the Youlgrave road for a little
way as far as the tiny Methodist chapelbeyond the last houses on the left. Walk upthe narrow path beside the chapel to find thetomb of ThomasBateman, an earlylocal archaeologistwho discoverednumerousprehistoric artefactsburied in Peaklandtumuli. Fittingly histomb is marked by astone reproductionof a Neolithic urn.
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Derby Assembly Rooms & GuildhallTheatre. www.derbylive.co.uk01332 255800April2 Milton Jones: On The Road3 Chas & Dave – Back by Demand4 Michaela Strachan’s Really Wild Adventures5 Miss 6006 From The Jam
7 The Brothers Grimm9-13 Joseph and the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat15-20 Bill Kenwright and John Miller PresentSoul Sister17 Shifting Sands Theatre – Boxed In18 The Lucy Ward Band19 Chris Biscoe Profiles Quartet19 Chris Ramsey: Feeling Lucky19-20 Arts & Craft Fair21 Josephine Tewson21 Marcus Brigstocke – to be re–scheduled23 Hormonal Housewives23 Stewart Francis, Craig Campbell andGlenn Wool are… The LumberJacks24 Reform Theatre Company in associationwith Harrogate Theatre – Me & Me Dad24 An Evening with Bob Nudd MBE
25 Suggs: My Life Story...in words and music26 That’ll Be The Day27 Richard Digance27 Russell Kane Posturing Delivery29-30 Bill Bailey: QualmpeddlerMay3 Jimeoin – What?!4 Sean Lock5 Mick Foley – Tales From Wrestling Past 7 Lee Nelson8 UK Touring Theatre presents Miss Julie ByAugust Strindberg8 Jack Dee9 Dominic Kirwan – My Ireland!9 Tom Crean – Antarctic 9 The Halle10 The Noise Next Door:
Royal Centre Nottingham & ConcertHall 0115 989 5555www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.ukApril2 Alfie Boe2-6 Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty6 Nottingham Classics - The Hallé8 We'll Meet Again8 Strange Tales from the Flying Donkeys10-14 James & The Giant Peach
12 Simple Minds13 Beanbag music club16-20 The legendary BLOOD BROTHERStells the captivating and moving tale of twins.18 Czech Philharmonic Orchestra20 Micky Flanagan22 Midnight Tango22 McFly23 Mick Hucknall24 Ludovico Einaudi25 Michael Ball26 Science on Stage
27 Noises Off30 Leona LewisMay1OMD 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,one man tour.10 Birmingham Royal Ballet
Lacemarket TheatreBox Office 0115 9507201AprilApril 24-27 The Taming of the Shrew
Nottingham Arenawww.nottingham-arena.comApril4 Il Divo and Katherine Jenkins12 Justin & Friends14 Meat Loaf16 One Direction23 WWE RAW World Tour27 The Professionals On IceMay15 Walking With Dinosaurs
Nottingham PlayhouseBox Office 0115 941 9419www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk5 276 Cloud Child7 Funny ‘n Stilettos8 Tony Benn17 Particle Velocity18 James Findlay19 Reduced Shakespeare Company20 Midland Youth (My) Dance Festival and
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Bill Kenwright and John Miller are pleased to announce new dates for 2013 for the
smash-hit UK tour of Soul Sister the new musical inspired by the music, life and times of
Ike and Tina Sister, Turner, which caused a sensation in the West End. The show will visit
Derby LIVE’s Assembly Rooms from Mon 15 – Sat 20 April.
Soul Sister features all the classic Tina Turner hits including What’s Love Got to Do with It,
Proud Mary, Private Dancer, River Deep Mountain High and of course, Simply the Best. The
story follows the highs, lows, passions and heartbreak of Ike and Tina as their careers
soared whilst their marriage crumbled, ultimately leading to Tina being catapulted to
superstardom and heralded as one of the greatest solo artists of all time. Full of heart and
soul, electrifying choreography, and stunning musical numbers, Soul Sister is sure to have
you on your feet, partying the night away.
Tina Turner is arguably one of music’s greatest ever live performance and recording
artist‘divas’ and was named ‘one of the greatest singers of all time’ by Rolling Stone
Magazine.
With a career spanning over 50 years, her combined album and single sales total
approximately 180 million copies worldwide. She has won 9 Grammy Awards and an
induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, amongst many other accolades and honours.
Soul Sister stars Emi Wokoma as ‘Tina Turner’. Emi’s vocal and dance talents have attracted
huge critical and public acclaim since the production’s launch and she has subsequently
garnered nominations for the Evening Standard Theatre Awards and the Whatsonstage.com
awards.
