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Haddon Hall Hotel 5 days (Thurs 26th – Mon 30th Sept)

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Turkey & Tinsel Festival Spectacular Hayling Island - 5 days (Mon 4th – Fri 8th Nov)

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Things to do OPEN AIR THEATRE AT NEWSTEAD ABBEY This summer brings an array of fabulous shows to Newstead Abbey. All taking part outside! Treasure Island (Chapter House) – Fri 19th July (Gates 5pm) Wuthering Heights (Heartbreak) – Sun 28th July (Gates 5pm) A Midsummer Nights Dream (Chapterhouse) Thurs 1st August (Gates 6pm) With Frankenstein, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Gangsta Granny, Sense and Sensibility all to follow in August

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Live Bands, Tribute acts, Bike Competitions. Tattoo competitions and fancy dress.

At Brinsley Parish Hall Looking for offers of tombola donations and helpers. Stalls available £10 each For more details contact 07508 263677

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JOHN EASTWOOD HOSPICE

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At John Eastwood Hospice Mansfield Road Sutton in Ashfield NG17 4HJ

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Robin Hood Festival at Sherwood Forest

Saturday 20th July - 11am to 5.15pm (STC) Screening begins at 1pm

Each year the forest plays host to a week of fun and festivities celebrating the life and legend of our most famous resident – Robin Hood. Cavalry of Heroes will be taking on jousting duties this year, with their spectacular show featuring horse stunts, archery, staff fighting and more.

Sutton Lawn, Sutton-in-Ashfield A free event presented by Ashfield District Council. Free fun family activities including Discover Ashfield Factor finals, live music and entertainment all day. Bring your own picnic blankets and chairs.

Friday 5th to Thursday 11th August. Free admission. £5 car parking

Visit www.visitsherwood.co.uk/things-to-do/ robin-hood-festival/ for more information.

GET HANDS ON WITH HISTORY AT BOLSOVER CASTLE 11AM – 5PM SAT 20TH JULY TO SUN 1ST SEPTEMBER 2019 Polish your armour and dust off your tiara - it’s time to learn the tools of the trade as you become a knight or princess for the day. You’re cordially invited to Bolsover Castle where our courtly experts will teach you skills in heroic chivalry and eloquent etiquette. You’d be a jabbering jester to miss it

Adults £13, Children £7.90, Concessions £11.70. English Heritage members Free.

D.M. Furnishings

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5-7 Low Street, Sutton In Ashfield, Notts, NG17 1DH (opp Yorkshire Bank & Costa Coffee - Sutton) Open: Monday - Friday 9.30 - 5.00pm. Saturday 9.00am - 1.00pm. Closed Sunday.

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This summer’s big beach book might just be City of Girls, the latest from Elizabeth Gilbert, who’s best known for writing Eat, Pray, Love - the best-selling book (and later film) people either loved or hated. City of Girls is a piece of wonderful escapism – and there’s not a lot of that about at the moment – following the fortunes of Ivy League college drop-out Vivian Morris in 1940s New York. Banished by her parents from her wealthy lifestyle, Vivian plunges headlong into a life of streetwise dames, vaudeville theatre, sex and throwing off the shackles of convention. Making her living by sewing costumes for the gorgeous girls who perform at her Aunt Lily’s run-down Manhattan revue theatre, she abandons her straitlaced upbringing and embraces her new life and deals with the repercussions which inevitably follow. Elizabeth Gilbert says she wanted the book to be light and bright and crisp and fun like a champagne cocktail. It’s certainly that. The things which could bring Vivian to the floor aren’t allowed to. At some point in a woman’s life, the book explains, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time. After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is. It’s a wise and celebratory story full of hope and the joys of living life to the full.

