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Editor’s Message It’s the second edition of the year already and we have a lot of changes happening this year. The two big headlines for our readers are: a/ that we have more of them, as we are now going to 15,000 homes, and b/ after very long and grumbly 5 years, Gary is leaving us.

Obviously I was sad that he is going but he just seems to have lost his mojo a bit. Every month I was receiving fewer and fewer complaints about his article… something just wasn’t right with that picture! So hold onto this copy for posterity as this is the last time you’ll see him grumble in print! I would like to say how extremely grateful I am to him for his contribution over the years and it’ll not be the same but we will try and soldier on!

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With that in mind, if anybody else wants to have a crack at contributing… it doesn’t have to be monthly or even a grumble, it can be allsorts. So if you are keen, drop me an email with either your idea or your contribution!

I’d like to give a bit of a shout out to my friend Terry at the Alfreton Ramblers Club. Before Christmas he popped in and was asking what adrenaline stuff I was planning for this year after my snowboarding, plane flying etc in 2016. We both said that we really wanted to do the mahoosive zip wire in Wales and the race was on to see between us, who did it first. Well game on Terry as the outlaws bought us it as a Christmas present… so all we need to do is book it! Race you down to the bottom Terry ;-) Whilst I’m shouting out, David at JH Legal is doing the #walk1000miles challenge. It is a great challenge and you should get on board if you aren’t already! He is actually raising money for the John Eastwood Hospice and has set up a Just Giving webpage, in remembrance of his father. The charity is close to his heart and they did such a fantastic job with palliative care, he feels like they are the unsung heroes that need help. See the walking page for how to donate and please dig deep! He brings these walks to us month in month out and I will be updating you on how he gets on. So far he has managed to walk 46 miles in the first 2 weeks of Jan but whilst planning the latest Rafa’s Ramble, he twisted his ankle going over a stile after assisting with a situation with a dog and his owner. I kid you not! So look out for this symbol to see how he is getting on… we have named it a ‘Duddyometer’!

Happy Reading,

Emily x

Emily To advertise contact...

Emily on: 01773 604 178 or 07891 639 638 info@voicemagazines.co.uk David on: 01773 549 035 or 07976 182 589 david@voicemagazines.co.uk

Upcoming Submission Deadline for Advertisers and Contributors:

March Edition – 3rd February

April Edition – 3rd March

Printed by Newman Thomson and distributed to 5,000 homes in Broadmeadows, South Normanton, Blackwell, & Newton.

Disclaimer: No responsibility is accepted by Amber Valley Voice for claims, errors or omissions made in advertisements appearing in this issue. All advertisers are accepted in good faith and we are not responsible for views expressed by contributor or other sources. Reproduction of the contents of this magazine is not permitted without the prior consent of the publisher.

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february 8 boyd potts “Wildlife & Habitats of the falklands” march 8th Michael Coates “The Role of a Wildlife Officer” Bring a drink and packed th

In February, Boyd will talk about the wildlife of the Falkland Islands including seals. He will look at the changing scenery of the islands including pre and post 1982 conflict. In March, Derbyshire Police Force Wildlife & Heritage Crime Officer will talk about what it means to be a wildlife crime officer and how you can help the force solve wildlife crime in Derbyshire.

Everyone is welcome, meeting begins at 7:30pm at Riddings Community Centre, DE55 4EW.

Call shirley on 07770 801539 for more information.

lunch. Suitable footwear and clothing required. New faces made welcome.

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Things to do Half Term in the farmyard & adventure playground at Chatsworth

Lunchtime Organ Recital

by Martyn Noble at St.Andrew’s Church, Swanwick (DE55 1AN)

saturday 11th february, 12noon Light Buffet at 12 o’clock followed by Recital.

tickets £5.00 including buffet available at the door or in advance by calling 01773 605291 / 541458

11th until the 26th february

#Walk1000miles – 2017 Challenge

(last admission 3:30pm) Give your litte ones a treat this half term!

Join the Wild West themes fun, dare to handle snakes and spiders, take a shot in Tin Can Alley and much more.

If you are looking to improve your fitness and want a new challenge/ resolution for all of 2017, why not try the walk 1000 miles challenge.