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Fringe 201326 - May 18 The Kite RunnerBased on Khaled Hosseini’s hugely popularinternational best-selling novel.26-27 End to End
Buxton Opera House & Pavilion ArtsCentre. www.buxtonoperahouse.orgApril1Robin Hood and his Very Merry Men 2 The Best of Kendal Film Tour 2013 3 Josh Widdicombe4 The Solid Silver ‘60s Show5 Recitals at the Arts Centre - Solo PianoRecital5 An Evening With Julian Lloyd Webber5 Buxton Buzz Comedy Club - April6 Bringing Down The Moon6 The Russian Cossacks7 Tideswell Male Voice Choir & HuntingdonMale Voice Choir
7 Rhydian Roberts plus support TOR. The Welsh star’s impeccable technique is theresult of a lifetime passion for singing and anunparalleled commitment to his craft.Beginning as a boy soprano at just age three,Rhydian’s goal has always been to connectwith the British public through the gift of hisclassically trained voice. Since then he hasbeen featured in the Classical Brits at theRoyal Albert Hall in London and toured theUK in Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds, Greaseand We Will Rock You.9 The Brothers Grimm9 T’Pau 10 Acker Bilk & Kenny Ball 11 Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus! 11-13 Jane Eyre12 I Spy Mrs Peery
13 James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids14 The Wind In The Willows15 Shaolin Warriors17 Beyond The Barricade18 The Ken Dodd Happiness Show18 Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham19 Neville’s Island19 Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me 20 Neville’s Island21 Andy Parsons22 Spring Awakening23 Patsy Cline - 50th Anniversary Tour25 Cosi Fan Tutte26 Simon Boccanegra26 Morte D’Arthur 27 The Siege of Calais27 Morte D’Arthur28 Rob Kingsley - A Vision of Elvis29 Tutu 2 – An Evening of Ballet & Dance30 Miss JulieMay1 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 5Henning Wehn6 The Snow Queen7 Cadfael – The Virgin in the Ice
Palace Theatre Mansfieldwww.mansfield.gov.uk/palacetheatre01623 63313April8 Wizard of Oz8-24 June Exercise Through Dance
10 Alice in Wonderland (Ballet)11 Best Friends Forever12 Supersonic 70s Show14 Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band17 Jethro20 Johnny Cash Roadshow24 Made in Brum25 We’ll Meet Again27 How to Catch a Star28 Mike Harding29 Mansfield Music & Drama FestivalAdjudication SessionsMay1 Hormonal Housewives3-4 May Syncopation School of PerformingArts10 - 11 May Spotlight Studios
Derby Theatre (formerly Derby
Playhouse) Theatre Walk, St Peter’s
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Box Office: 01332 593939
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April 16-20 Birdsong
April 18 -May 18 Cooking With Elvis
DIARYm n h WHAT’S ON LOCALLYemail: [email protected]
Brother Cadfael: The Virgin In The IceAdapted, designed and directed by Michael Lunney
Music: Lynette Webster & Ray Mytton
Lighting Design: Bob HodgesFilm Production: White Tip Media
A classic medieval murdermystery. Middle GroundTheatre Company proudlypresents the World PremièreStage Adaptation of Ellis Peters’famous medieval sleuthCADFAEL: The Virgin In TheIce.
It is winter 1139 and ragingcivil war has sent manyrefugees fleeing north fromWorcester, among them anorphaned boy, his beautiful 17year old sister, and a young nun.But they seem to havedisappeared somewhere in the
wild winter landscape of frost and snow – and Brother Cadfaelembarks on a dangerous quest to find them... The search will lead himto discover a chilling and terrible murder and a tale of passion goneastray.
Ellis Peters’ Cadfael novels sold millions of copies globally and thisWorld Stage Première celebrates the centenary of her birth.Veteran actor Gareth Thomas, twice BAFTA nominated in a careerwhich spans 50 years and includes the title role in the cult classic sci-fiseries Blake’s 7, leads a quality cast of fifteen, including Richard Walsh(London’s Burning), James Palmer (River City) and Rupert Baker(London’s Burning).
Featuring filmprojections, lavishsettings andbespoke music, thisstunning newproduction isproduced by MiddleGround TheatreCompany, who thisyear mark 25 yearsof bringing qualitydrama to the stage.
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BIRDWATCHING FOR BEGINNERS WALK
at CARSINGTON WATER
The Great Northern Diver - 4 of them - are back, the summer birds are
arriving - and there is every chance of seeing an Osprey in April, if the number
of sightings in 2012 is anything to go by!!! Join us for a leisurely 2-hour stroll
with the volunteers to see what is around, get some useful tips on bird
identification and where to find them. All walks start from the visitor centre at
10am prompt and are on the first Sunday of EVERY month. Adults
accompanied by children are always welcome - bring binoculars and
appropriate wear. Future dates -5th May, 2nd June and 7th July. Due to the high
number of bookings, Tel 01629 540696 to ensure a place
Darley Abbey Historical Group
Friday 19 April Chesterfield Tower's True History’, presented by Tony Hallam
Friday 17 May ‘Nightingale Heritage’, presented by Clive Tougher. All meetings
start at 7.30pm and are held in Darley Abbey Village Hall, Abbey Yard off New
Road, Darley Abbey, DE22 1DS. There is a charge of £1 for members of the
Historical Group and £2 for visitors. For further information contact Sheila
Hartle on 01332 557597.
Darley Abbey Community Association Annual Art & Craft
Exhibition to be held at Darley Abbey Village Hall on Saturday 6th & Sunday
7th April, from 10am - 5pm and 11am - 4pm respectively. Original art & craft
works from a number of local exhibitors will be available to view and purchase.
Refreshments on sale, free admission with optional donation to Village Hall
funds. For further information ring Terry Chappell on 01332 559824.
Little Chester Local History Group
Little Chester Heritage Centre. St. Paul's Church, Mansfield Road,
Chester Green, Derby. The Heritage Centre is now opening for the 2013
season (April 7th - October 31st) and we cordially invite you to visit our
Roman Artefacts display and also our intriguing exhibition of life at the Centre
school and its links with Chester Green Re-live memories of your student
days!! We are open every Sunday 2-4pm. Admission is free, with refreshments
available and all are welcome. For further information Tel 363354
Little Chester Local History Group
Thursday April 18th - a talk by Cathy McAteer - 'St Petersburg -
Venice of the North'. We meet at 7.30pm in Chester Green Community
Centre, Old Chester Road, Derby. Admission non-members £2. All are
welcome. For further information Tel. 559615.