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Welcome to my monthly travel page… I’ll be using this space to offer advice, tips, personal experience and inspiration for your travels. This month I thought that I would share with you one of my latest trips to the US city of Philadelphia. We stayed at the Fairfield Inn and Suites Downtown which is right in the middle of the Midtown area, perfect for a huge choice of shops, bars and restaurants. As we drove through the area there were these amazing murals painted on the buildings. The area was really clean and safe to walk around. We began by exploring Eastern State Penitentiary with a private guided tour of the grounds and buildings. It was the first prison of its kind in the USA, and hearing the many stories of life behind the 30ft high walls, even being home to Al Capone at one point. Seeing the tiny cells and even some furniture left in some! We experienced the One Liberty Tower with a 360 degree view of Philadelphia. The views are amazing and it’s such a pretty city with the river the dividing line between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Followed by the hop on hop off bus tour where we saw the sights, historical buildings, film set locations and quaint little streets before meeting our guide for our historical walking tour where we saw Independence Hall, where the declaration of Independence was signed, heard about how William Penn founded the city and finally the symbol of freedom, the Liberty Bell. We couldn’t visit Philly without a visit to Reading Terminal Market. A fabulous hive of eateries, food suppliers, crafts, gifts and anything else you can think of and it’s where we got to try the local fast food dish of Philly Cheesesteak, a combination of finely chopped beef fried together with various cheeses and stuffed into a sub roll. It did not disappoint!! Then came one of my highlights, running (well ok, walking!) up the steps in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art… more famous as the steps that Rocky ran up in the 1982 film, Rocky lll. Standing in Stallones actual footsteps at the top with a view across Philly was a memory for life! The evening was finished off with a visit to the museum to enjoy the amazing art housed within its walls. Philly is a city that I would absolutely visit again and highly recommend adding to your list! So next time you are thinking about holidays and you’re considering your options don’t hesitate to get in touch on 01623 859150/07932 959752 or email me at donna.horner@travelcounsellors.com.

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Out & About

A daily guide to some of the local clubs and groups in your area Welcome to YOUR Out and About section, which offers FREE listings for charities and notfor-profit community groups. Whilst we will do our best to fill this section with useful information, if you are involved in organising any regular meetings, groups or sessions please drop us a line with as much of the following information as possible and we will do the rest. Listing Title, Contact person, email, phone no., time, place, day of the week it held on, other useful information

Monday

Tuesday (cont...)

Community Café Over 60’s Meal Deal £2.80, 9am - 1.30pm, All Saint’s Centre, Huthwaite, Term time only, 01623 440993 Cubs, 6-8pm, All Saint’s Centre, Huthwaite, 07986 402347 E.M.J.J.A Jiu Jitsu & Kobudo Club, 7.30-9pm, Alfreton Community Hall, £5 Lesson first one free, Contact Sensei D.Kershaw, 07840 327134, darrenker@sky.com Newton & District - OAP Club, 7-9pm, Newton Community Centre, Musical Entertainment, 01773 873414 Little Stars Toddler Group, 1-2.30pm, St Helens Church Selston, Term time only. £1.50 for first child, extra children 50p each. Please bring a drink for your child/children. Adults receive a hot drink with snack for children. Kirkby Men in Sheds 9am - 12pm, St Thomas’ Church Hall, Kirkby In Ashfield NG17 7DX, Contact Chris, 07961 080284 Café 22 Community Café 9.30am - 12pm, The Ashwood Centre, Kirkby, Not Bank Holidays. Drinks/Café free to all, donations welcomed, 01623 758974 Rattle Rhyme and Roll 10.30 - 11am, Kirkby Library, Ashfield Precinct, Kirkby, FREE, relaxed, friendly nursery rhyme sessions for babies and toddlers. During Term time only, 01623 753236