It’s only 2.74 miles per day, it’s free fun and flexible, it’s cheaper than the gym with amazing views!

Sign up for free to join the community, get advice, get a progress chart, enter competitions and share your pics. What’s stopping you? www.livefortheoutdoors.com/walk1000miles

10:30am until 4:30pm

£6 per person or £22 per family (2 adults and up to 3 children).

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With exciting and inventive menus of Modern and Locally Sourced British cuisine, skilfully created by our classically trained Head Chef Paul Hanson Introducing our NEW

Midweek Lunch Time Menu Featuring lighter choices and homemade classics, ideal for your lunch hour if you’re at work or for a more relaxed lunch with friends and family

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To book or make an enquiry please call 01773 580747 The School House Restaurant at the White Hart, 43 Church Street, South Normanton

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• Serving your local community for over 130 years • High Quality locally sourced Meats and Poultry • Minted Lamb kebabs, Chicken kebabs and chinese spare ribs, also a selection of sausages and burgers • Home Made Sausages, Burgers & Sausage Rolls • Cooked Meats, Pies and Pork Pies • Pick Your Own Barbeque Pack

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Slimming World Recipe

Beef Ragu Pasta Bake Comfort food in February is a must so you can’t go wrong with this nifty little recipe.

What’s more, you can make 2 and freeze 1 for a super-filling meal on standby!

Serves 4 Ready in: Over 60 Minutes

Cook time: Ready in about 1 hour 15 minutes *Freezer Friendly

Method:

1. Preheat your oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/Gas 4. Place a large frying pan sprayed with low calorie cooking spray over a high heat. Add the onion, celery, carrot, garlic, chestnut mushrooms and beef mince and stir-fry for 6-7 minutes.

2. Add the passata, tomato purée, stock, and dried herbs and bring to the boil. Season well, reduce the heat to medium, cover and cook for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3. Meanwhile, cook the conchiglioni according to the packet instructions, then drain.

4. Remove the ragù from the heat and stir in the basil. Spoon half the sauce into a medium baking dish, spread out evenly, then top with the pasta. Spoon over the remaining sauce and scatter over the mozzarella. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until bubbling, and serve.

Syns per serving: FREE (add 6 syns if not using Mozzarella as a Healthy Extra) For more information visit www.slimmingworld.co.uk

Ingredients: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Low calorie cooking spray 1 onion, finely chopped 2 celery sticks, finely chopped 1 large carrot, peeled and finely chopped 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 250g chestnut mushrooms, finely chopped 500g lean beef mince (5% fat or less) 700g jar passata 8 tbsp tomato purée 250ml beef stock 1 tsp dried mixed herbs Salt and freshly ground black pepper 400g dried conchiglioni A handful of fresh basil leaves, finely chopped 180g mozzarella, cubed

If you have a recipe that you’d like to share then please send it to: info@voicemagazines.co.uk

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alfreton Christ the King Hall 104 Alfreton Road, De55 7gl 5.30pm & 7.30pm Tel: Ashleigh 07518 711 779

Wednesday

Tibshelf Tibshelf Secondary School De55 5lz 7.00pm Tel: Kelly 07534 508 107

Pinxton Pinxton Miners Welfare Wharf Road, Ng16 6lg 5.30pm & 7.30pm Tel: Nicole 07788 631 273

Huthwaite John Davies Workshops The brierley Suit Main Street, Ng17 2lq 9.00am & 11.00am Tel: Annette 07816 985 459

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Pinxton Pinxton Miners Welfare Wharf Road, Ng16 6lg 9.30am from 18th July 2016 Tel: Nicole 07788 631 273

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alfreton Christ the King Hall 104 Nottingham Road De55 7gl 7.00pm Tel: Ruth 07584 567 882

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Huthwaite John Davies Workshops The brierley Suit Main Street, Ng17 2lq 5.30pm & 7.30pm Tel: Kelly 07534 508 107

south normanton The Post Mill Centre Market Street, De55 2eJ 5.30pm & 7.30pm Tel: Wendy 07961 779 035

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south normanton The Scout Hut Hilcote Street, De55 2bq 9.15am & 11.15am Tel: Annette 07816 985 459

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Out & About

A daily guide to some of the local clubs and groups in your area

Monday

south normanton striders (intermediate jogging group) - meet at 6.30pm at Frederick Gent School.