Uppertown Social Centre
Sat 20th April The Shaydes, Vocal Harmony Group 7:00 for 8:00pm
£11 including supper. Uppertown, Ashover, S45 0JF. Contact Eddie Marriott for
information and tickets on: 01246 590502 or 07966 154798 Website
www.uppertown.org
Kyleburn Historical Society
APRIL 18: LAXTON - ENGLAND'S LAST OPEN FIELD VILLAGE
by STUART ROSE. Meetings at Kilburn Baptist church schoolroom, Highfield
Road, Kilburn. 7.30pm. Admission for non-members is £2.00.
Belper Historical Society
Belper Historical Society meet at St. John’s Chapel, Belper at 7.30pm Charge
for non-members £1.50.
The next meeting of the Derbyshire Branch of the Embroiderers’
Guild will be held on Saturday, 13th April 1.30pm for 2pm at Derbyshire
House, ( Derbyshire Federation of Women’s Institutes), Sherwin Street, Derby
DE22 1GP. The talk will be “All Along the Silk Route” by Diane Gaffney.
Visitors will be most welcome.
An Evening of Antiques with Charles Hanson from TV’s Bargain Hunt &
Antiques Roadtrip £5 (including light refreshments) Have your treasures
valued for £1 per item 19th April 2013 at 7:00pm. St Anne’s Church,
AMBERGATE, DE56 2EJ Tel 01773 852094 or 856394
Allestree Flower Group
Tuesday 16th April 2013 A.G.M and Social
Time 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm Venue - Evergreen Hall, Cornhill, Allestree.
Admission £3 non members, members free For further details contact our
Chairman on 01332 675727 or email: [email protected]
Birch House Barn Dance
Saturday May. 18th. Birch House Barn Dance Starts at 8pm Hosted by David
and Isobelle Goodall. Wallop the Pot Ceilidh Band, a well-known barn dance
group provides the entertainment, cask ales from the Saracens Head and a
BBQ by Nigel’s of Ashbourne provides a splendid family event. Tickets £15
Adults £7.50 Children. Tel 01335 360645
Best Folk ‘n’ Acoustic Music in Derbyshire
Sat 11 May 8pm - BOB FOX in concert
Making a welcome return to the concert stage
following his highly successful run as Songman in
the West End stage production WAR HORSE, Bob
brings songs from War Horse plus new music &
song from the BBC Radio Ballads and favourites
from his vast repertoire of contemporary and
traditional songs.
"Most probably the last great traditional folksinger
we have today" . . . John Tams “As soon as I heard
him sing I realised that Bob Fox must have one of
the best voices in England, he is an artist of great
ability and integrity.” . . . Ralph McTell
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Richard Whittlestone hosts his Spring Exhibition from 20th April at his
gallery on the Chatsworth Estate. There will be over 25 new paintings on
show ranging from large pieces depicting game, to intricate detailed
studies and smaller landscapes.
Executed in brilliant detail, Richard’s work gives the impression his
subjects are truly alive and may take flight at any moment. From the
delicate plumage of a tiny goldcrest to a pair of otters with their coats
wet and glistening from the river, all are painted with a knowledge and
understanding of the subject and each one of course incorporates his
trademark hidden fly - though it needs a keen eye to spot it!
The gallery has undergone a change with a new enclosed studio area in
which Richard can work in comfort but still interact with visitors who
may wish to discuss paintings or painting techniques. Opening Hours
10am - 5pm Tuesday to Saturday. www.richardwhittlestone.co.uk Tel:
01246 582720
Yvonne Coomber has lived a colourful and textured life and this
is reflected in her paintings. Through her work she embraces
poetry of structure which is inherent in her subject. Brought up
on a farm in the Emerald Isle, she was greatly influenced by the
simplicity and beauty that was woven into the land there and
shaped by the gentle passion that ran through the people and
culture.
Her spirit of curiosity and deep enquiry led her to pursue a
degree in philosophy and literature at Brighton University and
formal fine art training in Sussex. Now she works full time as a
professional artist in Totnes.
A variety of Yvonne’s prints are available from the new spring
range at Out Framed, Ripley.
Norma Gent’s caricature of
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Featuring Derbyshire at Leabrooks GalleryThis month there are two very special exhibitions at Leabrooks Gallery,
both featuring the natural assets of Derbyshire. The first exhibition, from
the 6th until the 19th April, presents the oil paintings and water colours
of Jenny Oldknow who has drawn on her observations of the wildlife and
landscapes of rural Derbyshire. Her images, both large and small, will be
appreciated by anyone who loves the unique beauties of Derbyshire.
‘Unique beauties’ is also a description which could be applied to the
work of Elaine Thompson who is exhibiting her hand-pyrographed images
in the Gallery from 20th April until the 5th May. Her finely drawn
pictures of trees in dramatic landscapes are executed on a variety of
wooden backgrounds: pieces of wood which have character and interest
in their own right.
