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November Gardening
November is a relatively quiet month mainly due to poor weather conditions and shorter daylight hours. Plant your tulip bulbs this month, some Tulips persist year to year, some perform less well and are treated as bedding, and replaced every year. Now is also the last chance to plant out winter bedding. You could try wallflowers, forget-me-nots, Bellis, Primula, Viola (winter pansies) and other spring bedding plants, planting them into well- prepared ground, or pots of suitable compost. Ornamental grasses and bamboos can be cut back and tidied up at this time of year. It is still a good time to lift and divide overgrown clumps of herbaceous perennials. Lift and store dahlias, cannas and tuberous bedding begonias that have been hit by the first frosts. Large tubs that are at risk of cracking in the frost should be covered with bubble wrap, hessian or fleece, to insulate them over the winter
also raise containers onto feet or bricks to avoid them sitting in the wet as drainage is essential at this time of the year. Apply an autumn mulch to protect plants that are borderline hardy such as and Agapanthus, own leaves, of the red hot pokers can be tied up and used as protection for the crown. Have a good clean up removing leaves and debris between plants as this will provide a good place for slugs and snails. Fill in gaps in flower borders with small, pot-grown herbaceous perennials and alpines, They aren’t expensive at this time of year and if planted now will make an impact in spring Collect and dispose of all fallen rose leaves, especially those that are diseased and infected with a fungus such as Black spot. DO NOT place rose leaves on the compost heap. Bin them or burn them! Prune tall roses by one third to avoid wind rock damage. As long as the ground is not to waterlogged or frozen you can plant herbaceous perennials, shrubs, hedging, deciduous trees roses and fruit trees. Bonfire night is a good time to burn your unwanted cuttings and leaves, Make sure there aren't any
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Ensure you don’t become one of society’s lonely old people The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt recently made the shocking announcement that up to a million elderly people are being consigned to a life of loneliness and ill health because of society’s shameful failure to take responsibility for older relatives. This shocking announcement revealed a much deeper problem in society – the fact that millions of people have not made financial provision for their old age, giving them the financial means to socialise and remain active. This, according to financial advisors Cheetham Jackson based on Saltergate in Chesterfield, can be attributed to three common mistakes many people make: Relying on savings in a bank
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Miller Homes Brings Learning To Life For Nursery Children Children in the nursery class at Chesterfield’s Abercrombie Primary School have been able to end their latest project in style with a little help from Miller Homes Midlands. Since the beginning of term, the youngsters have been learning all about houses and how they are built. To help bring their lessons to life, the children were paid a visit by Miller Homes production director Malcolm Ceney, contracts manager Paul Sweet and Garry Bowler, site manager from Miller’s nearby development The Portlands. Malcolm, Paul and Garry brought along a number of items found on a building site, including bricks, mortar, a selection of tools and roof tiles. They even kitted the class out in mini hi-vis vests and hardhats for the session, and parked a forklift truck outside the school.
As teacher Faye Hall comments, the lesson was the perfect way to end the project: “Since the beginning of September we’ve been talking about builders and the type of materials communities we’re working in. they use to build the homes we live in. It was great that “I definitely think we have some the team from Miller Homes was able budding young builders at to support us and actually bring Abercrombie Primary School.” Miller Homes’ development The some of those items into class. “Children always learn best when they Portlands is based just off Sheffield are able to see and experience things Road and offers a selection of homes, with prices starting from £159,950. first hand.” For more on The Portlands, call Malcolm Ceney added: “The children actually knew a lot about 0808 250 6460, or visit the sales open Thursday-Monday building and were able to answer lots centre, of the questions we asked them. As 10am-5pm. Further details on Miller a housebuilder, it’s important for us Homes developments across the can be found at to get involved with and support the region great work that’s going on in the www.millerhomes.co.uk.