Call Rob on 07962308933 (www.activederbyshire.co.uk/jog/) dog obedience classes Vacancies for this continuous class at Pentrich Village Hall, 7pm until 9pm. Call Margaret for more info on 07917 854486 soroptimist International amber Valley The Women’s International Service Organisation - a global voice for women. Meets every 2nd Monday, 7-30 pm at Firs House, Firs Gardens, High St. Alfreton. Contact 01773 745082 or 748606 south normanton gardeners association Friendly group that meets on the 2nd Monday of the month at the Post Mill Centre, SN at 7:30pm. Call Nigel on 01773 811429 for more info. adult st John classes are held at Dunniclffe House, Hilcote Street, South Normanton from 18.00 - 19.30, if anyone is interested in becoming a member contact the St John Ambulance Regional Office in Chesterfield or visit the St John Ambulance website for further details. e.m.J.J.a Jiu Jitsu & kobudo cub Monday at Alfreton Community Hall, Mansfield Road, Alfreton.

7.30pm -9.00pm. £5.00 per lesson. First lesson free. Contact Sensei D Kershaw on 07840 327134 or email darrenker@sky.com new toddler group Monday mornings at Church of Christ, Colledge Street, Riddings, from 10am starting on Monday 2nd November. Places may be limited, so contact Chris on 01773 779839 to register your interest. the Base youth club - learn to cook & talk time mentoring 3.30pm - 5pm School Years 6-11 No entry fee but have to call to book on Contact : 01773 510882 the Base youth club 5pm - 7pm School Years 6 - 8 Entry Fee 50p Contact : 01773 510882 www.snapyouth.org the Base sports Pinxton Welfare 5pm - 7pm School Years 6 - 11 Free Entry Contact : 01773 510882 www.snapyouth.org

Tuesday

Breast feeding group Pinxton, Pinxton Youth Centre, 10-11:30am & Alfreton, Children’s Centre, 1-1:30pm, contact Katherine 07976 212652 or Sarah 07972 019345 little ones group Alfreton Children’s Centre, Grange Street, Alfreton, DE55 7JA - 1.30pm to 3pm. Contact 01629 533066 forest gump Joggers (beginners jogging group) - meet at Frederick Gent School at 6.15pm. Contact Heather on 07983 51273. (www.activederbyshire.co.uk/jog/) west ashfield rotary club Meet at The Derbyshire Hotel, Carter Lane East, S.Normanton.DE55 2EH at 6:45 for 7pm start. Call Mike on 01773 609942 for more info. nras chesterield (national rheumatoid arthritis society) On the 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm until 8pm at Bridge Street Methodist Church, Bridge Street, Pilsley. S45 8HE. J28, the common Contact 01773 810410 / j28church@btconnect.com / www.thejunction28church.com Parent & Toddlers 9.30 – 11.30am. £1.50 per session, term time only Zion methodist, market street Coffee Club, 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month, 10 – 11.30am Contact: Freda Ludlam 01773 811875 the Base youth club who do you think you are project & talk time mentoring 3.30pm - 5pm School Years 6 - 11 No entry fee but have to call to book on Contact : 01773 510882 www.snapyouth.org the Base youth club - girls nights 5pm to 7pm School Years 7 - 11 Entry Fee Contact : 01773 510882 www.snapyouth.org

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Tuesday (cont...) messy kidz St Helens Church, Church Street East, Pinxton, 4-6pm, £2 (snacks and drinks included) Email: messykidzpinxton@gmail.com or contact Zynell Callaghan 07866 029978 for more information

Wednesday

alfreton nursery school and children’s centre, parent & toddler drop In Alfreton Nursery School, Grange Street, Alfreton, DE55 7JA - Term time - 9am - 10am - Contact Angela Stanton : 01773 520031 Baby group Held at Pinxton Nursery School, Kirkstead Road, Pinxton. NG16 6NA. 1 – 3pm, All under 1’s welcome. Call 01773 863105 for more info. oakwood royal British legion Meet at the Oakwood Community Centre, 8:30- 10:30pm. All welcome for socials & branch meetings. Call 01332 679282. alfreton town Juniors u14’s 7-8pm at Somerlea Park astro pitch, call Ben on 07972 927236. aVrufc senior section Training during close season takes place at Amber Valley RUFC, Lower Somercotes (opposite Pye Bridge Ind Est.) starts at 7pm - 8.30. Contact Stuart Artliff 07966 867946 or Gareth Pilkington 07772 366157. south normanton wI We’re a friendly group with a wide variety of ages. We meet every 3 rd Wednesday at the Post Mill Centre, 7:30pm. For more info call 07580 635589.