Scouts, 7-9pm, All Saint’s Centre, Huthwaite, 07799 003452 Seated Exercise Class, 12-1.30pm, Sherwood Court, Kirkby-In-Ashfield, Cost £3 per session, 01623 753192 Craft Work Classes, 1-3pm, Our Centre, 6 Pond Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, 01623 753192 NRAS Chesterfield ( National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society) , 6.30-8pm, Tesco Clay Cross Community Room, 1st Tuesday of the month, 01628 823524 Messy Kidz, 4-6pm, St Helens Church Pinxton, £2 for snacks & Drinks, Contact Zynell Callaghan, 07866 029978, messykidzpinxton@gmail.com Messy Play, 9.15-10.30am, Pinxton Parish Hall, 15months-3 years £2 NEW Sensory Play, Pinxton Nursery School, 0-18 Months The Base Girls Night 5-7pm, Pinxton Youth Centre, School Years 7-11, 01773 510882, www.snapyouth.org The Storehouse - Kirkby Foodbank 2 - 3pm, The Ashwood Centre, Kirkby, 01623 758974 Kirkby Rotary Club 6.30 for 7pm, Summit Centre, Kirkby (2nd Tues), Coxmoor Golf Club (4th Tues), www.kirkbyrotary.org. uk, Contact Philip Hurt, 01623 305471 Seesaw Toddler Group 9.30am - 11.15am (term time), The Ashwood Centre, Kirkby, Free, 01623 758974 Fall Aware and Loving Life, 1 - 3pm, Ashfield Health and Wellbeing Centre, FREE friendly cuppa & chat group for over 50s, Contact Samantha Clarke, 01623 555 551

Tuesday

West Ashfield Rotary Club, 6.45pm for 7pm start, Derbyshire Hotel, Contact Mike, 01773 609942 Beavers, 6-7pm, All Saint’s Centre, Huthwaite, 07879 375275

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Wednesday Rattle Rhyme and Roll, 10am - 10.30am, Huthwaite Library, Sutton Rd, Huthwaite, Term Time only - followed by stay and play, 01623 677200 Cosy Cuppa Afternoon, 1.30 - 3.30pm, Our Centre, 6 Pond Street, Kirkby-inAshfield, £2 per session, 01623 753192 E.M.J.J.A Jiu Jitsu & Kobudo Club, 7-8pm, Alfreton Leisure Centre, £5 lesson first one free, Contact Sensei D.Kershaw, 07840 327134, darrenker@sky.com Selston Wednesday Club, 10.15-12.15pm, Parish Hall, Selston, Active Group for the over 50’s. Table Tennis, Kurling, Dancing, Keep Fit, Carpet Bowels & Croquet, Contact Maxine, 01773 719444 Jacksdale Dollies WI, 7.45pm, Westwood United Reformed Church, 4th Wednesday of the month, 07989 641345, Through Facebook

Thursday All Saints Baby and Toddler Group, 9.30 - 11am, All Saint’s Centre, Huthwaite, 01623 440993 Ashfield Community Hub, 1-3pm, Ashfield Health and Wellbeing Centre, Portland Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, 0115 8043816, co.production@nottscc.gov.uk Derby and Nottinghamshire Music Hall Association, 7.30 - 10pm, St Jospeh Social Club, 51 High Pavement, Sutton-In-Ashfield, September to May, Contact Trevor, 01623 514777, dnmha@talktalk.net Newton Toddler Group, 1-3pm, Newton Community Centre, Term time only, Contact Kathryn, 01773 872031 Alfreton Cyclists Touring Club, 7 - 8.30pm, Gloves Lane, Blackwell, More details and full programme at alfretonctc.000webhostapp.com, 07719 933824 The Base Pinxton, 6-7.30pm, Pinxton Youth Centre, School Years 6-11 , 01773 510882, www.snapyouth.org Youth Club Drop-in

6 - 8pm, The Ashwood Centre, Kirkby, Term Time, 11-18s, Free, 01623 758974 Rattle Rhyme and Roll 2 - 2.30pm, Kirkby Library, Ashfield Precinct, Kirkby, FREE, relaxed, friendly nursery rhyme sessions for babies and toddlers. During Term time only, 01623 753236 St Wilfred’s Craft and Chat 1.30 - 4pm, St Wilfred’s Church Hall, Kirkby, 01623 614867