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Carol Hill Original Watercolours, Oils and PrintsExhibition Sunday 21st April – Sunday 5th May 2013
Ingleby Gallery are very pleased to welcome Carol Hill to her first
exhibition at the gallery. In 2009 Carol won the award for the most
outstanding watercolour at The Society of Women Artists Exhibition at
the Mall Galleries in London. Her landscapes encapsulate English
scenery, a delight to the eye and make this exhibition one not to be
missed. For more information contact Gill Watson, Ingleby Gallery,
Ingleby, Derbyshire. Telephone 01332 865995 or 07980 332873 email
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The Friends of Studio 61 Gallery is an
informal artists and designers collaborative
for the mutual benefit of each other and
the gallery.
They are having their fourth exhibition,
‘Art at the Farm’ at Park Farm Shopping
Centre, Allestree, Derby DE22 2QN, April
19th-21st inclusive, 9.30am-5pm
A wide range of original artwork, prints
and cards will be on sale and Martin
Sloman and Karina Goodman will curate
the event as before. Call in and browse in a
relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
Friends of Studio 61 are once again taking
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We resisted the temptation to call in at our usual Italian restaurant and
decided to give the new Italian, Il Forno Ristorante a try. Il Forno is situated off
the main A6, on New Zealand Lane in the village of Duffield.
As we entered we instantly agreed that we liked the feel of the place. We
were shown to a table for two and presented with complimentary bread sticks,
mixed olives and olive oil while we perused the menu. Most of the tables
were occupied with couples, families and a large family party obviously
celebrating a birthday, the atmosphere in the place was really lively and
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very pleasant.
Our main meal arrived, I had the tagliatelle porcini; taliatelle with porcini
mushrooms, truffle oil and cream. It was very tasty, the sauce was not too rich
and there were plenty of mushrooms, outstanding. My husband ordered
filetto rossini; a prime 8oz fillet steak with red onions, mushrooms and
Madeira wine sauce. I noticed he seemed really quiet so I asked him if
everything was all right, he smiled at me and said “it’s been such a long time
since I’ve had a steak that was cooked to such perfection”. The sauce was rich
and packed full of flavour, all together a very enjoyable dish. Both our mains
were served with fresh vegetables and salad.
To finish we had tiramisu and New York cheese cake. Both desserts were well
presented and the perfect end to a really lovely meal.
Even in tough times a new business venture can flourish and this innovative
restaurant newly opened in Duffield, Derbyshire hopes to prove that point by
providing customers with good quality food, outstanding modern and classic
Italian dishes, offering something for everyone.
Their chefs prepare each dish using only authentic recipes and fresh
ingredients bursting with flavour.
Il Forno really is an amazing Italian restaurant both for food and service, our
compliments to the staff; we could not fault this restaurant in the slightest. on-line
modern and classic Italian dishes
The mains - cooked to perfection
Il Forno
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Perfect for family, friends and corporateparties - Ample Free Parking
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*Redeemable when dining in our restaurantonly. Minimum of two people dining.Only one
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The Rising Run situated in the heart of Derbyshire
with breath taking views of the Peak District and within
walking distance of the High Peak Trail and Black Rocks.
Come along and see the all new
Rising Sun and join in the fun!
Serving great homemade
food from local
suppliers with a range
of real ale as found
in the CAMRA
Real Ale guide.
Child and dog friendly!
Steve and Laura would
like you to join them for
their Pre-refit Party
on the evening of
Saturday, 13th April when
they will be serving a full
menu as always
www.TheRisingSunMiddleton.co.uk
Rise End, Matlock,
Derbyshire DE4 4LS
01629 823247
The
RisingSun
Re-launch Night
Sunday 5th May Our Newly
Extended Restaurant
with a New Menu and
Live Music and Disco
Join in the fun from 7pm.
You can now read all
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out reports on-line and
read other peoples
comments too at
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The hop InnOpenwoodgate, Belper DE56 0SDA Selection of 8
Real Ales £2.70 a pint
Quiz every Monday, 8pm
B&B available
Freshly made food servedMonday 5-8, Tues to Fri
12-3 & 5-8. Sat & Sun12-6. Call Amie
on 07505423632
THE
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Stunning
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Newly Expanded
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Private Functions at both our Duffield and Derbyrestaurants. Perfect for family, friends and corporate parties.
Early Diner 2 for 1 Offer Starting From 5.00pm to 7.30pm
Available 7 Days a week (tables must be vacated by 7.30pm) Offer Applies to Main Course Only
When you dine at either of our restaurants, youcan rest assured that you and your taste buds arein good hands. That’s because many of thesignature dishes have been crafted by ShariatUllah whose chef’s whites saw action in kitchensof some of the world’s top hotels before arrivingin Derby.
For reservations www.viceroy.uk.com
2B Tamworth Street, Duffield, Derbyshire. DE56 4ER T: 01332 841111
Viceroy Derby 8-9 Midland Road, Derby. DE1 2SN T: 01332 209991
Why not try our Authentic Indian Cuisine
in the Comfort of your Own Home?
Our Take Away/Delivery Menu Prices are 50% LESS than our Dining In Menu
&
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Cakes for All Occasions
for your special day
ClassIC ConTemporary CreaTIve
15, Nottingham Road, Ilkeston,
Derbyshire DE7 5RF
Tel: 0115 9441292
Mob: 07814 313865
www.creativeoccasions.co.uk
Sarah from Creative Occasions inIlkeston has been designing and making cakes for 18 years. Her vastexperience and innovative, bespokedesigns are renowned in theDerbyshire/Nottinghamshire areas and will make any occasion special.