Breathe easy group A friendly group for people who suffer from lung related illness and the people who support the COPD suffers. Meeting on the 3rd Wednesday each month. 1:30pm - 3:30pm at the Post Mill Centre, South Normanton, Contact Phil on 01773 782875 south normanton dramatic society We meet at the Post Mill Centre in South Normanton, 7:30pm until 10pm. Contact Ian at sthnormds@gmail.com or FB www.facebook.com/SNorDS for more information. e.m.J.J.a Jiu Jitsu & kobudo cub Wednesday at Alfreton Leisure Centre, Church Street, Alfreton.

7.00pm – 8.00pm. £5.00 per lesson. First lesson free. Contact Sensei D Kershaw on 07840 327134 or email darrenker@sky.com J28, the common Parent & Toddlers 9.30 – 11.30am. £1.50 per session, term time only Wednesday Club 6.30 – 7.30 pm School Years 1-5, term time only Contact: 01773 810410 / j28church@btconnect.com / www.thejunction28church.com salvation army, market street Wednesday Night Fellowship @ 7pm Contact Ruth Sheppard 07855 455093 / Joan Mellors 01773 783386 the Base youth club - peer mentoring 3.30pm - 5pm School Years 7 - 11 No entry fee but have to call to book on Contact : 01773 510882 the Base youth club - lads nights 5.30pm to 7.30pm School Years 7 - 11 Entry Fee Contact : 01773 510882 www.snapyouth.org

Thursday

top tots Alfreton Children’s Centre, Grange Street, Alfreton, DE55 7JA. 1.30pm - 3pm. Fun play session with arts, crafts and song time aimed at children ages 1-3 years. Contact - 01629 533066 child Health clinic Alfreton Children’s Centre, Grange Street, Alfreton, DE55 7JA. 1pm - 2.30pm. Come and have your baby weighed and see someone from the health team. Contact - 01629 533066

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stay and play Pinxton Youth Centre, Kirkstead Road, Pinxton, NG16 6NA. 10am - 11.30am. Age 0 - 4 years. Stay and play with your child and meet new parents.

Breastfeeding group The Hub, Shiners Way, South Normanton, DE55 2AA. 2pm 4pm. Make new friends, share tips and discuss any issues you may have. Contact - 01629 533735. alfreton society of painters 7pm- 9pm at Pennytown Court Community Rooms.

Visit www.alfretonsocietyofpainters.com for more info. alfreton & district u3a Meet every second Thursday of each month at Christ the King Church Hall, Nottingham Road, Alfreton at 2pm. Contact Gill on 01773 608863, email gilldawe.egd@gmail.com alfreton male Voice choir rehearsals 6:45pm at Palmer Morewood Social Club, Hall Street. New members welcome- no audition, just a love of singing. 01773 833391 ripley poetry reading group, Meet at Ripley Library, Grosvenor road,2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, 2pm to 4pm.

Contact Janet Dawson, 01773 513247, for further details. salvation army, market street Drop-in Centre / Café 9.30 – 12.30 Contact Ruth Sheppard 07855 455093 / Joan Mellors 01773 783386 Zion methodist, market street Youth Club for ages 5-11 @6.30pm Contact: Freda Ludlam 01773 811875 J28, the common Platinum Seniors, 1st Thursday of the month Contact: 01773 810410 / j28church@btconnect.com / www.thejunction28church.com the Base sports South Street Recreational ground 4.15pm 5.15pm, School Years 6-11. Free Entry. Contact : 01773 510882 www.snapyouth.org the Base youth club @ pinxton youth centre 6pm - 7.30pm School Years 6 - 11 Entry Fee 50p Contact : 01773 510882 www.snapyouth.org newton toddler group 1pm until 3pm (term time only) in Newton Community Centre.