Friday

Tums 2 Tots, 10am - 11.30am, All Saint’s Centre, Huthwaite, 01623 516592 Little Chatterboxes 2.15pm - 2.45pm, Huthwaite Library, Sutton Rd, Huthwaite, Last Friday of the month, term time only, 01623 677200, ask@inspireculture.org.uk Tiny & Toddlers 9-11am, Pinxton Village Hall, 0-3 Years, Contact Are these the same group Toddler Group 9.15-11.15am, Pinxton Parish Hall, 0-4 years £1.50 Community Café Over 60’s Meal Deal £2.80, 9am - 1.30pm, All Saint’s Centre, Huthwaite, 01623 440993 Kirkby Men in Sheds 9am - 3pm, St Thomas’ Church Hall, Kirkby In Ashfield NG17 7DX, Contact Chris, 07961 080284 Seesaw Toddler Group 9.30am - 11.15am (term time), The Ashwood Centre, Kirkby, Free, 01623 758974 Ashfield Harmony Choir 7 - 9.15pm, The Hill Methodist Church Hall, Kirkby, New members always welcome.

Saturday

Indoor Car Boot, 9am - 11.30am,All Saint’s Centre, Huthwaite, 01623 440993

Other

Bell Ringing At a church near you! Open to all ages (well almost all!) Free training, Contact Peter Jenkinson, 07707 711054, www.derbyda.org.uk/about/

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Rambles with RafFa lake and

We had a new guest on this month’s route. Bailey, our latest foster dog joined Rafa, Flake and the humans and gave this walk a big paws up! Thanks again to David from JH Legal who has found a really pleasant, walk. David ventures far and wide to find the best walks for the magazine but it’s nice to bring you one a little closer to home this month – enjoy! We start out walk on the edge on an industrial estate.

2. Walk along the footpath as it jinks 90 degrees right then left then pass underneath the motorway and through a metal width restrictor. After a short distance, at a fork in the path, ignore a marked path bearing right and keep left heading gently uphill. 3. Follow this path for some distance and keep on the main track as it bears sharp left and begins to climb more steeply. Then bear sharp right and then again to the left to climb to the top of the hill. At the top of the hill continue straight ahead with a fence on your right and the motorway over to the left. Keep to the path eventually bearing to the right and moving away from the motorway and after some distance reaching a T junction with a track and a fence directly in front of you. Turn left and downhill and then bear right to follow the track. 4. Just prior to reaching a large metal gate on your left, keep an eye out for a left turn to go down a short steep hill through a metal width restrictor and onto a road. Cross the road and turn left. After a short distance turn right onto a sign posted bridleway and lane going uphill. (Cliff Lane.)

Not the most elegant location but great for parking! And we are soon heading out east into the scenic countryside that lies between Pinxton and Kirkby-in-Ashfield. The route weaves a figure of eight to loop back round, making the most of the paths and tracks to create a nice, simple route that, hopefully, takes you somewhere new.

4-mile circular walk from Pinxton

A shorter walk which should take you and your dog around 2½ hours to complete. Be aware, there may also be cows and people riding trail bikes on this route. There are a couple of roads so please take care. Most of the walk is on paths and trails but please wear appropriate footwear and please follow the countryside code.

START: KB Event Plymouth Avenue Pinxton NG16 6RA 1. Standing with your back to KB Event’s premises turn right along the road until reaching a T junction of roads. Cross the road diagonal left to pass through a metal width restrictor onto a footpath. Continue along the footpath with a wooden fence on your right and a metal fence on your left.