Sarah opened the shop on Nottingham Road in
Ilkeston 6 years ago and now has a state of the art
kitchen and design studio where your cake is
created. Having the retail outlet also enables Sarah
to supply cake making and sugar craft supplies and
she is always on hand to give expert advice.
Her wedding cakes can be created to your design
and colours and delivered directly to your venue
Also any dietary requirements can be met.
Creative Occasions can also be seen at various
Wedding Fayres throughout the county.
Call and see Sarah at Creative Occasions,
15 Nottingham Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 5RF
Tel: 0115 944 1292 or visit the website at
www.creativeoccasionscakes.co.uk
Wedding CakesSpeciality
As well as her beautiful wedding cakes Sarah also creates
sumptuous cakes following a theme for birthdays,
anniversaries or any special occasion.
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Last Friday, my friend Judith and Ihad the very great pleasure ofattending a pre-opening night atThe Cardamom Club in Derby,situated next to Pentagon Islandnear to the Cricket Club. It wasclear as soon as we entered thatthis was not just a restaurant. Asyou walk through the door it ismore reminiscent of an exclusiveclub; everything gleams and glistens,from the stunning water feature atthe entrance and all the fixturesand fittings right through to theglasses and cutlery.
Ash, the Creative Executive & Manager and
Annette, our waitress for the evening, greeted
us by the door and it was clear from the
outset that their sole aim is to make their
customers’ evenings as enjoyable as possible.
We ordered a bottle of white wine which
arrived with some delicious chocolate and
smoked chilli coated strawberries.
We were sent four starters to wrap our taste
buds around. First arrived two pan fried king
scallops with a carom crust, served on a bed
of samphire with a mango and chilli
marmalade. The scallops were perfectly
cooked and the accompanying wonderful
flavours didn’t detract from their delicate
taste at all. As soon as we’d finished our first
bite we both realised we were in for a real
treat if the rest of the food was going to be
to this standard. Our next dish was a variety
of free range chicken tikka pieces; kasundi
mustard, curry leaf and green herb and crème
fraiche and black pepper, served on a bed of
cucumber spaghetti with pomegranate seeds
and coriander chutney. Every single chicken
piece was cooked to perfection and
incredibly juicy. Then arrived a trio of lamb
seek kebabs; little rolls of minced lamb, one
flavoured with spring onion and chutney, one
with prune and black pepper and one with
mint, they were all filled with a moist creamy
yoghurt based centre, delicious! Our final
starter was a vegetarian option; a roasted
beetroot samosa with cottage cheese and
pepper skewers served with two bhajis, one
on a tamarind chutney and one on a
coriander chutney. The pastry on the samosa
was really crisp and tasty, freshly made on the
premises – a samosa will never taste as good
again I fear. All our starters were presented
as works of art; so beautiful that for a while,
all you wanted to do was look at them.
Ash explained the ideas behind The
Cardamom Club which he is clearly very
passionate about, genuinely wanting to run an
establishment where the customers’
expectations are always exceeded. This is a
venue where you will be able to spend your
whole evening if you want to, as the space has
been cleverly separated into different
sections. Along with the central main bar and
restaurant which will serve traditional ‘true’
fine Indian cuisine, there is also a champagne
bar geared for entertainment and live music,
however it’s far enough away from the main
restaurant so as not to disturb anyone
wanting a quiet family meal. To the side of the
main restaurant there is another room which
will provide more of a fusion menu, based on
the chef’s selection. There is also a private
dining room which can be booked a few
weeks in advance for any function; a ‘chef’s
table’ with specially prepared menus, hence
the need to book.
Our main courses were brought to us
personally by the Executive Chef, Harrie
Haran. We started with a Goan style, gilt
head sea bream curry; filleted fish surrounded
in a tangy coconut and cocum sauce, with
lemon rice and masala fried whitebait pakora.
The fish was cooked to perfection and the
sauce was delicious, quite pokey which I like,
yet beautifully layered without any flavours
either outdoing or competing with the other,
there is immense skill in this, especially with a
curry and we really enjoyed it. The next dish
to arrive was a slow roasted Gressingham
duck leg, accompanied by spiced lentils and
beans, a duck samosa and a roomali
(translated as handkerchief) roti which was a
type of flatbread.
Harrie has an amazing cv, despite it having to
be gently cajoled out of him as he is a truly
modest character, far more interested in
talking about his food than himself. He has
Dining out at
Champagne Bar & live music
The Cardamom
Club
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been working for 30 years in the industry and
his pedigree explains the eclectic dishes and
flavours we were lucky enough to enjoy. He
grew up in southern India where he trained
and worked for 10 years, after this he moved
to the United Arab Emirates working in Abu
Dhabi, Bahrain and Dubai for 12 years before
moving to London and working at Quilon, the
Michelin starred restaurant on Buckingham
Gate. Now he is bringing all this knowledge
to us where he is providing progressive,
experimental but real Indian fusion dining, I
feel we are very lucky.
Although we were really getting a bit worried
about not being able to eat any more (I have
a feeling that we were probably just supposed
to sample each dish instead of polishing them
all off but there was just no way anything that
delicious was going back to the kitchen!),
Harrie arrived at our table with a dish of
bhuna salli gosht; braised Derbyshire texel
lamb in caramelised onion, ginger, garlic and
tomato sauce with fiery spices, reduced and
topped with fried potato shreddies, Judith
proclaimed this her favourite dish of the
evening and again, the sauce displayed this
incredible marriage of flavours without any
being lost or detracting from the dish. Harrie
explained that he is devoted to using as much
local, seasonal produce as he can; he is using a
local butcher, there will be regular menu
changes and he will not have any processed
food in his kitchen, no colours and no
preservatives. Everything that can be made
in-house will be and anything that is bought in
will have been personally sourced or designed
by him, including the special kulfi which is
being made to his own recipe by a Derby
based company. Not content with using mass
produced, bulk bought spices either,
everything used will be stone ground to
order which of course means always fresh
with no loss of flavour. It is a refreshing
attitude and one that maybe explains why
Harrie’s food just tastes so very good.