Contact Kathryn on 01773 872031 for more information.

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alfreton nursery school and children’s centre, parent & toddler drop in session.

Alfreton Nursery School, Grange Street, Alfreton., DE55 7JA Term time -1.30pm - 2.30pm. Contact Angela Stanton 01773 520031 tiddlers and toddlers group Alfreton Children’s Centre, Grange Street, Alfreton, DE55 7JA. 12.30pm - 2.30pm. Run by parents and open to all. Contact - 01629 533066 tiny & toddlers Pinxton Village Hall, 3 Kirkstead Road, Pinxton, NG16 6NA. 9am - 11am. Age 0-3 yrs alfreton rendezvous group (over 60’s) The Rendezvous meets 2nd and 4th Fridays at 2 p.m. at Firs House, Alfreton. Autumn Session starts 9th September. A variety of speakers and entertainment will be joining us. New members are most welcome.

Further information if required 01773 834281 or 01773 747072.

J28, the common The Zone. School Years 6 – 11. 7.30 – 9.30.

50p entry plus tuck shop. Contact: 01773 810410 / j28church@btconnect.com / www.thejunction28church.com

Saturday

coffee morning Held on the last Saturday of the month at St Michael and All Angels Church from 10am until 12noon. There are cakes and goods for sale to raise money for the building fund. Everyone Welcome.

Saturday (cont...) salvation army, market street Drop-in Centre / Café 9.30 – 12.30 Contact Ruth Sheppard 07855 455093 / Joan Mellors 01773 783386 st michael & all angels, church street Coffee Morning. 1st Saturday of the month 10-12noon in the main church building. Contact Stephen Potter: 01773 811273 / stephen.potter55@gmail.com

Sunday

amber Valley Junior rugby Coaching for kids from 4yrs to 16yrs at Lower Somercotes (opposite Pye Bridge Ind Est). Sundays 10am. Contact Stuart 07966 867946 or Gareth 07595 520537. alfreton Heritage trust The Heritage Chapel on Rodgers Lane is open between 2 & 4pm. Visitors are welcome to browse & test the knowledge of Trust members. Contact Rachel Walker on 01773 832349 or visit www.alfretonheritage.org.uk table top sales on the 4th September, 2nd of October, 6 th November & 4th December. At the Riddings Park Community Centre. West St. Riddings DE55 4EW. All starting at 10am until 12.o clock. entrance 20p. Sellers from 9am. at £5 a table to book Ring PAT on 01773 541794 st michael & all angels, church street Café Church in the church hall @ 10.30am Traditional service @ 4.30pm in the main church building First Sunday of the month @ 9.15am Holy Communion.

Contact: Stephen Potter 01773 811273 / stephen.potter55@gmail.com Zion methodist, market street Morning Worship @ 10.45am Contact: Freda Ludlam 01773 811875 J28, the common Morning Service @ 11am with ‘Energise’ children’s club Evening Service @6pm Contact: 01773 810410 / j28church@btconnect.com / www. thejunction28church.com salvation army, market street Sunday Worship @ 10.30am followed by refreshments in the Drop-in Centre / Café Contact: Ruth Sheppard 07855 455093 / Joan Mellors 01773 783386 community church, Birchwood room, postmill centre, off market street. 10.45am All Welcome.

Children’s activities during the meeting. Mark Oldershaw 07971547555 snccpastor@gmail.com

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Guiding offers opportunities in the following sections: Rainbows age 5-7yrs • Brownies aged 7-10yrs Guides aged 10-14yrs • Adult Leaders 18yrs + Senior Section aged 14-25yrs If you or your daughter would like to know more about Joining visit www.girlguiding.org.uk/interested or call 0800 1 69 59 01 amber Valley gymnastics club monday, wednesday and friday evenings and saturday afternoons.

Sessions range from beginners to competitive levels. For information or to join please email ambervalleygymnastics@outlook.com stonebroom pre-school We are open monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday & friday, term time, 9.00am - 12.00pm. We offer places for children aged 2 - 5 years.