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5. Walk along the lane going uphill for some distance passing a farm on your right and a house on your left. At a T junction of lanes turn right and then upon reaching a metal gate in front of you, follow the lane around to the left. Continue straight ahead keeping to the left of a large metal gate. At this point the lane narrows to a footpath and begins to drop downhill. 6. Continue going downhill for some distance and at the bottom cross over a footbridge. Now continue uphill for a short distance and when the trees on your right end, ignore the footpath straight ahead and turn right to continue along the edge of a field with the trees on your right. Stay close to the trees for some distance, then upon reaching a yellow marker post on your right, turn right and cross over a stile. 7. Cross over a bridge and continue uphill through some trees to pass through a metal swing gate. After the gate walk along the edge of a field until reaching 2 concrete gate posts on your left. Turn left between the concrete posts and then turn immediately right to continue straight ahead along a

lane with trees and a bank on both sides. 8. When the trees end you will see a yellow marker arrow on a wooden post on your left, turn right and pass through a gap and by a yellow marker post on your right. Continue diagonal right to cross an open field going uphill. 9. At the far side and at the top of the hill, pass through a metal swing gate and then turn left along the edge of a field with a hedge on your left. Pass a pylon on your left and eventually cross over the stile and continue straight ahead along the edge of a field with a fence on both sides. 10. Walk straight ahead until reaching a metal swing gate and turn left onto a lane and continue for a short distance until reaching a lane on your left. Turn left along the lane for a short distance and then turn right through a metal swing gate to follow a marked footpath. Continue straight ahead along the edge of a field with a hedge on your right. 11. At the far side of this field pass through a metal swing gate, pass a marker post on your left and then continue downhill to cross a field. At the bottom of the hill pass through a metal swing gate adjacent to a large metal gate and then continue straight ahead along a footpath going through some trees. After passing a footpath sign nailed to a tree you will shortly exit the trees and then keep straight ahead along the edge of a field with a hedge on your left. 12. After some distance and prior to reaching the far side of the field head diagonal right to cut the corner of the field and cross over a footbridge. After the bridge continue diagonal right to cross another field. At the far side join a tarmac path and follow the path to pass beneath the motorway, then continue along the footpath until reaching a road.

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This walk is for illustrative purposes only. Voice Magazines takes no responsibility for anyone who chooses to follow this route and encourages all walkers to obey all byelaws and signs and to respect the area they are walking in, ensuring they pick up all dog mess and obey the countryside code at all times.

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We’ve skipped forwards a few months as I continue to bring you the greatest hit’s of Mike’s Musing. Having recently experienced the state visit of “The Donald” I thought this was a particularly pertinent article…

Can you tell the difference between a Canadian and an American?

Well, the answer that is usually given is that those living north of the 49th Parallel, which forms much of the border between the two countries, are much more polite. There is more to it than that of course especially if you have a keen ear for accents. For example, your average Canadian has a distinctive way of saying words like out/ about/shout etc. He/she sounds just like a Derbyshire born and bred speaker suggesting that you’ll be lucky to get “….owt for nowt”. Next time you meet an English speaking North American, put that to the test. Mrs Gyles and myself spent a very enjoyable three weeks in Canada earlier this year and wherever we went we were made welcome. Whether in a bar (Mrs G does like her drink!) or restaurant, shopping, attending a sporting event or when driving, we came across a degree of courtesy and civility that we’d forgotten existed, and from our experience, is sadly missing from far too many Americans. They may be a minority - albeit sizeable - but you’ll recognise them as being the ones who take the view that Donald J Trump, for example, is a gentleman who exudes good manners.

but the gradual development of common American customs and habits, when combined with the influence of Hollywood and other popular forms of entertainment, inevitably influences English speaking youngsters in Canada, UK and elsewhere in the world. Most Canadians are a) aware of this and b) want to fight it, but seem powerless to stop this seemingly relentless process. I came up with a potential solution and suggested that they put this to their elected representatives. Right now, as you read this, it is quite possible that Canadian parliamentarians are debating the merits of having a wall built along their border with the USA and making this high enough to not only prevent people from illegally crossing into Canada but to also stop radio and TV signals invading their airspace too. What’s more, as this general concept was first suggested by the President of the United States………..they get Donald to pay for it. If this ever happens, and you never know, you heard it here first!

The one disappointment we had, and we did point this out to many Canadians. is that like us here in the UK, they are developing American customs and in danger of losing their identity. For goodness sake, they even drive on the wrong side of the road!