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SHEFFIELD—CHESTERFIELD The Dronfield Firm meeting runs every four weeks, Thursday mornings at The Hallows Golf Club. We like to have a bit of fun, but the bottom line is about business, making contacts sharing experiences, you soon learn to listen as well as talk! It’s not so much about selling to one another, although that does happen, its more about helping each other out. November’s Meetings
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Property News There’s a lot of talk at the moment about property prices being at their highest level for a number of years, but is this a true reflection of our local area? The Office For National Statistics have reported an increase of 3.8% across England compared to August 2012, but these figures are influenced by the London market, which has risen by 8.7% over the last 12 months. If we break down the figures to show the local areas, the story is quite different. In Derbyshire there are 2 extremes with Chesterfield showing a 7.7% increase, but Derbyshire Dales showing a 7.8% decrease.
When using an agent to manage your property, make sure you check the on-line marketing descriptions and pictures, to ensure they meet your expectations. A more detailed description and good pictures will attract more interest than poor quality photo’s and a few lines of text.
In South Yorkshire Rotherham increased by 4.8%, whereas Sheffield saw a 7.3% decrease. In Nottinghamshire Newark & Sherwood witnessed a large increase of 10.8%, but Ashfield District saw prices drop by 2.9%
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As you can see the generalisation of the property market increasing throughout the country gives a false impression of what is actually happening on the doorstep
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Experts are forecasting that house prices will rise by 6.6% during the next 12 months, but are saying that it will then start to level off again, and the risk of another property bubble is minimal.
The Bank Of England has suggested recently that the base rate will stay at 0.5% for the whole of 2014, which is good news for mortgage repayments. This combined with the Governments push on affordable housing may help first-time buyers to get their feet on the ladder. We will just have to wait and see.
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Christmas is coming and with it the pressure to eat, drink and be merry. I say pressure because this year it will be particularly hard to feel merry for many people especially those hit hard by the rising cost of living. The pressures experienced by individuals and families vary widely but, if I was to generalise I would say most ordinary people are making “adjustments” to their lifestyles. The difference will be to what extent, how and why? I have a friend who confided in me recently that she and her husband are “struggling” which for them means eating out twice a month rather than weekly. I find this sort of conversation difficult at the best of times as these friends are very wealthy by any standards so to avoid causing offence I find myself exploring the topic of what we mean by “struggling” on the off chance I could be misunderstanding her. It is my friends view that; both she and her husband have worked hard to achieve a certain lifestyle and being forced to adapt to socialising less often or to visit less expensive eateries is to admit defeat. It is particularly strange to me they hold these views as we were at primary school together and grew up in fairly close proximity and I know both are from relatively poor backgrounds. The one single benefit both my friends enjoyed which was not available to their parents or their children was a grant aided University education. Both graduated to careers in finance at a
time when that was a growth industry. They took advantage of consistently high salaries, annual bonus payments and contacts in the right places to expand their wealth. The economic slump has meant these benefits are no longer as regular or predictable and investment is risky so they feel insecure and vulnerable. At a certain point in the discussion my friend crossed a boundary with me when she said she considered throwing in the job to live a life on benefits, with no responsibility except a weekly trip to a food bank. I’m shocked but not surprised this is her view as we are bombarded daily with this false set of messages from TV, radio and other news media. It was the Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels who said that “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” My former friend is not persuaded by the truth even when she sees it in writing. She remains of the view Job Seekers Allowance would be sufficient to maintain her living standards because that is what is
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A recommendation in the Legal 500 is quite an accolade, and one that not many family solicitors in South Yorkshire have been afforded. Graysons WE, however, is celebrating again this year; delighted to have been recommended as a leading firm in 2013, following several years’ endorsement by the guide. The Legal 500 is widely known as the definitive guide to the legal profession and, in its own words, “recognises excellence in the regional market” setting a “benchmark for excellence across the UK legal market”. Recognising “the best of the best”, and based “purely on merit”, the recommendation is testimony to the quality of expertise and service from Graysons WE’s family department. The family team at Graysons WE is highly experienced and talented and is one of the largest such teams in the area with expertise to suit all individuals. It offers outstanding client care and innovative new services such as fixed fee divorce packages and a specialist service for busy professionals. A wide range of services are available which include traditional family law solutions as