Stonebroom Village Hall, Cleveland Road. Tel: 07971 804 936 south normanton cricket club is recruiting new players of any standard from the ages of 13 upwards. We play most saturdays/sundays at the Jim Simms Memorial Ground in South Normanton (next to the Boundry Pub) Meeting from 12.30. For more information please call 07984 316020

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QualitySolicitors Chapman & Chubb understands children will put a lot of time into their designs, and the firm has guaranteed all entrants will receive a chocolate goodie for their efforts.

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The course will cover the period before the arrival of the Europeans, effects of colonisation and position of Native Americans today.

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Rambles with Rafa This month we are back up to full tilt with a longer walk that begins a Vicar Waters Country Park and takes us into the edge of Sherwood Forest. David Hallam of JH Legal continues to surpass himself with another cracking walk that brings together all of our favourites: awesome views, picnic stops, lakes and forests, some of which Rafa is particularly fond of. There is even the Rumbles cafe right by the carpark but check the opening times as I wouldn’t want you to be disappointed.

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7 mile circular walk from Vicar Waters Country Park, near Clipstone A longer walk for you and your dog, which should take around 2½-3 hours to complete. Although it’s most on paths and tracks there is a range of terrain, which can be muddy and uneven, especially during winter so make sure you wear appropriate footwear. There are also a couple of sections of road, so please take plenty of care.

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Cross over the stile and then keep right staying on the main path. Continue along the main path ignoring all other paths to the left and right for some distance, and then pass by an information board and view point on your left.

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Continue straight along this path and after a short distance you will begin to descend more sharply. At the bottom of the hill cross over a stile and then turn immediately left along a footpath.

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Continue along the edge of the lake until reaching a car park. Staying with the edge of the lake pass through the car park and then over a small wooden footbridge. Immediately after the footbridge, ignore the path on the left and bear right staying with the edge of the lake.

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What better than a terrific compelling psychological thriller to warm you through the chilly days of midwinter.

Graeme Macrae Burnet’s His Bloody Project takes us to a remote crofting community in the Scottish Highlands in the 1860s where a 17-year-old lad is arrested for a gruesome triple murder.

From the start it’s obvious that Roderick Macrae committed the crimes; he even admits it. But can he escape the hangman’s noose through a claim of insanity?

The facts seem clear. At the centre of the book is an account written by the boy; but justice, sanity and truth are slippery ideas. If someone commits murders which seem like an act of madness and shows no remorse, does that make the murderer mad? If not, what does it make them?

In addition there’s the history of the time. This was around the period of the clearances when culture, wealth and church conspired to keep the poor in their place and lives depended on the arbitrary whim of those with power. The story draws us deep into this harsh world of the tenant farmer.

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They say that when a manager has lost the support of his fans, his position becomes untenable.

In most circumstances, the erosion of that relationship will end up with the manager being dismissed and ending up back on the managerial merry-go-round. So what of chairmen?

It was Brian Clough who once said that “if a chairman sacks the manager he initially appointed, he should go as well”. Nottingham Forest chairman, owner, and sole board member Fawaz Al Hasawi has sacked seven managers in five seasons at the City Ground. By Clough’s methodology, Al Hasawi should have gone on Boxing Day in 2012, when Sean O’Driscoll was dismissed with the Reds just outside the top six.

It’s fair to say that, given events on a regular and frequent basis over the last couple of years, Al Hasawi has done his level best to erode his own relationship with Reds fans. Initially, that relationship started well, with the Kuwaiti joining fans for songs and pictures – something that just wouldn’t be possible now. The Al Hasawi family were in a hugely fortunate position when they bought the club nearly five years ago. Seen as something of a saviour by some, they enjoyed huge goodwill and some giddy supporters lapped it up.

For all his apparent heart, interest and desire to succeed, I would suggest most of it has been misplaced – he even admitting the American consortium were “more professional” in a recent interview.

If success was that desperate, why was a structure not put in place to make it happen and why are we now rushing around to try and put it together inside a few days? Why has one person’s ego been allowed to tarnish one of the most famous, respected and proudest clubs in world football? Could you realistically argue that Al Hasawi’s position is nothing other than untenable? No, you couldn’t.