Our next dish was another vegetarian
option, a Portobello mushroom filled with
kadai paneer served with okra tempered with
white sesame seeds, cumin pilau and a
beetroot raitha. Although I am not a
vegetarian, I was for a long time and
remember always being bored with the
vegetarian options on a menu, I still look at
them now and am rarely enthused so it is
wonderful to find somewhere, where you can
be assured of not only a choice but also the
opportunity to experience something new,
despite not eating meat.
Finally two delicate little swans arrived,
crafted from choux pastry, filled with a light
mango soufflé, swimming on a warm pool of
white chocolate cream, very beautiful, not too
sweet and just perfect to round off the meal.
The Cardamom Club is opening on the 28th
March, I can’t recommend it highly enough –
we will certainly be going back for seconds,
maybe even thirds…
on-line
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and local suppliers
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www.thebullsheadatwilson.comBulls Head Row, Main Street, Wilson, Nr MelbourneDerby DE73 8AE
Tel 01332 [email protected]
Opening Times:
LUNCH 12 noon - 2.00pm Wed - Sat
DINNER 5.30pm - 9.00pm Tues - Sat
SUNDAY LUNCH 12 noon - 3.00pm
THE
BullS HEAD AT WIlSON
is 16th Century Coaching Inn boasts the finestin real ales offering fresh homemade cuisine,prepared using local and seasonal ingredients.
RENOWNED FOR QUALITY STEAKS
£5.50Homemade Pie with Peas and Gravy
To include 1 pint of Beer, Lager,
Guinness or Cider12 noon - 2.00pm and 5.00pm - 7.00pm
during normal service
12 Brick Street Derby DE1 1DU 01332 208220 www.nicosderby.co.uk
Email: [email protected] Monday to Saturday 6pm – 10pm
Nico’s Family Italian Restaurant
Easter Bookings Now Being Taken
Welcome to Nico’s ItalianRestaurant ideally located
off Ashbourne Road, Derby.
Nico’s has a friendly, relaxedatmosphere, authentic
Italian décor and traditionalhomemade food.
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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 Marquis of OrmondeA warm welcome awaits you at the newly refurbished Marquis of Ormonde on Denby Lane,Codnor, Ripley. They offer fresh food served daily and cater for all occasions with their functionroom, fully licensed bar offering a selection of real ales, drafts, spirits and fine wines . They alsooffer a lunchtime specials menu, a midweek carvery and a traditional Sunday carvery. Nowserving speciality coffees.www.marquisoformonde.co.uk
Telephone: 01773 745222
Nico’s Italian Restaurant A little bit of Italy can be enjoyed at Nico’s. Head Chef Christopher Stannard brings a wealth ofexperience with his own take on Italian cuisine which includes pizzas, pasta dishes andvegetarian lasagna. They also offer ‘speciality’ dishes on their evening menu. Nico’s is adelightful family run Italian restaurant where you can enjoy fine food in pleasant surroundings.Weekend booking is essential. Nico’s is on Brick Street, just off Friar Gate, Derby.
Telephone: 01332 208220
Horsley LodgeNominated for ‘Restaurant of the Year’ last year in the Derbyshire Food and Drink awards, theHighlander Restaurant at Horsley Lodge is a stylish setting, serving up creative meals withfreshly delivered produce from its ‘food supplier’ partners. We cook to order with passion andpride. With views over the golf course Horsley Lodge is the place to relax and enjoy a meal. Themain menu is wide ranging, fresh, with stylish yet simple dishes and excellent value for money.
Telephone: 01332 780838
The Bluebell Country Inn and RestaurantThe Bluebell Country Inn and Restaurant at Farnah Green near Belper is a charming country innoffering traditional hospitality. It is popular with locals and visitors alike and serves locallysourced ingredients. All their food is freshly prepared by their own qualified chefs using only thebest produce. Food is served at lunchtime and evenings and bookings are recommended so asnot to avoid disappointment.
Telephone: 01773 826494
Wining and Diningthis month
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on trendBelow:
Pretty black and white dress with dashes of red roses byMichaela Louisa, one of a beautiful spring/ summercollection available at Jillian Hart Fashions. This lovelydress would be great for any special occasion, holiday orcruisewear. Jillian Hart, 40-44, Babington Lane, Derby.Telephone 01332 347647
Below right:
Beautiful peep toe court shoe and matching handbag byKennel & Schmenger, perfect for a special occasion andnow available at John Barclay located on Babington Lane,Derby. John Barclay stock a lovely range of footwear byleading brands Gabor, Peter Kaiser, K & S, Van Dal, HB,Rieker and Camel to name but a few. Telephone 01332342260 for more details www.johnbarclayshoes.co.uk
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Heading into summer with the prettiest shades of pastels,combined with sophisticated neutrals from the romanticPomodoro collection at Clarkes of Ripley, GrosvenorRoad, Ripley. Sparkle dress by Pomodoro £135.