well as collaborative law and round table meetings. With offices in Sheffield and Chesterfield, GWE has the distinct advantage of being a local, rather than a multi-national firm (which usually make up the top tier of the Legal 500 rankings), which allows the flexibility to give an individually tailored service at extremely competitive rates; suiting all pockets. All of its family lawyers are experts in their field, many are members of specialist Law Society and Resolution panels and all are extremely friendly and approachable. Partner and head of the department, Michelle Cooper, is once again recommended personally in the Legal 500 2013. At the top of her game, Michelle has a formidable reputation in the region and nationally as she travels around the country carrying out round table meetings with other solicitors and their clients. The fact that most of her clients come from personal recommendations is a clear testimony to her expertise, knowledge, approach and professionalism. Michelle says “I am really pleased to have received the recommendation again myself of course, but am even more proud of my team. Everyone pulls out all the stops to ensure that our clients receive the best possible service and it is thanks to the level of
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BHS Launches New Children’s Dining Area BHS Vicar Lane, Chesterfield has launched a new children’s dining and play area within their restaurant. The official launch took place on Saturday 26th October 2013 at 11.00 a.m. was attended by the cast from the children’s play ‘The Night Before Christmas’ which is being performed in venues around Chesterfield in December, including four dates at the Assembly Rooms in
the newly refurbished Market Hall. The area is aimed at children up to 5 years of age and features magnetic walls with animals that can be moved around the wall, touch and play activities, books, soft floor mats and a children’s dining area, with small tables and seats, cutlery and bowls. For parents there is a baby food station, including a microwave and bottle warmer. As well as keeping the children
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Becky’s Movie Previews Now we’re getting towards the end of the year, we will start to see some contenders for the Oscars. There are some great films to see at the cinema this month so let’s take a look.
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The Family Robert De Niro just can’t stay away from films surrounding the Mafia, gangsters and organised crime. Well, if it isn’t broke… as the saying goes. This time it’s a comedy crime film with De Niro as a former mafia boss who after making a mistake and finding out there’s a hit on him and his family, decides to turn
informant on his boss. Then he and his family are put into witness protection. They find themselves in France with FBI agent Stansfield ( ) keeping supervision. Although it seems as the behaviour the family are accustomed to, isn’t easy to let go. Bribery, extortion, explosions and general bad behaviour are rife and soon they catch the attention of those who still hold a grudge. It isn’t long before hitmen are coming to town for a visit. De Niro is supported by Michelle Pfeiffer ( ) as his wife and Glee’s Diana Agron as his daughter.
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One of the most famous high school prom scenes is coming back to our screens. Originally released in 1976, we get to see again the haunting tale of a lonely girl who gets pushed too far when a prank is pulled on her at the high school prom involving pig’s blood. With this being the remake there won’t be any surprises plot-wise, but with the advancement in special effects we should be in
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Everyone knows Mary Poppins. Whether you hate it or can’t wait for it to be shown every Christmas, you know the story of the magical nanny who likes to sing a song or two. But what everyone may not know is that the film was almost never made in the first place. The person who wrote the book, P.L Travers was resistant to her beloved characters to be turned into a farce. For 2 weeks in 1961, Travers reluctantly spent with Walt Disney in LA as he tried to win her over. She was played songs by The Sherman Brothers, including a spoonful of sugar and let’s go fly a kite. She was an Australian-born English author and he was the creator of the ‘happiest place on earth’. They couldn’t be more
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Coming from the director of The Queen ( ) we have a tale of separation and heartache starring the unlikely pairing of Judi Dench and Steve Coogan. Coogan ( ) plays Martin Sixsmith, a former journalist turned government advisor who finds himself without a job. He then hears of a woman with a rather interesting story to tell. Although resistant at first, he decides to write a human interest story about her. Her name is Philomena played by ) and Dench ( when she was young she was forced to give up her child for adoption as she had him out of wedlock and she was a Catholic in Ireland. After her son’s 50th
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