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Following the recent collapse of John Jay Moores’ takeover, Al Hasawi appears set to step back in and run the club. He plans to introduce the staff he’s failed to have on a consistent basis for four years, but why should we be convinced a leopard is finally going to change his spots and allow these people to run it?

It feels all too desperate, trying to find a manager and a bunch of administration staff off the cuff, with just a couple of weeks left on what was a vital transfer window. The saying trying to close the stable door after the horse has bolted springs to mind.

It’s been said before, but there is goodwill out there from those who have been involved in the club before, and who care about it – they want to help. At Alan Hardy’s inaugural press conference, he made it clear he didn’t have the knowledge to run the football side of Notts County, and explained he would surround himself with people who did.

Hardy will have an ego, but at least it will allow him to accept and acknowledge his shortcomings for the benefit of himself and the club.

Al Hasawi, on the other hand, surrounds himself with people that know little, if anything, about football, let alone Nottingham Forest. His words for the last four years have been hollow, empty and without substance. Just because he’s backed into a corner, I don’t believe he will come out fighting for the benefit of the club and therefore must do everything in his power to sell Forest.

If this club is to have a future, and one that stops it hurtling backwards towards oblivion, Al Hasawi must accept that he’s failed and relinquish his hold over the club. Until that happens, it’s hard to see how Forest can ever recover from the damage it has sustained.

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Leave the pruning of plum and cherry trees until later in the year.

We can get great extremes of temperature this time of year, especially with the confused climate, so watch out for sudden frosts or snow after mild spells which will have encouraged growth spurts. Very cold weather can shrivel blossom on fruit bushes and cordons, and damage or destroy this year’s crop; so if the bushes aren’t too big and buds and blossom have started, cover with horticultural fleece if severe frost is forecast – similarly put protection over cordons grown against walls.

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Gary’s Grumbles With more of a fizzle than a bang, Gary is off! This is his last column after several years of grumbling. I’d like to say that it’s been emotional but only when I had to deal with the fall out of the complaints! In all seriousness, cheers Gary, it’s been a blast! And thanks for leaving me with one last ‘censor’ for old times’ sake as he knows full well that I can’t print minor’s names without parental permission, what a parting gift ;-) So, with this information in mind, if anyone wants to contribute with any other articles/ features, then give me a shout….

Spring is on the way, which is always good news, what isn’t is the BBC’s pathetic attempt at Saturday evening tele programmes.

They’ve had their flagship ‘The Voice’ nicked off them by ITV and had to come up with a replacement, so with some out of the box thinking they’ve come up with a brilliant new show. Let it bloody shine, a programme that trawls the country for some wannabe singers that audition in front of a celebrity panel in the hope of joining a five piece boyband. Is it just me or has it all been done before? Can you imagine the conversation? Some very high paid executive instructs a reasonably high paid thought consultant to come up with something that’s been done before. It’s not hard is it? It must be one of the easiest jobs in the world. It’s awful, it’s lazy and its cheating and we pay our licence fee for this banal rubbish.

On reflection it’s probably not the easiest job in the world, that accolade belongs to Finn Parkin’s paper round. I see him most mornings when I’m walking the dogs, his dad drops him off at the shop and he then scooters down the hill, round the corner and back home to his mam, who is no doubt waiting for him with a bit of toast, tea and his phone on charge. Only kidding Finn, I was

a paper boy for five years and know that it’s a pain in the bum getting up on cold winter mornings. Remember the name, because hopefully he’ll be on match of the day in a few years and I might be delivering the papers to his mansion just to supplement my pension.

Talking of the paper shop I’ve just been in to be confronted by a headline in the Sun on Sunday blurting out that a man is four month’s pregnant, it turns out of course that he was born a woman so it’s a bit of a false headline methinks, it takes all this a bit far doesn’t it, which reminds me I’ve got to complete a computer based training module at work, with the title, ‘Embracing gay, lesbian and transgender colleagues in the workplace’. I kid you not.

I’m actually running out of things to moan about, I’ve covered a lot of things over the last few years, but as you can probably see from the above I’ve been struggling to come up with anything new or controversial. So this is my last column, I’ve resigned. Thanks to Emily for letting me spout off about stuff and thank you to the people who’ve said they’d enjoyed it. To those that haven’t, get hover thi sens.

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