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NY2a Chapel Street, Belper, Derby DE56 1AR Tel: 01773 822794
The Fabulous Leather Shop of Belper
New Season Radleys Now In!
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40-44 Babington Lane,Derby
Tel: 01332 347647
Opening Times: Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5.00pm
Spring/SummerCollection
Step out in style…
K&S • Van Dal • HB • Peter Kaiser • Rieker • Camel • Gabor
www.johnbarclayshoes.co.uk
OHN ARCLABINTERNATIONAL FOOTWEAR
YJ46 Babington Lane, Derby 01332 342260
Spring &Summer
Collection
Keeping It SweetFor city-centre choice andtown centre service
Friendly personal service from assistants whocare, in a truly independent store that’s big
enough to stock the quality brands you want.
An independent department store, with Fashions,Lingerie, Accessories, Shoes, Mens, Homeware
and Coffee Shop.
Pop in soon, and free yourself from chain store sameness.
full of surprises
8-18 Grosvenor Road, Ripley Tel: 01773 742151pomodoro
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Right top:New designer range of Fossil bags now in at The Fabulous Leather Shop, Belper.
on trend
Below left:The Alphabet Gift Shop has had a Facelift!The Alphabet Gift Shop has undergone a facelift and refurbishment at itspremises in Mickleover. A new colour scheme, whitewashed reclaimed woodpanelling and a new purpose built counter give the shop a light and spaciousfeel when you walk through door. New jewellery displays, a dedicated babyboutique area at the rear of the shop and a fabulous new home interiors sectionmake it feel like a brand new shop. Find The Alphabet Gift Shop on Facebookto see pictures of the newly refitted shop interior and to find out aboutshopping events, competitions and special discounts. Or visitwww.thealphabetgiftshop.co.uk The Alphabet Gift Shop, 01332 513033Open Monday – Saturday 9am - 5.30pm
David Hughes of David Hughes Dental Studio in Derby fully understandsthe need for sensitivity when dealing with dental problems, which is why hispatients are made to feel as relaxed as possible as soon as they enter the door.A member of the Clinical Dental Technician Association, David was one ofthe first to qualify as a Clinical Dental Technician, being part of the firstgroup of thirty candidates to travel to Canada to pass the necessaryrequirements and is now passing these skills onto his patients, along withdecades of experience - this allows David and his staff to provide patients witha service that is truly second to none in the local area! Wherever you aresituated in the area patients can benefit from comprehensive services andreliable work including denture repairs, cosmetic dentures or dentures withsoft linings. Having been established for over 12 years David and his staff havehad plenty of time to build up a terrific reputation due to their professionalyet personal service, competitive rates plus the dedicated and understandingmanner in which they work. For more information, telephone 01332 291808or email [email protected]
Right:Chic of Ashboune , Bakewell and Buxton is the place where you’ll find a widechoice of unique fashion and outfit ideas, handbags, scarves, hats and gift ideasto suit every ones taste. Whether your dress style is casual or elegant, Chic offers a variety of stylishand casual wear that is semi-formal and smart. No need to worry aboutaccessorizing your outfit with jewellery they have a wide and varied selectionyou will be spoilt for choice. 01335 347247
Right bottom:Small traditional shoe shop Tarltons located in Somercotes Derbyshire stocksan array of shoes suitable for all occasions, including weddings and holidaysplus shoes for everyday use. The shop stocks many brands including Equity,Wauldlaufer, Padders and Marco Tozzi to name but a few, along with a greatrange of shoes for men including the great boot shown. Call into the shop at185 Nottingham Road, Somercotes, Derbyshire. Telephone 01773 602816
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185 Nottingham Road, Somercotes, Derbyshire
Tel: 01773 602816Closed all day Wednesday
TARLTONSStylish Selection of Sandals forSpring/Summer 2013
Stockists of Leading BrandsTelephone or callinto the shop for details.
Chic offers a fantastic range of fash ion acces sories such as jew ellery, hand bags,belts, shawls and so much more. They have a wide and uniquely individual
selection of Italian ladies fashions from dresses, tops and jackets and if you arelooking for something different for that special occasion, family party why not
look chic and stylish from their varied selection of ladies outfits.
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
Unique range of ladies’ italian clothing at affordable prices
on trend
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Right top:If you’re looking for something a little different, a gift for thefamily or just for yourself, you will find a mix of gift ideasand accessories from traditional to slightly quirky at TheDesigner and Seamstress. To match their range of Italianfashion there is a selection of new handbags and jewellerytoo. T: 07935 206111
Ladies and Men’s HairAbbey Lane, Darley Abbey,
Derby DE22 1DGAppointment Service
01332 551440Late nights Wednesday & Friday
Free Parkingwww.headlinesbyjulie.co.uk
Below right:Frox Derbyshire’s Premier Dress Agency host their annualCharity Ladies Evening & Fashion Show on Monday the15th April at the Village Hotel, Chilwell. This hugelypopular event offers the discerning shopper a chance to seefirst hand a fabulous range of second hand designer brands,along with great accessories including shoes, handbags andjewellery. There are a few tickets left and it’s well worthattending! Contact Frox for more details on 01332 875572www.froxshop.com
Below left:From Rico summer patterns, this short sleeved cardigan isknitted from 003 Denim 100% cotton yarn and teamsideally with summer separates. Yarn and pattern are availablefrom U-duit, The Wool Shop, Church Street, Ripley.