Canadians, just like their neighbours south of the Border, use a number of different terms alien to us here in England, to describe everyday items. For this month’s fun quiz, do you know American term for the following words?

By and large, they continue to spell words as we do but there is increasing evidence of words like colour, honour, favourite etc., beginning to lose the ‘u’. OK, in the grand scheme of things, this might not be deemed important

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Dustbin/pushchair/tap/funeral director/nappy/train driver/road/trousers/toilet/biscuit

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Hoe, hoe, hoe! No, it’s not early Father Christmas but it is what all plot holders are doing right now on their allotments. Weeds are plants just like the vegetables we are growing and I sympathise with them in some ways, a few are even quite pretty. But on an allotment weeds are in the wrong place at the wrong time so they must go. Why? Because they take water, smother the vegetables and fruit bushes, take the nutrients needed by what we are growing for a healthy diet, hog the light and harbour slugs, snails and diseases. The recent rain has been very welcome but just as it has invigorated the vegetables and fruit plants it has also simulated the weeds to grow. In some soils there may be as many as 100,000 weed seeds per square metre. So everyone is out hoeing (weather permitting) with the hoe of their choice.

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The way we watch sport has changed. TV money can improve things but at what cost to the viewer and the sport itself. Here’s our Barry with his thoughts… Sports broadcasting has a dilemma. Continue to chase the money and ensure a healthy, prosperous retirement for the middle-aged white men in suits who cut the deals, or change the direction and give it to the masses which in turn may help with participation and overall interest. Take women’s football. The World Cup in France this summer has been given big billing from the BBC, televising games in primetime slots on BBC One to ensure a bigger audience, well, that was the hope. And early signs are good. England’s opening game against Scotland in Nice attracted a peak audience of 6m, with an average of 4.6m – that’s pretty impressive, and it garnered 37.8 percent of the audience share available which in turn made it the most watched women’s game ever. Granted, it was the first game of a World Cup between two big rivals for a tournament which has been given big billing. But it does go to show the power of broadcasting on terrestrial television. Compare that to the 1.236m that watched the men’s dead rubber Nations League game with Switzerland on sky, and you can see the difference – the power of terrestrial. While companies like Sky and BT pay the big money for coverage, they will never, ever be able to reach the audiences that the likes of the BBC and ITV can. That creates a problem. Take cricket for example, Sky’s money has enabled the game to grow, for stadiums and training facilities to be improved and players to earn more cash. The negative of that is that less people will watch the game and its exposure to the nation is hugely reduced, which in turn can impact on participation numbers and the grassroots of the game. During the Cricket World Cup which has been running alongside the women’s football World

Cup, England’s men’s matches on Sky have been attracting an average of 550,000 viewers, despite cricket being seen as the summer sport in this country, and the tournament being held on these shores. Remember the Ashes in 2005? Dubbed the greatest Test series ever as England beat Australia, it was showcased on terrestrial television and rarely, if ever, have audiences been greater. The nation loved it, cricket was on everybody’s screens, even those who cared not for it before. Now, you won’t get Ashes fever quite like that anymore with the home series broadcast on Sky and the visit Down Under on BT Sport. Cricket had the momentum and overnight it was lost. The ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) have come up with a new competition called The Hundred, in a bid to entice new audiences to the game and have agreed to broadcast it on the BBC which in truth, is folly. BBC bosses, who have over the years opted against covering sport live, losing out to satellite channels, seem to be trying harder to get events back on their network because we’re arriving at a cross-roads. Such is the sheer amount of pay television available to the public, it’s becoming something of a saturated minefield with costs spiralling out of control. It cannot be sustained. The average fan cannot afford a subscription for Sky, BT, Netflix, Amazon etc etc. It just isn’t palatable and quite frankly, is absurd. The World Cup for women has been a huge success for the BBC and more importantly, for the growth of an emerging game, the question is, how does it build on that success? And is there a future for more domestic top-level sport on the likes of BBC, Channel 4, Five and ITV? One sincerely hopes so.

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