Right middle:Loake boat/deck shoes now available from £74.99 at RockFall UK Ltd, Wimsey Way, Alfreton Trading Estate.
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182 Victoria Road, Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire NG17 8ATSonia 07935 206111 or John 07910 390744 [email protected]
Open 10am till 4.30pm (Closed Wednesday & Sunday)
New wider range ofinspirational ladiesItalian fashion designs
now in stock
The Designerand the Seamstress
New Sp r in g Col l e c t i on
Dav id Nid d Je we l l e r s1 5 , Bridge St ,B e lp er , Derby sh i r e ,DE 5 6 1A Y
Te l : 01 77 3 88 047 0
Specialist Needlework and Wool Shop
X-Stitch - Surface Embroidery -Lowery Workstands,
Purelite Magnifying Lamps •DMC • Anchor • Books • TapestryTablecloths • Tapestry Wools • Threads •Frames Hoops • Embroidery Charts •
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Derbyshire’s Premier Dress AgencyTel 01332 875572 www.froxshop.com
Try Something New
For Spring 2013
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Alfreton DE55 4LS Mon-Fri: 9.00-5.30 Sat: 9.30-5.00
T: 01773 608616
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Strutt’s Rural Retreat at Mackworth House Farm, 67 Lower Road.
Mackworth Village. DE22 4NF
Off the beaten track…but
well worth finding!
By appointment only - Book NOW online www.strutts.com or call 01332 385476
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I took this responsibility seriously. At the other end the nurses were
busy dashing in and out under the blankets with pit helmets,
stethoscopes, rubber gloves, tape measures, needles, hammers and
pliers, doing what needed to be done. I thought one of those trolleys
that they have in garages would have been far better for the job in
hand. Quicker and in the right position for delivery - a bit like an oil
change! Words like ‘dilating, forceps, coffee, is he going to faint
’reached me as I wondered how Towering Inferno had ended (we had
to dash out halfway due to labour pains). Nothing at pre natal had
prepared me for this; they had a whiteboard and marker pens there
and a chair to sit on. Oh and a bossy woman who had gone through
the routine of ‘plastic doll comes out this way with cord here’ a
million times and was obviously fed up of dads asking daft questions
such as ‘what do I do?’ - ‘Nothing just shut up and leave it to us’ was
the general reply.
Admittedly it was easier for me, just saying push, but as dads we are
quite detached and an unnecessary encumbrance on people doing
their job. It’s a bit like lifting your feet up to let the vacuum cleaner
through – in the way, but moveable. Apart from the pain in the hand I
was doing OK though. Dads really get the easy life at this point.
At one point the nurse turned to me and said “babies coming would
you like to see the babies head?” Ooooh... not sure there. I really
didn’t feel too keen but it’s such an exciting time seeing a new little life
come into being and especially when it’s a part of you. I’m quite
squeamish in these situations and the nurse said “if you faint we will
just kick you under the table” Charming. I was superfluous to
requirements, an intrusion. I’m sure today’s fathers are just given a
glass of wine and a plate of triangular cucumber sandwiches.
I spent a lot of time looking out over the beautiful Chevinside. A friend
of mine videoed the birth of his child and asked me if I wanted to see
it. “Nooooooo” how on earth would I look his wife in the eyes again?
It’s hardly something you ask a few friends round for, for an evening’s
relaxation is it? Can you imagine watching that with a glass of red wine
and popcorn? And now the placenta comes away – more wine
anyone?
Sitting in the recovery room drinking tea (they didn’t have anything
stronger) I looked back over the whole experience and never thought
that one day the BBC would manage to make two series about giving
birth! For some reason it’s compulsive viewing for millions, both male
and female. I’ve been staggered at how many positions you can give
birth in. I thought there was only one. They haven’t done one in a
swimming pool yet but I bet it’s on the cards. I would have liked that
because I love swimming so would have been a great help if the birth
had happened too quickly. No, I’ve just thought there’s a chord
attached so the baby can’t go too far. Again I’m not needed. The best
one was the large girl who they decided needed not only to be on a
Russian ship in a bed, but also then shoved a chair under her. How far
is this going to go I thought? (Not the chair just the positions!) It’s
getting like Cluedo! Apparently candles can help! Placing scented
candles in the room help you relax. Why didn’t I think of that, I’d have
been much more chilled out.
Hydrotherapy is another one. I remember seeing the chairs at the spa
baths in Buxton that they used to lower people into the water in but I
thought that was for torture. It’s amazing how you can find different
uses for things. They will use a rack next. Acupuncture is another
which could be useful, to stick needles into the father to keep him
alert.
I’ve always fancied writing a TV programme so there are more subjects
to encompass than I thought! A few years ago I started to write a
script/book/monologue/drivel. I got to 8000 words and decided that
it’s more of a skill than first meets the eye. I’m enjoying it though.
Nobody else will because it will never air or reach the public unless I
get £500,000 in advance from the BBC and the chances of that are
pretty slim!
Have you noticed that on Call the Midwife no dads are ever present at
the birth? You see we aren’t needed we’re just in the way and only
allowed in out of politeness. It’s like being asked to lay the table for
tea; involved but away from the action!
And so it came to pass… that I was born at home. My dad was
downstairs sweating. When he heard the signal (me crying) he came
and said a proud hello and then went out in his car to get the cream
cakes from Bakewell. Cream cakes can solve anything.
Talk on
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your hand gets slowly crushed and
there are looks that could kill.
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